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GLOBAL Britain ramps up preparations for 'very real prospect' of no-deal Brexit
LONDON - The British government is working on the assumption that the European Union will not renegotiate its Brexit deal and is ramping up preparations to leave the bloc on Oct. 31 without an agreement, senior ministers said on Sunday. Iran intends to restart activities at Arak heavy water nuclear reactor: ISNA news agency
GENEVA - The head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, Ali Akbar Salehi, told lawmakers on Sunday that Iran will restart activities at the Arak heavy water nuclear reactor, the ISNA news agency reported. U.S.
Trump tells black lawmaker to clean up 'disgusting, rat and rodent infested' district WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump hit out at a prominent African-American critic on Saturday, calling him a “brutal bully” who should concentrate on cleaning up his “disgusting, rat and rodent infested” Baltimore district rather than criticizing the work of U.S. immigration officers on the Mexican border.
U.S. Supreme Court lets Trump use disputed funds for border wall WASHINGTON - 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.
BUSINESS LSE's bid for Refinitiv spotlights quest for data, globality
LONDON/NEW YORK - London Stock Exchange Group Plc’s (LSE.L) planned purchase of Refinitiv in a $27 billion deal is the latest sign that exchange operators are focusing more on data products to increase revenue, while also trying to expand their global reach. Pfizer in talks to merge off-patent drugs business with Mylan: source
Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) is in talks to merge its off-patent drugs business with Mylan NV (MYL.O) in a stock deal, according to a source familiar with the matter. ENTERTAINMENT
'Transparent' musical finale aims for upbeat send-off after star's exit BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Groundbreaking TV show “Transparent” will end with a musical episode in which the Pfefferman family grapples with the death of the character played by Jeffrey Tambor, the award-winning star fired after accusations of sexual misconduct.
Sweden rebuffs Trump over U.S. rapper charges, saying courts independent STOCKHOLM - Sweden on Friday dismissed an angry outburst from U.S. President Donald Trump after prosecutors charged U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky with assault, saying the country’s judicial system was independent of political interference.
SPORTS MLB roundup: Hiura blasts walk-off HR in 10th for Brewers
Keston Hiura hit a two-run walkoff homer to cap a three-run 10th inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs 5-3 on Saturday night. Games: No Biles, no problem as U.S. steamrolls to Pan Am gold
LIMA - Simone Biles did not make the trip to Lima but the U.S. women’s gymnastics juggernaut didn’t need the services of the world and Olympic champion as they steamrolled to the Pan Games team gold medal on Saturday. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS CONGO-POLITICS/
Members of Congo President Tshisekedi's first cabinet to be announced The members of Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi's cabinet are expected to be announced following six months of contentious negotiations between Tshisekedi and his predecessor Joseph Kabila.
29 Jul DISASTERS / ACCIDENTS
USA-MEASLES/ U.S. provides update on its worst measles outbreak in a quarter century
U.S. health officials provide updated figures on the nation's largest measles outbreak in a quarter century. 29 Jul
CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE ROMANIA-CORRUPTION/CODE
Constitutional Court ruling on Romanian criminal code challenge The Constitutional Court talks on challenges brought by the centrist opposition against changes made to the criminal code by the ruling Social Democrats. Code changes have raised concerns over the rule of law and the fight against corruption in Romania.
29 Jul BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
DBS-RESULTS/ Singapore's biggest bank DBS reports Q2 results
DBS, Southeast Asia's biggest bank by assets, reports results for April-June. 29 Jul 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT
COLOMBIA-BUDGET/ Colombia's government presents 2020 budget proposal to Congress
Colombia's government will present its 2020 budget proposal to Congress, ahead of anticipated amendments. The legislature must vote through the project before an October deadline. 29 Jul
ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT LITHUANIA-CHERNOBYL/ (PIX) (TV)
HBO show drives Lithuanian tourism and re-opens old wounds The success of a U.S. television miniseries about the world's worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl is driving up the number of tourists wanting to visit its sister plant in Lithuania where the series was filmed.
29 Jul ODDLY ENOUGH
SAFRICA-LIVESTOCK/ (PIX) (TV) African cattle investing - the next cash cow?
Cattle have long been considered a measure of wealth across Africa - but it is not just farmers cashing in. A pioneering app in South Africa enables investors - eager to benefit from rising global beef demand - to buy shares in a cow from their mobile phone for as little as 576 rand ($41). 29 Jul
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.
28 Jul 09:30 ET / 13:30 GMT
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