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GLOBAL VENEZUELA-POLITICS-USA-WEDDLE

U.S. journalist detained in Venezuela says he was pushed to support Maduro Venezuelan security officials who detained an American journalist for more than 12 hours pushed him to voice support for socialist President Nicolas Maduro, whose government faces international condemnation, the journalist said on Thursday.

CANADA-POLITICS-SNC-LAVALIN Under pressure, Canada's Trudeau denies impropriety, offers no apology

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday denied interfering in Canada’s judicial system as he sought to defuse a controversy threatening his political future and offered no apology, asserting only that lessons had been learned. U.S.

USA-IMMIGRATION-ABUSE-EXCLUSIVE Exclusive: For migrant youths claiming abuse, U.S. protection can be elusive

Growing up in eastern Honduras, Jose said his father would get drunk and beat him with a horse whip and the flat side of a machete. He said he watched his father, a coffee farmer whose crops succumbed to plague, hit his mother on the head with a pistol, sending her to the hospital for three days. USA-MILITARY-COMMAND

Senator Blumenthal seeks criminal investigation of shoddy military housing U.S. senators demanded accountability for slum-like housing conditions on military bases across the country Thursday, with one calling for a criminal investigation of private landlords granted vast power over tenant housing.

BUSINESS SEC-EXCHANGES-FEES-EXCLUSIVE

Exclusive: U.S. SEC scrutinizes fairness of stock exchange pricing The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether the multi-tiered pricing system used by stock exchanges favors large brokers at the expense of small ones, according to a person familiar with the matter.

USA-CHINA-HUAWEI-TECH-FILING Huawei fights back against U.S. blackout with Texas lawsuit

Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies sued the U.S. government on Thursday, saying a law limiting its American business was unconstitutional, ratcheting up its fight back against a government bent on closing it out of global markets. ENTERTAINMENT

PEOPLE-RKELLY Singer R. Kelly's girlfriends say parents are lying for money

Two women who say they are in a relationship with R. Kelly defended the R&B singer, despite criminal allegations he sexually assaulted teenage girls, and in a tearful interview broadcast on Thursday accused their own parents of trying to extort money from the performer. WALT-DISNEY-STARWARS

Disney unveils opening dates, reservation plan for 'Star Wars' expansion Fans of the galaxy far, far away will be able to visit the new “Star Wars” sections at Walt Disney Co’s Disneyland starting on May 31 and at Walt Disney World beginning on Aug. 29, the company announced on Thursday.

SPORTS SOCCER-EUROPA-REN-ARS/REPORT

10-man Arsenal slump in Rennes, Sevilla held Arsenal took an early lead but a red card for Sokratis Papastathopoulos changed the game as the Gunners slumped to a 3-1 defeat at Rennes on a night of tightly-contested Europa League last-16 first-leg ties on Thursday.

TENNIS-ATP/KERMODE Kermode to step down as ATP president at end of year

Chris Kermode will leave his position as ATP executive chairman and president at the end of 2019, ending a tenure which brought record prize money but also growing complaints from lower-ranked players about their pay and travel schedules. UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-MANAFORT-PROFILE

Manafort's luxuries nowhere in sight at sentencing The $15,000 ostrich skin jacket, expensive oriental rugs and other luxuries accumulated by Paul Manafort, Washington lobbyist and President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, are nowhere in sight when he is sentenced to prison.

7 Mar 17:30 ET / 22:30 GMT WOMENS-DAY/SPAIN (PIX) (TV)

Women bang pots and pans in Madrid to mark the International Women's Day strike Women in Madrid gather at Sol Square to bang pots and pans as part of the protest to mark the start of a general strike called for International Women Day.

8 Mar 18:00 ET / 23:00 GMT UN-ENVIRONMENT/WASTE (PIX) (TV)

With little oversight, Kenya's slum toilets often emptied into rivers Businessmen have been building pit latrines in Kenya's slums, seeking to scoop up pennies from poor families who live on less than a dollar a day. But with little oversight, the sludge is hand-cleared by "froggers", who often have no gear to protect them against illnesses and sometimes simply dump cartloads of human waste in the nearest river.

8 Mar WOMENS-DAY/SPAIN

"Don't speak in my name": Women's Day exposes Spain's social divisions Global campaigners are showcasing events to mark Women's Day on Friday with the slogan 'a balanced world is a better world' - but in Spain the gender equality debate is sowing divisions that appear deeper than ever.

8 Mar 02:30 ET / 07:30 GMT CHINA-PARLIAMENT/DIPLOMACY (PIX) (TV)

China's foreign minister holds news conference in Beijing Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi holds a news conference and takes questions on China's foreign policy and diplomatic ties.

8 Mar 21:00 ET / 02:00 GMT VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (PIX) (TV)

Guaido to speak at event commemorating Venezuelan women Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, who is recognized by most Western nations as the OPEC nation's legitimate head of state, will speak at a political rally commemorating Venezuelan women.

8 Mar USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-POLL (GRAPHIC)

POLL-Ahead of Mueller report, Americans sharply split over what to think of Trump, Russia Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller's much-anticipated report on the 2016 U.S. general election could greatly influence how people view President Trump and his connections to Russia. Ahead of the report's release, the Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll will break down how many people already think the president colluded with the Russians and obstructed justice. It will track long-term shifts in confidence in the FBI and measure public support for impeachment, additional sanctions on Russia, etc.

8 Mar 08:00 ET / 13:00 GMT WOMENS-DAY/ROMA (TV)

Star of Roma film, takes part in Women's Day event in Geneva Yalitza Aparicio, Oscar-nominated indigenous actress from the film Roma, is the keynote speaker at an event celebrating International Women's Day at the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Geneva with Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General etc. Theme is: "A Quantum Leap for Gender Equality: For a Better Future of Work for All".

8 Mar 04:00 ET / 09:00 GMT USA-IMMIGRATION/ASYLUM (PIX) (TV)

Border wall no deterrent to record El Paso asylum seeker arrivals Thousands of Central American migrants have begun to arrive weekly in downtown El Paso, Texas. At other parts of the border, asylum seekers queue at ports of entry or scale the border fence. In El Paso, U.S. territory stretches 100 yards south of the U.S.-Mexico border wall so asylum seekers have discovered that they can surrender to U.S. Border Patrol Agents in this 100 yards south of the wall. Arrests of families seeking asylum in El Paso are at unprecedented levels and overall apprehensions are at levels not seen since the early 2000s.

8 Mar 07:00 ET / 12:00 GMT CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE

SWEDEN-SECURITY/ (PIX) Swedish court announces verdict in terror case

Verdict in case of three Central Asian men charged with plotting to commit a terrorist crime and financing the Islamic State militant group. Three others were also charged with financing terrorism. 8 Mar 05:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

MIDEAST-CRISIS/BOSNIA-SYRIA (PIX) (TV) Bosnian women struggle to return female relatives, children from Syria

A quarter of a century after their own country was devastated by war, three Bosnian women are struggling to bring home loved ones caught up in Syria's ruinous conflict amid the violent collapse of Islamic State rule. 8 Mar 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

DISASTERS / ACCIDENTS MALAYSIA AIRLINES-MH370/ (PIX)

Fifth anniversary of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines MH370 Flight MH370, carrying 239 people, vanished en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014, becoming one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries.

8 Mar BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

CHINA-WEALTH/ (PIX) China tightens rules on wealth management, boosting prospects for foreign banks

China's efforts to tighten oversight of its $20 trillion-plus wealth management industry are spurring foreign banks to speed up plans to enter the local market or expand there. 8 Mar 18:00 ET / 23:00 GMT

GLOBAL-ECONOMY/WEEKAHEAD Global Economy Weekahead

A weekly look at key economic events for the global economy in the coming seven days. 8 Mar

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. Friday is the fifth and last day of the week-long meeting at the International Atomic Energy Agency's headquarters. 8 Mar

COLOMBIA-ENERGY/ (TV) Interview with Colombia's mines and energy minister

We will interview Colombia's mine and energy minister about fracking pilot projects, the country's failed renewable energy auction and new mining investments. Interview moved forward by ministry. 8 Mar

FRANCE-GRAINS/EXPORTS French January grain export figures

Breakdown of monthly French trade data will give further indication of 2018/19 export trends in the EU's largest grain producer. 8 Mar

NISSAN-GHOSN/PROSECUTORS Tokyo prosecutor holds regular news conference

Deputy prosecutor at the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office holds a regular news conference. The occasion comes two days after ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn, arrested last November by Tokyo prosecutors on suspicion of financial misconduct, was released from a Tokyo detention centre on bail. 8 Mar 02:00 ET / 07:00 GMT

EU-TAX/BLACKLIST EU diplomats set to back widened tax haven blacklist

European Union diplomats are set to endorse an updated draft list of tax havens which is expected to add more jurisdictions to the five currently listed. 8 Mar

PHILIPPINES-ECONOMY/CENBANK (TV) Philippine central bank governor Benjamin Diokno holds newser

Benjamin Diokno holds a news conference, his first since assuming the post of central bank governor. 8 Mar 20:00 ET / 01:00 GMT

NISSAN-GHOSN/PROSECUTORS Tokyo prosecutor holds regular news conference

Deputy prosecutor at the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office holds a regular news conference. The occasion comes two days after ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn, arrested last November by Tokyo prosecutors on suspicion of financial misconduct, was released from a Tokyo detention centre on bail. 8 Mar 02:00 ET / 07:00 GMT

SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY SPACE-SPACEX/ (TV)

SpaceX unmanned spacecraft returns to Earth An unmanned SpaceX spacecraft tailored to fly astronauts returns to Earth after departing the International Space Station, a key milestone in a multibillion-dollar NASA program to restart orbital missions from U.S. soil since America's Space Shuttle program went dark in 2011.

8 Mar 02:30 ET / 07:30 GMT