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ELSALVADOR-ELECTION/ Outsider wins El Salvador presidency, breaking two-party system
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - A former mayor campaigning on an anti-corruption ticket swept to victory in El Salvador’s presidential election on Sunday, bringing an end to a two-party system that has held sway over the violence-plagued Central American country for three decades. U.S.
VIRGINIA-POLITICS/ Senior Democrats press Virginia governor to resign over racist photo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior Democrats on Sunday accused embattled Virginia Governor Ralph Northam of being dishonest and urged him to resign after he backtracked from an earlier admission that he appeared in racist garb in a yearbook photo. FOOTBALL-NFL-SUPERBOWL-GAMBLING/
Smiles, grimaces in New Jersey with first-ever legal Super Bowl bets EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (Reuters) - A roar went up inside the FanDuel Sportsbook in New Jersey on Sunday, but play in the Super Bowl had not even started.
BUSINESS AUSTRALIA-BANKS-INQUIRY/
Australia to overhaul regulators after landmark banking inquiry Australia’s corporate regulators will be subjected to a new oversight body in a shake-up of the banking sector designed to combat the excessive greed and unethical practices that have engulfed some of the country’s biggest financial institutions.
JAPAN-INSURANCE-M-A/ Japan insurers to target China M&A in new phase after $50 billion overseas push
HONG KONG/TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese insurance companies have spent more than $50 billion on acquisitions over the past five years to become the world’s second-largest buyer of insurance assets, and the deals spree won’t be slowing down any time soon. ENTERTAINMENT
PEOPLE-JUSSIE-SMOLLETT/ Empire actor Smollett says he's OK at first show since alleged attack
(Reuters) - Actor Jussie Smollett appeared onstage in Los Angeles on Saturday in his first public appearance since he told police he was the victim this week of a racist and homophobic attack. PEOPLE-21-SAVAGE/
Grammy-nominated rapper 21 Savage arrested by ICE, faces deportation (Reuters) - Grammy-nominated Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage was arrested by U.S. immigration officials on Sunday, who said he was illegally in the country and a convicted felon.
SPORTS FOOTBALL-NFL-SUPERBOWL/
Patriots beat Rams to win sixth Super Bowl title ATLANTA (Reuters) - The New England Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 on Sunday in the lowest scoring Super Bowl played to capture the National Football League championship for a record-tying sixth time.
SOCCER-SALA-CRASH/ Private investigators find wreckage of missing soccer player Sala's aircraft
LONDON (Reuters) - The wreckage of the aircraft that disappeared over the English Channel last month carrying Premier League soccer player Emiliano Sala and his pilot has been located, the marine scientist directing the search said on Sunday. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS EU-ARABS/MINISTERS-ARRIVALS (TV)
EU, League of Arab States foreign ministers arrive for meeting in Brussels EU, League of Arab States foreign ministers arrive for meeting as the EU pushes for closer ties with Africa and the Middle East, offering money and aid in exchange for stemming migration to its own soil.
4 Feb 06:30 ET, 11:30 GMT EU-ARABS/MINISTERS-MOGHERINI (TV)
EU's Mogherini, Sudan's Ahmed and Arab League's Gheit give news conference EU Foreign Policy chief Federica Mogherini, Sudanese Foreign Minister Al-Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed and Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit give news conference following their meeting.
4 Feb 13:30 ET, 18:30 GMT TURKEY-ERDOGAN/
Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan chairs a cabinet meeting in Ankara Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan chairs a cabinet meeting in Ankara (1200 GMT).
4 Feb 12:00 ET, 17:00 GMT EU-ARABS/MINISTERS (PIX) (TV)
EU, League of Arab States foreign ministers meet in Brussels Meeting takes place as the EU pushes for closer ties with Africa and the Middle East, offering money and aid in exchange for stemming migration to its own soil.
4 Feb 06:30 ET, 11:30 GMT USA-MEXICO/EL CHAPO
Jury set to deliberate fate of Mexican cartel leader "El Chapo" A jury is expected to begin deliberations in the trial of the world's most infamous cartel boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman in Brooklyn federal court on Monday.
4 Feb 06:00 ET, 11:00 GMT JAPAN-GERMANY/NEWSER (PIX) (TV)
Germany's Merkel holds joint news conference with Abe Visiting German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds a joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
4 Feb 10:10 ET, 15:10 GMT CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE
WWII-US/FLAG (PIX) (TV) U.S. D-Day flag from landing at Normandy's Utah Beach displayed
An American flag flow on the Navy ship that led the U.S. invasion fleet at Normandy's Utah Beach on 6 June, 1944, goes on display in the Netherlands. The 48-star, D-Day flag from Navy ship LCC 60 will arrive with a column of WWII vehicles and veterans. 4 Feb 14:00 ET, 19:00 GMT
IRAQ-MOSUL/ (PIX) (TV) No plan for Mosul: chaos and neglect slow Iraqi city's recovery
The demolition of a wrecked building in where Islamic State used to execute gay men is already in its third month. Homeless boys who loot it for scrap work quicker some days than the lone digger perched on its carcass. Mismanagement and corruption of Mosul's reconstruction is making recovery slow and haphazard. 4 Feb 08:00 ET, 13:00 GMT
KENYA-SECURITY/AMBULANCES (PIX) (TV) Kenya's ambulance 'Uber' at heart of siege rescue
Just minutes after militants attacked a luxury hotel complex in Nairobi last month, the first ambulances roared up to collect wounded survivors. Speedy medical help is taken for granted in the West, but many developing nations do not have centralized emergency command, and confusion during past attacks in Kenya cost lives. 4 Feb 09:00 ET, 14:00 GMT
CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE USA-TASER/DEATHS (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)
INSIGHT-U.S. cities review police Taser use after rise in deaths At least 49 people died in 2018 after being shocked by police with a Taser – the highest number in three years, according to a Reuters review of police records, court filings and news reports. Reuters’ running tally now has documented a total of at least 1,081 U.S. deaths following Taser shocks. Some communities have launched formal reviews to assess whether new policies are needed on Taser deployment.
4 Feb 11:00 ET, 16:00 GMT BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
CANADA-MARIJUANA/FISH (PIX) (TV) Commercial marijuana grower using aquaponics provide fish to soup kitchen
Green Relief is a licensed cannabis producer in Flamborough Ontario who uses fish in their aquaponics grow operation who then donates the fish to Second Harvest who delivers the fish to Good Shepherd homeless shelter for their soup kitchen. 4 Feb 12:00 ET, 17:00 GMT
SPAIN-ECONOMY/UNEMPLOYED (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC) Spain´s Labour Ministry to publish registered unemployed level (January 2019).
4 Feb 08:00 ET, 13:00 GMT CANADA-HOUSING/MORTGAGES
Canada faces calls to ease mortgage stress test Canada should consider easing a stress test designed to cut out risky mortgage lending by banks to alleviate a housing slowdown and reduce the number of borrowers being pushed towards private lenders, some mortgage experts and economists say.
4 Feb 12:00 ET, 17:00 GMT ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT
AWARDS-OSCARS/NOMINEES LUNCHEON (PIX) (TV) Oscar nominees luncheon
Nominees for the 2019 Oscars gather for an informal luncheon, and to have a group photo. 4 Feb 18:00 ET, 23:00 GMT
RELIGION POPE-EMIRATES/ (PIX) (TV)
Pope to visit United Arab Emirates Pope Francis visits the UAE’s capital Abu Dhabi, the first trip by the head of the Catholic Church to the Arabian Peninsula.
4 Feb 08:00 ET, 13:00 GMT
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