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UK-BRITAIN-EU/ Opposition leader pushes for parliament vote on new Brexit referendum
LONDON (Reuters) - British opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn moved a step closer to paving the way for another referendum on European Union membership by trying to use parliament to grab control of Brexit from Prime Minister Theresa May. U.S.
USA-SHUTDOWN/ Trump seeks to move ahead with big speech despite Pelosi shutdown concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Tuesday attempted to move ahead with planning for a State of the Union speech to the U.S. Congress on Jan. 29 despite pressure from Democrats to delay it due to the partial government shutdown. USA-COURT-TRANSGENDER/
Trump transgender troop limits can take effect, top court decides WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed President Donald Trump a victory on his policy barring many transgender people from the military, lifting lower court rulings that had blocked it on constitutional grounds from going into effect.
BUSINESS DAVOS-MEETING-POMPEO-CHINA/
Pompeo voices optimism for good outcome on U.S.-China trade DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced optimism on Tuesday for a good outcome in upcoming trade talks with China and said a superpower conflict between the two nations could be avoided.
USA-CHINA-HUAWEI-TECH/ U.S. will seek extradition of Huawei CFO from Canada
WASHINGTON/DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it will pursue the extradition of the chief financial officer of China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s, arrested in Canada in December. ENTERTAINMENT
AWARDS-OSCARS-NOMINATIONS/ History-making oscar nominations leave top prize up for grabs
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Netflix movie “Roma” and British historical romp “The Favourite” from Fox Searchlight led nominations for the Oscars on Tuesday in a history-making lineup that left the best picture race wide open. PEOPLE-CHRISBROWN-FRANCE/
Singer Chris Brown arrested in France on suspicion of rape: police source PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. singer Chris Brown was arrested in Paris on Monday with two other people on suspicion of rape, a French police source said.
SPORTS SOCCER-SALA-CRASH/
Cardiff City soccer player Sala missing after plane disappears over English Channel PARIS (Reuters) - Cardiff City’s new soccer star Emiliano Sala was on board a light aircraft that disappeared en route to the Welsh capital where he was to join up with the team, France’s civil aviation authority said on Tuesday.
FOOTBALL-NFL-LAWSUIT/ Saints fans sue NFL over no-call that helped send Rams to Super Bowl
Two New Orleans Saints fans on Tuesday sued the National Football League and its commissioner Roger Goodell to force a review of the team’s controversial 26-23 loss in Sunday’s National Football Conference championship that sent the Los Angeles Rams to the Super Bowl. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS HONGKONG-LAW/ANTHEM
Hong Kong proposes new national anthem laws that will criminalise insults to China's anthem The Hong Kong government will present a proposed new national anthem law to the legislative council that could jail people for up to three years if they insult China's national anthem, the march of the volunteers.
23 Jan VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (PIX) (TV)
Venezuela opposition holds street rallies after declaring Maduro illegitimate Venezuela's opposition will hold street rallies around the country to denounce President Nicolas Maduro as a dictator on the 61st anniversary of the collapse of a military dictatorship.
23 Jan HONGKONG-LAW/ANTHEM
Hong Kong proposes new national anthem laws that will criminalise insults to China's anthem The Hong Kong government will present a proposed new national anthem law to the legislative council that could jail people for up to three years if they insult China's national anthem, the march of the volunteers
23 Jan DAVOS-MEETING/GERMANY-MERKEL (PIX) (TV)
Special address by German Chancellor Angela Merkel German Chancellor Angela Merkel makes a special address to the World Economic Forum
23 Jan 08:15 ET / 13:15 GMT HONGKONG-POLITICS/ANTHEM (TV)
Controversial anthem law to be presented to HK legislature The government is set to present a controversial bill to criminalise abuse of the Chinese national anthem in Hong Kong.
23 Jan ZIMBABWE-POLITICS/ (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)
Zimbabwe activist pastor seeks to be freed on bail after protests The High Court will hear an application for bail by Zimbabwe's activist pastor Evan Mawarire, who is among hundreds of civilians detained in a brutal security crackdown on violent protests that erupted last week over the cost of fuel.
23 Jan VENEZUELA-POLITICS/MILITARY (PIX)
Caracas spring? Not so fast, Venezuela's armed forces say Venezuela's opposition is increasingly optimistic that President Nicolas Maduro will be soon be out of office, but those hopes rest heavily on a possible move by armed forces - until now loyal to the Socialist Party - against the unpopular leader.
23 Jan DAVOS-MEETING/CONTE
Interview with PM Giuseppe Conte in Davos Interview with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte on the challenges that lie ahead for his eight-month-old populist government that has battled with EU partners over budget restraints and immigration.
23 Jan 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT SOUTHSUDAN-BASHIR/ (PIX)
South Sudan, once an archenemy of Sudan, now uneasy over protests Relations between the two former archenemies are now fraternal, officials say: Pressure from Sudan helped persuade South Sudanese rebels to sign a peace deal with the government.
23 Jan USA-SHUTDOWN/ (PIX)
Day 33 of partial U.S. government shutdown Day 33 of partial federal government shutdown.
23 Jan EU-PASSPORTS/
EU publishes report on visa-for-sale schemes in member states The European Commission publishes a report providing guidance to EU states on how to manage national schemes to sell passports and residency permits to wealthy foreign citizens, which campaigners and lawmakers warned could pose money laundering risks.
23 Jan BRITAIN-MIGRANTS/IRAN (PIX) (TV)
Risking dangerous waters, Iranians seek a better life in Britain Hundreds of Iranians, including children, have crossed the Channel on inflatable boats in the last two months to reach to the UK, braving strong tides in the world's busiest shipping route.
23 Jan 04:00 ET / 09:00 GMT CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE
BRITAIN-BARCLAYS/QATAR (PIX) British prosecutor to open criminal case against four former Barclays executives
British prosecutors, who have charged four former senior Barclays executives with fraud offences linked to a 12 billion pound emergency fundraising from investors such as Qatar in 2008, are expected to open their case in one of the most high-profile criminal trials brought by the UK Serious Fraud Office. 23 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
BUSINESS / ECONOMICS COLOMBIA-CENBANK/POLL
Poll on forecasts for Colombia's central bank interest rate vote We will release our poll on analysts projections for the central bank interest rate decision.
23 Jan PAKISTAN-ECONOMY/ (PIX)
Pakistan revises budget in desperation to stabilize poor economy Pakistan's Finance Minister Asad Umar will be presenting a revised budget to introduce new measures in a bid to stabilize an ailing economy amid confusion over bailout talks with International Monetary Fund (IMF).
23 Jan JAPAN-ECONOMY/BOJ (PIX) (TV)
Japan-BOJ rate decision The Bank of Japan is set to cut its inflation forecasts and maintain its ultra-loose monetary policy on Wednesday, as pressure on the economy mounts in the face of slowing global demand.
23 Jan 21:30 ET / 02:30 GMT USA-CRUDE/
Annual Argus Americas crude summit for Energy marketers Energy marketers gather in Houston Jan. 22-24 for annual crude oil summit to discuss new crude oil benchmarks, U.S. shale exports and the potential implications of the IMO 2020 low-sulfur fuel standard.
23 Jan LUNAR-NEWYEAR/PREDICTIONS-CLSA (TV)
Where to park your trotters in the Year of the Pig? Hong Kong-based brokerage CLSA announces its predictions for what's in store in the Year of the Pig for the Hang Seng Index.
23 Jan 01:30 ET / 06:30 GMT COMCAST-RESULTS/ (PIX)
Comcast reports fourth-quarter results The U.S. cable company is expected to post a rise in quarterly revenue and profit, helped by more subscribers for its high-speed internet business.
23 Jan 08:30 ET / 13:30 GMT NORWAY-BREXIT/
Brexit meeting at Norway's industry ministry Norwegian industry minister hold information meeting about Brexit with CEOs of Norwegian companies (R5, Akersgata 59).
23 Jan 02:30 ET / 07:30 GMT DAVOS-MEETING/ (PIX) (TV)
Annual meeting of World Economic Forum in Davos The world's business and political elite gather for the WEF annual meeting in the Swiss resort town of Davos
23 Jan USA-AVIATION/SHORTAGE (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)
INSIGHT-U.S. airlines tap army helicopter pilots to ease shortage Shaun Perez, a U.S. Army helicopter pilot in Afghanistan, is one of hundreds of helicopter pilots who have left the military to take attractive offers from domestic airlines trying to plug a global pilot shortage that threatens aviation industry growth just as travel demand is booming.
23 Jan 01:00 ET / 06:00 GMT PROCTER GAMBLE-RESULTS/ (PIX)
Procter & Gamble Co Reports Second Quarter Results Personal care products company is expected to report a drop on second-quarter revenue, hurt by weak demand for its baby, feminine and family care products.
23 Jan 08:30 ET / 13:30 GMT ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT
PEOPLE-ALEC BALDWIN/ (PIX) Actor Alec Baldwin faces hearing on assault charge
Actor Alec Baldwin has a hearing in New York criminal court for an assault charge stemming from a parking spat in November 2018. 23 Jan 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT
FASHION-PARIS/HAUTE COUTURE (PIX) (TV) Haute Couture Fashion Week in Paris
Schedule of shows yet to be determined. 23 Jan
RELIGION POPE-PANAMA/DEPARTURE (PIX) (TV)
Pope Francis travels to Panama to attend World Youth Day Pope Francis travels to Panama to attend the World Youth Day
23 Jan 04:30 ET / 09:30 GMT (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)
FRANCE - BTF non-competitive bids 23 Jan 05:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
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