UPDATE 1-Vodafone to close 15% of European stores . Vodafone will shut 15% of stores in Europe and upgrade some of the remaining outlets as customers buy online and change their expectations of in-store shopping, chief executive Nick Read said on Tuesday.

UPDATE 5-China TV drops NBA exhibition games; league defends free speech . CCTV says it won't air NBA exhibition games in China this week

Russia and China to sign agreement on combating illegal online content . Russia's state communications watchdog will sign an agreement with its Chinese counterpart this month as part of cooperation to combat the circulation of what it calls illegal online content, it said on Tuesday.

UPDATE 2-Shoemaker Vans treads warily as China fumes over Hong Kong protests . U.S. sports brand Vans has removed "a small number" of submissions in a sneaker design competition including one apparently giving a shout out to Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests, as companies weigh the risks of angering China.

UPDATE 1-"Call of Duty: Mobile" smashes records with 100 mln downloads in first week . The mobile version of videogame franchise "Call of Duty" racked up 100 million downloads in its first week, industry site Sensor Tower said on Tuesday, dwarfing the debuts of previous smashes including "Fortnite" and "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" (PUBG).

UPDATE 1-Wirecard raises long-term growth targets; analysts unconvinced . Shares decline 3% (Updates with detail, analysts, market reaction)

Boeing-backed start-up SparkCognition raises $100 mln . SparkCognition Inc, a U.S. start-up that builds artificial intelligence technology for the industrial sectors and counts Boeing Co among its investors, said on Tuesday it raised $100 million in a new private funding round.

UPDATE 2-Spooked by Libra, EU pledges to regulate digital currencies . EU finance chief says Libra may threaten financial stability

Domino's same-store sales miss estimates as competition bites . Domino's Pizza Inc on Tuesday reported same-store sales below Wall Street estimates for the fourth straight quarter, hurt by growing competition from third-party delivery services and small pizzerias.

UPDATE 4-China TV drops NBA exhibition games; league defends free speech . CCTV says it won't air NBA exhibition games in China this week