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March 11, 2017 (Saturday)

Syrian Civil War
- Twin bombings kill at least 40 people, mostly Iraqi pilgrims, and wound over 100 in the Bab al-Saghir area of Damascus. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
Naxalite–Maoist insurgency
- At least 11 Central Reserve Police Force troops are killed after their convoy is attacked by suspected Communist Party of India militants in Chhattisgarh. (Al Jazeera)

At least nine people are killed in fires overnight in Cape Town, South Africa. (All Africa)

Netherlands–Turkey relations
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan says the Netherlands are "Nazi remnants and fascists", after Dutch authorities withdrew landing permission for a plane carrying Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, who was due to speak at a Rotterdam rally in support of a 'Yes' vote in April's constitutional referendum. (BBC)

Western Australian state election, 2017
- After eight years in power, the Liberal Party is defeated by the Labor Party in a landslide election. Mark McGowan is set to become the Australian state's new Premier. (The West Australian)

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 *[[2017 Six Nations Championship]]
-**[[England national rugby union team|England]] beat [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] 61–21 at [[London]]'s [[Twickenham Stadium]] to retain the [[Six Nations Championship]] title. In  doing so, they equal [[New Zealand]]'s record for consecutive test victories.[https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/mar/11/england-jonathan-joseph-scotland-seal-six-nations-match-report (''The Guardian'')], [http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/326403/england-win-six-nations,-equal-record (Radio NZ)]
+**[[England national rugby union team|England]] beat [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] 61–21 at [[London]]'s [[Twickenham Stadium]] to retain the [[Six Nations Championship]] title. In  doing so, they equal [[New Zealand]]'s record for consecutive test victories. [https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/mar/11/england-jonathan-joseph-scotland-seal-six-nations-match-report (''The Guardian'')], [http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/326403/england-win-six-nations,-equal-record (Radio New Zealand)]
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