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NETHERLANDS-SHOOTING/ Flags at half-mast after Utrecht shooting, police search for motive
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Flags flew at half mast on government buildings across the Netherlands on Tuesday, a day after a gunman opened fire on a tram on the outskirts of Utrecht, killing three people. U.S.
PEOPLE-KRUEGER/ Alan Krueger, economic adviser to Obama and Clinton, takes own life at 58
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alan Krueger, a prominent Princeton University economics professor who advised U.S. Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, took his own life over the weekend, his family said in a statement on Monday. He was 58. USA-WEATHER/
Pence to tour Nebraska flood zone Vice President Mike Pence is due to travel to Nebraska on Tuesday to tour the devastation left by floods in the Midwest which have killed at least three people and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage.
BUSINESS FORD-MOTOR-SUVS/
Ford to boost profit-rich U.S. large SUV production again DETROIT (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co said it will boost U.S. production of its largest sport utility vehicles in a move to grab profits in a market where consumers favor larger, more comfortable vehicles.
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. 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. BRITAIN-ROYALS-BABY-USA/
American fans eagerly expect Meghan and Harry's baby LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fascination, pride and the best soap opera in the world have many Americans eagerly awaiting the impending birth of Prince Harry and Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle’s first child.
SPORTS FIGURESKATING-WORLDS-HANYU/
Olympic champion Hanyu says '100 percent' on return to ice TOKYO (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.
OLYMPICS-2020-TAKEDA/ Olympics: Japan committee chief Takeda to step down
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) chief Tsunekazu Takeda, who is under investigation for suspected corruption, said on Tuesday he will step down from his position when his term ends in June and resign from the International Olympic Committee. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 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 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 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 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-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 INDIA-ELECTION/WOMEN-JOBS (PIX)
INSIGHT - From farms to slums, poor Indian women on sharp end of jobs crisis While Modi remains the favourite in general elections that kick off next month, insufficient employment - despite India's roughly 7 percent economic growth rate - is a major voter worry.
20 Mar ASIA-DIPLOMACY/ (TV)
New Zealand, Australian foreign ministers attend Indo-Pacific forum hosted by Indonesia Indonesia hosts foreign ministers of New Zealand and Australia and other senior government officials from countries like the United States, Russia at forum to discuss Indo-Pacific cooperation.
20 Mar NETHERLANDS-ELECTIONS/
Dutch government's Senate majority at stake at nationwide elections Dutch vote in provincial elections, determining the make up of the country's Senate, in which the four-party governing coalition currently holds a narrow one-seat majority. Polls indicate the coalition will lose its majority, forcing it to seek support from other parties for legislation.
20 Mar AFGHANISTAN-PEACE/
Aghanistan convenes a grand council to discuss how to end the Taliban insurgency Aghanistan convenes a grand council of tribal elders and political leaders to discuss how to end the Taliban insurgency.
20 Mar AFGHANISTAN-CHILDREN/ (PIX) (TV)
Killed, orphaned, sold: Afghanistan war takes brutal toll on children Afghanistan's 17-year war has arguably hit children the hardest, in a country where half the population is younger than 15. Poverty and displacement have forced parents into drastic actions, with a growing number of children orphaned or forced to work in the streets to support families.
20 Mar NEWZEALAND-SHOOTOUT/ARDERN-SCHOOL (TV)
NZ PM Ardern visits a Christchurch school whose students were killed in the mass shooting New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visits the Cashmere High School, whose three students were among those killed in the Christchurch mosque attacks.
20 Mar CHINA-EUROPE/ (TV)
Chinese Foreign Ministry briefing on President Xi's Europe trip Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wang Chao briefs reporters on President Xi Jinping's trip to Italy, Monaco and France.
20 Mar 21:00 ET / 01:00 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
NEWZEALAND-SHOOTOUT/ARDERN (TV) NZ Prime MInister Ardern holds news conference in Christchurch
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks at a media briefing during her second visit to Christchurch after a lone gunman killed 50 people in mass shooting at two mosques in the city. 20 Mar
BUSINESS / ECONOMICS 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 CANADA-BUDGET/SASKATCHEWAN
Canadian province Saskatchewan releases budget The Canadian province of Saskatchewan unveils its 2019-20 fiscal budget. Of interest will be its outlook for crude oil and potash prices, as the province depends heavily on resource revenues.
20 Mar USA-DRILLING/GULFMEXICO
U.S. annual Gulf of Mexico lease sale offers view of deep water interest The U.S. discloses the results of bidding for federal Gulf of Mexico acreage as the Trump administration seeks to encourage more investment in the region.
20 Mar FRANCE-GRAINS/EXPORTS
French grain export conference Lobby France Export Cereales holds annual conference in Paris. Chance to check on French efforts to be more competitive in wheat exports in the face of massive shipments from Russia.
20 Mar SAMSUNG ELEC-SHAREHOLDERS/ (PIX)
Samsung Elec's annual shareholders meeting Samsung Electronics is scheduled to hold an annual shareholders meeting in Seoul. Shareholders of the South Korean tech giant will vote on appointment of new outside board directors and approval of last year's financial statement.
20 Mar 20:00 ET / 00:00 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
BRITAIN-ROYALS/BABY-BETTING (PIX) (TV) Bookmakers cash in on expected arrival of royal baby
Betting shops take odds on Prince Harry and Meghan’s baby’s name and the gender, which remains unknown. 20 Mar 23:00 ET / 03:00 GMT
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