Craig Taylor

The mark of a high-performance team isn’t tied to the final outcome on the scoreboard on a given night, but rather how the team responds
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Christophe de Margerie, chief executive of French oil company Total, has died in a Moscow air crash, a Vnukovo airport official confirms.
BBC News – Business

Iranian police arrest four men following a string of acid attacks against women allegedly for not following the country’s strict dress code.
BBC News – Middle East

Mexican federal police are put in charge of security in towns surrounding Iguala, the city where 43 students went missing more than three weeks ago.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Fierce fighting breaks out in the Syrian town of Kobane, ending two days of relative calm after defenders pushed back Islamic State militants.
BBC News – Europe

Heathrow cancels around 10% of flights with the 20 biggest carriers into and out of the London airport as the remnants of Hurricane Gonzalo are set to hit the UK.
BBC News – UK

The US has paid dozens of exiled Nazi war criminals millions of dollars in social benefits after forcing them to leave the country, a new report finds.
BBC News – US & Canada

Vital supplies to tackle Ebola are beginning to arrive in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone – the worst-hit countries, Ghana’s president says.
BBC News – Africa

The first four weeks of the NBA season before regular season games begin can be quite different for players on a roster.
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Tens of thousands of people march in London, Glasgow and Belfast, calling for pay increases and an end to austerity measures.
BBC News – Business

Iraqi MPs approve new defence and interior ministers after weeks of delay, completing a unity cabinet as the government battles IS militants.
BBC News – Middle East

Bermudans are clearing up the damage after a direct hit from Hurricane Gonzalo felled trees and downed power lines on the small Atlantic island.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Catholic gay rights groups express dismay at the rejection by bishops of proposals for wider acceptance of gay people, backed by Pope Francis.
BBC News – Europe

People who post abusive messages online could face up to two years in jail under new laws proposed by Justice Secretary Chris Grayling.
BBC News – UK

Virginia state police say they have found a body which could be that of Hannah Graham, a British-born student missing since 13 September.
BBC News – US & Canada

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says all nations have a stake in the fight against Ebola, which “respects no borders”.
BBC News – Africa

WICHITA — In the NBA, just one poor stretch can turn the tide of a game completely, and that valuable lesson was
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Global stock markets stage a partial recovery after a week of precipitous falls and volatility.
BBC News – Business

Iraqi pilots who joined Islamic State are training its members in Syria to fly three captured fighter jets, a UK-based activist group says.
BBC News – Middle East

Hurricane Gonzalo arrives over Bermuda in the Atlantic Ocean with winds of about 185km/h, and is expected to cause significant damage.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean