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The former Archbishop of Canterbury says he will back a bid to make it legal for terminally ill people in England and Wales to get help to end their lives.
BBC News – UK

US government infectious disease labs mishandled dangerous pathogens five times in the last decade, according to a health agency report.
BBC News – US & Canada

High numbers of new cases of the Ebola virus are being reported in Sierra Leone and Liberia, with 19 deaths over three days this week, the WHO says.
BBC News – Africa

With less than a minute to go, Mitch McGary grabbed a defensive board, spun and immediately started speeding down court with the ball.
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The Church of England says it no longer has any investment in payday lender Wonga, ending an embarrassment to the Archbishop of Canterbury.
BBC News – Business

The US is ready to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza, President Barack Obama says, amid continued fighting.
BBC News – Middle East

Ray Whelan, head of Fifa partner Match Hospitality, has evaded arrest in Brazil over alleged illegal World Cup ticket sales, Rio police say.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Amnesty International says that it has “compelling evidence of beatings” of people kidnapped by separatist groups in eastern Ukraine.
BBC News – Europe

Taxpayers may have lost out on around £1bn in undervalued Royal Mail shares and assets, a committee of MPs says.
BBC News – UK

Chinese hackers broke into a US government database in an attempt to gain personal information of thousands of employees, US media report.
BBC News – US & Canada

Amnesty International identifies those it believes are responsible for atrocities committed in the Central African Republic over the last two years.
BBC News – Africa

Exactly two weeks ago, the trio of Mitch McGary, Josh Huestis and Semaj Christon were eagerly anticipating the NBA Draft, but none knew w
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It was certainly a tale of four totally different quarters in the Thunder’s 94-71 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday afternoon, so a
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Shop prices in June fell at the fastest annual rate since at least 2006 as retailers fought to attract customers, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) says.
BBC News – Business

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows to step up attacks on Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, as the conflict between the two sides escalates.
BBC News – Middle East

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff urges the country to “bounce back” after its devastating 7-1 World Cup defeat against Germany.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Prosecutors in Germany search the home of a defence ministry employee suspected of spying, in the second such case in a week.
BBC News – Europe

Downing Street adds its backing as the retired judge appointed to chair a child abuse review rejects calls to “step down” over her family connection with a previous probe.
BBC News – UK

A wave of thunderstorms with powerful winds in northern New York have killed at least four and left more than 70,000 people without electricity.
BBC News – US & Canada

Ethiopia has confirmed it has arrested its “most wanted” person – opposition leader Andargachew Tsege, who disappeared in Yemen last month.
BBC News – Africa