Emily Taylor

Mining giant BHP Billiton says it will fight the suspension by the Brazilian Supreme Court of a settlement for damages caused by a dam burst at an iron ore mine.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Twenty people, most said to be foreigners, are killed during an attack by suspected Islamist militants on a cafe in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka, the army says.
BBC News – Europe

The Queen speaks of the difficulty of “staying calm and collected” in an “increasingly challenging world” as she opens the Scottish Parliament.
BBC News – UK

US Attorney General Loretta Lynch says she will accept recommendations of the FBI and prosecutors investigating Hillary Clinton’s email use.
BBC News – US & Canada

The body of a Kenyan lawyer who was representing a client making a complaint against the police is found a week after he went missing.
BBC News – Africa

It’s been a struggle this season for A’s pitcher Sonny Gray, who on Friday against the Pirates, allowed seven earned runs in a start for already the third time this season.
OAK Homepage News

OKLAHOMA CITY, July 1, 2016 – The Oklahoma City Thunder has named Adrian Griffin as assistant coach and
Oklahoma City Thunder

The A’s will be without left-hander Sean Doolittle until after the All-Star break. They placed the reliever on the disabled list Thursday with a strained shoulder.
OAK Homepage News

One of the UK’s biggest industrial companies, Siemens UK, tells the BBC that future investment could be hit in the wake of the Brexit vote.
BBC News – Business

A 13-year-old Israeli girl is stabbed to death by a Palestinian inside her bedroom at a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank.
BBC News – Middle East

Argentine police search a number of properties belonging to the family of the former president, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Slovakia takes up the six-month presidency of the European Union, as the bloc faces unprecedented pressure following UK’s decision to leave it.
BBC News – Europe

Theresa May’s bid to become Conservative leader has won the backing of two more cabinet ministers and the Daily Mail.
BBC News – UK

The US military lifts its ban on transgender members, allowing them to openly serve in the country’s armed forces.
BBC News – US & Canada

Some 70 churches, 20 mosques and 10 hotels and pubs are ordered to close in Nigeria’s Lagos state in an attempt to reduce high noise levels.
BBC News – Africa

Oklahoma City, Thursday, June 30, 2016 – The Thunder will host its sixth annual Coaches Clinic at Chesapeake Energy Aren
Oklahoma City Thunder

A surging A’s offense kept pace behind left-hander Sean Manaea, who tossed 5 2/3 scoreless innings in his return from the disabled list in Oakland’s third straight win against the Giants, a commanding 7-1 decision […]

OKLAHOMA CITY, June 29, 2016 – The National Basketball Association (NBA) announced today that the Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder

The FTSE 100 has surged through the level it closed at last Thursday recovering all of the ground it had lost in the wake of the Brexit vote.
BBC News – Business

A convoy carrying suspected Islamic State militants has been destroyed in air strikes near the Iraqi city of Falluja, the defence ministry says.
BBC News – Middle East