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GLOBAL HONGKONG-PROTESTS

Hong Kong protesters disrupt train services, cause commuter chaos HONG KONG - Hundreds of Hong Kong protesters blocked train services during the morning rush hour on Tuesday, causing commuter chaos in the latest anti-government campaign to roil the former British colony.

BRITAIN-EU UK PM Johnson's no-deal Brexit gamble hammers sterling

LONDON - The British pound GBP= tumbled on Tuesday as investors bet Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit brinkmanship with the European Union could trigger a messy divorce that would sow chaos through the world economy and financial markets. The U.S.

CALIFORNIA-SHOOTING Gunman scorned California garlic festival on social media before a mass shooting

GILROY, Calif. - Police on Monday identified a 19-year-old California man as the gunman who opened fire with an assault rifle at a garlic festival in Gilroy, California, killing three people and wounding about a dozen. USA-IMMIGRATION-ASYLUM

Trump administration enacts another obstacle to asylum cases U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration imposed another obstacle for asylum-seekers on Monday, finding that being persecuted on the basis of threats against a family member is usually not enough to be granted asylum in the United States.

BUSINESS HUAWEI-TECH-RESULTS

Huawei's first-half revenue growth accelerates despite U.S. sanctions HONG KONG/SHANGHAI - China’s Huawei Technologies said on Tuesday revenue in the first half of the year grew 23.2% - faster than a year ago - despite an intense U.S. campaign against it that ultimately became a trade ban from mid-May.

CAPITAL-ONE-FIN-CYBER Capital One says the information of over 100 million individuals in the U.S., Canada hacked

Capital One Financial Corp said on Monday that personal information including names and addresses of about 100 million individuals in the United States and 6 million people in Canada were obtained by a hacker who has been arrested. ENTERTAINMENT

USA-SWEDEN-RAPPER U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky pleads not guilty in Stockholm assault case

STOCKHOLM - U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a charge of assault on the first day of a trial in Sweden that has drawn international attention and prompted President Donald Trump to intervene on the artist’s behalf. WEIGHTLIFTING-NEWZEALAND/HUBBARD

Weightlifter Hubbard becomes a lightning rod for criticism of transgender policy WELLINGTON, July 30 - Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard's gold medal-winning performance at the Pacific Games continues to reverberate long after the event, with a New Zealand women's group demanding sports authorities put a stop to "unfair" competition.

SPORTS GYMNASTICS-USA

'Without fear': U.S. bill aims to protect athletes after Nassar sex-abuse scandal Two U.S. senators introduced legislation on Tuesday to prevent sexual assaults against athletes by increasing oversight and legal liability for U.S. Olympic and sports officials following the Larry Nassar scandal.

The GAMES-PANAM-DAY3 U.S. take charge at Pan Am Games

LIMA - The United States jumped clear at the top of the Pan Am Games medal table after sweeping the 3x3 basketball gold medals on Monday and every indication would suggest they are likely to remain there for the duration of the two-week showcase. UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ASEAN-THAILAND/ (PIX) (TV)

ASEAN Foreign Ministers meet in Bangkok ASEAN foreign ministers attend an opening ceremony and a plenary session in Bangkok. The host Thai foreign minister Don Pramudwinai is expected to deliver opening remarks.

31 Jul 22:00 ET / 02:00 GMT USA-ELECTION/DEBATE-CANDIDATES

A look at how each U.S. Democratic candidate performed in the party's second debate A fact box of highlights for each of the 20 Democrats debating in Detroit.

31 Jul USA-ELECTION/DEBATE (PIX) (TV)

Second Democratic presidential candidate debate CNN will host the second debate of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race in Detroit on July 30 and 31.

30 Jul 21:00 ET / 01:00 GMT USA-ELECTION/DEBATE-ANALYSIS

Analysis of Democrats' second night of debate in Detroit 31 Jul

USA-ELECTION/DEBATE-HIGHLIGHTS Highlight moments from the debate

Major moments from the debate 31 Jul

CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE GERMANY-CRIME/ (PIX) (TV)

Security features after a man pushed the boy in front of a train on Monday 30 Jul 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS MERCK & CO-RESULTS/

Merck & Co to report quarterly earnings Merck & Co Inc is expected to report a higher second-quarter profit on Tuesday, as its drug Keytruda remains the market leader as an initial treatment for lung cancer.

30 Jul 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT PFIZER-RESULTS/

Pfizer to report second-quarter results Pfizer Inc will report second-quarter earnings on Tuesday when the company is expected to comment on the progress of its $10.64 billion deal for cancer drug developer Array Biopharma.

30 Jul 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT USA-SHALE/INDEPENDENTS (PIX)

INSIGHT-Texas shale pioneers struggle to appease investors, compete with majors Only a handful of independent shale firms make money than they spend. The stark challenges facing the companies that pioneered Texas shale signals a seismic shift in the sector - driven by investor demands for returns and a flood of investment from major oil firms such as Chevron and Exxon Mobil.

30 Jul 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT RUSSIA-OFZ/AUCTION

Russia's FinMin announces OFZ bond auctions Russia's Finance Ministry announces OFZ bond auctions for Wednesday

30 Jul 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT CONOCOPHILLIPS-RESULTS/

Q2 2019 ConocoPhillips Earnings Release Independent oil and gas producer is expected to post a fall in quarterly profit, hit by lower realized crude prices.

30 Jul 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT PROCTER GAMBLE-RESULTS/

Procter & Gamble Co Reports Fourth Quarter Results The world's largest personal care goods maker is expected to post a rise in fourth-quarter sales and profit, boosted by higher demand for its beauty, fabric and home care products.

30 Jul 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT EXXON MOBIL-DIVESTITURE/ (PIX) (GRAPHIC)

Exxon Mobil's Q2 results expected to sag, spotlighting the need for asset sales Exxon Mobil Corp this year promised to accelerate asset sales, a way of delivering much-needed cash for major projects and shareholder returns as it worked to restore lagging oil and gas production.

30 Jul 06:30 ET / 10:30 GMT APPLE-RESULTS/ (PIX) (TV)

Apple reports third-quarter results Apple Inc is expected to report a slight rise in quarterly revenue, after the company had signaled that iPhone sales had started to stabilize in China, one of its key markets, helped by price adjustments.

30 Jul 16:00 ET / 20:00 GMT GILEAD-NOVARTIS/TRIALS

Expensive Gilead, Novartis cancer therapies losing patients to clinical trials Unusually high numbers of U.S. lymphoma patients are choosing experimental treatments over expensive cell therapies sold by Gilead Sciences Inc and Novartis AG, new data shows, helping explain why sales of the two products have not met rosy expectations.

30 Jul 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT LILLY-RESULTS/

Eli Lilly and Co to report second-quarter results Eli Lilly & Co is expected to post a drop in second-quarter profit on Tuesday as it takes a hit from pricing pressures in the United States and generic competition for its older drugs such as Cialis.

30 Jul 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT BRITAIN-ECONOMY/AUTOS

UK car production figures published Britain's car industry released car production data. Output has been hit by consumers shunning diesel, Brexit and emission rule changes, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has said.

31 Jul 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT IRELAND-CENBANK/

Irish Central Bank publishes quarterly bulletin 31 Jul 19:01 ET / 23:01 GMT

MEG ENERGY-RESULTS/ Canadian oil sands producer MEG Energy releases second-quarter earnings

Canadian oil sands producer MEG Energy releases second-quarter earnings, with investors likely to be focused on production given ongoing curtailments imposed by the Alberta government to ease congestion on export pipelines. 31 Jul

AUSTRALIA-ECONOMY/INFLATION Australia-Inflation for Q2

ABS data on inflation for Q2 31 Jul 21:30 ET / 01:30 GMT

MEXICO-ECONOMY/ Mexico preliminary second-quarter GDP data

Mexico's national statistics agency will publish preliminary gross domestic product data for the second quarter after the economy shrank in the first quarter of 2019 from the previous three-month period. 31 Jul

EAST EUROPE-CLINICS/ (PIX) Private clinics in 'conquest-mode' as East Europeans flee public hospitals

Healthcare is not a business, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared as he opened a new hospital wing ahead of local government elections in 2014, affirming his staunch resistance against the privatization of the local health system. 31 Jul

AMADEUS IT GROUP-RESULTS/ Half Year 2019 Amadeus IT Group SA Earnings Release Conference call at 1300h

31 Jul ENCANA-RESULTS/

Encana Corp releases second-quarter earnings North American oil and gas producer releases its second-quarter results. Investors are likely to be focused on drilling and production from Encana's core growth areas in the Anadarko, Permian and Montney basins.

31 Jul USA-TRADE/CHINA (PIX) (TV)

The top U.S., China trade negotiators meet in Shanghai U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer meet with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He for talks in Shanghai, as the world's biggest two economies effort to iron out trade disputes.

31 Jul BAE SYSTEMS-RESULTS/

BAE Systems half-year results in BAE Systems posts half-year results, with a focus on how a legal ruling barring Britain from issuing new arms export licenses to Saudi is affecting the business.

31 Jul SAMSUNG ELEC-RESULTS/ (PIX) (TV)

Samsung Elec Q2 results South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics is scheduled to post its second-quarter earnings. Earlier this month, the world's top maker of memory chips and smartphones said it was set to post a 56% plunge in second-quarter profit due to tumbling memory chip prices.

31 Jul ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT

PACIFIC-SAMOA/GENDER (PIX) (TV) Meet Keyonce - a member of Samoa's third gender fa'afafine

Strongly built, and wearing a floral dress, long nails and eyelash extensions, Keyonce Lee Hang can’t help but make an entrance. 31 Jul 20:30 ET / 00:30 GMT

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