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China said on Wednesday Hong Kong’s protest movement had reached “near terrorism” and more street clashes followed ugly scenes the previous day when protesters set upon men they suspected of being government sympathizers.

CANADA-POLITICS/TRUDEAU Canada's Trudeau accepts he breached ethics rules, refuses to apologize

OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday accepted a watchdog’s report that he breached ethics rules by trying to influence a corporate legal case but refused to apologize, saying he had been trying to defend jobs. U.S.

USA-ABUSE/LAWSUITS As New York legal window opens, child sex abuse victims sue Catholic Church, others

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Scores of people in New York state who were sexually abused as children sued institutions, including the Roman Catholic Church, on Wednesday, the first day a new law temporarily enabled them to file lawsuits over decades-old crimes. PEOPLE-JEFFREY EPSTEIN/LAWSUITS

Jeffrey Epstein accuser sues financier's estate as prison officials investigate suicide NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A New York woman who said she was sexually abused by Jeffrey Epstein at the age of 14 sued the disgraced financier’s estate and a former associate on Wednesday, as officials began a review of how Epstein died in an apparent suicide in his jail cell.

BUSINESS MACY'S-RESULTS/

Macy's shares sink as discounts to clear inventory hurt, tourism drops Macy’s Inc (M.N) cut its full-year earnings forecast on Wednesday after missing estimates for quarterly profit for the first time in at least two years, as it discounted merchandise heavily to clear spring inventory, sending its shares down as much as 18%.

INVESTMENT-FUNDS/BERKSHIRE Buffett's Berkshire boosts Amazon.com bet, attracts Ackman Jonathan Stempel

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Wednesday said it boosted its stake in Amazon.com Inc by 11% during the second quarter, increasing its bet on the powerful online retailer even as stocks traded near record highs. ENTERTAINMENT

USA-SWEDEN/RAPPER A$AP Rocky spared jail after being found guilty of Stockholm brawl

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky was convicted in Sweden on Wednesday of assault over a Stockholm street brawl, but spared time in jail after a high-profile trial that had led President Donald Trump to accuse Sweden of treating him unfairly. MUSIC-WOODSTOCK/MEMORIES

Remembering Woodstock: Naked men, bounced checks and LSD Jason Stone played hooky from summer camp and tripped on LSD-spiked watermelon, Graham Nash was so high his memories of performing are hazy, and Robin Naylor, at 15, saw her first naked man.

SPORTS TENNIS-CINCINNATI/MEN

Unseeded Struff knocks out Tsitsipas in Cincinnati Fifth-seed Stefanos Tsitsipas’s Cincinnati Masters challenge ended in the second round on Wednesday as he was beaten 6-4 6-7(5) 7-6(6) by unseeded German Jan-Lennard Struff.

ATHLETICS-KIPCHOGE/ Kipchoge likens sub-two hour marathon attempt to moon landing

LONDON (Reuters) - Kenyan world record holder Eliud Kipchoge says running a marathon in under two hours would be comparable in the annals of human achievement to standing on the moon or scaling Everest for the first time. UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS HONGKONG-PROTESTS/ENVOY (PIX) (TV)

Chinese ambassador in London speaks Chinese Ambassador Liu Xiaoming gives a press conference. He has been outspoken on the Huawei issue in the past. Hong Kong likely to be top of the agenda.

15 Aug 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT INDIA-INDEPENDENCEDAY/ (PIX) (TV)

India's PM Modi addresses the nation on Independence Day Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address the nation from the historic Red Fort in Delhi with focus of his address likely to be on the situation in Kashmir as India marks its Independence Day.

15 Aug 21:50 ET / 01:50 GMT WW2-ANNIVERSARY/MACRON (PIX) (TV)

Macron attends ceremony marking 75th anniversary of Provence landings French President Emmanuel Macron attends a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the Allied landings in Provence in World War Two which helped liberate southern France. Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara and Guinean President Alpha Conde are expected to attend the ceremony.

15 Aug 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT USA-ELECTION/RACE-POLL

Reuters/Ipsos poll: Has America's appetite for white identity politics changed since 2016? Reuters will publish a three-year analysis of public opinion data connecting attitudes on race and political engagement.

15 Aug LIECHTENSTEIN-ANNIVERSARY/ (PIX)

National holiday Liechtenstein The principality of Liechtenstein celebrates its 300th anniversary

15 Aug 05:30 ET / 09:30 GMT WW2-ANNIVERSARY/NORTHKOREA (PIX) (TV)

North Korea marks 74th anniversary of liberation from Japanese colonial rule North Korea celebrates the Liberation Day, which marks the end of Japanese colonial rule of the Korea peninsula at the end of World War Two, and is the only holiday shared by both North and South Korea.

15 Aug HONGKONG-PROTESTS/CHINA (PIX) (TV)

China invites scholars to speak at briefing held in Beijing on the situation in Hong Kong China's State Council Information Office in Beijing invites several scholars from across the country to speak at a news conference on the current situation in Hong Kong.

15 Aug 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT CLIMATE-CHANGE/ARCTIC-REPAIR (PIX) (TV)

Refreeze the Artic? As sea ice shrinks, wild ideas move to mainstream The rapid loss of Arctic sea ice is among the most critical flashpoints in the climate system. If the Arctic goes, then Earth has effectively lost its air conditioning system – and all bets in terms of whether modern society can survive are off. The dire state of the Arctic is one of the primary motives behind a range of geo-engineering schemes – ranging from spraying salt water to seed clouds, to using 'snow cannons' to stabilising melting ice sheets. Precise date of filing TBD.

15 Aug BRITAIN-EU/SWINSON (TV)

Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson gives speech on Brexit The leader of Britain's Liberal Democrat party gives a speech on Brexit.

15 Aug 04:30 ET / 08:30 GMT CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE

INDIA-KASHMIR/ (PIX) (TV) Security clampdown in Kashmir continues as India observes Independence Day

Telephone lines, internet and television networks have been blocked since Aug. 5 when India withdrew Jammu and Kashmir state's right to frame its own laws and allowed non-residents to buy property there. 15 Aug

WW2-ANNIVERSARY/JAPAN-SHRINE (PIX) (TV) Japanese visit shrine for war dead on anniversary of Japan's WW2 surrender

Japanese, including right-wing politicians are expected to visit the controversial Yashukuni shrine for war dead, seen in China and the two Koreas as a symbol of Japan’s past militarism, on the anniversary of Japan's WW2 surrender. 15 Aug

CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE USA-SHOOTING/CONGRESS

U.S. Senate Democrats ask Trump to shift wall money to gun programs Two senior Senate Democrats ask President Donald Trump to withdraw a $5 billion request for border wall funding and use funds instead on initiatives to combat gun violence in the aftermath of back-to-back mass shootings in Texas and Ohio.

14 Aug 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT TENNESSEE-EXECUTION/

Tennessee to execute Stephen West for two murders Tennessee is scheduled to execute Stephen West for two murders.

15 Aug NEWZEALAND-SHOOTING/ (TV)

Next case review hearing for Australian accused of mosque massacre Residents in Christchurch react as Brenton Tarrant, the Australian man accused of a massacre in two mosques in Christchurch, has his next case review hearing.

15 Aug UGANDA-CRIME/ (PIX) (TV)

Uganda's cash-strapped cops spend $126 mln on CCTV from Huawei Police say the new $126 million closed-circuit television camera (CCTV) system, supplied by Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, will slash spiraling violent crime. Opposition leaders say law enforcement agencies are too corrupt and overburdened to use the footage to identify criminals. They worry police could use the cameras, which have facial recognition technology, to target demonstrators in violent clampdowns as an election approaches in 2021.

15 Aug BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

AUSTRALIA-ECONOMY/RBA RBA Deputy Gov Debelle speaks in Sydney

Address by Guy Debelle, RBA Deputy Governor, "Risks to the Outlook" 14th Annual Risk Australia Conference, Sydney 15 Aug 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT

RUSSIA-BUSINESS/CALVEY (PIX) (TV) Russian court hears appeal by U.S. investor Calvey

A Moscow court hears an appeal by the lawyers of U.S. investor and founder of the Baring Vostok private equity group Michael Calvey who is under house arrest on suspicion of fraud. 15 Aug 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

ASIA-WASTE/INDONESIA-FARMERS (PIX) (TV) WIDER IMAGE - Garbage is the new cash crops for farmers

A village that used to be a farming community now is covered with plastic rubbish and farmers now are turning away from their paddy fields to become rubbish sorters. 15 Aug

BLACKMORES-RESULTS/ Full Year 2019 Blackmores Ltd Earnings Release

Australian vitamin maker Blackmores Ltd is due to report annual results on Thursday, Aug. 15. 15 Aug

NETHERLANDS-ECONOMY/ Outlook for Dutch economy updated by policy adviser CPB

Dutch government policy adviser CPB updates its outlook for economic growth in the Netherlands, after predicting 1.7 and 1.5% growth for 2019 and 2020 respectively in June. 15 Aug 01:00 ET / 05:00 GMT

COLOMBIA-GDP/ Colombia to release second quarter economic growth figures

Colombia will release its second quarter gross domestic product growth figures, after first quarter expansion failed to meet central bank expectations. 15 Aug

WALMART-RESULTS/ Q2 2020 Walmart Earnings

Walmart Inc will report its second quarter earnings on Thursday. The retailer is expected to post robust sales growth despite increasing pressure from tariffs imposed on imports from China. Investors will watch for an update on consumer demand in the wake of tariffs, contingency plans to mitigate the impact and an update on the e-commerce business following Walmart’s decision to deprioritize Jet.com. 15 Aug 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

AUSTRALIA-ECONOMY/EMPLOYMENT Australia-Employment

ABS data on employment for July is forecast to show a rise of 14,000 with the jobless rate stuck at 5.2%. Last week, the RBA downgraded the outlook for employment, predicting the jobless rate would remain at 5% or higher for the next two years and underlining the prospect of more rate cuts. 15 Aug 21:30 ET / 01:30 GMT

RUSSIA-BUSINESS/DELPAL (PIX) (TV) Russian court hears appeal by Baring Vostok executive Delpal

A Moscow court hears an appeal by the lawyers of executive at Baring Vostok private equity group, French citizen Phillipe Delpal, who is in pre-trial detention on suspicion of fraud. 15 Aug 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT

ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT MUSIC-WOODSTOCK/RETROSPECTIVE (TV)

'Recreating Woodstock': how the festival came together, and almost fell apart Mick Richards was among the 450,000 people at Woodstock in 1969, but he didn't think much about his "uneventful" 24 hours there until years later, when his teenage son started asking about the festival. That set Richards, a former rock drummer, on a 27-year journey of research, leading to the documentary "Creating Woodstock."

15 Aug 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT PACIFIC-SAMOA/TATTOO (PIX) (TV)

Samoans ink painful bond with their motherland Samoan brother and sister undertake the agonizingly painful tradition of receiving a traditional tattoo. Over several days an artist repeatedly bangs a fine-tooth metal comb into their flesh. The tattoo plays an important role in warfare and religious rituals and is seen as entry into manhood and womanhood.

15 Aug