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GLOBAL BRITAIN-EU
EU to grant Brexit delay but may demand a longer extension and conditions The European Union will grant Prime Minister Theresa May a second delay to Brexit at an emergency summit on Wednesday but the bloc’s leaders are likely to demand she accepts a longer extension with conditions.
ISRAEL-ELECTION Israel's Netanyahu wins reelection with parliamentary majority: tally
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured a clear path to reelection on Wednesday, with religious-rightist parties set to hand him a parliamentary majority despite a close contest against his main centrist challenger, a vote tally showed. U.S.
USA-MEASLES New York declares measles emergency, blasts misinformation fueling outbreak
A measles outbreak in Brooklyn, primarily among Orthodox Jewish children, prompted New York City on Tuesday to declare a public health emergency, requiring unvaccinated people in the affected areas to get the vaccine or face fines. USA-IMMIGRATION-ASYLUM-POLICY
After U.S. court strikes down policy, what happens to migrants Trump sent back to Mexico? On Tuesday, seven Central American families living temporarily in Mexico appeared in a San Diego immigration court to plead for asylum in the United States.
BUSINESS UBER-IPO-EXCLUSIVE
Exclusive: Uber plans to sell around $10 billion worth of stock in IPO - sources Uber Technologies Inc has decided it will seek to sell around $10 billion worth of stock in its initial public offering, and will make public the registration of the offering on Thursday, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
VOLKSWAGEN-M-A-JAC-EXCLUSIVE Exclusive: VW eyes buying big stake in China partner JAC, taps Goldman - sources
Volkswagen AG is exploring purchasing a big stake in its Chinese electric vehicle joint venture partner JAC Motors and has tapped Goldman Sachs as an adviser on the plan, people with direct knowledge of the matter said. ENTERTAINMENT
NETFLIX-THEATER Netflix in talks to buy Hollywood's historic Egyptian Theatre - source
Netflix Inc is in discussions to buy the Egyptian Theatre, a historic movie house in the heart of Hollywood, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday. SPACE-EXPLORATION/BLACKHOLE
Scientists expected to release landmark image of black hole An international scientific team is expected on Wednesday to unveil a landmark achievement in astrophysics - the first photo of a black hole - in a feat that will put to the test a pillar of science: Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity.
SPORTS MOTOR-F1-CHINA
Leclerc aiming for a first in a thousand The first Formula One win is special for every driver but Charles Leclerc will feel it magnified by a thousand if he triumphs in China this weekend after being denied by cruel misfortune in Bahrain.
RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP/TF1 TF1 wins exclusive French broadcast rights for 2019 Rugby World Cup
French TV group TF1 will exclusively broadcast the 2019 Rugby World Cup in France, it said on Wednesday, lifting the shares of the country's major TV broadcaster. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS USA-CONGRESS/SOCIALMEDIA
U.S. Senate panel holds hearing on social media and free speech Senate Judiciary Committee's Constitution Subcommittee conducts hearing on "Stifling Free Speech: Technological Censorship and the Public Discourse."
10 Apr 14:30 ET / 18:30 GMT USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-BARR (PIX) (TV)
U.S. Attorney General Barr testifies at Senate panel hearing Attorney General William Barr testifies on Justice Department budget to Senate subcommittee, where Mueller report questions will likely come up
10 Apr 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT VENEZUELA-POLITICS/PENCE-UN (TV)
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence to address U.N. Security Council on Venezuela U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will address the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday on the humanitarian situation in Venezuela, as the 15-member body remains deadlocked over how to deal with the country's political and humanitarian crisis.
Briefers will be USG Mark Lowcock, Mr. Eduardo Stein, Special Envoy of UNHCR/IOM for Venezuelan migrants and refugees (by VTC), and Dr. Kathleen Page, Researcher at Johns Hopkins University, as civil society briefer. 10 Apr 10:30 ET / 14:30 GMT
EU-SUMMIT/MACRON Macron in Brussels for Brexit summit
France's Macron heads to Brussels for a summit where European leaders are expected to hand Theresa May more time to reach a Brexit deal with her parliament, but with the French leader demanding strict conditions. 10 Apr 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT
USA-SENATE/POMPEO (PIX) (TV) Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds hearing with US Secretary of State Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testifies to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as it reviews the State Departments FY 2020 budget request. 10 Apr 09:15 ET / 13:15 GMT
VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (PIX) (TV) ICRC to hold news conference on Venezuela aid
International Committee of the Red Cross President Peter Maurer to hold a news conference about the arrival of humanitarian aid to crisis-stricken Venezuela. 10 Apr 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT
USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-OBSTRUCTION (PIX) EXPLAINER: What does the obstruction case against Trump look like?
A key element of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's inquiry into Russia's role in the 2016 U.S. election was whether President Donald Trump unlawfully acted to impede the investigation, a crime known as obstruction of justice. Here is an explanation of key events relating to whether Trump committed obstruction of justice. 10 Apr 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
BRITAIN-EU/DAGENHAM (PIX) (GRAPHIC) SPECIAL REPORT: Wish You Weren't Here: Postcards from the Edge of London in the Age of Brexit
Dagenham, in east London, was built as a white, working-class paradise. A giant Ford factory brought jobs and security. But then it stopped making cars. And a single decade of mass immigration upended this tightly knit community. In 2016, the borough of Barking and Dagenham voted overwhelmingly to leave the European Union. Here, its people explain what came before Brexit, why Dagenham (and the country) is so divided today – and where its future resilience might lie. 10 Apr 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
GERMANY-POLITICS/MERKEL (PIX) (TV) Merkel answers lawmakers' questions in Germany's Bundestag
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to answer questions by members of Germany's lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, shortly before heading to Brussels for a meeting with other EU leaders on Brexit. 10 Apr 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
INDIA-ELECTION/ (PIX) (TV) India kicks off first of seven phases in general election
India holds a general election in seven stages starting on April 11, where voters in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep will cast their ballots. 11 Apr 22:30 ET / 02:30 GMT
POPE-SOUTHSUDAN/ Pope hosts South Sudan's divided leaders in peace retreat
Pope Francis hosts the divided leaders of South Sudan at the Vatican to help them solidify a faltering peace agreement ending the civil war in the world's youngest country. Two day retreat brings together president, opposition leader and four vice-presidents. 11 Apr
JAPAN-SOUTHKOREA/WTO WTO issues appeal ruling in Japan-Korea dispute over Fukushima-related food
The World Trade Organization's Appellate Body will issue an appeal ruling in a dispute between Japan and South Korea, a year after a WTO dispute panel largely upheld a Japanese complaint against South Korean import bans and additional testing requirements imposed on Japanese seafood because of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. 11 Apr
NORTHKOREA-POLITICS/ (TV) North Korea holds session of top legislative body
North Korea convenes a session of its legislature, the Supreme People's Assembly, where Kim Jong Un is expected to be recognised as the country's leader in the constitution. 11 Apr
FINLAND-ELECTION/ (TV) Finland's top candidate for prime minister wants to raise taxes
Poll leader Antti Rinne of the Social Democrats intends to raise taxes to maintain Finland's vast welfare services amid an ageing population if he is elected the next prime minister after general elections on Sunday, he told Reuters in an interview. 11 Apr
CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE TEXAS-EXECUTION/
Mark Allen Robertson scheduled to be executed for the murder of a friend and his grandmother Mark Allen Robertson scheduled to be executed for the murder of a friend Sean Hill and his 81-year-old grandmother Edna Brau.
11 Apr ALABAMA-EXECUTION/
Alabama to execute Christopher Price, convicted of murdering man Alabama is scheduled to execute Christopher Price who was convicted of murdering Bill Lynn during a robbery in 1991.
11 Apr BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
USA-FED/MINUTES (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC) FOMC minutes
Federal Open Market Committee issues minutes from its meeting of March 19-20. 10 Apr 14:00 ET / 18:00 GMT
USA-HEALTHCARE/INSULIN Pharmacy and insulin maker heads testify on drug pricing to House committee
Executives from the three largest pharmacy benefit managers in the United States, including Express Scripts and CVS, and the three largest insulin makers testify before the House Committee on Energy & Commerce on insulin pricing 10 Apr 10:30 ET / 14:30 GMT
USA-FED/QUARLES Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Quarles speaks before Financial Stability Board event
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Randal Quarles speaks on "Progress on the Transition to Risk-Free Rates" before the Financial Stability Board Roundtable on Reforming Major Interest Rate Benchmarks, in Washigton. 10 Apr 11:50 ET / 15:50 GMT
USA-HOUSE/BANKS (PIX) (TV) U.S. bank CEOs face off with Congress for the first time since financial crisis
Chief executives of some of the largest U.S. banks will testify before Congress on Wednesday, giving lawmakers their first chance to grill the lenders since the 2007-2009 financial crisis. 10 Apr 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT
MEXICO-ECONOMY/MINUTES Mexico central bank issues mintues of monetary policy meeting
The central bank will publish minutes from its last monetary policy decision. We will be on the lookout for comments on the future trajectory of interest rates and risks to inflation and economic growth. 11 Apr
GLOBAL-WINE/OIV World wine production figures from OIV
Paris-based International Organisation of Vine and Wine (OIV) to publish 2018 production figures. 11 Apr
SINGAPORE-AIRPORT/ (PIX) (TV) Changi Airport's Jewel showcase
Singapore's Changi, the best airport in the world, will showcase its $1.3 billion Jewel complex with shops, dining outlets, an indoor garden and the world's tallest indoor waterfall. 11 Apr 20:30 ET / 00:30 GMT
DISNEY-STREAMING/ (PIX) Disney's streaming plan comes into focus Walt Disney Co unveils its plan to plunge into the streaming media business and take on technology giant Netflix Inc.
11 Apr AUSTRALIA-RBA/
RBA Deputy Governor Debelle speaks via video link at ISDA in HK RBA Deputy Governor Guy Debelle speech to the ISDA 34th Annual General Meeting, Hong Kong (appearance via video conference from Sydney)
11 Apr 22:30 ET / 02:30 GMT ALPHABET-GOOGLE/CLOUD
Google Cloud Next conference Google Cloud hosts its biggest annual product showcase at the Moscone Center.
11 Apr SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY
SPACE-EXPLORATION/BLACKHOLE (PIX) (TV) Scientists expected to release landmark image of black hole
An international scientific team is expected to disclose a landmark achievement in astrophysics - the first photo of a black hole - in a feat that could put to the test a pillar of science: Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity. In addition to a news conference in Washington, briefings will be held simultaneously in Brussels, Santiago, Shanghai, Taipei and Tokyo. 10 Apr 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT
ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT PORTUGAL-HEALTH/ARTS (PIX)
In Lisbon, a trendy new space is tackling mental health stigma through art Fighting the stigma surrounding mental illness is a tough battle to win but a trendy new space in Portugal's capital Lisbon is using arts and creativity to help those affected.
10 Apr 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT FILM-THEATERS/ (PIX) (TV)
Cinemas vs. streaming: the battle over when and where you see movies As superheroes, monsters and aliens battle on the big screen, a real-life battle is raging behind the scenes that will determine what moviegoers see at their local cinemas. The off-screen skirmish centers around the theatrical "window," the time a movie plays exclusively in theaters.
10 Apr 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT TELEVISION-GAME OF THRONES/LANGUAGE (TV)
Learning Game of Thrones phrases in ‘High Valyrian’ The creator of the language 'High Valyrian' from Game of Thrones teachers some phrases from the show.
10 Apr 11:30 ET / 15:30 GMT ODDLY ENOUGH
DENMARK-CHINA/ (PIX) (TV) Panda house opens in Copenhagen Zoo
The Queen and the Crown Princess of Denmark will officially open a new Panda House in Copenhagen Zoo. The guest list for the gala opening of the Panda House includes the Prime Minister of Denmark and representatives from China. 10 Apr 12:30 ET / 16:30 GMT
RELIGION RELIGION-EASTER/LAST SUPPER-TECHNOLOGY (PIX) (TV)
Advanced technology sheds light on traditional Last Supper venue Archaeologists using advanced technologies have shed new light on an ancient Jerusalem hall revered by Christians as the site of Jesus' Last Supper.
11 Apr
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