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TOP STORIES

GLOBAL

CHINA-CANADA

China brushes off outrage over death sentence, Canada fires back

China said on Wednesday it was “not worried in the slightest” by mounting international concern over the death sentence handed to a Canadian for drug smuggling.

USA-PENCE-DIPLOMACY

Hours after U.S. troops killed in Syria, Pence says Islamic State defeated

Islamic State has been defeated in Syria, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Wednesday, hours after Americans were killed in a northern Syria bomb attack claimed by the militant group.

U.S.

GYMNASTICS-USA

Ex-Michigan governor says he will resign university post in Nassar fallout

Michigan State University’s interim president John Engler said on Wednesday he would resign following renewed criticism of how he handled the fallout from the sex abuse scandal involving sports doctor Larry Nassar.

USA-TRUMP-HOTEL

U.S. watchdog faults handling of government lease for Trump D.C. hotel

An internal U.S. government watchdog on Wednesday found “serious shortcomings” in federal officials’ handling of a lease by President Donald Trump’s company of a historic government building in Washington now home to a Trump International Hotel.

BUSINESS

AUTOS-TRADE

Trump 'inclined' to impose new U.S. auto tariffs: senator

U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to move ahead with tariffs on imported vehicles, a move that could prompt the European Union to agree a new trade deal, said Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley on Wednesday.

USA-CHINA-HUAWEI-TECH

U.S. lawmakers introduce bipartisan bills targeting China's Huawei and ZTE

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced bills on Wednesday that would ban the sale of U.S. chips or other components to Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, ZTE Corp or other Chinese telecommunications companies that violate U.S. sanctions or export control laws.

ENTERTAINMENT

PEOPLE-MARIAH-CAREY

Singer Mariah Carey sues former executive assistant

Singer Mariah Carey on Wednesday sued her former assistant for breaking a nondisclosure agreement, negligence and theft, according to court documents.

PEOPLE-PARIS-JACKSON

'Better than ever,' Paris Jackson dismisses treatment report

Paris Jackson, the only daughter of late singer Michael Jackson, on Wednesday played down reports that she is undergoing treatment, saying she is “happy, healthy, and better than ever.”

SPORTS

BOXING-HEAVYWEIGHT-WILDER-FURY

WBC orders Wilder v Fury rematch

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder and Britain's Tyson Fury must agree to terms on a rematch by Feb. 5 or else it will be put to a purse bid with a 60-40 split in Wilder's favour, the sanctioning body said on Wednesday.

BASKETBALL-NBA-WAS-NYK-PREVIEW

London road trip is homecoming for Wizards' Mahinmi

For Washington Wizards center Ian Mahinmi, Thursday’s sell-out NBA clash with New York Knicks in London is about as close as he’ll ever get to playing in his own backyard.

UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

POLAND-POLITICS

Poland's parliament sitting

18 Jan 18:00 ET / 23:00 GMT

USA-EDUCATION/LOS ANGELES-GARCETTI (PIX)

Los Angeles teachers' strike could dim Democratic mayor's White House hopes

Democratic two-term Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti likes to present himself as a problem-solver, so much so that he frequently tags his Twitter posts about his job #MayorsGetThingsDone. But his hopes to benefit from that can-do image in his potential run for the presidential nomination in 2020, could be dimmed by a long teachers’ strike in the nation’s second-largest city.

17 Jan 10:30 ET / 15:30 GMT

USA-MEXICO/EL CHAPO (PIX)

Testimony continues in U.S. trial of 'El Chapo'

Testimony is expected to continue in the U.S. trial of accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. The day begins with Alex Cifuentes, a former close associate of Guzman, on the witness stand.

17 Jan 09:30 ET / 14:30 GMT

BRITAIN-EU/BARNIER (PIX)

EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier visits Portugal

EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier visits Lisbon for a meeting with Antonio Costa, Portugal's prime minister, and to participate in the country's state council.

17 Jan 03:00 ET / 08:00 GMT

CUBA-CONSTITUTION/

Communist Cuba seeks improved governance

Cuba is on the verge of the most dramatic restructuring of its government in decades as part of a broader make over of the Communist-run Caribbean nation as popular criticism and frustration with sluggish economy and bureaucracy mount.

17 Jan 07:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

DENMARK-IMMIGRATION/ (PIX) (TV)

New Danish citizens forced to shake hands in revamped citizenship ceremony

In order to achieve Danish citizenship, applicants must shake hands with controversial immigration minister Inger Stojberg in first new citizenship ceremony after law change, symbolizing the country's increasingly tougher stance on immigrants.

17 Jan 07:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

AUSTRIA-CZECH/

Austrian foreign minister meets Czech counterpart

Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl holds a joint news conference with her Czech counterpart Tomas Petricek after a bilateral meeting.

17 Jan 08:15 ET / 13:15 GMT

HUMANRIGHTSWATCH-REPORT/ (PIX) (TV)

Human Rights Watch publishes World Report

Interview and news conference as NGO Human Rights Watch publishes its annual World Report.

17 Jan 04:30 ET / 09:30 GMT

CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE

GERMANY-SECURITY/

German veteran diplomat address global security challenges

Veteran German diplomat Wolfgang Ischinger identifies key global security challenges to be addressed at this year's Munich Security Conference, an annual high-level meeting of global leaders held in Munich every year.

17 Jan 04:00 ET / 09:00 GMT

USA-DEFENSE/MISSILES (PIX) (TV)

Trump attends presentation of U.S. missile defense review

President Donald Trump attends presentation of U.S. missile defense review.

17 Jan 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

USA-MILITARY/MEADE (PIX)

Fort Meade vows to fix 'broken' housing system Reuters exposed

A reform follow to Reuters' latest installment of Ambushed at Home, describing housing improvements planned at Maryland's Fort Meade.

17 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE

CHICAGO-POLICE/

Judge to give ruling in conspiracy trial of three Chicago cops

A judge is expected to give her ruling at 1 p.m. CT Jan. 17 in the bench trial of three current and former Chicago police officers David March, Joseph Walsh and Thomas Gaffney, who are accused of conspiring to cover up facts of the 2014 fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald in order to protect fellow officer Jason Van Dyke. Van Dyke was convicted of McDonald's murder.

17 Jan 14:00 ET / 19:00 GMT

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

ADM-M&A/ (PIX)

EXCLUSIVE-ADM CEO says wrong time for "monster" acquisitions

U.S. grain merchant Archer Daniels Midland Co ADM has looked at buying rivals including Bunge Ltd. and dozens of other companies but decided the time is not right for "monster" acquisitions, the company's chief executive told Reuters.

17 Jan 12:30 ET / 17:30 GMT

POLAND-STABBING

Ceremonies connected with stabbed Gdansk mayor Pawel Adamowicz funeral start

17 Jan 11:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

NORTHKOREA-CHINA/SOUTHKOREA (TV)

China's nuclear envoy meets South Korean counterpart in Seoul

China's Vice Foreign Minister and Special Representative of the Chinese Government for Korean Peninsular Affairs, Kong Xuanyou, meets South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, Lee Do-Hoon, in Seoul to discuss the situation on the Korean peninsula.

17 Jan 02:00 ET / 07:00 GMT

USA-FED/QUARLES

Fed's Quarles on insurance regulation, supervision

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Randal Quarles will discuss pending changes to insurance regulation and how the central bank plans to avoid another crisis of securitization in the industry. He will attend the Insurance Information Institute 2019 Joint Industry Forum, in New York.

17 Jan 10:45 ET / 15:45 GMT

ARGENTINA-ECONOMY/LAYOFFS (PIX) (TV)

Despite economic crisis, Argentine firms avoid job cuts at all costs

When small businesses in most countries are hurting financially they shed staff to reduce operating costs. But in Argentina, labor laws that strongly favor workers make that next to impossible. This story will look at why small businesses, despite being hard hit by soaring inflation and a weak peso, are avoiding job cuts at all costs. They simply can't afford, financially, to get rid of staff.

17 Jan 07:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

MORGAN STANLEY-RESULTS/

Morgan Stanley reports fourth quarter earnings

U.S. investment bank Morgan Stanley is expected to report fourth-quarter results. Analysts on average predict a profit of $0.89 per share in the quarter, compared with $0.84 per share the company earned a year earlier, excluding one-time items.

17 Jan 07:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

USA-SHUTDOWN/REGULATION (PIX)

Trump's shutdown is starting to trample on his financial policy agenda

The U.S. government shutdown is starting to damage President Donald Trump's key policy objective of making life easier for banks and corporations, delaying long-sought rule easing, disrupting the public markets, and sewing regulatory confusion.

17 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

USA-TRADE/AUTOS (PIX)

Trump tariffs force tough choices at U.S. auto suppliers

As Trumps steel tariffs move into a new year, auto supplier RoMan and many of its peers are now starting to shift their own supply chain or figure out other fixes to keep rising costs in check.

17 Jan 01:00 ET / 06:00 GMT

COLUMN-MILLER/OLDERWORKERS (PIX)

Finding the bright side in a graying U.S. workforce

Economists call it the "old-age dependency ratio" - a rough measure of the balance between people who work and retirees.The ratio compares the number of people over age 65 - classified as “old” - with those aged 15 to 64 - and it is not headed in a healthy direction: by 2040, there will be 2.7 working-age Americans for each retiree, down from 4.8 in 2010.

17 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

NETFLIX-RESULTS/ (PIX)

Netflix posts fourth quarter results

Netflix is expected to post a rise in international subscribers in the quarter, as original shows such as "Narcos" and "Birdbox" pulled in users." To fend off competition, Netflix has been pumping in funds to expand its portfolio of original content across different languages and strengthen its international presence.

17 Jan 16:00 ET / 21:00 GMT

USA-BANKS/TRADING

Trading operations stung banks in 4th qtr but dovish Fed fuels hope

Big trading operations were a thorn in the side of the top U.S. banks in the fourth quarter as fears about global growth sent credit markets into a tail spin, but a "dovish" turn from the Federal Reserve may mean the drama is over for now.

17 Jan 07:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

USA-ETHANOL/LIVESTOCK

U.S. ethanol downturn raises feed costs as farmers ditch byproduct

A steep downturn in U.S. ethanol output linked to the trade war with China is raising costs for American meat producers who feed a byproduct of the corn-based biofuel to hogs, cattle and chickens.

17 Jan 10:30 ET / 15:30 GMT

NETHERLANDS-GAS/COURT (PIX)

Dutch court to hear demands to end Groningen gas output

The Dutch High Court considers demands seeking an immediate end to gas production from the Groningen field, after the government said it would cut output gradually.

17 Jan 05:00 ET / 10:00 GMT