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TOP STORIES
GLOBAL
UKRAINE-CRISIS/
Strikes at Ukraine nuclear plant prompt UN chief to call for demilitarised zone
Russia and Ukraine accused each other of shelling Europe's biggest nuclear power plant as the U.N. chief proposed a demilitarised zone at the site amid fears of a catastrophe.
MEXICO-MINERS/ACCIDENT
Darkness and debris impede rescue effort at flooded Mexico mine
Mexican army divers were blocked by debris in their first attempt to descend deep into a flooded coal mine in northern Mexico where 10 miners have been trapped for a week, the country's defense minister said on Thursday.
U.S.
USA-FBI/OHIO
Police shoot dead armed man who tried to breach Ohio FBI building
An armed man who tried to breach the FBI building in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Thursday was shot dead by police following a car chase, a gun battle and a standoff in a cornfield northeast of town, officials said.
USA-TRUMP/
U.S. asks judge to unseal warrant that allowed search of Trump's home
U.S. federal agents were looking for documents relating to nuclear weapons when they raided former President Donald Trump's home in Florida this week, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.
USA-TRUMP/
BUSINESS
JOHNSON&JOHNSON-BABYPOWDER/
J&J to end global sales of talc-based baby powder
Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N will stop selling talc-based baby powder globally in 2023, the drugmaker said on Thursday, more than two years after it ended U.S. sales of a product that drew thousands of consumer safety lawsuits.
USA-FED/DALY
Fed's Daly is open to 75 bps hike in Sept, sees no 'hump' in rate path
San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Mary Daly said on Thursday that while a half-percentage-point interest rate hike in September "makes sense," she is open to the possibility of a bigger hike to fight too-high inflation.
ENTERTAINMENT
PEOPLE-RUPERT MURDOCH/DIVORCE
Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall finalize their divorce, remain 'friends'
Actress and model Jerry Hall and media mogul Rupert Murdoch have finalized their divorce, according to a statement released by the couple.
FOXNEWS-ANCHOR/
Fox names Chris Wallace successor: legal correspondent, 'Women of the Bible' author
Fox News Channel on Thursday announced its chief legal correspondent Shannon Bream would anchor "Fox News Sunday," replacing departed anchor Chris Wallace and becoming the first woman to lead the program in its 26-year history.
SPORTS
SOCCER-WORLDCUP/OPENING
Qatar to kick off World Cup as finals brought forward by one day
This year's World Cup in Qatar will start a day earlier than originally scheduled with the opening ceremony now taking place before the host nation kick off the tournament on Sunday, Nov. 20 against Ecuador, world governing body FIFA said on Thursday.
TENNIS-MONTREAL/
Kyrgios produces another showstopper to down compatriot de Minaur
Australian Nick Kyrgios produced another extraordinary performance to demolish compatriot Alex de Minaur 6-2 6-3 at the Canadian Masters on Thursday, a day after stunning world number one Daniil Medvedev.
UPCOMING
SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/LAUTERBACH (PIX) (TV)
German health minister gives update on COVID-19
German health minister Karl Lauterbach gives an update on the coronavius strategy for the winter.
12 Aug 08:00 ET / 08:00 GMT
EUROPE-WEATHER/BRITAIN-DROUGHT (PIX) (TV)
Record temperatures and no rain pushes UK towards drought
A hosepipe ban comes into effect in more areas of southern England, as Britain’s dry spell continues. Record temperatures and lack of rain has meant the source of the River Thames has dried up completely for the first time.
12 Aug 10:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
UGANDA-RATES/
Uganda's central bank to issue its next policy rate
Bank of Uganda's monetary policy committee (MPC) to set the next policy rate. At the committee's last meeting the rate was raised by 100 basis points to 8.5% to tame surging inflation.
12 Aug 09:00 ET / 09:00 GMT
USA-CONGRESS/INFLATION-AUTOS
Automakers scramble to decode new U.S. electric vehicle subsidies
The new electric vehicle subsidy rules in the Inflation Reduction Act present a complex puzzle for consumers and automakers to decode. Automakers and car dealers now must comply with new limits on the price of electric vehicles eligible for tax breaks, how much the buyers can earn and where materials for batteries come from. The industry will benefit, however, from new subsidies for clean vehicle manufacturing.
12 Aug 12:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
GRUPO AVAL-RESULTS/CALL
Colombia's Grupo Aval holds results call
Colombia's Grupo Aval is scheduled to discuss its second-quarter results in a call with analysts Thursday.
12 Aug 14:00 ET / 14:00 GMT
USA-RIGS/BAKERHUGHES (GRAPHIC)
U.S. weekly oil and gas rig count data released by Baker Hughes
Baker Hughes releases weekly data detailing the number of oil and gas rigs deployed in the United States & Canada.
12 Aug 17:00 ET / 17:00 GMT
CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE
USA-GUNS/NEW YORK (PIX) (TV)
New York gun bans alarm residents of upstate bear country
The U.S. Supreme Court's landmark June ruling that established a constitutional right to carry weapons in public has created new challenges for lawmakers across the country grappling with gun violence. New tensions are already emerging in New York's rural Adirondack Mountains, where guns are a way of life but residents will soon risk committing a felony crime if they leave home with their pistols or rifles under a state law passed in an emergency session after the court ruling.
12 Aug 09:00 ET / 09:00 GMT
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
USA-CONGRESS/INFLATION-WEST VIRGINIA
In the heart of coal country, U.S. climate bill could push up green shoots
In West Virginia, a solar field is being built on the site of a former coal mine, while factories will soon be churning out batteries and electric school buses. An ambitious climate bill could push up more of these green shoots, but analysts say it won't dislodge the state's dominant coal industry any time soon.
12 Aug 10:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
USA-IRAN/JOURNALIST
Man accused of targeting Iranian journalist to appear in court
Khalid Mehdiyev, who was arrested in July on charges of staking out Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad's home while possessing a loaded AK-47 rifle, is scheduled to appear in federal court in Manhattan on Friday.
12 Aug 14:00 ET / 14:00 GMT
USA-CONGRESS/PELOSI (PIX) (TV)
U.S. House Speaker Pelosi holds news conference
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) conducts press conference.
12 Aug 14:45 ET / 14:45 GMT
