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Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised on Tuesday to lead Britain out of the European Union on Oct. 31 “no matter what” as sterling tumbled and Ireland warned that the bloc would not be renegotiating the thrice defeated divorce deal. U.S.

CALIFORNIA-SHOOTING/ Motive for slayings at California festival still unclear two days later

GILROY, Calif. (Reuters) - California police on Tuesday were still trying to determine why a teenager went on a shooting rampage over the weekend at a popular food festival south of San Jose, killing a 6-year-old boy, a 13-year-old girl and a man in his 20s. USA-TRUMP/

Trump condemns slavery in Jamestown speech amid controversy over prior incendiary remarks JAMESTOWN, Va. (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, under fire in Washington for verbal attacks on racial minority lawmakers, condemned American slavery on Tuesday at the 400th anniversary of the first legislative assembly in Virginia and was briefly interrupted by a protesting state legislator.

BUSINESS APPLE-RESULTS/

Apple revenue forecast tops expectations, iPhone business stabilizes Apple Inc’s quarterly profit and revenue beat Wall Street targets on Tuesday and its forecast for fourth-quarter sales topped expectations as well, with Chief Executive Tim Cook telling Reuters that “marked improvement in greater China” drove the results.

MONDELEZ-INTL-RESULTS/ Mondelez raises full-year organic sales forecast

Cadbury chocolate maker Mondelez International Inc raised its 2019 organic sales forecast on Tuesday, as the company benefits from efforts to tailor its products to the tastes and trends of certain geographies. ENTERTAINMENT

LEBANON-BAND/ Mashrou' Leila concert in Lebanon canceled after church pressure

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon’s Byblos festival has canceled a concert by the indie rock band Mashrou’ Leila “to prevent bloodshed” after calls from church leaders accusing the band of blasphemy and death threats on social media. USA-SWEDEN-RAPPER/

U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky kicked and punched me, teenager tells Swedish court STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A teenager told a Swedish court on Tuesday that he was kicked and punched by U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky and two of his entourage during an altercation outside a hamburger restaurant in Stockholm last month.

SPORTS ATHLETICS-SEMENYA/

Semenya out of World Championships after Swiss court reverses reprieve CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya will not defend her 800-metres title at the World Championships in September after the Swiss Federal Tribunal reversed a ruling that temporarily lifted the IAAF’s testosterone regulations imposed on her, a spokesman for the athlete said on Tuesday.

SOCCER-USA-ELLIS/ Ellis to step down as head coach of U.S. women's team

Jill Ellis, who became the first female coach in history to win back-to-back World Cups, will step down as boss of the U.S. women’s national team in early October, U.S. Soccer said on Tuesday. 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.

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 factbox 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 Analysis of the 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

PEOPLE-JEFFREY EPSTEIN/ (PIX) (TV) Hearing in financier Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking case

A status hearing is scheduled in the sex trafficking case against American financier Jeffrey Epstein before U.S. District Judge Richard Berman in Manhattan. 31 Jul 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

GERMANY-COURT/ECB (PIX) Germany's highest court hears case against ECB's bond-buying programme

Germany's Constitutional Court hears four constitutional complaints about the European Central Bank's Public Sector Asset Purchase Programme, also known as quantitative easing. 31 Jul 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS IRELAND-CENBANK/

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

ETHIOPIA-BANKS/ Ethiopian parliament holds sitting to approve new banking laws

The house is expected to approve amendments to Ethiopia's banking business laws, part of a raft of economic reforms initiated by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed when he took over last year. 31 Jul

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

VALE SA-RESULTS/ Vale Q2 earnings to provide snapshot of dam burst recovery efforts

Vale, the world's largest iron ore exporter, is set to report quarterly results, with investors likely to focus on the company's forward-looking statements about cleaning up the site of the deadly dam collapse at Brumadinho. 31 Jul 07:30 ET / 11:30 GMT

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

EASTEUROPE-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 privatisation of the local health system. 31 Jul

LLOYDS-RESULTS/ Lloyds Banking Group publishes half-year results

Britain's largest domestic lender Lloyds Banking Group publishes results for the first half of 2019, with investors looking for any signs Brexit concerns could be hitting lending to consumers and businesses. 31 Jul 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT

SPOTIFY TECH-RESULTS/ Q2 2019 Spotify Technology SA Earnings Release

Sweden's Spotify Technology SA is expected to post a rise in second quarter revenue on Wednesday, the world's largest streaming music service racked up more paid subscribers for its premium service this quarter. 31 Jul 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

GE-RESULTS/ (PIX) Q2 2019 General Electric Co Earnings Release

Investors are watching for the size of GE's free cash outflow. 31 Jul 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

BUNGE-RESULTS/ Q2 2019 Bunge Ltd Earnings Release

Bunge is expected to release its second-quarter earnings. 31 Jul 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

CANADA-DEBT/ Canadian debt binge clouds economic outlook as consumers recoil

The high debt loads and depleted savings of Canadians look set to crimp their spending for as long as decades, according to economists, with consumers already showing signs of strain after borrowing costs began to rise in 2017. 31 Jul

AMADEUS IT GROUP-RESULTS/ Half Year 2019 Amadeus IT Group SA Earnings Release

31 Jul BAE SYSTEMS-RESULTS/

BAE Systems half-year results BAE Systems posts half year results, with 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.

31 Jul ENCANA-RESULTS/

Encana Corp releases second-quarter earnings North American oil and gas producer releases its second-quarter results.

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

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 BRITAIN-EU/STERLING (PIX)

UK holidaymakers feel the first hit of sterling's Brexit slide As sterling slides on mounting worries about a no-deal Brexit, British holidaymakers are feeling the most immediate impact of the fall as they discover that their pounds are buying them fewer euros and dollars.

31 Jul 09:30 ET / 13:30 GMT ZIMBABWE-ECONOMY/ (PIX)

Zimbabwe finance minister presents mid-year budget statement to parliament Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube will present the half year budget review statement, seeking to revive growth in the face of soaring inflation, drought and acute shortages of foreign currency and electricity.

31 Jul 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT 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. Genetically male, Keyonce - a name chosen to pay homage to the American singer - is one of several thousand fa'afafine in Samoa – a term that translates as "in the manner of a woman". It is a widely accepted third gender in Polynesian culture, and, according to Keyonce, a largely misunderstood community outside of Samoa. 31 Jul 20:30 ET / 00:30 GMT

SPORTS GM-PREVIEW/ (PIX)

GM faces declining sales and price wars in largest markets General Motors Co's investors will see on Thursday how the Detroit carmaker is weathering declining sales and mounting price pressures in its largest markets when it reports second-quarter earnings.

31 Jul 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)

FRANCE - BTF non-competitive bids 31 Jul 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT