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Turks stranded on Canary Islands back home
Turkish students studying in the Canary Islands are back in Turkey due to severe sandstorms on the western coast of the Sahara Desert and the Atlantic Ocean.
The families of students had asked for help on social media from the Turkish Foreign Ministry upon the cancellation of flights due to the sandstorm.
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The Canary Islands Are on Fire, more than 5,000 People Were Evacuated Urgently
Huge forest fires rage on the Canary Islands. Flames, up 50 meters high, covered 3,400 hectares, forcing authorities to evacuate more than 5,000 people urgently, the Associated Press reported.
Panathinaikos builds on its momentum, as Reds lose again
Panathinaikos is riding a comeback momentum in its Euroleague campaign, scoring only its second road win this season, at Gran Canaria on Thursday, while Olympiakos continues to lose ground going down at home to CSKA Moscow on Friday.
Galatasaray Odeabank to play in Eurocup final
Galatasaray Odeabank Istanbul will play for its first continental trophy after surviving overtime to knock out last season's runner-up, Herbalife Gran Canaria Las Palmas, on April 6 in the Canary Islands.
Gran Canaria won the game 94-81 but lost the series by a single point on aggregate, as Galatasaray had won 75-89 a week earlier in the series opener.
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