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At least 20 people have been killed in fighting between rival rebel groups in the Central African Republic, the UN mission in the country says.
BBC News – Africa

Raul Alcantara, given a 7-0 lead after five innings, outpitched Rangers starter Yu Darvish, and the Athletics held on for an 11-2 victory at Globe Life Park on Saturday night.
OAK Homepage News

Thunder newcomer Ersan Ilyasova understands five languages and speaks four.
Oklahoma City Thunder

Cole Hamels’ struggles continued on Friday night, but in the end it didn’t matter, as a two-run walk-off single by Jonathan Lucroy in the ninth propelled the Rangers to their Major League-leading 45th comeback […]

Dealing with the immediate result of the Brexit referendum produced Mark Carney’s “toughest day” in his job, the Bank of England governor says.
BBC News – Business

There are signs of growing tensions between the US and Russia over Syria – four days after a ceasefire agreed between the two sides came into effect.
BBC News – Middle East

Thousands of demonstrators march across Mexico City to demand President Enrique Pena Nieto’s resignation.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The president of the European Council says British PM Theresa May told him she could trigger the Brexit process by February.
BBC News – Europe

People caught using handheld mobile phones while driving in Britain are to face “much tougher penalties”, with fines and points doubling, ministers say.
BBC News – UK

Republican candidate Donald Trump is accused again of hinting at an assassination of his Democrat rival Hillary Clinton.
BBC News – US & Canada

The number of people who have fled South Sudan because of the country’s civil war has passed the one million mark, the UN refugee agency says.
BBC News – Africa

On an overcast Thursday afternoon, there was no shortage of high-fives and smiles when Thunder backcourt mates Cameron Payne and Semaj Ch
Oklahoma City Thunder

The homestand that was supposed to provide a launching pad for the Royals into serious postseason contention instead may have sealed the defending World Series champions’ fate.
OAK Homepage News

The government approves the new £18bn nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point and says it will introduce “new safeguards” to future projects.
BBC News – Business

Syrians deprived of food in eastern Aleppo are still waiting for aid three days after a truce was agreed, drawing anger and frustration from the UN.
BBC News – Middle East

Prosecutors in Brazil file charges against former President Lula da Silva over a corruption scandal at the state oil company Petrobras.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Four people are being investigated in Italy in connection with the suicide of a young woman who battled for months to have a sex video removed from the internet.
BBC News – Europe

Two people shot dead at a north London flat are named locally as mother-of-nine Anny Ekofo and her nephew Bervil, 21.
BBC News – UK

Hillary Clinton walks on stage to the sound of James Brown’s I Feel Good as she holds her first rally since falling ill after a pneumonia diagnosis.
BBC News – US & Canada

Swiss commodity trading firms are criticised in a report on the sale to African countries of diesel containing toxin levels that would be illegal in Europe.
BBC News – Africa