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GLOBAL BRITAIN-EU

May's Brexit talks with Labour stall, delay request fails to convince EU Britain’s opposition Labour Party said on Friday that talks with the government on a last-ditch Brexit deal had made no progress, as EU leaders said Prime Minister Theresa May had not convinced them that they should let Britain delay its departure next week.

LIBYA-SECURITY East Libyan troops close on Tripoli, clashes at airport

Eastern Libyan troops commanded by Khalifa Haftar said on Friday they had advanced into the southern outskirts of the capital Tripoli in a dangerous thrust against the internationally-recognized government. U.S.

USA-ILLINOIS-MISSING-CHILD Ohio ex-convict charged after claiming to be long-lost Illinois boy

Federal prosecutors on Friday charged a 23-year-old former convict with making false statements after he claimed to be Illinois teen Timmothy Pitzen, who went missing in 2011 after his mother killed herself. USA-JUSTICE-CIVILRIGHTS

U.S. attorney general orders probe into mistreatment of gay employees U.S. Attorney General William Barr said he was ordering certain Justice Department offices to investigate possible discrimination targeting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees after an internal gay affinity group complained of low morale.

BUSINESS CITRON-STAKE-LYFT

Lyft's shares rise after Citron advises against shorting stock Shares of ride-hailing company Lyft Inc rose as much as 4 percent on Friday, setting the stock for its best day since its market debut last week, after short-seller Citron Research advised investors to hold on to the stock.

USA-LITHIUM-EXCLUSIVE Exclusive: United States sets sights on China in new electric vehicle push

U.S. government officials plan to meet with executives from automakers and lithium miners in early May as part of a first-of-its-kind effort to launch a national electric vehicle supply chain strategy, according to three sources familiar with the matter. ENTERTAINMENT

PEOPLE-COSBY Bill Cosby settles defamation lawsuit brought by seven women

Convicted sex offender Bill Cosby on Friday settled a federal defamation lawsuit brought by seven women who said the former actor and comedian sexually assaulted them and wrongly called them liars when they went public with their charges years later. MUSIC-AVICII

New music coming from Swedish DJ Avicii, one year after his death The family of Swedish DJ Avicii, who took his own life last year, is releasing new music that he was working on before his death.

SPORTS MOTOR-F1-FERRARI

Unprecedented short-circuit cost Leclerc victory in Bahrain Charles Leclerc missed out on his first Formula One victory in Bahrain last weekend because of an unprecedented short-circuit in an injection system control unit, his Ferrari team said on Friday. GOLF-WOMEN-AUGUSTA-BURK-INTERVIEW

Golf: Women get their day at Augusta but Burk still teeing off Women will have their day at Augusta National on Saturday when the golf club, once ground zero in the gender equality battle, hosts the final round of the Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA). UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 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. The head of the new Future Forward Party that did surprisingly well in the first post-coup elections could face up to nine years in prison if found guilty.

6 Apr 23:00 ET / 03:00 GMT ECUADOR-ASSANGE/ (PIX) (TV)

WikiLeaks said Julian Assange could leave Ecuador's embassy in London WikiLeaks said Ecuador could eject Julian Assange from their embassy in London within hours or days. MONITORING.

6 Apr 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.

6 Apr MALDIVES-ELECTION/ (PIX)

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

6 Apr BRUNEI-ISLAMICLAW/BRITAIN (PIX) (TV)

London LGBT protest outside Sultan of Brunei owned Dorchester Hotel LGBT rights activist Peter Tatchell leads protest outside Sultan of Brunei owned Dorchester Hotel after Brunei applies death penalty for adultery and gay sex.

6 Apr 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."

6 Apr 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT 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 they city, moving some 47,000 tons of equipment in 700 trucks.

6 Apr BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

JORDAN-WEF/DEAD SEA (PIX) (TV) Jordan's King Abdullah opens World Economic Forum conference in Dead Sea

Jordan's King Abdullah along with U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres and Palestinian President Mahmourd Abbas to address the opening plenary of the two-day parley on the Jordanian side of the Dead Sea where they will address hurdles to Middle East peace and threats to regional stability. 6 Apr 03:30 ET / 07:30 GMT

EU-ECOFIN/ EU finance ministers meet for second day in Bucharest

European Union finance ministers gather in Romania for an informal meeting 6 Apr