– The Electricity Control Board (ECB) has issued export licences totalling 1. 2 gigawatts of electricity to Independent Power Producers (IPPs) using the Modified Single Buyer (MSB) market model for export. – The Brief
– A Kenyan court has awarded four women living with HIV – who were sterilised without their consent – about $20 000 each in damages. – BBC
– Media mogul Rupert Murdoch says he is stepping down as Chairman of Fox and News Corp, with his son Lachlan to head both companies. – BBC
– France are on the brink of reaching the World Cup quarter finals after claiming. their biggest-ever win with a 96-0 victory over Namibia in Pool A. – BBC Sport