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Wealthy couple lose BOTH of their young children in horrific Wisconsin boat sinking that killed three kids, as family friend says youngsters were wearing life jackets

  • A couple lost both young children in a Wisconsin boat sinking.
  • Three children drowned; all were wearing life jackets.
  • A sudden storm capsized the 25-foot boat on Lake Geneva.

A couple from Wisconsin have lost both of their young children in a boating accident on Lake Geneva, one of three children who drowned when a sudden storm capsized the vessel last Friday. Abigail Oswald, seven, and her six-year-old brother Caleb were found at the bottom of the…

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France’s Deschamps unruffled by Argentinian officials helming Morocco quarter-final

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  • Deschamps unfazed by all-Argentinian officiating team for Franceu2013Morocco quarter-final.
  • Franceu2013Argentina tensions persist since the 2022 final in Doha.
  • Ouahbi insists Morocco aim to win the World Cup outright.

France's head coach Didier Deschamps has downplayed concerns over the appointment of an all-Argentinian officiating team for his side's World Cup 2026 quarter-final against Morocco on Thursday, a fixture that could yet lead to a rematch of the 2022 final against Argentina. "We have to deal with it.…

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Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show lands record nine Emmy nominations

  • Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show earns record nine Emmy nominations.
  • It beats Lady Gaga's previous record of six from 2017.
  • Seventh straight halftime show nominated for outstanding variety special (live).

The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny has received nine Primetime Emmy nominations, the most ever earned by a Super Bowl halftime performance. Announced on Wednesday 8 July, the tally surpasses the previous record of six nods held by Lady Gaga's Super Bowl LI…

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Afreximbank Officially Launches $1 Billion Pan-African Film Fund; Lavaille Lavette Set As CEO Of Fund

  • Afreximbank launches $1bn Pan-African Film Fund with Lavaille Lavette as CEO.
  • Fund targets commercially viable, export-oriented African film projects.
  • Money also aims to build studios, streaming and distribution infrastructure.

The Cairo-based African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has officially launched its $1 billion Pan-African Film Fund, appointing publishing veteran Lavaille Lavette as its Chief Executive Officer. Established through the bank's development impact investment arm, the Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), the fund aims to strengthen Africa's creative…

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More Reform UK transactions worth millions reported to National Crime Agency

  • Bankers filed at least four money-laundering reports over Reform UK transactions.
  • Concerns involve Farage, Tice and donors Fiona and George Cottrell.
  • SARs indicate suspicion, not proof; the NCA may investigate further.

A Guardian investigation has found that a series of financial transactions involving Reform UK's most senior figures were flagged by banking staff as potential money-laundering concerns and reported to the National Crime Agency (NCA). The revelation widens scrutiny of the party's funding beyond an earlier disclosed £5m gift…

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Vampirium: 1997 casts you as Dracula’s assassin in a vampire immersive sim

  • Bithell Games announces vampire immersive sim Vampirium: 1997.
  • You play Dracula's assassin in a top-down, time-managed tactical sandbox.
  • Early access date TBA; possibly made solely by Mike Bithell.

Bithell Games, the studio behind Tron: Catalyst, John Wick Hex and Thomas Was Alone, has announced a new minimalist immersive vampire sim called Vampirium: 1997. The game casts players as an assassin serving the King of England — who is also Dracula — with the goal of infiltrating…

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Treasury yet to do due diligence on finding extra money for UK’s Nato spend

  • Treasury has done no analysis on funding UK's 3.5% Nato pledge.
  • Meeting the target needs an extra u00a330-40bn.
  • Rigby says funding is the next prime minister's decision.

The Treasury has not yet carried out any analysis of the trade-offs required for the UK to meet its Nato pledge to spend 3.5% of GDP on defence by 2035, its chief secretary Lucy Rigby has admitted. Under questioning from a joint session of the Treasury and defence…

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