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Venezuela's opposition on Wednesday said it would use a U.S.-based fund to receive some of the country's oil income in a key step to bankroll its efforts to dislodge President Nicolas Maduro.

SOCCER-SALA-CRASH/ Body recovered from wreckage of plane carrying footballer Sala: UK investigator

(Reuters) - A body has been recovered from the wreckage of the plane that was carrying Argentina-born professional soccer player Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) in Britain said late on Wednesday. U.S.

USA-IMMIGRATION-CARAVAN/ Caravan migrants stalled at Texas border eye other routes

PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico (Reuters) - Some Central American migrants seeking entry into the United States but stalled near a Texas crossing said on Wednesday they are considering moving to another part of the border, where they may have a better chance of lodging a speedy asylum claim. PG-E-US-WILDFIRE/

California utility PG&E vows more power shutdowns to prevent wildfire SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - California utility PG&E Corp plans to increase the controversial practice of shutting off the power to communities at risk of wildfire when dangerous conditions such as high winds and dry heat are present.

BUSINESS USA-STOCKS-APPLE/

Scoot over Microsoft: Apple again the most valuable U.S. company SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple won back its crown as the most valuable publicly listed U.S. company on Wednesday, ending the session with a market capitalization above recent leaders Microsoft and Amazon.com.

GM-CRUISE-CEO/ GM's incentive plan for Cruise chief points to IPO: SEC filing

DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co on Wednesday outlined an incentive plan for the head of its self-driving car unit that points the way toward a possible initial public offering for the business. ENTERTAINMENT

AWARDS-BRITS/ Pop star Pink to be honored at London's BRIT Awards

LONDON (Reuters) - Pop star Pink will receive the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award at this year's BRITs, organizers of Britain's pop music honors said on Thursday, naming the American singer-songwriter as the first international artist to receive the prize. FILMFESTIVAL-BERLIN-PREVIEW/

Berlinale unrolls green carpet for politically charged film festival BERLIN (Reuters) - A mother fleeing her violent husband, a serial killer who preys on women and famine in 1930s Ukraine are among the weighty social and political themes explored in films showcased at this year's Berlin Film Festival.

SPORTS GOLF-PROAM/

Golf: Career will not be defined by a few bad years, says Spieth (Reuters) - Jordan Spieth has not lifted a trophy since the 2017 British Open and has drifted to 21st in the world rankings but the Texan says he would have had a good career even if he never wins again and that he will not go chasing results.

FOOTBALL-NFL-PIT-BROWN/ Police report: Steelers' Brown pushed woman to ground

Pittsburgh Steelers wideout Antonio Brown allegedly pushed the mother of his daughter to the ground last month in Florida, according to a police incident report obtained Wednesday by ESPN. 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 07:30 ET, 12:30 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 15:00 ET, 20:00 GMT AFRICA-ENERGY/NUCLEARPOWER (PIX)

TRFN-Russia, China back nuclear as a clean-power fix 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. (FEATURE)

7 Feb 07:00 ET, 12:00 GMT 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 09:30 ET, 14:30 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 15:30 ET, 20:30 GMT SAFRICA-POLITICS/ (PIX) (TV)

President Ramaphosa delivers state of the nation address President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the State of the Nation Address to a Joint Sitting of the National Assembly and the National Council of Provinces.

7 Feb 17:00 ET, 22:00 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 15:00 ET, 20:00 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 12:30 ET, 17:30 GMT

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 11:00 ET, 16:00 GMT 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 14:30 ET, 19:30 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 09:00 ET, 14:00 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. However, given that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in a hurry to boost growth and low-cost finance to businesses, there could be an outside chance of a rate cut at the February policy itself, some analysts said. 7 Feb 06:15 ET, 11:15 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 06:00 ET, 11:00 GMT

TWITTER-RESULTS/ (PIX) Q4 2018 Twitter Inc Earnings Release

Twitter Inc is 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 13:30 ET, 18:30 GMT

MEXICO-ECONOMY/INFLATION Mexico-Inflation Final

7 Feb 14:00 ET, 19:00 GMT SERBIA-RATES/

Serbia's central bank announces benchmark rate Serbia's central bank to announce benchmark rate.

7 Feb 11:00 ET, 16:00 GMT 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 14:30 ET, 19:30 GMT SNAP-ON-RESULTS/

Q4 2018 Snap-On Inc Earnings Release Estimated time. Expected before market open (BMO).

7 Feb 13:30 ET, 18:30 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 10:00 ET, 15:00 GMT NISSAN-GHOSN/PROSECUTORS

Tokyo prosecutor holds regular news conference Deputy prosecutor at the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office holds a regular news conference. Ousted Nissan Motor chairman Carlos Ghosn, indicted by Tokyo prosecutors for aggravated breach of trust and under-reporting his income, has been held at the Tokyo Detention Center since November.

7 Feb 07:00 ET, 12:00 GMT MEXICO-ECONOMY/RATES

Mexico central bank holds monetary policy meeting Mexico's central bank will hold its monetary policy meeting. At its last meeting on Dec. 20 the bank hiked the benchmark interest rate to an over 10-year high and warned of uncertainty caused in part by the new leftist government's economic policies, as well as the risk of higher inflation.

7 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.

7 Feb 09:30 ET, 14:30 GMT 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 07:00 ET, 12:00 GMT 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 14:15 ET, 19:15 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 12:00 ET, 17:00 GMT USA-TRUMP/TAX

U.S. House panel holds hearing on presidential tax returns U.S. House tax oversight subcommittee conducts hearing on presidential tax returns.

7 Feb 19:00 ET, 00:00 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 11:00 ET, 16:00 GMT

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

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

7 Feb 08:45 ET, 12:45 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 13:30 ET, 18:30 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 08:30 ET, 13:30 GMT

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