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A look at the reasons why the South American country’s economy is in trouble again.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Posing for photos with the Turkish president lands footballers Özil and Gündogan in hot water.
BBC News – Europe

Meghan Markle’s half-sister wants her father to attend the royal wedding if he is well enough.
BBC News – UK

Palestinian deaths in a six-week protest with Israel soar, as the US opens its embassy in Jerusalem.
BBC News – US & Canada

Brigitte was forced to live and work with priests in a shrine to “atone” for her uncle’s sins.
BBC News – Africa

The A’s have practiced patience with their young sluggers in recent weeks, fully expecting things to turn around for Matt Chapman and Matt Olson. The corner-infield duo may be on to something, combining for four […]

Number of shoppers falls 4.8% in March and April – worse than in the depths of the last recession.
BBC News – Business

The bloc led by PM Haider al-Abadi is trailing behind two other Shia groups, early results suggest.
BBC News – Middle East

Joe Tilley’s family had flown out to the South American country in a desperate effort to find him.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The suspect in Saturday’s deadly knife attack was on a French security watch list, sources say.
BBC News – Europe

Andrew Parker also reveals that 12 terror attacks have been thwarted in the UK since last March.
BBC News – UK

The US president makes a surprise move to help a telecoms firm subject to a US export ban.
BBC News – US & Canada

Violent protests at alleged corruption by local officials have gripped the region.
BBC News – Africa

A bleak May day at Yankee Stadium ended with a lackluster A’s loss on Sunday afternoon, their fifth in six games. Following a two-hour, 45-minute rain delay, lefty Brett Anderson surrendered three runs in the […]

A’s right-hander Chris Hatcher surrendered a walk-off single to Neil Walker in the 11th inning of a 7-6 loss that evened this three-game series at Yankee Stadium on Saturday.
OAK Homepage News

Ahead of new rules for fixed-odds betting machines, four people outline the pros and cons.
BBC News – Business

Some 7,000 candidates from rival coalition blocs stood for seats in the 329-member parliament.
BBC News – Middle East

Mexican officials originally said the European pair lost control of their bikes and fell off a cliff.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The former Italian PM had been barred from holding public office over a tax fraud sentence.
BBC News – Europe

The chain’s US owner postpones restructuring while it considers possible bids, the BBC understands.
BBC News – UK