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Activists say Islamic State fighters in Syria are planting bombs in Palmyra, an ancient city that has some of the Middle East’s most important ruins.
BBC News – Middle East

Argentina captain Lionel Messi is “sorry” banned Brazil forward and Barcelona team-mate Neymar will miss the Copa America.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

EU leaders intensify efforts to reach a deal over the Greek debt crisis ahead of Monday’s emergency summit in Brussels, as thousands rally in Athens.
BBC News – Europe

Thousands of foreign nurses in junior posts could be forced to leave the UK under new migrant salary rules, causing “chaos” in the NHS, unions warn.
BBC News – UK

The names of nine parishioners shot dead at an African-American church in South Carolina are read out in the church’s first service since the attack.
BBC News – US & Canada

At least three die as Somali jihadist group al-Shabab launches an attack on intelligence headquarters in the capital, Mogadishu.
BBC News – Africa

Oklahoma City, Saturday, June 20, 2015 – The following statement was released tonight by Oklahoma City Thunder Chairman
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel says a solution to Greece’s debt crisis must be agreed before Monday’s emergency EU summit.
BBC News – Business

Peace talks in Geneva between Yemen’s warring factions fail to produce a ceasefire agreement after a week of diplomacy.
BBC News – Middle East

The head of two of Brazil’s leading construction firms are arrested as part of a major investigation into corruption at state-owned oil giant Petrobras.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A Greek minister says new proposals will be put to creditors to “get closer to a solution” ahead of a crisis summit on Monday.
BBC News – Europe

A three-week old baby dies after being bitten by a dog in Sunderland.
BBC News – UK

Racism remains “a blight” on society, US President Barack Obama says, after the killing of nine African-Americans in a Charleston church.
BBC News – US & Canada

A British man killed while fighting with Islamist militant group al-Shabab in Kenya was second in command of his unit at the time, the BBC learns.
BBC News – Africa

“It was a whirlwind,” Andre Roberson said, reminiscing on the moment he decided to declare for the NBA Draft. “That’s all I remember.
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Businesses are ambushing rivals with fake reviews and customers are reportedly using the threat of online criticism to win discounts, research finds.
BBC News – Business

The war in Syria fuelled a record 60m people displaced by conflict or persecution around the world in 2014, a UN report says.
BBC News – Middle East

A group of eight Brazilian senators on a visit to Venezuela to meet a jailed opposition leader say they had to flee after their bus was attacked.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Leaders from eurozone nations are to hold an emergency summit on Monday after the latest attempts to resolve the Greek debt crisis failed.
BBC News – Europe

The government is promising a “new deal” for GPs – if they sign up to seven-day opening.
BBC News – UK