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GLOBAL ETHIOPIA-AIRPLANE-CREW-SOFTWARE

Ethiopian crash report highlights sensors, software, leaves questions Faulty sensor readings and multiple automatic commands to push down the nose of a Boeing plane contributed to last month’s fatal crash in Ethiopia, leaving the crew struggling to regain control, according to a preliminary accident report.

BRITAIN-EU Merkel hopes May can find a way out Brexit maze by EU summit

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday she hoped discussions between Prime Minister Theresa May’s government and the opposition Labour Party could break the Brexit impasse by an April 10 emergency European Union summit. U.S.

USA-TRUMP-RUSSIA-NADLER U.S. House judiciary chair seeks any Mueller summaries on Trump-Russia probe report

U.S. House Judiciary Committee Jerrold Nadler called on Attorney General William Barr on Thursday to release any summaries of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Trump-Russia report that were prepared by Mueller’s team. CRIME-SLASHER

Los Angeles man, 19, accused of being bike-riding slasher A 19-year-old Los Angeles man suspected of slashing at least nine people with a sharp-edged object as he rode through the city on a bicycle has been booked on suspicion of attempted murder, police said on Thursday.

BUSINESS PEOPLE-BEZOS

Jeff Bezos to keep Amazon voting power after divorce Amazon.com Inc founder and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos will retain voting rights and 75 percent of a $143 billion stake in the company when he and MacKenzie Bezos divorce, they said on Thursday, removing uncertainty around what the split would mean for Amazon shares. TESLA-MUSK-SEC

Elon Musk safe for now as U.S. judge urges Tesla CEO, SEC to end tweet dispute Elon Musk’s job as Tesla Inc’s chief executive appeared safe on Thursday as a federal judge in Manhattan urged the billionaire to settle contempt allegations by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

ENTERTAINMENT PEOPLE-NIPSEY-HUSSLE

Suspect formally charged in Nipsey Hussle murder, due in court A 33-year-old Los Angeles man accused of killing Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle was formally charged with murder and attempted murder on Thursday, prosecutors said.

MUSIC-SARA-BAREILLES Sara Bareilles: 'I wrote love songs about the Obamas'

Singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles has turned her angst over the 2016 U.S. elections into art, writing love songs about former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle. SPORTS

GOLF-MASTERS/MCILROY Players win will fuel McIlroy's Masters belief - Strange

Rory McIlroy's recent victory at the Players Championship can propel him to a first Green Jacket at next week's Masters, according to former Augusta runner-up Curtis Strange. TENNIS-CHARLESTON

Sakkari stuns defending champion Bertens at Charleston Defending champion Kiki Bertens suffered a surprise 7-6(8) 6-3 loss to Greece's Maria Sakkari in the round of 16 at the Charleston Open in South Carolina on Thursday.

UPCOMING POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

USA-IMMIGRATION/BORDER (PIX) (TV) Mexicans react to U.S. President Trump's visit to the border

Mexicans react to U.S. President Trump's visit to the border 5 Apr

FINLAND-ELECTION/WELFARE (PIX) (TV) Greying Finland swings left in fear of ageing in wet diapers

Ahead of Finland's general election on April 14, Finns across the country have been shocked by a series of scandals over abuse in private elderly care facilities. One of them took place in Forssa, a small industrial town with an ageing population, where elderly voters fear ageing in wet diapers and put their hope in the leftist Social Democrats to put an end to deteriorating public care. The issue resonates across the Nordics where comprehensive welfare is seen as a cornerstone of the social model. 5 Apr

UKRAINE-ELECTION/DRUG-TEST-POROSHENKO (PIX) (TV) Ukraine's Poroshenko undergoes public drugs test

Ukraine's presidential candidate and incumbent Petro Poroshenko is set to undergo a drugs and alcohol test in a Kiev football stadium that hosted last year's Champions League final.

5 Apr 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT UKRAINE-ELECTION/ZELENSKIY-CAMPAIGN (PIX) (TV)

Comedian rips up the play book in Ukraine election success As a comedian, TV host and actor, Volodymyr Zelenskiy knows how to start a show with a bang. He proved that by winning the first round of Ukraine's presidential election. As he plans for the grand finale, a runoff against President Petro Poroshenko on April 21, aides say he is sticking to an unorthodox campaign routine that has torn up the play book.

5 Apr 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT RWANDA-GENOCIDE/SURVIVOR (PIX) (TV)

Rwanda’s post-genocide generation comes of age Aline was only two-months-old in 1994, when nearly one million Rwandans, including several members of her family were killed, in the genocide, when Hutu extremists targeted ethnic Tutsis and politically moderate Hutus. 800,000 people lost their lives at the time. As the country prepares to mark 25 years since the genocide, Aline says she is part of a post-genocide generation that represents a new and unified Rwanda.

5 Apr CLIMATE-GREENFUND/

Replenishment meeting for the global Green Climate Fund Meeting held in Norway to replenish the global Green Climate Fund, a fund set up to help developing countries mitigate the effects of climate change.

5 Apr USA-IMMIGRATION/BORDER (PIX) (TV)

U.S. President Trump visits Southern U.S. border. U.S. President Donald Trump visits U.S.-Mexico border.

5 Apr EU-HUNGARY/ORBAN-ELECTION (PIX) (TV)

Hungarian PM to present ruling Fidesz party's European Parliament election program Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to present the program of his Fidesz party for European Parliament elections to followers.

5 Apr 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT DISASTERS / ACCIDENTS

ETHIOPIA-AIRPLANE/FAMILIES (PIX) (TV) Families of Ethiopia Airlines victims react to crash report

The families of Ethiopia Airlines crash victims react to a preliminary report that said pilots struggled to regain control of the plane from automated systems. 5 Apr

CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE NEWZEALAND-SHOOTING/ (TV)

Court hearing for Australian charged with murder over mosque shootings Court hearing for Australian citizen Brenton Tarrant, 28, a suspected white supremacist, who has been charged with murder for carrying out New Zealand's worst mass shooting at two mosques.

5 Apr CLIMATECHANGE-ROYAL DUTCH SHELL/COURT (PIX)

Environmentalists file court case against Shell over CO2-emissions Environmentalist and human rights groups hand a court summons to Royal Dutch Shell at its headquarters in The Hague, demanding it stops the extraction of oil and gas and totally rids its production of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

5 Apr 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

SRI LANKA-BUDGET/ Sri Lanka 2019 final budget vote

Sri Lanka's 2019 final budget vote is expected to be passed in the parliament 5 Apr 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

GLOBAL-ECONOMY/WEEKAHEAD Global Economy Weekahead

A weekly look at key economic events for the global economy in the coming seven days. 5 Apr

CANADA-ECONOMY/EMPLOYMENT Canada jobs gains expected to be more subdued in March

After two months of bumper job gains, Canada is expected to have added far more subdued 1,000 jobs in March with the unemployment rate unchanged. Statistics Canada will release the job numbers on Friday. 5 Apr 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

SEYCHELLES-INFLATION/ Seychelles releases inflation

Seychelles releases inflation. 5 Apr

EUROPE-RAPESEED/CROPS EU rapeseed crop roundup

Update on state of rapeseed plants following a mild end to winter in western Europe. Rapeseed, the EU's main oilseed crop, got off to a poor start as drought disrupted sowing. Recent mild weather has boosted growth but there is a risk that some crops will have to be dug up due to the bad sowing conditions. 5 Apr

SERBIA-RATES/ Poll on Serbian central bank's benchmark rate

Reuters is polling Serbian traders, dealers and economists about their expectations about future benchmark rate and ahead of upcoming central bank's rate-setting meeting. 5 Apr

EU-ECOFIN/ (PIX) EU finance ministers meet in Bucharest

European Union finance ministers gather in Romania for an informal meeting. 5 Apr 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT