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There are 21 people still missing after a boat carrying South Korean tourists capsized on the Danube river in the Hungarian capital late on Wednesday, police said on Thursday.

BRITAIN-EU-HAMMOND/ Kill off spectre of no-deal Brexit, Hammond warns next PM

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's finance minister on Thursday warned those in his party vying for Prime Minister Theresa May's job that a no-deal Brexit would imperil the economy and urged candidates to tone down irresponsible spending pledges. 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/

Louisiana governor to sign 'heartbeat' ban, latest move to curb U.S. abortion rights Louisiana's Democratic governor said on Wednesday he would sign a bill passed earlier in the day to ban abortion when a fetal heartbeat is detected, the latest legislation in a movement in mostly Southern and Midwest states to curb abortion rights.

BUSINESS USA-TRADE-CHINA-RAREEARTH/

China willing to meet reasonable rare earth demand from other countries BEIJING (Reuters) - China is willing to meet reasonable demand for rare earths from other countries, but it would be unacceptable that countries using Chinese rare earths to manufacture products would turn around and suppress China, its commerce ministry said.

AIRLINES-IATA/ Trade gloom, rising oil, Boeing 737 MAX woes to cloud aviation summit

SEOUL (Reuters) - Global airlines are meeting under a storm pattern of trade tensions, rising oil prices and a two-month-old grounding of the Boeing Co 737 MAX jetliner - threatening to put a halt to five years of strong profits in the cut-throat air travel industry. ENTERTAINMENT

WALT-DISNEY-STARWARS/ Chewbacca, Ford and Hamill launch Disney's 'Star Wars' land

ANAHEIM, California (Reuters) - Chewbacca climbed into the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon and fireworks flew overhead as Walt Disney Co dedicated its new "Star Wars" section at California's Disneyland Resort on Wednesday. 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.

SPORTS ICEHOCKEY-NHL-BOS-STL/

Blues even series on overtime goal by Gunnarsson A goal by Carl Gunnarsson gave the St. Louis Blues a thrilling 3-2 overtime victory over the Boston Bruins in Game Two of the Stanley Cup Finals on Wednesday to level the best-of-seven series at 1-1.

GOLF-AUSTRALIA-SCOTT/ Scott urges Australian crowds to give U.S. cold shoulder at Presidents Cup

Former world number one Adam Scott has tasted only heartbreak in eight Presidents Cups but believes a frosty crowd reception for the visiting United States could help the Internationals break their long losing streak in Australia this December. UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 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 TURKEY-JUDICIARY/ (PIX)

Turkey's Erdogan presents judicial reform programme Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan presents a judicial reform programme, 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 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.

30 May 09:30 ET / 13:30 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.

30 May 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT SAFRICA-POLITICS/ (PIX)

Swearing in of new South African cabinet ministers South Africa's new cabinet ministers to be sworn in.

30 May 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT USA-ELECTION/DEMOCRATS (PIX)

Presidential hopefuls to swarm California Democratic Party convention in San Francisco At least 14 presidential hopefuls will address the California Democratic Party's organizing convention in San Francisco May 31-June 2 in San Francisco.

31 May ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/PROTESTS (PIX)

Palestinians hold anti-Israeli protests Palestinian factions called for protests on Friday along Gaza border and in the West Bank.

31 May CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE

TURKEY-SECURITY/USA (PIX) Turkey's Erdogan chairs meeting of National Security Council

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan chairs a meeting of the National Security Council. 30 May 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

DDAY-ANNIVERSARY/NATIVEAMERICAN-VETERAN (PIX) (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 07:00 ET / 11:00 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 KENYA-COURT/

Kenyan court to rule on whether topmost court's deputy chief justice should be charged with abuse of office Kenya's high court to rule on whether the Supreme Court Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu, should face an abuse of office in a case related to charge brought against her in August on suspicion of corruption, failure to pay taxes and improper dealings with a local bank. She pleaded not guilty to the charges.

31 May 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

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. 30 May 16:30 ET / 20:30 GMT

GLOBAL-ECONOMY/WEEKAHEAD Global Economy Weekahead

A weekly look at key economic events for the global economy in the coming seven days. 31 May

SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY USA-HEALTHCARE/CANCER

American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting The American Society of Clinical Oncology holds its annual meeting, at which companies typically present some of their most important data on new cancer treatments.

31 May

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