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A whistleblowing Chinese doctor who was reprimanded for "spreading rumours" about the coronavirus before it was officially recognised died on Friday after testing positive for the virus, the hospital where he worked said.

USA-TRUMP-IMPEACHMENT/ Trump exults over acquittal at White House, prayer breakfast

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump celebrated his acquittal on impeachment charges on Thursday with a pair of caustic, free-wheeling speeches that drew on White House pomp and the solemnity of an annual prayer breakfast to underscore the fact that he remained in office. U.S.

USA-ELECTION/ Top Democrat calls for audit of Iowa caucuses as problems delay final tally

WASHINGTON/MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) - Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez on Thursday called for an audit of the Iowa caucuses after an array of problems delayed results from the party's first 2020 presidential nominating contest and created uncertainty about their accuracy. USA-IMMIGRATION-TRAVEL/

In immigration fight, Trump administration suspends New Yorkers' travel passes WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Trump administration has temporarily barred New Yorkers from several programs that allow faster security checks when they enter the United States, widening a dispute over a New York state law limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.

BUSINESS USA-TRADE-CHINA-TARIFFS/

China to halve tariffs on some U.S. imports as coronavirus risks grow BEIJING (Reuters) - China on Thursday said it would halve additional tariffs levied against 1,717 U.S. goods last year, following the signing of a Phase 1 deal that defused a bruising trade war between the world's two largest economies.

USA-ECONOMY/ U.S. weekly jobless claims hit nine-month low; productivity rebounds

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits dropped to a nine-month low last week, suggesting a tightening labor market would continue to keep the longest economic expansion in history on track despite weak business investment. ENTERTAINMENT

PEOPLE-HARVEY-WEINSTEIN/ Prosecutors rest their case in Weinstein rape trial

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Harvey Weinstein's New York rape trial wrapped up their case on Thursday, clearing the way for the former producer's lawyers to begin calling their own witnesses in the afternoon. AWARDS-OSCARS-PREVIEW/

Cliffhangers, slam dunks and dark horses at Sunday's Oscars Hollywood's awards season reaches its climax at Sunday's Oscars, with a cliffhanger over the top prize after a season marked by dark horses, renewed anguish over diversity, and a South Korean underdog that could snatch victory from the biggest names in show business.

SPORTS SOCCER-SPAIN-MAD-SOC-REPORT/

Real Madrid knocked out of Cup 4-3 by visitors Sociedad MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid were dumped out of the Copa del Rey at the quarter-final stage on Thursday after losing 4-3 at home to Real Sociedad in a hugely entertaining game which saw two goals ruled out by video technology and a late red card for the visitors.

ATHLETICS-SHOE/ Nike launches new, legal Alphafly shoe to outrun 'tech doping' furore

LONDON (Reuters) - Nike has launched a new running shoe that complies with limits set by World Athletics after the governing body imposed a landmark ban on a version of the sportswear giant's Vaporfly shoes that was used to run the first sub-two hour marathon. UPCOMING

DISASTERS / ACCIDENTS AUSTRALIA-BUSHFIRES/KANGAROOS (PIX) (TV)

WIDER IMAGE - A couple risk their lives to save dozens of Kangaroos A couple risk their lives to save dozens of Kangaroos in Australia. Julie Willis and Gary Wilson are living in Wytaliba, a small community 50 km from Glen Innes at the north of New South Wales. They describe the horror nights of the bushfires and how they decided to stay to take care of the Kangaroos instead of fleeing to safety.

6 Feb 23:00 ET CHINA-HEALTH/SOUTHKOREA-MASSWEDDING (PIX) (TV)

South Korea’s Unification Church provides face masks at mass wedding amid coronavirus outbreak About 3,000 couples exchange or reaffirm wedding vows at a mass wedding organised by South Korea’s Unification Church. The church will provide each attendee a face mask amid a coronavirus outbreak.

7 Feb 00:30 ET, 05:30 GMT POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

USA-ELECTION/DEBATE-ANALYSIS New Hampshire presidential primary debate analysis

Spot analysis of Democratic presidential debate in New Hampshire. 7 Feb

USA-ELECTION/DEBATE-QUOTES Key quotes from Democratic debate in New Hampshire

Key quotes from the Democrats' presidential debate in New Hampshire. 7 Feb

TURKEY-SLOVAKIA/ Turkish Foreign Minister holds news conference with Slovak counterpart

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu holds news conference with Slovak counterpart. 7 Feb 08:30 ET, 13:30 GMT

SWISS-VOTE/GAY-DISCRIMINATION (PIX) (TV) Swiss vote on anti-homophobia law as critics decry censorship

When 41-year-old Jehanne, a lesbian, was insulted repeatedly on a tram ride in the Swiss city of Geneva last month, she turned to her aggressor and threatened to call the police. But he retorted that it was no use since his remarks did not constitute a crime under Swiss law, underscoring a Swiss loophole in LGBT rights that campaigners are seeking to correct. Swiss vote on Sunday in a referendum on a law which criminalises homophobia. 7 Feb 10:00 ET, 15:00 GMT

SPAIN-UN/HUMAN RIGHTS UN human rights expert Philip Alston to hold conference in Madrid

The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, will present the preliminary findings from his fact-finding visit to Spain - conducted between 27 January and 7 February 2020 - to assess poverty in the country. 7 Feb 11:00 ET, 16:00 GMT

USA-POMPEO/EU (TV) Pompeo hosts EU's Borrell

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo hosts high representative of European Union for foreign affairs and security, Josep Borrell Fontelles, at State Department. 7 Feb 14:00 ET, 19:00 GMT

ODDLY ENOUGH SAFRICA-FOOD/MILKSHAKES (TV)

Cape Town eatery scoops Guinness World Record title for its 207 varieties of milkshakes A Cape Town restaurant has been declared the Guinness World Record's official titleholder for ‘Most Varieties of Milkshakes Commercially Available’. With over 200 decadent milkshakes on their menu, Gibson’s Gourmet Burgers & Ribs has a shake to satisfy every sugarholic.

7 Feb BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

COLOMBIA-ECONOMY/ Colombia finance minister, central bank head attend economics conference

Colombian finance minister Alberto Carrasquilla and central bank chief Juan Jose Echavarria will be among the attendees at an economics conference in the coastal city of Cartagena. They are expected to discuss the outlook for the Andean country's economy in 2020. 7 Feb

CHINA-HEALTH/MELCO RESORTS Casino operator Melco rethinks Crown deal as coronavirus hits travel

Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd said on Thursday it has shelved plans to raise its stake in Australia's Crown Resorts Ltd as the coronavirus outbreak in China forces the casino operator to rethink its non-core investments. 7 Feb

ITALY-DEBT/FITCH Fitch Ratings scheduled review of Italy sovereign debt ratings

Rating agency Fitch Ratings scheduled review of Italy sovereign debt ratings. 7 Feb

MEXICO-AUTOS/ Mexico car export, production figures released by statistics agency

Mexico's national statistics agency will publish auto export, production figures. 7 Feb

VENEZUELA-RUSSIA/ (TV) Russian foreign minister Lavrov to visit Venezuela

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visits Venezuela, which has relied heavily on Moscow to get around U.S. sanctions and to weather its economic crisis. 7 Feb

AUTOSHOW-CHICAGO/ Chicago Auto Show

Members of the media preview the Chicago Auto Show. 7 Feb

USA-FED/QUARLES Federal Reserve Vice Chair Randal Quarles speaks in New York

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Randal Quarles speaks before the Money Marketeers of New York University, in New York. 6 Feb 00:15 ET, 05:15 GMT

AUSTRALIA-ECONOMY/RBA RBA quarterly policy and economic outlook

The RBA's quarterly statement on monetary policy with updated forecasts for the economy, follows the bank's first policy meeting of the year earlier in the week. 7 Feb 00:30 ET, 05:30 GMT

ECB-POLICY/REVIEW (PIX) ANALYSIS-ECB's house price headache too big to solve

What if vital inflation data used to justify trillions of euros worth of central bank stimulus to support Europe's economy is flawed? 7 Feb 07:00 ET, 12:00 GMT

USA-ECONOMY/WEALTH-TRUMP (PIX) (GRAPHIC) Blue collar boom? College grads, baby boomers big winners in Trump's economy

It was an eye-catching statistic that President Donald Trump rolled out in his State of the Union address: the wealth held by the poorest half of American households increased at three times the rate of the "1%" since he became president. It's true, but it masks who the true winners were. 7 Feb 11:00 ET, 16:00 GMT

CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE USA-EDUCATION/CHEATING (PIX)

Pimco ex-CEO faces prison in U.S. college admissions bribery scheme The former head of asset management firm Pimco faces two years in prison if prosecutors get their way when he is sentenced for his part in a scheme in which privileged parents paid bribes to get their children into U.S. colleges.

7 Feb COLORADO-SHOOTING/PLEA

Transgender teen expected to enter plea in deadly Colorado school shooting A transgender teenager is expected to enter a plea to murder and other charges stemming from a shooting rampage at a suburban Denver high school in May 2019 that left one student dead and eight others wounded. A judge ruled in December that Alec McKinney, who was 16 then, should be tried as an adult in the case.

7 Feb PEOPLE-HARVEY WEINSTEIN/ (PIX) (TV)

Weinstein rape trial continues Harvey Weinstein rape trial continues in Manhattan.

7 Feb 14:30 ET, 19:30 GMT ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT

USA-DOGSHOW/ (PIX) Dogs of a certain age likely to seize crown at Westminster Dog Show

The Best in Show crown has been worn by dogs as young as 9 months and as old as 10 years, and it's likely the winner of next week's Westminster Dog Show started training just weeks after birth to land at the world's premiere canine competition. 7 Feb

SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY CHINA-HEALTH/ (TV)

China briefing on policy steps to control virus outbreak, help small firms Officials from the Ministry of Finance, People's Bank of China, State Taxation Administration, China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission hold a news conference on China's policies adopted to help contain a coronavirus outbreak and provide financial support for small businesses through the crisis.

7 Feb 02:00 ET, 07:00 GMT SPORTS

FIGURESKATING-FOURCONTINENTS/ (PIX) Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

Seoul, South Korea hosts the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships. 13:30 Ice Dance Free Dance

18:05 Men’s Singles Short Programme 7 Feb 04:30 ET, 09:30 GMT

CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE SYRIA-SECURITY/TURKEY

Turkish Defence Ministry to hold media briefing likely to focus on Syria Turkish Defence Ministry to hold media briefing which likely to focus on developments in Syria.

7 Feb 08:00 ET, 13:00 GMT FRANCE-DEFENCE/MACRON (TV)

Macron give speech over defence strategy French President Emmanuel Macron gives a much-anticipated speech on nuclear deterrence and French defence strategy, in which he is expected to update the doctrine of the EU's sole nuclear power, now that Britain has left.

7 Feb 09:30 ET, 14:30 GMT