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Iraqi troops break through the front line in Mosul without losses, a spokesman tells the BBC.
BBC News – Middle East

Venezuela’s opposition-led parliament delays the trial of President Nicolas Maduro.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Central Italy is hit by the strongest shock so far since the 30 October earthquake.
BBC News – Europe

One person dies in a training exercise at RAF Tain bombing range, 30 miles north of Inverness.
BBC News – UK

Hillary Clinton labels Donald Trump a “bully” while the Republican nominee brands Mrs Clinton “corrupt”.
BBC News – US & Canada

The commander of the UN force in South Sudan is sacked after a report says it failed to protect civilians.
BBC News – Africa

There aren’t many worse times to drop your cell phone in a bathtub full of ice cold water than the days leading up to a contract extensio
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Jefry Marte’s grand slam was the decisive blow in the Angels victory over the A’s on Tuesday, though Kole Calhoun added two doubles and a triple to back Ricky Nolasco. Nolasco allowed one unearned run over eight […]

Steven Adams got his hand down low and tipped a crossover dribble, and as the ball squirted out behind the three-point line it was gobble
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Bank of England governor Mark Carney announces he will step down in June 2019.
BBC News – Business

Iraqi troops take the last village to the east of IS-held Mosul and are poised to enter the city.
BBC News – Middle East

Venezuela’s government and the opposition agree on an agenda for talks to end the political crisis.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Raoul Wallenberg, who rescued thousands of Jews from the Nazis, is declared dead by Sweden.
BBC News – Europe

A lorry driver distracted by his mobile phone who killed a mother and three children in a pile-up is jailed for 10 years.
BBC News – UK

Donald Trump says the FBI may have found the “motherlode” of Hillary Clinton’s emails on a laptop.
BBC News – US & Canada

Nigerian officials are abusing women displaced by the Boko Haram conflict, a rights group says.
BBC News – Africa

For the past 25 years, the Arizona Fall League has been a place to see some of the best up-and-coming talent around baseball. For the past decade — edition No. 11 arrives on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET — that talent […]

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The Angels got a two-run home run from Kole Calhoun as part of a eight-run fourth inning Wednesday, as they coasted to a victory over the A’s. Andrelton Simmons and Shane Robinson each knocked in two runs. Khris […]

Business Secretary Greg Clark says Bank of England governor Mark Carney has done a ‘tremendous job’.
BBC News – Business