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The White House warned traders on Wednesday not to deal in Venezuelan gold or oil following its imposition of stiff sanctions aimed at forcing socialist President Nicolas Maduro from power.

YEMEN-SECURITY/ Saudi-led coalition ready to use 'calibrated force' to push Yemen port deal: UAE

DUBAI (Reuters) - The Saudi-led coalition is prepared to use "calibrated force" to push the Iranian-aligned Houthi movement to withdraw from Yemen's Hodeidah port city under a U.N.-sponsored deal, a senior United Arab Emirates official said on Wednesday. U.S.

USA-WEATHER/ Polar vortex makes U.S. Midwest colder than South Pole

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A torrent of polar air brought record-low temperatures to much of the U.S. Midwest on Wednesday, making conditions so unbearable that trash haulers stopped making pickups and mail carriers suspended deliveries. USA-MEXICO-EL-CHAPO/

'El Chapo' decided 'who lives and who dies' as drug boss, U.S. jury told NEW YORK (Reuters) - Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was someone who decided "who lives and who dies," a prosecutor said in closing arguments in the accused Mexican drug kingpin's trial in the United States.

BUSINESS USA-FED/

In a shift, Fed will be 'patient' on future U.S. rate hikes WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates steady and, in a formal policy shift, vowed to be patient in further lifting borrowing costs, the clearest signal yet the tightening cycle it began in 2015 may have ended.

TESLA-ELECTRIC-RESULTS/ Tesla posts smaller fourth-quarter profit than previous quarter

Tesla Inc on Wednesday reported a smaller fourth-quarter profit compared with the previous three months and said Model 3 production volume in California should reach 7,000 units per week by the end of the year. ENTERTAINMENT

BRITAIN-ROYALS/ Meghan revisits acting past at London theater as 'Suits' return ruled out

LONDON (Reuters) - Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex, visited London's National Theatre as the venue's new royal patron on Wednesday, watching a line-run of a Shakespeare play and meeting aspiring performers. FASHION-NEW-YORK-PREVIEW/

N.Y. fashion week reaches beyond runways toward diversity NEW YORK (Reuters) - Fresh on the heels of Paris's glittery fashion week, all eyes are trained on New York where designers are gearing up to present their latest looks for fall and winter 2019, starting next week.

SPORTS SOCCER-ENGLAND-ARS/

Arsenal sign Denis Suarez on loan from Barcelona LONDON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Barcelona midfielder Denis Suarez is joining Arsenal on loan to the end of the Premier League season with an option to buy, the Spanish club said on Wednesday.

GOLF-EUROPEAN/ Rose sidesteps controversy ahead of Saudi International debut

World number one Justin Rose tried to steer clear of political controversy at his Saudi International pre-tournament news conference on Wednesday, saying he was not qualified to speak on subjects other than golf in "great detail or authority". UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS CHINA-QATAR/ (PIX) (TV)

Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani visits China Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attends a welcome ceremony, followed by talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

31 Jan PHILIPPINES-SECURITY/ (PIX) (TV)

Southern Philippines on alert after church, mosque attacks The southern Philippines, already under martial law for nearly 2 years, remains on high alert after two attacks in four days targeting a church and a mosque, the former being investigated as a possible and very rare suicide bombing. The military is going after the Abu Sayyaf group, after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered an "all out war".

31 Jan PHILIPPINES-TROLLEY/ (TV)

Human locomotive - Manila 'trolley boys' ferry passengers along 'borrowed' train tracks Every morning, thousands of Filipinos flock to Manila's railway tracks, not to take the train, but to get on a wooden cart with wheels pushed by a 'trolley boy' to get to work and avoid the city's gridlock traffic.

31 Jan USA-NUCLEAR/ (PIX)

UN Security Council permanent members meet in China on nuclear non-proliferation The U.S. Under-Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs, Andrea Thompson, attends two-day P5 conference on "Strengthening P5 Coordination, Safeguarding NPT Regime", along with Russia, Britain, France and China.

31 Jan MALAYSIA-KING/CEREMONY (PIX) (TV)

Malaysia's new king formally takes the throne in a ceremony Malaysia Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah attends a ceremony at the royal palace to mark his ascension to the throne as the country's new king.

31 Jan BRITAIN-AFRICA/CHURCHES (PIX)

WIDER IMAGE - African churches boom in London's industrial backstreets On a cold, grey Sunday morning, in a street lined with shuttered builders' yards and storage units, songs of prayer in the West African language of Yoruba ring out from a former warehouse that is now a church.

31 Jan 02:00 ET / 07:00 GMT COLUMN-MILLER/SOCIALSECURITY (PIX)

Social Security expansion to get serious hearing in U.S. House The idea that Social Security benefits should be expanded - not cut - is going mainstream. A new Democratic proposal in the U.S. House of Representatives calls for a small across-the-board bump in benefits, a more generous annual cost-of-living adjustment and a higher minimum benefit for low-income workers.

31 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT SAUDI-KHASHOGGI/TURKEY-INVESTIGATION (PIX) (TV)

U.N. Special rapporteur holds talks in Turkey over Khashoggi investigation U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Agnes Callamard holds week-long talks in Turkey as part of an inquiry into the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

31 Jan MALAYSIA-KING/ (PIX) (TV)

Malaysia's new king to formally takes the throne Malaysia Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah inspects guard of honour at the royal palace before being formally sworn in as the country's new king.

31 Jan GERMANY-JAPAN/

PREVIEW-Merkel heads to Japan to secure 'alliance of multilateralists' German Chancellor Angela Merkel heads to Japan on Sunday for a three-day trip to forge an "alliance of multilateralists" who want to resist President Donald Trump's "America First" approach and China's pursuit of narrow national interests.

31 Jan 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT USA-TRADE/CHINA (PIX)

U.S., China launch high-level trade talks amid deep differences United States and China open pivotal round of high-level talks aimed at digging out from their months-long trade war amid deep differences over Chinese practices on intellectual property and technology transfer.

31 Jan TURKEY-ELECTION/ (PIX)

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party launches its local election campaign Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's AK Party launches its campaign for the March 31 local elections.

31 Jan ZIMBABWE-POLITICS/ (PIX) (TV)

Zimbabwe unions try to bridge divide over strike Zimbabwe public sector unions are set to meet for a second time in as many days to decide whether to proceed with a national strike after wage talks failed. But sharp divisions over the walkout could end in a deadlock.

31 Jan CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE

USA-MILITARY/LEGACY (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC) SPECIAL REPORT: When the military leaves, the legacy of pollution left behind

Examining the legacy of contamination at a former Naval Base in California, and the complications that arise when the military leaves. And: The cost to the public for a cleanup now decades long. 31 Jan 07:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

DISASTERS / ACCIDENTS CANADA-CRASH/

Truck driver Jaskirat Singh Sidhu sentenced for Canada bus crash that killed 16 The sentencing hearing begins for a truck driver, Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, convicted in the deaths of 16 people, after his rig collided with a bus carrying a junior hockey team last summer.

31 Jan CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE

USA-MEXICO/EL CHAPO (PIX) (TV) Closing arguments continue in U.S. trial for "El Chapo"

Closing arguments continue at Brooklyn, New York federal court for alleged Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. He is accused him of trafficking massive quantities of cocaine, heroin and other drugs into the United States as leader of the Sinaloa Cartel, named for his home state in northern Mexico. 31 Jan 09:30 ET / 14:30 GMT

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS SAMSUNG ELEC-RESULTS/ (PIX)

Samsung Elec Q4 earnings South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics posts fourth-quarter earnings. The world's top maker of memory chips and smartphones surprised the market earlier this month with an estimate 29 percent drop in quarterly profit, blaming weak chip demand.

31 Jan 18:00 ET / 23:00 GMT BRITAIN-EU/AUTOS

UK car production figures for 2018 published Britain's car industry released car production data. Output has been hit by consumers shunning diesel, Brexit and emission rule changes, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has said.

31 Jan 19:00 ET / 00:00 GMT AUSTRALIA-ECONOMY/RATES

RBA board meets facing pressure to backtrack on policy and ease Australia's central bank holds its first policy meeting of the year next facing a world re-shaped, and not for the better. Unwelcome economic news at home and abroad are challenging the RBA's dogged optimism on growth and its much-repeated insistence the next move in interest rates will be up.

31 Jan SPRINT CORP-RESULTS/ (PIX)

Sprint Corp reports third quarter results Sprint Corp is expected to report a rise in quarterly revenue helped by its efforts to undercut larger competitors on price.

31 Jan 07:30 ET / 12:30 GMT SERBIA-GDP/

Serbia's Stats Office to release flash GDP estimate for Q4 2018 31 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

UPS-RESULTS/ (PIX) UPS fourth-quarter earnings

Expected before market open (BMO). 31 Jan 08:30 ET / 13:30 GMT

BRAZIL-AGRICULTURE/TRADE (PIX) Interview with Brazil Agriculture Ministry international affairs secretary

Brazil's Secretary of International Affairs Orlando Leite Ribeiro at the Agriculture Ministry will discuss efforts to resolve trade barriers in place with the EU, Russia and the US, prospects for expanding trade with new markets and the trade war between the United States and China. 31 Jan 07:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

LIMAGRAIN-GRAINS/ French grain cooperative Limagrain holds press conference

Farmer-owned cooperative controls listed seed maker Vilmorin and also has industrial bakery activities. 31 Jan

USA-TRADE/CHINA-TRUMP (PIX) (TV) Trump meets with Chinese vice premier on trade

U.S. President Donald Trump meets Chinese Vice Premier Liu He during his visit to Washington for trade talks. 31 Jan

LG ELEC-RESULTS/ (PIX) LG Elec Q4 earnings

S.Korean electronic giant LG Electronics releases its Oct-Dec results. Its earlier estimate was far short of market expectations, as analysts said likely causes included profit margins for its high-end TVs being thinned by increasing competition. 31 Jan

SERBIA-INDUSTRIALOUTPUT/ Serbia's Stats Office releases industrial production data for Dec 2018

31 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT SERBIA-TRADEFIGURES/

Serbia's Stats Office to release foreign trade data for Dec 2018 31 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT BRITAIN-ROYALS/ (PIX) (TV)

The Duchess of Sussex visits ACU The Duchess of Sussex visits Association of Commonwealth Universities

31 Jan SPORTS

FOOTBALL-NFL-SUPERBOWL/LOSANGELES Football - NFL - Los Angeles faces Rams enthusiasm gap

The Rams are headed to the Super Bowl but you might not know it from walking around Los Angeles, a city that is still getting used to having a successful team after going two decades without any team at all. 30 Jan 17:00 ET / 22:00 GMT

FOOTBALL-NFL-SUPERBOWL/OFFICIATING Football - NFL - Goodell to discuss officiating controversies

With a pivotal missed call during the NFC championship game still fresh in the minds of football fans, questions are being raised about the state of officiating in the NFL and what changes commissioner Roger Goodell might pursue. 30 Jan 18:00 ET / 23:00 GMT

BASKETBALL-NBA/MAGIC Magic Johnson receives L.A. Chamber of Commerce's highest honor

NBA legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson, who successfully parlayed his on-court skills to the business world and serves as chairman and CEO of the $1 billion Magic Johnson Enterprises, receives the Civic Medal of Honor Award at the Jan. 31 dinner in downtown Los Angeles. 31 Jan

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