REUTERS NEWS SCHEDULE AT 10 a.m. GMT/6 a.m. ET

REUTERS NEWS SCHEDULE AT 10 a.m. GMT/6 a.m. ET

Here are the top stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 6 a.m. ET/10 a.m. GMT. For a full schedule of news and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect https://www.reutersconnect.com/planning or on Media Express http://mediaexpress.reuters.com/planning-tools/calendar. TOP STORIES

GLOBAL MIDEAST-IRAN-TANKER Iran says tanker 'ignored distress call,' taken to Bandar Abbas port

GENEVA - Iran has taken a British-flagged oil tanker seized in the Strait of Hormuz to a nearby port, where the vessel and its crew will remain while an accident it was involved in is investigated, Iran's Fars news agency said on Saturday. HONGKONG-EXTRADITION Government supporters rally in Hong Kong to seek end to violence

HONG KONG - Thousands gathered in Hong Kong on Sunday for a pro-government rally to call for an end to violence, after a wave of protests against an extradition bill triggered clashes between police and activists and plunged the city into crisis. U.S.

USA-PUERTORICO U.S. lawmakers demand Puerto Rico governor resign as protests roil island Several U.S. Democratic presidential candidates and lawmakers on Friday demanded Puerto Rico's governor step down over offensive chat messages, as thousands on the Caribbean island staged a seventh day of protests to seek his resignation. USA-WEATHER Heat wave gripping eastern, central U.S. to intensify over weekend

NEW YORK - A massive heat wave that has enveloped the U.S. Midwest pushed into the Northeast on Friday, ushering in temperatures that could top 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees C) in Washington and prompting utilities to take steps to prevent power outages. BUSINESS

RENAULT-NISSAN-GHOSN Carlos Ghosn sues Nissan-Mitsubishi in the Netherlands: paper AMSTERDAM - Carlos Ghosn has launched a court case in the Netherlands against Japanese carmakers Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motors, who ousted him as chairman of their alliance last year on charges of embezzlement, Dutch newspaper NRC reported on Saturday.

AT-T-CBS CBS stations go dark for DirecTV customers amid contract dispute with AT&T CBS Corp and AT&T Inc failed to renew their contact, resulting in millions of DirecTV subscribers losing access to CBS programming. ENTERTAINMENT

SWEDEN-USA-RAPPER U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky to remain in Swedish custody, Trump plans to intervene STOCKHOLM - Swedish prosecutors on Friday extended American rapper A$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 - The star-laden movie version of hit stage musical "Cats" released its first trailer on Thursday, but first impressions were far from cuddly.

SPORTS BASEBALL-MLB-ROUNDUP MLB roundup: Mariners' Leake falls just short of perfection Mike Leake took a perfect game into the ninth inning and wound up with a one-hit shutout as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting Los Angeles Angels 10-0 Friday night.

MOTOR-NASCAR-NOTEBOOK NASCAR notebook: Logano seeks success in New Hampshire Is it just a coincidence that six current Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers share the distinction as three-time winners at New Hampshire Motor Speedway? 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 USA-TRUMP/DEMOCRATS (PIX) (TV)

U.S. Representative Ocasio-Cortez meets constituents after Trump's inflamatory attack Days after President Donald Trump launched an attack widely criticized as racist against four Democratic congresswomen, U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez holds a town hall in her home district in New York.

20 Jul 14:00 ET / 18:00 GMT UKRAINE-ELECTION/ (PIX) (TV)

Ukraine holds snap parliament election The party of Ukraine's new president looks set to win Sunday's snap parliamentary election, repeating Volodymyr Zelenskiy's shock victory in the April presidential race that has upended politics in the war-scarred nation.

Jul 21 JAPAN-ELECTION/LDP (PIX) (TV)

Japan's ruling party waits for election results Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)-led coalition is expected to keep its majority but probably with a reduced presence in the chamber in the upper house election. Abe is expected to speak after the results come out.

Jul 21 JAPAN-ELECTION/ (PIX) (TV)

Japan to hold election for upper house on July 21 Japan holds an election for the upper house, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)-led coalition is expected to keep its majority but probably with a reduced presence in the chamber.

Jul 21 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. The scientists will be conducting a range of experiments to determine the impact of the climate crisis on the region, and how this may in turn impact global weather conditions. Date of text story, to be filed from Kiruna, Sweden, TBD.

Jul 21 USA-ELECTION/NAACP-CONVENTION

NAACP Annual National Convention National Association for the Advancement of Colored People holds annual convention.

Jul 21 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 21 ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT

USA-COMICCON/STAR TREK Comic-Con International festival

Star Trek Universe Panel at the Comic-Con International festival in San Diego. Featuring Sir Patrick Stewart, Alison Pill, Michelle Hurd, Evan Evagora, Isa Briones, Santiago Cabrera and Harry Treadaway, alongside executive producers Alex Kurtzman, Michael Chabon, Akiva Goldsman and Heather Kadin.

20 Jul 14:30 ET / 18:30 GMT

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