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The U.S. Federal Reserve is almost certain to cut interest rates for the first time in more than a decade on Wednesday, delivering a mild jolt to an economy that is facing headwinds from trade disputes and a global slowdown. ENTERTAINMENT

JAPAN-POLITICS/REIWA Japan actor-turned politician aims for real-life starring role

TOKYO, July 31 (Reuters) - Japanese actor-turned-politician Taro Yamamoto is angling for a new real-life role in which he leads his novice party and allies to victory, ousts long-ruling conservatives and takes over as premier within the next few years. MUSIC-WOODSTOCK

Miley Cyrus latest star to abandon Woodstock 50 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Miley Cyrus was reported on Tuesday to have pulled out of the troubled Woodstock 50 festival, joining a string of other big names who say they will no longer take part in the official event meant to mark the anniversary of the landmark 1969 music festival.

SPORTS SOCCER-USA-ELLIS

Ellis to step down as head coach of U.S. women's team Jill Ellis, who became the first female coach in history to win back-to-back World Cups, will step down as boss of the U.S. women’s national team in early October, she said on Tuesday.

RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-AUS-NZL/SQUAD Barrett returns as Hansen cuts five from All Blacks squad

WELLINGTON, July 31 (Reuters) - All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has recalled fit-again lock Scott Barrett while omitting loose forward Shannon Frizell among five players cut from a trimmed-down 34-man squad for the two tests against Australia. UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS USA-BALTIMORE/ (PIX) (TV)

WIDER IMAGE: In Baltimore, healing was under way long before Trump's tweets Civic-minded activists did not need President Donald Trump's incendiary tweets to swing into action. Well aware of their problems, including the highest murder rate among big U.S. cities, Baltimoreans are engaging in projects big and small in an attempt to lift their city of some 620,000 people.

31 Jul 17:00 ET / 21:00 GMT USA-ELECTION/DEBATE-CANDIDATES

A look at how each U.S. Democratic candidate performed in the party's second debate A factbox of highlights for each of the 20 Democrats debating in Detroit.

1 Aug CLIMATE-CHANGE/ARCTIC-ICEBREAKER (TV)

Climate scientists cross Northwest Passage in Arctic icebreaker From July 18 to August 4, US and Canadian scientists, supported by 25 post-secondary students, will share with the public in real time observations and findings about conditions in the Arctic Ocean in unprecedented interactive broadcasts from the Northwest Passage, conducted from the Swedish Icebreaker Oden.

1 Aug ASEAN-THAILAND/POMPEO (TV)

U.S. Secretary Pompeo meets with Thai counterpart during ASEAN regional meetings U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his Thai counterpart Don Pramudwinai hold a joint news conference after bilateral talks on the sidelines of the ASEAN and dialogue partners foreign ministers' meeting.

1 Aug USA-ELECTION/DEBATE (PIX) (TV)

Second Democratic presidential candidate debate CNN will host the second debate of the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race in Detroit on July 30 and 31.

31 Jul 21:00 ET / 01:00 GMT ASEAN-THAILAND/ (PIX) (TV)

ASEAN, East Asian nations' foreign ministers meet in Bangkok Foreign ministers from Southeast and East Asian nations gather in Bangkok for the 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting, 20th ASEAN Plus Three, and the 9th East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers' Meeting.

1 Aug BRITAIN-EU/BRECON (PIX)

By-election for Brecon seat in UK parliament A vote takes place to elect a new member of parliament for the district of Brecon and Radnorshire. Polls show the pro-EU Liberal Democrats are on course to win the seat from the governing Conservatives, worsening the parliamentary arithmetic for new PM Boris Johnson.

1 Aug CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE

PEOPLE-JEFFREY EPSTEIN/ (PIX) (TV) Hearing in financier Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking case

A status hearing is scheduled in the sex trafficking case against American financier Jeffrey Epstein before U.S. District Judge Richard Berman in Manhattan. 31 Jul 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS PRUDENTIAL FINL-RESULTS/

Prudential Financial to report Q2 2019 results Prudential Financial Inc, the largest U.S. life insurer by assets, will report its second quarter results on Wednesday after markets close.

31 Jul 16:00 ET / 20:00 GMT VALE SA-RESULTS/

Vale Q2 earnings to provide snapshot of dam burst recovery efforts Vale, the world's largest iron ore exporter, is set to report quarterly results, with investors likely to focus on the company's forward-looking statements about cleaning up the site of the deadly dam collapse at Brumadinho.

31 Jul 07:30 ET / 11:30 GMT SPOTIFY TECH-RESULTS/

Q2 2019 Spotify Technology SA Earnings Release Sweden's Spotify Technology SA is expected to post a rise in second quarter revenue on Wednesday, the world's largest streaming music service racked up more paid subscribers for its premium service this quarter.

31 Jul 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT GE-RESULTS/ (PIX)

Q2 2019 General Electric Co Earnings Release Investors are watching for the size of GE's free cash outflow. Analysts slashed cash estimates for the second quarter to about negative $1.79 billion after the company warned about an outflow in late April.

31 Jul 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT USA-TRADE/BRAZIL

U.S. Commerce Secretary Ross meets Brazil's Bolsonaro One day after U.S. President Donald Trump offered to negotiate a free trade deal with Brazil, his Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross meets Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Economy Minster Paulo Guedes in Brasilia.

31 Jul 14:00 ET / 18:00 GMT BUNGE-RESULTS/

Q2 2019 Bunge Ltd Earnings Release Bunge is expected to release its second-quarter earnings.

31 Jul 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT QUALCOMM-RESULTS/

Qualcomm Inc Reports Third Quarter Results Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc is expected to report a fall in third-quarter revenue hurt by U.S. restriction on Huawei Technologies Ltd during the reporting quarter and general slowdown in the smartphone industry.

31 Jul 16:00 ET / 20:00 GMT BRITAIN-EU/STERLING (PIX)

UK holidaymakers feel the first hit of sterling's Brexit slide As sterling slides on mounting worries about a no-deal Brexit, British holidaymakers are feeling the most immediate impact of the fall as they discover that their pounds are buying them fewer euros and dollars.

31 Jul 09:30 ET / 13:30 GMT ZIMBABWE-ECONOMY/ (PIX)

Zimbabwe finance minister presents mid-year budget statement to parliament Zimbabwe's Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube will present a half-year budget review statement, as the government seeks to revive growth in the face of soaring inflation, drought and acute shortages of foreign currency and electricity.

31 Jul 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT MEXICO-ECONOMY/POLL

Mexico central bank issues monthly poll of private economists Mexico's central bank will issue its monthly poll of private sector economists forecasts on key indicators like inflation, GDP and the peso exchange rate.

1 Aug ARCHER DANIELS-RESULTS/

Archer Daniels Midland Q2 earnings results Global grain trader Archer Daniels Midland Co reports its Q2 earnings results, which is expected to be impacted by a flurry of headwinds – from the ongoing U.S.-China trade war to severe U.S. weather caused processing-plant downtime, rail and barge shipping delays and other supply uncertainty.

1 Aug STANCHART-RESULTS/

Standard Chartered to announce second quarter financial results Standard Chartered to report second quarter and half yearly financial results

1 Aug CANADIAN NATURAL-RESULTS/

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd reports second-quarter results Canada's largest oil and gas producer Canadian Natural Resources Ltd reports second-quarter earnings. Production remains constrained by curtailments imposed by the Alberta government to ease congestion on export pipelines.

1 Aug TC ENERGY-RESULTS/

Canada's TC Energy release second-quarter results Canadian oil and gas pipeline company TC Energy reports second-quarter results. Investors will be looking for any updates on its long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline to the United States.

1 Aug GM-PREVIEW/ (PIX)

GM faces declining sales and price wars in largest markets General Motors Co's investors will see on Thursday how the Detroit carmaker is weathering declining sales and mounting price pressures in its largest markets when it reports second-quarter earnings. 31 Jul 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT