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On June 12, Omar Mateen committed the worst single-day mass shooting in U.S. history, using the same type of gun that has killed countless innocents in similar tragedies.
Berlin, Feb. 17 (EFE), (Camera:Carlos Mateos).- Italian motorcycle champion Giacomo Agostini highlighted the figure of Marc Márquez ahead of the celebration of the Laureus Awards 2020, in which the Spanish Moto GP rider is nominated for Best Male Sportsman of the Year.SOUNDBITES OF ITALIAN MOTORCYCLE RIDER GIACOMO AGOSTINI:"Marquez is a very fast, very young boy. He has won eight world championships. I won 15 and I am sure that, little by little, he could win 15. I like everything about him. He has a natural gift, an incredible talent. He is very nice."
The weapon used by Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen was not an AR-15, but a SIG Sauer MCX rifle, according to police.
People gather in Istanbul's Sarachane area after partial results show the main Turkish opposition party claimed victory in the mayoral race in the capital Ankara. The country has been dominated for more than two decades by the AKP of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. IMAGES
The presidential candidate for Senegal's governing coalition, former prime minister Amadou Ba, says he is "very confident" of a first-round election victory after voting in the capital Dakar. SOUNDBITE
EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell says that Russian President Vladimir Putin's electoral victory was "based on repression and intimidation". Speaking as he arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Brussels, Borrell says "this has not been a free and fair election," but a vote held in a "highly restrictive environment." SOUNDBITE