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SRI-LANKA-BLASTS/ Sri Lankans urged to avoid mosques, churches amid fears of more attacks
COLOMBO, April 26 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said on Friday police are looking for 140 people believed to have links with the Islamic State group, which has claimed responsibility for the Easter Sunday suicide bombings of churches and hotels. U.S.
USA-ABORTION/ U.S. judge blocks new Trump abortion rule for health clinics
A federal judge in Washington state on Thursday blocked a Trump administration rule that would prohibit taxpayer-funded family planning clinics from referring patients to abortion providers. USA-IMMIGRATION-MEXICO/
Over 1,000 migrants break out of southern Mexico detention center TAPACHULA (Reuters) - More than a thousand migrants broke out of a detention center in southern Mexico on Thursday evening, authorities said, in a fresh sign of how a surge in arrivals has stretched the country’s resources to the limit.
BUSINESS AMAZON-COM-RESULTS/
Amazon raises stakes for rivals with one-day delivery goal after profit surge Amazon.com Inc plans to deliver packages to members of its loyalty club Prime in just one day, instead of two days, part of a spending ramp-up that may curb near-term profits and will up the ante for retail rivals such as Walmart Inc.
UBER-IPO/ Uber to kick off investor road show with IPO terms on Friday
Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc will unveil terms for its initial public offering on Friday, telling investors it will seek to be valued at between $80 billion and $90 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. ENTERTAINMENT
TELEVISION-GAME-OF-THRONES/ Fan favorites face death on Sunday's 'Game of Thrones'
This Sunday’s episode of HBO’s juggernaut “Game of Thrones” is expected to bring death - a lot of it. MUSIC-TAYLOR-SWIFT/
Taylor Swift releases upbeat new single and video 'ME!' Grammy-winning singer Taylor Swift on Friday released a cheerful pop duet called "ME!" along with a colorful video filled with pastel-drenched images of butterflies, rainbows and a young couple in love.
SPORTS SPORT-MATCHFIXING/
Match-fixing not doping poses greatest risk to sport TORONTO, April 25 (Reuters) - Two of the men that put the doping crisis in the global spotlight say the integrity of sport now faces a greater threat from match-fixing than drug cheats.
SOCCER-SPAIN-GET-MAD/ Underwhelming Madrid held to stalemate at Getafe
MADRID, April 25 (Reuters) - Real Madrid dropped points for the third time in seven games since Zinedine Zidane's return as they were held to a 0-0 draw away to Getafe in La Liga on Thursday, which harmed their neighbours' hopes of a top-four finish. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS USA-TRUMP/IMPEACHMENT
EXPLAINER- What does it take to remove a U.S. president from office? The "i word" -- impeachment -- is swirling around the U.S. Congress since the release of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's redacted Russia report, which painted a picture of lies, threats and confusion in Donald Trump's White House. Some Democrats say trying to remove Trump from office would be a waste of time because his fellow Republicans still have majority control of the Senate.
26 Apr 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (PIX) (TV)
Opposition leader Guaido holds meetings in Maracay Opposition leader Juan Guaido holds meetings in Maracay, 110 km southwest Caracas.
26 Apr 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT USA-RUSSIA/BUTINA (PIX) (TV)
Admitted Russian agent Butina to be sentenced in federal court Admitted Russian agent Maria Butina will be sentenced for conspiring to infiltrate the NRA and make inroads with powerful conservatives in Republican circles.
26 Apr 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT SRI LANKA-BLASTS/RAJAPAKSA (PIX) (TV)
Interview with Gotabaya Rajapaksa Interview with Gotabaya Rajapaksa, hardline former defence minister who finished the civil war with a brutal military campaign, brother of former President Rajapaksa and possibly the country’s new president by the end of this year.
26 Apr 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
SWISS-SNB/ (PIX) SNB's Jordan speaks at annual general meeting in Bern
Annual general meeting of the Swiss National Bank 26 Apr 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT
USA-HOUSING/BILL (PIX) New military housing reform bill would boost inspections, transparency
Exclusive report on a new bill to increase oversight and transparency in military housing, prompted by the Reuters series, Ambushed at Home. 26 Apr 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY CLIMATECHANGE-NETHERLANDS/ (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)
Going Dutch on clean energy? Polluters push for state to split the bill In a meeting at the economic affairs ministry in The Hague late last year, Tata Steel's Dutch chief Theo Henrar pledged he would spend hundreds of millions of euros to cut factory emissions - on condition the government invested a similar amount.
26 Apr 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT SPACE-EXPLORATION/CHINA-STARTUPS (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)
WIDER IMAGE-China's rocket start-ups go small in age of 'shoebox' satellites China's 15-plus private rocket manufacturers are racing to develop small rockets capable of sending satellites into space at affordable prices, as part of a broader Chinese dream of building massive constellations of commercial satellites that can offer services from high-speed internet for aircraft to tracking coal trucks exiting a mine.
26 Apr 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT
PEOPLE-ROBERTKRAFT/ Lawyers for Patriots' Kraft argue to suppress prostitution sting video
Lawyers for Patriots' owner Robert Kraft go to court to argue that police illegally obtained a video that allegedly shows Kraft soliciting sex at a Florida Day spa, and that it should be kept out of his trial. 26 Apr 09:30 ET / 13:30 GMT
PEOPLE-HARVEY WEINSTEIN/ (TV) Hearing in criminal case against film producer Harvey Weinstein
A hearing is scheduled in the criminal sexual assault case against film producer Harvey Weinstein in Manhattan state court. Weinstein, 67, has pleaded not guilty to assaulting two women. 26 Apr 09:30 ET / 13:30 GMT
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