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President Donald Trump was acquitted on Wednesday in his U.S. Senate impeachment trial, saved by fellow Republicans who rallied to protect him nine months before he asks voters in a deeply divided America to give him a second White House term.

CHINA-HEALTH/ China virus hits cruise ships, carmakers, airlines and Airbus

GENEVA/BEIJING (Reuters) - Thousands of passengers and crew on two cruise ships in Asian waters were placed in quarantine for China’s coronavirus on Wednesday as airlines, carmakers and other global companies counted the cost of the fast-spreading outbreak. U.S.

USA-ELECTION-RESULTS/ Buttigieg holds lead over Sanders in latest Iowa caucus results

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg held his lead over U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders in the Iowa caucuses in updated results released by the Iowa Democratic Party on Wednesday. USA-TRUMP-SPEECH/

Trump-Pelosi feud erupts during speech to Congress as impeachment trial nears end WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A bitter feud between U.S. President Donald Trump and top Democrat Nancy Pelosi boiled over at his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, with Trump denying her a handshake and Pelosi ripping apart a copy of his remarks behind his back.

BUSINESS TESLA-STOCKS/

Tesla tumbles 17% as electrifying rally loses power SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Tesla’s stock tumbled 17% on Wednesday, hitting the brakes on a dramatic rally as a senior executive said the coronavirus outbreak in China would delay deliveries of its Model 3 cars and analysts warned of its high valuation.

USA-ECONOMY/ U.S. trade deficit narrows in 2019 for first time in six years

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit fell for the first time in six years in 2019 as the White House’s trade war with China curbed the import bill, keeping the economy on a moderate growth path despite a slowdown in consumer spending and weak business investment. ENTERTAINMENT

PEOPLE-HARVEY-WEINSTEIN/ Model takes stand, expected to testify Weinstein masturbated in front of her

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A woman who has accused Harvey Weinstein of trapping her in a hotel bathroom and masturbating in front of her took the stand on Wednesday in the New York rape trial of the former Hollywood producer. MEDIA-DISNEY-HOTSTAR/

Disney's weapon against Netflix and Amazon in India: Hotstar (Reuters) - When Walt Disney Co’s Disney+ streaming service makes its debut in India on March 29, it will enjoy the luxury of home-court advantage: Hotstar.

SPORTS BASKETBALL-NBA-ROUNDUP/

NBA roundup: Harden's heroics lead Rockets past Hornets James Harden finished one rebound shy of a 40-point triple-double, and the host Houston Rockets erased a 15-point deficit to beat the Charlotte Hornets 125-110 on Tuesday.

UK-CHINA-HEALTH-F1/ Chinese GP in doubt as Shanghai suspends sports events

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai sports authorities have recommended the suspension of all sporting events in the city due to the coronavirus outbreak, casting further doubt on whether the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix will take place. UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS USA-CHINA/IMPEACHMENT-QUESTION

ANALYSIS-In Trump's impeachment, 4 months, 28,000 pages and one loose end When it was over, the impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump produced 135 days of partisan rancor, 17 witness accounts, more than 28,000 pages of documents and testimony, and one big loose end.

5 Feb 23:00 ET AZERBAIJAN-TURKEY/

Turkish foreign minister visits Azerbaijan for Turkic Council meeting Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu visits Baku for an extraordinary meeting of foreign ministers of the Turkic Council, which brings together Turkic-speaking states.

6 Feb USA-TRUMP/IMPEACHMENT-TAKEAWAYS

After Trump's acquittal, Democrats must wonder whether it was worth it After more than four months of high-pitched, high-octane drama, President Donald Trump’s acquittal leaves a president accused of abusing his power firmly entrenched in office and perhaps newly emboldened, while Democrats and Republicans alike now nervously cast an eye ahead to see if political repercussions await.

6 Feb NEWZEALAND-WAITANGIDAY/ (TV)

New Zealand celebrates National Waitangi Day New Zealand commemorates Waitangi Day, marking the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi between the British and Maori chiefs in 1840. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is expected to attend a dawn service at the historic Treaty House in Waitangi, near the Bay of Islands.

6 Feb USA-TRUMP/IMPEACHMENT

The aftermath of Trump's impeachment trial begins President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial has ended. Now the aftermath begins.

6 Feb USA-TRUMP/IMPEACHMENT-CELEBRATION

President's supporters celebrate impeachment acquittal at Washington's Trump Hotel A Reuters reporter hits the bar at the Trump International Hotel where a celebration of the President's almost certain acquittal in the Senate on impeachment charges would surely prompt a celebration.

5 Feb 01:30 ET, 06:30 GMT SAFRICA-GERMANY/ (PIX) (TV)

Germany's Merkel on official visit to South Africa German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits South Africa on an official visit, where she will hold talks with President Cyril Ramaphosa and give a joint news conference.

6 Feb 07:00 ET, 12:00 GMT USA-ELECTION/NEW HAMPSHIRE-HOUSE PARTIES (PIX) In era of large-scale campaigns, New Hampshire's house parties persevere

The road to victory in New Hampshire’s critical Democratic primary on Feb. 11 may run through the living rooms of people like Gerri and Ron King. The couple has been hosting house parties for more than 15 years, including 12 this year for Democratic presidential candidates. 6 Feb 11:00 ET, 16:00 GMT

USA-TRUMP/IMPEACHMENT-FOREIGNPOLICY Surviving impeachment, Trump moves on from foreign policy morass

After his acquittal in the Senate, U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to push forward with his own brand of foreign policy, unencumbered by an impeachment process that exposed the guts of diplomacy in the Trump era, though he may rein in the kind of behavior that led to him being only the third U.S. president to be impeached. 6 Feb 14:00 ET, 19:00 GMT

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/TRADE (PIX) (TV)

Farmers bear the brunt of Israeli-Palestinian trade dispute Farmers on both sides of this long-running conflict are feeling the heat of a tit-for-tat trade dispute between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, which has cast its four-month old boycott of some Israeli goods as a bid to wean itself off of Israel's economy.

6 Feb PORTUGAL-BUDGET/

Portugal's parliament votes on 2020 budget Portugal's parliament expected to approve 2020 budget bill in the second reading, setting the scene to the country's first fiscal surplus in 45 years of democracy.

6 Feb AUTOSHOW-CHICAGO/

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

6 Feb BRITAIN-EU/TRADE

UK government to set out more on its plans for post-Brexit trade deals with US and other countries Trade minister Liz Truss is expected to publish a statement to parliament setting out an overview of the government's plans for post-Brexit trade talks with countries including the United States.

6 Feb 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.

6 Feb ENGIE-KOCHER/BOARD (PIX)

Engie board to decide fate of CEO Kocher The board of power group Engie will decide on Thursday whether to keep Isabelle Kocher as chief executive, two sources said, amid disagreements over her tenure among politicians and board members.

6 Feb AUTOSHOW-INDIA/ (PIX)

AUTOSHOW - India's biennial auto show continues India's biennial auto show, India Auto Expo 2020, will be held from Feb 7-12 in the capital, New Delhi.

6 Feb GLOBAL-ECONOMY/FOOD

U.N. agency FAO releases its latest food price index and cereal supply outlook U.N. food agency FAO releases its latest monthly global food price index and its updated cereal supply outlook.

6 Feb 09:00 ET, 14:00 GMT USA-CHINA/SPYING

Top U.S. law enforcement officials discuss alleged Chinese espionage in the U.S. U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr, his national security division chief John Demers, FBI director Christopher Wray and William Evanina, Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, will all be speaking at a “China Initiative Conference” at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank in Washington.

6 Feb 11:00 ET, 16:00 GMT BOEING-737MAX/ (PIX)

FAA's Steve Dickson, the man calling the shots on 737 MAX grounding, gives speech in UK The FAA's Steve Dickson, the man calling the shots on the grounding of Boeing's 737 MAX, speaks at the UK Aviation Club. He told U.S. airlines in January that the U.S. safety agency could approve the 737 MAX's return to service before mid-year.

6 Feb 12:30 ET, 17:30 GMT USA-FED/KAPLAN

Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Kaplan is panellist and University of Texas event Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan gives remarks and participates in panel before the University of Texas McCombs School of Business 2020 Business Outlook: Real Estate and the Texas Economy, in Dallas, Texas.

6 Feb 14:15 ET, 19:15 GMT DISASTERS / ACCIDENTS

AUSTRALIA-BUSHFIRES/BUNKER (TV) Australian farmer survives bushfire in a bunker

An Australian couple living in rural Victoria, survived horrid bushfires by hiding in their bunker. 6 Feb

TAIWAN-QUAKE/ANNIVERSARY Anniversary of 2016 Tainan earthquake

Anniversary of 2016 Tainan earthquake that killed over hundred people. 6 Feb

ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT ITALY-CHEF/ (PIX) (TV)

Meet Rome’s 90-year-old ‘chef of the poor’ For over a decade, 90-year-old Dino Impagliazzo has spent his weekends cooking up warm meals made of leftover food from Rome’s market stalls and dishing it out to the homeless living outside the Vatican colonnades – earning him the title ‘chef of the poor’.

6 Feb AWARDS-OSCARS/PREVIEW (PIX) (TV)

Cliffhangers, slam dunks and dark horses at Sunday's Oscars Hollywood's awards season reaches its climax at Sunday's Oscars, with a cliff-hanger 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.

6 Feb 13:00 ET, 18:00 GMT CLIMATE-CHANGE/FILM-PHOENIX (PIX) (TV)

Joaquin Phoenix stars in climate emergency short film Extinction Rebellion and Amazon Watch team up to highlight the ongoing climate crisis with short film.

6 Feb 14:00 ET, 19:00 GMT SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY

CZECH-WELL/ (PIX) (TV) Stone Age well is oldest-known wooden structure, Czech historians say

The remains of a wooden water well discovered during excavations in the northern Czech Republic is more than 7000 years old, making it the oldest-known man-made wooden structure, according to archaeologists at the University of Pardubice. 6 Feb

CHINA-HEALTH/TAIWAN Taiwan government briefings on impact of coronavirus

Taiwan's Foreign Ministry and Mainland Affairs Council hold separate briefings on the impact of the coronavirus on the island. 6 Feb 02:30 ET, 07:30 GMT

CHINA-HEALTH/FRANCE-MASKS (PIX) (TV) French factory races to churn out half a billion face masks as Coronavirus spreads

We travel to a French manufacturer of surgical and protective masks which is wilting under the pressure of global demand amid the Coronavirus emergency. We'll find out how they're coping with order requests for 500 million masks. 6 Feb 09:00 ET, 14:00 GMT

SPORTS OLYMPICS-2020/SOUTH SUDAN (PIX) (TV)

Athletes from the world's youngest nation prepare for Tokyo 2020 Olympics The Tokyo Games are still six months away, but Olympic and Paralympic athletes from South Sudan, the world's youngest country battered by a six-year civil war, are already two months into training in the central Japanese city of Maebashi, where they meet strong support from the municipality, local residents and corporations.

6 Feb CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE

LEBANON-CRISIS/PLAN (PIX) (TV) Lebanon's cabinet meets to approve financial rescue plan

Lebanon's new cabinet meets on Thursday to approve a draft policy statement which includes a financial rescue plan, and which will form the basis of a confidence vote in parliament. 6 Feb 07:00 ET, 12:00 GMT

CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE USA-TRUMP/IMPEACHMENT-COURTS

Next test of Trump's presidential power awaits in courts Upcoming court rulings on whether President Donald Trump and his former White House lawyer Don McGahn can evade subpoenas issued by the Democratic-led House of Representatives are likely to have a much bigger impact on the future of presidential power than the Senate impeachment trial, which was dictated purely by partisan politics that will likely shift depending on who is in office.

6 Feb 11:00 ET, 16:00 GMT TEXAS-EXECUTION/

Texas to execute man convicted of killing five family members, including wife, two daughters A man convicted of killing his wife and two daughters along with his father-in-law and sister-in-law over money for crack cocaine is scheduled to die by lethal injection in Texas.

6 Feb 12:00 ET, 17:00 GMT PEOPLE-HARVEY WEINSTEIN/ (PIX) (TV)

Testimony continues in Weinstein rape case Testimony continues in Harvey Weinstein rape trial.

6 Feb 14:30 ET, 19:30 GMT