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Mario Draghi
person5-Star Movement will not take part in a parliamentary confidence vote on Thursday. Move looks likely to trigger the collapse of Prime Minister Mario Draghi's government. Other coalition parties have warned that they will quit the government if 5- Star boycotts the vote in the Senate.
Cameron Young
personCameron Young leads The Open Championship at St Andrews. The 25-year-old shot eight birdies to finish three shots clear of the field. Rory McIlroy is two shots behind after a round of 66. Tiger Woods begins his bid for a 16th major title at 1459 GMT.
Ivana Trump
personIvana Trump, the Czech American ex-wife of former President Donald Trump and mother of Ivanka, Eric and Don Jr., died Thursday. She was found dead at her home at 10 east 64th street in Manhattan at 12:40 p.m., police sources said. The 73-year-old Czech American is believed to have suffered cardiac arrest. She grew up under Communist rule in the former Czechoslovakia.
Rishi Sunak
personFormer finance minister Rishi Sunak wins biggest backing from Conservative lawmakers. Penny Mordaunt second with 67 votes and foreign minister Liz Truss third with 50. Nadhim Zahawi and Jeremy Hunt knocked out after failing to get required minimum of 30 votes. Suella Braverman eliminated from race to replace Boris Johnson as Tory leader.
Penny Mordaunt
personTrade Minister Penny Mordaunt wins 83 votes from Tory MPs. Close behind ex-Chancellor Rishi Sunak on 101 and ahead of Liz Truss on 64. Centre-right candidate Tom Tugendhat won just 32 votes.
Penny Mordaunt
personForeign Secretary did worse than expected in yesterday's vote of Conservative MPs. Rishi Sunak was supported by 88 members, Penny Mordaunt by 67, and Liz Truss by 50. Lord Frost said he has ‘grave reservations’ about her becoming PM.
Suella Braverman
personRishi Sunak came first with 101 votes, followed by Penny Mordaunt on 83. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss third on 67, with equalities minister Kemi Badenoch fourth. Tom Tugendhat fifth on 32, with another round of voting on Monday.
Tiger Woods
personCameron Young leads British Open after opening with 8-under 64. Rory McIlroy is two shots behind after a round of 66. 54 players break par, 26 with rounds in the 60s. Tiger Woods had the second-worst score in his Open career with 78.
Liz Truss
personTrade minister came second in first round of voting, pushing Liz Truss into third. Suella Braverman has been knocked out of the race, leaving five candidates to head into the next round. A second vote by Tory MPs takes place later on Thursday.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
personPresident Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled Sri Lanka on Wednesday, hours before he was expected to resign. Protesters seized his home and office, and appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as acting president. Wickremedhe quickly declared a nationwide state of emergency to counter swelling protests over the country's economic and political collapse. Sri Lanka is in the midst of its worst economic crisis since gaining independence in 1948.
Chelsea
organizationChelsea have completed the signing of Raheem Sterling from Manchester City. Sterling has signed a five-year deal worth more than £300,000-a-week. The 27-year-old is the first arrival of the Todd Boehly era at Stamford Bridge. Kalidou Koulibaly will fly to LA tonight and complete his medical tomorrow. Chelsea have opened talks with Paris Saint-Germain to sign Presnel Kimpembe.
Network Rail
organizationNetwork Rail has made a new offer to workers in a bid to break deadlock. Firm said it was ‘a two-year deal worth over 5%’ for all Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) union members. RMT said offer amounts to a real-terms pay cut and would cut a third of frontline maintenance roles.
Penny Mordaunt
personPenny Mordaunt came second in first ballot with 67 votes from Tory MPs. Rishi Sunak was top, with 88 votes, relegating Liz Truss into third. Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi and former Cabinet minister Jeremy Hunt failed to get the 30 votes required to get to the next stage.
Raheem Sterling
personRaheem Sterling has joined Chelsea on a five-year contract. The winger ends a seven-year stay at Manchester City. Sterling overtakes N'Golo Kante as Chelsea's top earner. Kalidou Koulibaly will soon complete a £34m move from Napoli.
Jeremy Hunt
personJeremy Hunt and Nadim Zahawi eliminated from Tory leadership contest. Penny Mordaunt and Liz Truss are in second and third place. Further votes will follow on Friday to move into next round.
Microsoft
organizationNetflix announced plans in April to introduce a new, cheaper, subscription package containing ads. Comcast's NBCUniversal subsidiary and Google were reportedly "top contenders" to serve ads on Netflix. Microsoft has served ads on the Bing search engine and its predecessors for many years.
Rishi Sunak
personFormer chancellor Rishi Sunak topped the ballot with the backing of 88 MPs. Penny Mordaunt beat Liz Truss for second place with 67 votes to Truss's 50. Tom Tugendhat, Attorney General Suella Braverman and former equalities minister Kemi Badenoch also progressed.
Liz Truss
personRishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Tom Tugendhat, Kemi Badenoch, Penny Mordaunt, Jeremy Hunt, Nadhim Zahawi and Suella Braverman secured the 20 nominations needed to enter the contest. Rehman Chishti and Sajid Javid withdrew from the race. Grant Shapps won the backing of just one percent of readers.
Donald Trump
personTesla CEO says ex-president has ‘to hang up his hat and sail into the sunset’ Musk also says the legal maximum age for the start of a presidential term should be 69. A House of Representatives select committee is currently holding televised hearings investigating the January 6 attack.
Amazon
organizationMost of Amazon's gadgets are on sale for Prime Day. The mega-retailer is offering up to 73 per cent off customer-loved products. This includes Shark vacuum cleaners, Nespresso coffee machines, Ring doorbells and more. Save $420 on this touchscreen Samsung Chromebook with S Pen at Amazon.