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Police and activists are bracing for further violence later on Saturday as protesters plan to converge on a rural Hong Kong town where suspected triad gangsters attacked protesters and commuters at a train station last weekend.

SOUTHKOREA-NIGHTCLUB Club floor collapses in South Korea as athletes dance; two people dead

GWANGJU, South Korea (Reuters) - An upper floor of a nightclub collapsed on top of dancing revelers in South Korea on Saturday, killing two South Koreans and injuring several foreign athletes competing at the World Aquatics Championships, rescue officials and witnesses said. U.S.

USA-COURT-WALL U.S. Supreme Court lets Trump use disputed funds for border wall

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday handed President Donald Trump a victory by letting his administration redirect $2.5 billion in money approved by Congress for the Pentagon to help build his promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border even though lawmakers refused to provide funding. USA-TRUMP-MUELLER-DEMOCRATS

U.S. House panel seeks grand jury evidence to assess Trump impeachment WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Democratic-led U.S. House Judiciary Committee asked a federal court on Friday for access to grand jury evidence from the Mueller probe that lawmakers say they need to determine whether to begin impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump.

BUSINESS REFINITIV-M-A-LSE

London Stock Exchange in talks to buy Refinitiv for $27 billion LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The London Stock Exchange Group Plc (LSE.L) said on Friday it was in discussions to acquire financial data analytics provider Refinitiv Holdings Ltd for $27 billion, including debt.

SPRINT-CORP-M-A-T-MOBILE Sprint, T-Mobile win U.S. antitrust approval for $26 billion merger

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - T-Mobile US Inc won U.S. antitrust approval for its $26 billion takeover of rival Sprint Corp, the Justice Department said Friday, clearing a major hurdle to a deal that merges the nation’s third and fourth largest wireless carriers. ENTERTAINMENT

TELEVISION-WUTANG Wu-Tang Clan gets back to its roots in new TV series

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The story of famed 1990s group Wu-Tang Clan is coming to television in a series that rapper RZA hopes will resonate beyond America’s hip-hop community. USA-SWEDEN-RAPPER

Sweden rebuffs Trump over U.S. rapper charges, saying courts independent STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden on Friday dismissed an angry outburst from U.S. President Donald Trump after prosecutors charged U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky with assault, saying the country’s judicial system was independent of political interference.

SPORTS ATHLETICS-USA

Athletics: Coleman romps to U.S. 100 meters title DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) - Christian Coleman showed again he is the man to beat in the 100 meters as he cruised to victory at the U.S. nationals and world championship trials with another sub-10 second run on Friday.

FOOTBALL-NFL-NOTEBOOK NFL notebook: Cowboys RB Elliott officially a holdout

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott wasn’t present for the opening of training camp on Friday, missing the team physical and a conditioning run, NFL Network reported. UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS RUSSIA-POLITICS/PROTESTS (PIX) (TV)

Russians protest over local election Russia's opposition has called for people to protest outside the Moscow mayor's office over the authorities' refusal to allow a number of opposition candidates to take part in a Moscow legislative election in September.

27 Jul 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT SPORTS

CYCLING-FRANCE/COLOMBIA-REAX (PIX) (TV) Bernal's hometown watches as he goes for Tour de France win Colombians in Egan Bernal's home town of Zipaquira will gather early on Saturday morning to watch the 22-year-old cycling wunderkind claim a likely victory in the Tour de France.

27 Jul 16:00 ET / 20:00 GMT RELIGION

INDIA-KASHMIR/PILGRIMAGE (PIX) Record-breaking number of Hindu pilgrims travel to cave in Kashmir mountains

A record-breaking number of Hindus go on Amarnath Yatra, a pilgrimage to a holy cave in the mountains of contested Kashmir, amid tensions over stringent security measures following a suicide attack in February. 27 Jul 09:30 ET / 13:30 GMT

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