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ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-HEZBOLLAH/ Hezbollah: confronting U.S. Middle East plan is a duty
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah movement said on Friday it was a duty to confront the U.S. Middle East plan that President Donald Trump has touted as “the deal of the century”. U.S.
USA-ELECTION-TRUMP/ Trump to formally launch 2020 campaign on June 18 in Orlando, Florida
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday he will be formally launching his 2020 re-election campaign on June 18 in Florida, beginning what may prove to be a difficult bid for another four years at the White House. USA-ABORTION/
Missouri abortion clinic to stay open for now after court order ST. LOUIS (Reuters) - Missouri’s only abortion clinic will stay open at least a few more days after a judge on Friday granted a request by Planned Parenthood for a temporary restraining order, allowing the facility to keep operating until a hearing on Tuesday.
BUSINESS USA-TRADE-MEXICO-THREATS/
Mexico, U.S. business groups urge Trump to back down on tariff threat MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico’s president and the top U.S. business lobbying group called on President Donald Trump to back down from a threat to impose punitive tariffs on Mexican imports, in a dispute over migration that could shock Mexico’s economy.
USA-TRADE-CHINA-TARIFFS/ China's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods take effect amid standoff
BEIJING (Reuters) - An increase in Chinese tariffs on most U.S. imports on a $60 billion target list took effect as planned on Saturday, with Beijing retaliating against Washington’s escalation in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies. ENTERTAINMENT
PEOPLE-KENNY-ROGERS/ Country star Kenny Rogers dismisses 'wild misinformation' about his health
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country singer Kenny Rogers on Friday dismissed “wild misinformation and speculation” about his health and said he planned on “sticking around” for years to come. THEATRE-WAROFTHEWORLDS/
Mars invades: Jeff Wayne's 'The War of the Worlds' goes interactive LONDON (Reuters) - Twenty-first-century Londoners will be transported back to the late 19th century of H.G. Wells’ “The War of the Worlds” to join a fight for survival after a Martian invasion in an interactive experience featuring theater and virtual reality and holograms.
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Raptors braced for big response from Warriors in NBA Finals TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Raptors scored an impressive win over the two-times defending champion Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals opener and are now preparing for what could be a mighty response.
ATHLETICS-SEMENYA/ South African federation joins Semenya appeal over CAS verdict
(Reuters) - Athletics South Africa (ASA) said on Friday it had joined Caster Semenya’s appeal against the ruling that currently prevents the double Olympic champion from running her preferred distance races unless she takes testosterone-suppressant medication. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AFRICA-CYCLONE/
Conference counts aid pledges to rebuild Mozambique after cyclones The total sum of aid pledges received at a conference organized by the United Nations and Mozambique government to secure funds for reconstruction after two devastating cyclones is expected to be announced on Saturday. Mozambique has estimated it needs $3.2 billion to rebuild.
1 Jun USA-ELECTION/DEMOCRATS (PIX) (TV)
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 May 31-June 2 in San Francisco. In addition, many of them are addressing Move-on's "Big Ideas Forum" in SF on Saturday, June 1.
1 Jun CONGO-POLITICS/TSHISEKEDI (PIX)
The body of Etienne Tshisekedi to be buried in Kinshasa two years after he died in Belgium The body of Etienne Tshisekedi, Congolese opposition figurehead and father of DR Congo's president Felix Tshisekedi to be buried in Kinshasa two years after he died in Belgium.
1 Jun SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY
HEALTH-CANCER/MERCK & CO (PIX) Merck to present 5-year survival data for Keytruda in lung cancer
Merck & Co will present 5-year survival data on its immunotherapy Keytruda in advanced lung cancer at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting in Chicago 1 Jun 12:30 ET, 16:30 GMT
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. 1 Jun
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