Ebola virus mutating, scientists say
Scientists at the Institut Pasteur in France who are tracking the Ebola outbreak in Guinea say the virus has mutated. BBC News – Africa
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US Supreme Court blocks executions
The US Supreme Court postpones the executions of three death row inmates who say the use of the sedative midazolam in the procedures is cruel. BBC News – US & Canada
League tables branded a ‘nonsense’
Scores of England’s top private schools are expecting to be at the bottom of the secondary school league tables, following confusion over International GCSEs. BBC News – UK
Apple earnings beat expectations
Apple reports first quarter earnings of $ 18bn and record iPhone sales of 74.5 million, beating investor expectations. BBC News – Business
Mexico insists 43 students are dead
Mexico’s attorney general insists that 43 students who disappeared four months ago were killed and their bodies burnt and disposed of. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Egypt activists lose final appeal
Three Egyptian activists lose their final appeal against three-year prison sentences they were given last year for violating an anti-protest law. BBC News – Middle East