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Prosecutors accuse former tourism minister Henrique Alves of tax evasion and money laundering after he resigned for alleged links to a corruption scheme.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Exit polls suggest Rome has chosen its first female mayor, Virginia Raggi from the Five Star Movement, after Italy holds run-off municipal elections.
BBC News – Europe

David Cameron attacks “completely untrue” EU claims from the Leave campaign – but the rival side says he “just doesn’t have the answers”.
BBC News – UK

The presumptive Republican candidate in the US presidential election, Donald Trump, suggests the country should consider using profiling to combat crime.
BBC News – US & Canada

Investigators are subjecting the flight recorders from the EgyptAir jet which crashed last month to tests before analysis can begin.
BBC News – Africa

A’s reliever Liam Hendriks was reinstated from the disabled list ahead of the club’s series finale against the Angels on Sunday. Right-hander Andrew Triggs, who pitched well over three-plus innings in a spot start […]

Right-hander Liam Hendriks is on the verge of returning from the disabled list, A’s manager Bob Melvin said Saturday.
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Oklahoma City, Thursday, June 16, 2016 – The Oklahoma City Thunder teamed up with Positive Tomorrows to
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A UK exit from the European Union could mean the UK misses out on up to 5.6% of GDP growth by 2019, the IMF warns in its annual economic outlook.
BBC News – Business

Iraqi government forces retake most of the city of Falluja from fighters of so-called Islamic State who have held it since 2014, officials say.
BBC News – Middle East

Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro state declares a financial emergency, citing a tax shortfall, less than 50 days before the start of the Olympics.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Police in Belgium make 12 arrests in a huge anti-terrorism operation, nearly three months after deadly bomb attacks on Brussels.
BBC News – Europe

Thomas Mair gives his name as “Death to traitors, freedom for Britain” as he appears in court charged with the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox.
BBC News – UK

Bernie Sanders promises to work with the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton, but stops short of endorsing her.
BBC News – US & Canada

An official body in South Africa rules that university bursaries offered to proven female virgins are unlawful and should be scrapped.
BBC News – Africa

Max Muncy hasn’t had many opportunities at the Major League level, but his ninth-inning double in Thursday’s 5-1 loss to the Rangers helped the A’s avoid being on the wrong side of history.
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The Bank of England warns that uncertainty about the EU referendum is the “largest immediate risk” facing global financial markets.
BBC News – Business

More than 50 US diplomats sign an internal memo sharply criticising US policy on Syria and urging military strikes against President Assad’s government.
BBC News – Middle East

Guatemala’s former president and vice-president have been formally charged with corruption and money-laundering.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean