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.
US forces struck Iran and reimposed a naval blockade on its ports as Tehran hit Washington's Gulf allies on Wednesday, vowing the Strait of Hormuz would stay closed "until the US ends its aggression".
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
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Economy
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.
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WHITE PLAINS, NY / ACCESS Newswire / July 15, 2026 / Loar Holdings Inc. (NYSE:LOAR) will report Q2 2026 earnings before the market opens on Thursday, August 6, 2026.
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HONG KONG, HK / ACCESS Newswire / July 15, 2026 / The LiberNovo 2026 lineup, made up of the Omni SE, Omni Pro, and Maxis Series, has reached one month on sale, and its first-release early bird pricing has entered the final stretch. Offers end July 31 at 5:00 p.m. BST in the UK and 6:00 p.m. CEST across the EU. Orders placed before the deadline lock in launch pricing on every model.
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Argentina's Alexis Mac Allister has urged his team to take inspiration from Diego Maradona as they seek to get the better of England in their World Cup semi-final on Wednesday.
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Kylian Mbappe rued the end of France's World Cup dream on Tuesday, blaming tactical and technical blunders for his side's 2-0 semi-final defeat to France.
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England are eyeing a first appearance in a World Cup final in 60 years as they take on Lionel Messi's reigning champions Argentina in the last four in Atlanta on Wednesday.
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Roars of joy and honking car horns reverberated through Madrid on Tuesday as Spaniards celebrated their team overcoming France and moving to the cusp of a second World Cup crown.
France coach Didier Deschamps said his players were left "devastated" by their World Cup semi-final defeat to Spain on Tuesday before aiming a barb at match referee Ivan Barton from El Salvador.
Janice McNair, who co-founded the NFL's Houston Texans in 2002, died on Tuesday at age 89, the team announced.
IBM shares plunged 25 percent Tuesday after the US tech giant released disappointing preliminary second-quarter results, blaming a shift in spending by customers due to expected higher prices for memory chips and other AI-related infrastructure.
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Sports
Spain snuffed out France's dream of a third World Cup triumph on Tuesday, taming their galaxy of forwards to win 2-0 and progress to a final against England or Argentina.
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Spain stunned tournament favourites France 2-0 to reach the World Cup final on Tuesday, producing a tactical masterpiece to shatter Les Bleus' dreams of winning the title for the third time.
Harry Brook was adamant England's white-ball cricket was "heading in the right direction" after another chastening one-day international loss saw India enjoy a six-wicket success at Edgbaston on Tuesday.
Wall Street stocks rose following strong earnings from large US banks and an unexpectedly benign inflation report that weighed on the dollar.
US forces carried out strikes against Iran for a fourth day in a row on Tuesday and reimposed a naval blockade to prevent ships from sailing to or from the country's ports.
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- Record-smashing heat wave surges from West to eastern US, Canada
- Hurdles record holder Tharp claims first win as professional in Budapest
- Wildfires that ravaged historic forest outside Paris contained
- McIlroy and Scheffler unconcerned by their place in golf history
- NY state pauses new large data center projects in US first
- Gill enjoys more Edgbaston success as India beat England in 1st ODI
- England v Argentina: World Cup battles
- IBM shares plunge as AI spending boom disrupts business