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UK minister urges FIFA to investigate Argentina over World Cup Falklands banner

No start for Pollock as England name unchanged side for Argentina clash

Farnborough to survey the state of Boeing's comeback

Young British hackers jailed for London transport cyberattack

EU tells Google to share search data, open Android to AI rivals

Uber to gobble up Delivery Hero in latest food delivery deal

US still world's biggest air transport market, but growth slows: data

South Africa's rooibos heads to space

Hearts and Scotland keeper Gordon retires

'Lost his Tuch?' -- England boss hammered by media after World Cup exit

Climate change, urban growth fuel Lagos flooding

Dutch tech giant ASML posts gain in second-quarter profits

Dutch tech giant ASML, which makes cutting-edge machines to manufacture semiconductor chips, Wednesday posted a gain in second-quarter net profits compared with the same period in 2025.

France set to adopt assisted dying law in final vote

France was on Wednesday set to move closer to joining the ranks of countries that guarantee the right to assisted dying, after the long journey to adoption of a controversial bill championed by President Emmanuel Macron.

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Australian swimmer O'Callaghan reveals she has spinal fractures

Australian Olympic champion Mollie O'Callaghan said Wednesday she had been told to "stop swimming immediately" last month because of spinal stress fractures, but has been cleared to race at next week's Commonwealth Games.

Australian PM says to enact laws to govern AI

Australia will enact laws to regulate how artificial intelligence data centres use power and water, and to protect creative copyright, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday.

Argentina and England collide with World Cup final spot at stake

Lionel Messi's Argentina clash with England in a marquee World Cup semi-final on Wednesday, with Spain lying in wait after shattering French hopes of a third triumph.

China's economic growth hits slowest pace in more than three years

China's economy grew at its weakest pace in more than three years during the second quarter, data showed Wednesday, missing expectations even as strong exports driven by the global AI boom helped offset trade disruptions caused by the Middle East war.

Writers union sues to block US Paramount deal

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) filed a lawsuit Tuesday to block Paramount Skydance's proposed takeover of Hollywood studio Warner Bros. Discovery, arguing the $110 billion acquisition would violate federal antitrust law and harm writers.

Duped or spun with juju: how sex trade trafficks Nigerian women

She thought she was leaving Nigeria to work at a mobile phone shop in Mali to save money for university.

UK announces social media curfew for older teens

The UK government said Tuesday it will introduce an overnight social media curfew for children aged 16 and 17, after Prime Minister Keir Starmer last month announced an under-16 social media ban.