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E.U. Pushes Ahead With South American Trade Deal Despite Legal Challenge

The provisional application of the agreement with Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay is intended to diversify Europe’s trading relationships.

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The trade deal has been contentious in parts of Europe, with farmers staging protests, like this one in Bilbao, Spain, in recent months.
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4 Takeaways About the U.S. Birthrate Decline

There is good news buried behind the worries about population decline, some experts say.

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The U.S. birthrate, which is at a record low, has caused consternation among policymakers and politicians.
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England v New Zealand: T20 Cricket World Cup Super 8s – live

Updates from the match in Colombo; 1.30pm GMT start
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2nd over: New Zealand 8-0 (Seifert 7, Allen 1) Liam Dawson with the second over, spin and pace from England. Seifert attempts a reverse swipe but misses completely. He then goes for a straight sweep off the next ball and connects, the ball loops behind square for the first New Zealand boundary of the match. Archer coming back for more, can Seifert lay bat on him this over?

1st over: New Zealand 0-0 (Seifert 0, Allen 0) Seifert is in all sorts of problems to Archer, the bowler cuts him in two twice in the over with balls zipping off the pitch. Seifert is then given out on the field caught behind but reviews it immediately. Sure enough it was back pad rather than bat. NOT OUT. Archer is on the money though and stitches together a maiden to begin the match.

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© Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

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Lynx could return to Scotland’s forests – but can rewilders win over wary Highlanders?

With most Scots supportive of reintroducing the wild cat, charities are focusing on those whose jobs would be affected

Could lynx, the elusive wild cat driven to extinction in Britain more than 1000 years ago, become the new Loch Ness monster? “Whether Nessie’s there or not, she draws tourists,” said Margaret Luckwell, a resident of Moray, Scotland. “It would be the same with lynx. I’d love to see a lynx in the wild.”

Luckwell’s view is a majority one among local people gathering at village halls across the Highlands, as a painstaking consultation slowly gathers momentum for the apex predator’s return to Scottish forests.

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© Photograph: Peter Cairns/Northshots

© Photograph: Peter Cairns/Northshots

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