Facebook to buy WhatsApp for $19bn
Craig TaylorFacebook buys popular messaging app WhatsApp for $ 19bn (£11.4bn), in a deal Mark Zuckerberg describes as “incredibly valuable”. BBC News – US & Canada
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Pharmacy will not supply death drug
A pharmacy in the US state of Oklahoma has agreed not to supply a powerful sedative to a neighbouring state for use in an execution, a court hears. BBC News – US & Canada
Venezuela to expel US officials
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro expels three US consular officials, accusing them of meeting students involved in anti-government protests. BBC News – US & Canada
Kerry to urge climate change action
US Secretary of State John Kerry is to give a keynote speech urging the global community to act against climate change, during a visit to Indonesia. BBC News – US & Canada
Storm’s second wave hits US east
A storm unleashes a second wave of snowfall on the US north-east, after it cut power to half a million people and left 7,500 flights cancelled. BBC News – US & Canada
Winter storm bears down on US east
A winter snowstorm of “historical proportions” is bearing down on the US north-east, after gridlocking traffic and causing power cuts across the South. BBC News – US & Canada