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The British Business Bank will guarantee £100m lending to its contractors, the government says.
BBC News – Business

Seven soldiers die in the Turkish-led offensive to drive Kurdish militias from the Syrian region.
BBC News – Middle East

Fidel Ángel Castro Díaz-Balart, known as “Fidelito”, is found dead in Cuba.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The Sukhoi-25 crashes in a rebel-held area in Idlib and the pilot is killed in a firefight, Russia says.
BBC News – Europe

MPs describe rumoured cuts as “militarily illiterate” and warn the Treasury “has got to cough up”.
BBC News – UK

Moscow says the stress on countering Russia is confrontational.
BBC News – US & Canada

A man suspected of racially-motivated shootings that injure six is arrested in the town of Macerata.
BBC News – Africa

Even if some of the players wouldn’t admit it, the buildup to tonight’s Thunder game had a major effect on the outcome.
Oklahoma City Thunder

The A’s have plans in place for a platoon system behind the plate: Bruce Maxwell, so long as he’s able to put legal issues behind him, is expected to be the primary catcher, with Josh Phegley facing lefty […]

The digital currency drops below $ 8,000, leaving it down 30% for the week so far.
BBC News – Business