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The future of Britain's exit from the European Union hung in the balance on Tuesday as lawmakers prepared to vote on a divorce deal after Prime Minister Theresa May won last-minute assurances from the European Union.

ETHIOPIA-AIRPLANE/ Singapore, Australia, China, Indonesia ground Boeing's 737 MAX 8 as concerns mount

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore and Australia suspended operations of all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in and out of their airports on Tuesday, and Indonesia and China grounded their fleets of the U.S. planemaker' s latest model after it suffered a second fatal crash in less than five months. U.S.

NORTHKOREA-USA/NUCLEAR U.S. says North Korea diplomacy 'very much alive,' but it's watching rocket site

WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - The chief U.S. envoy for North Korea said on Monday that "diplomacy is still very much alive" with Pyongyang despite a failed summit last month, but cautioned that Washington was closely watching activity at a North Korean rocket site and did not know if it might be planning a new launch. USA-IMMIGRATION-DATABASE/

Senators ask U.S. border agency about reported tracking of journalists WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two senior U.S. senators asked U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Monday to provide information on a report that the agency inappropriately tracked seven American journalists covering the migrant caravan from Central America last year.

BUSINESS USA-LOANS-NONBANK/

Worried about next downturn? U.S. credit funds may offer early clues NEW YORK (Reuters) - It seemed like an opportunity a lender would not want to miss.

RENAULT-NISSAN-ALLIANCE/ After Ghosn, Nissan and Renault retool alliance as 'equals'

YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Japan's Nissan Motor and France's Renault on Tuesday retooled the board structure of the world's largest car-making alliance, putting themselves as equals after the ouster of former boss Carlos Ghosn. ENTERTAINMENT

PEOPLE-MCGREGOR/ MMA fighter McGregor arrested in Florida after fan's phone smashed

Conor McGregor was arrested in Miami Beach on Monday after a fan said the Irish mixed martial arts fighter smashed his phone and walked off with the shattered remains, police records show. SPORTS

TENNIS-INDIANWELLS/ Osaka powers into fourth round at Indian Wells

World number one Naomi Osaka powered into the fourth round at Indian Wells on Monday after a 6-4 6-2 victory over Danielle Collins. BASKETBALL-NBA/

Westbrook has testy encounter with fans in Utah Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook had a heated confrontation with a male fan and his wife during his team's away win in Utah on Monday.

UPCOMING POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

GERMANY-BELGIUM/ (PIX) (TV) Germany's Merkel meets Belgian PM Michel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel speak to reporters in Berlin, likely to focus on Brexit. 12 Mar 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-IMPEACHMENT (PIX) ANALYSIS-Ticking clock may save Trump from impeachment in U.S. Congress

A momentous question hanging over Washington is whether investigations into President Donald Trump will prompt the U.S. Congress to try to remove him from office through the impeachment process set out in the U.S. Constitution. The answer may in part be dictated by the clock, with the 2020 presidential and congressional election campaigns already gearing up. 12 Mar 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

WELLS FARGO-CONGRESS/TURNAROUND (PIX) (TV) CEO Sloan pitches Wells Fargo turnaround to bank critics in Congress

Wells Fargo & Co Chief Executive Tim Sloan's campaign to prove his bank has moved past a series of scandals will collide on Tuesday with newly empowered Democratic lawmakers who are taking aim at Wall Street. 12 Mar 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

CLIMATECHANGE-YOUTH/NEWZEALAND New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern talks with students striking for climate change

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will talk to student leaders organising a march against government inaction on climate change in a round table discussion that would be streamed live from the parliament on Wednesday. 13 Mar 19:30 ET / 23:30 GMT

BRITAIN-EU/ (PIX) (TV) UK lawmakers due to vote on PM May's Brexit deal

Prime Minister Theresa May has promised to give lawmakers a vote on her revised Brexit deal by this day. Ahead of this vote, she is seeking changes to an insurance policy aimed at avoiding a hard border between the British province of Northern Ireland and EU member state Ireland after Brexit, concerns over which led to her original agreement with Brussels being rejected by a record margin in January. 12 Mar 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT

USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-FLYNN Status report due on Trump ex-adviser Flynn in Russia probe

Status report from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team and defense lawyer is due in the case of former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn, who has pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents in probe of Russian interference in 2016 election. A federal judge has delayed sentencing until Flynn has finished helping prosecutors. 13 Mar

IRAQ-IRAN/ROUHANI (PIX) (TV) Iran's Rouhani visits Iraq

The third day of a visit by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's to Iraq. The visit, which is his first to the country, comes amid heightening tension between Washington and Tehran, with an Iraq devastated by years of war caught in the middle. 13 Mar

BRITAIN-EU/ (PIX) (TV) UK lawmakers could vote on whether to leave the EU without a deal

Prime Minister Theresa May has promised lawmakers that if her revised Brexit deal is rejected on March 12, she will give them the opportunity the following day to vote on whether to leave the European Union on March 29 without a deal. 13 Mar

BRITAIN-EU/ONLYFOOLSANDHORSES (PIX) (TV) 'Only Fools and Horses' musical cast talk Brexit Britain

The cast of West End musical, 'Only Fools and Horses', talk about the most loved TV series it is based on, and about Brexit Britain. 13 Mar

CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE USA-PENTAGON/BUDGET

U.S. details $750 billion defense budget proposal U.S. President Donald Trump requests $750 billion in defense spending from Congress to counter stronger Chinese and Russian militaries, as Pentagon increasingly shifts away from fighting terrorism and rebuilds military to refocus on powerful nation states.

12 Mar 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT DISASTERS / ACCIDENTS

CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRES/ENVIRONMENT As wildfires devour communities, toxic threats emerge

As an uncontrollable wildfire turned the California town of Paradise to ash, air pollution researcher Keith Bein knew he had to act fast: Little is known about toxic chemicals released when a whole town burns and the wind would soon blow away evidence. 13 Mar

CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE AUSTRALIA-ABUSE/PELL (PIX) (TV)

Former Vatican Treasurer Pell faces jail sentence for abusing two boys Former Vatican Treasurer Cardinal George Pell faces jail on Wednesday when an Australian court is set to sentence him for sexually abusing two choir boys in Melbourne in the 1990s.

13 Mar BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

PORTUGAL-JOBS/PRECARIOUS (PIX) Job insecurity weighs on Portuguese growth prospects

Portugal's jobless rate has tumbled from record highs as it recovers from an economic crisis, but with more than one in five workers on temporary contracts, insecurity of employment is increasingly acting as a drag on growth. 12 Mar 06:30 ET / 10:30 GMT

CERAWEEK-ENERGY/VENEZUELA Venezuela's opposition appointed ambassador to the United States to speak at CERAWeek

Carlos Vecchio, the ambassador to the United States of Venezuela's opposition, and Luisa Palacios, chairwoman of the Citgo Petroleum board, will speak on Tuesday evening at the CERAWeek energy conference. 12 Mar 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT

CERAWEEK-ENERGY/POMPEO U.S. Secretary of State to discuss oil sanctions at energy conference

U.S. Secretary Michael Pompeo speaks Tuesday at a conference of top energy executives in Houston amid rising global energy prices prompted in part by U.S. sanctions on oil-producing nations Venezuela and Iran. 12 Mar 19:30 ET / 23:30 GMT

INDIA-ECONOMY/INFLATION (PIX) India releases CPI inflation data for Feb

India will release CPI inflation data for the month of February on Tuesday, March 12 around 5.30 pm (Indian local time. According to Reuters poll of economists, retail inflation likely accelerated in February to 2.43 percent from a year ago. 12 Mar 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

RUSSIA-OFZ/AUCTION Russia's FinMin announces OFZ bond auctions

Russia's Finance Ministry announces OFZ bond auctions for Wednesday 12 Mar 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

BRAZIL-PARAGUAY/ (PIX) Paraguayan president Abdo Benitez visit Brasilia

Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benítez visit Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro. 12 Mar 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

GEORGIA-RATES/ Georgia's central bank to announce its decision on refinancing rate

Georgia's central bank holds its monetary committee meeting, where it makes a decision on a key refinancing rate 13 Mar

CERAWEEK-ENERGY/ Top energy executives, oil ministers debate the future of fossil fuels

Global energy ministers and executives from the world's largest oil producers meet in Houston March 11-15 to discuss factors affecting oil and gas, electricity and power markets. 13 Mar

AUSTRALIA-ABUSE/PELL-COURTHOUSE (PIX) (TV) People gather outside courthouse after Cardinal Pell is sentenced for sexually abusing two choir boys

People gather outside the Victorian County Court House after former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell is sentenced by Chief Judge Peter Kidd for sexually abusing two choir boys in Australia two decades ago. 13 Mar

FRANCE-GRAINS/FRANCEAGRIMER (PIX) Monthly French grain supply-and-demand outlook

Farming agency FranceAgriMer gives monthly forecasts for major cereals. Focus on any revisions to expected wheat exports in the EU's biggest grain producer. 13 Mar

ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT BRITAIN-ROYALS/BABY-FASHION (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)

Royal fashionista: a look at Meghan's wardrobe Fashion commentators and Meghan Markle wardrobe specialists comment on the names and prices that makeup the duchess's closet.

13 Mar 23:00 ET / 03:00 GMT

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