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North Korea on Friday pulled out of a liaison office with the South, in a major setback for Seoul, just hours after the United States imposed the first new sanctions on the North since the second U.S.-North Korea summit broke down last month.

BRITAIN-EU/ EU leaders give Britain 'last chance' for orderly Brexit

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union leaders warned Britain on Friday it had a final opportunity to leave the bloc in an orderly fashion after giving Prime Minister Theresa May two weeks’ reprieve until April 12 before Britain could tumble out without a deal. U.S.

USA-WEATHER/ Deadly floods push into Missouri, more states in rain-soaked U.S. Midwest

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) - Frigid floodwaters pushing down the Missouri River left ruins, death and drowned livestock in their wake across the U.S. Midwest’s farmland, and were expected to crest in northwest Missouri early Friday, with more cities and towns under threat. USA-TRUMP-COLLEGES/

Trump signs executive 'free speech' order for U.S. colleges WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order linking “free speech” efforts at public universities to federal grants in an effort to combat what he considers a clamp down on conservative students’ abilities to share their views.

BUSINESS CHINA-TECH-SMARTPHONES-ANALYSIS/

Chinese smartphone firms jazz up products, seize turf in home market from Apple SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Smartphone retailers in China say it’s a tough sell of late with consumers reluctant to upgrade, put off by chill economic winds.

JAPAN-DISPLAY-APPLE-FOCUS/ Apple's iPhone struggles unravel ambitions of Japan Display

TOKYO (Reuters) - When Japan Display Inc broke ground on a new factory in central Japan in 2015, the future looked bright for one of the world’s top vendors of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels. ENTERTAINMENT

FILM-DUMBO/ Bring a hankie - heartwarming 'Dumbo' movie may also bring tears

LONDON (Reuters) - Bring a hankie to the new movie version of Disney’s flying elephant tale “Dumbo” because it may be a little dark for some people. BRITAIN-ROYALS-BABY-UPBRINGING/

Royal but regular: Will Harry and Meghan seek 'normality' for their baby? LONDON (Reuters) - Wearing his army fatigues while on tour in Afghanistan in 2013 thousands of miles from home, Britain’s Prince Harry cut a relaxed figure as he told journalists: “I am one of the guys, I don’t get treated any differently.”

SPORTS BASKETBALL-NCAA-BAY-SYR/

Baylor bests Syracuse in 3-pointer-filled battle Point guard Makai Mason scored 22 points, and ninth-seeded Baylor hit a season-high 16 3-point shots to beat eighth-seeded Syracuse 78-69 Thursday night in an NCAA Tournament West Region first-round game at Salt Lake City.

BASKETBALL-NCAA-MIC-MON/ Deja vu: No. 2 Michigan KOs Montana in first round

Senior guard Charles Matthews recorded 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead Michigan to a 74-55 victory over Montana on Thursday in West Region play of the NCAA Tournament at Des Moines, Iowa. UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-SECRECY (PIX)

Turn in your smartphones! How Mueller kept a lid on Russian secrets In a city known for its leaks, Special Counsel Robert Mueller has pulled off a rare feat. He kept a tight lid on the evidence he was amassing in an investigation that Trump decried as a witch hunt but his opponents hoped would reveal evidence to oust him from office. Accounts of witnesses interviewed by Mueller's team, their lawyers and others familiar with the investigation reveal the lengths to which the former FBI director went to ensure his team protected its secrets.

22 Mar 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT TURKEY-ELECTION/

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan holds election rallies after attending OIC meeting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan holds election rallies in central Turkey's Konya (1100 GMT) and the northern province of Amasya (1300 GMT) after attending Istanbul's Organisation of Islamic Cooperation meeting from 0730 GMT.

22 Mar 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT AUSTRALIA-POLITICS/ELECTION

Australia's biggest state goes to the polls Scott Morrison's Liberal Party is vying to retain power in the New South Wales state election, where polling suggests the result will be close. The result should offer insight into how Morrison is tracking less than two months out from the federal election.

23 Mar BRITAIN-EU/MARCH (PIX) (TV)

Thousands expected at large anti-Brexit march 6 days before UK expected to leave EU Thousands expected at large anti-Brexit march 6 days before UK expected to leave EU. People's Vote have say the expected thousands to join march at noon from Park Lane to Parliament.

23 Mar CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE

WESTERNSAHARA-TALKS/ U.N. press conference on Western Sahara talks

Horst Koehler, U.N. envoy for the contested Western Sahara, briefs reporters at 1500g after a second round of talks near Geneva on March 21-22, which follows a first round in December that marked a return to the negotiating table for the first time in six years to try to broker a settlement over the desert territory contested between Morocco and the Algerian-backed Polisario. Heads of delegations of Morocco and Polisario due to speak to media afterwards 22 Mar 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE TURKEY-SECURITY/GULEN

Turkey orders detention of 144 over Gulen links The Istanbul chief prosecutor said on Friday it had ordered the detention of 126 suspects employed in the judicial system with alleged links to the network of Fethullah Gulen, a cleric who Turkey says orchestrated a July 2016 coup attempt.

22 Mar 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT USA-COURT/GERRYMANDERING (PIX)

PREVIEW- Engineering elections? U.S. top court scrutinizes electoral map bias U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments in a high-profile case about the legality of the practice called partisan gerrymandering - the manipulation of electoral district boundaries to entrench one party in power. The North Carolina city of Greensboro is at the epicenter of the issue.

22 Mar 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

TIFFANY-RESULTS/ Tiffany & Co reports fourth quarter results

Tiffany & Co is expected to report largely flat revenue growth for its fourth quarter, but all eyes will be on the company's forecast for 2019, after the jeweler said in January lower spending by Chinese tourists and uncertain political situations in Europe could mean a couple of "very tough" quarters this year. 22 Mar 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

GM-ELECTRIC VEHICLES/INVESTMENT (PIX) GM to announce electric vehicle investment at Michigan plant

General Motors will announce an investment in its electric and self-driving vehicle assembly plant in Orion Township, Michigan. 22 Mar 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

BRITAIN EU-IRELAND/ Irish PM, foreign minister speak at party's national conference

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar and Foreign Minister Simon Coveney speak at their Fine Gale party's national conference just six before Britain is scheduled to leave the EU. 23 Mar

USA-FED/BOSTIC Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Bostic speaks on economic outlook and monetary policy

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic speaks on the economic outlook and monetary policy at dinner before the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Macroeconomics and Monetary Policy Conference, in San Francisco, Calif. 22 Mar 22:00 ET / 02:00 GMT