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Cuba reinstates controls on doctors willing to travel abroad saying its health services have been “seriously affected” by the loss of specialists.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

US President Barack Obama urges Turkey and Russia to calm tensions over the downing of a Russian warplane and to focus on fighting IS militants.
BBC News – Europe

MPs will decide later whether to authorise UK air strikes against Islamic State in Syria at the end of what is expected to be a mammoth 10-hour debate.
BBC News – UK

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and wife Priscilla Chan say they will give away 99% of their shares, as they announce the birth of their daughter Max.
BBC News – US & Canada

Nigeria’s ex-national security adviser, Sambo Dasuki, has been arrested for allegedly stealing $ 2bn meant to fight Boko Haram, his representatives say.
BBC News – Africa

Sean Manaea tied a bow on his impressive Arizona Fall League campaign with one last dominant outing. After a nine-strikeout performance in his last start, the Mesa Solar Sox left-hander fanned seven batters […]

ATLANTA — Much has changed on Anthony Morrow’s old stomping grounds of Georgia Tech.
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A hilarious impression this season has earned Stephen Vogt an Esurance MLB Award.
OAK Homepage News

ATLANTA – The Thunder is looking
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The government has announced plans to open a section of the HS2 high-speed rail link between Birmingham and Crewe six years earlier than originally hoped for in 2027.
BBC News – Business

Two 17-year-old Israelis are convicted of the murder of Palestinian youth Mohammad Abu Khdair, who was abducted and burned to death in Jerusalem in 2014.
BBC News – Middle East

Security forces in Guatemala are trying to regain control of a prison after at least 16 people are killed in a fight between inmates.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

President Putin says Turkey shot down Russian plane to protect its oil trade with Islamic State group
BBC News – Europe

Jeremy Corbyn grants Labour MPs a free vote on UK air strikes in Syria – with the Commons debate expected to take place on Wednesday.
BBC News – UK

US President Barack Obama, in Paris for the UN climate talks, visits the Bataclan theatre to pay his respects to those killed there.
BBC News – US & Canada

A BBC investigation uncovers evidence that British American Tobacco bribed officials in East Africa.
BBC News – Africa

The A’s added infielder Joey Wendle and left-hander Jose Torres to their 40-man roster Friday, protecting them from next month’s Rule 5 Draft
OAK Homepage News

Whether it’s physically in the form of intricate pregame handshake routines or mentally in the film room and in huddles, Thunder players
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Hundreds of solar power jobs have been lost owing to planned cuts to subsidies, according to a survey that suggests thousands more jobs could be at risk industry-wide.
BBC News – Business

Russia strengthens its anti-aircraft defences in Syria by moving up a cruiser and deploying new missiles at an air base.
BBC News – Middle East