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A bicycle courier has won a case over employment rights which could have major implications for the ‘gig economy’.
BBC News – Business

Russia begins reducing its forces in Syria, starting with its aircraft carrier group, the military says.
BBC News – Middle East

A criminal gang kills around 33 inmates in a Brazilian prison, most of them beheaded, officials say.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The largest shipment of US brigades since the Cold War is arriving in northern Germany.
BBC News – Europe

The London Ambulance Service is investigating whether computer failure on New Year’s Day may have contributed to the death of a patient.
BBC News – UK

Five people have been shot dead by a lone gunman at Fort Lauderdale airport in Florida, say officials.
BBC News – US & Canada

Gunfire is heard in three cities in Ivory Coast in a mutiny by troops over pay, officials say.
BBC News – Africa

The multipart Around the Horn series, which features a position-by-position look at Oakland’s projected starters and backup options heading into the season, turns its focus to second base.
OAK Homepage News

HOUSTON – The air had been sucked out of the building and it was tight and tense on the floor.
Oklahoma City Thunder

CHARLOTTE – Victor Oladipo splashed a three-pointer from the top of the key with 3:59 to go on a dish from Russell Westb
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The opportunity to return to an organization in which he has some comfort and a chance to bring some veteran leadership to the young Oakland A’s was enough to convince veteran outfielder Rajai Davis to sign a […]

The number of new cars sold in the UK hit an all-time high of 2.7 million last year, the industry says.
BBC News – Business

Benjamin Netanyahu says an Israeli soldier who killed a wounded Palestinian attacker should be pardoned.
BBC News – Middle East

Luis Videgaray, who was sacked over Donald Trump’s Mexico visit, is named Mexican foreign minister.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

A storm surge causes the worst flooding on Germany’s north-east coast since 2006.
BBC News – Europe

The UK’s new ambassador to the EU, Sir Tim Barrow, can help make a success of Brexit, No 10 says.
BBC News – UK

President Obama urges Democrats to fight for his health bill, as Republicans work to dismantle it.
BBC News – US & Canada

A malaria vaccine has passed a “critical milestone” in human safety trials, say researchers
BBC News – Africa

The Oakland Athletics have reached out to free-agent slugger Mark Trumbo, sources told MLB Network insider Jon Heyman on Wednesday.
OAK Homepage News

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