A look at the headlines right now:
- Munich mall shooting: Police say German-Iranian gunman acted alone, shot himself in the head: The local administration has not confirmed the incident as a terror attack yet. Nine people have been killed and 10 people have been injured.
- Indiana court sets aside fetal homicide charges against Purvi Patel for inducing her own abortion: The court observed that the state's law was not meant to be used 'to prosecute women for their own abortions'.
- Indian aid worker Judith D'Souza rescued in Afghanistan, says Sushma Swaraj: She was working with the Aga Khan Foundation when she was kidnapped in Kabul on June 9.
- Cricket: Virat Kohli scores his first double century in Test cricket: He became the first Indian captain to hit a double hundred in Test cricket outside India.
- Hillary Clinton picks Virginia senator Tim Kaine as her vice-presidential running mate: The former governor of the US state has a strong resume in foreign policy and international relations.
- Efforts are on to find the missing IAF aircraft, says Manohar Parrikar: The flight, which has 29 passengers on board, took off from Tambaram in Chennai at 8 am on Friday, and was expected to land in Port Blair around 11.30 am.
- DNC email leak points to Democrats' bias against Bernie Sanders: The data trove also gave away donors’ identities and other details like phone numbers, passport and social security numbers.
- IMF chief says Brexit uncertainty must end soon to stop economic slowdown: Christine Lagarde said that they have cut this year's global growth forecast by 0.1% points to 3.1%.
- US physicists create new metal that is four-times tougher than titanium: The alloy of titanium and gold will help make medical implants that last longer.
- After six weeks of monsoon, reservoir water levels at 34% of live storage capacity: Central and western India witnessed highest increase in water levels, though three reservoirs in Maharashtra remain dry.
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