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Several thousand Hong Kong school teachers and supporters braved thunderstorms on Saturday to start a weekend of anti-government protests, despite fears that police could adopt tougher tactics to drive activists off the streets.

MIDEAST-IRAN-TANKER U.S. issues warrant to seize Iranian tanker off Gibraltar

GIBRALTAR (Reuters) - The United States has issued a warrant to seize an Iranian oil tanker caught in the standoff between Tehran and the West in the last-ditch effort to prevent the vessel from leaving Gibraltar. NORTH KOREA-MISSILES

North Korea's Kim oversaw the test-firing of new weapon again: KCNA SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un oversaw the test-firing of a new weapon again on Friday morning, state media KCNA said on Saturday.

USA-TAIWAN-F16 Democratic and Republican lawmakers back $8 billion F-16 sales to Taiwan

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress should move quickly with an $8 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan as the self-ruled island faces pressure from China's increased military presence in the region, leading U.S. Democratic and Republican lawmakers said on Friday. The U.S.

PEOPLE-JEFFREY-EPSTEIN-AUTOPSY Official autopsy concludes Epstein deaths was suicide by hanging

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City's chief medical examiner determined on Friday that suicide by hanging was the cause of death for financier Jeffrey Epstein, whose body was found six days ago in a Manhattan jail cell while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. USA-ELECTION-WARREN-TRIBES

Democrat Elizabeth Warren floats plan to empower Native Americans WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren on Friday unveiled her latest policy plan, which aims to empower Native American tribes through land protection and law enforcement reforms and boost financial support for chronically underfunded health and education programs.

USA-LATINO-LETTER Latino celebrities in U.S. issue plea to 'speak out loudly against hate'

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actresses Eva Longoria, America Ferrara and more than 200 other Latino artists and civil rights leaders on Friday penned a letter of support to the Latino community in the United States after a mass shooting in Texas and immigration raids in Mississippi. BUSINESS

HUAWEI-TECH-USA-LICENSE-EXCLUSIVE Exclusive: the U.S. set to give Huawei another 90 days to buy from American suppliers – sources

SINGAPORE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department is expected to extend a reprieve given to Huawei Technologies that permit the Chinese firm to buy supplies from U.S. companies so that it can service existing customers, two sources familiar with the situation said. AMAZON-COM-IRS

Amazon.com defeats IRS appeal in U.S. tax dispute Amazon.com Inc on Friday defeated an appeal by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service in what the online retailer has called a $1.5 billion dispute over its tax treatment of transactions with a Luxembourg subsidiary.

ENTERTAINMENT PEOPLE-PETER-FONDA

'Easy Rider' actor Peter Fonda dead at age 79 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-nominated actor Peter Fonda, who played a cool and introspective motorcyclist in the 1969 film "Easy Rider" that captured the spirit of the era's counterculture movement, died on Friday at age 79, his family said in a statement.

SPORTS BASEBALL-MLB-ROUNDUP

MLB roundup: Yaz belts three homers in Giants' 11-inning win Mike Yastrzemski hit three home runs, including a solo shot on the first pitch of the 11th inning, as the San Francisco Giants outlasted the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-9 Friday night in Phoenix in a wild game that featured 12 homers.

TENNIS-CINCINNATI-WOMEN Knee injury puts Osaka's U.S. Open title defense in doubt

World number one Naomi Osaka will "probably" defend her U.S. Open title, even if it means defying her doctor's orders, she said after retiring from the Cincinnati Masters with a knee injury on Friday. TENNIS-CINCINNATI-MEN

Relentless Djokovic beats Pouille to reach semi-finals Novak Djokovic wore down Lucas Pouille after an even first set, dispatching the Frenchman 7-6(2) 6-1 in a Cincinnati Masters quarter-final in Ohio on Friday.

FOOTBALL-NFL-NEP NFL conditionally reinstates Patriots WR Gordon

Troubled wide receiver Josh Gordon was reinstated on a conditional basis by the NFL, the league announced on Friday. UPCOMING

ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT MUSIC-WOODSTOCK/ (PIX)

50th Woodstock anniversary music and culture festival Three- day festival of music and culture celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Woodstock festival takes place on the original site, now owned by the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

18 Aug IRAQ-CULTURE/RIOT GEAR (PIX) (TV)

Baghdad hosts a car show, electronic music at former Saddam parade ground Baghdad hosts a car show and electronic music concert at Baghdad's famous Victory Arch, where ex-dictator Saddam Hussein used to hold military parades.

18 Aug

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