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The World Health Organization plays down concerns that the Rio Olympics will spread the Zika virus, amid calls for the Games to be postponed.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Lightning strikes 11 people, most of them children, during a birthday party in a Paris park, with four suffering life-threatening injuries.
BBC News – Europe

Former Labour leader Ed Miliband issues a “call to arms”, urging young people to register to vote in next month’s EU referendum.
BBC News – UK

Skirmishes flare between supporters and opponents of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump as he visits the city of San Diego in California.
BBC News – US & Canada

Five people convicted of terrorism over the 2010 bomb attacks in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, which killed 74 people, are given life sentences.
BBC News – Africa

If the way the Thunder has carried itself in tense moments so far in this Western Conference Finals is any indication, the faithful in Ch
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Nick Castellanos homered, and Michael Fulmer held the A’s to three hits across 7 2/3 innings to help the Tigers secure a 4-1 victory in Friday’s series opener at the Coliseum.
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OAKLAND – Out of pure instinct, Russell Westbrook saw that his free throw was falling short, so he darted to the spot as
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A declaration at the G7 meeting in Japan says a vote by the UK to leave the European Union would pose a “serious threat to global growth”.
BBC News – Business

The UN says it has been able to deliver aid to only a fraction of the Syrians it planned to reach, calling the situation “horrendously critical” in some areas.
BBC News – Middle East

A student demonstration in central Santiago turns violent as police use tear gas and water cannons to disperse the crowd.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Strike action over labour law reforms grips France, disrupting oil refineries, nuclear power stations and transport hubs, as police battle protesters.
BBC News – Europe

The UK is set to send a Royal Navy warship to the Mediterranean to help tackle arms smuggling in Libya, Prime Minister David Cameron announces.
BBC News – UK

The US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has reached the number of delegates needed to secure the party’s presidential nomination.
BBC News – US & Canada

The mastermind of the 2010 bomb attacks in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, which killed 74 people as they were watching the World Cup final, is found guilty.
BBC News – Africa

After Ryan Madson was introduced to 18-year-old right-hander Johnny Morell, they began working out together. The ball began exploding out of Madson’s right hand again. And with Morell’s encouragement, the […]

The Game 4 boxscore told the story of how the Thunder defeated the Golden State Warriors, 118-94, on Tuesday night.
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Adam Lind launched a pair of homers and drove in six runs in a four-hit night as the Mariners jumped on first-time A’s starter Zach Neal en route to a 13-3 series-clinching romp Wednesday at Safeco Field.
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Marks and Spencer’s new boss unveils plans to revive the retailer’s clothing and homeware business, but warns the changes will hit profits.
BBC News – Business

The controversial right-wing politician Avigdor Lieberman is to be named Israel’s defence minister after agreeing to join the governing coalition.
BBC News – Middle East