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Paris |
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18 injured in accidental blast at French carnival Five people were rushed to hospital and dozens more were injured when a fireworks display exploded into the crowd at a carnival near Paris
| Apr.6 |
Basque |
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Eta: Basque separatists plan to unilaterally disarm on Saturday The Basque militant group Eta says it will hand over all its weapons on Saturday - but warns that its enemies might still block the process
| Apr.7 |
Sweden |
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Police arrest two after lorry ploughs into shop Map of Ahlens Drottninggatan Stockholm Sweden Police in Sweden have arrested two men after a lorry crashed into a Stockholm department store on Friday, killing at least four people | |
| Apr.9 |
US Georgia |
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Masters 2017: Sergio Garcia beats Justin Rose in playoff The Spaniard beat Rose on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff after the European Ryder Cup team-mates had fought an intense duel
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Shanghai |
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Chinese Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton beats Sebastian Vettel
| Apr.10 |
France |
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Huge fire guts Grande-Synthe Dunkirk camp Map of Grande-Synthe Dunkirk France A camp housing 1,500 migrants in northern France has been destroyed in a fire that officials said began during a fight between Afghans and Kurds
| Apr.11 |
Ruhr |
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Borussia Dortmund football team bus hit by explosions Map of Hoechsten Dortmund Germany Three explosions have hit a bus carrying the Dortmund football team to their home Champions League quarter-final match against Monaco
Player Marc Bartra underwent an operation after breaking a bone in his wrist
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Turin |
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Juventus routs Barcelona in Champions League Juventus began to exact some revenge for the 2015 Champions League final by beating Barcelona 3-0 in Turin, as Paulo Dybala scored twice
| Apr.16 |
Bahrain |
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Vettel opens 7-point lead over Hamilton after Bahrain GP win The 2017 F1 World Championship is shaping up to be one of the most keenly after Sebastian Vettel produced a commanding performance
| Apr.18 |
Madrid |
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Ronaldo, Real Madrid oust Bayern Munich but helped by referee With a hat trick from Cristiano Ronaldo and the benefit of some dubious refereeing, edged by Bayern Munich in a dramatic game at the Bernabe...
| Apr.19 |
Turin |
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Monaco, Juventus round out Champions League semifinals Barcelona has been eliminated at the quarterfinals. Monaco, meanwhile, beat Borussia Dortmund 3-1 to complete a 6-3
| Apr.20 |
Paris |
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Gunman shot dead policeman in Paris Map of Franklin D. Roosevelt metro station Champs-Elysees Paris France The gunman who shot dead a policeman in Paris on Thursday has been identified from papers left in his car as 39-year-old lived in the city's suburbs | |
| Apr.22 |
France |
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French election: Voters flood to ballot box as polls open Voters began flooding ballot boxes to kick-off the start if a tense 1st-round poll that has been seen as a test for the spread of populism | |
| Apr.23 |
Paris |
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Macron and Le Pen 'through to run-off' The centrist Emmanuel Macron will face far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a run-off for the French presidency, multiple projections indicate
A poll puts Mr Macron on 23.7% in first-round voting with Ms Le Pen on 21.7%. The two fought off a strong challenge from centre-right François Fillon and hard-left Jean-Luc Mélenchon
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Madrid |
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Barcelona opens up La Liga race with thrilling win in El Clasico Map of Estadio Santiago Bernabeu Spain Lionel Messi was the hero, scoring at the death to give Barcelona a 3-2 win in El Clasico in a result that could sway the title race
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Northern Italy |
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Italian cyclist dies in collision with van while training Michele Scarponi, who won the Giro d’Italia in 2011, died after being hit by a van while training on Saturday. He was 37
| Apr.24 |
Paris |
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Le Pen steps aside as National Front leader Far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has announced that she is stepping aside as leader of her National Front (FN) party
| Apr.27 |
West Germany |
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Sharapova: Russian wins on return from 15-month doping ban Affter serving a 15-month doping ban, the 30-year-old Russian defeated Italian Roberta Vinci 7-5, 6-3 in the first round of the Porsche Grand...
| Apr.29 |
West Germany |
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Bayern Munich wins fifth-straight Bundesliga title Map of Volkswagen Arena Wolfsburg Lower Saxony Germany Bayern Munich won its fifth consecutive Bundesliga title with three games to spare after a 6–0 rout of Wolfsburg on Saturday
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Brexit: EU demands 'serious UK response' on citizens' rights European Council President Donald Tusk has called on the UK to come up with a 'serious response' on what will happen to EU citizens in Britain
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Southern Africa |
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Shark mauls trained shark-spotter bodyboarding off French island Adrien Dubosc, 28, was mauled to death by a shark just two months after one of his best friends was killed in almost identical circumstances
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London |
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Joshua: Briton stops Klitschko to win epic world heavweight fight Map of Wembley Stadium London United Kingdom 27-year-old Anthony Joshua cemented his status as the world's premier heavyweight with a 11th-round stoppage of Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley
| Apr.30 |
Sochi |
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Russian GP: Valtteri Bottas wins first ever F1 race The Sochi Autodrom has known nothing but Mercedes victories since it began hosting the Russian Grand Prix in 2014
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France |
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Macron says EU must reform or face 'Frexit' The front-runner in the French presidential election has told the BBC that the EU must reform or face the prospect of 'Frexit'
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