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Latest 'John Wick' tops N.America box office in a big, bloody opening

Latest 'John Wick' tops N.America box office in a big, bloody opening

Lionsgate's neo-noir action thriller "John Wick: Chapter 4" opened this weekend with North American ticket sales estimated at an impressive $73.5 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.

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Turkmenistan parliament polls close after controlled vote

Turkmenistan parliament polls close after controlled vote

Gas-rich Turkmenistan on Sunday held the first parliamentary polls since the ruling family tightened its iron grip on the Central Asian nation that does not tolerate political dissent or a free press.

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South Africa defeat West Indies in record T20 run chase

South Africa defeat West Indies in record T20 run chase

South Africa set a new record for chasing in international T20 cricket when they scored 259 for four to beat West Indies by six wickets at Centurion on Sunday.

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Cambridge women win sixth straight Varsity Boat Race

Cambridge women win sixth straight Varsity Boat Race

Cambridge University's women's crew won their sixth successive Varsity boat race on Sunday as they surged clear of Oxford on London's River Thames.

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Marquez suffers possible fractured hand after Portugal crash

Marquez suffers possible fractured hand after Portugal crash

Marc Marquez suffered a "possible fracture" in his right hand after crashing out of the season-opening Portuguese Grand Prix on Sunday, organisers said.

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Abstention key issue as Cubans vote in parliamentary elections

Abstention key issue as Cubans vote in parliamentary elections

Cubans headed to the polls on Sunday for parliamentary elections in which the results are a foregone conclusion but with the abstention rate the real issue in play.

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Recovery underway in tornado-hit Mississippi, 25 dead

Recovery underway in tornado-hit Mississippi, 25 dead

Mississippi started clean-up operations on Sunday after a destructive tornado tore across the state, killing at least 25, shredding houses and largely wiping out the small town of Rolling Fork.

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Wong, Matthews limit Delhi to 131-9 in WPL final

Wong, Matthews limit Delhi to 131-9 in WPL final

Issy Wong and Hayley Matthews took three wickets each as Mumbai Indians kept Delhi Capitals down to 131 for 9 in the final of the inaugural Women's Premier league on Sunday.

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Laporte sweeps to victory in wet and wild Ghent-Wevelgem

Laporte sweeps to victory in wet and wild Ghent-Wevelgem

French rider Christophe Laporte won the Ghent-Wevelgem classic ahead of his Belgian leader and Jumbo-Visma teammate Wout Van Aert on Sunday in a rain-lashed race which swept over cobbles and past World War 1 landscapes.

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In times of crisis, Lebanese squabble over clock change

In times of crisis, Lebanese squabble over clock change

Wracked by a crippling economic meltdown and political deadlock, Lebanon on Sunday added a seemingly odd question to its growing list of woes: "What time is it?"

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