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INDIA-GENERAL-ELECTION Bollywood stars, rich Indians vote in fourth phase of giant election
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Some of India’s richest families, Bollywood stars and others voted early on Monday in Mumbai and elsewhere in the country as the fourth phase of a massive, staggered general election got underway. U.S.
CALIFORNIA-SHOOTING Synagogue shooting suspect believed to have acted alone, San Diego sheriff says
POWAY, Calif. (Reuters) - A 19-year-old man accused of opening fire on Sabbath worshippers in a deadly shooting rampage at a Southern California synagogue is believed to have acted alone, without help from any organized group, authorities said on Sunday. USA-TRUMP-RUSSIA-BARR
Attorney general balks at closed-door testimony on Mueller findings WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr objects to testifying before the House Judiciary Committee in a closed session dedicated to redacted portions of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia report, a congressional Democratic aide said on Sunday.
BUSINESS BOEING-AGM
Boeing CEO faces shareholders for first time since 737 MAX crashes CHICAGO (Reuters) - Boeing Co Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg will face shareholders on Monday for the first time since two fatal crashes that led to the 737 MAX’s grounding worldwide and triggered investigations, lawsuits and a sharp loss in share value.
ANADARKO PETROL-M&A/OCCIDENTAL Exclusive: Anadarko to pursue deal talks with Occidental Petroleum - sources
Anadarko Petroleum Corp, the U.S. oil and gas exploration and production company that agreed this month to sell itself to Chevron Corp for $33 billion, decided on Sunday to begin negotiations to sell itself to Occidental Petroleum Corp instead, according to people familiar with the matter. ENTERTAINMENT
FILM-AVENGERS World turns out for record 'Avengers: Endgame' movie debut
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fans around the globe packed movie theaters for the debut of “Avengers: Endgame” over the weekend, pushing total ticket sales for the Walt Disney Co superhero spectacle to a stunning $1.2 billion and crushing records in dozens of countries. FILM-TOLKIEN
'Tolkien' looks at early years of 'Lord of the Rings' writer LONDON (Reuters) - J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantastical world of hobbits, elves and orcs have won over fans around the world in the decades since “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” stories were published.
SPORTS ICEHOCKEY-NHL-SJS-COL-VLASIC-ICING
Sharks’ Vlasic wants NHL to apologize after non-call San Jose Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic is hot and bothered after officials failed to make an icing call Sunday night, when the visiting Colorado Avalanche won 4-3 in Game 2 to even the second-round playoff series at 1-1.
TENNIS-BARCELONA Thiem rides out difficult start to ease to Barcelona Open victory
BARCELONA (Reuters) - World number five Dominic Thiem captured his second title of the year after thrashing Russian Danil Medvedev 6-4 6-0 in the Barcelona Open final on Sunday. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS USA-ELECTION/BIDEN (PIX) (TV)
Joe Biden addresses union workers Former Vice President Joe Biden addresses union workers in Pittsburgh, his first public event after announcing his candidacy for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
29 Apr 15:30 ET / 19:30 GMT FRANCE-NOTREDAME/SKILLED (PIX) (TV)
France in a rush to train skilled workers to restore Notre Dame Romain Legoube, 18, an apprentice carpenter at a guild organisation that trains young people in different tradecraft, hopes to be among those who will be called to rebuild the roof of the Notre Dame Cathedral
29 Apr 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT GERMANY-BALKANS/ (PIX) (TV)
Merkel and Macron host Western Balkans leaders German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron host a dinner at Berlin's chancellery for the six Western Balkans leaders and those of EU members Croatia and Slovenia, aimed at discussing China's influence in the region and the ongoing conflict between Serbia and Kosovo. Merkel and Macron give a statement at 1715 CET
29 Apr 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT SAFRICA-ELECTION/CORRUPTION (PIX) (TV)
Anger over corruption dents faith in S.African president and ANC before poll More than a year after President Cyril Ramaphosa rode a wave of anger about widespread corruption into office, no senior public official has been convicted of looting the public purse, leaving many voters seething as four judicial hearings continue to shine a harsh spotlight on a scourge that has affected almost every tier of government.
29 Apr 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE
USA-CRIME/AVENATTI (PIX) Lawyer Michael Avenatti due in California court on fraud charges
Michael Avenatti, the combative lawyer known for his battles with U.S. President Donald Trump, was due to be arraigned in a Santa Ana court on Monday on 36 counts of fraud, identity theft and other financial crimes. 29 Apr 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT
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Single Resolution Board chair Elke Koenig at journalist backgrounder 29 Apr 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
BRITAIN-ECONOMY/AUTOS UK car production figures published
Britain's car industry released car production data. Output has been hit by consumers shunning diesel, Brexit and emission rule changes, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has said. 30 Apr 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT
ALPHABET-RESULTS/ Q1 2019 Alphabet Inc Earnings Release
Google parent Alphabet Inc is expected to post a rise in first-quarter revenue, driven by soaring ad sales and solid contributions from its other businesses like YouTube, Play, Cloud and its hardware initiatives. Investors will be keeping an eye on Google's expenses. 29 Apr 16:00 ET / 20:00 GMT
SAMSUNG ELEC-RESULTS/ (PIX) Samsung Elec posts first-quarter earnings
Samsung Electronics, the world's top maker of memory chips and smartphones, reports its first-quarter earnings. Earlier this month, the South Korean tech giant forecast its lowest quarterly profit in more than two years as a glut in memory chips, slowing panel sales and rising competition in smartphones hit margins. 30 Apr 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT
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