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INDIA-KASHMIR-PAKISTAN/ India to seek downgrading of Pakistan on terrorism financing list
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India’s finance minister said on Thursday the government will request that Pakistan be downgraded by the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global body created to counter terrorism financing and money laundering. U.S.
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. NORTH-CAROLINA-SHOOTING/
Slain North Carolina college student confronted gunman, saved lives A 21-year-old student killed in a shooting at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte saved some of his classmates’ lives by tackling the gunman and attempting to disarm him, the city’s top law enforcement official said on Wednesday.
BUSINESS FACEBOOK-FTC-SETTLEMENT/
Facebook settlement with U.S. may include privacy oversight: Politico Facebook Inc and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are negotiating a possible settlement that would require the company to create an independent privacy oversight committee and take other steps to safeguard users, Politico reported on Wednesday, citing a source.
BLACKSTONE-GROUP-RCS-LAWSUIT/ Blackstone sues RCS owner directly over disputed headquarters sale
MILAN (Reuters) - U.S. private equity firm Blackstone Group has launched legal action against the chairman and controlling shareholder of Italian publisher RCS Mediagroup over a disputed property sale, a copy of the lawsuit showed. ENTERTAINMENT
THAILAND-KING/ NEWSMAKER-Thailand's new queen: flight attendant to bodyguard to royalty
BANGKOK, May 2 (Reuters) - Thailand has a new queen just in time for the coronation of King Maha Vajiralongkorn in elaborate Buddhist and Brahmin ceremonies this weekend in Bangkok. SPACE-SPACEX/
BACKSTORY-How to capture a rocket “It’s a challenge to describe that noise,” says Reuters senior photographer Mike Blake, after witnessing his first rocket launch.
SPORTS SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-FCB-LIV/
Messi doubling down on Champions League pledge for Barca BARCELONA, May 2 (Reuters) - After Lionel Messi mapped out Barcelona's path to the Champions League final with a vintage display in a 3-0 win over Liverpool in Wednesday's semi-final first leg, few could say he is not delivering on his promise to return his side to European glory.
ATHLETICS-SEMENYA/ ASA may approach Swiss tribunal after Semenya's CAS setback
CAPE TOWN, May 2 (Reuters) - Athletics South Africa (ASA) is considering approaching the Swiss Federal Tribunal after the Court of Arbitration for Sport(CAS) dismissed Caster Semenya's appeal against regulations to limit naturally-occurring testosterone levels in athletes with differences of sexual development (DSDs). UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS USA-TRUMP/CONGRESS-BARR (PIX) (TV)
With Attorney General Barr a no-show, U.S. House panel holds Mueller report handling An empty chair unoccupied by Attorney General William Barr is expected to feature prominently Thursday in a U.S. House Judiciary Committee hearing on Barr’s handling of the Mueller report.
2 May 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT TURKEY-BOSNIA/
Turkey's Erdogan holds news conference with Bosnian presidency members Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meet Bosnian presidency chair Milorad Dodik and presidency member Sefik Dzaferovic (1300 GMT) and hold a joint news conference with them (1530 GMT).
2 May 11:30 ET / 15:30 GMT THAILAND-KING/CORONATION-NUMBERS (PIX) (GRAPHIC)
FACTBOX-Thailand's elaborate coronation by the numbers How much does a coronation cost? How many kilograms of gold will be used in the coronation of King Maha Vajiralongkorn? How many litres of holy water will be used during the ceremonies to anoint him as Rama X? This Factbox answers these questions and more, toting up the numbers involved in the May 4-6 coronation.
May 3 NUTRITION-FOOD/MYANMAR
TRFN-FEATURE-From beans to gooseberry, rice-mad Myanmar eyes healthier diet TRFN-For half a century, successive leaders anchored agriculture policies on rice, but faced with malnutrition and worsening obesity and dietary-related diseases, the Southeast Asian nation of 54 million people is trying to diversify what it grows and eats.
May 3 AFRICA-GERMANY/MERKEL-NIGER
Merkel ends three-day Africa visit German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits a safe-house for women in Niamey and civil society groups on the final day of her Africa visit
May 3 NORTHKOREA-USA/SOUTHKOREA (TV)
S.Korea's foreign minister to speak on N.Korea, Japan South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha holds a news conference, discussing the nuclear standoff between North Korea and the United States, and relations with Japan.
3 May 22:00 ET / 02:00 GMT BRITAIN-ROBINSON/
UK far-right activist Tommy Robinson to face fresh contempt case First hearing at High Court in London of contempt of court case against Robinson
May 3 VENEZUELA-POLITICS/LIMA GROUP (PIX) (TV)
Peru hosts Lima Group meeting on crisis in Venezuela Representatives of the regional bloc the Lima Group will gather in the Peruvian capital Lima to discuss the political crisis in Venezuela.
May 3 SAFRICA-ELECTION/YOUNG-VOTERS (PIX) (TV)
Will South Africa's young voters have their say? Many of South Africa’s young voters are scratching their heads about who to vote for in May 8 parliamentary and provincial elections, as they don’t trust any of the main political parties.
May 3 DISASTERS / ACCIDENTS
NEWZEALAND-MINE/ New Zealand govt to re-enter Pike River mine to recover remains
New Zealand's government begins re-entry into the shuttered Pike River coal mine to try and recover the remains of 29 men who died there eight years ago in one of the country's worse industrial disasters. May 3
CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE NORTH CAROLINA-SHOOTING/
Former University of North Carolina student charged in deadly shooting spree faces first court appearance A former University of North Carolina student charged in a deadly shooting spree at the school's Charlotte campus was due to make his initial court appearance on Thursday, according to the Mecklenburg County district attorney's office.
2 May 13:30 ET / 17:30 GMT USA-CALIFORNIA/MURDER (PIX)
'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.”
2 May 12:30 ET / 16:30 GMT NORTHKOREA-MALAYSIA/KIM-MURDER
Murder at the airport: the brazen attack on Kim Jong Nam Early on a February morning two years ago, a balding man in a grey suit entered Malaysia's Kuala Lumpur airport, glanced up at the departures board and walked to check in for his flight to Macau. Moments later, his killers struck.
May 3 NORTHKOREA-MALAYSIA/KIM (PIX) (TV)
Vietnamese woman accused of Kim Jong Nam murder to be released Vietnamese citizen Doan Thi Huong will be freed from a Malaysian prison where she had spent more than two years for allegedly killing Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader. In April, Malaysian prosecutors had dropped a murder charge against Huong after she plead guilty to an alternate charge of causing harm.
3 May 20:00 ET / 00:00 GMT BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
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. Investors will be looking for more details on how SNC will use the proceeds of a recent share sale in an Ontario toll road. 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. The lender hopes to defeat the motion by Edward Bramson at its annual shareholder meeting, but regardless of whether he succeeds or not his efforts will bring further unwelcome scrutiny on Barclays' underperforming investment bank. 2 May 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
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. 2 May 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT
CBS-RESULTS/ CBS posts first quarter earnings
CBS, home to popular TV shows such as the "Big Bang Theory," and "NCIS", is expected to post a rise in its first quarter profit and revenue, helped by healthy ad sales . Investors will be on the look out for any commentary surrounding the company's merger talks with Viacom. 2 May 16:00 ET / 20:00 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 FIAT CHRYSLER-RESULTS/
Q1 2019 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV Earnings Release May 3
GLOBAL-ECONOMY/WEEKAHEAD Global Economy Weekahead
A weekly look at key economic events for the global economy in the coming seven days. May 3
ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT BRITAIN-ROYALS/BABY (PIX) (TV)
DATE UNCLEAR - Birth of Prince Harry and Meghan’s first baby is expected DATE UNCLEAR BUT FULL COVER WHEN ANNOUNCED. The baby will be seventh-in-line to the British throne. The couple, officially the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, said they intended to keep the plans for the arrival of the new royal private and no details of where they birth will take place have been released
May 3 THAILAND-KING/CORONATION (PIX) (TV)
Thai King pays respect to Emerald Buddha and royal remains Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn pays his respects to the Emerald Buddha and the royal remains at the grand palace.
May 3 RELIGION
POPE-BULGARIA/ (PIX) Pope to visit predominantly Orthodox Bulgaria and North Macedonia, pay tribute to Mother Teresa
Pope Francis this weekend starts a three-day trip to Bulgaria and the newly-named Republic of North Macedonia, two predominantly Orthodox countries where Catholics are a tiny minority and where the local Orthodox communities are enmeshed in their own internal divisions. May 3
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