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Plans for a cap on interest rates on payday loans from January 2015 are announced by UK regulator the Financial Conduct Authority.
BBC News – Business

Israel accepts Egypt’s proposal to end Gaza air strikes in return for militants stopping rocket fire, but Hamas’s armed wing calls it a “surrender”.
BBC News – Middle East

Ray Whelan, the British boss of a World Cup hospitality firm, surrenders to a Brazilian judge amid a probe into alleged illegal ticket sales.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

MEPs are expected to approve the nomination of Jean-Claude Juncker as head of the European Commission, despite UK opposition.
BBC News – Europe

Downing Street says William Hague is to stand down as foreign secretary, as part of a cabinet reshuffle which also sees Ken Clarke leave the cabinet.
BBC News – UK

The World Trade Organisation finds the United States violated trade rules when it imposed tariffs on a range of products from China and India, including solar panels.
BBC News – US & Canada

Libya’s main airport in Tripoli is hit by a new rocket attack, as the government considers seeking security help from international forces.
BBC News – Africa

OKLAHOMA CITY, July 5, 2014 – Thunder Executive Vice President and General Manager Sam Presti announced today that the t
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Business Secretary Vince Cable says he will tighten the rules to deal with foreign takeovers of UK firms.
BBC News – Business

Thousands of Palestinians flee northern Gaza after Israeli warnings, on the sixth day of air strikes aimed at stopping rocket attacks.
BBC News – Middle East

Russian President Vladimir Putin signs a series of agreements on nuclear energy in Argentina, as he continues a tour of Latin America.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A battle has been going on outside the rebel-held east Ukraine city of Luhansk, which rebels say government forces tried to storm with tanks.
BBC News – Europe

The Church of England is braced for an historical abuse inquiry to uncover new allegations against it, the Archbishop of Canterbury says.
BBC News – UK

US officials charge a Chinese businessman with hacking into the systems of Boeing and other large defence contractors to steal military data.
BBC News – US & Canada

At least seven people die in fierce clashes between rival militias at the international airport in the Libyan capital, Tripoli.
BBC News – Africa

The entire week of Summer League is about continuing to grow and progress, and that’s exactly what the Thunder has shown over the first t
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Investors have delivered a blow to fashion house Burberry, by voting against the chief executive’s pay package at the annual general meeting in London.
BBC News – Business

Israel and militants in the Gaza Strip continue to trade fire after Israel vows to press on with its offensive to stop rocket attacks.
BBC News – Middle East

Rio de Janeiro’s largest ever security operation – involving 25,000 security personnel – is being planned for the World Cup final on Sunday, officials say.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The Ukrainian president says his forces will destroy pro-Russian separatists who killed more than 20 soldiers in the east on Friday.
BBC News – Europe