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TOP STORIES

GLOBAL

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/WHO

WHO chief vows to continue leading virus response after Trump threat to quit

The World Health Organization's head said on Tuesday he would keep leading the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic, after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to cut off funding and quit the body.

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/USA-CANADA

Canada, U.S. to extend travel ban; Trump muses about cattle block

Canada and the United States have agreed to extend a ban on non-essential cross-border travel by another 30 days to help the fight against the coronavirus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday.

U.S.

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/USA-CONGRESS

Republicans put brakes on new coronavirus aid bill in U.S. Congress

Republican leaders in the U.S. Congress said on Tuesday they were in no hurry to work on another coronavirus relief package, despite the House of Representatives' passage last week of a $3 trillion measure.

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/USA-PHLOW

Trump administration signs up new company to make COVID-19 drugs in U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration awarded a contract worth up to $812 million for a new U.S. company to manufacture drugs and drug ingredients to fight COVID-19 on American soil, aiming to end dependence on other countries.

BUSINESS

HEALTH–CORONAVIRUS/USA-RESPONSE

Mnuchin defends U.S. fiscal response to pandemic, seeks payroll loan extension

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday defended the Trump administration's fiscal response to the coronavirus pandemic and told senators he was willing to consider extending and modifying a payroll loan program for small businesses.

JOHNSON & JOHNSON-BABYPOWDER

Johnson & Johnson to stop selling talc-based baby powder in U.S., Canada

Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday announced that it would stop selling its talc-based Johnson's Baby Powder in the United States and Canada, saying it was part of a broad reassessment of its consumer product portfolio prompted by the coronavirus pandemic.

ENTERTAINMENT

FACEBOOK-PRODUCTS/

Facebook to launch new shopping feature across apps

Facebook Inc is launching Shops, a service that will allow businesses to display and sell products on the world's largest social network's platforms, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg said on Tuesday.

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/UKRAINE-ORCHESTRA

Masked Ukrainian orchestra makes concert recording as lockdown eases

The symphony orchestra of Ukrainian radio held its first concert recording for TV, radio and online platforms since coronavirus lockdown measures were partially eased in early May.

SPORTS

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/SOCCER-ENGLAND

Premier League confirms six positive COVID-19 cases after testing

The Premier League said on Tuesday that six people from three different clubs had tested positive for COVID-19 out of a sample of 748 individuals.

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/SOCCER-ITALY

Italy to decide on Serie A return on May 28

The Italian government will decide on May 28 if and when the Serie A season can resume, Sports Minister Vincenzo Spadafora said on Tuesday as he also announced that teams could start full group training immediately.

UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

BRITAIN-ASSANGE/ (PIX)

POSTPONED***Hearing continues in extradition case of Wikileaks' Assange

The extradition hearing of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange continues at Woolwich Crown Court, running until June 5. Preliminary hearings took place between February 24-28 and resumed on May 18.

20 May 20:00 ET / 00:00 GMT

TAIWAN-PRESIDENT/INAUGURATION (PIX) (TV)

Taiwan President Tsai sworn in for second term

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen is sworn in for a second term after securing a landslide victory in the January election.

20 May 21:00 ET / 01:00 GMT

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/BOSNIA-EMERGENCY

Bosnia's Serb region to lift a state of emergency, revise 2020 budget

Bosnia's autonomous Serb Republic is expected to lift a state of emergency imposed in March over the novel coronavirus and revise upwards its 2020 budget.

20 May

BRITAIN-EU/

UK to publish draft Brexit deal texts (exact date unclear)

The United Kingdom is due to publish draft legal texts of a free trade deal it would like with the European Union. Due this week. Exact date unclear

20 May

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/GERMANY-MEATPACKING

German ministers due to agree tighter rules for meatpacking plants

German ministers are expected to agree on tighter rules for the meatpacking sector after a series of COVID-19 outbreaks at plants across the country. Labour minister Hubertus Heil has proposed forbidding companies from hiring workers through subcontractors and making them responsible for ensuring working and living standards limit the risk of infection.

20 May

EU-RECOVERY/FRANCE-GERMANY

"The EU was splitting": how Merkel and Macron struck an economic recovery deal

It took a courtroom of scarlet-robed judges to spur Angela Merkel to make one of her boldest moves in 15 years as German chancellor: her agreement to give huge cash handouts to the European Union's weaker economies.

20 May

CHINA-PARLIAMENT/ (PIX) (TV)

China Political Consultative Spokesman speaks to media before annual conference begins

Spokesman of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Guo Weimin speaks to media before the annual conference starts the next day. Questions about the coronavirus pandemic, economy, Taiwan or Hong Kong may be asked.

20 May 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/SPAIN-PARLIAMENT (TV)

Parliament to vote on extension of state of alarm

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez along with minister cabinet and political parties to vote on state of alarm extension for one month.

20 May 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT

UKRAINE-PRESIDENT/ (PIX) (TV)

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy holds press conference

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy holds a press conference in Kiev, a year after his inauguration.

20 May 03:30 ET / 07:30 GMT

BURUNDI-ELECTION/ (PIX) (TV)

Burundi holds general election in atmosphere of intimidation

The tiny East African nation of Burundi holds presidential, legislative and communal council elections under the twin shadows of simmering political violence and the growing threat of the coronavirus. The opposition has accused the ruling party's youth wing and state security services of torturing and murdering their supporters.

20 May 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT

LESOTHO-POLITICS/

New Lesotho prime minister to be sworn in

Lesotho's new prime minister is due to be sworn in, a day after his predecessor Thomas Thabane stepped down owing to a murder case he has been named in. The new governing coalition has agreed on Finance Minister Majoro to replace Thabane.

20 May 04:30 ET / 08:30 GMT

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/SPAIN (TV)

Spain split over extension of state of emergency

Spain's government is to ask parliament for a two-week extension of a state of emergency in place since mid-March to help battle one of the world's worst coronavirus outbreaks, but there growing opposition to the lockdown among supporters of far right party Vox and the conservative people's party.

20 May 04:30 ET / 08:30 GMT

HEALTH CORONAVIRUS/USA-SUBWAY (PIX) (PIX)

As in 1918, New York may use staggered work hours to keep subway safe

As New York City makes plans to reopen in the coming months, officials are dusting off the playbook from the deadly pandemic in 1918, when businesses were ordered to open at different times to prevent the subway from becoming a vector of disease.

20 May 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

FRANCE-RWANDA/KABUGA (PIX) (TV)

In French court, Rwanda genocide suspect makes first public appearance in 26 years

Rwandan genocide suspect will appear in public for the first time in a quarter of a century after his arrest in a Paris suburb ended a 26-year manhunt. Kabuga is being brought before investigative judges who will decide whether he should be handed over to a U.N. court handling cases of crimes against humanity.

20 May 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

CLIMATE-CHANGE/KENYA-FLOODS (PIX) (TV)

Kenya floods uproot families, complicating coronavirus fight

Flash floods, landslides, and other rain-related disasters have killed hundreds in East Africa this year, displacing tens of thousands of families. Homes and roads have been swept away around Lake Victoria, and crops have been destroyed. This has also hampered COVID-19 response efforts. Although the effects of climate change on seasonal rainfall in East Africa are still unclear, environmentalists say that warmer weather combined with poor water management around places like Lake Victoria is to blame.

20 May 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/BRITAIN-MCDONALDS (TV)

Fast food chain McDonalds re-opens drive-through services in the UK

20 May

HEDGEFUNDS-SALTCONFERENCE/ (PIX)

Salt Conference

Investors, business executives and political leaders attend the Salt Conference, a three-day event of idea-sharing, networking and entertainment.

20 May

GRUPO AVAL-RESULTS/

Colombia's Grupo Aval releases first quarter results

Colombian financial services company Grupo Aval is set to release its first quarter results on Wednesday.

20 May

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/WTO (PIX)

Wanted: New head of WTO. Must thrive under global pressure and conflict

The coronavirus pandemic has further complicated an already tough task for the World Trade Organization: choosing a new boss.

20 May

M&S-RESULTS/ (PIX)

Marks & Spencer full year results

M&S's clothing business in stores has been closed during the coronavirus lockdown, though it has traded online, and its food business has traded throughout. Expected to update on measures taken to reduce costs and protect cash during the crisis.

20 May 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT

GLOBAL-OIL/ANGOLA (PIX)

INSIGHT-Angola's oil exploration evaporates as COVID-19 overshadows historic reforms

The coronavirus pandemic has done in a handful of months what even a 27-year civil war did not: it has brought oil drilling to a halt in Angola, Africa's second-largest oil producer. The consequences could be grave for a poor country that relies heavily on oil revenues and is saddled with debts that exceed its economic output. The halt in oil exploration activity could represent a setback for its ambitious economic reform drive.

20 May 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT

DENMARK-TREASURY/

Denmark government bond auction

20 May 04:15 ET / 08:15 GMT

HEALTH CORONAVIRUS/TRADE-WTO

WTO to release data on trade in goods

The WTO will release its latest Goods Trade Barometer providing real-time information on the trajectory of world trade.

20 May 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/NIGERIA-SOLAR (PIX) (TV)

Outlook bright as solar energy keeps Nigerian homeworkers powered up

As millions of Nigerians went into lockdown to stem the spread of the new coronavirus, they encountered an old problem: unreliable electricity. Solar companies stepped in to fill the gap, launching power packs for white-collar workers cut off from office generators and installing panels at healthcare facilities.

20 May 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

SWISS-ATTORNEYGENERAL/IMPEACHMENT (PIX)

Interview by the Judicial Committee of Swiss attorney general Lauber

Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber faces an interview by the Judicial Committee of the Swiss Parliament that could lead to his impeachment after criticism of his handling of an investigation into alleged corruption surrounding football's governing body FIFA.

20 May 07:30 ET / 11:30 GMT

USA-FED/BOSTIC

Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank President Bostic speaks on Fed's response to COVID-19

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic speaks on "Federal Reserve's Response to COVID-19" to the JAXUSA Partnership webinar.

20 May 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

USA-OIL/DAKOTA-CUTS (PIX)

North Dakota energy regulators to consider aid to oil companies as wells close

North Dakota energy regulators on Thursday will consider whether current oil and gas prices are a waste of the state's natural resources and what steps it can take to aid producers that have shut 100s of wells due to crude prices below the cost of production.

20 May 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/BRAZIL-IMAGE (PIX)

A PICTURE AND ITS STORY - Death in Arara community

The body of Valnir Mendes da Silva, 62, lay on a sidewalk of Arara community, where he died after residents requested help from the emergency service as he was suffering from breathing problems. According to residents, it took about 30 hours to remove the body.

20 May

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/LATAM-ELDERLY (TV)

Latin America takes a closer look at retirement homes as conronavirus outbreaks spread

Deadly outbreaks in retirement homes in Mexico and other parts of Latin America have sent authorities scrambling to contain the spread of the virus in the region’s small but often poorly regulated long-term elderly care sector.

20 May

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/CHINA-WUHAN (TV)

Wuhan continues to test its citizens after a rise in COVID-19 cases

Wuhan government continues to do nucleic tests for all of its citizens -- about 11 million people -- as local clusters of coronavirus were detected and cases rose again. Wuhan, where COVID-19 is believed to have originated from, was in lockdown for almost three months due to the deadly virus and the city reopened on April 8.

20 May

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/BRITAIN-NEWBORN (PIX)

A PICTURE AND ITS STORY - Reuters photographer documents her journey in covering the premature birth of Theo Anderson

Reuters photographer Hannah McKay documents her journey photographing the premature birth of Theo Anderson at Burnley General Hospital, camping in her parent’s back garden one night and then in a motorhome at a hospital car park.

20 May

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/ECUADOR-DOCTORS (PIX) (TV)

WIDER IMAGE - Rural Ecuador faces coronavirus outbreak without doctors

Rural settlements along the Ecuador's Pacific Coast have been left without doctors amid the COVID-19 outbreak because medical professionals were transferred to major cities, leaving poor communities attempting to confront the pandemic with little more than traditional remedies such as eucalyptus and lemon.

20 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.

20 May

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/GREECE-PM (TV)

Greek PM outlines plan to revive tourism, shield jobs from coronavirus impact

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will unveil his government's plan to revive tourism, protect employment and boost the economy which has hammered by a lockdown imposed to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.

20 May

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/COLLEGECHAT

#AskReuters Twitter chat: The Future of College

A Twitter chat college – borrowing for school, remote learning and what the future looks like for higher education in America.

20 May

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/NURSE-DEATH (PIX) (TV)

A nurse struggled with COVID-19 trauma. He was found dead in his car

The suspected overdose death of William Coddington, a Florida nurse who worked in an ICU unit treating COVID-19 victims, lays bare the risks for frontline medical workers struggling amidst the trauma of the pandemic.

20 May 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/MALAYSIA

Malaysia daily health ministry briefing on coronavirus

Health ministry's daily news conference on latest coronavirus situation.

20 May 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/IRELAND (INTERVIEW)

Interview with Irish Health Minister Simon Harris

Interview with Irish Health Minster Simon Harris three days into the first phase of Ireland’s lockdown exit, one of the most conservative in Europe which will initially only allow building sites, garden centers, repair shops and opticians to reopen , and people to meet in non-household groups of four outdoors. Harris, the youngest cabinet minister at 33, has become one of the faces of Ireland’s coronavirus response and is tipped to remain in his post if a new government is formed, just four months after a threatened motion of no confidence in him in parliament led to an early general election.

20 May 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

DISASTERS / ACCIDENTS

ASIA-STORM/INDIA (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)

India braces for Super Cyclone Amphan to make landfall

Authorities in eastern India were bracing up for a super cyclone that is expected to inflict large-scale damage as it makes landfall on Wednesday (May 20).

20 May

(PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)

FRANCE - BTF non-competitive bids

20 May 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT