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AUSTRALIA-ELECTION Australia's conservative coalition secures parliamentary majority
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia’s conservative coalition secured an outright parliamentary majority on Monday following a shock election victory, allowing Prime Minister Scott Morrison to progress his legislative agenda without the support of independents. U.S.
USA-TRUMP-CONGRESS Trump blasts Republican lawmaker Amash over impeachment remarks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump lashed out on Sunday at the first Republican congressman to call the U.S. president’s behavior impeachable, while Democrats warned Trump’s stonewalling of congressional probes is strengthening the case for an impeachment inquiry. USA-GEORGIA-COLLEGE
Atlanta college graduation speaker pledges to pay off students' debt Billionaire investor Robert Smith surprised graduating students at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, by using his speech at Sunday’s commencement ceremony to pledge to pay off the student loan debt of the entire class of 2019.
BUSINESS HUAWEI-TECH-ALPHABET-EXCLUSIVE
Exclusive: Google suspends some business with Huawei after Trump blacklist - source NEW YORK (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc’s Google has suspended business with Huawei that requires the transfer of hardware, software and technical services except those publicly available via open source licensing, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday, in a blow to the Chinese technology company that the U.S. government has sought to blacklist around the world.
USA-TRADE-CHINA-TRUMP Trump says tariffs making companies leave China, a deal can't be '50-50'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said his tariffs on Chinese goods are causing companies to move production out of China to Vietnam and other countries in Asia, and added that any agreement with China cannot be a “50-50” deal. ENTERTAINMENT
TELEVISION-GAME-OF-THRONES Game of Thrones reaches its end, with one or two shocks left
After eight seasons and 73 episodes, HBO’s long-running smash series, “Game of Thrones”, wrapped up on Sunday, with one more shocking demise and an unlikely character named as king. FILMFESTIVAL-CANNES-WOMEN-IN-MOTION
Women honored at Cannes, as gender parity drive draws scrutiny CANNES, France (Reuters) - Movie stars including Salma Hayek and Eva Longoria celebrated the role of women in cinema at a glitzy gala in Cannes on Sunday, amid a drive to promote gender equality in the industry that is still falling short of what many campaigners hoped for.
SPORTS GOLF-PGACHAMP
Koepka survives to win PGA after crowd sense a collapse FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (Reuters) - A coronation almost turned into a calamity but Brooks Koepka survived to win the PGA Championship for a second consecutive year on Sunday and establish himself as golf’s new top dog.
TENNIS-ROME Imperious Nadal blows away Djokovic to land ninth Rome title
ROME (Reuters) - Rafael Nadal proved that he would still be the man to beat when the French Open begins later this month after he humbled Novak Djokovic 6-0 4-6 6-1 in the Italian Open final on Sunday to win a record 34th ATP Masters 1000 title. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS SUDAN-POLITICS/ (PIX)
Sudan military and opposition try to seal transition deal Sudan's military and opposition groups are to resume talks on Monday evening after more than six hours of overnight negotiations failed to produce a breakthrough on the final terms of a three-year political transition.
20 May 17:00 ET / 21:00 GMT UKRAINE-INAUGURATION/ (PIX) (TV)
Ukraine inaugurates new president Volodymyr Zelenskiy Ukraine's new president Volodymyr Zelenskiy to be sworn in after winning a landslide victory against incumbent Petro Poroshenko in the presidential run-off in April.
20 May 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT USA-TRUMP/ (PIX) (TV)
U.S. President Trump holds rally in Montoursville, PA U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Montoursville, Pennsylvania.
20 May 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT SAFRICA-ZUMA/ (PIX) (TV)
Jacob Zuma appears in court for corruption Former South African President appears in court to face charges that include fraud‚ corruption and racketeering. His hearing took place on November 30.
20 May 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT USA-TRUMP/CONGRESS-INVESTIGATIONS
FACTBOX-Trump stonewalls multiple probes by U.S. House Democrats President Donald Trump is refusing to cooperate with numerous congressional probes of himself and his administration, taking a defiant stance that is likely to result in a court battle with Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Here are some high-profile examples of Trump, who has declared he is “fighting all the subpoenas,” defying Congress.
20 May 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT AUSTRIA-POLITICS/FREEDOM PARTY (PIX) (TV)
Designated Freedom Party Chief, Interior Minister talk to press Designated Freedom Party Chief Norbert Hofer and Interior Minister Herbert Kickl inform about their next steps after a scandal video threw the coalition government and the far-right party into crisis. 20 May 04:30 ET / 08:30 GMT
SPAIN-POLITICS/ (PIX) (TV) Jailed Catalan leaders pick up credentials as new Spanish MPs
Four of the politicians currently being judged for organizing a referendum in Catalonia -declared illegal by the Spanish authorities- won seats in the lower house of parliament in a national election on April 28. Another one won a seat in the upper house. 20 May 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
USA-ELECTION/TRADE (PIX) Rural Iowans eye Trump alternatives as China trade war drags on
Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg asked a crowd of hot and sticky supporters packed into an Iowa brewery whether the United States has a plan to win the ongoing trade war with China. 20 May 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
DISASTERS / ACCIDENTS USA-MEASLES/ (PIX) (GRAPHIC)
U.S. CDC provides update on measles outbreak as disease at 25-year high The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides an update on the nation's measles outbreak. So far this year the United States has recorded more cases of the sometimes deadly disease since it was declared eradicated in 2000.
20 May 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE
NOVARTIS-LAWSUIT/ Novartis to face trial on U.S. government kickback claims
Trial is scheduled to begin in the U.S. government's lawsuit against Novartis AG accusing the Swiss drugmaker of paying kickbacks to doctors so they would prescribe its drugs. The case is before U.S. District Judge Paul Gardephe in Manhattan. 20 May 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT
BUSINESS / ECONOMICS USA-FED/POWELL
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks in Florida Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks before the 24th Annual Financial Markets Conference, "Mapping the Financial Frontier: What Does the Next Decade Hold?" conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, in Amelia Island, Fla.
20 May 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT ARGENTINA-ELECTION/MARKETS
Argentine political twist could provide balm for troubled markets Argentine markets, rattled during recent months by rising political uncertainty, could get a reprieve after the populist ex-leader seen as challenger No. 1 in this year's presidential elections said she would instead run on someone else's ticket.
20 May 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT USA-FED/WILLIAMS
Federal Reserve's Williams gives welcome remarks and participates in roundtable discussion Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams gives welcome remarks, followed by participation in a discussion, "Review of Monetary Policy Strategy, Tools and Communications" before a two-hour "Fed Listens" Roundtable, hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in New York.
20 May 13:00 ET / 17:00 GMT USA-FED/CLARIDA
Federal Reserve's Clarida gives opening remarks and participates in roundtable discussion Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida gives opening remarks, followed by participation in a discussion, "Review of Monetary Policy Strategy, Tools and Communications" before a two-hour "Fed Listens" Roundtable, hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in New York.
20 May 13:05 ET / 17:05 GMT ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT
FILMFESTIVAL-CANNES/YOUNG AHMED PREMIERE (PIX) (TV) Dardanne brothers premiere film on radicalized Belgian Muslim teen
Directors Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardanne premiere their Cannes competition entry "Young Ahmed" about a radicalized Belgian Muslim teenager. 20 May 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT
FILMFESTIVAL-CANNES/PORT AUTHORITY (PIX) Transgender model-dancer-actress stars in Cannes film 'Port Authority'
"Port Authority", by Danielle Lessovitz, starring transgender model, dancer and activist Leyna Bloom, premieres in Cannes. 20 May 13:30 ET / 17:30 GMT
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