Craig Taylor

European markets open slightly higher, a day after global turmoil saw billions wiped off the value of shares.
BBC News – Business

A Syrian opposition committee has named an Islamist rebel as its chief negotiator at peace talks that the UN hopes to convene in Geneva on Monday.
BBC News – Middle East

New figures from Brazil’s Health Ministry show a further rise in the number of babies born with abnormally small heads to mothers infected with Zika.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The long-awaited findings of a public inquiry into the killing in London of Russian ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko are due to be released by a judge.
BBC News – Europe

A report into cases of sexual abuse by Jimmy Savile linked to the BBC is set to criticise the corporation’s culture, according to an “early draft” leaked to a news website.
BBC News – UK

US President Barack Obama pledges his support to the Michigan city beset by a water contamination crisis, saying people have been “short-changed”.
BBC News – US & Canada

Four terror suspects in Kenya are killed during a raid in the coastal town of Malindi, recovering maps detailing future attacks, police say.
BBC News – Africa

A swarm of A’s players and coaches, among them ace Sonny Gray and fellow fan favorites Stephen Vogt and Josh Reddick, will be on hand Sunday for the team’s annual FanFest at the Coliseum and Oracle Arena.
OAK Homepage News

DENVER– NBA teams can have a game plan coming into a contest, but on the road, it’s not always easy to execute.
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Global chief executives are more pessimistic about growth than this time last year, according to a survey by PwC of more than 1,400 business leaders.
BBC News – Business

The UN says violence suffered by civilians in Iraq “remains staggering”, with at least 18,800 killed and 3.2 million displaced since 2014.
BBC News – Middle East

The Colombian government and the left-wing Farc rebel movement jointly request a UN mission to oversee the end of their decades-long conflict.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Norway sends 13 migrants back to to Russia under new rules expected to see thousands who crossed the border by bicycle deported.
BBC News – Europe

The Islamic State group’s propaganda magazine confirms the British militant known as Jihadi John died in a drone strike in November.
BBC News – UK

Donald Trump’s Republican presidential run receives the backing of Sarah Palin, the Republican vice-presidential candidate in 2008.
BBC News – US & Canada

A Muslim teacher who refused al-Shabab attackers’ order to split from Christians when they attacked a bus in Kenya dies in surgery almost a month after he was shot.
BBC News – Africa

We polled general managers, scouting directors and other executives to assemble an All-Defense Team comprised of the best fielding prospects in the game.
OAK Homepage News

OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan.
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Tata Steel confirms it plans to cut 1,050 UK jobs, including 750 at Port Talbot, the UK’s biggest steelworks.
BBC News – Business

Iran denounces new sanctions by the US over its ballistic missile programme, a day after economic sanctions are lifted.
BBC News – Middle East