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US-POPE-CARDINAL/ Sacked cardinal issues manifesto in thinly veiled attack on pope
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - A cardinal who was sacked from a senior Vatican post by Pope Francis has written his own “Manifesto of Faith,” in the latest attack on the pontiff’s authority by a leading member of the Church’s conservative wing. U.S.
US-USA-ELECTION/ Senator Warren launches 2020 campaign, sounds note of economic equality
LAWRENCE, Mass. (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, struggling to move past criticism over her claims of Native American heritage, aimed for a fresh start on Saturday with the formal launch of her 2020 presidential campaign, saying that she is fighting for all Americans. US-VIRGINA-POLITICS/
Virginia governor appears at funeral as pressure grows on his No. 2 RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) - Virginia Governor Ralph Northam made his first public appearance on Saturday since defying calls a week ago to step down over a racist yearbook photograph, as his potential successor, a fellow Democrat, faced growing pressure over sexual assault allegations.
BUSINESS US-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.
US-IMF-MIDEAST-ECONOMY/ IMF's Lagarde says oil exporters have not fully recovered from oil shock, cautions against 'white elephant projects'
DUBAI (Reuters) - Oil exporters have not fully recovered from the dramatic oil price shock of 2014, the head of the IMF said on Saturday, and she cautioned against spending money on “white elephant projects”. ENTERTAINMENT
US-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. US-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.
SPORTS US-FOOTBALL-NFL-NOTEBOOK/
NFL notebook: Dolphins add ex-Colts, Lions coach Caldwell New Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores has filled out much of his coaching staff, which includes former NFL head coach Jim Caldwell.
US-ICEHOCKEY-NHL-NJD-MIN-RECAP Wild top Devils, stop losing streak
Zach Parise scored the tiebreaking power-play goal against his former team early in the second period and the visiting Minnesota Wild stopped a four-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils Saturday afternoon. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 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 SPAIN-POLITICS/CATALONIA-PROTEST (PIX)(TV)
Right-wing opposition calls protest against PM Sanchez over Catalonia policy Centre-right and far-right opposition parties call on people to protest against Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez after the Socialist leader announced he would appoint a rapporteur to be part of talks to ease political tensions in Catalonia. The opposition wants Sanchez to call early elections and considers the appointment of a rapporteur a betrayal and a surrender to pressure from Catalan separatists.
10 Feb 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT HUNGARY-ORBAN/ (PIX)(TV)
Hungary PM Orban delivers annual state of the nation address Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is due to deliver his annual state of the nation address, with thousands expected to take part in protests in the city centre.
10 Feb 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT 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)(TV)
U.S., S.Korea to sign new deal on sharing troop cost U.S. Senior Advisor for Security Negotiations and Agreements, Timothy Betts, meets South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha ahead of signing ceremony over provisional defense cost-sharing deal. 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 CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE
FLORIDA-SHOOTING/ANNIVERSARY-GUNS (PIX) Armed with new power, Democrats push for stricter U.S. gun laws
Democratic lawmakers are pushing stricter gun laws in statehouses across the country, emboldened by sweeping electoral victories in 2018 and confident that public opinion is on their side a year after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida. 10 Feb 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
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
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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