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Friday was the first day coal wasn’t used to generate electricity since the Industrial Revolution, says the National Grid.
BBC News – Business

The US says Abdurakhmon Uzbeki is a close associate of the IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
BBC News – Middle East

The incident comes after two days of often violent protests against President Maduro’s government.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

More than 100 wives and partners march after the deadly gun attack on the Champs Elysees.
BBC News – Europe

Theresa May says Labour wants to raise taxes – but does not commit to previous Tory pledges.
BBC News – UK

The US agrees to accept asylum seekers under a resettlement plan previously condemned by President Trump.
BBC News – US & Canada

President Kenyatta admits not enough election materials were provided for his party’s primaries.
BBC News – Africa

The ball hung in the air for an eternity for Thunder fans, but as it clanged off the rim and fell to the ground the buzzer sounded, and a
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Mariners veteran Hisashi Iwakuma and young A’s lefty Sean Manaea will square off on Friday night in the second game of a four-game series at the Oakland Coliseum, with both hoping for better outcomes than their […]

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Sales were down 1.4% in the first quarter of 2017, their biggest decline since early 2010.
BBC News – Business

President Hassan Rouhani is among six people allowed to run, but the former firebrand president is not.
BBC News – Middle East

Police fire tear gas at demonstrators during the second day of violent protests in the capital, Caracas.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The gunman who killed a policeman had earlier been seen as a potential Islamist radical, media say.
BBC News – Europe

Former England and Aston Villa defender Ugo Ehiogu dies aged 44 after suffering a cardiac arrest at Tottenham’s training centre on Thursday.
BBC News – UK

A US Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for the first in the state’s planned spate of executions.
BBC News – US & Canada

Online access is restored three months after it was cut off in English-speaking areas over protests.
BBC News – Africa

A sound defensive display, combined with early offensive production — two components that had been missing from Oakland’s early-season showing — accompanied a power parade and pitching prowess in Wednesday’s 9-1 […]

HOUSTON – All night long, Russell Westbrook had been sensational.
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A Which? survey finds high levels of dissatisfaction with many UK broadband providers.
BBC News – Business