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India's Supreme Court on Saturday awarded a bitterly disputed religious site to Hindus, dealing a defeat to Muslims who also claim the land that has sparked some of the bloodiest riots in the history of independent India.

HONGKONG-PROTESTS Hong Kong faces 24th weekend of protest day after student's death

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong protesters are planning a 24th straight weekend of pro-democracy rallies, including inside shopping malls across the Chinese-ruled city on Sunday, some of which have started peacefully in recent weeks and descended into violent chaos. U.S.

USA-ELECTION-BLOOMBERG Bloomberg faces big challenges if he leaps into 2020 White House race

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has the money and name recognition to shake up the Democratic presidential race, but he will face huge hurdles to the nomination if he makes the leap to become a formal candidate. USA-TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT

White House official says he heard U.S. envoy push for investigation of Bidens WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An official on the White House's National Security Council said he heard the U.S. ambassador to the European Union explicitly press Ukrainian officials to investigate Joe Biden and his son, according to a transcript released on Friday by Democrats leading the impeachment probe of President Donald Trump.

BUSINESS WEWORK-RESTRUCTURING

WeWork data shows growth still doubling NEW YORK (Reuters) - WeWork owner The We Company disclosed data on Friday that showed expansion of its office-sharing business was almost doubling in size from a large pipeline of leases even as the money-losing company plans to slash costs and reduce its headcount.

ALIBABA-LISTING Alibaba hires more banks on up to $15 billion listing: sources

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Alibaba has extended its investment banking syndicate as it works towards a $10 billion to $15 billion listing in Hong Kong at the end of the month, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the matter. ENTERTAINMENT

FRANCE-DOHERTY-ARREST Paris police detain rocker Pete Doherty for buying drugs

PARIS (Reuters) - British rocker Pete Doherty has been arrested in Paris for buying drugs, the Paris prosecutor's office said on Friday. PEOPLE-KEITH-FLINT

Late Prodigy singer Flint's belongings sell for nearly $450,000 LONDON (Reuters) - Clothes, furniture and music awards belonging to Keith Flint, the late frontman of the Prodigy, have sold for nearly $450,000 at auction, eight months after the 49-year-old singer was found dead at his home. SPORTS

TENNIS-FEDCUP-AUS-FRA Barty bagels Garcia as Australia level Fed Cup final

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia's ever-dependable Ash Barty doled out the dreaded double-bagel to Caroline Garcia, leveling the Fed Cup final at 1-1 against France after the opening day's singles in Perth on Saturday. BASKETBALL-NBA-ROUNDUP

NBA roundup: Bogdanovic drops Bucks at buzzer Bojan Bogdanovic drained the game-winning 3-pointer as time expired Friday to lift the Utah Jazz, who withstood a series of furious second-half comebacks by the Milwaukee Bucks, to a 103-100 victory in Salt Lake City.

UPCOMING CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE

UKRAINE-CRISIS/WITHDRAWAL (PIX) (TV) Ukraine expected to withdraw forces in eastern Donetsk region

Ukraine expected to pull back forces and weaponry from a town in the eastern Donetsk region, the latest in a series of such moves that are a condition for four-way peace talks with Russia, France and Germany. 9 Nov 14:00 ET / 10:00 GMT POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

SPAIN-ELECTION/CATALONIA-PROTEST (PIX) (TV) Democratic Tsunami calls for protest in central Barcelona

Catalan secretive protest group Democratic Tsunami calls for a protest in Barcelona's Placa Catalunya and all across Spain on the eve of parliamentary elections. 9 Nov 19:00 ET / 15:00 GMT GERMANY-BERLINWALL/TRABANT (PIX) (TV)

East German Trabant car parade in the former border village of Moedlareuth At the former border crossings a gate will be installed on November 9, which will be opened symbolically at 4 pm and will let the expected Trabi column pass through from the Thuringian to the Bavarian side. 9 Nov 19:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

ROMANIA-ELECTION/PRESIDENT (PIX) (TV) Romania holds presidential election

Romania holds national ballot to elect a new president, with current President Klaus Iohannis eligible for a new five-year term. The first round of voting will be followed by a second round, on Nov. 24. 10 Nov INDIA-POLLUTION/ (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)

Low visibility as Indian capital hit by days of air pollution Air pollution in New Delhi causes low visibility in the Indian capital for days. Monuments like India Gate war memorial and India's presidential palace remain engulfed in smog. 10 Nov

RUSSIA-ARMENIA/ Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visits Armenia

Lavrov plans to meet Armenian Prime Minister and President and hold talks with Armenian Foreign Minister 10 Nov BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

SINGLES-DAY/ALIBABA (PIX) (TV) Alibaba kicks off annual Singles’ Day shopping festival with Taylor Swift

E-commerce giant Alibaba Group kicks off the annual Singles’ Day shopping festival, China’s largest 24-hour online shopping event of the year. Pop superstar Taylor Swift is lined up as the headline act according to media reports, while CEO Daniel Zhang will also appear at the event. 10 Nov 20:00 ET / 16:00 GM SPORTS

ESPORTS-LOL/ (PIX) (TV) League of Legends world championship finals in Paris Gamers attend the League of Legends World Championship Finals in Paris. 10 Nov

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