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Mars recalls chocolate products in 55 countries after pieces of plastic were found in a Snickers bar in Germany.
BBC News – Business

The Syrian government and the main opposition umbrella group say they accept the terms of a deal to cease hostilities from Saturday.
BBC News – Middle East

Bolivia’s President Evo Morales says he is still hopeful he can win a referendum which would allow him to stand for a fourth term in office.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Belgium announces new controls on its border with France as authorities in Calais plan mass evictions at the ‘Jungle’ migrant camp.
BBC News – Europe

One person dies, three are unaccounted for and five are injured after the collapse of a building at power station in Oxfordshire.
BBC News – UK

A plan to close Guantanamo Bay prison and move some detainees to US soil is unveiled by President Barack Obama, who calls it a “stain” on America’s image.
BBC News – US & Canada

A South African court sentences a Czech businessman with links to organised crime to 35 years in jail for attempted murder and kidnapping.
BBC News – Africa

Over the years, Kevin Durant has continually re-invested into not just the Thunder organization, but the infrastructure of the Oklahoma C
Oklahoma City Thunder

Jarrod Parker’s new normal is very much ordinary. The A’s pitcher is pitching again, off a dirt mound and next to a handful of teammates doing the same thing, simply keeping in motion with the rhythmic routines of […]

The fans in Chesapeake Energy Arena had just risen to their feet in utter disbelief at what they had just seen, an incredible fast break
Oklahoma City Thunder

Sonny Gray’s Uber driver didn’t think he was big enough at 5-foot-11 to be a pitcher, but the A’s ace sure stood tall while setting the tone at Spring Training.
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Shares in HSBC fell nearly 4% following a surprise fourth quarter loss and predictions of a “bumpier” road ahead because of China’s slowing economy.
BBC News – Business

The Islamic State group says it carried out bomb attacks in the Syrian capital Damascus and the city of Homs, which left at least 140 people dead.
BBC News – Middle East

President Evo Morales of Bolivia has narrowly lost a referendum to allow him to stand for a fourth consecutive term in office, exit polls suggest.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The pound sees its biggest fall in more than a year against the dollar over uncertainty about a possible UK exit from the EU.
BBC News – Europe

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon says being in the EU enhances national security – as Boris Johnson says the UK has a “great future” outside it.
BBC News – UK

A taxi driver is being held over the deaths of six people in an apparently random shooting spree in the Michigan city of Kalamazoo.
BBC News – US & Canada

Uganda’s defeated presidential candidate Kizza Besigye is arrested after vowing to lead a protest march against President Yoweri Museveni’s election victory.
BBC News – Africa

The crowd will be rocking and there will be elect
Oklahoma City Thunder

Even without mentor Scott Kazmir by his side this spring, A’s ace Sonny Gray still plans to heed his good friend’s advice.
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