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THAILAND-ELECTION/ Thai princess says #ILoveYou to fans after king opposes her PM candidacy
BANGKOK (Reuters) - The Thai princess whose stunning announcement she was running for prime minister was quickly opposed by her brother, the king, thanked her supporters on Saturday, saying she wants Thailand to be “moving forward”, but she did not comment on her candidacy. U.S.
VIRGINIA-POLITICS/ Headline Virginia governor vows to stay; calls mount to oust lieutenant governorbold
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) - Virginia’s embattled governor, Ralph Northam, capped a week of political chaos ignited by racial scandals by vowing to stay in office on Friday, while the fellow Democrat in line to succeed him faced a second accusation of sexual assault. USA-CONGRESS-WHITAKER/
Acting U.S. attorney general snaps at Democrats over Russia probe WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker snapped back on Friday at newly emboldened Democrats in Congress who are pushing for information on the special counsel’s Russia probe as they try to put President Donald Trump’s administration under greater scrutiny.
BUSINESS USA-STOCKS-WEEKAHEAD/
U.S. fund managers brace for consumer slowdown (Reuters) - With expectations for slowing growth escalating, U.S. fund managers are selectively avoiding stocks in consumer companies as lofty valuations, concerns about declining earnings estimates, and consumer confidence keep them on guard.
TESLA-DEMAND-EXCLUSIVE/ Exclusive: Tesla's delivery team gutted in recent job cuts - sources
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - When Tesla Inc announced last month a second round of job cuts to rein in costs, one crucial department was particularly badly hit. The automaker more than halved the division that delivers its electric vehicles to North American customers, two of the laid-off workers said. ENTERTAINMENT
AWARDS-BAFTA-PREVIEW/ Will Colman's Queen Anne rule the BAFTAs? 'The Favourite' leads awards race
LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Anne costume romp “The Favourite” looks set to scoop more movie honors on Sunday as the awards season cavalcade swings into London for the BAFTAs. MUSIC-DOLLY-PARTON/
Country singer Dolly Parton raises laughs at charity awards gala LOS ANGELES(Reuters) - Dolly Parton became the first country singer to receive the MusiCares Person of the Year award on Friday, taking to the stage with jokes about hillbillies, fighting and pornography.
SPORTS BASKETBALL-NBA-ROUNDUP/
NBA roundup: Davis sits out end of Pelicans' tight win Anthony Davis returned from a three-week absence to score 32 points before his New Orleans Pelicans teammates took over in the fourth quarter of a 122-117 victory over the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night.
GOLF-PROAM/ Golf: Mickelson, Spieth among leaders at soggy Pebble Beach
(Reuters) - Phil Mickelson’s seven birdies more than made up for three bogeys as the veteran American finished atop the leaderboard with four other players at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am in Northern California on Friday. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS USA-ELECTION/ (PIX)
Senator Elizabeth Warren officially launches 2020 presidential bid U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts officially launches her campaign on Saturday for the Democratic nomination for president in 2020 as other presidential hopefuls including Cory Booker visit voters in early nominating states.
9 Feb 11:00 ET / 16:00 GMT ITALY-POLITICS/ABRUZZO
Italian region of Abruzzo goes to the polls The central Italian region of Abruzzo goes to the polls in a local election that will test the popularity of Italy's two ruling coalition parties, the League and the 5-Star Movement, which will be running against each other in the vote.
10 Feb HUNGARY-ORBAN/PROTESTS (PIX) (TV)
Thousands due to protest as Hungary's Orban delivers address Thousands are expected to take part in protests in Budapest as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers his annual state of the nation address.
10 Feb USA-SOUTHKOREA/TROOPS (PIX)
U.S., S.Korea to sign new deal on sharing troop cost Officials of the United States and South Korea are expected to hold a preliminary signing ceremony in Seoul on Sunday over a deal for sharing the cost of keeping 28,500 U.S. troops in South Korea, which would boost Seoul's contribution by 8.3 percent to around 1.04 trillion won ($926.8 million) this year, according to the Yonhap news agency.
10 Feb BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
SWISS-SPRAWL/ Swiss vote on proposal to limit building zones
In 2016 the Young Greens submitted the popular initiative "Stop urban sprawl - for sustainable urban development". The initiative, opposed by the government and parliament, aims to freeze the area of building zones in Switzerland so that a new zone can be approved only if another area of at least the same size is declassified as a building zone. 10 Feb
PHILIPPINES-JAPAN/ Japan foreign minister visits Philippines, meets president, cabinet
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono meets Philippine officials in Manila and Davao, including Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and his foreign secretary counterpart Teddy Locsin, as Tokyo seeks to bolster ties with a government that is moving closer towards China's orbit. 10 Feb
SAUDI-ALULA/ (PIX) Saudi crown prince launches Al-Ula tourism project
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman launches project to develop al-Ula into global tourism destination, with comments from the culture minister. 10 Feb
ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT FILMFESTIVAL-BERLIN/GULLY BOY (PIX) (TV)
Indian stars Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt in Berlin with new film "Gully Boy", directed by Zoya Akhtar and starring Indian A-listers Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt, premieres at the Berlin Film Festival.
9 Feb 13:10 ET / 18:10 GMT AWARDS-GRAMMYS/ (PIX) (TV)
Cardi B goes for first Grammy win as several stars snub awards show Alicia Keys hosts a female-flavored Grammy Awards show on Sunday featuring performances by Cardi B, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Diana Ross and Dolly Parton, but which risks being overshadowed by the absence of some of music's most influential stars.
10 Feb RELIGION
INDIA-RELIGION/HINDUS (PIX) INSIGHT-As India election looms, politics infiltrates the world's biggest religious festival
At the world's biggest religious festival, the Hindu Kumbh Mela in northern India's Uttar Pradesh state, the spiritual message for the faithful is deep and profound. The political message for voters isn't far behind. 10 Feb
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