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Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific Airways warned against what it described as an illegal protest planned outside its offices on Wednesday and that it had zero tolerance for “violent activities” and any staff who took part.
AUSTRALIA-EDUCATION/ Australia moves to protect universities from foreign interference
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian universities will be required to work with security agencies to ensure they guard against undue foreign interference, Minister for Education Dan Tehan said on Wednesday. U.S.
USA-ABORTION-MISSOURI/ Missouri ban on abortion after eight weeks temporarily blocked by U.S. judge
A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday blocked Missouri from enforcing a law banning abortion in the state after eight weeks of pregnancy except in cases of medical emergency, acting just a day before the law was set to take effect. PEOPLE-JEFFREY-EPSTEIN/
'Eats away at my soul': Epstein accusers testify weeks after his suicide NEW YORK (Reuters) - A succession of women who said Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused them at a young age voiced anger and defiance in a packed New York courtroom on Tuesday, some lamenting that the financier’s suicide deprived them of the opportunity to obtain justice.
BUSINESS GOLD-SWISS-FAKES-EXCLUSIVE/
Exclusive: Fake-branded bars slip dirty gold into world markets LONDON (Reuters) - A forgery crisis is quietly roiling the world’s gold industry.
BOEING-CEO-EXCLUSIVE/ Exclusive: Financial hit from 737 MAX will not slow appetite for services deals - Boeing CEO
EVERETT, Wash. (Reuters) - Boeing Co’s chief executive said on Tuesday that the financial fallout from the grounding of its 737 MAX jetliner would not slow the world’s largest planemaker’s appetite for deals in the higher-margin aircraft services sector. ENTERTAINMENT
FILMFESTIVAL-VENICE-PREVIEW/ Venice film festival pulls the stars but gender disparity casts shadow
VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - The world’s oldest film festival kicks off in Venice on Wednesday with plenty of Hollywood stars and top filmmakers expected but a lack of female directors and the inclusion of controversial names has drawn criticism. NETFLIX-IRISHMAN/
Scorsese's 'The Irishman' to get 26-day run in theaters before Netflix Martin Scorsese’s highly-anticipated new mob drama “The Irishman” may turn into a case of ‘catch it if you can’ as far as traditional moviegoers are concerned.
SPORTS TENNIS-USOPEN/
Serena, Djokovic headline Day Three action in New York NEW YORK, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Serena Williams will resume her quest for a record-tying 24th Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open on Wednesday while holder Novak Djokovic and five-times champion Roger Federer also seek passage to the third round.
FOOTBALL-GAMBLING/ U.S. football fans will have to wait for official sports betting partners
NEW YORK, Aug 27 (Reuters) - As football fans get ready for the start of the National Football League season on Sept. 5, they may think the league will finally endorse a legal U.S. sports betting operator. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS COLOMBIA-USA/HEALTH
Interview with U.S. Health Secretary on response to Venezuelan crisis We'll conduct a phone interview with U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar following his visit to Colombia's border with Venezuela and ask if the region can expect further aid funding to help it grapple with migrant health challenges.
28 Aug 15:30 ET / 19:30 GMT RUSSIA-INDIA/ (PIX)
Lavrov holds talks with his Indian counterpart Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov holds talks with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Moscow.
28 Aug 03:30 ET / 07:30 GMT TURKEY-USA/
President Erdogan receives new U.S. Ambassador to Turkey President Tayyip Erdogan receives the new U.S. Ambassador to Turkey David Satterfield's letters of credentials at the presidential palace but no statement is expected.
28 Aug 03:45 ET / 07:45 GMT GERMANY-ELECTIONS/ (PIX) (TV)
Far-right to deal blow to shaky Merkel coalition in eastern votes German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and her Social Democrat (SPD) partners are set to bleed support to the far-right in elections in the former Communist East on Sunday which could hasten the end of her federal coalition.
28 Aug 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT CHICAGO-EDUCATION/
Chicago Public Schools' budget up for vote as teachers threaten strike The Chicago Board of Education will vote on a $7.7 billion fiscal 2020 budget as the nation's third-largest public school system continues to negotiate a new contract with its teachers union, which is eyeing a possible strike as soon as Sept. 25.
28 Aug 11:30 ET / 15:30 GMT JAPAN-TICAD/ (PIX) (TV)
African leaders and international organisations meet for TICAD summit in Japan Leaders of African nations and representatives of international organisations meet for the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Japan.
28 Aug 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE
SOUTHKOREA-CORRUPTION/ FACTBOX-S.Korea's top court ruling on Samsung heir and ex-president
South Korea's Supreme Court delivers a ruling on Thursday on the bribery conviction of Samsung Group heir Jay Y. Lee in a corruption scandal that led to the ouster of the country's then-president in 2017. 9 Aug 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT
BUSINESS / ECONOMICS NORWAY-BUDGET/
Norway government budget conference News conference ahead of Norwegian government's two-day conference on 2020 fiscal budget
28 Aug 02:30 ET / 06:30 GMT BRITAIN-ECONOMY/AUTOS
UK car production figures published Britain's car industry released car production data. Output has been hit by consumers shunning diesel, Brexit and emission rule changes, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has said.
29 Aug 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT USA-FED/DALY
San Francisco Fed's Daly speaks in New Zealand Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly, who supported the Fed's latest interest-rate cut, speaks about inflation targeting at Reserve Bank of New Zealand and International Monetary Fund Conference, 2019.
29 Aug 17:30 ET / 21:30 GMT ETHIOPIA-AIRPLANE/CANADA-LABOR (PIX)
Aviation industry labor shortage hits Canadian companies trying to replace grounded Boeing jets A global shortage of pilots and mechanics is preventing some Canadian aviation service companies from meeting the needs of airlines and other customers scrambling to secure replacements for grounded Boeing 737 MAX jets.
28 Aug 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT SAFRICA-ESKOM/ (PIX)
South Africa's national treasury briefs lawmakers on Eskom Senior officials at South Africa's national treasury expected to brief lawmakers on 59 billion rand special appropriation bill for state power utility Eskom, the government bailout to help it stay afloat as debts mount amid operating losses.
28 Aug 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT USA-FED/BARKIN
Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin speaks in West Virginia Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin speaks on "Fostering Entrepreneurship" to West Virginia Chamber of Commerce in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
28 Aug 12:20 ET / 16:20 GMT ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT
FILMFESTIVAL-VENICE/THE TRUTH PRESSER (TV) Japan's Hirokazu Kore-eda presents new starry France-set film in Venice
Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda attends a Venice news conference to present his new France-set movie 'The Truth' ("La Verite") starring Ethan Hawke, Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche. The film screens in competition and opens the 76th edition of the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday. 28 Aug 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
SPAIN-CULTURE/TOMATO FIGHT (PIX) (TV) Revelers hurl tomatoes at Spain's "Tomatina" festival Thousands of revellers throw tomatoes at each other to celebrate "La Tomatina," one of the most popular food fight festivals in the world.
28 Aug 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT SPORTS
TENNIS-USOPEN/ (PIX) (TV) Tennis - U.S. Open
Action from round two of the U.S. Open - the fourth and final grand slam of the year. 28 Aug 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
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