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U.S. stock indices closed higher on Monday, as Wall Street recovered from recent losses and technology shares led a broad market advance. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 306.63 points, or 0.59 percent, to 52,182.74. The S&P 500 gained 86.41

Gabriel Martinelli scored in stoppage time as Brazil beat Japan 2-1 in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 in Houston, sending the five-time champion into the Round of 16. The Arsenal forward struck in the 95th minute after

The World Bank Group said the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan region needs higher investment in water-efficient irrigation and agricultural innovation to strengthen food security. Its new report, Building Food Security, Creating Jobs, links food systems, nutrition, water

Oil prices opened the week higher on Monday, with Brent crude futures rising to $72.49 a barrel in late trading. The global benchmark gained 50 cents, or 0.69 percent, by 2204 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude also advanced, adding

NASA is preparing a robotic mission to raise the orbit of the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, a space telescope that has tracked high-energy events across the universe since 2004. The Swift Boost mission targets launch no earlier than Tuesday, June

SpaceX launched 24 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket from California on Sunday, adding another batch to its low-Earth-orbit internet network. The Starlink 17-40 mission lifted off at 9:09 a.m. Pacific time from Space Launch Complex 4 East at

The U.S. stock market closed lower Friday as the Nasdaq Composite fell for a fifth straight session, extending a week of losses for technology shares. The Nasdaq dropped 60.99 points, or 0.2%, to 25,297.62. The S&P 500 slipped 3.47 points,

France sealed first place in FIFA World Cup Group I with a 4-1 win over Norway on Friday, completing the group stage with three wins from three matches. Senegal also closed its group campaign with a 5-0 victory over Iraq

The 2026 FIFA World Cup has broken the all-time tournament attendance record, with 3,605,357 fans counted after 56 matches. The milestone came on June 25 during the Group E match between Ecuador and Germany at New York New Jersey Stadium.

Apple and Microsoft are raising prices on major consumer devices as AI data center growth tightens global supply of memory and storage chips. The increases affect MacBooks, iPads and Xbox consoles, adding fresh pressure to buyers of computers and gaming