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Venezuela's opposition on Wednesday disclosed a key step to secure financing in its effort to dislodge President Nicolas Maduro, the opening of a U.S. fund to receive oil income, and decried the government's overseas gold sales.

MIDEAST-CRISIS-SYRIA-USA/ Trump says may declare Islamic State defeated next week

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he expected a formal announcement as early as next week that the coalition fighting Islamic State militants has reclaimed all of the territory previously held by the extremist group. U.S.

USA-TRUMP-ABORTION/ On abortion, Trump agenda likely leads to Supreme Court, not Congress

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump urged lawmakers in his State of the Union address to put new limits on abortion, but partisan division in the U.S. Congress means the Supreme Court likely will set the agenda on the divisive issue, as it has for decades. USA-SHUTDOWN/

U.S. border officials don't share Trump's zeal for border wall: lawmakers WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials on Wednesday described a multi-pronged strategy for tightening the southern border with Mexico that did not focus mainly on a massive wall President Donald Trump demands, according to lawmakers who attended a classified briefing.

BUSINESS USA-ECONOMY-TRADEFIGURES/

U.S. trade deficit narrows in November as imports decline WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit fell for the first time in six months in November as cheaper oil and higher domestic petroleum production helped to curb the country's import bill, leading economists to boost their economic growth estimates for the fourth quarter.

GM-RESULTS/ High-margin pickup trucks drive GM profit, shares rise

DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co on Wednesday reported a quarterly profit that exceeded Wall Street expectations, thanks to high-margin pickup trucks and small SUVs in the U.S. market and cost cutting. ENTERTAINMENT

CLIMATECHANGE-TEMPERATURES/ Last year was fourth hottest on record: outlook sizzling-UN

OSLO (Reuters) - Last year was the fourth warmest on record and the outlook is for more sizzling heat approaching levels that most governments view as dangerous for the Earth, a U.N. report showed on Wednesday. BRITAIN-EU/

Colony or not, we're British, say Gibraltarians. And keep the border open GIBRALTAR (Reuters) - With London fuming over whether Gibraltar should still be called a "colony", residents of the British outpost on the southern tip of Spain said they were more worried about life after Brexit than about which word best explained their status.

SPORTS CYCLING-BRITAIN/

Tour champion Thomas feels no pressure as season begins Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas said he can start his season this week with "no pressure" having finally made his big breakthrough in 2018.

SOCCER-FRANCE-CUP/ PSG need extra time to see off third division side in Cup

PARIS, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Holders Paris St Germain were taken to extra time by third division side Villefranche Beaujolais on Wednesday but reached the French Cup quarter-finals after substitutes Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani helped them to a 3-0 win. UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ITALY-POLITICS/SALVINI

Italy's interior minister seeks parliamentary protection from kidnapping accusation Italy's hard-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini will ask a parliamentary committee to reject a request to investigate him for alleged abuse of power and kidnapping over his role last year in detaining some 150 migrants on board a coast guard boat for a week.The issue risks splitting the coalition government, and allowing the investigation to continue would open the way for a trial.

7 Feb 02:30 ET / 07:30 GMT ITALY-BRIDGE/ (PIX) (TV)

Work to remove huge section of destroyed Genoa bridge begins The work to remove a huge section of the Genoa Morandi bridge is set to begin. The bridge collapsed unexpectedly on August 14, 2018 killing 43 people.

Feb 7 AFRICA-ENERGY/NUCLEARPOWER (PIX)

TRFN-Russia, China back nuclear as clean-energy panacea for Africa A new generation of African scientists are seeing their prospects expand as their governments team up with foreign powers Russia and China on a nuclear fast-track to electrification.

7 Feb 02:00 ET / 07:00 GMT USA-CONGRESS/WHITAKER

House Judiciary panel to prepare subpoena for Acting AG Whitaker The House Judiciary Committee plans to draft and authorize a subpoena that it will have ready, in the event that Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker tries to avoid questions or fail to show up for Friday's hearing. Republicans are expected to criticize the move as being politically driven.

7 Feb 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT SLOVAKIA-VISEGRAD/MERKEL (PIX) (TV)

Germany's Chancellor Merkel meets central European PMs German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets the prime ministers of the Visegrad group - Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia - at a summit in Bratislava.

Feb 7 BRITAIN-EU/FOX

UK trade minister Liam Fox and his junior ministers answer questions in parliament UK trade minister Liam Fox takes part in a regular question session in parliament.

7 Feb 04:30 ET / 09:30 GMT USA-IMMIGRATION/FAMILIES

U.S. House panel holds hearing on family-separation policy House Energy and Commerce Committee's Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee conducts hearing on Trump administration's child-separation policy.

7 Feb 10:30 ET / 15:30 GMT USA-TRUMP/BORDER

Cheers, jeers from U.S. border as Trump demands wall in state of union speech Reuters gathers reaction from four cities along the US-Mexico border during President Donald Trump's State of the Union address, which is expected to focus on his signature border wall.

6 Feb 22:30 ET / 03:30 GMT USA-TRUMP/BARR (PIX) (TV)

U.S. Senate committee votes on Trump's attorney general pick U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee votes on President Donald Trump's attorney general nominee, William Barr, as Democrats express concern that he might not make public final report on Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.

7 Feb 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE

MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-CHILDREN (TV) UN committee on children's rights issues findings on Syria etc

UN Committee on the Rights of the Child which examined the records of Bahrain, Belgium, Czech Republic, Guinea, Italy, Japan, and Syria publishes its findings on Feb 7. Briefing by members including Renate Winter, panel chairperson 7 Feb 07:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

DISASTERS / ACCIDENTS ITALY-BRIDGE/RELATIVE (TV)

"You may laugh, smile, but you're dead inside," recounts relative of Genoa bridge victim Relative of Genoa bridge victim remembers her family who died when a huge section of the Morandi bridge plummeted to the ground.

Feb 7 CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE

FLORIDA-SHOOTING/ANNIVERSARY-PARENT (PIX) (TV) Parkland tragedy spurs mother's political activism

The day after Lori Alhadeff's 14-year-old daughter was killed at school, the grief-stricken mother screamed into a TV camera begging President Donald Trump to "please do something" to keep kids safe in school. Then Alhadeff took action herself: she ran for a spot on the local school board and won. 7 Feb 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

ALABAMA-EXECUTION/ Dominique Ray, sentenced to death for the 1995 fatal

tabbing of a 15-year-old girl, is scheduled to be executed Dominique Ray was convicted in 1999 after co-defendant Marcus Owden testified that Ray cut Tiffany Harville's throat after they picked her up from her home and raped her Feb 7

USA-MEXICO/EL CHAPO (PIX) (TV) Brooklyn jury deliberates on El Chapo's fate

Jurors in the U.S. trial of accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman continue deliberations in his case for trafficking tons of cocaine, heroin, marijuana and methamphetamine into the United States over more than two decades. 7 Feb 09:30 ET / 14:30 GMT

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS GLOBAL-ECONOMY/FOOD

U.N. agency FAO releases its latest food price index and cereal supply outlook U.N. food agency FAO releases its latest monthly global food price index and its updated cereal supply outlook.

7 Feb 04:00 ET / 09:00 GMT INDIA-ECONOMY/RATES (PIX)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rate decision The Reserve Bank of India is likely to inch closer to lowering interest rates by changing its stance to 'neutral' from 'calibrated tightening' as inflation continues to ease sharply driven by fall in food prices and soft consumption demand.

7 Feb 01:15 ET / 06:15 GMT TWITTER-RESULTS/ (PIX)

Q4 2018 Twitter Inc Earnings Release Twitter Incis expected to report better-than-expected profit and revenue on Thursday, boosted by growth in its advertising business. Video ads are likely to account for more than half of the ad revenue generated in the fourth quarter for the social media platform.

7 Feb 08:30 ET / 13:30 GMT CANADA-CRUDE/UPGRADING

Partial oil upgrading latest fix to Canada's pipeline problem Canada's oil industry is advancing new technology called partial upgrading to thin its sludge-like crude and move more of it through congested pipelines to tap new markets.

7 Feb 01:00 ET / 06:00 GMT MEXICO-ECONOMY/INFLATION

Mexico-Inflation Final 7 Feb 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

SERBIA-RATES/ Serbia's central bank annouces benchmark rate

Serbia's central bank to annouce benchmark rate 7 Feb 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

FRANCE-GRAINS/EXPORTS French December grain export figures

Breakdown of monthly French trade data will give further indication of export trends in the EU's largest grain producer. Feb 7

USA-FED/CLARIDA U.S. Fed Vice Chairman Richard Clarida speaks in Prague

U.S. Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida speaks in the Czech Republic capital. 7 Feb 09:30 ET / 14:30 GMT

SNAP-ON-RESULTS/ Q4 2018 Snap-On Inc Earnings Release

Expected before market open (BMO). 7 Feb 08:30 ET / 13:30 GMT

EUROZONE-FORECASTS/COMMISSION (PIX) (TV) EU Commission to issue quarterly forecasts for euro zone economy

The European Commission publishes its quarterly forecasts for the euro zone economy with EU Commissioner Pierre Moscovici giving news conference 7 Feb 05:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

USA-FED/POWELL Federal Reserve Chairman Powell speaks at teachers' event

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell makes his first public comments since the central bank's January meeting at a town hall event with teachers. 6 Feb 19:00 ET / 00:00 GMT

MTN GROUP-NIGERIA/ (PIX) Nigerian court to hear MTN and attorney general case

A Nigerian court holds a hearing on the dispute between South Africa's MTN and Nigeria's attorney general over a $2 billion tax demand. Feb 7

TOTAL-RESULTS/ Total 2018 results and outlook presentation

French oil and gas major Total presents its FY 2018 results and outlook for 2019, looking to confirm its good performance amid a volatile oil market. Feb 7

IDORSIA-RESULTS/ Idorsia CEO releases 2018 results after refreshing cash pile

Idorsia CEO Jean-Paul Clozel, who went to markets earlier than expected last year to refresh his company's cash pile with a 505 million Swiss franc share and bond sale, releases 2018 results that will no doubt see significant outflows as he launched numerous clinical trials including of his company's big hope for insomnia. 7 Feb 02:00 ET / 07:00 GMT

USA-TRADE/ETHANOL Long, strange trip: How U.S. ethanol reaches China tariff-free

In June, the High Seas tanker ship loaded up on ethanol in Texas. Two months later, after a circuitous journey that included a ship-to-ship transfer and a stop in Malaysia, its cargo arrived in China - a roundabout voyage that allowed it to avoid Beijing's tariffs. 7 Feb 07:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

YUM BRANDS-RESULTS/ Yum! Brands Inc Reports Fourth Quarter Results

The operator of fast food chains is expected to post a rise in comparable restaurant sales, boosted by higher sales in its KFC and Taco Bell restaurants. Investors and analysts will be looking out for any positive updates on the Pizza Hut business, which has been a drag on Yum Brand's business in the past few years. Feb 7

USA-FED/KAPLAN Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Kaplan participates in moderated Q&A

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan participates in moderated question-and-answer session before the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business Outlook Series, in Dallas, Texas. 7 Feb 09:15 ET / 14:15 GMT

SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY SPAIN-LEGO/PROSTHETIC ARM (PIX) (TV)

Resourceful boy uses Lego to build his own prosthetic arm David Aguilar who has an underdeveloped arm and pectoral muscle built his first prosthetic arm from Lego pieces when he was 18. He says his main dream after he finishes university is to provide prosthetic limbs to those who cannot afford them. 7 Feb 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT FILMFESTIVAL-BERLIN/MORNING (PIX) (TV)

Berlin prepares for Berlinale opening Berlin Film Festival organisers and members of the international jury attend a news conference as final preparations are carried out ahead of the opening night of the 69th edition of the festival.

7 Feb 03:45 ET / 08:45 GMT FILMFESTIVAL-BERLIN/THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS (PIX) (TV)

Stars of Berlinale opening film attend news conference ahead of premiere Director Lone Scherfig and the cast of "The Kindness of Strangers", the opening film of the 69th Berlin Film Festival, attend a news conference ahead of a gala premiere.

7 Feb 08:30 ET / 13:30 GMT SPORTS

SOCCER-UEFA/ (TV) Soccer - UEFA Congress

UEFA holds its 43rd annual congress in Rome. There will be a series of election including the UEFA presidency with the current president, Aleksander Ceferin the only candidate. UEFA will hold a news conference at the end of the meeting. 7 Feb 03:30 ET / 08:30 GMT

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