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JAPAN-RUSSIA/ Russia's Putin, Japan's Abe to hold summit meet on June 29
TOKYO (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold a summit meeting on June 29, when Putin visits Japan for a meeting of leaders of the Group of 20 nations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday. U.S.
USA-TRUMP-RUSSIA-BARR/ Attorney General Barr says Mueller 'could've reached a decision' on obstruction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General William Barr said Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who led a probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, could have reached a decision on whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice, but chose not to. USA-IMMIGRATION-COURT/
U.S. judge rejects Trump administration move to start wall construction A federal judge rejected on Thursday an effort by the Trump administration to begin construction on a wall on the border with Mexico while it appeals a ruling that found funding for the wall was likely not authorized by Congress.
BUSINESS SPRINT-CORP-M-A-T-MOBILE-AMAZON-COM-E/
Exclusive: Amazon interested in buying Boost from T-Mobile, Sprint - sources Amazon.com Inc is interested in buying prepaid cellphone wireless service Boost Mobile from U.S. carriers T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
USA-IMMIGRATION-TRUMP/ Trump vows rapid, high tariffs on Mexico unless illegal immigration ends
WASHINGTON/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, responding to a surge of illegal immigrants across the southern border, vowed on Thursday to impose a tariff on all goods coming from Mexico, starting at 5% and ratcheting much higher until the flow of people ceases. ENTERTAINMENT
USA-ABORTION-AT-T/ Major Hollywood studios may reconsider Georgia business over abortion law
The producer of the hit television series “The Walking Dead” and other major Hollywood film and TV studios said on Thursday they would reconsider locating productions in Georgia if a new state law restricting abortions takes effect. PEOPLE-RKELLY/
R. Kelly charged with new felony sex assault, abuse counts: Chicago Sun Times report CHICAGO (Reuters) - Grammy-winning singer R. Kelly was charged on Thursday with 11 new felony counts of sexual assault and abuse that could, if he is convicted, send the R & B singer to prison for 30 years, the Chicago Sun Times reported.
SPORTS ICEHOCKEY-NHL-STL-BOS-SUNDQVIST-SUSPE/
Blues C Sundqvist suspended one game for boarding The NHL suspended St. Louis Blues forward Oskar Sundqvist for one playoff game for boarding Boston Bruins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk during Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final.
SOCCER-GERMANY-GER-CHL-REPORT/ Germany beat Chile 2-0 in final women's World Cup warmup
REGENSBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Germany scored twice in a strong first half to beat Chile 2-0 in their last women’s World Cup warmup match on Thursday, stretching their unbeaten run to 12 games ahead of the start of the tournament next week. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS USA-IMMIGRATION/RETURNS (PIX) (TV)
Asylum seekers say they've been returned to Mexico minus essential identification documents Central American asylum seekers returned to Ciudad Juarez under a Trump administration policy were not given back their identification documents when released from U.S. custody, according to city officials, migrants and their attorneys. Migrants say without a photo ID they have struggled to find work, receive wired money from relatives and even return home when abandoning their quest for asylum. U.S. policy requires documents be returned to asylum applicants unless they are fraudulent.
31 May 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT HUNGARY-ACCIDENT/BOAT-MINISTER (PIX) (TV)
Hungarian and South Korean Foreign Ministers hold press conference after boat accident South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha arrives to Budapest after a boat accident in which at least seven South Korean tourists died and 21, including two crew, are missing. The boat sank on the flooding Danube river after it collided with a larger passenger vessel in heavy rain.
31 May 03:30 ET / 07:30 GMT USA-ELECTION/IMMIGRATION (PIX)
U.S. Democratic presidential candidates Harris, Castro campaign Senator Kamala Harris and Former Secretary Julian Castro speak about their plans for immigration reform with impacted communities at an Immigration Presidential Forum.
31 May 17:00 ET / 21:00 GMT LEBANON-HEZBOLLAH/ (TV)
Hezbollah leader Nasrallah to speak on occasion of Quds Day Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group, is due to deliver a speech that he says will tackle the new U.S. Middle East plan and the latest tensions between Washington and Tehran. The speech falls on Quds Day, an occasion when Iran and its allies to show support for the Palestinians.
31 May 14:30 ET / 18:30 GMT BRAZIL-ENVIRONMENT/FUND
Brazil plan to revamp Amazon Fund irks Norway, Germany -sources Brazil's right-wing government has run into resistance from key donors Norway and Germany on its plans to change management of the billion-dollar Amazon Fund aimed at reducing deforestation, according to people familiar with the matter.
31 May 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE
USA-NAVYSEAL/WARCRIMES Pretrial hearing resumes in court-martial of Navy SEAL charged with war crimes
Pretrial hearings resume in the court-martial of a U.S. Navy SEAL platoon leader charged with war crimes a day after the judge ordered the defendant freed from confinement to base while he awaits a murder trial set to begin on June 10. 31 May 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT
EUROPE-PRIVACY/IRELAND Irish court to rule on referral of Facebook data case to ECJ
Ireland's Supreme Court is to rule on whether to block the referral to Europe's top court of a landmark case on the legality of transatlantic data transfers by companies like Facebook 31 May 05:10 ET / 09:10 GMT
KENYA-COURT/ (PIX) Kenyan court decides if the deputy chief justice should face abuse of office charges
Kenya's High Court will decide if Deputy Chief Justice Philomena Mwilu should face charges due to tax evasion and improper dealings with a local bank. Mwilu challenged the prosecution initiated last August saying the matters involved were civil rather than criminal. 31 May 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT
BUSINESS / ECONOMICS INDIA-ECONOMY/DEFICIT
India-Fiscal deficit India is expected to release fiscal deficit data for 2018/19 fiscal year ending in March and April on May 31. No time is fixed for the release of data.
31 May 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT INDIA-ECONOMY/GDP (PIX)
India releases GDP data for Jan-March quarter, estimates for 2018/19 India will release GDP data for the Jan-March quarter and revised estimates for 2018/19 on Friday, May 31 around 5.30 pm (India local time).
31 May 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT ZIMBABWE-MINING/ (PIX)
Zimbabwe president to speak at chamber of mines annual general meeting Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa is guest speaker at annual general meeting of the chamber of mines where industry executives and government are meeting to plan the future of the mining sector, which is expected to drive economic revival.
31 May 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT USA-FED/WILLIAMS
Federal Reserve Bank of New York issues text of President Williams's speech to closed conference Federal Reserve Bank of New York releases text of President John Williams speech, "Monetary Policy Theory and Practice and the Lower Bound on Interest Rates" delivered before a closed Conference Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Journal of Money, Credit and Banking organized by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in New York.
31 May 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT USA-FED/BOSTIC
Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Bostic moderates conversation on the global economy Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic moderates conversation, "Assessing the Global Economy: an Insider's Look" before the Hope Global Forums 2019 Annual Meeting, in Atlanta, Ga.
31 May 09:15 ET / 13:15 GMT ALPHABET-CANADA/
Canada’s Digital Charter fails to address Alphabet's smart-city project concerns Canada's efforts to regulate social media companies through Digital Charter lacks legal power to enforce data and privacy protections and fails to address concerns over Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs smart city project in Toronto. The Digital Charter was announced this month to guide Canada on data and the digital economy and it mentions smart cities as a recent cause for concerns over data and privacy.
31 May 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT USA-BIOFUELS/ETHANOL
In boost to US farmers, Trump to lift curbs on E15 gasoline President Donald Trump's administration on Friday will announce an end to a summertime ban on sales of higher ethanol blends of gasoline, delivering on a campaign promise to American farmers suffering from the U.S. trade war with China but setting up a potential legal battle with the oil industry.
31 May 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT USA-TRADE/CHINA-FURNITURE (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)
U.S. China tariff hike sends furniture makers and sellers scrambling After President Donald Trump imposed higher tariffs on Chinese imports earlier this month, small furniture retailer Francis O'Brien slapped a new 4% fee on every piece of furniture he sells. The fee helps him cover any added costs he'll face due to Trump's 25% levy on $200 billion on Chinese imports.
31 May 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT
THEATRE-WAROFTHEWORLDS/ (PIX) (TV) Mars Attacks: interactive version of Jeff Wayne's War of The Worlds opens in London
Jeff Wayne's musical version of the War of the Worlds has been transformed into an interactive adventure, opening in London on May 31. 31 May 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
RELIGION POPE-ROMANIA/ (PIX) (TV)
Pope in Romania to pay tribute to communist-era martyrs Pope Francis travels on Friday to Romania, giving him another opportunity to preach a message of European integration and political rectitude even as he pays tribute to Christians killed during the communist era.
31 May 04:30 ET / 08:30 GMT
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