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The United States raised its travel warning for Hong Kong, urging increased caution by visitors to the Chinese territory in the face of what it described as civil unrest after months of sometimes violent street protests.

SAUDI-HAJ/ Muslim pilgrims descend on Mecca for haj, Saudis warn against politics

MECCA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of white-clad pilgrims, many gripping umbrellas to ward off Saudi Arabia's blistering summer sun, descended on Mecca this week ahead of the annual haj. The U.S.

TEXAS-SHOOTING-CNN/ Texas shooting suspect's mother alerted police about his gun ownership: CNN

The Dallas-area mother of the young man arrested in the mass shooting that killed 22 people in El Paso, Texas, had called police weeks earlier expressing concern about his fitness to own an assault-style rifle, CNN said on Wednesday. USA-TRUMP-BLAGOJEVICH/

Trump says he may commute the sentence of former Illinois governor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was seriously considering commuting the prison sentence of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich.

BUSINESS USA-ELECTION-SOULCYCLE/

SoulCycle, Equinox face boycott calls over investor's Trump fundraiser Fitness chains SoulCycle and Equinox on Wednesday sought to distance themselves from a fundraiser for U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly in the works by their billionaire owner, real estate executive Stephen Ross.

APPLE-RUSSIA/ Apple faces investigation for suspected unfair competition in Russia

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Apple is under investigation in Russia following a complaint from cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab and may be abusing its dominant market position, Russia's anti-monopoly watchdog said on Thursday. ENTERTAINMENT

MUSIC-BEATLES-ABBEY-ROAD/ The Beatles' iconic Abbey Road cover shot 50 years ago today

LONDON (Reuters) - Fifty years ago today The Beatles were photographed crossing a leafy street in north London, creating one of the most famous album covers in music history and an image imitated by countless fans ever since. PEOPLE-TREJO/

Actor Danny Trejo of 'Machete' fame pulls the young boy from overturned car LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood actor Danny Trejo, known for his tough-guy roles in such films as 'Machete,' helped rescue a young boy who was trapped in a car that overturned in a Los Angeles traffic collision on Wednesday.

SPORTS GAMES-PANAM-DECATHLON/

Gold comfort for Warner as he defends Pan Am decathlon title LIMA (Reuters) - While a successful defense of his Pan Am Games decathlon title on Wednesday was the result Damian Warner had been aiming for, the chilly conditions meant it was not the world championships 'warm-up' the Canadian was expecting.

OLYMPICS-2020-TICKETS/ Olympics: Tokyo organizers launch supplementary lottery for tickets

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Olympics organizers launched a second ticket lottery on Thursday after unexpectedly high local demand forced them to reevaluate their Japanese sales strategy earlier this year. UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BRITAIN-EU/RAAB

UK's Raab speaks to Reuters in Mexico British foreign minister Dominic Raab speaks to Reuters in Mexico on his tour to deepen ties with non-European countries ahead of Brexit.

8 Aug 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT USA-IMMIGRATION/GUATEMALA (PIX) (TV)

U.S. House Speaker Pelosi to visit Guatemala U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has opposed various Trump administration measures to crack down on migration, is slated to visit Guatemala on Aug. 8.

8 Aug 19:30 ET / 23:30 GMT CHINA-CANADA/

China dispute casts a shadow on Canadian election, and on Trudeau Canada's dispute with China, an economic powerhouse with a population 37 times its own, has been a nagging headache for Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and it is showing no signs of going away before his October bid for re-election.

8 Aug 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT HUNGARY-ASYLUM/PAINTINGS (PIX) (TV)

Afghan girl seeking asylum in Hungary exhibits paintings at Sziget music festival with help of UNHCR Mursal Faqirzada, an asylum seeker from Afghanistan has been held in Hungary's transit zone on the Serbian border for many months, awaiting a decision on her application. She started painting two years ago at a Serbian refugee center to forget all the hardships and now her paintings are exhibited at Budapest's week-long Sziget music festival.

9 Aug CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE

SYRIA-SECURITY/TURKEY Turkish foreign minister holds a news conference, may comment on Syria

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu holds a news conference and may comment on a Turkish-U.S. deal to establish a joint operation center in Turkey to coordinate and manage a planned safe zone in northeast Syria. 8 Aug 06:45 ET / 10:45 GMT

DISASTERS / ACCIDENTS ASIA-STORM/TAIWAN (TV)

Taiwan braces for Typhoon Lekima Taiwan braces for the impact of Typhoon Lekima as it approaches the island's northeastern coast and gathers strength.

9 Aug CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE

USA-SHOOTING/POLL Reuters/Ipsos poll on gun violence in the United States

New Reuters/Ipsos poll on gun violence in the United States following deadly mass shootings in Texas and Ohio 9 Aug

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS CBS-RESULTS/ (PIX)

CBS Corp reports second-quarter results CBS Corp is expected to post a rise in its second-quarter revenue as the TV broadcaster is anticipated to get a boost from higher sales in its entertainment business.

8 Aug 16:00 ET / 20:00 GMT UBER-RESULTS/ (PIX)

Uber reports second-quarter earnings Uber Technologies Inc is expected to post a rise in its second-quarter as a public company on Thursday.

8 Aug 17:00 ET / 21:00 GMT VIACOM-RESULTS/

Viacom Inc reports third-quarter results The media company is expected to post a rise in quarterly revenue, helped by higher fees from U.S. cable and satellite operators.

8 Aug 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT AUSTRALIA-ECONOMY/RBA

RBA Gov Lowe appears before House economics Committee Appearance by Philip Lowe, RBA Governor, before the House of Representatives' Standing Committee on Economics, should include updated forecasts for growth and inflation.

9 Aug 19:30 ET / 23:30 GMT GLOBAL-ECONOMY/WEEKAHEAD

Global Economy Weekahead A weekly look at key economic events for the global economy in the coming seven days.

9 Aug AUSTRALIA-ECONOMY/RBA

RBA quarterly outlook on economy RBA quarterly outlook for the economy is likely to include downgrades to forecasts for economic growth and inflation given a disappointing first half of the year.

9 Aug 21:30 ET / 01:30 GMT HUAWEI TECH-DEVELOPER/ (TV)

Huawei Developer Conference More than 5,000 developers and partners are expected at Huawei's new Dongguan Songshan Lake campus for the Huawei Developer Conference Aug 9-11, where consumer business group CEO Yu Chengdong will deliver a keynote speech and give updates on its consumer products ecosystem development.

9 Aug USA-SHOOTING/WHITEHOUSE-TECH (TV)

White House hosts meeting with tech companies on violent extremism online White House discusses violent extremism online with representatives from the number of Internet and technology companies.

9 Aug ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT

MUSIC-WOODSTOCK/BUSINESS (PIX) (TV) Peace and love? Think air-con, brands, and selfies 50 years on from Woodstock

Woodstock 1969 was billed as a three days of peace and music but music festivals these days are now big business, with corporate sponsors, VIP packages and social media influencers that bring in multi-million dollar profits, while rock music has been superseded by rap and hip-hop as the dominant music genre 8 Aug 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

RELIGION SAUDI-HAJ/ (PIX) (TV)

Muslim worshipers perform annual haj pilgrimage in Mecca Muslims from around the world gather in Mecca to conduct the haj pilgrimage, the world's largest annual Muslim gathering, which has been prone to disasters in the past.

9 Aug

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