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AUSTRALIA-ABUSE-PELL/ Vatican treasurer convicted of sexually abusing 13-year-old boys
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell has been found guilty on five charges of child sexual abuse committed more than two decades ago against 13-year-old boys in Australia - the most senior Catholic cleric to be convicted of child sex offences. U.S.
PEOPLE-ROBERT-KRAFT/ Patriots owner Kraft formally charged in Florida prostitution sting
Florida prosecutors on Monday filed formal charges against Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots football team, and about two dozen other men for soliciting prostitution at massage parlors, authorities said on Monday. USA-IMMIGRATION-WISCONSIN/
Wisconsin governor pulls troops from U.S.-Mexico border Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on Monday signed an order withdrawing the state’s National Guard troops from the U.S.-Mexico border, saying there was not enough evidence of a national security crisis to justify keeping them there.
BUSINESS TESLA-MUSK/SEC
SEC seeks contempt charge against Tesla's Musk, says tweet violates deal The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is pursuing a contempt order against Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk, saying he violated a fraud settlement by tweeting material information without preapproval, sending the firm's shares down 5 percent.
STANCHART-RESULTS/ StanChart to cut costs, divest businesses in fresh growth strategy
Standard Chartered PLC on Tuesday said it would cut $700 million in costs and exit smaller businesses, as part of the lender's new three-year strategy overhaul to boost growth. ENTERTAINMENT
AWARDS-OSCARS-ACTOR-EGYPT/ Rami Malek's relatives in Egypt celebrate his Oscar victory
CAIRO (Reuters) - Rami Malek’s relatives in Egypt huddled around a TV set at home as if cheering the national soccer team, but they were celebrating his first best actor Oscar for his role in “Bohemian Rhapsody.” PEOPLE-RKELLY/
R&B star R. Kelly pleads not guilty to sexually assaulting teens CHICAGO (Reuters) - Grammy-winning R&B star R. Kelly pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he sexually assaulted three teenage girls and a woman in alleged incidents dating back to 1998, weeks after a television documentary leveled new accusations against him.
SPORTS TENNIS-DUBAI/
Federer begins hunt for title number 100 in Dubai Roger Federer began his latest quest for a 100th ATP title with a battling 6-4 3-6 6-1 win over Philipp Kohlschreiber in the first round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Monday.
BOXING-HEAVYWEIGHT-JOSHUA-MILLER/ Surgeon Joshua vows to reconstruct Miller's face in New York
Heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua warned American challenger Jarrell 'Big Baby' Miller on Monday that he would strip him of his soul and reconstruct his face at Madison Square Garden on June 1. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS USA-NUCLEAR/ENVOY (TV)
US disarmament ambassador gives press conference in Geneva Ambassador Robert Wood, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, speaks to reporters
26 Feb 11:00 ET / 16:00 GMT NORTHKOREA-USA/TRUMP-ARRIVAL (PIX) (TV)
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives in Hanoi for summit with North Korea's Kim U.S. President Donald Trump arrives in Hanoi for a second summit with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un.
26 Feb 08:20 ET / 13:20 GMT USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-INDICTMENT (PIX)
EXPLAINER: Can a sitting U.S. president be indicted? The U.S. Constitution explains how a president can be removed from office for "high crimes and misdemeanors" by Congress using the impeachment process. But the Constitution is silent on whether a president can face criminal prosecution in court, and the U.S. Supreme Court has not directly addressed the question.
26 Feb 07:00 ET / 12:00 GMT UKRAINE-CRISIS/VOLKER (PIX) (TV)
US envoy Kurt Volker visits Ukraine U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations Kurt Volker holds a news conference in Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odessa. Also, Volker visits a forum dedicated the fifth anniversary of the Crimean peninsula annexation, in Kiev.
26 Feb 02:30 ET / 07:30 GMT USA-RUSSIA/BUTINA (PIX)
Russian agent Butina to appear in court for hearing Russian gun activist Maria Butina, who pleaded guilty to conspiring to act as an agent of Russia to influence U.S. policy, will appear in court for a status conference where it is possible a sentencing date could be set.
26 Feb 14:30 ET / 19:30 GMT USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-COHEN (PIX) (TV)
Michael Cohen testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney of U.S. President Donald Trump, at a closed hearing of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee.
26 Feb 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT GERMANY-POLITICS/MERKEL
Germany's Merkel due to speak at business event in Berlin Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to speak at an event of the Asia-Pacific Committee of German Business (APA), a lobby group which will be headed by Siemens CEO Joe Kaeser.
26 Feb 13:30 ET / 18:30 GMT VENEZUELA-POLITICS/UN (TV)
U.N. Security Council meets to discuss Venezuela at U.S. request U.N. Security Council meets to discuss Venezuela at U.S. request, with a briefing by U.N. political affairs chief Rosmary DiCarlo.
26 Feb 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT USA-TRUMP/CONGRESS (PIX) (TV)
U.S. Democrats launch resolution to stop Trump border emergency U.S. House of Representatives votes on resolution aimed at stopping President Donald Trump’s declaration of national emergency to build wall on border with Mexico.
26 Feb 01:00 ET / 06:00 GMT CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE
PLATINUMPARTNERS-TRIAL/ Platinum Partners' Nordlicht, others face $1 bln fraud trial in NY
Former Platinum Partners chief Mark Nordlicht and other executives of the now-defunct hedge fund group are due to go to trial on Tuesday on charges they defrauded investors out of $1 billion. Opening statements are expected to begin in the morning before U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan in federal court in Brooklyn. 26 Feb 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
BUSINESS / ECONOMICS TELECOMS-MOBILEWORLD/INNOVATION CITY (PIX) (TV)
A tour to the MWC Innovation City A journey inside the 2019 Mobile World Congress Innovation City. A showcase of mobile-connected products and services for the citizens and governments daily-life.
26 Feb 07:00 ET / 12:00 GMT USA-FED/SENATE (PIX) (TV)
Fed Chair Powell testifies on economy to U.S. Senate committee U.S. Senate Banking Committee says Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies on state of economy, presenting semiannual monetary policy report to Congress.
26 Feb 09:45 ET / 14:45 GMT USA-CONGRESS/DRUGPRICING
Drug company executives to face questioning in U.S. Senate The powerful U.S. Senate Finance Committee plans to question seven pharmaceutical company executives during a hearing on Tuesday on rising drug prices. The hearing marks the first time during the Trump administration drug companies will testify before lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
26 Feb 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT MACYS-RESULTS/
Macy's Inc Reports Fourth Quarter Results The department store operator is expected to a post a drop in same-store sales in a broadly weak holiday quarter after slashing full-year profit and sales forecast in the January.
26 Feb 08:30 ET / 13:30 GMT TELECOMS-MOBILEWORLD/GADGETS (PIX) (TV)
Mobile World Congress takes place in Barcelona A tour trough the annual Mobile World Congress stands discovering this year's trendiest gadgets and devices.
26 Feb 13:00 ET / 18:00 GMT SPAIN-MICROSOFT/
Microsoft CEO to speak on Microsoft strategy overview in Madrid Microsoft Corporation´s CEO Satya Nadella speaks on company strategy at event organized by the Association for the Progress of Management (APD) in conjunction with Microsoft Spain.
26 Feb 03:00 ET / 08:00 GMT USA-TRADE/BICYCLES (PIX) (GRAPHIC)
INSIGHT - How U.S. bike companies are steering around Trump's China tariffs U.S.-based bicycle manufacturer Kent International has found a way around President Donald Trump's tariffs - by shifting his assembly operation from China to Cambodia, while still using Chinese-made components.
26 Feb 01:00 ET / 06:00 GMT JPMORGAN-INVESTOR DAY/
JPMorgan hosts investor day JPMorgan Chase & Chief Executive Officer is expected to give an update on the expansion of the largest U.S. bank by asset's branch of networks, as well as updated growth targets for the investment bank and treasury divisions, at the bank's annual investor day conference in New York on Tuesday.
26 Feb 07:00 ET / 12:00 GMT THOMSONREUTERS-RESULTS/ (PIX)
Q4 2018 Thomson Reuters Corp Earnings Release Thomson Reuters reports fourth-quarter and full-year results, covering the year in which it sold a 55 percent stake in its Financial & Risk business to private equity firm Blackstone.
26 Feb 08:30 ET / 13:30 GMT ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT
TELEVISION-FIENNES/ (PIX) (TV) Cousins, Sir Ranulph and Joseph Fiennes on new Nile adventure
Ambitious and adventurous documentary, 'Fiennes: Return To The Nile', follows famous cousins, Sir Ranulph and Joseph Fiennes, as they retrace an expedition which Ranulph first made 50 years ago. 26 Feb 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT
FASHION-PARIS/DIOR (PIX) (TV) Dior show in Paris Fashion Week
Dior show in Paris Ready-to-Wear Fashion Week, which runs from Feb. 25th to March 5th. 26 Feb 09:30 ET / 14:30 GMT
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