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TOP STORIES

GLOBAL

CLIMATE-CHANGE-ACCORD

Nations agree on global climate pact rules, but they are seen as weak

KATOWICE, POLAND - Nearly 200 countries overcame political divisions late on Saturday to agree on rules for implementing a landmark global climate deal, but critics say it is not ambitious enough to prevent the dangerous effects of global warming.

NICARAGUA-ORTEGA

Nicaragua police beat journalists in crackdown on free press

MANAGUA - Nicaraguan police on Saturday beat at least seven journalists with batons, including one of the country's best known editors, in an escalating crackdown on independent media in the aftermath of protests against President Daniel Ortega.

U.S.

USA-IMMIGRATION-BORDER-GUATEMALA

Dead Guatemalan girl dreamed of sending money home to poor family

SAN ANTONIO DE CORTEZ - The 7-year-old Guatemalan migrant girl who died after being detained by U.S. border agents this month was inseparable from her father and had looked forward to being able to send money home to support her impoverished family, relatives said on Saturday.

USA-TRUMP-ZINKE

As Zinke departs, Trump says he will name new interior secretary next week

WASHINGTON: U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, who has aggressively sought to roll back Obama-era environmental protections, will be leaving his post at the end of the year, President Donald Trump tweeted on Saturday, the latest high-profile departure from his administration.

BUSINESS

REFINERY-CURACAO-MOTIVA

Motiva preliminarily picked to run Curacao refinery: report

Motiva Enterprises has preliminarily been chosen by the government of Curacao to operate the 335,000-barrel-per-day Isla refinery, replacing Venezuela's state-run PDVSA, local media said on Saturday.

BOEING-CHINA

Boeing opens first 737 plant in China amid U.S.-Sino trade war

ZHOUSHAN, CHINA - Boeing Co opened its first 737 completion plant in China on Saturday, a strategic investment aimed at building a sales lead over arch-rival Airbus in one of the world's top travel markets that has been overshadowed by the U.S-China trade war.

ENTERTAINMENT

SPAIN-TAX-SHAKIRA

Spain's prosecutor accuses singer Shakira of tax fraud

MADRID - Spanish prosecutors filed charges against Colombian singer Shakira on Friday, accusing her of failing to pay 14.5 million euros in tax ($16.3 million) in the country where her Spanish footballer partner plays.

PEOPLE-NANCYWILSON

Grammy Award-winning singer Nancy Wilson dies at 81

Grammy award-winning singer Nancy Wilson, whose hits ranged from R&B to jazz and funk, died at her California home at age 81 on Thursday after a long illness, her publicist said.

SPORTS

CRICKET-TEST-AUS-IND

Cricket: Kohli lets his bat do the talking but India still trail in Perth

PERTH - Virat Kohli masterfully notched his 25th century on the third morning of the second test on Sunday but fell on the stroke of lunch to leave India at 252 for seven and well short of Australia's first innings tally.

KENYA-MAASAI-OLYMPICS

Kenyan warriors hunt cash not lions in Maasai Olympics

KIMANA, KENYA - Young Kenyan warriors are no longer pursuing lions to show off their hunting prowess and bravery, they are competing for cash prizes in javelin throwing at the Maasai Olympics instead.

UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

ETHIOPIA-POLITICS/TIGRAY (PIX)

'Nobody will kneel': Tigrayans defiant as Ethiopian leader cracks down

In the birthplace of the armed struggle that propelled Ethiopia's ruling coalition to power 27 years ago, there is growing anger as the country's new prime minister stages a crackdown on the region's once-powerful leaders.

16 Dec 02:00 ET / 07:00 GMT

UKRAINE-PRESIDENT/ (PIX) (TV)

Ukraine's President holds news conference Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko will hold a news conference.

16 Dec 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

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