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IRAN-JAPAN-USA/ Iran to ask Japan's Abe to mediate over U.S. oil sanctions: officials
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran will ask Japan to mediate between Tehran and Washington to ease oil sanctions imposed by the United States, Iranian officials said ahead of a visit by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. U.S.
USA-HEALTHCARE-RELIGION-LAWSUIT/ Planned Parenthood sues U.S. to block rule that may limit abortions
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Planned Parenthood and other nonprofits offering family planning services sued the Trump administration on Tuesday to block a new federal rule letting healthcare workers refuse abortions and other services because of religious or moral objections. NEW-YORK-CRASH-HELICOPTER/
Pilot in New York chopper crash not certified for bad weather: FAA NEW YORK (Reuters) - The helicopter pilot killed when his chopper crash-landed atop a midtown Manhattan skyscraper in showers and fog was not licensed to fly the aircraft in bad weather, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday.
BUSINESS MEDIDATA-M-A-DASSAULT/
Dassault Systemes targets life sciences with $5.8 billion Medidata deal PARIS (Reuters) - France’s Dassault Systemes moved to build up its life sciences presence with a $5.8 billion cash deal to buy Medidata Solutions, a U.S. firm focused on clinical trials.
RECKITT-BENC-GRP-CEO/ Reckitt picks PepsiCo man as CEO, going outside for first time
Consumer goods group Reckitt Benckiser has picked PepsiCo executive Laxman Narasimhan as its next chief executive, becoming the latest industry heavyweight to turn to a company outsider to tackle faltering growth and new media-savvy rivals. ENTERTAINMENT
CHINA-CENSORSHIP/ China blocks websites, internet accounts in new cleanup campaign
BEIJING, June 12 (Reuters) - China launched a new campaign to clean up its internet, state media said, amid a fresh wave of apparent censorship by Beijing blocking more foreign media websites and shutting down domestic accounts on social media. USA-CONGRESS-STEWART/
Comedian Jon Stewart assails Congress for ignoring 9/11 first responders fund WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jon Stewart, the popular former host of the late-night comedy program The Daily Show, criticized members of Congress for not attending a hearing on Tuesday on renewing funding for a program that provides health care to first responders who were sickened responding to the Sept. 11 attacks.
SPORTS SOCCER-WORLDCUP-USA-THA-REPORT/
Morgan scores five as U.S. beat Thailand with record 13-0 win REIMS, France (Reuters) - Striker Alex Morgan scored five times as holders the United States began their World Cup campaign with a record 13-0 win over Thailand on Tuesday.
TENNIS-WIMBLEDON-THIEM/ Thiem seeks to end Serena row with mixed doubles offer
Austria’s Dominic Thiem has extended an olive branch to Serena Williams after their media room misunderstanding at the French Open by offering to partner the American in mixed doubles at Wimbledon or the U.S. Open. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS NIGERIA-POLITICS/ (PIX) (TV)
Nigeria celebrates President Buhari's inauguration on Democracy Day Nigeria celebrates President Muhammadu Buhari's second-term inauguration, which was officially held on May 29, on Democracy Day, a national holiday created last year.
12 Jun 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT USA-EDUCATION/CHEATING (PIX)
Ex-Stanford sailing coach to be sentenced for college admission bribe scheme Stanford University's former head sailing coach is scheduled to be sentenced after pleading guilty to accepting bribes in exchange for recruiting children as athletes regardless of their abilities so they could gain admission to the elite school.
12 Jun 14:00 ET / 18:00 GMT USA-TRUMP/CONGRESS-SON (PIX) (TV)
U.S. Senate intelligence panel to interview Donald Trump Jr. on Wednesday -source Donald Trump Jr., eldest son of U.S. President Donald Trump, will be interviewed Wednesday by Senate Intelligence Committee, congressional source says.
12 Jun 09:30 ET / 13:30 GMT USA-ELECTION/SANDERS (PIX)
Sanders to deliver speech on socialism Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders delivers a speech making the case for the progressive values of democratic socialism as the only way to defeat President Trump.
12 Jun 14:00 ET / 18:00 GMT BRITAIN-EU/LEADER
Conservative Party lawmakers attend a hustings event for candidates running to replace PM May The Conservative Party's 1922 committee hosts a private hustings event in parliament for lawmakers to quiz the candidates running to succeed Theresa May as party leader and prime minister.
12 Jun 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT USA-TRUMP/CONGRESS (PIX) (TV)
House committee holds contempt votes for Barr, Ross on Census documents U.S. House Oversight and Reform Committee votes on whether to find Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress for withholding Census documents.
12 Jun 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT NORWAY-SOUTHKOREA/PRESIDENT SPEECH (PIX) (TV)
South Korea's Moon speech on achieving peace on Korean peninsula South Korean President Moon Jae-in, on a state visit to Norway, speaks at Oslo University on possible ways of achieving lasting peace in the Korean peninsula.
12 Jun 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT USA-LGBT/STONEWALL-TRANSGENDER (PIX) (TV)
Forsaken transgender pioneers recognized 50 years after Stonewall Celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising are recognizing the long-overlooked role of transgender women who played crucial role in the vanguard of the gay power movement.
12 Jun 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT TURKEY-ELECTION/AKPARTY
Turkey's Erdogan chairs meeting of his AK Party, defence minister to attend Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan chairs a group meeting of his AK Party's lawmakers behind closed doors at its headquarters in Ankara, with Defence Minister Hulusi Akar in attendance as tensions persist with the United States over Ankara's plans to buy Russian air defences.
12 Jun 14:00 ET / 18:00 GMT NORWAY-SOUTHKOREA/PRESIDENT (PIX)
South Korean President on state visit to Norway South Korean President Moon Jae-in on state visit to Norway, June 12-13, along with a business delegation
13 Jun IRAN-JAPAN/ABE (PIX) (TV)
Japan's PM Abe visits Iran Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is on the second day of a visit to Iran in an apparent mediation mission to ease tension between Iran and the United States.
13 Jun TURKEY-FRANCE/ (TV)
Turkish, French foreign ministers meet, hold news conference in Ankara Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu meets his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian in Ankara and they hold a joint news conference.
13 Jun IRAN-NUCLEAR/IAEA
U.N. nuclear watchdog's board meets The U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors holds a quarterly meeting, with Iran and North Korea among the agenda items. Thursday is the fourth day of the week-long meeting at the International Atomic Energy Agency's headquarters.
13 Jun CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE
TURKEY-USA/SECURITY Turkey's Erdogan chairs cabinet meeting seen focused on strains in U.S. ties
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan is expected to chair a meeting of the cabinet of ministers which is set to focus on steps responding to strains with the United States over the purchase of Russian S-400 defence systems, F-35 jets, an Istanbul election re-run and the economy. 13 Jun
SYRIA-SECURITY/NORTHWEST-REFUGE (PIX) (TV) A family found refuge in northwest Syria. Now it faces danger again
In opposition-held northwest Syria, a woman has found refuge in a village after fleeing her hometown and losing her husband and son, but a new government offensive may place the remnants of her family on the front lines once more. 13 Jun
DISASTERS / ACCIDENTS INDIA-CYCLONE/ (PIX) (TV)
Cyclone Vayu expected to make landfall Cyclone Vayu expected to make landfall; hundreds of thousands of people along the coast have been evacuated.
13 Jun CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE
INDIA-KASHMIR/LAWMAKING Amnesty International report on detention without trial in India's Kashmir
Release of a report by human rights group Amnesty International on the Public Safety Act, that allows detention without trial in the contested region of Kashmir. 12 Jun 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
HONGKONG-EXTRADITION/ Hong Kong on edge after police fire rubber bullets in violent clashes
Hong Kong was on edge on Thursday a day after police fired rubber bullets and volleys of tear gas at demonstrators who were protesting over a proposed extradition bill that would see people sent to mainland China for trial. 13 Jun
BUSINESS / ECONOMICS TURKEY-CENBANK/RATES
Turkey's central bank announces interest rates decision Turkey's central bank announces its policy rate decision.
12 Jun 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT TANZANIA-BUDGET/ (PIX)
Tanzania's finance minister presents the 2019/2020 fiscal year budget In June, Tanzania’s finance minister will present the 2019/2020 budget to parliament.
13 Jun UGANDA-BUDGET/ (PIX)
Uganda’s finance minister presents the 2019/2020 fiscal year budget In June, Uganda’s finance minister will present the 2019/2020 budget to parliament.
13 Jun RWANDA-BUDGET/ (PIX)
Rwanda’s finance minister presents the 2019/2020 fiscal year budget In June, Rwanda’s finance minister will present the 2019/2020 budget to parliament.
13 Jun LITHIUM-ELECTRIC/ (PIX)
Fastmarkets Lithium Supply & Markets Conference The lithium industry's biggest players gather for their annual conference, as concerns grow about oversupply of the white metal and weak near-term demand from the automotive sector.
13 Jun CHINA-SILKROAD/EU
EU official speaks about China's Belt and Road Romana Vlahutin, EU Representative for Connectivity, speaks at a forum in Beijing.
13 Jun 21:00 ET / 01:00 GMT EUROZONE-EUROGROUP/
Euro zone finance ministers meet in Luxembourg Euro zone finance ministers meet in Luxembourg
13 Jun EUROZONE-IMF/
IMF's Lagarde presents report on euro zone to bloc's ministers The head of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde presents to euro zone finance ministers' the main results of the fund's annual report on the bloc's economy.
13 Jun SPORTS
GOLF-USOPEN/POLLUTION Golf-Teenager discovers massive golf ball pollution in waters off Pebble Beach
A California teenager discovered hundreds of thousands of golf balls in the waters off famed coastal golf course Pebble Beach, leading to clean up efforts. 12 Jun 16:00 ET / 20:00 GMT
GOLF-USOPEN/ (PIX) Golf - U.S. Open first round
Coverage of the first round of the major championship at Pebble Beach in California. 13 Jun
RELIGION VENEZUELA-POLITICS/PRIEST (PIX) (TV)
Venezuela protester priest preaches the gospel over Instagram A Venezuelan priest is breaking with traditional Catholic conservatism by protesting against the government while dressed in a traditional cassock and preaching the Gospel over Instagram to a digital clergy of 30,000 predominantly young followers.
13 Jun SRI LANKA-BLASTS/CHURCH (PIX) (TV)
Church damaged in Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bomb attacks reopens Six weeks after being badly damaged in deadly Easter Sunday bomb attacks, St. Anthony's Church reopens with a service led by the Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith.
13 Jun
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