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Apple Maps 'Lake America' shift may come 'soon' after Trump call: Burgum

President Donald Trump pressed Apple to update its maps function with his new name for New York’s Lake Ontario, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Monday.

The Dog Stars finds hope at the end of the world

Post-apocalyptic worlds remain perennially compelling movie settings because they offer an escapist fantasy of life after social order. Strip away the institutions, laws, and contemporary conveniences that contour our daily lives, and see what remains. Ridley Scott’s latest film, The Dog Stars, based on Peter Heller’s 2012 novel, revisits that harsh world. It does so against the incongruously gorgeous vistas of the Colorado Rockies and sprawling verdant fields.

Socialism in practice means more power for Trump, experts say

Support for socialism is growing in the United States, but what voters believe could be a system that rewards ordinary people with more power could end up reducing their quality of life and handing the Trump administration more control, experts say.

CNBC Daily Open: A surprise seat for Russia at the G20 table

The appearance of Russia's Finance Minister at the G20 meeting in North Carolina sparks dismay amoung European officials.

Radio Rivals Jones and Hadley Face Off in Court as Trial Continues

Alan Jones, now 85, is standing trial in the New South Wales (NSW) Local Court after pleading not guilty to 20 counts of indecent assault.

Anita Brookner by Hermione Lee review

A tireless account shines a light on the Booker-winning author’s mysterious early years and the undeserved criticism that accompanied with her success

How misconceptions and woeful PR allowed Musk to shred USAID so easily

A year on from the purge, with thousands of jobs cut and billions in foreign aid lost, a former leader reflects on the sorry saga – and why it would never happen to Nasa

A walking tour of Andalusia’s historic white villages: ‘Nightingales serenade us as we wind along lush river valleys’

The famous pueblos blancos in southern Spain’s Sierra de Grazalema natural park teem with wildlife amid a limestone wonderland of peaks

Pin de Fartie review

Beckett’s masterpiece is given a postmodern cinema slant, with characters in different locations, music and humour in a free and fanciful interpretation

Solar cuts ‘at least £400 from bills in even the cloudiest British areas’

Savings grow as energy prices in Great Britain rise and cost of panel installation falls, analysis finds

China Warns of ‘Consequences’ Over Taiwan Presence at Pacific Islands Forum

Beijing-Taipei tensions a feature at meeting in Palau, with Australia and New Zealand saying the forum – not another country – will determine who attends

These emerging markets are favored to get 'a wall of money' from carry trades

Emerging markets could attract more capital as Treasury bond buyback plans weaken the dollar and support carry trades, analysts say.