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Greece’s opposition conservatives returned to power with a landslide victory in snap elections on Sunday, and Prime Minister elect Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he had a clear mandate for change, pledging more investments and fewer taxes.
BRITAIN-EU-NOCONFIDENCE/ Lawmakers weigh up options to try to block a no deal Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) - British lawmakers from both the ruling Conservatives and opposition Labour on Sunday said they were looking at ways to prevent the country’s next prime minister pursuing a no-deal Brexit against parliament’s wishes. U.S.
STARBUCKS-ARIZONA-POLICE/ Starbucks apologizes to police after six officers were asked to leave Arizona store
Starbucks Corp (SBUX.O) on Sunday apologized after an employee at one of its stores in Tempe, Arizona asked six police officers to leave or move out of a customer’s line of sight, triggering social media backlash. USA-JUSTICE-EPSTEIN/
Financier Epstein arrested in U.S. sex trafficking case: source NEW YORK (Reuters) - Financier Jeffrey Epstein was arrested late on Saturday on suspicion of sex trafficking of underage girls and will appear in federal court in Manhattan on Monday, a source familiar with the matter said, meaning he will face charges similar to those he avoided in a 2007 plea deal.
BUSINESS WEWORK-DEBT/
WeWork looking to raise up to $4 billion in debt ahead of IPO: source Shared office space manager WeWork Cos is looking to raise $3 billion to $4 billion in debt before it goes public, a person familiar with the matter said on Sunday, a move aimed to fuel investor confidence in the company.
DEUTSCHE-BANK-STRATEGY-GROWTH-ANALYSIS/ After Deutsche Bank cuts, where will the growth be?
LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - For Deutsche Bank chief executive Christian Sewing, shrinking the group’s investment bank will be the relatively easy - if expensive - part of his restructuring plan. ENTERTAINMENT
USA-BOXOFFICE/ Box Office: 'Spider-Man: Far From Home' debuts with heroic $185 million
LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) - Superheroes were once again around to save the day as “Spider-Man: Far From Home” ignited a much-needed boost in the domestic box office. The web-slinging adventure easily dominated in North America, delivering a $185 million debut from 4,636 venues during its first six days in theaters. PEOPLE-STEVIE-WONDER/
Stevie Wonder tells London concert he will have a kidney transplant LONDON (Reuters) - Stevie Wonder told thousands of fans watching him perform in London on Saturday night he is due to have a kidney transplant in September.
SPORTS SOCCER-WORLDCUP-USA-NLD-REPORT-GOAL/
Rapinoe and Lavelle give U.S. fourth World Cup title LYON, France (Reuters) - The United States won a record-extending fourth women’s World Cup with a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands on Sunday as second-half goals from Megan Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle confirmed their status as the leading power in the women’s game.
TENNIS-WIMBLEDON-BIGTHREE/ 'Big Three' in ominous form as Wimbledon moves into second week
The ‘Big Three’ of Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic head into the second week of Wimbledon carrying the flag for the men’s game after a number of young upstarts failed to live up to their potential on the grandest stage. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS GEORGIA-LGBT/ (PIX) (TV)
LGBT+ community in Georgia plan to hold a pride LGBT+ community in Georgia plan to hold a pride in the capital Tbilisi
8 Jul BRITAIN-EU/LEADER-BALLOTS (PIX)
UK leadership ballots sent out to Conservative Party members Conservative Party members receive ballot papers
8 Jul USA-CENSUS/LEGAL (PIX)
Trump may lose census legal battles, but achieve political goals The Trump administration has few realistic options for forcing a citizenship question onto next year's census forms, but sustaining a losing effort may be the best way to achieve the ultimate goal of undercounting residents in Democratic-leaning areas, legal and political experts told Reuters.
8 Jul 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT CHINA-DIPLOMACY/ (PIX)
Chinese Vice President speaks at an academic forum Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan speaks at the opening of the Tsinghua University World Peace Forum.
8 Jul 22:00 ET / 02:00 GMT BRITAIN-EU/IRELAND
Irish PM, Foreign Minister speak at government international policy event 8 Jul 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT
UKRAINE-EU/ (TV) Ukraine hosts EU summit in Kiev
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets President of the European Council Donald Tusk and President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker in Kiev. 8 Jul 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
ICC-CONGO/WARCRIMES (PIX) (TV) ICC judgment for Congolese militia leader Ntaganda
Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) will hand down a judgment in the case of former Congolese militia commander Bosco Ntaganda accused of murder, rape, enlistment of child soldiers in the Ituri region in 2002 and 2003 during the bloody civil war in the country. 8 Jul 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
UKRAINE-ELECTION/VAKARCHUK (PIX) (TV) Rock star seeks to upstage comedian president in Ukraine vote
Ukraine's most famous rock star Sviatoslav Vakarchuk is running for parliament in the July 21 snap election. Vakarchuk is trying to tap into a growing anti-establishment mood in Ukraine - the same mood that brought TV comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy into the presidency in April with a landslide. 8 Jul 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT
BOSNIA-SOUTHEASTEUROPE/FORUM (PIX) Southeast Europe Cooperation Process conference in Bosnia
The informal meeting of the ministers of foreign affairs of the South East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) countries commences in the Bosnian capital focusing on boosting regional ties, stability and Euro-Atlantic integration. 8 Jul
BOSNIA-TURKEY/ Turkish President Tayip Erdogan visits Sarajevo
Erdogan is expected to meet Bosnia's top officials and address the informal meeting of the ministers of foreign affairs of the South East European Cooperation Process (SEECP) countries focusing on boosting regional ties, stability and Euro-Atlantic integration. 8 Jul
DISASTERS / ACCIDENTS USA-MEASLES/
U.S. provides update on its worst measles outbreak in a quarter century U.S. health officials provide updated figures on the nation's largest measles outbreak in a quarter century.
8 Jul CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE
PEOPLE-JEFFREY EPSTEIN/ (TV) U.S. financier Epstein expected to be charged in sex trafficking case -source
Federal prosecutors in New York on Monday are expected to announce charges against financier Jeffrey Epstein related to sex trafficking of underage girls, a source familiar with the matter said, more than a decade after he avoided similar charges in Florida in a plea deal. 8 Jul 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
ILLINOIS-CRIME/ (PIX) U.S. prosecutors seek death for Illinois man who beheaded Chinese grad student
Federal prosecutors on Monday will begin making their case that an Illinois man convicted last month of carrying out a calculated plan to kidnap and kill a Chinese graduate student two years ago should be executed for his crimes. Brendt Christensen, 29, was found guilty in the June 2017 abduction and murder of Yingying Zhang, a 26-year-old student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 8 Jul
HEDGEFUNDS-TRIAL/ Awaiting verdict in trial of Platinum Partners founder, former executives
Jurors are deliberating in the criminal fraud trial of Mark Nordlicht, founder of Platinum Partners, and two other former executives of the defunct hedge fund firm. The case is before U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan in Brooklyn federal court. 8 Jul 09:30 ET / 13:30 GMT
BUSINESS / ECONOMICS EUROZONE-ITALY/DEBT
Euro zone finance ministers discuss EU Commission's decision to stop debt action against Italy Euro zone finance ministers discuss last week's decision by the EU Commission to stop a disciplinary procedure against Italy over its large debt
8 Jul GLOBAL-AGRICULTURE/OUTLOOK
FAO, OECD issue 10-year outlook for global agricultural markets Annual report to give price, supply and demand projections for agriculture in the decade ahead from grains to dairy product and biofuels.
8 Jul EUROZONE-EUROGROUP/ (PIX)
Euro zone finance ministers meet in Brussels Euro zone finance ministers at a regular meeting in Brussels will discuss the EU Commission's decision to stop a debt procedure against Italy, the international role of the euro, the appointment of Christine Lagarde as the next chair of the European Central Bank and Greece's compliance with commitments under the post-bailout programme it signed with its euro zone lenders.
8 Jul 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT ZIMBABWE-ECONOMY/ (PIX)
Zimbabwe finmin, central bank governor to speak on new currency Zimbabwe's finance minister and central bank governor will speak at a breakfast forum on the country's moves to relaunch its own currency after a decade of dollarization, a decision that has some unions threatening to go on strike.
8 Jul 01:30 ET / 05:30 GMT GREENSILL-GFG/BONDS
Greensill issued false statement on Gupta bonds UK-based financing group Greensill Capital, which is backed by Japan's SoftBank and General Atlantic of the U.S., issued a statement last year to bond market participants saying the Scottish government had approved a guarantee related to a business run by commodities tycoon Sanjeev Gupta - but Scotland denies any such approval was given. The prospect of a guarantee underpinned the decision by Swiss asset manager GAM Holding AG a year earlier to buy 250 million pounds of bonds secured against the business, a hydro power plant in Kinlochleven, Scotland. The discrepancy is the latest revelation related to a series of bonds sold by Gupta's GFG Alliance to GAM fund manager Tim Haywood, who was suspended and then dismissed following an internal whistleblower alerting UK financial regulators.
8 Jul MEXICO-AUTOS/
Mexican statistics agency publishes auto production data Mexican statistics agency publishes auto production and export data for June.
8 Jul 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT POLAND-CHINA/
Chinese foreign minister visits Poland Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi visits Warsaw for talks with his Polish counterpart Jacek Czaputowicz.
8 Jul ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT
NETHERLANDS-ART/REMBRANDT (PIX) (TV) Rembrandt's 'Nightwatch' goes under restoration
Rembrandt's famous painting the 'Nightwatch' is to go under public restoration after a first phase of study. Protected by a glass barrier and video surveillance, visitors to Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum will be able to watch the process. 8 Jul 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT
RELIGION POPE-MIGRANTS/ (PIX)
Pope Francis celebrates mass for migrants Pope Francis celebrates mass for migrants on the sixth anniversary of his trip to the island of Lampedusa. about 250 people will take part, including migrants, refugees and those involved in having saved their lives.
8 Jul 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
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