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Ecuador files complaint over noisy Mexico fans outside hotel before World Cup match
Ecuador's football federation filed a complaint after about 1,000 Mexico fans disrupted their rest outside team hotel before their June 30 World Cup last-32 match.
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Singapore’s Children’s Season festival runs with sustainability activities for June holidays
HeritageSG hosts the Children’s Season festival with sustainability-themed events and a new climate change book for children.
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Youth Baseball Carnival and Nursery Rhymes Project 4 held in Singapore
Singapore held a Youth Baseball Carnival and under-12 tryouts on May 30, followed by a Nursery Rhymes Project 4 launch with performances in June.
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Los Angeles Clippers trade Kawhi Leonard back to Toronto Raptors
Kawhi Leonard is traded from the Clippers to the Raptors in a multi-asset deal finalized June 30, 2026.
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Alexander Zverev edges Alexander Blockx in four-set Wimbledon opener
Alexander Zverev beat Alexander Blockx 6-4, 6-7(8), 7-6(5), 7-6(0) to reach Wimbledon second round on June 30, 2026.
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IO Interactive Ends Xbox Partnership on Project Fantasy, Announces Possible Layoffs
IO Interactive said its deal with Xbox on new RPG Project Fantasy has ended, prompting potential layoffs and plans to continue development independently.
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Frank Lampard extends Coventry City contract until 2029 after Championship win
Frank Lampard signed a contract extension to remain Coventry City manager until 2029 after leading them to the Championship title and Premier League promotion.
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Anthropic launches Claude Science AI workbench for life sciences research
Anthropic launched Claude Science on June 30, 2026, providing an AI workbench linking over 60 scientific databases for life sciences research.
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Portugal's Bernardo Silva praises Luka Modric ahead of World Cup clash with Croatia
Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva called Croatia captain Luka Modric his idol ahead of their World Cup last-32 match.
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Goncalo Ramos joins AC Milan on five-year deal for club-record fee
AC Milan signed Portugal forward Goncalo Ramos from Paris St Germain on a five-year contract for over €70 million.
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AWS invests $1 billion to launch Forward Deployed Engineering unit for AI adoption
Amazon Web Services announced a $1 billion investment in a Forward Deployed Engineering team to embed engineers with customers and speed AI deployments.
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UK Government Signals Possible Intervention in Paramount's $110 Billion Warner Bros Discovery Takeover
Britain announced on June 30 it may intervene in Paramount’s $110 billion bid for Warner Bros Discovery, setting a July 6 deadline for responses.
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ESA calls private Minecraft and Call of Duty servers illegal and piracy at California hearing
ESA VP Jennifer Gibbons told California lawmakers private Minecraft and Call of Duty servers are illegal and piracy, citing pending lawsuits and USTR reports.
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Orlando Gill leads Paraguay to 4-3 shootout win over Germany at 2026 World Cup
Paraguay goalkeeper Orlando Gill saved two penalties to beat Germany 4-3 in a World Cup shootout on June 29, 2026.
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Four rescued after four-story apartment building collapses in Athens
A four-story apartment building collapsed in Athens on June 30, trapping four people who were later found safe.
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US men's soccer team faces Bosnia in World Cup round of 32 in San Francisco Bay Area
The US men's national soccer team plays Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 2026 World Cup round of 32 on June 30 in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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Singapore launches SS 724, first national standard for urban tree management
Singapore unveiled its first national tree management and pruning standard, SS 724, on June 30, 2026.
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Aston Martin to debut major car upgrade at 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix
Aston Martin will introduce a major car upgrade at the Hungarian Grand Prix on July 24-26, aiming to fix a tough 2023 season.
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Japan’s Economy Nears Record 74-Month Postwar Growth Streak
Japan’s economy is close to surpassing 73 consecutive months of expansion since May 2020 amid household financial pressure.
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Netflix uses AI to recreate Gene Wilder's voice for Willy Wonka reality show
Netflix's reality series Wonka's The Golden Ticket will premiere Sept. 23 with AI-generated narration of Gene Wilder's voice.
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UEFA fines 14 clubs including Aston Villa, Juventus, Newcastle for 2025-26 financial breaches
UEFA fined 14 European football clubs, including Aston Villa, Juventus, and Newcastle, for breaching financial sustainability and squad cost rules in 2025-26 season.
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Over 9 million STR recipients eligible for mySalam protection scheme in 2026
The Malaysian government announced that 9.15 million STR recipients qualify for mySalam coverage in 2026 and is reviewing a possible extension.
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Malaysian Parliament passes Employment Insurance Bill with progressive fines for unreported job vacancies
Malaysia's Dewan Rakyat approved the Employment Insurance System Amendment Bill 2025, introducing fines up to RM5,000 for employers who fail to report job vacancies.
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Malaysia Ministry of Health website temporarily offline after cyberattack with defaced homepage
Malaysia's Ministry of Health suspended its website after a hacker group defaced the homepage, but core systems and data remain secure.