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Former Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo, facing extradition from the United States as part of a corruption investigation, was deemed a flight risk by a U.S. judge on Friday and ordered held in jail.
MIDEAST-IRAN-USA/ Iran says it seized British tanker, denies U.S. brought down drone
DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Iran said it had seized a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday but denied Washington’s assertion that the U.S. Navy had downed an Iranian drone nearby this week, as tensions in the Gulf region grew again. U.S.
USA-TRUMP-HICKS/ Ex-Trump aide Hicks denies involvement in hush money talks: lawyer
An attorney for former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks denied on Friday that she was involved in discussions during the 2016 presidential campaign about a hush-money payment to a porn star who claimed to have had a sexual encounter with President Donald Trump. USA-IMMIGRATION/
Fifth U.S. city will process applications from migrants returned to Mexico The U.S. government on Friday named Brownsville, Texas, as a fifth city for processing applications from asylum seekers and other migrants returned to Mexico pending a decision, the latest initiative in President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policy.
BUSINESS USA-ECONOMY-NASHVILLE-INSIGHT/
As U.S. 'superstar' cities thrive, weaker ones get left behind NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) - In the depths of the financial crisis, when the world was shunning debt and battening down for the worst, city officials here zagged in what seemed a preposterous direction and spent $600 million on a new convention center.
USA-TRADE-CHINA/ Trump: U.S. had 'very good talk' with China; in-person talks may follow
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin had a very good talk with his Chinese counterpart, amid signals from China that officials could soon meet face-to-face in their bid to end a yearlong trade war. ENTERTAINMENT
SWEDEN-USA-RAPPER U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky to remain in Swedish custody, Trump plans to intervene
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Swedish prosecutors on Friday extended American rapper A$AP Rocky’s detention by six days amid their ongoing investigation into a street fight in Stockholm as U.S. President Donald Trump said he planned to call Sweden’s prime minister about the case. FILM-CATS/
New 'Cats' movie trailer brings out the claws LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The star-laden movie version of hit stage musical “Cats” released its first trailer on Thursday, but first impressions were far from cuddly.
SPORTS GOLF-OPEN/
Holmes and Lowry share lead as Fleetwood and Westwood push PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (Reuters) - Ireland’s Shane Lowry proved master of the Dunluce links for the second successive day to move into a share of the halfway lead with American J.B. Holmes at the British Open on Friday.
SWIMMING-WORLD-PEATY Win or lose, Peaty stands to gain at world championships
GWANGJU, South Korea (Reuters) - Losing is not something Adam Peaty does, or thinks about, very often but even if the Olympic breaststroke champion comes up short at the world swimming championships in South Korea it is unlikely to dent his confidence one little bit. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BRITAIN-EU/MARCH (PIX) (TV)
Pro-European rally in London Pro-European opponents of Brexit to hold a "No to Boris, Yes to Europe" march in central London. A 'Boris Blimp' is rumored to be making an appearance.
20 Jul 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT CLIMATE-CHANGE/ARCTIC-ICEBREAKER
Climate scientists cross Northwest Passage in Arctic icebreaker From July 18 to August 4, US and Canadian scientists, supported by 25 post-secondary students, will share with the public in real time observations and findings about conditions in the Arctic Ocean in unprecedented interactive broadcasts from the Northwest Passage, conducted from the Swedish Icebreaker Oden.
Jul 20 USA-ELECTION/NAACP-CONVENTION
NAACP Annual National Convention National Association for the Advancement of Colored People holds annual convention.
Jul 20 CLIMATE-CHANGE/ARCTIC-REPAIR (PIX) (TV)
Refreeze the Artic? As sea ice shrinks, wild ideas move to the mainstream The rapid loss of Arctic sea ice is among the most critical flashpoints in the climate system. If the Arctic goes, then Earth has effectively lost its air conditioning system – and all bets in terms of whether modern society can survive are off. The dire state of the Arctic is one of the primary motives behind a range of geo-engineering schemes – ranging from spraying salt water to seed clouds, to using 'snow cannons' to stabilising melting ice sheets. Precise date of filing TBD.
Jul 20 CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE
HONGKONG-EXTRADITION/ (TV) Hong Kong pro-Beijing groups rally to support the government
Supporters of several pro-establishment political groups are expected to rally at Tamar Garden near the city's Central Government Complex to condemn violent acts during protests and to support the police. 20 Jul 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT
BOSNIA-MASSACRE/BURIAL (PIX) (TV) Mass burial of Muslim victims of Bosnian wartime massacre
The remains of 86 Bosnian Muslim victims will be collectively buried in the northwestern town of Prijedor 27 years after the Bosnian Serb forces killed them and dumped in a ravine in central Bosnia. Jul 20
SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY SPACE-EXPLORATION/MOON (PIX) (TV)
U.S. marks 50th anniversary of moon landing The United States marks the 50th anniversary of the moon landing. American astronauts first walked on the lunar surface on July 20, 1969.
Jul 20 ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT
USA-COMICCON/MARVEL (TV) Comic-Con International festival
Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige to appear at the Comic-Con International festival in San Diego. He's expected to reveal what's coming up in the MCU. Jul 20
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