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The Bank of England deputy governor spells out in a BBC interview there could be a further interest rate cut this year if economic conditions worsen.
BBC News – Business

A US-backed alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters has taken “almost complete control” of the IS-held Syrian town of Manbij, activists say.
BBC News – Middle East

The 2016 Olympic Games are formally opened in a colourful ceremony celebrating Brazil’s history at Rio’s Maracana stadium.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A fire during a birthday party at a bar in the northern French city of Rouen kills at least 13 people and injures six.
BBC News – Europe

A 19-year-old man charged with the murder of a US tourist in a knife attack in London’s Russell Square is remanded in custody.
BBC News – UK

Presidential candidate Donald Trump backs House Speaker Paul Ryan for re-election, days after snubbing him in a spat at the very top of the US Republican Party.
BBC News – US & Canada

South Africa’s governing African National Congress (ANC) suffers its worst electoral setback since apartheid ended in 1994.
BBC News – Africa

Brett Eibner homered in his A’s debut off the Cubs’ Jon Lester in the sixth inning on Friday night, erasing Lester’s shutout bid in a 7-2 loss. The lefty had retired 14 of the first 15 batters he faced before […]

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A’s left fielder Coco Crisp put on a defensive clinic in the fifth inning of Thursday’s 8-6 10-inning win over the Angels.
OAK Homepage News

The chief executive of Renault-Nissan tells the BBC he is “reasonably optimistic” over Brexit but says car prices will rise in the UK.
BBC News – Business

The Egyptian military says it has killed the head of the Sinai branch of so-called Islamic State, along with dozens of its fighters, in air strikes.
BBC News – Middle East

An Argentine judge orders the arrest of the head of the rights group Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, after she fails to appear in court to give evidence.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Russia will have “the cleanest team” at Rio 2016 after 271 athletes were cleared to compete, claims their Olympic president.
BBC News – Europe

Judge Lowell Goddard has resigned as head of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse, saying its “legacy of failure” was “very hard to shake off”.
BBC News – UK

President Barack Obama says there have been gains against so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria but warns the group still poses a threat.
BBC News – US & Canada

South Africa’s governing ANC looks to be facing its biggest electoral setback since the end of apartheid with most votes now counted in local elections.
BBC News – Africa

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The UK economy is contracting at its fastest rate since the financial crisis, making an interest rate cut “a foregone conclusion”, says financial data company Markit.
BBC News – Business