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Former Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell lost an appeal against his conviction for sexually abusing two 13-year-old choir boys and will remain in prison for at least another three years, an Australian court ruled on Wednesday.

G7-SUMMIT-BRITAIN-EU/ Trump or Europe? UK's Johnson to sample post-Brexit reality at G7 summit

LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Boris Johnson is about to feel the pinch of Brexit Britain's new global status: squeezed on one side by Europeans in no mood to yield, and on the other by a United States driving a hard bargain for its economic support. U.S.

USA-BIOFUELS-TRUMP-EXCLUSIVE/ Trump White House seeks to assuage farmer unrest over biofuel policy: sources

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's administration has been scrambling to stem the tide of rising anger in Farm Belt states after its decision this month to allow numerous oil refiners to mix less ethanol into their gasoline, sources told Reuters on Tuesday. LOUISIANA-INTRUDER/

Louisiana university gun scare linked to apparent mistaken identity A gun scare that jolted Louisiana State University's Baton Rouge campus on Tuesday apparently stemmed from an off-duty policeman in plain clothes seen walking around with a pistol on his belt being mistaken for an armed intruder, a school spokesman said.

BUSINESS USA-ECONOMY-TAX-TRUMP/

Trump looking at possible tax cuts amid economic jitters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his administration was considering potential tax cuts on wages as well as profits from asset sales, and sought to play down market anxieties that the world's top economy could be heading for a recession.

ALIBABA-LISTING-EXCLUSIVE/ Exclusive: Alibaba postpones up to $15 billion Hong Kong listing amid protests - sources

HONG KONG/NEW YORK (Reuters) - China's biggest e-commerce company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has delayed its up to $15 billion listing in Hong Kong amid growing political unrest in the Asian financial hub, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. ENTERTAINMENT

FILM-JAMES-BOND/ James Bond movie gets a title - 'No Time to Die'

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The new James Bond film finally has a title - "No Time to Die" - and an April 2020 release date, producers announced on Tuesday. SPORTS

GAMES-PANAM/ Protesting U.S. athletes receive 12-months probation

U.S. athletes Race Imboden and Gwen Berry have been placed on probation for 12 months for their political protests at the Pan Am Games, USA Today reported on Tuesday. CRICKET-ASHES/

Australia's focus on winning tests, not hitting helmets - Langer LONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Australia will not get drawn into a tit-for-tat battle of bouncers against England but will be prepared for a repeat of Jofra Archer's short-pitched barrage in the remaining Ashes tests, coach Justin Langer has said.

UPCOMING POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

SOUTHKOREA-JAPAN/LABOURERS-TOURISM (PIX) Japan's tourism bureau announces visitor numbers for July

The Japan National Tourism Organization releases visitor arrival data for July. Arrivals from South Korea are in focus amid a South Korean boycott of Japanese products over a diplomatic and economic row between the countries. 21 Aug 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT

GERMANY-ELECTION/SAXONY (PIX) Far-right party surge in eastern German regions threatens Merkel's coalition

A surge in support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party before regional elections next month in two former communist eastern German states threatens to wreck Chancellor Angela Merkel's unwieldy right-left coalition government. 21 Aug 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

G7-SUMMIT/PREVIEW (TV) G7 summit preview

Look ahead to the summit of G7 nation leaders in the French coastal resort of Biarritz. The hot button topics: Boris Johnson and his Brexit strategy (it may be the first time he meets EU leaders since becoming PM); Iran nuclear accord and U.S. efforts to drive a wedge through Europe; taxing digital giants. 21 Aug 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT

TUNISIA-ELECTION/ISLAMISTS (PIX) Moderate Islamists make new power quest in Tunisia

Tunisia's moderate Islamists have nominated a genial Beethoven fan to run in next month's presidential elections, hoping he will break the mould in the Arab world by turning success at the ballot box into uncontested rule. 21 Aug 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT

FINLAND-RUSSIA/SUMMIT (PIX) Russian president Putin meets with his Finnish counterpart in Helsinki

Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet his Finnish counterpart, Sauli Niinisto, in Helsinki. 21 Aug 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

USA-ELECTION/POLLS (PIX) EXPLAINER-What early U.S. presidential polls tell us about the 2020 race

Anyone paying the slightest attention to the Democratic presidential campaign has likely seen headlines on the latest "horse race" opinion polls, highlighting one candidate's rise or another's decline. Campaigns trumpet, or minimize, the numbers depending on how they fared. But with the first nominating contest in Iowa still five months away, what do these surveys really tell us about will happen in the November 2020 presidential election? 21 Aug 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

USA-AREA51/ (PIX) (TV) Tiny U.S. towns brace for alien-hunting tourists

The small communities near the U.S. Air Force facility known as Area 51, a site that has stoked conspiracy theories about UFOs and experiments on alien spacecraft, say they are overwhelmed by the prospect of huge crowds swarming the area at an event in September. More than 2 million people have expressed interest in an invitation on Facebook to storm the region to find answers. 21 Aug 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

SAFRICA-POLITICS/ South African court to rule on application to set aside arms deal commission findings

South Africa's North Gauteng High Court to rule on an application brought by Corruption Watch and the Right2Know Campaign to review and set aside the findings of the arms deal commission. 21 Aug 03:30 ET / 07:30 GMT

ITALY-POLITICS/ (TV) Italy president to start consultations over political crisis

Italian President Sergio Mattarella kicks off two days of formal consultations with the leaders of political parties to try to find a way out of the government crisis following the resignation of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. 21 Aug 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT

USA-IMMIGRATION/RETURNS (PIX) Thousands of Central American migrants take free rides home courtesy of U.S. government

More than 2,000 Central American migrants seeking to settle in the United States have given up and accepted free rides home under a 10-month-old program funded by the U.S. government and run by a United Nations agency, according to a UN official. 21 Aug 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

RUSSIA-GERMANY/ (PIX) (TV) Germany's Maas meets Lavrov to discuss Ukraine, Syria

Germany's Foreign Minister Heiko Maas meets Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Talks are expected to focus on Syria and eastern Ukraine. News conference planned after talks. 21 Aug 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

BRITAIN-EU/GERMANY (PIX) (TV) Merkel, UK PM Johnson speak to reporters in Berlin ahead of Brexit meeting

German Chancellor Angela Merkel receives British Prime Minister Boris Johnson with military honours before they speak to reporters ahead of their closed-door meeting on Brexit. 21 Aug 12:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE TURKEY-SECURITY/

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan chairs cabinet meeting, eyes on Syria Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan chairs a cabinet meeting on his return from a summer break, with developments in Syria, relations with the United States and the dismissal of Kurdish mayors likely to be high on the agenda.

21 Aug 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

MONEY-TEXTBOOKS/ (PIX) YOUR MONEY-Moneysaving 101: Four ways to cut college textbook costs

While sky-high U.S. college tuition might be the headline number, here is a sneaky little figure that might surprise you: the cost of textbooks. During the last four decades, the price of college textbooks has risen faster than any other element of the Consumer Price Index, according to Richard Baraniuk, founder of OpenStax, a nonprofit provider of free educational materials. 21 Aug 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

SHALE-PERMIAN/CIVIC-STRESS (PIX) (GRAPHIC) Texas shale towns grapple with growth as oil-bust fears fade

The oil industry's boom-bust cycles so marked life in West Texas that spending on roads, schools and health care suffered from a conviction the next downturn was right around the corner. That is now changing. 21 Aug 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

USA-FED/MINUTES (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC) FOMC minutes

Federal Open Market Committee issues minutes from its meeting of July 30-31. 21 Aug 14:00 ET / 18:00 GMT

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