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LONDON (Reuters) - Tom Hayes, the former trader on trial over rate-rigging charges, denied on Thursday that fake trades he had performed to generate commissions for brokers amounted to bribes for their help in manipulating benchmark interest rates.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Thursday upheld the cancellation of a software patent owned by Versata Inc that previously led to a $345 million jury verdict against its German rival SAP SE.

VENICE (Reuters) - The film "Everest", based on the 1996 disaster in which eight people died in a blizzard on the world's highest mountain, will open the 72nd Venice Film Festival, organizers said on Thursday.

CAPE CANAVERAL (Reuters) - PlanetiQ, a privately owned company, is beginning a key test intended to pave the way for the first commercial weather satellites.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's leading social network and online media company Tencent Holdings Ltd said late on Thursday that around half a dozen former employees had been detained by the authorities as part of an ongoing graft investigation.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Go Set a Watchman," the much-anticipated second novel by "To Kill a Mockingbird" author Harper Lee, is the most pre-ordered print title on Amazon.com since the last book in the "Harry Potter" series, Amazon said on Thursday.

Researchers at the University of North Carolina are converting skin cells into stem cells and loading them with anti-cancer drugs to use in the fight against brain tumours. Nathan Frandino reports.

CARDIFF, July 9 (Reuters) - England have the edge after two days of the first Ashes test and Australia cannot afford to concede a big first innings lead after losing five wickets on Thursday, opener Chris Rogers said.

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Foreign Office (FCO) advised against all but essential travel to Tunisia on Thursday, telling Britons to leave the North African country and warning that further terrorist attacks were "highly likely" there.

Residents of Bucharest seek relief anywhere they can to beat the heat. Sean Carberry reports.

Residents of Bucharest seek relief anywhere they can to beat the heat. Sean Carberry reports.

Residents of Bucharest seek relief anywhere they can to beat the heat. Sean Carberry reports.

LANCASTER, Pennsylvania, July 9 (Reuters) - Hall of Famer Karrie Webb parred the first 10 holes before going on a birdie spree that carried her to a four-under 66 for a share of the early first-round lead at the U.S. Women's Open on Thursday.

Oppenheimer Funds Investment Strategist Alec Young talks about the volatility in the global markets, including China and Greece, and why investors should stay put despite the summer volatility.

Oppenheimer Funds Investment Strategist Alec Young talks about the volatility in the global markets, including China and Greece, and why investors should stay put despite the summer volatility.

"Everest," starring Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, Keira Knightley, and Jake Gyllenhaal, will open the 72nd Venice Film Festival. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

"Everest," starring Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, Keira Knightley, and Jake Gyllenhaal, will open the 72nd Venice Film Festival. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration effectively supported approval of Eli Lilly & Co's experimental lung cancer drug necitumumab on Thursday but recommended measures be taken to mitigate the drug's risks.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration effectively supported approval of Eli Lilly & Co's experimental lung cancer drug necitumumab on Thursday but recommended measures be taken to mitigate the drug's risks.

(Reuters Health) - Patients with new dental implants may be able to detect signs of trouble early enough to help prevent complications that can damage gums and bone, a British study suggests.

(Reuters Health) - Patients with new dental implants may be able to detect signs of trouble early enough to help prevent complications that can damage gums and bone, a British study suggests.

(Reuters) - More than half of U.S. smartphone owners check their devices a few times an hour or more, and most Americans have their smartphones with them all day and many all night, according to a Gallup report released on Thursday.

July 9 (Reuters) - Veteran Argentina back rowers Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe and Juan Manuel Leguizamon were named in a 28-man squad for next week's Rugby Championship clash with New Zealand.

CARDIFF, July 9 (Reuters) - Chris Rogers fell for 95, failing to turn a half-century into a hundred for the seventh test innings in a row as Australia ended the second day of the first test on 264 for five, 166 behind England on Thursday.

Clashes between Arab and Berber communities in Algeria leave at least 22 dead and buildings in ruins. Sean Carberry reports