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Top Africa film festival opens in jihadist-hit Burkina

Top Africa film festival opens in jihadist-hit Burkina

Africa's biggest film festival kicked off in Burkina Faso on Saturday with the Sahel nation's long-running jihadist insurgency looming large over the opening night.

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Arsenal maintain Premier League lead, Man City thrash Bournemouth

Arsenal maintain Premier League lead, Man City thrash Bournemouth

Arsenal remain two points clear at the top of the Premier League thanks to a 1-0 win at Leicester on Saturday, as Manchester City maintained their pursuit of the Gunners by thrashing Bournemouth 4-1.

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Liverpool draw blank at Palace in fresh blow to top four hopes

Liverpool draw blank at Palace in fresh blow to top four hopes

Liverpool's hopes of a top-four finish in the Premier League were dealt another blow by a 0-0 draw at struggling Crystal Palace on Saturday.

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French documentary, Spanish girl clinch top prizes at Berlinale

French documentary, Spanish girl clinch top prizes at Berlinale

The Berlin film festival on Saturday awarded its Golden Bear top prize to a documentary by French director Nicolas Philibert and its best acting award to an eight-year-old girl in what jury chief Kristen Stewart described as a "boundary-pushing" event.

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Spanish girl, 8, clinches best acting award at Berlin festival

Spanish girl, 8, clinches best acting award at Berlin festival

Eight-year-old Spanish girl Sofia Otero on Saturday won the best acting prize at the Berlin Film Festival for her role in the film "20,000 Species of Bees".

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Borthwick praises England's tactical nous in arm wrestle with Wales

Borthwick praises England's tactical nous in arm wrestle with Wales

England coach Steve Borthwick praised his side for their tactical nous and ability to take control of the last quarter of a tight Six Nations 20-10 victory over Wales on Saturday.

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French documentary, Spanish girl clinch top prizes at Berlin

French documentary, Spanish girl clinch top prizes at Berlin

The Berlin film festival on Saturday awarded its Golden Bear top prize to a documentary by French director Nicolas Philibert and its best acting award to an eight-year-old girl in what jury chief Kristen Stewart described as a "boundary-pushing" event.

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Macron to visit China after Beijing's Ukraine peace plan

Macron to visit China after Beijing's Ukraine peace plan

French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday said he would visit China in April and urged it to pressure Russia to end the war in Ukraine, a day after Beijing presented a peace plan.

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Wales come up short against England after 'harrowing' week

Wales come up short against England after 'harrowing' week

That this tumultuous Wales-England match in Cardiff, won 20-10 by the visitors, might not have gone ahead because of a threatened player strike would have struck fear into Six Nations organisers.

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Nigeria counts votes after tight election hit by long delays

Nigeria counts votes after tight election hit by long delays

Nigeria tallied votes after a tightly contested election on Saturday, with three frontrunners competing for the presidency of Africa's most populous democracy in a ballot marred by long delays.

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