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On Monday night, the Thunder took a step forward.
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Greece’s leaders receive a guarded welcome to their proposals for a debt deal, ahead of crunch talks with EU creditors and leaders.
BBC News – Business

Jordan confirms the death of pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh after a video published online by Islamic State (IS) claims to show him being burned alive.
BBC News – Middle East

Pope Francis approves martyrdom status for murdered Salvadorean Archbishop Oscar Romero, paving the way for beatification.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Up to 16 civilians are killed in the space of 24 hours in eastern Ukraine, as the UN warns that the renewed fighting is “catastrophic” for civilians.
BBC News – Europe

MPs have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the creation of babies with DNA from two women and one man, in an historic move.
BBC News – UK

An unpublished novel by Harper Lee is to finally see the light of day, 60 years after the US author put it aside to write To Kill a Mockingbird.
BBC News – US & Canada

Chadian troops backed by air strikes enter north-eastern Nigeria to join the battle against Islamist militant group Boko Haram.
BBC News – Africa

Just a few weeks ago, the Thunder played perhaps its best game of the season in Orlando against the Magic.
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Growth in the UK manufacturing sector picked up slightly in January following a modest recovery in export orders, a closely-watched survey indicates.
BBC News – Business

Australian journalist Peter Greste, freed from prison in Egypt on Sunday, will not rest until two colleagues are also released, his family says.
BBC News – Middle East

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says the owners of an unnamed chain of shops have been arrested for artificially creating long queues.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Pro-Russian separatist leader Alexander Zakharchenko announces plans to recruit 100,000 men, as fighting with Ukrainian forces intensifies.
BBC News – Europe

Almost 3,500 schools in England rated as requiring improvement face being forced into new leadership, under plans to be announced by David Cameron.
BBC News – UK

US President Barack Obama plans to tax US firms on profits made and cash held overseas, raising funds for a major road-improvement plan in the US.
BBC News – US & Canada

The first large-scale trials of experimental vaccines against the deadly Ebola virus begin in Liberia, aimed at immunising 30,000 volunteers.
BBC News – Africa

MEMPHIS – It was another typical Thunder-Grizzlies battle, a physical test of will, execution and toughness.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel rejects any cancellation of Greece’s debt, saying banks and creditors have already made substantial cuts.
BBC News – Business

A video is released online purporting to show the beheading by Islamic State militants of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto.
BBC News – Middle East

Chilean President Michelle Bachelet announces plans to end a total ban on abortions in the predominantly Roman Catholic country.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean