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China, EU to form group to update world trade rules to address tech, other complaints and preserve support for commerce
BEIJING (AP) — China, EU to form group to update world trade rules to address tech, other complaints and preserve support for commerce.

Westworld game hit by Bethesda legal claim
The Westworld game is a "rip-off" of the Fallout Shelter title, alleges Bethesda in its legal papers

XXXTentacion tribute at BET awards
Black Panther and Bruno Mars are among the big winners

The Latest: Brazil World Cup fan arrested in St. Petersburg
SAMARA, Russia (AP) — The Latest on the World Cup (all times local):1 p.m.A Russian court official says a Brazilian World Cup fan has been arrested in St. Petersburg as part of an extradition request from Brazil.Daria Lebedeva,...

Voices of millions of UK taxpayers stored by HMRC
Privacy campaigners say 5.1 million Britons have had their voices stored without permission.

Jos Buttler gives England their best chance of winning World Cup - Michael Vaughan
Jos Buttler gives England the "best chance they have ever had" of winning the World Cup, says former captain Michael Vaughan.

Santa Cruz del Islote: World's most densely packed island
The tiny island off the Colombian coast where 500 people live on land the size of a football pitch.

Heathrow Airport: MPs to vote on third runway
Boris Johnson - an opponent of a third runway - will be out of the country for the Commons vote.

Nigerian music star D'banj's son 'drowns at home'
The Afropop star was in Los Angeles attending the BET awards ceremony when his son died in a pool.

Roseanne Barr regrets becoming 'hate magnet'
In a tearful interview, she says she "never would have wittingly called any black person... a monkey".

Possible discipline bigger worry for Swiss than Costa Rica
NIZHNY NOVGOROD, Russia (AP) — Switzerland is a strong favorite to beat Costa Rica and reach the knockout stage for the third time in the last four World CupsEven a draw would be enough on Wednesday for the Swiss in their final...

Shakespeare's Rose theatre pops up in York
The man behind a temporary replica venue says the Bard would recognise it (except the scaffolding).

Brazil World Cup fan arrested in Russia on robbery warrant
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court official says a Brazilian World Cup fan has been arrested in St. Petersburg as part of an extradition request from Brazil.Daria Lebedeva, a spokeswoman for the St. Petersburg city court, said Monday...

Admin error means eight NZ weightlifters miss Oceania champs
Eight Kiwi weightlifters will miss the Oceania Championships this week because their drug testing forms were not submitted in time.

Turkey election: Country's heart split over Erdogan victory
Recep Tayyip Erdogan's victory leaves Turkey divided and the opposition wondering how he can be beaten.

Kangaroo pitch invader halts Australian football game
A kangaroo became an unlikely pitch invader when it hopped into a local football game in Canberra.

Greenwich astronomers to study sky again
The Royal Observatory Greenwich is to start serious study of the sky again after a break of 60 years.

Prince William visits ancient city in Jordan during royal tour
The Duke of Cambridge visits a Roman archaeological site where his wife was photographed in the 1980s.

Authorities search for football team trapped in Thai cave
The boys and their football coach have been missing since late Saturday.