Neil Bradley

Shops are closed and cars are off the roads as secessionists mark the attempt to create Biafra state.
BBC News – Africa

After being shut out in 13 innings a day ago, the A’s offense fared better on Tuesday, but came up short in a 4-3 loss to the Rays at the Coliseum.
OAK Homepage News

Trevor Cahill threw eight shutout innings, but the Athletics couldn’t muster any offense and lost to the Rays 1-0 in 13 innings.
OAK Homepage News

Shares in the retailer sink 20% as it announces closures and says profits will fall sharply this year.
BBC News – Business

The heaviest volley of mortars in years is launched, with one landing in a kindergarten’s grounds.
BBC News – Middle East

Some lorry drivers’ unions reject President Michel Temer’s concession to cut diesel prices.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A gunman opens fire with two police among the dead in what is being treated as a terror incident.
BBC News – Europe

The couple tried to force their 19-year-daughter to marry her first cousin in Bangladesh.
BBC News – UK

Kim Yong-chol will be the most high-profile North Korean to visit the US in nearly 20 years.
BBC News – US & Canada

Security has been stepped up recently after Islamist militant attacks in the resource-rich region.
BBC News – Africa

Fireballer Frankie Montas made good on a fortuitous opportunity, providing six innings of one-run ball to help the A’s edge the D-backs, 2-1, and pull out the series win Sunday at the Coliseum. Battery mate […]

Consumers have criticised the chain’s out-of-date shops, expensive products and rude staff.
BBC News – Business

At least four military personnel died in the attack in Deir al-Zour province, Moscow says.
BBC News – Middle East

Supporters of conservative Ivan Duque celebrate his lead in the inconclusive first round.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Giuseppe Conte renounces his attempt to become PM after his economy pick is vetoed.
BBC News – Europe

Female doctors are paid on average £10,000 less than male doctors in England, figures show.
BBC News – UK

The fourth man to walk on the Moon became an accomplished painter, finding inspiration in space.
BBC News – US & Canada

President Macron is to thank a Malian man who saved a child dangling from a fourth-floor Paris balcony.
BBC News – Africa

Daniel Mengden pitched a shutout on Saturday, shutting down the D-backs as the A’s evened up the series at the Oakland Coliseum with a 3-0 win. Matt Joyce, Matt Olson and Chad Pinder provided the A’s offense on […]

Five weeks into the IT crisis, the bank says experts from IBM will remain “for as long as it takes”.
BBC News – Business