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Oil prices surged as much as 12% on Friday after fresh suggestions that Opec nations were set to cut oil production.
BBC News – Business

The funeral of Giulio Regeni, a Cambridge student found dead in Egypt, has been held in his home town in Italy.
BBC News – Middle East

More than 200,000 Brazilian soldiers are sent across the country to warn people of the risks of the Zika virus.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Turkey shells a Kurdish militia in northern Syria and demands it retreat from territory it has seized, prompting concern in Washington.
BBC News – Europe

The US has a “profound interest” in a strong UK staying in a strong European Union, says US Secretary of State John Kerry.
BBC News – UK

Donald Trump and Ted Cruz attack each other ahead of a debate between the remaining Republican contenders for US president in South Carolina.
BBC News – US & Canada

Somalia’s main Islamist militant group al-Shabab says it carried out a bomb attack on a passenger plane that blew a huge hole in its fuselage.
BBC News – Africa

TORONTO – Less than 12 hours after finishing off an emphatic home win over the New Orleans Pelicans, the Thunder duo of
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The A’s cruised into their final weekend of the offseason in splashy style, pulling off a trade with the Brewers for slugging outfielder Khris Davis on Friday afternoon.
OAK Homepage News

The Independent and Independent on Sunday newspapers are to cease print editions in March, leaving an online-only edition, their owner says.
BBC News – Business

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad vows to retake “the whole country”, but says the involvement of regional powers means it could take “a long time”.
BBC News – Middle East

A British prisoner who was jailed in Peru for drug smuggling says five other women have used an illegal route to get back into the UK while on parole.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The European Union gives Greece three months to fix border controls in a move that could allow other Schengen states to maintain internal controls.
BBC News – Europe

Former entertainer Rolf Harris is to be charged with seven counts of indecent assault, the Crown Prosecution Service says.
BBC News – UK

Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders clash over their support for the president in their first debate since the New Hampshire primary.
BBC News – US & Canada

Twelve senior Nigerian army officers, including six serving generals, are handed over for questioning over alleged involvement in an arms scandal.
BBC News – Africa

The signs of solidarity were everywhere.
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Oakland general manager David Forst was among the crowd of 300 scouts and executives on the first day of MLB’s International Showcase at Estadio Quisqueya Juan Marichal on Wednesday.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb.
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Surveyors are witnessing a surge of demand from buy-to-let investors which they expect to push up house prices.
BBC News – Business