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US-USA-AFGHANISTAN Senior Taliban leader expected to join talks with u.s. in qatar shortly
KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - The Taliban’s new political leader is expected to join meetings with U.S. officials in Qatar imminently, Taliban sources said on Saturday as the latest round of talks to find ways to end the 17-year Afghan war entered a sixth day. U.S.
US-USA-SHUTDOWN Backing down, Trump agrees to end shutdown without border wall money
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump agreed under mounting pressure on Friday to end a 35-day-old partial U.S. government shutdown without getting the $5.7 billion he had demanded from Congress for a border wall, handing a political victory to Democrats. US-USA-TRUMP-RUSSIA
Trump ally Roger Stone arrested for lying to U.S. Congress FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) - A longtime ally of U.S. President Donald Trump was arrested on Friday for lying to Congress about the 2016 campaign’s efforts to use stolen emails to undercut his Democratic rival in the latest arrest of the Special Counsel probe into possible election manipulation.
BUSINESS US-CVS-HEALTH-MIGRAINE-EXCLUSIVE
Exclusive: CVS to cover migraine drugs from Teva, Lilly; excludes Amgen NEW YORK (Reuters) - CVS Health Corp, a top U.S. manager of pharmacy benefits, has added new migraine drugs from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and Eli Lilly and Co to its list of covered drugs, excluding a rival treatment from Amgen Inc, a CVS spokeswoman told Reuters on Friday.
US-CHINA-ECONOMY China confident of keeping 2019 growth within 'appropriate range'
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China is fully confident that it is capable of keeping its economic growth rate within an appropriate range in 2019 in spite of challenges, state news agency Xinhua reported Chinese Premier Li Keqiang as saying on Friday. ENTERTAINMENT
US-FILM-DETAINMENT Oscar body distances itself from UK controversy on child murder film
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The body that hands out the Oscars on Friday sought to distance itself from a furor over the Academy Award nomination of a film about two boys who murdered a British toddler in 1993. US-PEOPLE-HARVEY-WEINSTEIN
Judge Oks New Harvey Weinstein lawyers who once represented accuser NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state judge on Friday approved Harvey Weinstein’s overhaul of his legal team to defend him against criminal sexual assault charges, though two of his new lawyers represented one of the disgraced Hollywood mogul’s most vocal accusers, actress Rose McGowan.
SPORTS US-TENNIS-AUSOPEN-MEN-PREVIEW
Djokovic and Nadal add another chapter to great rivalry MELBOURNE (Reuters) - After winning one-sided semi-finals that few will remember in years to come, Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal will face off in a blockbuster Australian Open decider on Sunday that offers much more than a clash of great players.
US-BASKETBALL-NBA-ROUNDUP NBA Roundup: Harden extends streak, Rockets stop Raptors
James Harden extended his streak of consecutive 30-point games to 22 but had plenty of help as the Houston Rockets claimed a 121-119, wire-to-wire victory over the visiting Toronto Raptors, who dropped back-to-back games for the first time since mid-December. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS VENEZUELA-POLITICS/UN (PIX) (TV)
U.N. Security Council to meet on Venezuela at U.S. request The United States has requested a public U.N. Security Council meeting on Venezuela on Saturday and U.N. diplomats said they expected U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to brief. The request faces opposition from Russia. Any Security Council member could call for a procedural vote to block the meeting. A minimum of nine votes are needed to win such a vote and China, Russia, the United States, Britain and France cannot wield their vetoes. However, U.N. diplomats said any attempt to stop the Venezuela meeting would be defeated.
26 Jan 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT VENEZUELA-POLITICS/SPAIN (PIX)
Spain's PM to make a statement on official position on Venezuela Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez plans to make an official statement on the government's position on the political crisis in Venezuela
26 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT GREECE-MACEDONIA/PROTESTS
Greeks gather to protest an accord changing Macedonia's name Greeks will form a human chain in Athens to protest a deal between Greece and Macedonia which ends a decades-old dispute over the name of the ex-Yugoslav Republic.
27 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.
27 Jan USA-IMMIGRATION/GUATEMALA (PIX) (TV)
Funeral of migrant child who died in US custody on Christmas Eve in Guatemalan mountain village Provisional date for the funeral for eight-year-old Guatemalan Felipe Gomez Alonzo who died in U.S. custody after travelling to the border with his father, due to take place in his mountain village near the Mexican border.
27 Jan CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE
LIBYA-NAVY/ (PIX) (TV) In new anthem, Libya's navy mocks 19th-century U.S.sunk frigate
The Libyan navy, which has relied on inflatables after most of its fleet got destroyed in 2011, launched a new anthem, mocking a U.S. navy frigate sunk at Tripoli's coast early in the 19th century. 27 Jan
BOSNIA-SYRIA/CHILDREN-MUSEUM (PIX) (TV) Bosnia's War Childhood Museum opens exhibition of mementos of Syrian children affected by war
A small Bosnian museum, dedicated to the experience of growing up during the Bosnian 1992-95 war, opens the exhibit of memorabilia from Syrians whose childhood was affected by the same experience, as part of its effort to go global. 27 Jan
RELIGION POPE-YOUTH/VIGIL (PIX) (TV)
Pope Francis shares a vigil with youngsters Pope Francis shares a vigil with youngsters in the Saint John Paul II filed of Metro Park
26 Jan 18:00 ET / 23:00 GMT 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. He attended previous events in Brazil and in Poland. Pope will meet Central American bishops, authorities of Panama's government, and representatives of civil society.
27 Jan
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