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USA-IMMIGRATION-MEXICO-EXCLUSIVE/ Exclusive: U.S. to begin returning asylum seekers to Mexico on Friday - official
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The United States will return the first group of migrants seeking asylum in the United States to the Mexican border city of Tijuana on Friday, a spokesman for Mexico’s president said on Thursday. U.S.
USA-SHUTDOWN-SENATE/ Bills to re-open government fail in Senate, temporary solution eyed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two measures to end the partial U.S. government shutdown - one backed by Republicans and one by Democrats - fell short in the Senate on Thursday as lawmakers explored other potential compromises to end a monthlong impasse with the White House. USA-TRUMP-COHEN-CONGRESS/
Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen subpoenaed by Senate panel: adviser WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney and self-described “fixer” Michael Cohen has been subpoenaed to testify by the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, Cohen’s adviser Lanny Davis said on Thursday.
BUSINESS AIRLINE-RESULTS/
'Maddening' U.S. shutdown hangs over airlines even as profits beat CHICAGO (Reuters) - Three major U.S. airlines said on Thursday the U.S. government partial shutdown had not yet had a major financial impact but a tipping point might be near.
INTEL-RESULTS/ Intel forecasts first-quarter below estimates, shares fall
Intel Corp forecast current-quarter revenue and profit below analysts’ estimates and missed on fourth-quarter revenue expectations on Thursday, as a slowdown in China hit demand for its data center chips. ENTERTAINMENT
PEOPLE-CHRISBROWN-FRANCE/ Singer Chris Brown files slander case over Paris rape allegation
PARIS (Reuters) - American singer Chris Brown filed a legal complaint for defamation on Thursday after a woman accused him of rape in Paris, his lawyer said. ZIMBABWE-MTUKUDZI/
Zimbabwe declares popular musician Mtukudzi national hero HARARE (Reuters) - President Emmerson Mnangagwa declared Zimbabwe’s internationally renowned musician Oliver Mtukudzi a national hero on Thursday, granting him a status following his death that has been a preserve for ruling party elites and independence veterans.
SPORTS SOCCER-SALA-CRASH-POLICE/
UK rescuers end search for missing plane carrying soccer player Sala LONDON (Reuters) - Rescuers ended their search on Thursday for the plane carrying Premier League soccer player Emiliano Sala, which disappeared over the English Channel three days ago, after saying there was little chance anyone aboard had survived.
TENNIS-AUSOPEN-FINAL/ Kvitova on the brink of crowning brave comeback
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Petra Kvitova stands on the verge of completing one of the bravest comebacks in tennis after ending the fairytale run of unseeded American Danielle Collins to reach her first Australian Open final on Thursday. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS WANG-ITALY/
China Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends plenary session Italy-China Governing Committee China Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends plenary session Italy-China Governing Committee with Italian Foreign Affairs Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi
25 Jan 05:50 ET / 10:50 GMT ITALY-POLITICS/TUNNEL (TV)
ANALYSIS-Tunnel exposes deep conflict in Italy's populist govt Italy's 5-Star Movement and League party were rivals going into last year's national election, became coalition partners in a populist government afterward, and now an Alpine tunnel threatens to tear them apart.
25 Jan ZIMBABWE-POLITICS/ (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)
Zimbabwe activist pastor applies for bail in freedom bid Zimbabwean activist pastor Evan Mawarire, detained on subversion charges, will ask the High Court to free him on bail following violent protests over a fuel price hike that sparked a brutal security crackdown.
25 Jan CYPRUS-TURKEY/
Turkish Foreign Minister to visit northern Cyprus Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu visits the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, a breakaway state which is only recognised by Ankara, with attention focused on a dispute with the internationally recognised Greek Cypriot government over natural gas drilling.
25 Jan BRITAIN-GEORGIA/SPEEDBOAT (PIX) (TV)
Court in Georgia considers case of UK man who fled after speedboat death on Thames Monitoring developments and expecting court hearing after a British man who went on the run last year after killing a woman in a speedboat crash on the River Thames was detained in Georgia.
25 Jan 04:00 ET / 09:00 GMT GREECE-MACEDONIA/PARLIAMENT-VOTE (PIX) (TV)
Greek parliament votes on Macedonia name accord Greece's parliament votes on an accord to end a longstanding dispute between Athens and Skopje over Macedonia's name.
25 Jan 07:30 ET / 12:30 GMT SUDAN-BASHIR/
NEWSMAKER - Sudan's Bashir fights for survival as he marks 30 years in office Omar al-Bashir makes little effort to hide his contempt for young men and women who have been demonstrating almost every day across the country demanding he step down.
25 Jan VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (PIX) (TV)
Venezuela opposition amnesty plan stirs criticism from human rights groups Venezuela's plan to offer amnesty to officials who disavow President Nicolas Maduro is facing growing criticism from human rights groups and family members of imprisoned activists who say it could benefit those who have done the most to undermine freedom in the struggling OPEC nation.
25 Jan USA-NUCLEAR/
NATO envoys to meet Russian diplomats on the nuclear treaty INF, in the NATO Rusisa Council NATO ambassadors to meet Russian Charge d'Affairs to the alliance to try to save the landmark treaty that keeps nuclear missiles out of Europe, the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF).
25 Jan USA-IMMIGRATION/GUATEMALA (PIX) (TV)
Body of migrant child who died in US custody on Christmas Eve to return to Guatemala Body of eight-year-old Guatemalan Felipe Gomez Alonzo who died in U.S. custody after travelling to the border with his father, due to be returned to Guatemala.
25 Jan ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/PROTESTS (TV, PIX) (PIX)
Palestinians continue weekly protests along Israeli border Palestinians will hold weekly border protests along the border with Israel to demand an end to Israeli grinding blockade of Gaza and the right to return to lands from which their ancestors fled or were forced to flee in 1948 during Israel's founding.
25 Jan AUSTRALIA-DAY/PREVIEW (TV)
Australians divided over whether to change the date of its national day For many Australians, the 26th of January is a day of national pride.
25 Jan CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE
POLAND-DEFENSE/ORDERS Poland's defense ministry to sign deal on helicopters delivery
Poland's defense ministry holds an event at PZL Mielec, owned by Lockheed Martin, at which an agreement will be signed on helicopters deliveries to the Polish army. 25 Jan 05:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE USA-GUNS/SHOT-WOMEN (PIX)
Firearms industry strikes gold upon marketing to women The firearms industry is paying attention to women at this year's SHOT Show, the largest trade show for guns and accessories, seeing women as the drivers of growth.
25 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-MANAFORT (PIX) (TV)
Judge in Washington holds hearing over whether Manafort breached plea deal Lawyers for President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort will try to convince federal judge that their client did not breach his plea agreement with Special Counsel Robert Mueller, in high-stakes court hearing that could impact length of his prison sentence.
25 Jan 09:30 ET / 14:30 GMT WARCRIMES-CENTRALAFRICA/ (PIX) (TV)
Central African militia leader appears before war crimes judges A Central Africa Republic soccer executive and alleged militia leader, Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona, is brought before judges at the International Criminal Court after being handed over by France.
25 Jan 08:30 ET / 13:30 GMT KANSAS-CRIME/SOMALIA (PIX)
Sentencing for 3 convicted in plot to bomb Somalis in Kansas Sentencing for three men found guilty of a 2016 plot to bomb a Kansas apartment complex home to Somali immigrants and their mosque is set for 8:30 a.m. CST Jan. 25 in federal court.
25 Jan 09:30 ET / 14:30 GMT BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
PHILIPPINES-CENBANK/ Philippine central bank hosts annual reception for the banking community
BSP Governor Nestor Espenilla and members of the policy-making Monetary Board hold annual reception for the banking community. 25 Jan 17:00 ET / 22:00 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 25 Jan
INSURANCE-LIFE/PREVIEW PREVIEW-Market rout overshadows business growth for U.S. life insurers
U.S. life insurers are expected to report messy fourth-quarter results starting next week, with their massive investment portfolios getting hit by tumultuous markets. 25 Jan 07:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
DAVOS-MEETING/CLOSING CONCERT (PIX) (TV) Classical concert concludes WEF 2019
The Annual Meeting 2019 draws to a close with a short programme by a quartet of the Sphinx Virtuosi chamber orchestra, comprising some of the best young African-American, Latino and Latina musicians in the United States 25 Jan 06:30 ET / 11:30 GMT
FRANCE-ENERGY/ French government release detailed long-term energy plan
France will release the official and detailed long-term energy plan which will layout how it plans to reduce dependence on nuclear, phase out coal power generation, boost renewables and curb green house gas emissions. 25 Jan
UBER-SPAIN/STRIKE (TV) Madrid taxis continue open-ended anti-Uber strike
Taxi drivers in Madrid are on an open-ended strike demanding stricter regulation of online ride-hailing services such as Uber. 25 Jan
GLOBAL-ECONOMY/WEEKAHEAD Global Economy Weekahead
A weekly look at key economic events for the global economy in the coming seven days. 25 Jan
SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY CLIMATECHANGE-NETHERLANDS/
Lack of progress on climate goals could force Dutch gov't to action New calculations look set to show the Dutch are still falling behind on their climate goals, after a court in November ordered the government to live up to its promise of cutting CO2 emission by 25 percent by 2020.
25 Jan 06:30 ET / 11:30 GMT ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT
BRITAIN-EU/TRAVEL EU states to agree visa-free travel for Britons even after no-deal Brexit
Envoys of 27 EU states staying on together are meeting in Brussels on Friday to adopt a decision that would give Britons visa-free travel to the bloc after Brexit, based on reciprocity, even if Britain were to crash out without a divorce agreement. 25 Jan
PORTUGAL-ARCHAEOLOGY/CEMETERY (PIX) 2,000-year-old skeletons found in popular Lisbon restaurant
Portuguese archaeologists searching below one of Lisbon's most famous restaurants, Solar dos Presuntos, discovered an ancient Roman cemetery, with 2000-year-old skeletons and various artefacts. 25 Jan
RELIGION POPE-YOUTH/ (PIX) (TV)
Pope Francis participates in the Catholic Church's big youth rally Pope Francis celebrates his third World Youth Day in Panama.
25 Jan
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