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LOS ANGELES,  (Reuters) – U.S. actor Ernest Borgnine, whose bulldog appearance made him a natural for tough-guy roles in films like “The Wild Bunch” but won an Oscar for playing a sensitive loner in “Marty,” died today at the age of 95, his longtime publicist said.

JOS, Nigeria,  (Reuters) – A Nigerian senator and several others were killed today when gunmen attacked a mass burial for 63 victims of violence the previous day in volatile, ethnically mixed Plateau state, a government official said.

The police say they are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of farmer Bhim Narine Ramanand, 61 years of Garden of Eden, EBD, whose body was found in his yard at about 0930h today with the hands tied and suspected stab wounds.

The police are investigating the suspected murder of Khemraj Dass called “Lakeram” 47 years of Bella Dam, Klien Pouderoyen, WBD, which occurred last night aboard a tug that was moored alongside a wharf at Friendship, EBD.

KABUL,  (Reuters) – Six NATO soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan today, after an insurgent attack in the south killed one foreign soldier, coalition statements said.

(Press Trust of India) Yesteryear superstar Rajesh Khanna, who had been admitted to a private hospital over a fortnight ago, has been discharged today, hospital sources said.

LONDON,  (Reuters) – Roger Federer beat Andy Murray 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 today to win a record-equalling seventh Wimbledon title and 17th grand slam crown.

EZjet has announced that flights to Toronto, Canada will begin on July 17, 2012.

(Jamaica Gleaner) While Minister of Finance Dr Peter Phillips has presented the country with an austerity Budget to reflect the choppy waters the economy is sailing through, it appears that members of the Cabinet are facing no such restraints.

(BBC) The BBC has learned that a patient has been diagnosed with cholera in the Cuban capital, Havana, days after three people died in a rare outbreak in the south-eastern town of Manzanillo.

(Barbados Nation) The Rum Shop, an institution of culture and communities in Barbados, is under threat, with scores of them having closed their doors in the last year.

(Trinidad Express) Conmen from outside of the country are involved in the debit and credit card fraud that affected commercial banks’ Automatic Teller Machines (ATMs) in the country last week, banking sources said yesterday.

(Barbados Nation) CARICOM nationals who travel to Barbados should soon be able to stay for up to six months at a time.

(WICB) Kingston, Jamaica — Marlon Samuels and Chris Gayle played all the shots in the book as they scored memorable centuries to give West Indies another dominant win over New Zealand.

(Trinidad Guardian) Outgoing Central Bank Governor, Ewart Williams, yesterday described what transpired at Clico before the insurance company collapsed in January 2009 as a “massive fraud on the public” and he admitted that he has “lost sleep” over the issue.

The Corriverton Interim Management Committee (IMC) Town Clerk, Narendra Sookram, was yesterday handed a petition by A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) signed by over 600 persons from Corriverton calling for the dissolution of the IMC, deeming the body illegal and unconstitutional.

The Guyana Chronicle today apologized for an editorial on July 2nd which provoked anger because of its racial divisiveness.

No Mr Ramotar… West Indies Cricket must look north This newspaper has often had reason to be extremely critical of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).

(Jamaica Observer) Residents of Windsor Heights in Central Village, St Catherine, yesterday challenged claims by the police that the four men killed by them in the community died in a gun battle.

(Jamaica Gleaner) MONTEGO BAY, St James — Homicide detectives were last night working feverishly to make a breakthrough in the brutal murder of 51-year-old gas station manager Michael Small, who was gunned down at his Porto Bello residence is St James on Thursday night.