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VENEZUELA-POLITICS-RUSSIA-USA Russia tells U.S. it is ready for bilateral talks on Venezuela
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is ready to take part in bilateral talks with the United States over the issue of Venezuela, Russia’s foreign minister told his U.S. counterpart late on Saturday. BRITAIN-EU-MCDONNELL
UK's Labour forced into backing second Brexit vote by May's actions: finance spokesman LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s opposition Labour Party does not want a second Brexit referendum but has been forced into supporting one by Prime Minister Theresa May running down the clock on negotiations, Labour’s finance spokesman John McDonnell said on Sunday.
INDIA-KASHMIR-PAKISTAN India-Pakistan border quiet but Kashmir tense amid militancy crackdown
SRINAGAR, India/MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) - As India and Pakistan seemingly dial down hostilities that brought the arch enemies to the brink of another war, a massive crackdown on militancy in the Indian-controlled Kashmir region is killing both militants and security personnel in big numbers. U.S.
USA-TRUMP-RUSSIA Trump slams Mueller, mocks critics in fiery two-hour speech
OXON HILL, Md. (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Saturday attacked U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller ahead of his report on alleged Russia collusion by the Trump campaign in 2016 and said his political opponents were “trying to take me out with bullshit.” CALIFORNIA-POLICE
Sacramento policemen won't faces charges in killing of unarmed black man Two Sacramento policemen who shot and killed an unarmed black man in a dark backyard last year will not be charged criminally in the case, the county prosecutor said on Saturday, citing what she said was their legitimate fear that the suspect was shooting at them.
USA-TRUMP-COLLEGES Trump vows executive order requiring 'free speech' at colleges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would soon sign an executive order requiring American universities and colleges to maintain “free speech” on campuses and threatened that schools not complying could lose federal research funds. BUSINESS
AUTOSHOW-GENEVA-BRITAIN-EU Brexit casts shadow over stands at Geneva car show
LONDON (Reuters) - The usual mix of sports cars, offroaders and family saloons will be on display at the Geneva motor show this week, but with one big difference from previous years - they may be about to become harder and costlier to make, and more expensive to buy. TESLA-SOLAR
Tesla's store-shuttering strategy may pull the rug out of solar SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Tesla Inc’s sudden decision to shutter the bulk of its stores around the world raises a red flag over the future of its solar branch, a declining business it paid $2.6 billion for in a controversial 2016 deal.
ENTERTAINMENT PEOPLE-KATHERINE-HELMOND
Actress Katherine Helmond of TV's 'Soap,' 'Who's the Boss?' dies at 89 Actress Katherine Helmond, a seven-time Emmy Award nominee who played lusty matriarchs on the hit television sitcoms “Soap” and “Who’s the Boss” from the 1970s into the 1990s, died last month at the age of 89, her talent agency said on Friday.
FILM-THEDIRT-MOTLEY-CRUE Motley Crue rock biopic: a tale of success, excess and ants
LONDON (Reuters) - Sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll: a new movie about the antics of 1980s metal hellraisers Motley Crue, a band known as much for their hedonism as their music, has it all. SPORTS
BASKETBALL-NBA-ROUNDUP NBA roundup: Mitchell pours in 46 as Jazz halt Bucks' streak
Donovan Mitchell scored a career-best 46 points, and the Utah Jazz rallied from a 17-point, fourth-quarter deficit to end the Milwaukee Bucks’ seven-game winning streak 115-111 on Saturday night in Salt Lake City. SOCCER-SHEBELIEVES-ENG
Soccer: Scrappy U.S. 'need to learn quickly' after held 2-2 by England The United States walked away from a 2-2 draw against England on Saturday at the SheBelieves Cup in Nashville knowing they have plenty to sort out before they set off on their World Cup title defense in June.
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-ROUNDUP NHL roundup: Benn’s hat trick leads Stars over Blues
Jamie Benn returned from a brief injury absence to record a hat trick and help the visiting Dallas Stars beat the St. Louis Blues for the second time in 10 days, 4-1 on Saturday night. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-REVELATIONS (PIX)
Remember that time the Russians hired someone to play Hillary Clinton in prison uniform? When the weird got crazy: Mueller’s investigation has produced some crazy revelations that have over time numbed the American public to further shocks.
3 Mar 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT VENEZUELA-POLITICS/
Venezuela's Guaido to give news conference before leaving Ecuador Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido will give a news conference on Sunday at 9 a.m. local time in the Ecuadorean town of Salinas ahead of his stated return to Venezuela.
3 Mar 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT USA-ELECTION/BOOKER (PIX)
Sen Cory Booker will speak at “Bloody Sunday” Commemorative Community Service at Brown Chapel AME Church Senator Cory Booker will make keynote remarks at Brown Chapel AME Annual “Bloody Sunday” Commemorative Community Service at Brown Chapel AME Church, 410 Martin Luther King St, Selma, AL 36703
3 Mar 09:45 ET / 14:45 GMT IRAN-NUCLEAR/IAEA (PIX)
U.N. nuclear watchdog's board meets The U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors holds a quarterly meeting, with Iran and North Korea among the agenda items. Monday is the first day of the week-long meeting, and International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano is due to hold a news conference at 2:30 p.m. (1330 GMT).
4 Mar ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/USA (PIX) (TV)
U.S. mission to Palestinians to be merged into embassy to Israel The United States Consulate General dealing with the Palestinians is expected to be absorbed into the new U.S. Embassy to Israel that was opened in Jerusalem last year. The position of consul-general reporting directly to Washington is due to be eliminated and a new Palestinian Affairs Unit will report to Ambassador David Friedman under a single diplomatic mission. The move has angered Palestinians.
4 Mar USA-ELECTION/NORTH CAROLINA
North Carolina sets schedule for re-run of congressional race tainted by fraud North Carolina election officials on Monday are due to set a schedule for a re-run of the election for the congresssional seat representing the state's 9th District after declining to certify the first result due to a fraud scheme run by a Republican political operative.
4 Mar CHINA-PARLIAMENT/ (PIX) (TV)
National People's Congress spokesperson speaks at a news conference National People's Congress spokesperson Zhang Yesui speaks at a news conference ahead of China's annual parliament gathering.
4 Mar 22:00 ET / 03:00 GMT BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
IMERYS-BANKRUPTCY/ Creditors to get role in Imerys U.S. bankruptcy
Unsecured creditors of the U.S. business Imerys, a maker of talc that filed for bankruptcy in the wake of personal injury lawsuits, will begin taking an active role in the company's Chapter 11. An official committee of creditors will be appointed in the bankruptcy, giving them a seat at the negotiating table. A key question for Imerys will be the role of personal injury lawyers on the committee. The company filed for bankruptcy in February amid the mounting cost of defending lawsuits that linked cancer to asbestos in its talc, which is used in Johnson & Johnson's Baby Powder. Coverage on merit. 4 Mar
AUSTRALIA-ECONOMY/HOUSINGSTARTS Australia home building approvals for Jan
Approvals to build new homes suffered a shock slide in December so some bounce in January is possible. The trend is very much down, however, as falling home prices and tighter lending chill a once red-hot market. 4 Mar 19:30 ET / 00:30 GMT
AUSTRALIA-ECONOMY/INVENTORIES Australia business inventories, profits for Q4
ABS data on inventories and profits for Q4 which feed into GDP figures due on Wednesday. 4 Mar 19:30 ET / 00:30 GMT
ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT FASHION-PARIS/VALENTINO (PIX) (TV)
Valentino show in Paris Fashion Week Valentino show in Paris Ready-to-Wear Fashion Week, which runs from Feb. 25th to March 5th.
3 Mar 11:00 ET / 16:00 GMT FASHION-PARIS/GIVENCHY (PIX) (TV)
Givenchy show in Paris Fashion Week Givenchy show in Paris Ready-to-Wear Fashion Week, which runs from Feb. 25th to March 5th.
3 Mar 15:30 ET / 20:30 GMT FASHION-PARIS/STELLA MCCARTNEY (PIX) (TV)
Stella McCartney show in Paris Fashion Week Stella McCartney show in Paris Ready-to-Wear Fashion Week, which runs from Feb. 25th to March 5th.
4 Mar 19:00 ET / 00:00 GMT BRITAIN-ROYALS/BABY-HISTORY (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)
A history of Britain’s royal babies Queen Elizabeth’s grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan are expecting their first baby in the spring. A timeline of royal babies through the years before the birth of the new baby who will be seventh-in-line to the throne.
4 Mar 22:00 ET / 03:00 GMT
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