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Thousands of mostly black-clad activists set off on a protest march in Hong Kong's Mong Kok district on Saturday, as the Chinese-controlled city braced for another weekend of anti-government demonstrations.

MIDEAST-IRAN-ZARIF Iran to further reduce commitments to nuclear deal: foreign minister

GENEVA (Reuters) - Iran will take another step to reduce its compliance with a landmark 2015 nuclear deal, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday without elaborating, according to parliamentary news agency ICANA. SOUTH KOREA-JAPAN-LABOURER

South Korea warns Japan of security pact risk, calls for 'cooling-off' in trade row BANGKOK (Reuters) - South Korea is exploring all options in a bitter trade row with Japan, including scrapping an intelligence-sharing pact, but wants a cooling-off period with Tokyo, a senior South Korean official said on Saturday.

U.S. USA-PUERTORICO

Puerto Rico has a new governor, but his stay may be short SAN JUAN (Reuters) - The handpicked successor to disgraced Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello was sworn in on Friday after Rossello stepped down, but lawyer Pedro Pierluisi said his term as governor might be short as the island's Senate still had to ratify his position.

CALIFORNIA-CLIFF-COLLAPSE One killed, at least three hurt after bluff collapses onto California beach

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A woman was killed and at least several other people hurt on Friday when a chunk of a sandstone bluff overlooking a Southern California beach collapsed onto them, local police and fire officials said. BUSINESS

USA-TRADE-CHINA China vows to fight against Trump's latest tariffs as stocks sink

BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China on Friday vowed to fight back against U.S. President Donald Trump's abrupt decision to slap 10% tariffs on the remaining $300 billion in Chinese imports, a move that ended a month-long trade truce. APPLE-TARIFFS

U.S. tariff threat may compound Apple's iPhone woes: BofA Apple Inc could see a hit to its annual earnings from U.S. President Donald Trump's newly proposed 10% tariff on Chinese imports from Sept. 1, analysts from Bank of America Merrill Lynch said on Friday.

EU-GOOGLE-ANTITRUST Google to allow rival search engines to compete on Android - at a price

BRUSSELS/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google will allow rivals to compete to be the default search engines on new Android devices in Europe, but they will have to pay for the privilege. ENTERTAINMENT

USA-SWEDEN-RAPPER Judge releases A$AP Rocky from custody until assault trial verdict

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - The Swedish judge in the assault trial of U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky and two of his entourage ordered that the three men be released from custody on Friday until the verdict. PEOPLE-KELLY

Singer R. Kelly pleads not guilty to New York sex trafficking charges NEW YORK (Reuters) - Singer R. Kelly pleaded not guilty in New York on Friday to charges that he ran a criminal scheme that recruited women and underage girls to have sex with him, isolating them and often controlling what they ate and when they went to the bathroom.

FILM-PEANUT-BUTTER-FALCON Actor with Down syndrome inspires and stars in Hollywood film

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The critically acclaimed new movie "The Peanut Butter Falcon" took an unusual path to Hollywood and has made an unlikely star of Zack Gottsagen, an actor who has Down syndrome. SPORTS

BASEBALL-MLB-ROUNDUP MLB roundup: Astros hammer six home runs to rout M's

Rookie Yordan Alvarez slugged the first of Houston's season-high six home runs as the Astros bashed their way to a 10-2 victory over the visiting Seattle Mariners on Friday. FOOTBALL-NFL-HALL OF FAME

Pro Football Hall of Fame to welcome Gonzalez, Reed on Saturday Ed Reed was considered the premier safety in the NFL during his career. On Saturday, the former Baltimore Ravens ballhawk takes his place among the all-time greats at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

FOOTBALL-NFL-NOTEBOOK NFL notebook: Colts work out Marshall, Gillislee

The Indianapolis Colts worked out wide receiver Brandon Marshall and running back Mike Gillislee on Friday, according to multiple reports. GAMES-PANAM

Ahead by a century, U.S. storms to 100 Pan Am medals LIMA (Reuters) - The United States needed only one week to hit the medal century mark at the Pan Am Games on Friday while Canada shot up the table into second place after sweeping all the titles but one on offer in badminton

UPCOMING POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

FRANCE-FLYING MAN/ (PIX) (TV) 'Flying Man' gives news conference before cross Channel attempt

French inventor Franky Zapata gives a news conference before a fresh attempt to cross the English Channel on his jet-powered hoverboard after a failed attempt this month where he missed a refueling platform and crashed into the sea. 3 Aug 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

FRANCE-FLYING MAN/ (PIX) (TV) 'Flying Man' tries to cross Channel again on jet-powered flyboard

French inventor Franky Zapata makes a fresh attempt to cross the English Channel on his jet-powered hoverboard after a failed attempt this month where he missed a refueling platform and crashed into the sea. 4 Aug

HONGKONG-PROTESTS/ (PIX) (TV) Hong Kong protesters rally at a local park in Tseung Kwan O

Tens of thousands of protesters are expected to gather at Po Tsui Park for a march in Tseung Kwan O, a residential area in Hong Kong's New Territories, to demand political reforms and government accountability. 4 Aug

FRANCE-FLYING MAN/ (TV) 'Flying Man' gives a news conference after cross Channel attempt

French inventor Franky Zapata gives a news conference after his attempt to cross the English Channel on his jet-powered hoverboard. 4 Aug

CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE SYRIA-SECURITY/NORTHWEST-CEASEFIRE (PIX) (TV)

Fragile ceasefire gives Syrians in northwest respite from airstrikes A story based on interviews with people in Syria's Idlib city and in camps for the displaced near the Turkish border after a ceasefire halted government and Russian airstrikes against the rebel stronghold.

4 Aug SPORTS

SOCCER-FRIENDLY-USA-IRL/REPORT Soccer - USWNT face Ireland in friendly in Pasadena

The USWNT, fresh off their World Cup-winning run through France, face Ireland in a friendly at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. 3 Aug 22:00 ET / 02:00 GMT

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