News in Saturday, July 23th, 2016 ~ The News of The World

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USA: Donald Trump rallied Republicans by vowing he alone could fix a nation adrift in a dangerous world. Trump electrified the Republican National Convention, promising to restore security, clamp down on immigration and put America first.

TURKEY: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday faced growing EU criticism over an "unacceptable" crackdown that has seen tens of thousands of people detained or sacked.

FRANCE: IMF chief Christine Lagarde was ordered on Friday to stand trial in France over a massive state payout to a tycoon when she was French economyminister.

SYRIA: Russian warplanes bombed a remote outpost in Syria used by elite US and British forces last month as well as another site linked to the CIA.

MALAYSIA: Hope of finding flight MH370's final resting place is "fading" and the massive three-nation search for the doomed jet will be suspended if nothing turns up in the suspected crash zone, Malaysia, Australia and China said.

NETHERLANDS: Wartime Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic on Friday lodged an appeal against his 40-year jail sentence for genocide.

ITALY: Luciano Pavarotti's family called on Friday for Donald Trump to stop using his recording of Giacomo Puccini's aria "Nessun Dorma" in his election campaign.

VENEZUELA: Jailed Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez appeared in court on Friday to appeal his 14-year sentence for inciting violence at anti-government protests in 2014.

Munich manhunt after eight killed

At least eight people died on Friday in a shooting rampage at a shopping mall in the German city of Munich, with the gunmen still at large, police said. "Sad news: the number of dead has risen to eight," Munich police said on Twitter. Police warned of an "acute terror" situation in the locked-down southern German city, which saw panicked shoppers fleeing the mall as armed police roamed the streets in the search for the attackers. "We suspect terrorism," a Munich police spokesman said. The shooting spree began before 1600 GMT at a McDonald's restaurant and continued on a nearby street before the gunmen moved into the OEZ shopping centre, a police spokeswoman said. Germany has so far escaped the kind of large-scale jihadist attacks seen in France. But it is the third strike against civilian targets in Europe in just over a week, following an axe rampage on a train in the same German state of Bavaria on Monday and the truck attack in France on July 14. German news agency DPA quoted police as warning of an "acute terror situation" with three assailants at large armed with "long guns". A video posted on social media appeared to show a man dressed in black walking away from the McDonald's while firing repeatedly on people as they fled. Munich's main train station has been evacuated and metro and bus transport in the city suspended. Europe has been on alert for terrorism in the wake of a string of attacks in neighbouring France and Belgium claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group.

Economy shows 'dramatic deterioration'

The economy has slumped at its fastest rate since the financial crisis in the wake of Britain's vote to leave the European Union, a report said. The closelywatched Markit Flash UK Composite Output Index plummeted to its lowest level since April 2009, falling to 47.7 in July, compared to 52.4 in June. A reading above 50 indicates growth. The sharp contraction was triggered by falling output and orders for the first time since the end of 2012, while business optimism in Britain's powerhouse services sector hit a seven-and-a-half-year low. The data, collected between July 12 and 21, provides a stark picture of the state of the economy following the Brexit vote, with City experts now warning that Britain could be heading for a recession. Sterling was down 0.2% against the dollar at 1.318 US dollars after

the report was published, while the pound also fell 0.3% against the euro at 1.195 euro. Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit, said the update showed a "dramatic deterioration" in the UK economy and expects gross domestic product to contract by 0.4% in the third quarter.

Allardyce gets England job

Sam Allardyce is the new England manager after the Football Association officially appointed him on Friday, 10 years after he failed to convince them he was the right man for the job. The 61-year-old Englishman - who lost out to Steve McClaren 10 years ago after Sven-Goran Eriksson left - signed a two-year contract with his task to guide England to the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia. Allardyce - who gained credit for keeping Sunderland in the Premier League last season - replaces Roy Hodgson, who stepped down after England lost to minnows Iceland in the last 16 of Euro 2016 last month. Allardyce's only piece of silverware came at the beginning of his managerial career with an Irish League title at Limerick City.

United Kingdom in Brief

BULLYING: Jeremy Corbyn has been accused of allowing a "culture of bullying" to take hold within Labour and was compared to Sports Direct boss Mike Ashley by his leadership rival. Owen Smith said "something had gone badly wrong" since Mr Corbyn took charge amid fresh claims of abuse being directed at critics of the leader by activists. (PA)

RAF: Police are appealing for pedestrians and motorists to help track down two "Middle Eastern" men after the attempted knifepoint abduction of an RAF serviceman on Thursday. (PA)

MACKENZIE: ITN and a Channel 4 News reporter have made complaints to the press regulator over Sun columnist Kelvin MacKenzie's "religious discrimination". In his column on Monday, the former editor of the tabloid newspaper questioned whether it was right for correspondent Fatima Manji to appear on screen wearing a hijab to present a report on the Nice massacre. (PA)

TOMBSTONING: An eleven-year-old boy whose body was pulled from a canal may have been tombstoning with friends, firefighters have said. The boy - named locally as Subhaan Ali - was with a group of boys when he went into the canal behind the Parkgate retail park in Rotherham. (PA)

PHOTOS: Thai police on Friday questioned the wife of a British journalist over his social media links to unflattering photos allegedly of the kingdom's crown prince, in a country where insulting the royals carries heavy jail terms.

FTSE: London's FTSE-100 index was up 30.59 or 0.46 per cent at 6730.48 at the close on Friday.

PRINCE GEORGE: Pictures of Prince George playing in the grounds of his family home have been released by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to mark their son's third birthday. The young prince has been captured looking happy and carefree in the four images taken earlier this month.

RING: A bride-to-be has told of her delight after police divers recovered the engagement ring she dropped in a harbour two weeks earlier. Nicola Hazell contacted Bristol Harbour Authority on Twitter after losing her silver solitaire ring while out rowing in Bristol docks on July 9. The harbour master spotted Avon and Somerset Police's dive team on a training exercise there on Friday and challenged them to find the ring, which they duly did. (PA)

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FOOTBALL: New Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho saw his side get off to a poor start on their tour of China when they lost 4-1 to Borussia Dortmund on Friday. Mourinho did not include Wayne Rooney, opting to give his captain more time to get fit after only returning this week.

HULL: Steve Bruce resigned as manager of Hull City only days after he held talks over the then vacant England job. The 55-year-old had taken Hull up for the second time into the Premier League last season but is said to be unhappy about the lack of investment.

CRICKET: Joe Root's unbeaten 141 was the centrepiece of England's commanding 314 for four on the first day of the second Test gainst Pakistan at Old Trafford on Friday. England captain Alastair Cook, who won the toss on a good pitch and in sunny conditions ideal for batting, made 105 and shared a second-wicket stand of 185 with Root.

F1: Lewis Hamilton crashed enabling Nico Rosberg to take advantage and top the times for Mercedes in Friday's second free practice for Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix. The 31-year-old German, who earlier Friday signed a new two-year contract to remain with Mercedes until 2018, was half a second faster than nearest rival Daniel Ricciardo.

CYCLING: Romain Bardet won the 19th stage of the Tour de France on Friday as Chris Froome survived a crash to maintain his race lead. Froome crashed on a slippery descent but recovered well and limited his losses to a handful of seconds. In the overall standings, Froome leads from Bardet by 4 minutes and 11 seconds.