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Venezuela president Maduro rejects vote rigging claims
Venezuela's newly reelected president Nicolas Maduro has rejected claims that his government had inflated turnout figures in the country’s elections last Sunday.
WannaCry hackers withdraw over £100k after NHS ransomware attack
Hackers behind the massive WannaCry cyber attack which crippled IT systems at the NHS in May have withdrawn £108k worth of bitcoin.
US service sector activity slows more than forecast in July
Growth in services activity in the States slowed last month amid flattening levels of activity across multiple sectors, according to the results of one of the most widely-followed surveys for the sector.
Weekly US jobless claims drift lower
Layoffs in the US slipped slightly during the latest reference week, as expected.
Europe midday: Stocks mixed as BoE stays put
European markets edged higher after the Bank of England decided not to follow-through with its recent more hawkish rhetoric.
Russia announces truce in another Syrian 'safe zone'
Russia's Defence Ministry says that a cease-fire treaty has been agreed on in the northern parts of the Homs province in war- torn Syria.
Euro area economic activity cools slightly in July, PMIs show
Economic growth in the Eurozone cooled a tad last month but nevertheless continued to grow at near its fastest pace in six years, the results of a widely-followed survey showed.
US sanctions on Russia amount to 'trade war', Medvedev says
Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev has criticised new sanctions imposed on the country by the US, equating them to the declaration of a 'full-scale trade war'.