REUTERS NEWS SCHEDULE AT 6 a.m. GMT/2 p.m. SGT
An Iranian tanker caught in the standoff between Tehran and the West shifted position on Friday, but its anchor was still down off Gibraltar and it was unclear if it was ready to set sail soon.
NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/ North Korea's Kim oversaw the test-firing of new weapon again: KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of a new weapon again on Friday morning, state media KCNA said on Saturday. U.S.
PEOPLE-JEFFREY-EPSTEIN-AUTOPS/ Official autopsy concludes Epstein death's was suicide by hanging
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City’s chief medical examiner determined on Friday that suicide by hanging was the cause of death for financier Jeffrey Epstein, whose body was found six days ago in a Manhattan jail cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. USA-TRUMP-LEWANDOWSKI/
Ex-Trump campaign chief Lewandowski says 'happy' to testify before Congress WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, said on Friday that he was “happy” to testify before the Democratic-led U.S. House Judiciary Committee as part of a congressional investigation of the Trump presidency.
BUSINESS HUAWEI-TECH-USA-LICENSE-EXCLUSIVE/
Exclusive: U.S. set to give Huawei another 90 days to buy from American suppliers - sources SINGAPORE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department is expected to extend a reprieve given to Huawei Technologies that permits the Chinese firm to buy supplies from U.S. companies so that it can service existing customers, two sources familiar with the situation said.
AIRBNB-RESULTS/ Airbnb records 30% growth rate in first-quarter on booking strength: source
(Reuters) - Airbnb Inc recorded $9.4 billion in total booking value in the first quarter, up 31% from the year-ago quarter, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday, a key number that could help pull in investors as the home-sharing company plans its foray into the public market. ENTERTAINMENT
PEOPLE-PETER-FONDA/ 'Easy Rider' actor Peter Fonda dead at age 79
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar nominated actor Peter Fonda, who played a cool and introspective motorcyclist in the 1969 film “Easy Rider” that captured the spirit of the era’s counterculture movement, died on Friday at age 79, his family said in a statement. MUSIC-WOODSTOCK-RETROSPECTIVE/
'Creating Woodstock': how festival came together, and almost fell apart LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Mick Richards was among the 450,000 people at Woodstock in 1969, but he did not think much about his “uneventful” 24 hours there until years later, when his teenage son started asking about the festival.
SPORTS TENNIS-CINCINNATI-WOMEN/
Osaka retires at Cincinnati with knee injury (Reuters) - World number one Naomi Osaka retired from the Cincinnati Masters with an apparent knee injury on Friday, less than two weeks before the start of her U.S. Open title defence.
DOPING-WEIGHTLIFTING/ Doping: Seven more Russian weightlifters banned
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Another seven Russian weightlifters have been provisionally suspended for doping violations, joining five compatriots already banned from the sport earlier this week. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS HONGKONG-PROTESTS/ (PIX) (TV)
Hong Kong protesters hold ”Reclaim Hung Hom and To Kwa Wan, Restore Tranquility to Our Homeland” Demonstration Tens of thousands of Hong Kong protesters are expected to hold a ”Reclaim Hung Hom and To Kwa Wan, Restore Tranquility to Our Homeland” Demonstration.
17 Aug 03:30 ET / 07:30 GMT
Also Read: Reuters Entertainment News Summary
Google News