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BRITAIN-EU/ UK's May seeks more time to find Brexit deal, tells lawmakers: Hold your nerve
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May told lawmakers on Tuesday to hold their nerve over Brexit and give her more time to negotiate a deal acceptable to both the European Union and the British parliament. U.S.
USA-EDUCATION-YALE/ Women sue Yale, saying off-campus fraternities discriminate, enable abuse
Three women sued Yale University and nine fraternities on Tuesday, saying the off-campus clubs harbored a culture of sexual discrimination and assault, and asking the court to order the all-male social organizations to admit women. USA-WEATHER/
Widening snowstorm, freezing rain to snarl travel in eastern U.S. NEW YORK (Reuters) - A widening snowstorm with an encore of freezing rain iced over the U.S. Midwest on Tuesday and headed east, causing hundreds of flight cancellations and closing schools, and was expected to tangle New York and Boston’s evening rush hour.
BUSINESS VENEZUELA-POLITICS-CITGO-EXCLUSIVE/
Exclusive: Venezuelan Juan Guaido's team prepares to nominate its own Citgo board - sources Advisers to Venezuelan Congress head Juan Guaido have proposed appointing executives Luisa Palacios, Angel Olmeta, Luis Urdaneta and Edgar Rincon to a transitional board for U.S. refiner Citgo Petroleum Corp, people close to the talks said on Tuesday.
USA-ECONOMY-DEBT/ Red flags emerge as Americans' debt load hits another record
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Some red flags emerged for the U.S. economy late last year as credit card inquiries fell, student-loan delinquencies remained high and riskier borrowers drove home automobiles, according to a report that could signal a downturn is on the horizon. ENTERTAINMENT
FILMFESTIVAL-BERLIN/ 'Piranhas' explores emotional lives of Neapolitan child crime bosses
BERLIN, Feb 12 (Reuters) - "Piranhas", a film about children wrapped up in the violence of the Neapolitan drugs trade, was inspired by crime journalist Roberto Saviano's desire to understand the emotional lives of teenagers who knew they were heading for violent early deaths. BRITAIN-ROYALS/
UK's Prince Harry and Meghan attend Darwin play in aid of forest conservation LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan attended a play on Tuesday evening about the young Charles Darwin's 19th Century expedition on HMS Beagle, in aid of forest conservation.
SPORTS SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-AJA-MAD/
Ajax midfielder De Jong fit to face Real Madrid AMSTERDAM, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Frenkie de Jong will be fit to play for Ajax Amsterdam against Real Madrid in the Champions League, the Dutch side's coach Eric ten Hag said on Tuesday.
BOXING-WORLD/ Breazeale to fight Whyte for interim heavyweight title
American Dominic Breazeale and Briton Dillian Whyte have been ordered to fight by the World Boxing Council to determine the mandatory challenger to heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder, the WBC said on Tuesday. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS USA-NUCLEAR/NATO (PIX) (TV)
NATO defence ministers meet, likely to discuss INF treaty As NATO defence ministers meet at the alliance HQ in Brussels, the US will come up against its deadline to withdraw from the INF arms treaty, which Washington says Moscow is violating
13 Feb AUSTRIA-POLITICS/
Weekly Austrian cabinet meeting 13 Feb 02:30 ET / 07:30 GMT
VENEZUELAN-POLITICS/VIGIL-UPDATE (PIX) (TV) Venezuelan activists wrap up 12-hour vigil in Caracas
Venezuelan activists wrap up 12-hour vigil in Caracas to demand humanitarian aid. Feb 13
VENEZUELAN-POLITICS/VIGIL (PIX) (TV) Following full day of march, protesters in Venezuela hold 12-hour vigil
Following a march in support of Juan Guaido, activists later hold an all-night vigil in a Caracas plaza to demand that President Nicolas Maduro allow foreign humanitarian aid into the country 13 Feb 00:00 ET / 05:00 GMT
INDONESIA-ELECTION/ Indonesia's Industry Minister and Golkar Party Chairman talks to foreign correspondents
Indonesia's Minister of Industry and Golkar Party Chairman Airlangga Hartarto talks to the foreign correspondent club on the upcoming elections and the role of the Golkar party. He has had a rapid rise in Indonesian politics and was appointed by President Joko Widodo to the key role of industry minister in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy in 2016. Feb 13
BRITAIN-EU/BORDER (TV) Hard border could mean civil disorder in N.Ireland's former 'badlands'
By one of the scores of small border crossings on the island of Ireland, a JCB digger stands as a monument to the lengths communities went to to keep roads open during Northern Ireland's violent "Troubles." Feb 13
SPAIN-POLITICS/CATALONIA Trial of jailed Catalan separatist leaders continues
Catalan separatist leaders attend the second day of their trial in connection with the banned 2017 independence drive. The prosecution will address procedural matters. It is unclear whether the defendants will begin to testify. 13 Feb 04:00 ET / 09:00 GMT
NIGERIA-ELECTION/FACTBOX (PIX) (TV) Nigeria's election by the numbers
Key figures from the Feb. 16 election in Africa's most populous nation. Feb 13
PORTUGAL-RIGHTS/EXPLOITATION (PIX) Portugal steps up efforts to tackle labour trafficking but resources are scarce
One behind the other, four police cars drive purposefully down a dirt track in southern Portugal and stop in the middle of a field. Officers jump out and tell the Dutch owner of the raspberry farm they are investigating labour trafficking. 13 Feb 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT
NIGERIA-ELECTION/PREVIEW (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC) Nigeria's young voters prepare to vote for their next president
Two men in their 70s are contesting a Nigerian presidential election in which half the registered voters are aged between 18 and 35. An outline of the key issues as residents of Africa's most populous nation prepare to vote for their next president on Feb. 16. Feb 13
SPAIN-POLITICS/BUDGET (PIX) (TV) Spain's parliament to vote on 2019 budget proposal
Spain's lower house of parliament convenes to vote on the minority Socialist government's 2019 draft budget proposal. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez holds around a quarter of the seats and is relying heavily on the support from smaller parties to find a majority for his budget. Failure to pass the budge will prompt Sanchez to call a general election, sources said.. 13 Feb 03:00 ET / 08:00 GMT
CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ISLAMICSTATE (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)
"Slow and methodical" progress in Islamic State Syria pocket -coalition Kurdish-led fighters battling to capture Islamic State's last major stronghold in Syria are making "slow and methodical" progress, the U.S.-led coalition that backs them said on Tuesday.
Feb 13 CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE
USA-MEXICO/EL CHAPO-SUPERMAX 'El Chapo' headed for Colorado 'Supermax' prison, where escape is nearly impossible
Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the Mexican who has been convicted of running a criminal enterprise, is headed for imprisonment in a Colorado maximum security prison. The "supermax" federal facility has never had an escape, which is expected to be important in the case of Guzman because he previously escaped from prisons in Mexico. 12 Feb 18:00 ET / 23:00 GMT
EU-MONEYLAUNDERING/LIST EU expected to publish updated list of countries with lax controls on terror financing, money laundering
The European Commission is expected to publish its updated list of countries that pose a threat to the bloc's financial system because of lax controls over money laundering and terror financing. Feb 13
BUSINESS / ECONOMICS USA-FED/MESTER
Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Mester speaks on economy Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester speaks on the economic outlook and montary policy before the Xavier University and Financial Executives International -- Cincinnati Chapter meeting, in Cincinnati, Ohio.
2 Feb 18:30 ET / 23:30 GMT PORTUGAL-BONDS/
Portugal to auction up to 1 bln euros of bonds Portugal's IGCP debt agency auctions 10- and 15-year bonds with a maximum total amount on offer of 1 billion euros
13 Feb 05:30 ET / 10:30 GMT EGYPT-ENERGY/ (PIX)
Egypt holds annual petroleum show Egypt holds a three-day annual petroleum show, with more than 1,000 delegates from the energy sector and major international companies expected to attend.
13 Feb EGYPT-ENERGY/ (PIX)
Egypt hosts third annual petroleum show Egypt will host its third annual petroleum show, an exhibition that brings together top energy industry leaders from international oil and gas companies like BP, Total and Exxon Mobil as well as government officials from Egypt and other Middle East countries.
Feb 13 USA-SOYBEANS/DOWDUPONT (PIX)
FOCUS-How a Philippines regulator stymied DowDuPont's U.S. seed launch A Philippines regulator poses an unexpected obstacle to DowDuPont's launch of a new line of genetically engineered soybeans in the United States as the company aims to challenge Bayer AG's decades-long dominance of the market. Delays in the Philippines - the No. 1 market for U.S. soymeal - means a full launch of Enlist soybeans will be delayed until 2020.
13 Feb 01:00 ET / 06:00 GMT USA-TRADE/CHINA (PIX) (TV)
China-US trade talks continue in Beijing Members of a U.S. trade delegation, led by Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, leave a Beijing hotel on their way to talks with Chinese officials.
Feb 13 US-FED/GEORGE
Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President George participates in public conversation Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George speaks on "Charting America's Economic Course" at a public conversation hosted by the Kansas City Public Library, in Kansas City, Mo.
12 Feb 19:30 ET / 00:30 GMT EU-SINGAPORE/TRADE
EU lawmakers to vote on EU-Singapore free trade deal EU lawmakers vote on trade agreement with Singapore, a sign of the EU's deeper push for open market accords with Asian countries
13 Feb 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT USA-FED/MESTER
Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Mester speaks at global economy conference Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester speaks on the economic outlook and monetary policy before the 2019 Economic Conference hosted by the University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics, in Lexington, Ky.
13 Feb 08:50 ET / 13:50 GMT LIBYA-ECONOMY/PORTS (PIX) (TV)
Libya plans to build port with help of U.S. firm Libya is in talks with a U.S. firm to build a huge port to create jobs in an underdeveloped area in eastern Libya but archaeologists fear its construction will damage some world class ancient Greek ruins nearby.
Feb 13 SWEDEN-ECONOMY/RATES
Sweden-Riksbank rate The central bank is seen keeping its benchmark rate unchanged at -0.25 pct and sticking to its forecast that the next hike will come in H2
13 Feb 03:30 ET / 08:30 GMT USA-DIRECTORS/DIVERSITY (PIX)
Diversity in 'the mancave': Women make gains in boardrooms as minorities lag In U.S. corporate boardrooms, diversity is making uneven progress: Women increasingly are pulling up a chair while African Americans and Latinos still get few new seats at the table.
13 Feb 01:00 ET / 06:00 GMT ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT
FILMFESTIVAL-BERLIN/ELISA AND MARCELA (PIX) (TV) Netflix film "Elisa & Marcela" screens in competition in Berlin
Isabel Coixet's "Elisa & Marcela", which is based on the true story of two women who married in Spain in 1901, is the first Netflix-acquired film to screen in competition at the Berlin Film Festival. 13 Feb 07:55 ET / 12:55 GMT
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