Prosecutors target Amazon evictions
Federal prosecutors in Brazil say the government must stop the eviction of communities from an area of the Amazon jungle that will be flooded for a dam. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Craig Taylor
Greece ‘headed for painful euro exit’
Greece’s central bank warns for the first time that the country could be on a “painful course” to default and exit from the eurozone and the EU. BBC News – Europe
Bradford group questioned in March
The three sisters and nine children from Bradford feared to be going to Syria were stopped before taking a flight from the UK in March, the BBC learns. BBC News – UK
Uber dealt employee blow by US ruling
An Uber driver in California is deemed an employee, not a contractor, in a ruling that could mean higher costs for the app-based taxi service. BBC News – US & Canada
Chad bans face veil after bombings
Chad bans people from wearing the full-face Islamic veil, saying it is to counter militants after Monday’s twin suicide bombings. BBC News – Africa
UK inflation rate turns positive
Transport costs helped the UK’s CPI inflation rate to rise to 0.1% in May, up from -0.1% in April, official figures show. BBC News – Business