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Pope Francis receiving 'surge' in mail, says Italian post

Pope Francis receiving 'surge' in mail, says Italian post

Pope Francis is receiving "thousands" of letters a day from around the world as he slowly recovers from pneumonia in a Rome hospital, said Italy's postal service.

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Paris-Nice contender Skjelmose hospitalised after fall

Paris-Nice contender Skjelmose hospitalised after fall

Denmark's Paris-Nice hope Mattias Skjelmose quit the race in an ambulance after hitting a traffic island at full speed on Saturday.

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Barca's Flick demands 'focus' ahead of crunch Atletico clash

Barca's Flick demands 'focus' ahead of crunch Atletico clash

Hansi Flick warned his Barcelona stars they need to focus to avoid crumbling against Atletico Madrid on Sunday in La Liga as they have in their previous two meetings this season.

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Swiss skier Odermatt wins fourth overall crystal globe

Swiss skier Odermatt wins fourth overall crystal globe

Swiss skier Marco Odermatt won a fourth consecutive World Cup overall crystal globe on Saturday by finishing second in the giant slalom in Hafjell behind compatriot Loic Meillard.

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Zelensky denies troops surrounded in Kursk as Russia retakes villages

Zelensky denies troops surrounded in Kursk as Russia retakes villages

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky denied Saturday his troops were encircled in Russia's Kursk region, where Moscow has regained swathes of land this week, as Russia said it took back two more villages in the border region.

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Ohtani hits home run in Dodgers' Tokyo exhibition game

Ohtani hits home run in Dodgers' Tokyo exhibition game

Shohei Ohtani fever in Tokyo reached boiling point Saturday as the Japanese baseball superstar hit a home run in his first game in a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform in his home country.

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Ohtani fever heats up in Dodgers' Tokyo exhibition game

Ohtani fever heats up in Dodgers' Tokyo exhibition game

Shohei Ohtani fever in Tokyo reached boiling point Saturday as the Japanese baseball superstar hit a home run in his first game in a Los Angeles Dodgers uniform in his home country.

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France launches manslaughter probe against TotalEnergies over Mozambique attack

France launches manslaughter probe against TotalEnergies over Mozambique attack

French prosecutors said Saturday they had opened a manslaughter investigation against energy giant TotalEnergies following a bloody 2021 jihadist attack in Mozambique.

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Putin will have to 'come to table,' UK PM says hosting coalition call

Putin will have to 'come to table,' UK PM says hosting coalition call

UK premier Keir Starmer said Saturday Russian President Vladimir Putin would "sooner or later" have to "come to the table" as he opened a virtual summit to drum up support for a coalition willing to protect any eventual ceasefire in Ukraine.

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Musk says Starship to depart for Mars at end of 2026

Musk says Starship to depart for Mars at end of 2026

SpaceX founder Elon Musk said Saturday its massive Starship rocket would leave for Mars at the end of 2026 with Tesla humanoid robot Optimus onboard, adding that human landings could follow "as soon as 2029."

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