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Bhutan battles 'existential' population crisis with birth drive

Tuchel says 'lucky' England must improve despite reaching World Cup semi-finals

Norway coach says ball hit camera cable for crucial England goal

'Never in doubt': England fans dare to dream after quarter-final scare

Growing list of countries move to ban social media for children

Till death do us bark: Pets serve as witnesses at Ecuador weddings

Schmidt aims to leave Wallabies 'in good order' for incoming Kiss

Typhoon makes landfall in China, downgraded to severe tropical storm

Rennie says All Blacks must improve with 'smart' Ireland awaiting

US launches new strikes on Iran after container ship hit in Hormuz

Eddie Jones says 'pretty obvious' Japan on right track

Oil surges, stocks slide as Trump says Iran ceasefire over

Oil prices briefly soared back above $80 per barrel while stock markets slid Wednesday, after US President Donald Trump said Washington's ceasefire with Iran was over following renewed strikes in the Middle East.

After quakes, Venezuelans fear losing damaged homes

Morela Luna anxiously awaits the arrival of a team of experts to inspect her partially collapsed home, where her neighbors had to rescue her after Venezuela's double earthquake on June 24 that has claimed more than 3,600 lives.

Meta to build $9 billion data center in western Canada

Meta said Wednesday it plans to build a $9 billion data center in western Canada's Alberta province, in what local officials called one of the largest private-sector investments ever in Canada.

PSG's Lee set to join Athletico

Paris Saint-Germain's South Korea attacker Lee Kang-In is set to join Athletico Madrid in a deal worth almost 40 million euros ($45.7 million), a source told AFP on Wednesday.

Rogers backs Kane to outshine Haaland in World Cup showdown

England's Morgan Rogers backed Harry Kane to come out on top when he faces Norway's Erling Haaland in an enticing battle between the World Cup sharpshooters on Saturday.

Erdogan gave pistols to NATO leaders, Starmer says

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offered a pistol as a gift to each of his fellow leaders who attended this week's NATO summit in Ankara, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Wednesday.

Some US Fed officials considered June rate hike on war fallout

Some US Federal Reserve officials saw reasons to hike rates at the central bank's June policy meeting given elevated inflation on fallout from the Middle East war, minutes of the gathering showed Wednesday.

Nocera Expands Diversified Technology Strategy With Binding Agreement to Acquire an Equity Interest in INERGX, an Integrated Energy Storage and Power Platform for AI, Defense and Mission-Critical Demand

Investment Positions Nocera at the Intersection of the Global AI and Energy Infrastructure Build-Out, a Market Projected to Approach $7 Trillion by 2030

UN launches appeal for nearly $300 mn in Venezuela quake relief

The United Nations launched an urgent appeal Wednesday for nearly $300 million towards Venezuela earthquake relief operations after the death toll from the disaster rose to more than 3,600 people.

China sends nuclear missile message as US looks elsewhere

China's test of a long-range submarine-launched missile is a stark demonstration of its growing military power at a time when US attention is primarily focused on the Middle East and the Iran war rather than Asia.

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