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NORTHKOREA-USA/ North Korea accuses U.S. of 'evil ambition,' says use of strength not a U.S. monopoly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea on Wednesday accused the United States of showing bad faith in negotiations by conducting nuclear and missile tests and military drills as part of an “evil ambition” to conquer North Korea by force, even while advocating dialogue. U.S.
USA-WEATHER/ Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana face flood of 'historic magnitude'
Thousands of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana residents braced for more flooding on Wednesday, and some evacuated their homes, as forecasts of further rain drove fears that decades-old levees girding the Arkansas River may not hold. USA-ABORTION-WALT-DISNEY-EXCLUSIVE/
Exclusive: Disney CEO says it will be 'difficult' to film in Georgia if abortion law takes effect ANAHEIM, Calif. (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co Chief Executive Bob Iger told Reuters on Wednesday it would be “very difficult” for the media company to keep filming in Georgia if a new abortion law takes effect because many people will not want to work in the U.S. state.
BUSINESS USA-TRADE-CHINA-RHETORIC/
Taking aim at U.S., China says provoking trade disputes is 'naked economic terrorism' BEIJING (Reuters) - Provoking trade disputes is “naked economic terrorism”, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Thursday, ramping up the rhetoric against the United States amid a bitter trade war that is showing no signs of ending soon.
SOFTBANK-GROUP-FINANCING/ SoftBank's Vision Fund to borrow $4 billion against stakes in Uber and two others: FT
SoftBank’s Vision Fund is looking to borrow $4 billion against its stakes in Uber Technologies Inc, soon-to-go-public Slack Technologies Inc, and blood-testing company Guardant Health Inc, the Financial Times reported, citing people directly involved in the deal. ENTERTAINMENT
USA-CALIFORNIA-MURDER/ Ashton Kutcher 'freaking out' after date found slain, Los Angeles court told
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Ashton Kutcher told a Los Angeles jury on Wednesday that he was “freaking out” after learning that a young woman was found dead in Hollywood the day after he called at her home for a date. PEOPLE-MOBY/
Moby cancels book tour after furor over Natalie Portman claims LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American musician Moby on Wednesday canceled his book tour after mischaracterizing a past relationship with actress Natalie Portman in his new book.
SPORTS NHL-BOS-STL/
Blues score on delayed penalty in OT, even Cup Final BOSTON — With downtime before Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final went to overtime, St. Louis Blues defender Carl Gunnarsson didn’t dwell on his shot that rang off the crossbar late in the third period of the tied contest.
BASEBALL-MLB-COL-ARI/ Rockies slip past D-backs for fourth straight win
Brendan Rodgers had a two-run single in a three-run fourth inning and right-hander Jeff Hoffman won his first game in almost two years when the Colorado Rockies extended their winning streak to four games with a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS WIKILEAKS-ASSANGE/ (TV)
WikiLeaks Assange extradition hearing Procedural hearing due in extradition case against Julian Assange at London's Westminster Magistrates court
30 May 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-STONE (PIX)
Ex-Trump adviser Roger Stone to ask judge to dismiss indictment stemming from Mueller probe President Donald Trump's former political adviser Roger Stone will face off against federal prosecutors, as they seek to convince a judge to dismiss charges stemming from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
30 May 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT GERMANY-UN/CHARLEMAGNE-PRIZE (PIX)
Annual Charlemagne Prize awarding ceremony Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres receives the 2019 Charlemagne Prize in Aachen, Germany.
30 May 05:15 ET / 09:15 GMT INDIA-POLITICS/MODI (PIX) (TV)
Modi's inauguration as Indian prime minister for second time India's president will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other ministers at the presidential palace. Modi was re-elected with a thumping majority in the general election that ended on May 19.
30 May 09:30 ET / 13:30 GMT UKRAINE-PRIMEMINISTER/PARLIAMENT (PIX)
Ukraine parliament to vote on prime minister's resignation Ukraine parliament to vote on whether to accept the resignation of Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman.
30 May 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT TURKEY-JUDICIARY/
Turkey's Erdogan presents judicial reform programme Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan presents a judicial reform programme (1100 GMT), a day after the European Union's executive said Turkey's hopes of joining the bloc were fading, blaming authoritarian rule for worse conditions in courts, prisons and the economy.
30 May 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT AUSTRIA-POLITICS/PROTEST (PIX) (TV)
Weekly protest against Austria's now-defunct right-wing government A weekly protest against Austria's right-wing government takes a celebratory turn after parliament deposed Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and his cabinet this week.Rather than the usual march, organisers are hosting a rally featuring the Vengaboys, whose '90s hit "We're Going to Ibiza" became the movement's anthem after a video sting filmed on that island felled the far-right vice chancellor.
30 May 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT DENMARK-IMMIGRATION/ (PIX) (TV)
WIDER IMAGE - Failed asylum seekers wait in rural Danish departure centre In Denmark's western region of Jutland the Danish Prison and Probation Service runs a complex called Kærshovedgård. It was formally a prison but now a departure centre for rejected asylum seekers who can't return to their own country, many of whom lack what is seen as sufficient evidence by Danish authorities to stay in Denmark.
30 May 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE
TURKEY-SECURITY/USA Turkey's Erdogan chairs meeting of National Security Council
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan chairs a meeting of the National Security Council (1200 GMT). Ankara's plans to buy Russian S-400 missile defence systems despite U.S. opposition are expected to be on the agenda. 30 May 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
KENYA-SECURITY (PIX) (TV) Kenyan court to sentence four for 2015 university attack that killed 148
A Kenyan court is due to sentence four people charged with attacking Garissa University in April 2015 and killing at least 148 people after al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab gunmen stormed the university in the country's east. 30 May 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT
CHINA-DEFENCE/ Monthly news conference by China's Defence Ministry.
Regular monthly news conference by China's Defence Ministry, where topics ranging from the South China Sea to military corruption could come up. 30 May 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT
DDAY-ANNIVERSARY/NATIVEAMERICAN-VETERAN (TV) Seventy-five years after D-Day, a Native American veteran looks back
A Native American who took part in the D-Day 75 years ago recalls his memories of the Normandy landings. 30 May 02:30 ET / 06:30 GMT
DISASTERS / ACCIDENTS HUNGARY-ACCIDENT/POLICE-BRIEFING (PIX) (TV)
Hungarian police press conference about boat accident killing 7+ Korean tourists on Danube Hungarian police holds press conference about latest details of riverboat accident that killed at least seven people, mostly Korean tourists.
30 May 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE
PETROBRAS-DIVESTITURE/COURT Brazil top court to rule on Petrobras privatizations suspension
Brazil's full Supreme Court rules on an injunction that suspended the privatization of Petrobras subsidiaries, creating a hurdle for the state-run oil company's divestment program and halting the $8.6 billion purchase by French gas and power group Engie of 90% of the gas pipeline unit TAG. 30 May 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT
USA-NAVYSEAL/WARCRIMES (PIX) (TV) Navy SEAL charged with war crimes due in court for key hearing
The judge in the court-martial of a Navy SEAL platoon leader accused of war crimes in Iraq was expected to hear arguments on Thursday on defense motions to dismiss the charges or otherwise remove the lead prosecutor and the judge himself from the case. 30 May 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT
BUSINESS / ECONOMICS USA-FED/CLARIDA
Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Clarida speaks before New York economics group Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Richard Clarida speaks on "Sustaining Maximum Employment and Price Stability" before the Economic Club of New York, in New York.
30 May 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT IRELAND-NAMA/
Irish 'bad bank' NAMA holds publishes annual report Ireland's state-run "bad bank", the National Asset Management Agency, publishes its annual report. Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe to speak.
30 May 04:45 ET / 08:45 GMT AMAZON.COM-AUTOMATION/MERCH
'Merch by Amazon' t-shirt business increasing orders from Disney to Dr. Seuss The holy grail for apparel brands facing rising uncertainty and cost in their global supply chains is to make their merchandise closer to the point of the sale.
30 May 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT CANADA-CENBANK/
Senior Deputy Bank of Canada Governor to give economic progress report Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Wilkins will give a speech on Canadian and global economic decisions and how they impacted the most recent rate decision. There will be a media availability.
30 May 14:30 ET / 18:30 GMT FACEBOOK-SHAREHOLDERS/ (PIX)
Facebook holds its annual shareholders meeting Social networking site holds annual shareholders' meeting, where it will face protests over its privacy policies.
30 May 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT UBER-RESULTS/ (PIX) (TV)
Uber reports first-quarter results Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies is expected to post its first quarterly results since its market debut. Investors will be looking out for more details on the company's numbers, any indication on future profitability and its strategies after smaller rival Lyft forecast that its losses would peak this year in its first earnings report as a public company.
30 May 16:30 ET / 20:30 GMT SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY
CONGO-EBOLA/CHILDREN (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC) Congo's Ebola epidemic inflicts heavy toll on children
Eight-year-old Kennedy Muhindo was running a high fever and racked by stomach pain and diarrhoea. Health workers told him he had Ebola but his first thought was for his sister who had been battling the virus. Staff said they didn't have the heart to tell him that 9-year-old Lareine had died. The Ebola outbreak in Congo - the second-largest on record - has inflicted an unusually heavy toll on children. Once infected, only around one child in three survives. 30 May 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT
SPORTS SOCCER-EUROPA-CHE-ARS/LUIZ (PIX)
Soccer-Hudson-Odoi can fill void Hazard could leave at Chelsea - Luiz Chelsea defender David Luiz said Callum Hudson-Odoi can fill the void a potential Eden Hazard departure could leave at Stamford Bridge, while praising manager Maurizio Sarri after the club's Europa League triumph.
30 May 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT
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