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Hong Kong anti-government protesters marched in a gritty industrial district of the Chinese-ruled city on Saturday, with some police wearing new black masks looking on, as China freed a British consulate worker whose detention helped fuel tension.

NORTH KOREAN-MISSILES North Korea launches more short-range missiles, clouding prospects for talks

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on Saturday, the South Korean military said, the latest in a series of launches in recent weeks amid stalled denuclearisation talks. The U.S.

PEOPLE-JEFFREY-EPSTEIN-SUICIDE Psychologist approved Jeffrey Epstein's removal from suicide watch

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A psychologist at the federal detention center in New York City where financier Jeffrey Epstein was jailed on sex-trafficking charges had approved his removal from suicide watch before he killed himself, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.

USA-VOTE FRAUD-TRUMP

Avowed Trump supporter from Mexico convicted of alien voter fraud SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - An avowed Republican activist and supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump, who was born in Mexico but lived in the United States illegally for more than 20 years, was found guilty on Friday of identity theft and five counts of alien voter fraud.

BUSINESS USA-TRADE-CHINA

Trump heaps another 5% tariff on Chinese goods in latest tit-for-tat escalation WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday lashed back at a new round of Chinese tariffs by heaping an additional 5% duty on some $550 billion in targeted Chinese goods in the latest tit-for-tat trade war escalation by the world's two largest economies.

USA-FED-JACKSON HOLE-POWELL Fed's commitment to act upstaged by Trump's furor

JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank would "act as appropriate" to keep the U.S. economy healthy in a deteriorating global economy, but stopped short of committing to rapid-fire rate cuts and drew fire from President Donald Trump.

ENTERTAINMENT

DISNEY-STAR-WARS Ewan McGregor to return as Obi-Wan in new 'Star Wars' streaming TV series

ANAHEIM, Calif. (Reuters) - Ewan McGregor will reprise his "Star Wars" role as Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi in a series for the upcoming Disney+ streaming service, the actor announced to fans of the beloved movie franchise on Friday.

MUSIC-ROLLING-STONES-MARS

Rockin 'n' roll on Mars: Rolling Stones have a space rock named after them (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones have rocked stages around the world in their more than 50-year career. But now their influence has gone into space after NASA's Mars InSight Mission named rock on the planet after the band.

SPORTS TENNIS-US OPEN-WOMEN

With no dominant force, U.S. Open women's trophy up for grabs (Reuters) - As many as 10 women competing at this year's U.S. Open have a realistic shot at raising the trophy including all-time great Serena Williams and big-hitting teenager Bianca Andreescu.

BASEBALL-MLB-ROUNDUP MLB roundup: Cardinals ride Flaherty into first place

Jack Flaherty struck out nine in six shutout innings and the host St. Louis Cardinals beat the Colorado Rockies 8-3 on Friday night.

UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS CANCELLED - RUSSIA-POLITICS/PROTESTS (PIX) (TV)

Canceled - Protest rally held in Moscow to demand free elections The event was canceled by the organizers after Moscow authorities did not authorize the location they wanted.

25 Aug TURKEY-ERDOGAN/ (PIX)

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan visits the Black Sea province of Trabzon Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan visits the Black Sea province of Trabzon.

25 Aug CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE

INDIA-KASHMIR/ (PIX) (TV) Monitoring developments in India's Kashmir amid tight security after New Delhi revoked special status of the region

Monitoring developments in Kashmir amid tensions over India's decision this month to revoke the special status of its portion of the majority Muslim region that both countries claim. 25 Aug

COLOMBIA-PEACE/ (PIX) (TV) Murder of hundreds of Colombian activists casts a shadow over the peace process

Indigenous leader Edwin Mauricio Capaz pulls on a bulletproof vest every day before getting into the armored car he uses to travel around the restive part of ​​southwest Colombia he calls home. The 34-year-old worries he could soon join hundreds of human rights activists assassinated since a 2016 peace deal, many of them for confronting drug trafficking or illegal mining. 25 Aug

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS AUSTRALIA-RBA/JACKSON HOLE

RBA Gov Lowe speaks at Jackson Hole conference Speech by Philip Lowe, RBA Governor, at the Jackson Hole Symposium, Wyoming, USA. (24 August, 10.25 am MDT, Aug 25 2.25 am Australian time)

25 Aug 12:25 ET / 16:25 GMT USA-FED/JACKSON HOLE-DOLLAR

Paper is given at Jackson Hole under embargo 24 Aug 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

USA-ENERGY/STOCKS (GRAPHIC) No ready spark seen for lagging U.S. energy shares

There may be little relief on the horizon for investors in U.S. energy companies, whose shares moved from darlings to dismal performers during Wall Street's record bull run and now face a shaky global economy, doubts about fossil fuel investments and general market skepticism. 25 Aug

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