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A full-scale international effort is under way to reach 12 young Thais and their coach lost in a vast cave. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ICDyrb via IFTTT

The kingdom of Swaziland, now known as eSwatini, is holding its first gay pride march - despite homosexuality being illegal. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2tMKvjK via IFTTT

The UK's biggest steelworks at Port Talbot will become part of the newly merged group. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2tFD0fk via IFTTT

Leafy salad growers say the summer's high temperatures have boosted demand but damaged crops. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2yS45RK via IFTTT

Nissan is accused of exaggerating the benefits of its latest Leaf electric car model. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2Kxj30F via IFTTT

The move comes amid concern over the treatment of Windrush migrants and LGBT asylum seekers. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2N6aZWx via IFTTT

Canada also unveiled $2bn in aid to protect its steel and aluminium industries from the US tariffs. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2IHjuE8 via IFTTT

The US Commerce Department is probing the impact of foreign auto imports on national security. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2IEFhvZ via IFTTT

Staff must switch to mobiles by the end of the summer as landline phones will be phased out. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2Kg5s1L via IFTTT

A 3% rise in sales in the crucial North America region sends shares in the sportswear firm soaring. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2Kya1nw via IFTTT

The pound jumps as new figures show the economy grew by 0.2% in the first three months of the year. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2IAOwgw via IFTTT

The retailer is testing whether shoppers can buy products using an app, rather than visiting a till. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2ySumz1 via IFTTT

Supplies of pork and chicken products will be affected, the Food and Drink Federation warns. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2KryXwX via IFTTT

Dame Inga Beale, the only woman to lead the 330-year-old insurance market, will leave next year. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2tQf1th via IFTTT

The start of a four-year reduction in the fee paid each time an ATM is used takes effect on Sunday, from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2IBOrJH via IFTTT

Tata Steel, which owns the Port Talbot steelworks, and ThyssenKrupp are close to agreeing terms on a merger. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2KtRV68 via IFTTT

Ryde Technologies says 2,000 "phantom bookings" have cost its drivers thousands of dollars. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2IAYoXC via IFTTT

The nine anti-submarine warships will be built in Australia by a local workforce. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2Kj0qSb via IFTTT

A new survey ranks Sports Direct above the US tech titan as a firm "trailblazing in global commerce". from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2Kgbf7j via IFTTT

The landmark decision on plain packaging laws is likely to have global implications. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2Ktz2Aa via IFTTT

The Federal Reserve points to "widespread and critical deficiencies" at the German bank's US division. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2lEtOmW via IFTTT

China's reputation for manufacturing has been built on being fast and cheap. Now Beijing wants to raise its game. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2MwYNgf via IFTTT

Discount retailer Poundworld is teetering on the brink. For staff and customers, it's more than just a brand that could be lost. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2KtG9Zh via IFTTT

The Chinese government has recently been calling a number of businesses to task for calling Taiwan a country, as the BBC's Cindy Sui reports. from BBC News - Business https://ift.tt/2KBI5PK via IFTTT

Christian filmmaker and animator Pete Docter is now the new Creative Officer of Pixar Animation. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2tICzAU via IFTTT

Ebola victims in the Democratic Republic of Congo are first looking to God instead of doctors for their healing. And by ignoring medical care and medicines, doctors say some of the patients are putting their lives and the health of others at risk.  from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2tHza5t via IFTTT

Celebrity sightings The Hollywood stars are spotted out and about. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2ySSMII

A representative of a conservative organization is running a United Nations religious freedom committee and working to promote this 'human right'. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/2IDqH7W via IFTTT

Selena Gomez says she's 'stepped back a bit' after her kidney transplant Selena Gomez is living life with a positive attitude. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2ICKUKY

Tessa Thompson comes out as bisexual: 'I’m attracted to men and also to women' Tessa Thompson recently opened up about her sexuality, but she's making it clear that she never revealed whether or not she's in a relationship. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2yVzmTP

Jaimie Alexander petitions to bring Chris Hardwick back to TV “Blindspot” star Jaimie Alexander is defending her pal Chris Hardwick from the sexual assault allegations made by his ex-girlfriend Chloe Dykstra. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2tR5BgV

Michael Douglas reveals what son Cameron has been up to 2 years after prison release Michael Douglas said his son, Cameron, is doing "great" two years after he was released from prison — and the actor said he's turning his life around. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2KkmCeM

Bruce Lee's mysterious death solved? Nearly 45 years after film and fighting legend Bruce Lee's sudden demise, journalist Matthew Polly may have new key information on the true reason behind the actor's death. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2tR01uZ

Kylie Jenner is ‘comfortable’ not living with boyfriend Travis Scott despite sharing 5-month-old daughter, sources say Kylie Jenner and boyfriend Travis Scott may share 5-month-old daughter, Stormi, but the famous couple still don't live together. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2KC4ol6

Reba McEntire: 8 things you didn't know Eight fast facts about the legendary country music star, Reba McEntire. via FOX NEWS https://ift.tt/2tPrAF3

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mexican assets are poised to strengthen even if leftist front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wins Sunday's presidential election, analysts say, on expectations he will govern from the center and as the uncertainty stemming from the race fades. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2tGIbeU via IFTTT

YANGON/COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Rohingya refugees returning to Myanmar will have no explicit guarantees of citizenship or freedom of movement throughout the country, under a secret agreement between the government and the United Nations seen by Reuters. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2tRmTui via IFTTT

BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) - A ceasefire has been agreed for southern Syria between the government and rebels, a Jordanian official source said on Friday, amid fears of a gathering humanitarian catastrophe in a region sensitive to neighbors Jordan and Israel. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2lGOFpL via IFTTT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence agencies believe North Korea has increased production of fuel for nuclear weapons at multiple secret sites in recent months and may try to hide these while seeking concessions in nuclear talks with the United States, NBC News quoted U.S. officials as saying. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2lGFG89 via IFTTT

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - More than 100 migrants are feared to have drowned off Libya's western coast after their overloaded boat capsized, coastguard officials said on Friday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2MzDoTP via IFTTT

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia's new government said on Saturday it is considering amending laws on human trafficking and migrant smuggling just days after the U.S. State Department reported a lack of progress in the country's efforts to counter trafficking in the past year. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2yYGoXY via IFTTT

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders on Friday claimed success in reaching a hard-fought agreement to control immigration but it faced instant criticism as vague, hard to implement and a potential threat to human rights. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2yVBWJt via IFTTT

GAZA (Reuters) - Israeli forces shot and killed two Palestinians, one of them a 14-year-old boy, and wounded 415 others with live fire and tear gas during protests along the Gaza border on Friday, Gaza health officials said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Kgwru9 via IFTTT

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would raise the issue of alleged Russian meddling in U.S. elections during his planned meeting with President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki next month. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2KCAyAd via IFTTT

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, less than two weeks before a NATO summit in Brussels, on Friday repeated his complaint that Germany and other European nations need to spend more on the military alliance. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2MxezrA via IFTTT

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