1. The Bank of Japan has taken a big step to exit its monetary easing measures. The central bank has decided to raise its short-term interest rate again this year, to around 0.25 percent from roughly 0 to 0.1 percent.
2. The US Democratic Party says it will hold an online vote from August 1 through August 5 to nominate Vice President Kamala Harris as its candidate to succeed President Joe Biden. The Democratic National Committee says 3,923 delegates from across the United States petitioned to put Harris on the ballot for the Democratic nomination. It says Harris secured the support of 99 percent of the participating delegates and noted she is the only person who has qualified for the ballot.
3. Japanese judoka Nagase Takanori has won his second straight gold medal in the men’s 81-kilogram category at the Paris Olympics. He earned his first at the Tokyo Games in 2021.
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