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Professor Göran K. Hansson, Secretary General of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, announces that Canadian-American James Peebles and Swiss scientists Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz win the Nobel Physics Prize for their work in cosmology. Peebles wins one-half of the prize "for theoretical discoveries in physical cosmology," while Mayor and Queloz share the other half "for the discovery of an exoplanet orbiting a solar-type star." SOUNDBITE
King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive by carriage at Royal Ascot, British racing's most important week, with £17.5 million ($22.1 million) on offer over five days that span a heady mix of top-class racing, the very height of fashion and the patronage of the Royal Family. The royal procession also saw Lady Gabriella Windsor and Princess Anne, Princess Royal in a second carriage. IMAGES
Images outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London as two judges are to pass down a decision on whether to grant Julian Assange a final appeal against his extradition to the United States, where he faces 175 years in prison for leaking confidential documents. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.