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Iran has passed the 3.67% uranium enrichment cap set by its landmark 2015 nuclear deal and may enrich at even higher levels, the spokesman for Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation, Behrouz Kamalvandi, said on Monday according to the IRIB news agency.
USA-BRITAIN/ UK minister to apologize to Ivanka over ambassador's leaked memos
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s trade minister said on Monday he would apologize to U.S. President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka for a leak of confidential memos in which the UK ambassador describes the U.S. administration as “dysfunctional” and “inept”. U.S.
USA-JUSTICE-EPSTEIN/ Financier Epstein arrested in U.S. sex trafficking case
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. USA-CENSUS/
Department of Justice shakes up team handling 2020 census-related cases WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new team of Civil Division lawyers at the Department of Justice will take over handling 2020 census-related cases, a spokeswoman for the agency said on Sunday, a shake-up that came as President Donald Trump pushes to include a contentious citizenship question in the decennial population survey.
BUSINESS DEUTSCHE-BANK-STRATEGY/
Deutsche Bank shares rise after shake-up to cut 18,000 jobs FRANKFURT/SYDNEY/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) shares rose on Monday as it launched one of the biggest overhauls of its investment bank since the financial crisis by cutting 18,000 jobs around the world, starting the day with cuts in Asia.
VOLKSWAGEN-ELECTRIC-BATTERIES/ VW to deepen alliances with battery suppliers for electric push
LEIPZIG, Germany (Reuters) - Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) will create joint ventures and help finance battery production to persuade skeptical cell suppliers to back its aggressive push for mass producing electric vehicles, board member Stefan Sommer told Reuters. ENTERTAINMENT
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. BRITAIN-ROYALS/CHRISTENING
Archie, baby son of UK's Prince Harry and Meghan, christened at Windsor WINDSOR, England July 6 (Reuters) - Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, the two-month-old son of Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, was christened on Saturday, in a small private ceremony at Windsor Castle.
SPORTS SOCCER-GOLDCUP-USA-MEX/
U.s. men come up short in gold cup final as women go global The contrast in competitiveness between the United States women and men’s teams was starkly exposed on Sunday when the former won a fourth World Cup and the latter went down to Mexico in the Gold Cup final.
CRICKET-WORLDCUP-ENG-AUS/ How good is that? Australia's Langer pumped for England showdown
July 8 (Reuters) - Australia coach Justin Langer has always worn his heart on his sleeve so it is perhaps no surprise that his reaction to facing pre-tournament favourites England in the World Cup semi-finals was not fear but pure, unbridled enthusiasm. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 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 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 AZERBAIJAN-POLITICS/
Council of Europe President Donald Tusk to visit Azerbaijan Jul 9
BOSNIA-SOUTHEASTEUROPE/FORUM (PIX) (TV) 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 and stability with focus on Euro-Atlantic integration. Jul 9
MIDEAST-IRAN/EU EU diplomats meet on Iran's announced plans to step up uranium enrichement
Envoys from the EU's 28 national member states meet to discuss Iran after the Islamic republic said it would shortly boost its uranium enrichment above a cap set by a landmark 2015 nuclear deal. The discussion will aim to prepare a joint EU reaction to be delivered when the bbloc's foreign ministers meet in Brussels on Monday, July 15. Jul 9
BOSNIA-TURKEY/ (TV) 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. Jul 9
CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE SUDAN-POLITICS/WOMEN (PIX) (TV)
Sudan's women protesters steadfast as they tend their wounds Sudanese women who say they were beaten and abused as they took part in protests calling for civilian rule promise to continue their fight for freedom as they tend their wounds.
Jul 9 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
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
PHILIPPINES-DRUGS/ (TV) Toddler killed in Philippines’ drug war laid to rest
Relatives lay to rest 3-year-old Myca Ulpina, one of the youngest victims of the Philippines war on drugs, who police say was accidentally killed during an undercover sting operation aimed at arresting her father, an alleged dealer. The incident comes as the United Nations Human Rights Council prepare to vote this week on a resolution that calls for an independent investigation into thousands of killings. 9 Jul 22:00 ET / 02:00 GMT
BUSINESS / ECONOMICS EUROZONE-EUROGROUP/ (PIX)
Euro zone finance ministers meet in Brussels Euro zone finance ministers at a regular meeting in Brussels discuss the EU Commission's decision to stop a debt procedure against Italy, the international role of the euro, the possible nomination of a European successor to Christine Lagarde at the head of the International Monetary Fund 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 WAYMO-AUTONOMOUS/ (PIX)
Waymo tests Wi-Fi in self-driving vans as Wall Street eyes amenities fees Waymo is testing Wi-Fi in its self-driving taxis and recently rolled out ad-free music streaming, it confirmed to Reuters, drawing closer to a long-held vision among autonomous car developers to turn drive time into screen time.
8 Jul 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT 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 SERBIA-RATES/
Poll on Serbian central bank's benchmark rate Reuters is polling Serbian traders, dealers and economists about their expectations about future benchmark rate and ahead of upcoming central bank's rate-setting meeting.
Jul 9 COLOMBIA-OIL/
GeoPark and Frontera compete for Colombia oil block GeoPark will have a chance to hand in an improved bid for an oil block in northeastern Colombia, after Frontera counter-offered for the area in late June. The block will be the final to be awarded in Colombia's current oil bidding round. If GeoPark does not hand in a bid, Frontera will win the block.
Jul 9 FRANCE-GRAINS/MINISTRY
French farm ministry to issue first estimate of 2019 wheat crop French farm ministry to issue first estimate of 2019 wheat production as harvesting gets under way in the EU's biggest grain grower. Ministry will also give a first estimate of the total barley crop, including spring barley, and update its initial estimate of rapeseed production.
Jul 9 CANADA-STAMPEDE/ENERGY
Calgary Stampede is Canadian oil and gas company's time to shine In Canada's energy heartland, the annual Calgary Stampede rodeo becomes a hub for oil and gas executives and traders to curry favor with customers and suppliers.
Jul 9 ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT
BRITAIN-ENVIRONMENT/PUB (PIX) (TV) London pub aims to be world's most ethical boozer
Shoreditch pop-up boozer aims to be the world's most ethical pub, with beers brewed by not-for-profits and charities, a zero to landfill waste policy and staff employed from vulnerable or disadvantaged backgrounds. Jul 9
SPORTS CRICKET-WORLDCUP/POLTICIANS (PIX) (TV)
Inter-Parliamentarians World Cup Cricket teams made up of lawmakers from around the world take part in a "World Cup" in London, including India and Pakistan
Jul 9
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