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TOP STORIES
GLOBAL
SOUTHKOREA-POLITICS/PARDON
S.Korea's Yoon pardons Samsung's Jay Y. Lee to counter 'economic crisis'
South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol pardoned Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee on Friday, with the justice ministry saying the business leader was needed to help overcome a "national economic crisis".
UKRAINE-CRISIS/
Strikes at Ukraine nuclear plant prompt UN call for demilitarised zone
Russia and Ukraine accused each other of shelling Europe's biggest nuclear power plant, compounding fears of a disaster as the U.N. chief said it should be made a demilitarised zone and Ukraine demanded that Russian forces withdraw from it.
U.S.
USA-TRUMP/
FBI sought nuclear documents in search of Trump's home -Washington Post
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.
JOHNSON&JOHNSON-BABYPOWDER/
J&J to end global sales of talc-based baby powder
Johnson & Johnson 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.
BUSINESS
BRITAIN-ECONOMY/
Troubled UK economy rides out Jubilee disruption, but recession looms
Britain's economy contracted by less than feared in June, when public holidays had been expected to exert a big drag, although sectors most exposed to a worsening cost of living crisis, like retail and restaurants, struggled.
EUROZONE-ECONOMY/PRODUCTION
Eurozone June production grows three times more than expected
Euro zone industrial production in June grew three times more than expected, data showed on Friday, mainly thanks to a jump in the output of capital goods.
ENTERTAINMENT
FRANCE-CARTOONIST/
French cartoonist Sempe, famous for New Yorker covers, dies age 89
French cartoonist Jean-Jacques Sempe, who won international acclaim with a series of more than 100 drawings for the covers of The New Yorker magazine, has died at the age of 89.
NEWZEALAND-DOLPHINS/
New Zealand rescuers use buckets, towels to save stranded dolphins
Volunteers in New Zealand saved seven of nine stranded dolphins on Friday, carrying buckets of water and wrapping the animals in towels to keep them hydrated until the tide on a remote beach rose sufficiently to float them back to sea.
SPORTS
SOCCER-ENGLAND-CHE/STERLING
Sterling says racist abuse did not cross his mind before Chelsea move
Raheem Sterling said that the racist abuse he faced from a Chelsea fan at Stamford Bridge several years ago did not cross his mind before he made the decision to sign for the club from Manchester City last month.
RUGBY-UNION-CHAMPIONSHIP-ZAF-NZL/
All Blacks 'making steps' despite rough patch, says hooker Taylor
It might be bravado to support embattled coach Ian Foster but hooker Codie Taylor said the All Blacks are making progress despite floundering in their worst losing streak in nearly a quarter of a century.
UPCOMING
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
USA-ELECTION/HAWAII
Hawaii holds primary elections for U.S. House, Senate
Hawaii Democrats and Republicans choose their nominees to contest November's congressional elections, which will determine which party controls U.S. House of Representatives and Senate for next two years.
Aug 13
ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT
BOSNIA-FILM/FESTIVAL
Sarajevo Film Festival provides platform for Ukrainian filmmakers
The Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF), the largest film showcase and industry platform in the southeastern Europe, will open on Friday including Ukrainian films in its competition for the first time and providing support to Ukrainian filmmakers.
12 Aug 10:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
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
