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Airbus tails Boeing in Farnborough jet orders tussle

Airbus tails Boeing in Farnborough jet orders tussle

European planemaker Airbus trailed its fierce US rival Boeing in an orders battle on the second day of the Farnborough airshow on Tuesday, as southern England buckled under a record heatwave.

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Tour takes to hills as France sizzles in heatwave

Tour takes to hills as France sizzles in heatwave

As the nation baked in a searing heatwave on Tuesday, the Tour de France moved away from the cauldron-like stone citadel of Carcassonne toward the relative cool of the Pyrenean foothills.

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Turkish court says Erdogan had right to annul women's treaty

Turkish court says Erdogan had right to annul women's treaty

Turkey's top court on Tuesday ruled that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had the right to pull his country out of a European convention against gender-based violence.

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Vingegaard retains Tour lead as Canada's Houle wins stage 16

Vingegaard retains Tour lead as Canada's Houle wins stage 16

Canadian rider Hugo Houle broke down in tears after winning stage 16 of the Tour de France on Tuesday, dedicating the triumph to his recently deceased brother.

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UK's Sunak tops Tory MPs' latest vote as race narrows to three

UK's Sunak tops Tory MPs' latest vote as race narrows to three

Britain's former finance minister Rishi Sunak again topped the latest vote by Conservative MPs to choose a new prime minister, as another candidate was eliminated to leave three contenders in the race.

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Court battle opens in Musk, Twitter buyout fight

Court battle opens in Musk, Twitter buyout fight

The high stakes court battle between Elon Musk and Twitter kicked off on Tuesday, as the social media firm tries to force the entrepreneur to honor their $44 billion buyout deal.

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French farms use huge fans to keep dairy cows cool

French farms use huge fans to keep dairy cows cool

With new record high temperatures being set across France it isn't just humans that are suffering: even cows high in the mountains need fans to get through the heatwave.

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Biden highlights decline in US gasoline prices

Biden highlights decline in US gasoline prices

US gasoline prices have fallen from historic highs earlier in the summer, a retreat highlighted by a politically beset White House as a sign of moderating inflation.

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Celtic swoop for Australia's Mooy and German Jenz

Celtic swoop for Australia's Mooy and German Jenz

Scottish champions Celtic signed Australia midfielder Aaron Mooy on a free transfer and German defender Moritz Jenz on loan from Lorient on Tuesday.

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UK breaches 40C for first time, heat records tumble in France

UK breaches 40C for first time, heat records tumble in France

A heatwave fuelling ferocious wildfires in Europe pushed temperatures in Britain over 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time on Tuesday after regional heat records tumbled in France.

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