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Keys to face Maria in Eastbourne final

Stokes strikes on England return as New Zealand all out for 438

Venezuela earthquakes toll doubles amid desperate rescue efforts

Caudullo challenges Montpellier to be 'watertight' against Dupont

Mercedes dominate opening practice at Austrian GP

Osaka sinks Wang to reach first grass court final

Wawrinka announces farewell fete with Federer and Murray

UN demands probes into US ICE custody deaths

Stokes strikes as New Zealand make England feel the heat

European heatwave's unlikely accomplice: an ocean 'cold blob'

Lyles enjoying freedom to focus on speed and stuff off the track

Japan's progress paying off at World Cup, says Troussier

Japan believe they can shock Brazil in the World Cup round of 32, and former coach Philippe Troussier thinks it would be a fitting reward for their progress as a football nation.

How the British royal family is funded, and where the money goes

King Charles III became the first UK monarch in history to reveal how much he has paid in taxes since acceding to the throne in 2022 - some £30 million ($39.6 million).

Floods kill two in Taiwan as twin storms approach Japan

Japan advised more than a million people to leave their homes as two tropical storms swept towards the archipelago on Friday, with torrential rains also pounding Taiwan where at least two people have been killed.

In the heat, Ivorians don't think twice about using aircon

As Europe seeks ways to cool down in punishing temperatures, there's no way that Alexandre Anoh is going to sleep without air conditioning in Abidjan's stifling heat.

EU hits France's Sanofi with flu vaccine antitrust probe

The European Commission announced Friday that it was opening an antitrust probe into French pharmaceutical group Sanofi on suspicion it breached the bloc's competition rules in promoting a flu vaccine.

Belgium cancels Waterloo battle reenactment due to heat

Belgium has cancelled this weekend's reenactment of Napoleon's defeat at the battle of Waterloo as the country swelters under a heatwave.

Europe heatwave swamps hospitals, halts parties

Authorities banned alcohol and major weekend festivities as a deadly European heatwave that has saturated hospitals was forecast to shift east on Friday.

Mayweather-Pacquiao rematch postponed indefinitely

A highly anticipated rematch between boxing legends Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao has been postponed indefinitely, Pacquiao's camp in the Philippines said on Friday.

MEXC Reports 142% Volume Surge for MU Futures Following Record Micron Earnings Beat

MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, releases its observations on equity-related futures trading activity around Micron's (MU) earnings report. Micron posted quarterly revenue of approximately $41.4 billion, significantly exceeding market expectations. Following the earnings release, capital concentrated into AI memory and storage, with notable increases in trading activity across related instruments.

Four injured, flights cancelled in Japan as twin storms approach

Four people were injured while more than a million were advised to evacuate in Japan as two tropical storms barrelled towards the archipelago on Friday, with authorities warning about risks of flooding and landslides.

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