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As Hong Kong's political crisis simmers amidst heated protests, China's People's Liberation Army in Hong Kong released a video showing footage of "anti-riot" exercises and its top brass warned violence is "absolutely impermissible".
NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/ U.S. officials hold out for talks after latest North Korean missile tests
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's latest missile launches did not violate a pledge its leader Kim Jong Un made to U.S. President Donald Trump, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday, but efforts to resume denuclearization talks remained in doubt. U.S.
USA-ELECTION-DEBATE-GM/ Democrats pass up chance to dent GM on job cuts in Detroit debates
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Detroit-based General Motors Co emerged from two days of Democratic debates in its hometown largely unscathed as 2020 White House hopefuls largely passed up an opportunity to criticize it for significant job cuts in recent months. USA-DEATHPENALTY/
U.S. federal death penalty protocol faces fresh legal scrutiny WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Plans by President Donald Trump's administration to resume executions of inmates sentenced to death for federal crimes is set to face a stiff court challenge, but a judge's decision on the legality of its new protocol for lethal injections may come too late for five men scheduled to die starting in December.
BUSINESS USA-FED/
Fed cuts interest rates, signals it may not need to do more WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday, but the head of the U.S. central bank said the move might not be the start of a lengthy campaign to shore up the economy against risks including global weakness.
GLOBAL-ECONOMY/ Manufacturing pain spreads through Asia, more stimulus seen ahead
Asian factory activity contracted further in July, fuelling worries that a Sino-U.S. trade war and a slowdown in China could tilt the world towards a global recession, which central banks will have to fight with depleted ammunition. ENTERTAINMENT
FILM-WOODY-ALLEN-AMAZON-COM/ Judge narrows Woody Allen lawsuit against Amazon for quitting movie deal
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge in Manhattan on Wednesday narrowed Woody Allen's $68 million lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc for backing out of a four-picture production and distribution agreement and refusing to distribute a film he had already completed. SPORTS
TENNIS-JAPAN-OSAKA/ No fun playing since Australian Open, says out-of-form Osaka
TOKYO (Reuters) - World number two Naomi Osaka admitted on Thursday that the last few months have been "the worst of my life" and that she hasn't had fun on the tennis court since winning the Australian Open in January. SKATEBOARDING-XGAMES-PREVIEW/
Young skaters challenge old dudes at Minneapolis X Games TOKYO (Reuters) - Skateboarding has always been a young person's game but when the X Games kicks off in Minneapolis on Thursday, competitors as young as 10 will be fighting it out for the most prestigious prizes in the sport.
UPCOMING BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
SHARP-RESULTS/ (PIX) Sharp Q1 results
Sharp releases Q1 results 1 Aug 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT
BARCLAYS-RESULTS/ Barclays publishes half-year results
Britain's Barclays posts results for the first half of 2019, with ongoing scrutiny of its investment bank after seeing off a push by activist investor Edward Bramson to downsize the unit. 1 Aug 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT
GLOBAL-ECONOMY/FOOD U.N. agency FAO releases its latest food price index
U.N. food agency FAO releases its latest monthly global food price index. In August, FAO does not release an updated cereal supply outlook.The next cereal data will be released on Sept 5. 1 Aug 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT
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. That is something much of the rest of the country is likely to have to get used to as new Prime Minister Boris Johnson sticks to his tough stance with Brussels. 1 Aug 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT
CZECH-ECONOMY/RATES Czech Republic-Central Bank Rates
The Czech National Bank board holds a policy meeting at which markets widely expect it to keep interest rates unchanged and confirm its outlook showing rate stability for some time as uncertainties from abroad temper the effects of a still solid domestic economy. 1 Aug 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
VERIZON-RESULTS/ Verizon quarterly earnings
Verizon Communications Inc is expected to report a slight rise in second-quarter revenue. Investors will be on the lookout for the company's postpaid phone subscriber additions/losses, commentary on any new developments in 5G as well as internet and video subscriber additions/losses and revenue from Verizon Media/Oath.
1 Aug 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT USA-TRADE/BRAZIL (PIX) (TV)
U.S. Commerce Secretary Ross speaks at infrastructure industry event in Brasilia Commerce Secretary Ross will speak to the CG/LA infrastructure conference and later is keynote speaker at lunch.
1 Aug 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT GM-RESULTS/
General Motors to report second-quarter earnings No. 1 U.S. automaker General Motors Co will report second-quarter results. After weak results from several other automakers, analysts and investors will be watching to see the impact on GM's bottom line of falling new vehicle sales in the United States and China, the world's two largest car markets. Investors will also be on the lookout for volume forecasts for these markets, both for GM and the auto industry as a whole.
1 Aug 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT ZIMBABWE-ECONOMY/ (PIX)
Zimbabwe finance minister presents mid-year budget statement to parliament Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube will present a half-year budget review statement, as the government seeks to revive growth in the face of soaring inflation, drought and acute shortages of foreign currency and electricity.
1 Aug 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT THOMSONREUTERS-RESULTS/
Thomson Reuters second-quarter earnings Estimated time. Expected before market open (BMO).
1 Aug 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT CANADA-CANNABIS/SMALLBIZ
Canadian municipalities' prejudice against cannabis is helping the black market Canada's cannabis industry is becoming increasingly less open to small businesses, allowing the black market to continue flourishing, industry insiders say, and municipalities are largely at fault.
1 Aug 15:00 ET / 19:00 GMT POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
USA-SWEDEN/RAPPER (TV) Second day of U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky's assault trial in Sweden
U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky goes on trial in Sweden over his alleged involvement in a street brawl in central Stockholm last month. The trial is set to last three days. 1 Aug 03:30 ET / 07:30 GMT
ASEAN-THAILAND/POMPEO (PIX) (TV) U.S. Secretary Pompeo meets with Thai counterpart during ASEAN regional meetings
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his Thai counterpart Don Pramudwinai hold a joint news conference after bilateral talks on the sidelines of the ASEAN and dialogue partners foreign ministers' meeting. 1 Aug 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
USA-IMMIGRATION/GUATEMALA-MCALEENAN (PIX) US DHS McAleenan in Guatemala for second day amid blowback against safe third country deal
McAleenan holds news conference at U.S. embassy in Guatemala on second day of visits to politicians and officials as opposition grows to agreement that could force the impoverished country to absorb thousands of asylum seekers from its neighbors to keep them away from the United States. 1 Aug 07:30 ET / 11:30 GMT
USA-BALTIMORE/ (PIX) (TV) WIDER IMAGE: In Baltimore, healing was under way long before Trump's tweets
Civic-minded activists did not need President Donald Trump's incendiary tweets to swing into action. Well aware of their problems, including the highest murder rate among big U.S. cities, Baltimoreans are engaging in projects big and small in an attempt to lift their city of some 620,000 people. 1 Aug 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
USA-PUERTORICO/ (TV) Puerto Rico governor calls special legislative session to nominate successor
Embattled Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló calls a special session of the Legislative Assembly to nominate the island's former representative in the U.S. Congress Pedro Pierluisi as his new secretary of state and next in line to succeed him when he steps down. 1 Aug 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
CANADA-POLITICS/CANNABIS Canada's Justice Minister makes announcement on cannabis possession pardons
Justice Minister David Lametti will make an announcement on pardons for people convicted of simple possession of cannabis. 1 Aug 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/UN (PIX) (TV) United Nations Security Council to meet behind closed doors on North Korea's missile launches
United Nations Security Council to meet behind closed doors on North Korea's missile launches. The meeting was requested by Britain, France and Germany. 1 Aug 11:30 ET / 15:30 GMT
USA-TRUMP/ (PIX) (TV) Trump holds a rally in Cincinnati
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Cincinnati. 1 Aug 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT
DISASTERS / ACCIDENTS EXXON MOBIL-BAYTOWN/FIRE (PIX)
Investigators probe fire at Exxon petrochemical plant that injured 37 Investigators on Thursday were probing what caused the second major fire this year at an Exxon Mobil petrochemical plant in Baytown, Texas, that injured 37 workers.
1 Aug 09:30 ET / 13:30 GMT
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