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Gareth Bale happy to play in front of hostile Turkey fans

Wales star Gareth Bale has welcomed the opportunity to play in front of fans even if they will be cheering for their opponents Turkey when the two teams meet in this Group A clash at Euro 2020.

Bale said: “I think it’s good to be playing in front of big crowds. I think we’d prefer it to be 34,000 Wales fans.

“But whenever I’ve played in Turkey before the atmospheres have been incredible. We understand they’re going to be cheering on the Turkish team, but you want to be playing in front of crowds. It’ll be be nice to get back to a bit of normality.”

Taj Mahal reopens to tourists as India eases Covid-19 restrictions

Agra (India) (AFP) – India's top tourist attraction the Taj Mahal reopens two months after it was shut when a deadly surge in coronavirus infections swept the country. Cases and deaths in the vast nation of 1.3 billion people soared to record levels in April and May but infections have declined in recent weeks, with major cities including the capital New Delhi and the financial capital Mumbai lifting some curbs on movement and activities.

Meet the three Chinese astronauts going into space

China is sending three veteran astronauts to work on the country's orbiting space station. A rocket will launch from the Gobi Desert in just over 24 hours, according to China's space agency. CNN's Steven Jiang reports.

Germany: Pogba follows Ronaldo – removes Euro2020 sponsor Heineken bottle from press conference table

French superstar Paul Pogba removed a beer bottle from Euro2020 sponsor Heineken after France's 1-0 victory against Germany on Tuesday.The stunt comes a day after Portugal's star striker, Cristiano Ronaldo did a similar action, removing a Coca-Cola bottle from his view and telling the audience to 'drink water.Pogba has spoken before about how he does not consume alcohol as a practising Muslim.

Egypt included into FTSE Russell's new frontier gov't bond index

Egypt's recent inclusion into a global benchmark equity index is expected to attract about four billion U.S. dollars into its government securities market, according to officials from the north African nation. Egypt is among 13 countries included in the new FTSE Russell Frontier Emerging Markets Government Bond Index Series, which tracks local currency bond markets.

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