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TOP STORIES
GLOBAL
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/EU-TRAVEL
EU pushes to reopen borders for summer tourism amidst coronavirus
The European Union on Wednesday pushed to reopen internal borders and restart travel, although the prospects of reviving tourism ahead of the summer season were mixed as public fears over health and safety weigh heavily during the coronavirus pandemic.
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/USA-CANADA
Canada, U.S. are likely to extend travel restrictions until June 21 - sources
Canada and the United States appear likely to extend a ban on non-essential travel until June 21 amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic, sources in both nations said on Wednesday.
U.S.
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/USA
U.S. governors call for less partisanship, more aid to fight pandemic
Governors from both major political parties on Wednesday urged lawmakers in Washington, D.C., to cast aside partisanship and deliver relief to U.S. cities and states facing economic ruin as they fight what they called a "red, white and blue pandemic."
USA-COURT/ELECTORAL
U.S. Supreme Court justices worry about 'chaos' in Electoral College dispute
Supreme Court justices on Wednesday indicated skepticism toward whether "electors" in the complex Electoral College system for choosing U.S. presidents may disregard laws directing them to back the candidate who prevails in their state's popular vote.
BUSINESS
USA-ECONOMY/JOBS
U.S. March, April job losses revised higher
The U.S. economy lost a record 20.537 million jobs in April and not 20.5 million as reported last Friday, according to revised data published by the Labor Department this week.
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/TESLA
Tesla, California county reach deal to reopen U.S. plant next week
Tesla Inc and officials in California have resolved their acrimonious clash over safety procedures at the automaker’s sole U.S. assembly plant with a deal that allows production to resume as early as Monday, county officials said.
ENTERTAINMENT
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/HIV-PORNOGRAPHY
Lessons from porn industry could help Hollywood adapt to coronavirus
As Hollywood tries to figure out how to resume production of movies and TV shows in the coronavirus era, one sector may be better prepared than others to deal with the challenges.
PEOPLE-RIHANNA/RICH LIST
Rihanna debuts on Sunday Times Rich List of musicians at no. 3
Singer Rihanna has stormed into the Sunday Times Rich List of musicians at number three, with an estimated wealth of 468 million pounds ($576 million), thanks partly to the success of her fashion and cosmetics brands with Louis Vuitton-owner LVMH.
SPORTS
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/GOLF
Players traveling to U.S. must be quarantined
PGA Tour players living outside the U.S. must undergo a quarantine period before playing tournaments, which are due to restart next month amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Tour said on Wednesday.
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/MLB
MLB to present detailed safety proposal to players union - report
Major League Baseball will soon propose health and safety guidelines to the players' union as teams plot a return to training ahead of a start of the coronavirus-hit 2020 season, according to a report in the Athletic.
UPCOMING
SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY
HEALTH- CORONAVIRUS/TAIWAN-ECONOMY
Taiwan central bank governor reports to parliament
Taiwan central bank governor Yang Chin-long briefs parliament on the latest steps to support the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.
14 May 21:00 ET / 01:00 GMT
SPACE-EXPLORATION/MARS
POSTPONED: Humans to Mars Summit
Space and technology experts gather for the Humans to Mars
Summit to discuss the future of human space exploration on the red planet.
14 May
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/VENEZUELA-FOOD (PIX) (TV)
As hunger rises amid quarantine, some Venezuelans make meals of cow blood
Since Venezuela went into quarantine to prevent the spread of coronavirus, mechanic Aleyair Romero has been lining up twice a week at a local slaughterhouse to pick up the only protein that is given away for free: cattle blood. Holding a coffee thermos dripping with blood in the border city of San Cristobal, Romero said the garage where he works has closed and subsidized boxes of food delivered by the government of President Nicolas Maduro are increasingly slow to arrive.
14 May
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/CHINA
The latest on the coronavirus outbreak in China
The latest on the ground in China where the coronavirus outbreak began.
14 May
ALPHABET-GOOGLE/DEVELOPERS (PIX) (TV)
CANCELLED Google I/O Developer Conference
Software developers and technology enthusiasts learn about various Google developer products at the annual Google I/O Developer Conference.
14 May
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/MEATPACKING-FAMILY (PIX) (GRAPHIC)
SPECIAL REPORT - Immigrant couple face double jeopardy in U.S. coronavirus epidemic
For more than a decade, the lives of Pedro Vasquez and Zoila Orozco have revolved around the chicken-processing plant in Morton, Mississippi. It set the stage for some of their greatest joys: They fell in love there, had a little boy and eventually saved enough money to buy a small house in town, far from their native Guatemala. It also has been the source of some of their most profound sorrows: Zoila claims she was the victim of an abusive supervisor there years ago, and last August, Pedro was swept up in a massive raid at the plant targeting immigrants working in the United States illegally. Now, more than 150 miles apart, they both tested positive for the novel coronavirus within a week of each other as their lives intersected with two hotbeds for the pandemic in the United States: immigration detention centers and meatpacking plants.
14 May
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/CALIFORNIA-BUDGET
California revises budget to reflect hit from coronavirus
California Governor Gavin Newsom says the most populous U.S. state has gone from billions in surplus to an anticipated $54 billion deficit due to the coronavirus. On May 14, Newsom will reveal his revised proposed budget for the fiscal year starting July 1. He is expected to broadly scale back ambitious programs and spending that had been planned when the state was flush before coronavirus shut down the economy.
14 May
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/BRITAIN-BRIEFING (PIX) (TV)
UK government daily briefing on coronavirus updates
Government officials hold a daily briefing to update on the coronavirus outbreak in the United Kingdom.
14 May
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/TAIWAN (TV)
Taiwan's vice president speaks to reporters
Taiwan's outgoing Vice President Chen Chien-jen speaks to reporters before he steps down next week when a new administration is sworn in.
14 May 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/GERMANY-BUNDESTAG
Merkel, ministers discuss coronavirus crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and senior members of her government discuss measures to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.
14 May 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/AFRICA (PIX)
WHO, Africa CDC to provide updates on COVID-19 pandemic
Experts from the World Health Organization and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention will hold online media briefings on the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.
14 May 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/JAPAN-ABE (PIX) (TV)
Japan's Abe holds news conference amid expectations of lifting emergency state for most regions
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference as Japan is expected to lift the state of emergency for most of its 47 prefectures on Thursday, while the two biggest metropolises of Tokyo and Osaka are set to keep restrictions in place until they see a convincing containment of the new coronavirus.
14 May 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/MALAYSIA
Malaysia daily health ministry briefing on coronavirus
Health ministry's daily news conference on latest coronavirus situation.
14 May 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/BRITAIN-BOE
BoE boss Bailey speaks a week after spelling out worst UK outlook in 300 years
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey speaks in webinar discussion organized by Financial Times, a week after the BoE raised the prospect of the sharpest UK recession in 300 years
14 May 06:30 ET / 10:30 GMT
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/HONDURAS-PRISON (PIX) (TV)
WIDER IMAGE - Life at La Esperanza, a low-security prison tucked into central Honduras
At La Esperanza, a low-security prison tucked into central Honduras’ pine and oak-lined mountains. A whiteboard at the entrance keeps a daily tally of the population, which ticks up each week. With over 400 inmates in a facility meant for 70, La Esperanza hovers around 400% overcapacity.
14 May 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT
BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
COLOMBIA-GDP/
POLL-Analysts on outlook for Colombia first quarter GDP
We'll poll analysts on their outlook for Colombia's first quarter gross domestic product figure, ahead of the figure's release on Friday.
14 May
HEALTHCARE-CORONAVIRUS/BRITAIN-CABINET
British PM Johnson to hold a cabinet meeting of his top ministers
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold a cabinet meeting of his top ministers to discuss the coronavirus outbreak.
14 May
BRITAIN-BARCLAYS/JENKINS (INTERVIEW, PIX)
Acquitted "Big Dog" banker Jenkins plots gentler comeback
A near decade-long battle to clear his name has ended in victory, but the banker credited with playing a pivotal role in saving one of Britain's biggest banks from a state bailout in 2008 is still waiting to put his life back on track.
14 May
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/SMALLBIZCHAT
Your small business and COVID-19 questions, answered
How can small businesses prepare as the U.S. economy reopens? A recap of a #AskReuters Twitter chat.
14 May
NEWZEALAND-ECONOMY/BUDGET (TV)
New Zealand unveils Budget 2020
New Zealand's finance minister delivers budget that aims to tackle the long-term challenges facing the country while also preparing the economy for the future.
14 May
EUROPE-GRAINS/ANALYST
Strategie Grains monthly EU grain forecasts
French consultancy to update its forecasts of the 2020 grain harvest in the EU and revise its supply-and-demand estimates for this season and next. Watching to see if it factors in the return of rain in dry grain belts in Europe and makes further adjustments due to coronavirus lockdowns that led it to cut wheat demand last month.
14 May
GRUPO ARGOS-COLOMBIA/
Colombia's Grupo Argos releases first quarter results
Colombian industrial conglomerate Grupo Argos, whose subsidiaries include cement-maker Cementos Argos and energy company Celsia, is set to release its first quarter results on Thursday.
14 May
DENMARK-TREASURY/
Denmark's central bank offers 3-month euro loans at liquidity auction
14 May 05:30 ET / 09:30 GMT
AUTOS-FORD/MEETING
Ford plans a virtual annual meeting amid coronavirus uncertainty
Ford said it will move its annual shareholders meeting online. The event is scheduled for 830 AM May 14.
14 May 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
BRITAIN-EU/
Week-long round of EU, UK Brexit negotiations on trade agreement prospects amid coronavirus
EU's Michel Barnier and Britain's David Frost plow on with Brexit negotiations after the coronavirus pandemic derailed trade talks aimed at agreeing a new trade deal between the two before the end of the year. With little time available to seal a new deal to kick in from 2021, both sides have so far dug their heels in with talks making little progress.
14 May
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/SAFRICA-COMMUTERS (PIX) (TV)
New walk-through sanitiser piloted in South Africa to protect commuters
To protect commuters authorities in South Africa are piloting a new system where passengers are sprayed with sanitiser via walk-through ‘tunnels’ before they board public transport. Not all passengers are happy to be sprayed.
14 May
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/BRITAIN-APPLAUSE (PIX) (TV)
Britons plan mass round of applause for medical staff for eighth week running
Britons plan an eighth mass round of applause at 2000 local (19000GMT) to show their appreciation for National Health Service (NHS) staff working on the front line of the coronavirus outbreak. The event has been organized largely on social media under the banner "Clap for our Carers."
14 May
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/USA-BRIGHT (PIX) (TV)
Ousted U.S. health office director testifies about his whistleblower complaint
Rick Bright, the ousted director of a U.S. agency responsible for developing drugs to fight the coronavirus pandemic, will testify before a U.S. House of Representatives panel about a whistleblower complaint he filed.
14 May 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/PORTUGAL-CAREHOME (PIX) (TV)
Tears, joy as care home residents get visits via 'box of emotions'
Maria das Merces struggled to hold back tears after she saw her 90-year-old father at a Portuguese care home - chatting to him from inside a glass booth erected in front of a window to allow elderly residents to visit family during the coronavirus pandemic.
14 May 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/BRITAIN-MOBILE-BEER (PIX) (TV)
London "pub-on-wheels" pulls pints on people's doorsteps
Britain's pubs may be shut, but one east London brewer has found a novel way to keep the beer flowing - by packing his kegs into a van and pulling pints on people's doorsteps.
14 May
MUSIC-EUROVISION/ (PIX)
CANCELED Eurovision song contest semi-finals in Rotterdam
Dutch port city of Rotterdam hosts the semi-finals of the Eurovision song competition.
14 May
CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/USA-WEAPONIZATION (PIX) (TV)
Weaponization of COVID-19 raises specter of U.S. criminal crackdowns
Accused criminals across the United States have started using the threat of deadly COVID-19 infection as a weapon in attacks on police, retail clerks and grocers trying to keep the nation fed during lockdown.
14 May 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
SPORTS
OLYMPICS-IOC/ (PIX)
Olympics-IOC President holds conference call after Executive Board meeting
IOC President hold conference call after Executive Board video meeting
14 May 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT
