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WIKILEAKS-ASSANGE/ Julian Assange sentenced to 50 weeks in British jail for skipping bail
LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks in prison by a British court on Wednesday for skipping bail when he holed up in Ecuador’s London embassy for seven years until police dragged him out last month. U.S.
NORTH-CAROLINA-SHOOTING/ Slain North Carolina college student confronted gunman, saved lives: police chief
A 21-year-old student killed in a shooting at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte saved some of his classmates’ lives by charging the gunman and attempting to disarm him, the city’s top police official said on Wednesday. USA-GUNS-FLORIDA/
Florida teachers can arm themselves under new gun bill Florida’s legislature on Wednesday passed a bill allowing teachers to carry guns in the classroom, expanding a program launched after the deadly high school shooting in Parkland with the aim of preventing another such massacre.
BUSINESS APPLE-RESULTS-RESEARCH/
Apple Buybacks Weigh On Drive Towards $1 Trillion Value Apple Inc shares rose more than 6 percent on Wednesday, pushing the iPhone maker’s market valuation back towards $1 trillion as its quarterly report and upbeat forecast calmed investors worried about slowing growth.
USA-ECONOMY/ U.S. factory activity at two-and-half-year low, points to slowing economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing activity slowed to a 2-1/2-year low in April amid a sharp drop in new orders while construction spending unexpectedly fell in March, suggesting economic growth was moderating after surging in the first quarter. ENTERTAINMENT
FILM-EXTREMELYWICKED/ Former teen idol Zac Efron plays serial killer Bundy in new drama
LONDON (Reuters) - Zac Efron, who won legions of female fans in the “High School Musical” films, takes on a more sinister role in crime drama “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile”, playing American serial killer Ted Bundy. BRITAIN-ROYALS/CHARLOTTE
UK's Princess Charlotte celebrates 4th birthday with new photos Britain's Princess Charlotte celebrates her fourth birthday on Thursday and her parents released three new pictures of the smiling young royal to mark the occasion.
SPORTS SOCCER-SPAIN-FCB-LIV/REPORT
Messi torments Liverpool with 600th Barca goal in 3-0 win Lionel Messi put Barcelona on the verge of the Champions League final by scoring twice in a 3-0 home win over Liverpool in Wednesday's semi-final first leg, taking his goal tally for the Catalans to a remarkable 600 in the process.
GOLF-WELLSFARGO/ McIlroy celebrates 30th birthday at happy Quail hunting ground
Rory McIlroy is back in North Carolina at the site of his first PGA Tour victory, focused on winning the Wells Fargo Championship again, though with one eye turned towards the next two majors which are looming quickly in view. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BRITAIN-EU/LOCALELECTIONS (PIX)
Voters set to punish UK PM May's Conservatives over Brexit delay English voters are expected to use local government elections to punish Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative Party over its failure to deliver Brexit, revealing a divided and dissatisfied electorate.
2 May 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT USA-TRUMP/CONGRESS-BARR (PIX) (TV)
U.S. attorney general to testify before House Judiciary Committee on Mueller report Attorney General William Barr to testifying before the House Judiciary Committee about Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report
2 May 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT THAILAND-KING/
Thai king surprises with royal wedding ahead of coronation Just days before his official coronation, Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Wednesday married the deputy head of his personal guard force and gave her the title Queen Suthida.
May 2 SAFRICA-ELECTION/HOUSING (PIX) (TV)
In crumbling South African housing project, joy turns to anger at lingering racial disparities After living in a corrugated iron shack, Nyani Moloi was ecstatic when she was handed the keys to a brick house built by the government two years ago.
May 2 THAILAND-KING/CORONATION-VAJIRALONGKORN (PIX) (TV)
Pilot prince to a powerful king - the crowning of Thailand's Rama X A profile of King Maha Vajiralongkorn who will be officially crowned in a coronation ceremony in May.
May 2 UGANDA-BOBI WINE/ (PIX) (TV)
Ugandan lawmaker in court for bail application hearing Ugandan Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi popularly known as Bobi Wine was remanded late Monday (April 29) for three days, on charges of incitement to violence.
May 2 AFRICA-GERMANY/MERKEL-MALI (TV)
Merkel visits German peacekeepers in northern Mali German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits German troops in Mali who form part of the UN peacekeeping mission there.
May 2 VENEZUELA-POLITICS/IMAGE (PIX)
A PICTURE AND ITS STORY - An opposition demonstrator struck by a Venezuelan National Guard vehicle A photographer's account on the photograph of an opposition demonstrator struck by a Venezuelan National Guard vehicle shot by Reuters photographer Ueslei Marcelino
May 2 PANAMA-ELECTION/FACTBOX
Panama's presidential candidates and their policies Panama will elect a new president on Sunday, with a former agriculture minister who has vowed to reduce poverty and inequality by making government more efficient leading the polls to succeed incumbent Juan Carlos Varela.
May 2 AFRICA-GERMANY/MERKEL-NIGER (TV)
Merkel flies from Gao to Niger to hold talks with President German Chancellor visits Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou on the second day of her three-day trip to the Sahel region
May 2 WIKILEAKS-ASSANGE/ (PIX) (TV)
Julian Assange to appear via video link at extradition hearing Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to appear via video link at Westminster Magistrate Court on the US extradition request.
May 2 PANAMA-ELECTION/PREVIEW
Panama election hopefuls court poor in tale of two societies Panama elects a new president on Sunday who will inherit Latin America's fastest-growing economy and rising pressure to reduce inequality in the financial hub that straddles two oceans. Promises to improve the lives the rural and indigenous poor have dominated the campaign.
May 2 CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE
SYRIA-SECURITY/TURKEY U.S. Syria envoy Jeffrey visits Turkey for talks seen focusing on safe zone plans
U.S. Special Representative for Syria Engagement James Jeffrey visits Ankara for talks with Turkish officials on Syria, expected to focus on plans for a safe zone along the Turkish border east of the Euphrates river. May 2
CHINA-ARMY/NUCLEAR-SHORT PLA’s furtive underwater nukes are deterring America
A short text summary of a Reuters special report on how China's ballistic missile submarines are giving the country a nuclear second-strike capability. Now, the United States is pursuing these subs in a cat-and-mouse contest reminiscent of the Cold War. May 2
CHINA-ARMY/NUCLEAR (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC) China Challenge: PLA's furtive underwater nukes are deterring America
In the fourth in a series about the growing power of the Chinese military, we show how China's ballistic missile submarines, which can deliver a nuclear weapon, are giving the nation a second-strike nuclear capability for the first time. Now, the United States is pursuing these subs in a cat-and-mouse contest reminiscent of the Cold War. May 2
LIBYA-SECURITY/ (PIX) Libya's Tripoli government to launch its own parliament
Lawmakers allied to Libya's internationally recognized government will launch their own parliament on Thursday, challenging the official assembly based in the east and allied to commander Khalifa Haftar and cementing divisions in the oil producing nation. May 2
CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE NORTH CAROLINA-SHOOTING
Accused University of North Carolina gunman due in court Trystan Andrew Terrell, the 22-year-old man accused of killing two people and wounding four at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte his week is due in court Thursday to face charges.
May 2 USA-CALIFORNIA/MURDER
'Hollywood Ripper" case finally comes to trial in Los Angeles Opening statements in Los Angeles in the trial of Michael Thomas Gargiulo, who is being charged with three murders in 2001 and 2008, and is suspected to have committed as many as 10 or more murders. He’s been known by a variety of monikers, including “Hollywood Ripper.”
May 2 BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
USA-FED/MOORE Trump's Fed pick draws scrutiny, and Powell is watching
If you weren't following the controversy around Stephen Moore, U.S. President Donald's Trump pick to fill a vacant seat at the Federal Reserve, the question about gender equity in pay lobbed midway through Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's news conference Wednesday might have sounded like, well, a question about gender equity in pay. 1 May 18:00 ET / 22:00 GMT
MEXICO-ECONOMY/POLL Mexico central bank issues monthly poll of private economists
Mexico's central bank will issue its monthly poll of private sector economists forecasts on key indicators like inflation, GDP and the peso exchange rate. May 2
MEXICO-ECONOMY/OECD OECD presents Mexico study, Finance Minister to speak
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development will present its economic analysis of Mexico, including macroeconomic forecasts. Mexican Finance Minister Carlos Urzua set to speak at the event. 2 May 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
GERMANY-ECONOMY/SCHOLZ German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz opens a banking conference in Berlin
Germany's Finance Minister opens the "Frankfurt meets Berlin" conference on banking and financial services policy in Berlin. 2 May 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
BOMBARDIER-AGM/ (PIX) Bombardier to face questions on rail unit, future of regional jets as it reports Q1 earnings
Canada's Bombardier will report first-quarter earnings as it faces questions on the future of its regional jet program and the use of working capital by its rail unit. 2 May 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
SNC-LAVALIN-RESULTS/ SNC Lavalin reports first quarter earnings
Engineering and construction firm SNC Lavalin, now at the center of a political controversy engulfing Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, reports first quarter earnings. 2 May 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT
BARCLAYS-AGM/ Barclays faces down activist investor at annual shareholder meeting
Britain's Barclays faces a crunch vote on proposals by an activist investor to win a seat on the bank's board. 2 May 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
CATERPILLAR-INVESTORS/MEETING Caterpillar investor day
Caterpillar will host an analyst meeting in North Carolina, where it is expected to provide an updated overview of the company’s long-term financial strategy. CEO Jim Umpleby will likely share his strategy to reduce CAT's earnings volatility. He may also unveil the company's new operating targets. May 2
EGYPT-BILLS/ USD T-bill auction announcement expected
May 2 USA-TRADE/EU
EU, U.S.meeting on LNG exports to Europe, part of effort to ease transatlantic trade tensions EU-U.S. energy council with EU Energy Commissioner Arias Canete and U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry to discuss greater flows of LNG to Europe, part of efforts to increase transatlantic ties and ward off a trade conflict
2 May 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT THAILAND-KING/CORONATION-REGALIA (PIX) (GRAPHIC)
FACTBOX-The royal instruments to crown a Thai king The coronation of Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn on May 4 will include a far wider regalia than just a crown and sword. A royal scepter, fan and even a fly whisk will also be used. This Factbox story details the regalia of the three-day ceremonies to crown the king.
May 2 BEYOND MEAT-IPO/ (PIX)
Beyond Meat issues an IPO Beyond Meat, provider of plant-based meat alternatives will become the first publicly traded plant-based meat alternative company. The company expects to start trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol "BYND."
2 May 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT GOLDMAN SACHS-SHAREHOLDERS/MEETING
Goldman Sachs to hold annual shareholder meeting Goldman Sachs Group Inc's shareholders are expected to vote in favor of execurtive pay and to reelect all board members at the bank's annual shareholder meeting in New Jersey on Thursday.
2 May 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY
SPACE-EXPLORATION/SPACEX-BACKSTORY (PIX) (GRAPHIC) BACKSTORY-How Reuters covers space launches
A story about how Reuters covers a rocket launch from the U.S. Space Coast 2 May 01:00 ET / 05:00 GMT
HEALTH-EBOLA/CONGO Congo Ebola outbreak could record 1,000th death
Democratic Republic of Congo could record its 1,000th death on Thursday from confirmed or probable Ebola cases during the current outbreak. May 2
ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT THAILAND-KING/CORONATION-MONGKUT (PIX)
The real "The King and I" - the true story of Thai king's great-great grandfather Thailand's 19th century King Mongkut or Rama IV was made popular by the 1950s Hollywood musical "The King and I". And though his life was not like in the movie, in many ways it was more amazing.
May 2 THAILAND-KING/CORONATION-CHAKRI (PIX)
FACTBOX-The 10 Ramas: who were the kings of Thailand's Chakri dynasty? When he is crowned Thailand's king on May 4, Maha Vajiralongkorn will also formally take the title of Rama X. This Factbox story gives short profiles of the nine monarchs who have preceded him in the Chakri dynasty, which has ruled Thailand since 1782.
May 2 THAILAND-KING/CORONATION (PIX) (TV)
Thai King pays respect to his ancestors ahead of coronation Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn pays his respects to his ancestors and Bangkok city spirits at the Royal Plaza and Memorial Bridge.
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