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GLOBAL NORTHKOREA-USA-NUCLEAR
South Korea sees signs North Korea restoring part of launch site it promised to dismantle South Korean intelligence agencies have detected signs that North Korea is restoring part of a missile launch site it began to dismantle after pledging to do so in a first summit with U.S. President Donald Trump last year, South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency reported on Tuesday.
VENEZUELA-POLITICS Venezuela's Guaido in talks with unions to call public sector strike
Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaido said on Tuesday he was in talks with unions about calling strikes for state workers in a bid to paralyze the public sector, tightening pressure on a weakened President Nicolas Maduro by targeting his key support base. U.S.
USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-HOUSE U.S. House panel taps veteran prosecutor to lead Trump probe
The U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said on Tuesday it had hired a former federal prosecutor in Manhattan with experience investigating Russian mobsters and white-collar crime to lead its probe into the Trump administration. CALIFORNIA-POLICE
No charges warranted in police killing of unarmed black man: California AG California’s top law enforcement official said on Tuesday an independent investigation by his office found no criminal charges were warranted against two Sacramento policemen in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man last year.
BUSINESS GE-OUTLOOK
GE's CEO warns of negative industrial cash flow in 2019, shares drop General Electric Co’s chief executive surprised investors on Tuesday by forecasting a net cash outflow from the conglomerate’s industrial businesses this year, a far more negative outlook than he offered previously, sending shares and bonds down.
CHINA-TESLA Tesla blames misprinted label for China customs hiccup
Tesla Inc said on Tuesday that China’s customs authorities have accepted the electric carmaker’s plan to resolve problems with the clearance of its Model 3 sedans that centered around misprinting of labels. ENTERTAINMENT
PEOPLE-MICHAEL-JACKSON Backlash begins over 'Leaving Neverland' Jackson abuse documentary
Some radio stations in Canada and the Netherlands stopped playing Michael Jackson’s music and fans bombarded Oprah Winfrey with hateful messages after the broadcast of a documentary about alleged child abuse by the late singer. PEOPLE-KYLIE-JENNER
Keeping up with Kylie: Jenner is world's youngest billionaire Kylie Jenner on Tuesday was named the youngest self-made billionaire of all time by Forbes magazine, thanks to the booming cosmetics company she founded three years ago.
SPORTS MOTOR-F1-FERRARI
Ferrari to drop Mission Winnow branding at Australian GP Ferrari will race in Formula One's season-opening Australian Grand Prix next week without branding for Philip Morris's Mission Winnow initiative amid concern about tobacco advertising.
CYCLING-DOPING-PINOT Preidler's attempted doping is 'high treason', says team leader
Georg Preidler’s doping confession has left his Groupama-FDJ team leader Thibaut Pinot in shock after the Austrian left the French outfit on Monday. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS UN-RIGHTS/ (PIX) (TV)
U.N. human rights boss delivers annual report to Human Rights Council Michelle Bachelet, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, delivers her annual report to the U.N. Human Rights Council, highlighting violations worldwide. Member states will react in debate the next day, March 7.
6 Mar 04:00 ET / 09:00 GMT GERMANY-GARDEN GNOMES/ (PIX) (TV)
Feature on Europe's last garden gnome manufacturer Europe's last garden gnome manufacturer is fighting the exodus of young people from East German towns. Dwarf manufacturer Philipp Griebel has been unable to find anyone to take over the company and faces closing its doors when the founder retires.
6 Mar USA-SAUDI/DIPLOMACY (TV)
Trump's nominees to be ambassadors to Saudi Arabia, Iraq face Senate committee President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Saudi Arabia, retired General John Abizaid, faces confirmation hearing in the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The post in Riyadh has been vacant throughout Trump's presidency, an absence highlighted by anger among some in Washington over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the steep costs to civilians of the civil war in Yemen. The committee will also consider Trump's nomination of career diplomat Matthew Tueller, currently the ambassador in Yemen, to be ambassador to Iraq.
6 Mar 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT BRITAIN-EU/PARLIAMENT (PIX) (TV)
Division! Brexit stretches arcane British parliament to breaking point A look inside the arcane world of the British parliament ahead of a key week of Brexit votes plus a FACTBOX about the voting process.
6 Mar 22:00 ET / 03:00 GMT BRITAIN-EU/FOX
British trade minister Liam Fox questioned by lawmakers on Brexit British trade minister Liam Fox is quizzed by the International Trade Committee on the next steps in the Brexit process and his department's progress in rolling over EU trade agreements.
6 Mar 05:00 ET / 10:00 GMT USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-COHEN (PIX) (TV)
Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen returns to Capitol Hill for further questioning U.S. President Donald Trump's former lawyer Michael Cohen returns to Capitol Hill for further questioning to give House Intelligence Committee another chance to follow up on allegations of wrongdoing that Cohen leveled at his former boss.
6 Mar 09:30 ET / 14:30 GMT CANADA-POLITICS/SNC-LAVALIN (PIX)
Former top aide Gerald Butts to Canada PM to testify on SNC-Lavalin case A former top aide to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Gerald Butts, will address allegations he inappropriately pressured a cabinet minister to help a firm avoid being tried for corruption. The question of what exactly senior officials did or did not do last year to aid construction firm SNC-Lavalin has rapidly become the biggest crisis of Trudeau's tenure
6 Mar 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT GLOBAL-PARENTS/USA (PIX) (TV)
WIDER IMAGE - What lack of paid family leave means for one Texas mother Her baby boy Micah is just a few weeks old and already Lauren Hoffmann is back at work. The United States is the only industrialized nation that does not guarantee paid family leave to its citizens and many families are faced with difficult choices like the Hoffmanns' that can result in huge financial and emotional strain.
6 Mar 07:00 ET / 12:00 GMT USA-TRUMP/REPORT
Explainer: Why the Mueller report might be a letdown U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election may disappoint critics of President Donald Trump hoping for a lengthy, tell-all narrative. Because of the regulations governing his appointment and his conservative style, Mueller may write a short, straightforward document that does not provide much information beyond what is absolutely relevant to his main conclusions.
6 Mar 08:00 ET / 13:00 GMT AUSTRIA-POLITICS/ (PIX)
Weekly Austrian cabinet meeting Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and Vice Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache dress the media after cabinet meeting
6 Mar 04:30 ET / 09:30 GMT IRAN-NUCLEAR/DEAL
Parties to Iran nuclear deal hold quarterly meeting Senior officials from countries that are parties to the Iran nuclear deal hold a quarterly closed-door meeting.
6 Mar 03:00 ET / 08:00 GMT BRITAIN-EU/27 (PIX)
27 national envoys to EU gets Brexit update European Union envoys from the 27 member states staying on together after Brexit get an update after Tuesday talks between the bloc's Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier with Britain's Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay and Attorney General Geoffrey Cox.
6 Mar 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT BRITAIN-EU/COMMISSION (PIX)
EU executive gets Brexit update The European Commission gets an update from EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier a day after he held his latest talks with Britain's Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay and Attorney General Geoffrey Cox.
6 Mar 03:30 ET / 08:30 GMT BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
AUSTRALIA-ECONOMY/RBA RBA Governor Lowe speaks in Sydney
Speech by Philip Lowe, RBA Governor, Australian Financial Review's 2019 Business Summit, Sydney 6 Mar 17:10 ET / 22:10 GMT
IRAN-NUCLEAR/IAEA 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. Wednesday is the third day of the week-long meeting at the International Atomic Energy Agency's headquarters. 6 Mar
AUTOS-AUTONOMOUS/LIDAR (PIX) A chaotic market for one sensor stalls self-driving cars
Automakers and technology companies racing to develop self-driving vehicles are running into a problem: cars that can think are no good without affordable and reliable technology that allows cars to see. 6 Mar 01:00 ET / 06:00 GMT
EXXON MOBIL-MEETING/ Exxon outlines plans to boost production, increase shareholder returns
Exxon Mobil holds its annual meeting with Wall Street analysts, an opportunity for the largest publicly traded oil company by present financial goals and explain CEO Darren Woods' moves behind a restructuring of exploration to revive weak output. 6 Mar 08:00 ET / 13:00 GMT
AUSTRALIA-ECONOMY/GDP (PIX) Australia GDP report for Q4
Australia's economy is likely to have grown only modestly in the December quarter as subdued wages and falling home prices crimped consumption, while bad weather hit construction work. A downside surprise would only fuel speculation the RBA will have to cut interest rates this year. 6 Mar 19:30 ET / 00:30 GMT
TUNISIA-ECONOMY/ (PIX) (TV) Ghost workers at phosphate maker showcase Tunisia's stalled reforms
Tunisian state employee Abdel Basset Klifhi spends most of his days in his favourite cafe in the southern town of Metaloui. But he still collects every month a salary of $280. The 45-year is on the payroll of state phosphate firm CPG but doesn't show up for work, getting a salary in exchange for not protesting in a stark example of stalled economic reforms in the North African country. 6 Mar
PHILIPPINES-ECONOMY/ Benjamin Diokno holds his first press conference as Philippine central bank governor
Newly appointed Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno will hold a press conference, his first since being appointed central bank chief. 6 Mar 19:30 ET / 00:30 GMT
ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT JAPAN-FESTIVAL/ (PIX) (TV)
Japanese 'demon' festival grapples with blessing and curse of UNESCO listing UNESCO's registering the Namahage festival as a cultural property late last year has given new life to the colourful tradition. But experts say the recognition, which included several similar traditions in which costumed "gods" visit villages, doesn't automatically guarantee survival.
6 Mar 18:00 ET / 23:00 GMT FILM-CAPTAIN MARVEL/ (PIX) (TV)
Brie Larson flexes her superhero muscles as 'Captain Marvel' Brie Larson is flexing her superhero muscles - not just on screen in Marvel Studio's first female-led superhero movie "Captain Marvel" but behind the scenes as well.
6 Mar EINSTEIN-LETTERS/ISRAEL (PIX) (TV)
Over 100 Einstein letters unveiled Jerusalem's Hebrew University unveils 110 personal and scientific manuscript pages by Albert Einstein that they say sheds light on his life.
6 Mar 03:00 ET / 08:00 GMT SPAIN-SKATER COWBOY/ (PIX) (TV)
"Cows are my public", Spanish skater farmer says Defying all odds, a farmer in a remote village of northern Spain, masters freestyle skating under the watchful eye of his main audience, his cows.
6 Mar 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT RELIGION
RELIGION-ITALY/MORMONS (PIX) (TV) Italy's first Mormon temple set to open in the center of Catholicism
It looks like it has been transplanted from Salt Lake City to the center of Catholicism. Italy's first Mormon temple, the biggest in Europe, is opening in the Eternal City just a few miles from the Vatican. 6 Mar 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT
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