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USA-VENEZUELA-EXCLUSIVE/ Exclusive: As Venezuela crisis deepens, U.S. sharpens focus on Colombia rebel threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the United States makes its biggest diplomatic push in Latin America in years to try to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the U.S. military is zeroing in on a byproduct of the crisis: a strengthening of Colombian rebels on both sides of Venezuela’s border. U.S.
USA-WEATHER/ Three dead, one missing in devastating floods across U.S. Midwest
At least one person was missing on Monday after devastating floods across the U.S. Midwest that killed three others and inflicted hundreds of millions of dollars in damage in what Nebraska’s governor called a disaster of historic proportions. CALIFORNIA-POPPIES/
Poppy apocalypse: Crowds descend on California city to see 'superbloom' Spring has arrived in Southern California and with it a crisis has blossomed in the small city of Lake Elsinore, where tens of thousands of visitors have flocked to see a “superbloom” of poppies in a desert canyon.
BUSINESS ETHIOPIA-AIRPLANE/
Ethiopia and Indonesia crash parallels heap pressure on Boeing ADDIS ABABA/PARIS (Reuters) - Investigators into the Boeing Co 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia have found striking similarities in a vital flight angle with an airplane that came down off Indonesia, a source said, piling pressure on the world’s biggest planemaker.
TESLA-MUSK-SEC/ Elon Musk never sought approval for a single Tesla tweet, U.S. SEC tells judge
Chief Executive Elon Musk has never sought pre-approval for a single tweet about Tesla Inc since striking a court-approved deal about how to communicate important information about the electric vehicle maker, the top U.S. securities regulator told a judge on Monday. ENTERTAINMENT
PEOPLE-JERRYLEELEWIS/ Rock 'n' roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis in rehab following stroke
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis has been discharged from a hospital to a rehabilitation center in Memphis, Tennessee, two weeks after suffering a stroke, his publicist said on Monday, quoting his doctor as saying Lewis is expected to fully recover. ATT-WARNER-MEDIA-TSUJIHARA/
Warner Bros CEO Kevin Tsujihara resigns as AT&T probes 'mistakes' Kevin Tsujihara has resigned as the head of Warner Bros as one of Hollywood’s most powerful studios investigates a report that he improperly helped an actress obtain roles at the studio.
SPORTS SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-MUN-FCB/
Pochettino picks Barcelona as favourites to win Champions League Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has said Barcelona will have the edge in their much-anticipated Champions League quarter-final against Manchester United and has backed the Spanish club to lift the title for a sixth time.
FIGURESKATING-WORLDS/ Figure skating-Olympic champion Hanyu says '100 percent' on return to ice
TOKYO, March 19 (Reuters) - Yuzuru Hanyu, the only man in more than 50 years to win back-to-back Olympic gold in figure skating, said on Tuesday that his condition is "100 percent" ahead of the world championships after months out of competition with an ankle injury. UPCOMING
BUSINESS / ECONOMICS NORWAY-BUDGET/
Norway government budget conference The Norwegian government begins three-day conference on its 2020 fiscal budget, which will be unveiled later this year. Finance Ministry will present updated economic forecasts.
19 Mar 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT ZIMBABWE-GRAINS/ (PIX)
Zimbabwe grain millers to appear in parliament over grain, wheat supplies Zimbabwe's grain millers group set to appear in parliament to answer questions on the country's grain and wheat stocks and supplies amid a drought and possible shortages of bread.
19 Mar 04:30 ET / 08:30 GMT SAFRICA-ESKOM/ (PIX)
South Africa's public enterprises minister to brief on plan for Eskom South Africa's public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan will on Tuesday hold a briefing on the government's plans for troubled state-run power utility Eskom.
19 Mar 04:30 ET / 08:30 GMT USA-DAIRY/CHEMICALS (PIX)
The curious case of tainted milk from a Maine dairy farm For Maine dairy farmer Fred Stone, the discovery in 2016 that his cows were producing tainted milk has since brought financial ruin and threatened to shut down a century-old family business. Now state regulators and health experts are investigating whether the contamination could reflect a much broader problem for farms that used similar methods to fertilize their land.
19 Mar 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT GMF USA-FED/PURVES
Live Chat: THE FED AHEAD with strategist Michael Purves Weeden & Company strategist Michael Purves talks rates policy, balance-sheet questions and possible post-FOMC volatility on the eve of the policymakers March meeting.
19 Mar 10:30 ET / 14:30 GMT CANADA-BUDGET/ (PIX)
Canada to release 2019/20 federal budget Finance Minister Bill Morneau will unveil Canada's final federal budget ahead of a federal election in October. The budget is expected to outline ways to provide better access for Canadians to prescription drugs, among other goodies.
19 Mar 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT RUSSIA-OFZ/AUCTION
Russia's FinMin announces OFZ bond auctions Russia's Finance Ministry announces OFZ bond auctions for Wednesday
19 Mar 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT ALPHABET-GOOGLE/GAMING (PIX) (TV)
Google to announce new video game technology Alphabet Inc's Google holds a keynote on Tuesday at a video game business conference to announce new technology for the industry.
19 Mar 13:00 ET / 17:00 GMT TENCENT MUSIC-RESULTS/
Tencent Music reports fourth-quarter results The China-based music streaming company will report results for the first time after listing its shares in the United States in December.
19 Mar 16:00 ET / 20:00 GMT FEDEX-RESULTS/
Q3 2019 FedEx Corp Earnings Release Global shipper FedEx is under pressure from investors amid higher-than-normal management turnover and weakness in Europe, where rivals UPS and DHL are outperforming.
19 Mar 16:00 ET / 20:00 GMT POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
TURKEY-ELECTION/ Turkey's Erdogan makes four election rally speeches
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan holds local election rallies in the northwestern towns of Eregli (0900 GMT), Adapazari (1100 GMT), Izmit (1330 GMT) and Istanbul's Uskudar district (1500 GMT). 19 Mar 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT
CHINA-PAKISTAN/ (PIX) (TV) Pakistani foreign minister visits China
Chinese State Councillor and Foreign minister Wang Yi and Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi hold talks, followed by a joint news conference in Beijing. 19 Mar 05:30 ET / 09:30 GMT
USA-ELECTION/WARREN Warren tests 2020 message with black voters in U.S. South
Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren makes a three-day campaign swing through Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama, an early sign of the importance of the black vote for Democrats and the more diverse path to winning the nomination in 2020. 19 Mar 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-SENATE Bipartisan U.S. Senate panel split on Trump-Russia collusion-sources
The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, known as perhaps Congress's most bipartisan panel, is split along party lines over whether Donald Trump's campaign colluded with Russia in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, sources told Reuters. 19 Mar 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-INVESTIGATIONS (PIX) The long and winding road to U.S. special counsel's Russia report
Special Robert Mueller, examining potential conspiracy between President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia, is leading the latest in a series of U.S. investigations conducted by prosecutors outside usual Justice Department channels in recent decades. 19 Mar 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
VENEZUELA-POLITICS/US (TV) US briefing on human rights in Venezuela
U.S. holds panel and then briefing on the human rights situation in Venezuela, on enduring tensions inside the country, and between Venezuela and foreign nations, such as the United States 19 Mar 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
BRITAIN-EU/IRELAND (PIX) EU's Tusk meets Irish PM ahead of EU summit
The chairman of European Union leaders Donald Tusk travels to Dublin to meet Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar ahead of an summit of leaders where an extension to Brexit talks will be considered. 19 Mar 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT
FRANCE-STRIKE/ (PIX) (TV) Hardline French unions call for strike and protest
Hardline French unions call for a day of strikes and nationwide protests against President Emmanuel Macron's economic policies.Groups of "yellow vests" have called top join the protest 19 Mar 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT
CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE NEW YORK-STATUE/SENTENCING (PIX)
Statue of Liberty climber Therese Okoumou to be sentenced Therese Patricia Okoumou is scheduled to be sentenced after she was convicted of trespassing when she attempted to climb the Statue of Liberty to protest U.S. immigration policy. The case is before Magistrate Judge Gabriel Gorenstein in Manhattan federal court.
19 Mar 09:30 ET / 13:30 GMT ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT
FILM-HARRYPOTTER/STUDIO TOUR (TV) Gringotts Wizarding Bank to open to the public
Warner Bros. Studio Tour London is set to unveil its latest addition to the world of Harry Potter with a new Gringotts Wizarding Bank addition to its attraction. 19 Mar 16:00 ET / 20:00 GMT
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