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GLOBAL SUDAN-POLITICS

Sudan's Bashir forced to step down, sources say Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was forced to step down by the military on Thursday after three decades of autocratic power, and moves were under way to form a transitional council to run the country, Sudanese sources said.

INDIA-ELECTION Big numbers turn out for first day of India's giant election

Indians turned out in big numbers to vote in the first phase of a mammoth general election on Thursday, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a second term after campaigning on his national security record amid tensions with rival Pakistan. U.S.

USA-ABORTION More U.S. states push ahead with near-bans on abortion for Supreme court challenge

North Dakota Republican Governor Doug Burgum signed legislation on Wednesday making it a crime for doctors to perform a second-trimester abortion using instruments like forceps and clamps to remove the fetus from the womb. USA-WEATHER

A new 'bomb cyclone' blizzard hits U.S. Plains and Midwest A "bomb cyclone" blizzard, the second in a month, hit the Rockies on Wednesday and spun into the U.S. Plains and Midwest, bringing fears of more flooding in areas still recovering from last month's deluge.

BUSINESS USA-TRADE-CHINA

U.S., China agree to establish trade deal enforcement offices: Mnuchin The United States and China have largely agreed on a mechanism to police any trade agreement they reach, including establishing new "enforcement offices," U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Wednesday.

UBER-IPO-LYFT Lyft's stock slide casts long shadow on Uber's IPO

Uber Technologies Inc may face a cooler reception from investors than expected when it prices its initial public offering next month since smaller U.S. ride-hailing rival Lyft Inc's aggressive stock launch and subsequent fall. ENTERTAINMENT

PEOPLE-RUSH-LAWSUIT Oscar-winner Rush wins defamation suit against News Corp's Australian arm

Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush won damages of at least A$850,000 ($610,000) on Thursday after a court ruled that the Australian arm of News Corp defamed him by saying he behaved inappropriately toward a co-star in a production of King Lear. TELEVISION-GAME-OF-THRONES-LANGUAGE

For the ultimate 'Game of Thrones' fan. How to speak Valyrian American linguist David J. Peterson may have built up the unique and ancient languages for the television series "Game of Thrones" but when it comes to who speaks Valyrian best, there's no contest.

SPORTS TENNIS-HOUSTON

Garin saves five match points to stun Chardy in Houston Chilean Christian Garin saved five match points to upset second seed Jeremy Chardy of France 3-6 7-6(4) 7-6(7) and advance to the quarter-finals of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship in Houston on Wednesday.

GOLF-MASTERS-RIDLEY No women's Masters in Augusta National's future, says chairman

Augusta National chairman Fred Ridley on Wednesday threw cold water on the idea of one day hosting a women's Masters alongside the men's major. UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TURKEY-BURKINA/

Turkey's Erdogan holds news conference with Burkina Faso President Kabore Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan hosts Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Kabore (1130 GMT) and they hold a joint news conference (1330 GMT).

11 Apr 07:30 ET / 11:30 GMT USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-REDACTIONS (PIX)

EXPLAINER: What could be blacked out in Mueller's report? U.S. Attorney General William Barr will likely redact sections of U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on the inquiry into Russia's role in the 2016 U.S. election. This piece will explain the aspects of Mueller's probe most likely to be kept secret by Barr.

11 Apr 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT SAFRICA-POLITICS/ALEXANDRA (PIX) (TV)

In crowded South African township, shack-dwellers ask: 'why vote?' After years of unfulfilled promises, South African shack-dweller Johanna Ditsela is disillusioned with the African National Congress (ANC) and may not vote in next month's national election. A look at mounting public frustration over the ANC government's failure to improve the lives of some of the country's poorest citizens 25 years after the end of white-minority rule.

11 Apr 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT BRITAIN-EU/GERMANY-MAAS

Germany's foreign minister holds news conference after meeting Qatari counterpart Germany's Foreign Minister Heiko Maas talks to journalists after meeting his Qatari counterpart in Berlin.

11 Apr 07:30 ET / 11:30 GMT RUSSIA-BUSINESS/DETENTION (PIX) (TV)

Russian investigators call for U.S. investor to be let out of jail Russian court hears investigators call for U.S. investor and founder of the Baring Vostok private equity group Michael Calvey to be let out of jail and placed under house arrest instead. Calvey was detained in February on suspicion of fraud.

11 Apr 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT BRITAIN-EU/ (PIX) (TV)

UK due to leave the EU at 2200 GMT The United Kingdom is due to leave the European Union without a deal on April 12 at 2200 GMT unless PM Theresa May can secure a delay to Brexit at an emergency Brexit summit on April 10.

12 Apr FINLAND-ELECTION/WELFARE (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)

Care home scandal nudges Finland's voters back towards Social Democrats In a Nordic country used to a high level of state social care, Finns were shocked to hear of care homes leaving elderly patients all night in soaked diapers, a scandal that may play a part in helping the left return to power after 20 years in opposition.

12 Apr VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (PIX)

Red Cross to distribute aid to Venezuela hospitals The International Federation of the Red Cross and its Venezuelan affiliate are expected to carry medical supplies to local hospitals that are suffering from shortages of basic materials. It will also hold a press conference on the aid effort.

12 Apr USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-PATTEN

Sam Patten, U.S. associate of indicted Russian, to be sentenced in Mueller probe Samuel Patten, a political consultant and business partner of a Russian national accused by U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller of having ties to Russian intelligence, will be sentenced in a Washington federal court after pleaded guilty in August to unregistered lobbying for a pro-Kremlin political party in Ukraine.

12 Apr VENEZUELA-POLITICS/INDUSTRIES (TV)

Venezuelan blackouts deal death blow to industries that remain Blackouts in the month of March have decimated what remains of Venezuela's industries, which have already been struggling under the country's hyperinflationary crisis.

12 Apr CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE

KOSOVO-WAR/MUSEUM (PIX) (TV) Kosovo to build a museum to mark 1998-99 war Kosovo said it will send an old train to the border with North Macedonia and start to build a museum to mark the 20th anniversary of a massive exodus. The same train was used in the 1999 by Serb police and military forces to expel hundreds of thousands of Albanians during Kosovo war.

11 Apr 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE

LOUISIANA-FIRES/ Suspect arrested for fires at three black churches in Louisiana

Police have arrested a man suspected of setting fire to three predominately black churches in a southern Louisiana parish, a federal prosecutor said on Wednesday. 11 Apr 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS USA-AMAZON/

Amazon General Counsel David Zapolsky visits Reuters office David Zapolsky, who oversees Amazon's legal, policy, compliance and regulatory affairs, will speak with Reuters reporters in the Washington office.

11 Apr 09:30 ET / 13:30 GMT NEWZEALAND-ECONOMY/PMI

BNZ releases New Zealand performance of manufacturing index for March BNZ releases New Zealand performance of manufacturing index for March.

12 Apr 18:30 ET / 22:30 GMT USA-FED/BOWMAN

Federal Reserve Board Governor Bowman speaks on community banking Federal Reserve Board Governor Michelle Bowman speaks on "Community Banking in the Age of Innovation" before a Fed Family Luncheon hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, in San Francisco, Calif.

11 Apr 16:00 ET / 20:00 GMT OSLO BORS VPS-M&A/

Norway PM to speak at 200th anniversary of Oslo Bors VPS Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg will give a speech at dinner celebrating the 200th anniversary of stock market operator Oslo Bors VPS, which is subject to a takeover battle between Euronext and Nasdaq

11 Apr 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT USA-FED/WILLIAMS

New York Federal Reserve Bank President Williams speaks at housing conference Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams speaks before the Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development 2019 Annual Conference, in New York.

11 Apr 09:35 ET / 13:35 GMT USA-FED/KASHKARI

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Kashkari holds Q&A on Twitter MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari holds a Q&A via Twitter, from Minneapolis, Minn.

11 Apr 14:00 ET / 18:00 GMT WALT DISNEY-STREAMING/CONTENT (PIX)

Marvel, monsters and 'Mandalorian' coming to Disney+ app Walt Disney Co is set to unveil new details about a coming subscription service called Disney+. This is a list of some of the programming. 11 Apr 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

NESTLE-AGM/ (PIX) Nestle holds annual general meeting in Lausanne

The world's biggest food group Nestle holds its annual general meeting in Lausanne. Chairman Paul Bulcke and CEO Mark Schneider will pronounce speeches 11 Apr 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

ETHIOPIA-AIRPLANE/BOEING (PIX) (TV) Boeing CEO speaks in Dallas

Boeing Co. Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg speaks at George W. Bush Presidential Center's Forum on Leadership. 11 Apr 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT

CHEVRON-MYANMAR/ (PIX) Chevron to focus on Myanmar human rights, reaches deal with investor

Chevron Corp agreed to put a focus on human rights in Myanmar, under an agreement with investor activists who had urged it to pay more attention to a crackdown on minority Rohingya Muslims in the Asian nation where the company has operations. 11 Apr 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

GLOBAL-ECONOMY/WEEKAHEAD Global Economy Weekahead

A weekly look at key economic events for the global economy in the coming seven days. 12 Apr

EUROPE-MAIZE/PLANTINGS EU maize planting gets under way

An early spring and replacement of drought-hit rapeseed fields could boost maize planting in western Europe as field work gets going. 12 Apr

JPMORGAN-RESULTS/ (PIX) JPMorgan Chase & Co reports first-quarter earnings

JPMorgan Chase is expected to report a rise in first-quarter earnings, driven mostly by its investment banking unit. The bank had said in February it expects first-quarter markets revenue to fall from the year-ago quarter. Investors will look for any comments from the management on a possible U.S. recession. 12 Apr

AUSTRALIA-RBA/FINANCIALSTABILITY RBA releases semi-annual financial stability review

RBA's review of the financial health of the banking system, households and businesses which is likely to reiterate concerns about the impact of falling home [prices on consumption and the ability to repay debt. 12 Apr 21:30 ET / 01:30 GMT

SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY ISRAEL-SPACE/ (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)

Israeli spacecraft due to land on the moon Israeli spacecraft Beresheet expected to land on the moon late Thursday night (Israel time). Landing will be shown on screens near Israel Aerospace Industries control room in Yehud. A news conference will be held after the landing.

11 Apr 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT

WALT 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 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

FILM-STAR WARS/ (TV) 'Star Wars' convention in Chicago

"Star Wars" fans expected to get a first look at the upcoming "Episode IX" movie, and hear from some of the cast and crew 12 Apr

SPORTS GOLF-MASTERS/ (PIX) (TV)

Golf - The Masters Golf pros compete at the Masters being held at Augusta National Golf Club.

11 Apr 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

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