REUTERS NEWS SCHEDULE AT 10 a.m. GMT/6 a.m. ET
Hong Kong police faced criticism on Monday for an apparent failure to protect anti-government protesters and passersby from attack by what opposition politicians suspected were gang members at a train station on the weekend.
NUCLEAR-IAEA-AMANO/ U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Amano dies aged 72
VIENNA (Reuters) - U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Yukiya Amano has died, the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday, the day he had been expected to announce he would step down early because of an illness that had visibly weakened him over the past year. The U.S.
USA-PUERTO RICO/ Thousands expected to demonstrate Monday against Puerto Rico's governor, hold a general strike
(Reuters) - Thousands of people are expected to fill the streets of San Juan on Monday morning in massive demonstrations to demand that the U.S. territory's governor resign over offensive chat messages. PEOPLE-MORGENTHAU-OBITUARY/
Longtime New York District Attorney, the scourge of white-collar criminals, dies at 99: NYT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Robert Morgenthau, 99, who became the scourge of white-collar criminals over three decades as the Manhattan district attorney, died on Sunday, his family told the New York Times.
BUSINESS BRITAIN-STANCHART-PAY/
UK parliamentary committee questions StanChart's remuneration policy (Reuters) - The head of the British parliament's Work and Pensions Committee has written to the chair of Standard Chartered Plc's remuneration committee questioning the bank's executive pension pay levels after more than a third of shareholders voted against its directors' remuneration policy.
PES-BANKRUPTCY/ Fire forces Philadelphia Energy Solutions to file for bankruptcy again
(Reuters) - Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) filed for its second Chapter 11 bankruptcy in less than two years on Sunday, a court filing showed, a month after a fire and explosion led to the permanent shutdown of the biggest oil refinery on the U.S. East Coast. ENTERTAINMENT
FILM-AVENGERS/ Marvel's 'Avengers: Endgame' to set the all-time box office record
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Marvel Studios superhero movie "Avengers: Endgame" will claim the top of the global box office charts by Sunday, distributor Walt Disney Co said. USA-COMICCON-MARVEL/
Jolie in 'Eternals', Ali as 'Blade' highlight Marvel's star-studded slate SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co's Marvel Studios on Saturday unveiled a star-packed slate of superhero films for the next two years that includes Angelina Jolie in "The Eternals," Mahershala Ali in a remake of "Blade" and Natalie Portman as a female "Thor."
SPORTS BOXING-WELTERWEIGHT-THURMAN-PACQUIAO/
Pacquiao beats Thurman on a split decision (Reuters) - Manny Pacquiao beat defending champion Keith Thurman on a split points decision on Saturday to take the WBA Welterweight Super Championship at the end of an electrifying fight in Las Vegas.
OLYMPICS-2020-ROBOTS/ Toyota fetches new way to use AI, self-drive tech in Tokyo Games
TOKYO (Reuters) - Miniature remote controlled cars have proved to be a crowd-pleaser at track and field throwing events, but for the Tokyo, 2020 Olympics Toyota Motor Corp is upping the game with a hi-tech way to fetch javelins and hammers: pint-sized, self-driving A.I. robot cars. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BRITAIN-EU/LibDems (PIX) (TV)
Britain's pro-EU Liberal Democrats announce their new leader Britain's pro-EU Liberal Democrats, who are campaigning for a second referendum on Brexit, announce their new leader.
22 Jul 15:00 ET, 19:00 GMT SPAIN-POLITICS/ (PIX) (TV)
Spain's parliament begins two-day debate on naming Sanchez as PM Spain's parliament begins a two-day debate, culminating in a vote on July 23, on whether to name acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez as the country's new prime minister.
22 Jul 10:00 ET, 14:00 GMT USA-TRUMP/IMPEACHMENT
EXPLAINER-What would it take for U.S. Congress to impeach Trump? A dark cloud of impeachment has threatened President Donald Trump for many months, with Democrats in U.S. House of Representatives, where any such effort to remove Trump from office would begin, divided about whether to proceed.
22 Jul 10:00 ET, 14:00 GMT BRITAIN-EU/IRELAND
Irish foreign minister speaks on Brexit Simon Coveney part of a panel discussing Brexit and annual week-long conference ahead of the appointment of new British prime minister.
22 Jul 19:30 ET, 23:30 GMT USA-ELECTION/NAACP-PELOSI (PIX)
Nancy Pelosi speaks at the NAACP Annual National Convention House Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivers remarks at the opening plenary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's annual convention.
22 Jul 13:00 ET, 17:00 GMT USA-ELECTION/NAACP-CONVENTION
NAACP Annual National Convention National Association for the Advancement of Colored People holds an annual convention.
23 Jul SOUTHKOREA-USA/BOLTON (TV)
U.S. adviser Bolton visits South Korea U.S. national security adviser John Bolton will visit South Korea from Tuesday and hold talks with South Korean officials including a Wednesday meeting with national security adviser Chung Eui-Yong.
23 Jul CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE
SYRIA-SECURITY/TURKEY-USA U.S. envoy Jeffrey holds talks with Turkish officials on Syria
James Jeffrey, U.S. special representative for Syria engagement and special envoy for the global coalition to defeat Islamic State, holds meetings with Turkish officials in Ankara to discuss Syria-related issues. 23 Jul
BUSINESS / ECONOMICS USA-ENERGY/IRAN (PIX) (TV)
U.S. Secretary of Energy in Jerusalem for talks with Israeli counterpart amid rising tensions with Iran U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry holds news conference in Jerusalem in which he could comment on Iran's seizure of a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf, which has been viewed in the West as a major escalation after three months of confrontation that has already taken Iran and the United States to the brink of war.
22 Jul 13:30 ET, 17:30 GMT CENTENE-RESULTS/
Centene Corp reports second-quarter results Centene Corp will report second-quarter earnings on Tuesday when the company is expected to provide updates on the progress of its planned $15.27 billion deal for smaller rival WellCare Health Plans Inc. Investors will also watch for the health insurer's comments on strategy as uncertainty about the future of healthcare policy persists.
23 Jul BRITAIN-EU/LEADER-ECONOMY
Recession-threatened UK economy awaits new prime minister Britain's new prime minister will inherit an economy that is on the brink of a recession, potentially weakening his hand in the Brexit showdown ahead with Brussels and putting at risk his promise of higher spending and tax cuts.
23 Jul S.AFRICA-ESKOM/
South Africa's finance minister expected to table Eskom appropriation bill South African Finance Minister Tito Mboweni is expected to table a special appropriation bill in parliament which will allow the government to give it more money for this financial year and next. Eskom is struggling to stay afloat with severe liquidity and operational difficulties.
23 Jul
Google News