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Parties file a motion to have Pedro Pablo Kuczynski removed after he rejects resignation calls.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Centre-right leader Sebastian Kurz is set to become Europe’s youngest prime minister under the deal.
BBC News – Europe

Theresa May welcomes “important step” and calls for “rapid progress” on transition discussions.
BBC News – UK

Mr Trump praises the FBI after previously calling the agency “disgraceful” and “in tatters”.
BBC News – US & Canada

Dutch judges give Eshetu Alemu a life term for his role in the “Red Terror” purges of the 1970s.
BBC News – Africa

The A’s got their guy just in time, landing outfielder Stephen Piscotty from St. Louis in a deal that was made official minutes before their scheduled departure home from the Winter Meetings.
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Oklahoma City Thunder

The A’s and Cardinals completed a trade on Thursday for Stephen Piscotty, who will fill Oakland’s need for a right-handed-hitting outfielder.
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The Bank of England holds interest rates at 0.5%, a month after the first increase in 10 years.
BBC News – Business

There has been an escalation of hostilities since the US recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
BBC News – Middle East

The Gulf Clan is Colombia’s most powerful criminal gang, smuggling drugs as far as Russia.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The US president’s opponents “invented stories” to make his work seem illegitimate, says Vladimir Putin.
BBC News – Europe

Members of the Royal Family joined the bereaved to pay tribute to the 71 at the London memorial service.
BBC News – UK

The deal ends Rupert Murdoch’s more than half century of media empire building.
BBC News – US & Canada

At least 18 officers are killed by a bomber wearing a police uniform during a parade in Mogadishu.
BBC News – Africa

With 5:56 to go in the third quarter, Russell Westbrook’s feet were coming back to earth after flushing the ball through the hoop just a
Oklahoma City Thunder

As the A’s continue to sort through potential fits among available right-handed-hitting outfielders and lefty relievers, they won’t add a catcher to their to-do list — at least for the time being.
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A sale of Rupert Murdoch’s entertainment assets could be confirmed as soon as Thursday, reports say.
BBC News – Business

The EU says its work to help migrants has actually made the situation better, not worse.
BBC News – Middle East

The annual Virgin of Guadalupe pilgrimage in Mexico is marred by the deaths of 11 pilgrims.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean