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Three Iranian vessels tried to block a British-owned tanker passing through the strait that controls the flow of Middle East oil to the world, but backed off when confronted by a Royal Navy warship, Britain said on Thursday.
GERMANY-DENMARK/ Merkel's shaking episodes fuel debate about German power handover
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s bouts of shaking at public events are firing up a debate among some of her Christian Democrats about whether she should pass power to her protege sooner than a planned handover in 2021, senior party sources say. U.S.
STORM-GULFMEXICO/ Storm Barry bears down on New Orleans with 'extreme rain,' flooding risk
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Some residents and visitors prepared to flee New Orleans on Thursday as Tropical Storm Barry closed in and officials warned of “extreme rain” and flooding if the storm makes landfall by early Saturday as the first Atlantic hurricane of 2019. USA-CENSUS/
Trump drops executive action on U.S. Census, will seek citizenship survey by other means WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump was expected to back down on Thursday on plans to add a contentious citizenship question to the 2020 census, but order the government do the survey by other means, a government official told Reuters.
BUSINESS BOEING-MOVES/
Boeing reshuffles management of grounded 737: memo SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing Co (BA.N) has reassigned the head of its next airplane project to run the troubled 737 program, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Thursday, as the grounding of its 737 MAX in the wake of two accidents commands the planemaker’s full attention.
USA-FED-BOSTIC/ As Fed's Powell affirms rate cut view, others see U.S. economy humming
ATLANTA/VICTOR, Idaho (Reuters) - As Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell kept the focus Thursday on global risks that could trigger a Fed rate cut in coming weeks, his colleagues from regional Fed districts painted a rosier picture of continued U.S. economic growth and a solid business outlook. ENTERTAINMENT
FILM-LION-KING-REVIEWS/ New 'Lion King' movie lands with a critical whimper
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The much-anticipated new version of animated movie classic “The Lion King” landed with a whimper rather than a roar on Thursday with critics hailing it as visually impressive but tame in terms of character and storytelling. PEOPLE-HARVEY-WEINSTEIN/
Ex-Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein gets approval for new lawyers in rape case NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein got approval from a New York judge to hire a new legal team two months before his scheduled rape trial.
SPORTS SOCCER-WORLDCUP-RAPINOE/
Report: NYPD investigating slurs directed at Rapinoe Posters featuring Women’s World Cup star Megan Rapinoe were defaced, with slurs written on them, and police in New York City said they are investigating the action as a hate crime, according to multiple reports.
GOLF-EUROPEAN-MOLINARI/ Molinari sighting at Scottish Open as Edoardo ties for lead
While Francesco Molinari prepares to defend his British Open crown next week, older brother Edoardo is still trying to qualify for the final major championship of the year. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS MOZAMBIQUE-UN/ (TV)
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visits Mozambique cyclone survivors United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visits survivors of cyclone Idai and Kenneth in Mozambique's northern port city of Beira.
12 Jul 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT UKRAINE-ELECTION/CANDIDATE (PIX) (TV)
Open audition: Ukraine’s comedian president invites citizens to run in July poll Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has invited members of the public to run on his party's ticket in the snap parliamentary election on July 21. One of them, Roman Hryshchuk, is a young comedian and entrepreneur running in a student district in west Kiev.
12 Jul 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT SAFRICA-ZUMA/ (PIX) (TV)
South African court decides whether Zuma's son guilty of culpable homicide A South African court rules on whether Duduzane Zuma, son of former president Jacob Zuma, is guilty of culpable homicide and negligent driving over a fatal car crash in 2014.
12 Jul 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT NORTH CAROLINA-GERRYMANDERING/
U.S. battle over partisan electoral maps to face major test in North Carolina After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled federal judges cannot curb partisan gerrymandering, reform advocates vowed to take their fight to state courts that retain the power to police the practice of drawing electoral lines for political gain.
12 Jul 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT PHILIPPINES-SOUTHCHINASEA/MEETING
Philippines holds forum on the legal conflicts in the South China Sea Philippines' former government officials, judges, lawyers and maritime experts join a forum on the South China Sea that coincides with the third anniversary of a landmark international arbitration ruling that critics say is an opportunity squandered by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in favour of a cosy relationship with China.
12 Jul 20:30 ET / 00:30 GMT DISASTERS / ACCIDENTS
STORM-BARRY/NEW ORLEANS FACTBOX-Barry may be latest in long line of hurricanes to hit New Orleans
Tropical Storm Barry was headed toward New Orleans on Thursday, and forecast to gain strength and become this year's first Atlantic hurricane, the latest in a long line of storms to strike the city. Jul 12
CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE HONGKONG-EXTRADITION/STUDENTS (TV)
Hong Kong University students to rally against Vice-Chancellor over extradition remarks Students at the University of Hong Kong will protest against the administration of Carrie Lam and request that University Vice-Chancellor Xiang Zhang withdraw a controversial statement condemning violence by political demonstrators.
12 Jul 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT ITALY-MIGRANTS/COURT (PIX) (TV)
Italian court due to rule on alleged trafficking kingpin An Italian court is due to hand down its verdict in the case of a man who was extradited from Sudan in 2016 and is accused by prosecutors of being a people-smuggling kingpin. The defence say it is a shocking case of mistaken identity.
Jul 12 BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
INDIA-LGBT/JOB FAIR (TV) India's first LGBTI job fair
India is set to host its first job fair dedicated to the LGBTI community, in what the organizers say is a major step towards integration with society. 12 Jul 00:30 ET / 04:30 GMT
ABINBEV-ASIA/IPO Budweiser Asia to price IPO of up to $9.8 billion
AB Inbev is due to price the spin-off of its Asia business, listing in Hong Kong. The deal is set to raise between $8.3 billion and $9.8 billion for the heavily indebted brewer. Jul 12
HUAWEI TECH-CHAIRMAN/ (TV) Huawei chairman Liang Hua hosts press conference on corporate sustainable development
Huawei chairman Liang Hua and board member Kevin Tao host a press conference at its Shenzhen headquarters for the release of Huawei's annual corporate sustainable development report. There will be a Q&A session. 12 Jul 22:00 ET / 02:00 GMT
KENYA-UK/ UK’s Secretary of State for International Development holds news conference
Topic to be determined, but will be on climate and the environment. 12 Jul 10:30 ET / 14:30 GMT
VOLKSWAGEN-FORD/ALLIANCE (PIX) (TV) Ford, Volkswagen promise details on electric, autonomous vehicle alliance
Ford Motor Co and Volkswagen AG said on Thursday they are expanding their global alliance announced in January with deals that are expected to involve collaboration on electric and autonomous vehicles. 12 Jul 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
GLOBAL-ECONOMY/WEEKAHEAD Global Economy Weekahead
A weekly look at key economic events for the global economy in the coming seven days. Jul 12
ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT AUCTION -SNEAKERS/ (TV)
Sneakers come of age with Sotheby's auction Sotheby's in New York announced its first ever auction dedicated to sneakers, underlining their fast-growing status as collectibles able to command tens of thousands of dollars.
11 Jul 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT FILM-HARRY MET SALLY/
'Faking it' contest in New York deli 30 years after Harry Met Sally It was the moan heard around the world. On the 30th anniversary of the release of "When Harry Met Sally," Katz's deli is running a fake orgasm contest for anyone who wants to sit at the same table on New York's Lower East Side where actor Meg Ryan feigned a very vocal sexual climax to humble an over-confident single man played by Billy Crystal, making movie history.
Jul 12 SOUTHKOREA-DOG-MEAT/PROTEST (TV)
Kim Basinger and South Korean protesters hold anti-dog meat rally Around 200 South Korean protesters along with American actress Kim Basinger hold a rally against the practice of eating dog meat on Chobok Day, one of the three hottest days according to the Korean lunar calendar, and dog soup is believed to be one way to beat the heat.
Jul 12 ART-RAVE/ (TV)
POSTPONED - Dance music and rave culture celebrated at London exhibition STORY POSTPONED TO 12 JULY. London's Saatchi Gallery is soon to open immersive exhibition 'Sweet Harmony' exploring the rave movement of the 1980s/90s as well as the simultaneous birth of dance music.
12 Jul 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
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