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GLOBAL VENEZUELA-POLITICS/

Venezuela's Guaido calls for massive protest as blackout drags on CARACAS - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Saturday called on citizens nationwide to travel to the capital Caracas for a protest against socialist President Nicolas Maduro, as the country's worst blackout in decades dragged on for a third day.

MIDEAST-CRISIS-ISLAMIC-STATE-ITALY-EXCLUSIVE/ Exclusive: Islamic State fighter wants to return to Italy, warns of 'sleeper cells'

QAMISHLI - An Islamic State fighter detained in Syria urged Italy on Saturday to let him come home to start a new life, saying he had abandoned the self-styled jihadist "caliphate" after growing disillusioned with its rulers. U.S.

USA-ELECTION-IOWA-POLL/ Biden tops 2020 Iowa presidential poll, Sanders gains momentum

WASHINGTON - Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden topped a poll of Iowa voters on Saturday that also showed Senator Bernie Sanders gaining momentum against him in the No. 2 spot. USA-IMMIGRATION/

U.S. judge may force Trump administration to reunite more families separated at Mexico border In a blow to the Trump administration's U.S.-Mexico border strategy, a federal court judge in California has expanded the number of migrant families separated at the border that the government may be required to reunite.

BUSINESS SAUDI-OPEC-EXCLUSIVE/

Exclusive: Saudi's Falih - U.S., China driving oil demand; no April OPEC policy change NEW DELHI - Saudi oil minister Khalid al-Falih said on Sunday that China and the U.S. would lead healthy global demand for oil this year but that it would be too early to change OPEC+ output policy at the group's next meeting in April.

DEUTSCHE-BANK-COMMERZBANK-M-A/ Deutsche, Commerzbank tentatively talk about merger after months of speculation: source

FRANKFURT - The management board of Deutsche Bank has agreed to hold talks with rival Commerzbank on the feasibility of a merger, a person with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Saturday. ENTERTAINMENT

PEOPLE-JENNIFER-LOPEZ/ Bronx star Jennifer Lopez engaged to ex-Yankees slugger A-Rod

NEW YORK - Former New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez is engaged to the pop star, actress and producer Jennifer Lopez, they announced on social media on Saturday, sharing a photo of her ring. PEOPLE-RKELLY/

R. Kelly freed from Chicago jail after child support paid Singer R. Kelly was released from a Chicago jail on Saturday after a child support payment of more than $161,000 was made to an ex-wife, police said, ending his second incarceration in two weeks after a prior arrest on sex assault charges.

SPORTS TENNIS-INDIANWELLS-MEN/

Auger-Aliassime outguns Tsitsipas at Indian Wells INDIAN WELLS - Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime won a battle of young guns by beating ninth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 6-2 on Saturday to advance to the third round of the BNP Paribas Open.

SOCCER-USA/ Soccer: U.S. women's head coach Ellis supports players' lawsuit

NEW YORK - U.S. women's national soccer team coach Jill Ellis threw her support behind her players on Saturday after all 28 members of the reigning World Cup champions' squad filed a suit against U.S. Soccer for gender discrimination. UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS USA-IMMIGRATION/OUTBREAKS

As immigration detention centers battle outbreaks, quarantines hamper legal cases During the Trump administration the number of people in immigration detention has reached record highs and facilities around the country are increasingly dealing with outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases like mumps, chicken pox, and influenza raising concerns about health conditions and access to legal services.

The problems have been highlighted by a previously unreported mumps outbreak at a rural detention facility in Louisiana. 10 Mar

CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE AUSTRALIA-SECURITY/

Trial begins for men accused of plotting to blow up Etihad plane Scheduled date for beginning of trial of two men, Khaled Khayat and Mahmoud Khayat, accused of plotting to smuggle a bomb disguised as a meat mincer on board an Etihad flight from Sydney.

11 Mar

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