Mass fall as 40 riders hit the tarmac at Tour of Flanders
Cycling's Tour of Flanders was marred by a mass fall on Sunday as around 40 riders hit the tarmac with Wout Van Aert and Julian Alaphilippe amongst the fallers.
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Paris votes on ban for rental e-scooters
Residents of Paris voted Sunday on whether to banish for-hire electric scooters from the streets of the French capital, which was a pioneer in adopting the divisive new form of urban transport.
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Spain's begins centuries-old Easter processions
Spain's colourful Holy Week celebrations begin on Sunday, featuring centuries-old processions of the faithful carrying flower-covered floats topped with statues of Christ or the Virgin Mary that draw huge crowds.
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Burkina expels reporters in latest tensions with France
Burkina Faso has expelled correspondents from France's Le Monde and Liberation dailies, the newspapers said on Sunday, the latest move by the junta ruling the west African country against French media.
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Pope thanks well-wishers after illness, presides over mass
Pope Francis thanked those who prayed for him during his illness Sunday, after presiding over mass in St Peter's Square, just a day after leaving hospital following a bout of bronchitis.
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Ethiopia's Ayana denies favourite Adola in Paris Marathon
Ethiopia's Abeje Ayana upset favourite Guye Adola to win the Paris Marathon on Sunday in a time of two hours, seven minutes and 15 seconds.
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UK govt 'in negotiations' after three British men held in Afghanistan
Britain's interior minister Suella Braverman on Sunday said the UK government was "in negotiations" after three British men were detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
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French minister appears on front cover of Playboy
Can posing for Playboy be a feminist statement? A French government minister thinks so and has defended her decision to appear -- clothed -- on the front cover of the notorious magazine.
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Hamilton ecstatic at Melbourne podium after Mercedes' troubles
Lewis Hamilton was "super grateful" to take his first podium of the year in Australia on Sunday, and suggested Mercedes could close the gap on the dominant Red Bulls.
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Verstappen claims Hamilton did not follow race rules
Max Verstappen was Sunday over the moon at a maiden grand prix win in Australia, but claimed Lewis Hamilton failed to follow racing rules when passing him on the opening lap.
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