Fans hope 'Orange Street' guides Dutch to World Cup victory
Danny van Dijk thinks that this time turning his street in The Hague completely orange is going to work, as the Netherlands again target a long-awaited first World Cup title.
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Florence's Giotto frescoes restored to glory after renovation
Giotto's Santa Croce frescoes are receiving the final touches of a four-year restoration in Florence, with scaffolding poised to be removed ahead of an official reveal in September.
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UK faces hard choices over military spending: analysts
The shock resignations of two UK defence ministers has thrown British military resources into the spotlight, after they slammed upcoming spending plans for falling short and lacking innovation.
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Whole England squad must feel 'loved' at World Cup: Bellingham
Jude Bellingham says every member of England's World Cup squad must feel "loved" as he admitted things were not right off the pitch at Euro 2024.
Read moreMusk becomes world's first trillionaire as SpaceX shares jump
Shares in Elon Musk's SpaceX jumped 11 percent to $150 on their first day of trading Friday after the biggest initial public offering in history, making the polarizing entrepreneur the world's first trillionaire as he vowed to take humanity to Mars.
Read moreWall Street climbs as SpaceX shares launch, oil slides on Mideast deal hopes
Wall Street pushed higher on Friday as SpaceX shares began trading following world's largest initial public offering, while oil prices slid on hopes of an agreement to end the Middle East war.
Read moreIran says deal with US closer than ever as Trump lashes out
Iran's foreign minister insisted on Friday that a deal with the United States to end the war in the Middle East had never been closer, after US President Donald Trump furiously accused Tehran of negotiating in bad faith.
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Players welcome 'step forward' after Wimbledon prize money increase
Wimbledon's 20 percent increase in prize money has been welcomed as a "significant step forward" by the sport's top players.
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Contemporary art giant David Hockney dies aged 88
British artist David Hockney, one of the most influential and defining figures in contemporary art whose paintings captured the world in brilliant colour, has died aged 88, his publicist announced Friday.
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France bids farewell to girl, 11, whose killing sparked outrage
Several hundred people gathered in southwestern France on Friday to bid farewell to an 11-year-old girl whose suspected murder sparked protests across the country and exposed failures in the country's judicial system.
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