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China's aviation regulator said on Monday it had ordered Chinese airlines to suspend their Boeing Co 737 MAX aircraft operations by 6 p.m. (5.00 a.m. ET) following a deadly crash of one of the planes in Ethiopia.

NORTHKOREA-MALAYSIA-KIM-COURT/ Malaysia drops murder charge against Indonesian woman in Kim Jong Nam case

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - An Indonesian woman accused in the 2017 killing of the North Korean leader's half-brother was released from custody on Monday after a Malaysian court dropped a murder charge against her. U.S.

USA-IMMIGRATION-OUTBREAKS/ Mumps, other outbreaks force U.S. detention centers to quarantine over 2,000 migrants

Christian Mejia thought he had a shot at getting out of immigration detention in rural Louisiana after he found a lawyer to help him seek asylum. 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 USA-FED-POWELL/

Powell: Fed not in 'any hurry' to change rates amid global risks - tv WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said on Sunday the U.S. central bank does "not feel any hurry" to change the level of interest rates again as it watches how a slowing global economy affects local conditions in the United States.

USA-OIL-EXPORTERS-EXCLUSIVE/ Exclusive: Occidental emerges as heavy hitter in U.S. oil export boom

NEW YORK/HOUSTON (Reuters) - Occidental Petroleum Corp has emerged as one of the biggest exporters of U.S. shale oil, rivaling large trading firms and oil majors, in a market now worth more than $150 million every day. ENTERTAINMENT

BRITAIN-ROYALS-BABY-PREGNANCY-TIMELIN/ The pregnancy of Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex

LONDON (Reuters) - The Duchess of Sussex, former U.S. actress Meghan Markle, is due to give birth this Spring to her first child with husband Prince Harry, 34, Queen Elizabeth's grandson. SOUTHKOREA-YG-ENTERTAINMENT/

K-pop Big Bang member booked on alleged sex bribery; company shares drop SEOUL (Reuters) - A member of South Korean K-pop band Big Bang, who goes by the stage name Seungri, has been charged with providing prostitutes to foreign investors in his private club, media reported on Sunday, sending shares of his agency as much as 14 percent lower.

SPORTS CYCLING-CATLIN/

U.S. Olympic medalist Kelly Catlin dies at age 23 Olympian Kelly Catlin, who helped the United States win the women's pursuit team silver medal at the 2016 Rio Games, has died, USA Cycling said on Sunday. The three-time world champion was 23.

TENNIS-INDIANWELLS-MEN/ Federer wins Indian Wells opener, Nishikori survives three-setter

Roger Federer began his campaign for a record sixth Indian Wells title by defeating German Peter Gojowczyk 6-1 7-5 in the BNP Paribas Open in California on Sunday. UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TURKEY-ELECTION/

Turkey's Erdogan holds local election rallies in country's southeast Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan holds local election rallies in southeast Turkey's Sirnak (0900 GMT) and Hakkari (1200 GMT).

11 Mar 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/RIGHTS (PIX) (TV)

Israeli court hears deportation case against Human Rights Watch local director Israeli court holds what will likely be final session on Israel's intention to revoke work permit issued to the local representative of Human Rights Watch. The HRW official, Omar Shakif, is contesting his threatened deportation, which Israel says stems from his alleged promotion of anti-Israel boycotts, an accusation he denies.

11 Mar 03:30 ET / 07:30 GMT USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-MUELLER (PIX)

NEWSMAKER-Mueller navigates dangerous currents in probing Trump-Russia nexus Robert Mueller brought an enviable reputation as the architect of the modern FBI and a force behind major criminal prosecutions to his job as special counsel investigating Russia's role in the 2016 U.S. election but has encountered a relentless campaign by President Donald Trump to discredit the probe.

11 Mar 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT MEXICO-PRESIDENT/ (PIX)

RPT-Popularity sky-high, Mexico's president runs a one-man-show Three months into his presidency, Mexico's Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has already spent more time facing the press corps than his predecessor did in his entire six-year term.

11 Mar 13:00 ET / 17:00 GMT DISASTERS / ACCIDENTS

AUSTRIA-COW/ATTACK (PIX) Austrian government holds news conference after cow attack ruling

Austria's government holds a news conference on "the future of mountain pastures" after a German tourist's trampling to death by an Alpine cow prompted a court ruling that mountain farmers say threatens their way of life. 11 Mar 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS PORTUGAL-JOBS/PRECARIOUS (PIX)

Precarious work persists in Portugal after economic boom Even though Portugal's unemployment rate fell to 14-year lows last year, there are more people working under precarious conditions than at the peak of the crisis in 2011, a phenomenon experts say limits potential growth in an economy that is already cooling off from its strongest economic expansion in almost two decades registered in 2017.

11 Mar 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT EUROZONE-EUROGROUP/GREECE (PIX) (TV)

Euro zone finance ministers to decide if Greece should get 750 ml euros Euro zone finance ministers will decide if Greece has sufficiently delivered on promised reforms to get a 750 million euro disbursement from the euro zone.

11 Mar 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT JPMORGAN-MOVES/

JPMorgan merges commercial banking groups for fast-growing start-ups JPMorgan Chase & Co said Monday it is combining its middle-market technology and emerging growth commercial banking teams to better position the bank to handle start-ups that rapidly grow to be big companies.

11 Mar 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT COLOMBIA-CENBANK/

Interview with Colombia central bank board member Zarate We'll interview Colombia central bank board member Juan Pablo Zarate about coming monetary policy decisions, the interest rate, economic growth and the country's trade deficit.

11 Mar 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT SPORTS

SPORT-DOPING/RUSSIA (TV) Doping - IAAF Council likely to consider Russian doping ban

The IAAF Council is likely to take up the Russian athletics ban for doping at its March council meeting in Doha. At the end of the meeting IAAF President Sebastian Coe will speak to the media. 11 Mar 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

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