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Kabul attack: Taliban kill 63 with ambulance bomb in Afghan capital
BBC - A suicide bombing has killed at least 63 people and injured 151 others in the centre of Afghanistan's capital, Kabul, officials say.
Attackers drove an ambulance laden with explosives past a police checkpoint into a street that was only open to government workers.
North Korean skaters say they'll treat Olympics just like any other competition
REUTERS - North Korea’s figure skating team took bronze in a competition in Taipei on Friday and opened a window on what life is like for sports people in the world’s most isolated country as they head for next month’s Winter Olympics in the rich, democratic South.
Barca meet Valencia again in Cup semi-finals
REUTERS - Barcelona were given a testing tie against Valencia in Friday’s draw for the semi-finals of the King’s Cup while Leganes were handed a marginally more comfortable tie against Sevilla after dumping Real Madrid out of the competition.
Suspected Boko Haram attacker arrested in Germany
REUTERS - A 27-year-old Nigerian man suspected of being a member of Boko Haram and killing people in Nigeria during attacks on schools and a village has been arrested in Germany, the federal prosecutor said on Friday.
Turkey's Erdogan says military operation to make big sweep east across Syria
REUTERS - President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday Turkish forces would sweep Kurdish fighters from the Syrian border and could push all the way east to the frontier with Iraq -- a move which risks a possible confrontation with U.S. forces allied to the Kurds.
Spanish government asks court to block Puigdemont's bid to lead Catalonia
REUTERS - Spain’s government on Friday appealed to the Constitutional Court to block former leader Carles Puigdemont’s bid to lead Catalonia again, in an escalation of tensions between Madrid and Barcelona.
At Davos, Trump castigates 'vicious' media
POLITICO - President Donald Trump on Friday used a brief question-and-answer session after his address in Davos, Switzerland to criticize one of his favorite targets: The media.
Speaking to an audience of global world and business leaders, Trump castigated the media as “nasty” and “vicious.”
Real visit Valencia with pressure mounting on Zidane
REUTERS - Real Madrid visit third-placed Valencia on Saturday in the middle of a deepening crisis with pressure mounting on coach Zinedine Zidane following their King’s Cup elimination at the hands of local rivals Leganes.
Russia's Olympic Committee says 169 Russians cleared for Pyeongchang
REUTERS - A Russian Olympic Committee official said on Thursday that 169 Russian athletes had been cleared to compete at the Pyeongchang Games next month.