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ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-UN-MINISTER/ Israel rejects U.N. report on Gaza deaths as 'theater of the absurd'
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel rejected as a “theater of the absurd” on Thursday a U.N. report that accused its forces of possible war crimes in killing scores of Palestinians during Gaza border protests last year. U.S.
USA-TRUMP-RUSSIA-TRUTH/ Trump derides 'fake' hearing but says Cohen truthful on 'no collusion'
HANOI (Reuters) - President Donald Trump criticized his former attorney Michael Cohen on Thursday for lying in testimony to Congress but found reason to praise him, too, for not alleging Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia in 2016. CHINA-EDUCATION-USA/
Senate panel wants Chinese-funded institutes to change or leave U.S. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China has provided over $158 million to U.S. schools for Confucius Institutes to promote Chinese culture, U.S. Senate investigators said on Wednesday, releasing a report saying the centers have acted as tightly controlled propaganda arms for Beijing and should be changed - or shut down.
BUSINESS USA-ECONOMY-ROBOTS/
U.S. companies put record number of robots to work in 2018 U.S. companies installed more robots last year than ever before, as cheaper and more flexible machines put them within reach of businesses of all sizes and in more corners of the economy beyond their traditional foothold in car plants.
BMW-DAIMLER-AUTONOMOUS/ BMW, Daimler pool resources on automated driving technology
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Daimler and BMW deepened their alliance on Thursday to share development costs for highly automated driving technologies, even as each carmaker continues to pursue separate efforts to develop fully self-driving cars. ENTERTAINMENT
PEOPLE-MICHAEL-JACKSON/ Michael Jackson's legacy under microscope in new sex abuse film
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Almost 10 years after his sudden death, Michael Jackson’s legacy is under fresh scrutiny in a documentary about alleged child sex abuse that has been met with outrage by the singer’s family. AWARDS-OSCARS-GREENBOOK-ALIBABA-PICTU/
Hit or miss: Oscar for Alibaba's 'Green Book' no guarantee for China success BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The big upset at the 2019 Oscars by “Green Book” was a victory for its Chinese investor Alibaba Pictures, but there is no guarantee the best-picture winner will be a hit when it opens this week in China where viewers prefer blockbusters.
SPORTS OLYMPICS-2020/
Tokyo 2020 venues to be 100 percent smoke-free - organisers TOKYO, Feb 28 (Reuters) - All the venues for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be 100 percent smoke-free, the organisers said on Thursday.
SOCCER-ENGLAND-MCI/ Puma takes over from Nike as Manchester City kit supplier
BERLIN, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Puma has signed a long-term strategic partnership with English Premier League champions Manchester City, taking over from Nike as it seeks to make up for the loss of Arsenal to German rival Adidas, the sportswear company said on Thursday. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-IMPEACHMENT
EXPLAINER-Impeachment decoded: A look at how to remove a U.S. president Investigations involving President Donald Trump by a special counsel and U.S. lawmakers have raised the possibility that Congress could consider seeking to remove him from office using the impeachment process set out in the Constutition.
28 Feb 07:00 ET / 12:00 GMT SPAIN-POLITICS/POLL
Spain official CIS poll to publish voting intentions Spain's Sociological Research Center (CIS) to deliver opinion poll on Spanish politics including voting intentions.
28 Feb 06:30 ET / 11:30 GMT VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (PIX) (TV)
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido to meet Brazil´s President Jair Bolsonaro Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido to meet with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo as part of a tour of several nations to drum up international pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to step down.
28 Feb 11:30 ET / 16:30 GMT USA-ELECTION/BIDEN
As Biden weighs 2020 bid, Democrats ask: "Does he meet the moment?" Former Vice President Joe Biden said this week he is "very close" to deciding whether to make a 2020 White House bid and will run only if he thinks he can win the Democratic Party's nomination. He's not alone in questioning if he is the man for the moment.
28 Feb 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT VENEZUELA-POLITICS/UN (TV)
U.N. Security Council due to vote on U.S. draft resolution on Venezuela The United States has asked the United Nations Security Council to vote on Thursday on a draft resolution calling for free and fair presidential elections in Venezuela and unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid, diplomats said Russia is likely to oppose the draft, diplomats said.
28 Feb 09:30 ET / 14:30 GMT BRITAIN-EU/BARNIER-AUSTRIA (PIX) (TV)
EU's Barnier meets Austrian Chancellor Kurz The European Union's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, meets Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, followed by a joint news conference.
28 Feb 07:00 ET / 12:00 GMT SENEGAL-ELECTION/ (PIX) (TV)
Senegal election results expected to show incumbent victory Senegal to announce provisional election results that are expected to show a strong victory for President Macky Sall, though opposition candidates say the vote will likely go to a second round.
28 Feb 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT MYANMAR-UN/ (TV)
U.N. Security Council to be briefed on Myanmar U.N. Security Council to be briefed on Myanmar
28 Feb 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT CHINA-PARLIAMENT/ (PIX)
FACTBOX-What to expect from China's annual meeting of parliament Around 3,000 delegates to the annual gathering of China's largely rubber-stamp parliament, the National People's Congress, will meet in Beijing's Great Hall of the People on March 5 for a session that will last around 10 days. This Factbox story gives an overview of China's top legislature and this year's meeting.
Mar 1 PHILIPPINES-USA/ (TV)
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets counterpart Teodoro Locsin on day two of Philippine trip U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets his Philippine counterpart Teodoro Locsin on the second day of a short stopover in Manila on his way back from a high-profile summit in Vietnam. Pompeo and Locsin are due to hold a joint news briefing.
1 Mar 20:00 ET / 01:00 GMT ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/PROTESTS
Palestinians hold weekly border protests along border with Israel Palestinians hold weekly protests along the border with Gaza to demand the right of return to lands from which they fled or were forced to flee during Israel's founding in 1948.
Mar 1 CHINA-PARLIAMENT/ (PIX)
Preview of China's annual meeting of parliament China's annual meeting of parliament will kick off on March 5, and is expected to last for about 10 days. The government will announce its 2019 targets for GDP growth, budget deficit and consumer price inflation, and lawmakers are expected to pass a new foreign investment law.
Mar 1 DISASTERS / ACCIDENTS
MALAYSIA AIRLINES-MH370/ (PIX) (TV) FACTBOX-The disappearance of MH370
Story on the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 ahead of the fifth anniversary of the disaster. Mar 1
CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE MASSACHUSETTS-CRIME/HARVARD
U.S. charges Arizona man with threatening Harvard's black commencement An Arizona man is scheduled to plead guilty on Thursday to having threatened online in 2017 to bomb Harvard University and shoot students attending its first black commencement ceremony. Federal prosecutors in Boston allege that Nicholas Zuckerman posted threatening messages on Harvard's Instagram account after the event was announced, including "“#bombharvard and end their pro-black agenda."
28 Feb 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT USA-TRUMP/POWDER
Daniel Frisiello to be sentenced for sending threatening letters to Trump's sons Daniel Frisiello is scheduled to be sentenced after pleading guilty to charges that he mailed threatening letters containing a suspicious powder to several prominent people, including U.S. President Donald Trump's sons.
28 Feb 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT TEXAS-EXECUTION/
Texas to execute man convicted of 1989 murder of three in-laws Texas plans to execute a man on Thursday who was convicted of murdering three relatives of his estranged wife in 1989, with his lawyers arguing he should not be put to death because he received an inadequate defense at trial.
28 Feb 19:00 ET / 00:00 GMT PHILIPPINES-MEDIA/ (TV)
Philippines online news chief to appear in court over libel charge Maria Ressa, award-winning head of Philippine online news site Rappler, is expected to enter a plea on a cyber libel case filed against her that media activists say is part of a campaign by the state to persecute the media, which the government rejects.
1 Mar 19:30 ET / 00:30 GMT BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
JC PENNEY-RESULTS/ J C Penney Co Fourth Quarter Results
The struggling department store operator is expected to post a drop in same-store sales for the holiday quarter as it battles decreasing store traffic and fierce online competition. J C Penney has been actively cutting costs by shuttering stores and is trying to efficiently control its inventory to avoid excess discounting. 28 Feb 07:30 ET / 12:30 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 Real Estate Council of San Antonio, in San Antonio, Texas. 28 Feb 13:00 ET / 18:00 GMT
USA-FED/CLARIDA Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Clarida speaks before NABE conference
Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida speaks on "A View from the Federal Reserve Board" before the National Association for Business 35th Annual Economic Policy Conference, in Washington. 28 Feb 08:00 ET / 13:00 GMT
CANADA-CRUDE/ Alberta premier appears before a Canadian Senate committee
Alberta premier Rachel Notley appears before a Canadian Senate committee on Thursday to voice her concerns over proposed new legislation that would change how major energy projects including pipelines are assessed. 28 Feb 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
INDIA-ECONOMY/INFRASTRUCTURE (PIX) India-Infrastructure output
India is likely to release monthly data on infrastructure in the evening on Feb 28 after 5.00 pm (India local time). Officially no time is fixed. 28 Feb 07:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
USA-TRADE/CHINA-AGRICULTURE WTO to rule on US-China agriculture dispute
A WTO dispute panel will rule on dispute brought by United States to challenge the level of China's agricultural subsidies. 28 Feb 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
USA-FED/HARKER Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Harker speaks before Philadelphia Inquirer event
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker speaks on the economic outlook before the Philadelphia Inquirer 2019 Influence of Finance Awards, in Philadelphia, Pa. 28 Feb 12:15 ET / 17:15 GMT
COLUMN-MILLER/TAXATION (PIX) Illinois budget debate raises key questions on taxing retirement income
Greetings from Illinois, a state that never tops the rankings of places to retire. We have one of the great American cities, but also polar vortexes and an enormous state budget deficit - and now there is renewed talk about taxing retirement income to help close the gap. Illinois is one of the few states that have an income tax but do not tax any retirement income. 28 Feb 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
GLOBAL-ECONOMY/WEEKAHEAD Global Economy Weekahead
A weekly look at key economic events for the global economy in the coming seven days. Mar 1
USA-FED/MESTER Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Mester speaks at women in economics conference
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester speaks on "Women in Economics" before the Second Annual Women in Economics Symposium hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, in St. Louis, Mo. 28 Feb 19:00 ET / 00:00 GMT
MEXICO-ECONOMY/POLL Mexico central bank issues monthly poll of private economists
Mexico's central bank will issue its monthly poll of private sector economists forecasts on key indicators like inflation, GDP and the peso exchange rate. Mar 1
APPLE-SHAREHOLDERS/ Apple annual shareholders' meeting
Annual shareholders' meeting for the US electronics giant, at their Cupertino headquarters. Mar 1
CHINA-HONGKONG/BAYAREA (PIX) (TV) China arranges inspection tour of the Greater Bay Area
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in Hong Kong organises a 3-day inspection tour of the Greater Bay Area for Hong Kong-based journalists. Mar 1
ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT FASHION-PARIS/ISSEY MIYAKE (PIX) (TV)
Issey Miyake show in Paris Fashion Week Issey Miyake show in Paris Ready-to-Wear Fashion Week, which runs from Feb. 25th to March 5th.
1 Mar 19:00 ET / 00:00 GMT
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