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Trade secretary says the Treasury’s downbeat forecast for a “no-deal” Brexit is “hard to swallow”.
BBC News – UK

The ex-presidents deliver eulogies to the Vietnam War hero who became a high-profile politician.
BBC News – US & Canada

At least three soldiers are killed and 14 people hurt, with a school collapsing in the blast.
BBC News – Africa

The A’s inverted their pitching plan for Saturday’s showdown with the Mariners, opening the game with a reliever — the just-recalled Liam Hendricks — in front of originally scheduled starter Daniel Mengden.
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The 2018 NFL season is finally upon us kicking off on Thursday night with the reigning champions the Philadelphia Eagles hosting the Atlanta Falcons in the first game of the year. With one of the more interesting […]

As the first 16-year-olds are able to control their Child Trust Funds, some may be unaware of the savings.
BBC News – Business

The US State Department says Unrwa, which supports five million people, is “irredeemably flawed”.
BBC News – Middle East

Brazil’s top electoral court rules that the jailed ex-president cannot stand in October’s election.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Time could be up for the practice of changing clocks in the autumn and spring in the EU.
BBC News – Europe

The Times reports that celebrities using legal but controversial schemes are being “blacklisted”.
BBC News – UK

They were seeking agreement on changes to the Nafta treaty, derided by President Trump as “unfair”.
BBC News – US & Canada

Conseslus Kipruto ran six laps with only one shoe to win the 3000m Diamond League finals steeplechase.
BBC News – Africa

The A’s raced to a five-run lead, let it slip, and still came out victorious to gain a game in the American League West on Friday night. A mighty bullpen led the way, helped along by a pair of runs that dismantled […]

A rough beginning doomed the A’s in their return home, a lifeless performance against the Mariners unfolding in front of the Coliseum crowd on Thursday night.
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He is expected to replace Sir Martin Sorrell, who quit the firm in April amid a misconduct scandal.
BBC News – Business

It says the report, which accuses all sides of possible war crimes, contains “false allegations”.
BBC News – Middle East

Central bank raises benchmark interest rate in an effort to stabilise the country’s financial crisis.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Marc Dutroux, who abducted and murdered girls, has offered to answer the families’ questions.
BBC News – Europe

The party’s leadership is “becoming a force for anti-Semitism in British politics”, the MP says.
BBC News – UK

The department says the university failed to show it does not discriminate on the basis of race.
BBC News – US & Canada