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North Korea has fired an unidentified projectile early on Thursday from an area near Wonsan, on North Korea's eastern coast, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-UN/ U.S. blocks U.N. rebuke of Israeli demolition of Palestinian homes: diplomats

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States on Wednesday blocked an attempt by Kuwait, Indonesia and South Africa to get the United Nations Security Council to condemn Israel's demolition of Palestinian homes on the outskirts of Jerusalem, diplomats said. U.S.

USA-TRUMP-FOODSTAMPS/ Trump administration's own study shows food stamp move may hurt poor

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Trump administration proposal to tighten eligibility for food stamps could undercut access to basic nutrition for millions of Americans and hurt some low-cost retailers, according to an analysis conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which runs the program. USA-TRUMP-MUELLER/

Mueller says he did not exonerate Trump as Republicans assail inquiry WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller said on Wednesday in his long-awaited U.S. congressional testimony he had not exonerated Donald Trump of obstruction of justice, as the president has claimed, and defended the inquiry's integrity under repeated attacks by Trump's conservative Republican allies.

BUSINESS FACEBOOK-RESULTS/

Facebook revenue beats estimates, discloses U.S. FTC antitrust probe Facebook Inc beat analysts' estimates for revenue on Wednesday for a second straight quarter, but even as it agreed to pay $5 billion to settle a data privacy probe the company disclosed that it faces a new U.S. government antitrust investigation.

BOEING-RESULTS/ Boeing posts biggest loss on 737 MAX, may have to halt production of jet

Boeing Co posted its largest-ever quarterly loss on Wednesday due to the spiraling cost of resolving issues with its 737 MAX, warning it may have to shut production of the grounded jet completely if it runs into new hurdles with global regulators getting its best-selling aircraft back in the air. ENTERTAINMENT

PEOPLE-MEEK-MILL/ Rapper Meek Mill granted new trial on 2008 drugs, weapons convictions

Meek Mill, a rap artist from Philadelphia who has become an advocate for reform of the U.S. criminal justice system, is entitled to a new trial on drugs and weapon charges that have kept him on probation for a decade, a Pennsylvania appeals court ruled on Wednesday. PEOPLE-HAUER/

Dutch Blade Runner star Rutger Hauer dies at 75: ANP AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch actor Rutger Hauer, best known for his role in science fiction classic Blade Runner, died on July 19 after a short illness, Dutch news agency ANP reported on Wednesday, citing his family. He was 75.

SPORTS CYCLING-FRANCE-TRENTIN/

Trentin wins Tour de France 17th stage as tempers flare GAP, France (Reuters) - European champion Matteo Trentin won the 17th stage of the Tour de France, a hilly 200-km ride from the Pont du Gard as tempers flared in the peloton on Wednesday.

VENEZUELA-MIGRATION-PERU/ Venezuelan baseball players go to bat for Peru in Pan American Games

LIMA (Reuters) - Venezuela's baseball team will not compete in the Pan American Games beginning this week, but some athletes who have escaped the country's economic collapse will play for their adopted home of Peru, host to the 18th edition of the regional multi-nation event that precedes the Olympics. UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AFRICA-SLAVERY/ARTEFACTS (PIX)

A look at items from the Africa to North America slave trade 400 years on August marks 400 years since the first African slaves in England's North American colonies arrived in Virginia, marked the beginning of the African slave trade to North America.

25 Jul 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT FRANCE-FLYING MAN/TAKE-OFF (PIX) (TV)

'Flying Man' begins crossing the Channel on jet-powered flyboard French inventor and "flying soldier" Franky Zapata prepares and takes off for his attempt to cross English Channel on a jet-powered flyboard. Zapata, who will depart from Sangatte in France and arrive in Dover, UK, intends to recreate the exploit of Louis Blériot, the first person to cross the channel by plane, 110 years ago.

25 Jul 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT USA-CLIMATE/POLL

POLL-Democrats and Republicans can't even agree on the weather Democrats are far more likely than Republicans to believe droughts, floods, wildfires, hurricanes and tropical storms have become more frequent or intense where they live in the last decade, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.

25 Jul 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (PIX) (TV)

Under siege, Venezuelan opposition lawmakers keep congress alive A look at how members of Venezuela's opposition-run congress are seeking to keep the institution alive in the face of a wave of arrests by the government of President Nicolas Maduro and violent attacks on lawmakers at the gates of the legislature.

25 Jul 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT NUCLEAR-IAEA/ (PIX)

IAEA Bord of Governors meets in Vienna The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency will meet in Vienna to discuss a successor for Director General Yukiya Amano, who died earlier this month.

25 Jul 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT USA-SAUDI/ARMS

Senate committee considers, Saudi, Russia bills and nominations U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee to vote on several nominations, including Trump's choice to be ambassador to the United Nations, and bills including two bills seeking to punish Saudi Arabia for human rights violations and another that would to impose sanctions on individuals and companies developing Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

25 Jul 10:30 ET / 14:30 GMT THAILAND-POLITICS/ (PIX) (TV)

Thai PM Prayuth announces his policies in parliament Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and his cabinet ministers announce their policies.

25 Jul 22:30 ET / 02:30 GMT SPAIN-POLITICS/ (PIX) (TV)

Spain's parliament to hold second vote on naming Pedro Sanchez as PM Spain's parliament will hold a second vote on whether to name acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez as the country's new prime minister.

25 Jul 07:30 ET / 11:30 GMT GEORGIA-PANKISI/ (PIX)

WIDER IMAGE - In Georgian valley, war-scarred women battle tradition to make a living Fending for herself after leaving a husband who kidnapped her and then losing two sons in Syria's war, Leila Achishvili has fought hard to secure her independence in fiercely patriarchal north-east Georgia.

25 Jul 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT PAKISTAN-PROTESTS/ (PIX) (TV)

Pakistani opposition parties plan anti-government protest day Opposition parties in Pakistan plan "Black Day" of protest against government of Prime Minister Imran Khan, which they accuse of mismanaging the economy, victimizing political rivals and stifling media criticism.

25 Jul CLIMATE-CHANGE/BRITAIN-CLOUDS (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)

SPECIAL REPORT -- A Cloudspotters' Guide to Climate Change Scientists are trying to answer one of the biggest question marks in climate model simulations: What does the movement of the clouds mean for the climate? A survey of 30 years' worth of satellite data suggests high-altitude clouds are shifting closer to the poles, and a recent study warned they could actually disappear.

25 Jul BRITAIN-EU/IRELAND

Irish cabinet holds final cabinet meeting before summer recess Irish cabinet gathers near the border with Northern Ireland for its final weekly meeting before the summer recess.

25 Jul 06:30 ET / 10:30 GMT FRANCE-FLYING MAN/ (PIX) (TV)

'Flying Man' due to cross the Channel on jet-powered flyboard French inventor and "flying soldier" Franky Zapata expects to cross the English Channel on a jet-powered flyboard.

25 Jul BRITAIN-EU/LEADER (PIX) (TV)

Last day before British parliament is due to go on holiday 25 Jul

BRITAIN-EU/LEADER-FINANCE (PIX) Profiles of key British ministers/appointments

The new British prime minister will make appointments of key ministers. Stories on key figures. 25 Jul

CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE PEOPLE-COSBY/

Pennsylvania prosecutors to defend Bill Cosby's conviction in sex attack Prosecutors faced with Bill Cosby's appeal of his 2018 conviction for drugging and sexually attacking a college administrator were set to counter his argument that he never got a fair trial and deserves a new one.

25 Jul BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

CANADA-ENERGY/COMPANIES Canada's largest energy companies report quarterly earnings

Three of Canada's largest oil and gas producers - Suncor Energy, Cenovus Energy and Husky Energy - hold conference calls to discuss their quarterly earnings. 25 Jul

CHINA-SILKROAD/MALAYSIA (PIX) (TV) Malaysia, China resume Belt and Road project after rare renegotiation

Malaysia and China relaunch the controversial East Coast Rail Line project after Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, in a rare move, successfully managed to force Beijing to slash its total cost by nearly a third to about $10.7 billion. 25 Jul 22:00 ET / 02:00 GMT

RUSSIA-OIL/PUTIN (PIX) Putin allies' oil feud spills into public view

The blame game over a contamination scandal in Russia's oil industry has breached President Vladimir Putin's inner circle. 25 Jul

AUSTRALIA-ECONOMY/RBA RBA Gov Lowe speaks at Anika Foundation in Sydney

Philip Lowe, Governor, Reserve Bank of Australia speaks on "Inflation Targeting and Economic Welfare", The Anika Foundation and Australian Business Economists. 25 Jul 23:05 ET / 03:05 GMT

SK HYNIX-RESULTS/ (PIX) SK Hynix Q2 results

South Korean memory chip maker SK Hynix is scheduled to post its second-quarter earnings. 25 Jul

AMERICAN AIRLINE-RESULTS/ Q2 2019 American Airlines Group Inc Earnings Release

25 Jul 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT CANADA-CANNABIS/LICENSING

Canada's cannabis licensing favours rich companies, encourages starting small Changes to the licensing process for legal cannabis producers in Canada are limiting the ability of smaller companies to attract investment, industry executives say, causing the industry to be dominated by companies with deep pockets or ones who got a foot in the door prior to regulation changes in May.

25 Jul ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT

FILMFESTIVAL-VENICE/ (PIX) (TV) Line up of 76th Venice Film Festival to be announced

25 Jul 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT USA-SWEDEN/RAPPER (TV)

Sweden announces whether it will free or charge U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky Swedish prosecutors decide whether to free or charge U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky, who has been in Swedish detention for three weeks after being allegedly involved in a street brawl.

25 Jul SPORTS

CYCLING-FRANCE/BAHAMONTES (PIX) (TV) Cycling - Tour's best-ever climber, now 91, eyes Paris celebration of 1959 win

Ninety-one-year-old Federico Bahamontes, the first Spaniard to win Tour de France in 1959 and still considered to be the best climber in the race, is looking forward to attending the last day of this year's Tour in Paris on Sunday to commemorate 60 years since his win. 25 Jul 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

PACIFIC-SAMOA/RUGBY (PIX) (TV) Coconut lift - new Manu Samoan prop a long-term prospect

Alofaaga Sao used to bundle 32 coconuts together to use for weight training at his home on the far-flung Samoan island of Savai'i. The young, recently discovered prop is now in the Manu Samoa squad, and pushing for a place in the Rugby World Cup team playing in Tokyo in September where, if chosen, he plans to run through his opponents. 25 Jul 20:30 ET / 00:30 GMT

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