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China's television regulator has banned "entertainment-driven" historical dramas, it said in a notice on Thursday, the latest clampdown on media in a sensitive year for the ruling Communist Party.
HEALTH-EBOLA-CONGO-RWANDA/ Congo says Rwanda has closed border near Goma
KINSHASA/KIGALI (Reuters) - Congo's presidency said on Thursday that Rwandan authorities had closed the border between Goma and its nearest town of Gisenyi for all people other than Congolese citizens leaving Rwanda. The U.S.
USA-ELECTION-DEBATE-GM/ Democrats pass up a 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-SWEDEN-RAPPER/
U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky to testify in assault trial STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky will give testimony in a Swedish court on Thursday on the second day of his assault trial after he and two of his entourage were accused of punching and kicking a teenager.
BUSINESS REFINITIV-M-A-LSE/
Britain's LSE lands 'defining' $27 billion Refinitiv deal in data drive LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's London Stock Exchange has agreed to buy financial information provider Refinitiv in a $27 billion deal aimed at offering to trade across regions and currencies and positioning the company as a competitor to Bloomberg.
SOUTH KOREA-JAPAN-LABORERS-CHIP-ANALYSIS/ South Korean chip giants face 'strangling' from Japanese export curbs
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean chipmakers are hitting a dead-end in their quest to find alternatives for key Japanese materials that have been slapped with export restrictions, raising the prospect of major disruption to their operations in the coming months. ENTERTAINMENT
PEOPLE--KELLY/ R. Kelly lawyer calls alleged victims 'disgruntled groupies': court filing
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawyer for singer R. Kelly, who is accused of running a years-long scheme sexually preying on women and girls, said on Wednesday that the charges against the R&B artist stemmed from disgruntled groupies. 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 lawsuits 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-SILICON VALLEY/
Top seeds reign as Svitolina and Sabalenka advance in San Jose (Reuters) - Top-seeded Elina Svitolina crushed Daria Kasatkina 6-3 6-1 and second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka put an end to CoCo Vandeweghe's comeback bid with a 6-3 6-3 win in second-round action at the Silicon Valley Classic in San Jose on Wednesday.
ATHLETICS-SEMENYA-IAAF/ IAAF hails Semenya decision as a victory for 'parity'
(Reuters) - The governing body of world athletics has hailed the Swiss court decision that ruled Caster Semenya out of their world championships as a victory for "parity and clarity". UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS USA-PUERTO RICO/ (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 dominate 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 15:00 ET, 19:00 GMT CANADA-POLITICS/CANNABIS
Canada's Justice Minister makes an 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 15:00 ET, 19:00 GMT NORTH KOREA-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 15:30 ET, 19:30 GMT USA-BALTIMORE/ (PIX) (TV)
WIDER IMAGE: In Baltimore, healing was underway 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 15:00 ET, 19:00 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 10:00 ET, 14:00 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 the 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 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 23:00 ET THAILAND-USA/POMPEO (TV)
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gives a speech on U.S. economic engagement in Indo-Pacific region U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers a speech on U.S. economic engagement in the Indo-Pacific Region.
2 Aug 02:00 ET, 06:00 GMT ASEAN-THAILAND/ (PIX) (TV)
ASEAN, East Asian nations' foreign ministers meet in Bangkok Foreign ministers from Southeast and East Asian nations gather in Bangkok for the 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting, 20th ASEAN Plus Three, and the 9th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
2 Aug 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 13:30 ET, 17:30 GMT
BUSINESS / ECONOMICS THOMSON REUTERS-RESULTS/(PIX)
Thomson Reuters raises outlook as revenue growth picks up Thomson Reuters Corp raised its sales and core profit outlook for 2019 and 2020 on Thursday after reporting 4% organic revenue growth for the second quarter, which it said was its best since 2008 and ahead of its expectations.
1 Aug 12:30 ET, 16:30 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 11:00 ET, 15:00 GMT
ZIMBABWE-ECONOMY/ (PIX) Zimbabwe finance minister presents the 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 12:30 ET, 16:30 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 interested 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 11:00 ET, 15:00 GMT
GM-RESULTS/ GM reports second-quarter results
General Motors Co reports second-quarter earnings. 1 Aug 12:30 ET, 16:30 GMT
USA-TRADE/BRAZIL (PIX) (TV) U.S. Commerce Secretary Ross speaks at an infrastructure industry event in Brasilia
Commerce Secretary Ross will speak to the CG/LA infrastructure conference and later is the keynote speaker at lunch. 1 Aug 12:00 ET, 16:00 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 09:00 ET, 13:00 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. 1 Aug 12:00 ET, 16:00 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 19:00 ET, 23:00 GMT
AUSTRALIA-ECONOMY/SALES FIGURES Australia-Retail Sales for June
ABS data on retail sales for June and Q2. Likely to be subdued again as consumers wrestle with sluggish wages and weak home prices. Outlook for Q3 seems brighter thanks to rate cuts, tax breaks and signs of some stabilization in the housing market. 2 Aug 01:30 ET, 05:30 GMT
IMPERIAL-RESULTS/ Canada's Imperial Oil reports second-quarter earnings
Canada's Imperial Oil reports second-quarter earnings for a three-month period in which production was constrained by Alberta government curtailments. Investors will also be looking for updates on talks between industry and the government regarding crude-by-rail contracts. 2 Aug
GLOBAL-ECONOMY/WEEK AHEAD Global Economy Week ahead
A weekly look at key economic events for the global economy in the coming seven days. 2 Aug
ENBRIDGE-RESULTS/ Canada's Enbridge Inc reports second-quarter results
Canada's largest pipeline company Enbridge Inc reports second-quarter results. Investors will be looking for updates on its plans to introduce long-term contracts on the Mainline pipeline system. The company is also facing legal challenges to its Line 5 pipeline in Wisconsin and Michigan and delays on the Line 3 replacement project in Minnesota. 2 Aug
SOUTH KOREA-JAPAN/LABORERS (TV) Japan expected to decide on trade status with South Korea
The Japanese government is expected to decide on whether to remove South Korea from a so-called "white list" of countries that enjoy minimum trade restriction at a cabinet meeting. 2 Aug
SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY THAILAND-CANNABIS/ (TV)
Thailand showcases its cannabis laboratory as govt pushes law on medical use Thailand takes the media on a tour to visit the cannabis nursery and laboratory of the Medical Cannabis Extraction Prototype Project as the government seeks to implement a law regulating the drug's medical use.
2 Aug ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT
FESTIVAL-EDINBURGH/ Preview of Edinburgh arts festival and fringe
Broad overview to coincide with a festival launch at the start of August. 2 Aug
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