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Caicedo joins Inzaghi at Inter as Sensi heads for Sampdoria
Truckers, others pour into Ottawa to protest vaccine requirements
Truckers, others pour into Ottawa to protest vaccine requirements

Hundreds of truckers drove their giant rigs into the Canadian capital Ottawa on Saturday as part of a self-titled "Freedom Convoy" to protest vaccine mandates required to cross the US border.

January 29, 2022

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A Ukrainian mother vows to take up gun if Russia invades
A Ukrainian mother vows to take up gun if Russia invades

Standing in the dining room of her Kyiv flat, mother-of-three Mariana Zhaglo pulls her long rifle out of its khaki case.

January 29, 2022

Former France fly-half Guy Laporte dies at 69
Former France fly-half Guy Laporte dies at 69

Guy Laporte, a fly half on the France squad that reached the first World Cup final in 1987, has died aged 69, Graulhet rugby club, where he was president, announced on Saturday.

January 29, 2022

Italian parties to elect outgoing president, leaving Draghi as PM
Italian parties to elect outgoing president, leaving Draghi as PM

Italy's parties were set Saturday to vote for outgoing President Sergio Mattarella to stay on for another term, averting the political chaos a failure to elect his successor could have sparked in the eurozone's third-largest economy.

January 29, 2022

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Kyrgios and Kokkinakis win Australian Open men's doubles
Kyrgios and Kokkinakis win Australian Open men's doubles

Australian bad boys Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis won the Australian Open men's doubles title on Saturday, beating compatriots Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell on Rod Laver Arena.

January 29, 2022

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Barty ends 44-year drought in 'dream come true' Australian Open
Barty ends 44-year drought in 'dream come true' Australian Open

An imperious Ashleigh Barty said it was a dream come true after on Saturday becoming the first Australian to win her home Grand Slam in 44 years, but the memories made along the way were more important than the trophy.

January 29, 2022