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Hong Kong braced on Thursday for more mass demonstrations through the weekend, with the weeks-long crisis escalating after pro-democracy protests forced the cancellation of nearly 1,000 flights this week and world leaders urging calm.

SOUTHKOREA-JAPAN-LABOURERS-ANNIVERSAR/ South Korea urges dialogue with Japan on World War Two anniversary

SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) - On the anniversary of Japan's World War Two surrender, South Korea's president on Thursday urged Japan to contemplate its wartime past and offered to engage in talks to repair strained ties, while Japan pledged to never repeat the horrors of war. U.S.

PHILADELPHIA-SHOOTING-SUSPECT/ Suspect in Philadelphia police standoff taken into custody

Police said they took into custody early on Thursday the suspect in a seven-hour shooting standoff in a north Philadelphia home that left six officers wounded after a barrage of bullets. USA-IMMIGRATION/

Thirteen U.S. states sue over new rule to limit legal immigration A coalition of 13 U.S. states sued President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday, seeking to block a new rule that would drastically reduce legal immigration by denying visas to poor migrants.

BUSINESS USA-BONDS/

U.S. curve inverts for first time in 12 years; 30-year yield tumbles NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury yield curve temporarily inverted on Wednesday for the first time since June 2007 in a sign of investor concern that the world's biggest economy could be heading for recession.

BOEING-AIRPLANE/ Boeing delays delivery of ultra-long-range version of 777X

SAN FRANCISCO/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Boeing Co has pushed back the entry into service of an ultra-long-range version of its forthcoming 777X widebody, the U.S. planemaker said on Wednesday, as it grapples with fallout from the 737 MAX crisis and engine issues with the 777X. 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. ROMANIA-MUSIC-DONATION/

Heavy metal band Metallica donates 250,000 euros for Romanian pediatric hospital BUCHAREST (Reuters) - American heavy metal band Metallica has donated 250,000 euros to a Romanian association building the country's first pediatric oncology hospital, they said on Wednesday.

SPORTS BASEBALL-MLB-ATL-NYM/

Braves survive over Mets as both bullpens struggle Tyler Flowers' soft single chased home the go-ahead run as the Atlanta Braves batted around and scored five times in the seventh inning to stun the visiting New York Mets 6-4 on Wednesday.

BASKETBALL-NBA-BKN-TSAI/ Report: Tsai to buy remainder of Nets franchise

Joseph Tsai plans to buy the remainder of the Brooklyn Nets from Mikhail Prokhorov and become sole owner of the NBA franchise, the New York Post reported Wednesday. 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 LIECHTENSTEIN-ANNIVERSARY/ (PIX)

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

15 Aug 05:30 ET / 09:30 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 PACIFIC-FORUM/

Pacific Island leaders meet with regional powers in Tuvalu Pacific Island leaders meet with delegations from China, EU, Japan and the U.S., among other countries, on the final day of a four-day meeting in the tiny island state of Tuvalu.

16 Aug 17:00 ET / 21:00 GMT 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

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

TURKEY-SECURITY/ Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu holds news conferences, may comment on Syria

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu holds joint news conferences with his Sierra Leone (0800 GMT) and Niger counterparts (1100 GMT) and may comment on developments in neighbouring Syria. 15 Aug 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS 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 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT 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 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