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Opposition parties said they would try to pass a law which would force Prime Minister Boris Johnson to seek a delay to Britain’s departure from the European Union and prevent a potentially chaotic no-deal exit at the end of October.
BRAZIL-ENVIRONMENT/ Macron must take back 'insults' for Brazil to accept G7 Amazon aid: Bolsonaro
BRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he wants French President Emmanuel Macron to withdraw the “insults” made against him before he considers accepting a $20 million offer from the G7 nations to help fight forest fires in the Amazon. U.S.
PEOPLE-JEFFREY-EPSTEIN/ 'Eats away at my soul': Epstein accusers testify weeks after his suicide
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A succession of women who said Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused them at a young age voiced anger and defiance in a packed New York courtroom on Tuesday, some lamenting that the financier’s suicide deprived them of the opportunity to obtain justice. USA-ABORTION-MISSOURI/
Missouri ban on abortion after eight weeks temporarily blocked by U.S. judge (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday blocked Missouri from enforcing a law banning abortion in the state after eight weeks of pregnancy except in cases of medical emergency, acting just a day before the law was set to take effect.
BUSINESS PHILIP-MORRIS-M-A-ALTRIA/
Philip Morris in merger talks with Altria; e-cigs at stake (Reuters) - Philip Morris International Inc and Altria Group Inc are discussing an all-stock merger, potentially reuniting two of the world’s largest tobacco companies in a bid to dominate the fast-growing electronic-cigarette market.
PURDUE-PHARMA-OXYCONTIN/ Purdue Pharma in discussion on $10 billion-$12 billion offer to settle opioid claims: sources
(Reuters) - OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and its owners, the Sackler family, are in discussion to settle more than 2,000 lawsuits against the company for $10 billion to $12 billion, two people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. ENTERTAINMENT
FILMFESTIVAL-VENICE-PREVIEW/ Venice film festival pulls the stars but gender disparity casts shadow
VENICE, Italy (Reuters) - The world’s oldest film festival kicks off in Venice on Wednesday with plenty of Hollywood stars and top filmmakers expected but a lack of female directors and the inclusion of controversial names has drawn criticism. USA-SWEDEN-RAPPER-PROSECUTOR/
Swedish prosecutor will not push for tougher A$AP Rocky sentence STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - A Swedish prosecutor said on Tuesday he would not push for a tougher punishment for U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky who got a suspended sentence for his role in a brawl in Stockholm.
SPORTS TENNIS-USOPEN-OSAKA/
Osaka survives Blinkova battle in U.S. Open first round NEW YORK (Reuters) - World number one Naomi Osaka was given a testing workout by Anna Blinkova in the U.S. Open first round on Tuesday, but the defending champion’s power and shotmaking ultimately proved too much for her opponent as she prevailed 6-4 6-7(5) 6-2.
ATHLETICS-EUROPE-USA/ Felix to compete for USA against Europe in Minsk
(Reuters) - Six-times Olympic champion Allyson Felix will continue her comeback after giving birth last year by competing in the 400 metres at next month’s USA-Europe meeting in Minsk, USA Track and Field said on Tuesday. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BRITAIN-EU/FROST
UK Brexit negotiator Frost travels to Brussels for talks with EU executive David Frost in Brussels to discuss ideas for replacing the contentious so-called Irish backstop in Britain's EU divorce deal.
28 Aug RUSSIA-INDIA/ (PIX)
Lavrov holds talks with his Indian counterpart Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov holds talks with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in Moscow.
28 Aug 07:30 ET, 11:30 GMT MALAYSIA-POLITICS/NAJIB (PIX) (TV)
Biggest 1MDB trial involving Malaysian ex-PM Najib begins Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak to appear at a Kuala Lumpur court for the start of the biggest of five trials he faces over charges linked to a multi-billion-dollar scam at state fund 1MDB. Najib faces 25 charges of money laundering and corruption for allegedly receiving about $550 million in misappropriated 1MDB funds.
28 Aug 01:00 ET, 05:00 GMT UKRAINE-USA/BOLTON (PIX)
U.S. National Security Adviser Bolton meets Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Kiev.
28 Aug ESTONIA-TURKEY/
Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu visits Estonia Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu visits Estonia and hold talks with his counterpart there.
28 Aug JAPAN-TICAD/ (PIX) (TV)
African leaders and international organizations meet for TICAD summit in Japan Leaders of African nations and representatives of international organizations meet for the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Japan.
28 Aug GERMANY-ELECTIONS/ (PIX) (TV)
Far-right to deal blow to shaky Merkel coalition in eastern votes German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and her Social Democrat (SPD) partners are set to bleed support to the far-right in elections in the former Communist East on Sunday which could hasten the end of her federal coalition.
28 Aug 10:00 ET, 14:00 GMT USA-ELECTION/DEBATE
Democratic presidential candidates face deadline to make September debates Aug. 28 marks the donation and polling deadline for the Democratic 2020 presidential candidates to qualify for the September debates in Houston. Candidates must receive 2% in four polls and net at least 130,000 unique donors by day's end to make the cut.
28 Aug CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE
EU-DEFENCE/ EU defense ministers meet
EU president Finland hosts defense ministers meeting in Helsinki where they will discuss the role of artificial intelligence and new technologies in European defense. 28 Aug
INDIA-KASHMIR/ (PIX) (TV) Monitoring developments in India's Kashmir amid tight security after New Delhi revoked special status of the region
Monitoring developments in Kashmir amid tensions over India's decision this month to revoke the special status of its portion of the majority Muslim region that both countries claim. 28 Aug
DISASTERS / ACCIDENTS USA-WILDFIRES/MANAGEMENT (PIX)
Fighting fire with fire, U.S. Forest Service in push to prevent catastrophic blazes It was the kind of fire that has terrified communities across the drought-ridden West the past few years: a ponderosa pine forest ablaze in the mountains of New Mexico filling the air with thick, aromatic smoke. Except this fire was deliberately set by state penitentiary prisoners, dressed in red flame-resistant clothing and dripping gasoline around trees and scrub.
28 Aug BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
MEXICO-ECONOMY/ Mexico cenbank's quarterly growth, inflation forecasts
Mexico's central bank gives its quarterly update of economic growth and inflation projections, and flags risks to the growth and inflation outlook. 28 Aug
NORWAY-BUDGET/ Norway government budget conference
News conference ahead of Norwegian government's two-day conference on 2020 fiscal budget. 28 Aug 06:30 ET, 10:30 GMT
MAKS-AIRSHOW/ Moscow hosts International Air Show MAKS 2019
Moscow International Air Show MAKS 2019takes place in Moscow region with participation of Russian and international companies and guests. 28 Aug
EUROPE-GRAINS/AGRITEL Agritel to give European grain supply and demand outlook
French consultancy holds press conference to present supply and demand expectations for European cereals in the 2019/20 season. 28 Aug
SAFRICA-ESKOM/ South Africa's national treasury briefs lawmakers on Eskom
Senior officials at South Africa's national treasury expected to brief lawmakers on 59-billion-rand special appropriation bill for state power utility Eskom, the government bailout to help it stay afloat as debts mount amid operating losses. 28 Aug 07:00 ET, 11:00 GMT
ETHIOPIA-AIRPLANE/CANADA-LABOR (PIX) Aviation industry labor shortage hits Canadian companies trying to replace grounded Boeing jets
A global shortage of pilots and mechanics is preventing some Canadian aviation service companies from meeting the needs of airlines and other customers scrambling to secure replacements for grounded Boeing 737 MAX jets. 28 Aug 07:00 ET, 11:00 GMT
CHINA-PHILIPPINES/ Philippines' Duterte heads to China
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte will arrive in China late on Wednesday ahead of a meeting the next day with counterpart Xi Jinping, during which he plans to raise the sensitive topic of a 2016 international arbitral award that invalidated China's nine-dash line claim to the South China Sea. 28 Aug
BRAZIL-PETROBRAS/PRIVATIZATION ANALYSIS-Privatize Petrobras? Lofty ambition, but even higher hurdles
Brazil is considering privatizing oil giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA, more commonly known as Petrobras, but the government's burning economic ambition is likely to be suffocated by the political opposition to selling the country's corporate crown jewel. 28 Aug
ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT FILMFESTIVAL-VENICE/THE TRUTH PRESSER (TV)
Japan's Hirokazu Kore-eda presents new starry France-set film in Venice Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda attends a Venice news conference to present his new France-set movie 'The Truth' ("La Verite") starring Ethan Hawke, Catherine Deneuve and Juliette Binoche. The film screens in competition and opens the 76th edition of the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday.
28 Aug 12:00 ET, 16:00 GMT SPAIN-CULTURE/TOMATO FIGHT (PIX) (TV)
Revelers hurl tomatoes at Spain's "Tomatina" festival Thousands of revelers throw tomatoes at each other to celebrate "La Tomatina," one of the most popular food fight festivals in the world.
28 Aug 09:00 ET, 13:00 GMT SPORTS
TENNIS-USOPEN/ (PIX) (TV) Tennis - U.S. Open
Action from round two of the U.S. Open - the fourth and final grand slam of the year. 28 Aug 15:00 ET, 19:00 GMT
(PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC) FRANCE - BTF non-competitive bids
28 Aug 09:00 ET, 13:00 GMT
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