Nothing says Texas like a cowboy hat and, ​as World Cup fans have flocked to the Lone Star state, one Dallas-based bespoke milliner has sought to meet the very specific headwear ‌demands of his new-found international customers.

Soccer & Technology from the FIFA Museum, in its North American ‌debut in Vancouver, has drawn hundreds of fans to Science World to study the game’s evolution as organisers aim to accelerate soccer’s growth in ice hockey-mad Canada.

Scientists have identified nearly 166,000 sq km (64,000 sq miles) of coral reefs that are capable of surviving ​and recovering from climate change, three times more than previously estimated, ‌research showed.

The Vespa, the wasp-waisted scooter that put postwar Italians on wheels and went on to ​carry Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn through ‌the streets of Rome, is returning to the capital this week to celebrate its 80th birthday.

With a 110-foot (33.5-meter) Ferris wheel, a rodeo demonstration and an eye-popping array of junk food, “The Great American State Fair” opened ​on Washington’s National Mall to start a 16-day celebration of the country’s 250th anniversary.

Mandopop megastar Jolin Tsai won album of the year in Taipei, at one of the most prestigious ​entertainment events in the Chinese-speaking world, Taiwan’s Golden Melody Awards.

Kane Brown has cheated death in a freak golfing accident.

Donkey is stepping out of Shrek’s shadow after DreamWorks confirmed the wisecracking sidekick will lead his own standalone film, with Eddie Murphy returning to voice the fan-favourite character in an origin story due in cinemas in 2028.

Art Garfunkel has claimed his long and often turbulent relationship with Paul Simon has reached a place of reconciliation.

Pop singer-songwriter and Louis Vuitton designer Pharrell Williams made a giant artificial waterfall the backdrop of his 2027 spring-summer collection ​on Tuesday, kicking off Paris fashion week just as ‌a record-breaking heatwave paralysed large parts of France.

Fans will be allowed to bring rainbow flags when Egypt face Iran ​in Seattle’s designated “Pride Match” at the World Cup, FIFA said, echoing comments from local organisers that ‌the symbol is one of human rights despite protests from the two competing countries.

Researchers using artificial intelligence and advanced imaging said they had achieved the first complete reading of ​a closed Herculaneum scroll burnt by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago.