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Greece on Friday urged hundreds of migrants and refugees who have gathered in a field close to the country’s northern border to return to their housing settlements, otherwise they could face sanctions.

LIBYA-SECURITY/ Guterres flying to eastern Libya to meet Haftar and lawmakers

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is flying on Friday to eastern Libya to meet commander Khalifa Haftar, whose forces a day earlier began an offensive to take control of the capital currently held by an internationally recognized government. U.S.

USA-IMMIGRATION-VISAS-EXCLUSIVE/ Exclusive: Only 6 percent of those subject to Trump travel ban granted U.S. waivers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government granted waivers to just 6 percent of visa applicants subject to its travel ban on a handful of countries during the first 11 months of the ban, new data reviewed by Reuters shows. USA-IMMIGRATION-AID/

U.S. aid helped Guatemalan farmers stay rooted to their lands SANTA MARIA CHIQUIMULA, Guatemala (Reuters) - After a U.S.-funded program gave Guatemalan farmer Rigoberto Leon and his neighbors tools to plant new crops like tomatoes and chili peppers, many of them stayed to live off their drought-prone lands even as droves of villagers left for the United States.

BUSINESS USA-ECONOMY/

U.S. job growth seen accelerating from 17-month trough WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment growth likely rebounded from a 17-month low in March as milder weather boosted activity in sectors like construction, which could further allay fears of a sharp slowdown in economic growth in the first quarter.

ETHIOPIA-AIRPLANE-RECONSTRUCTION-INSI/ How excess speed, hasty commands and flawed software doomed an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX

PARIS/SEATTLE/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Minutes after take-off, the pilots of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX were caught in a bad situation. ENTERTAINMENT

PEOPLE-JUSSIE-SMOLLET/ Chicago will sue actor Jussie Smollett after he refuses to pay for police overtime

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Chicago will sue actor Jussie Smollett for the costs of police overtime spent investigating his claims that he was the victim of a hate crime, which prosecutors say were false, a city official said on Thursday. PEOPLE-NIPSEY-HUSSLE/

Accused killer of rapper Nipsey Hussle pleads not guilty in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles man pleaded not guilty on Thursday to charges that he killed Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle and was ordered held on $5 million bail.

SPORTS SOCCER-WORLDCUP-USA-AUS/

Soccer: Alex Morgan scores 100th international goal as U.S. beat Australia Forward Alex Morgan reached a personal milestone with her 100th international goal as the United States beat Australia 5-3 in a friendly in Colorado on Thursday.

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-ROUNDUP/ NHL roundup: Hurricanes end long playoff drought

Justin Faulk scored the tiebreaking goal in the second period, and the Carolina Hurricanes went on to wrap up a playoff spot for the first time in a decade by defeating the visiting New Jersey Devils 3-1 in the regular-season home finale Thursday night in Raleigh, N.C. UPCOMING

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 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 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 a 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 USA-FED/BOSTIC

Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Bostic gives lecture and participates in discussion Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic gives lecture followed by discussion on "Disruption and Opportunity: Shaping Policy in a Digital World" at event hosted by the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies and the Fiscal Research Center at Georgia State University, in Atlanta, Ga.

5 Apr 15:30 ET / 19:30 GMT EU-ECOFIN/

EU finance ministers meet for second day in Bucharest European Union finance ministers gather in Romania for an informal meeting Apr 6

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS EU-HUNGARY/ORBAN-ELECTION (PIX) (TV)

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

5 Apr 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT NUCLEAR-IAEA/

IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano speaks at CSIS in Washington International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano speaks at Center for Strategic & International Studies.

5 Apr 13:00 ET / 17:00 GMT VENEZUELA-POLITICS/PENCE-HOUSTON

Houston's Venezuelan expats eager for more action against Maduro U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrives in Houston on Friday bringing a message of tough sanctions against Venezuela's government to an expatriate community already eager for more.

5 Apr 10:30 ET / 14:30 GMT THAILAND-ELECTION/THANATHORN (TV)

Thai police summon anti-junta politician on sedition charge after disputed election Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, a prominent anti-junta Thai politician, reports to the police to answer a sedition complaint filed by the army.

6 Apr 23:00 ET / 03:00 GMT MALDIVES-ELECTION/ (PIX)

The Maldives holds a parliamentary election The Maldives is due to hold a parliamentary election on April 6.

Apr 6 THAILAND-KING/CORONATION (TV)

Thailand collects holy water for King's coronation ceremony Thai officials and monks collect holy water from 108 sacred sources across the nation at an auspicious time simultaneously to use later in King Maha Vajiralongkorn's coronation in May.

Apr 6 VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (PIX) (TV)

Venezuela’s Guaido calls for opposition to mobilize for ‘Freedom Operation’ Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido has called for street mobilization by opposition sympathizers to pressure the government of President Nicolas Maduro as part of an effort called "Operation Freedom."

Apr 6 TURKEY-AIRPORT/ (PIX) (TV)

Turkey carries out transfer from old to new Istanbul Airport Turkey carries out transfer of Istanbul's Ataturk airport to the city's new airport to the northwest of the city, moving some 47,000 tons of equipment in 700 trucks.

Apr 6 CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE

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 stop the extraction of oil and gas and rid its production of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. 5 Apr 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE LIBYA-CRISIS/UN

U.N. Security Council to be briefed on Libya developments Britain has requested a closed-door briefing of the United Nations Security Council on Friday on the developments in Libya, diplomats said.

5 Apr 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT