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TOP STORIES
GLOBAL
UKRAINE-CRISIS
Ukraine, Russia trade blame for nuclear plant shelling as fighting rages
KYIV, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Ukraine and Russia accused each other on Friday of risking catastrophe by shelling Europe's largest nuclear power plant, occupied by Russian forces in a region expected to become one of the next big front lines of the war.
PEOPLE-SALMAN RUSHDIE
Salman Rushdie, novelist who drew death threats, is stabbed at New York lecture
NEW YORK, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Salman Rushdie, the Indian-born novelist who spent years in hiding after Iran urged Muslims to kill him because of his writing, was stabbed in the neck onstage at a lecture in New York state on Friday and airlifted to a hospital, police said.
U.S.
USA-TRUMP
FBI seized top secret documents at Trump's home, U.S. government says
FBI agents who searched former President Donald Trump's Florida home this week removed 11 sets of classified documents including some marked as top secret, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday while also disclosing that prosecutors had probable cause to believe Trump may have violated the Espionage Act.
USA-CHINA/TAIWAN
U.S. says China used Pelosi's Taiwan visit as pretext to alter status quo
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 (Reuters) - U.S. Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said on Friday that China "overreacted" to U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan and used it as a pretext to try to change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait.
BUSINESS
CHINA-DELISTING/NYSE
Five Chinese state-owned companies, under scrutiny in U.S., will delist from NYSE
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG/NEW YORK, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Five U.S.-listed Chinese state-owned companies whose audits are under scrutiny by the U.S. securities regulator said on Friday they would voluntarily delist from the New York Stock Exchange.
PELOTON-PRICES
Peloton to cut jobs, shut stores and raise prices in company-wide revamp
Peloton Interactive Inc said on Friday it would cut jobs, shut stores and raise prices on its exercise equipment including treadmills and top-end bikes as it undertakes a company-wide revamp to shore up its revenue and improve cash flow.
ENTERTAINMENT
BELGIUM-FLOWERS
Brussels' flower carpet blooms despite heatwave
BRUSSELS, Aug 12 (Reuters) - The creators of Brussels' vast flower carpet, unfurled every two years in front of city hall, are opting for more heat-resistant blooms and the use of pot plants for the first time in the art project's 50-year history to adapt to Europe's heatwave.
EUROPE-ENVIRONMENT/ODER
Germany and Poland search for cause of mass fish die-off in river Oder
BERLIN/WARSAW, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Polish and German authorities are working "flat-out" to establish the cause behind a mass fish die-off in the river Oder, German Environment Minister Steffi Lemke said on Friday, warning of an environmental catastrophe.
SPORTS
TENNIS-MONTREAL
Kyrgios win streak ended by Hurkacz in Canada, Ruud strolls into semis
MONTREAL, Canada, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Nick Kyrgios's nine-match winning streak ended in the Canadian Masters semi-finals on Friday when eighth-seeded Pole Hubert Hurkacz blasted his way to a 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-1 victory.
BOXING-FURY
Fury announces retirement days after making Chisora challenge
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said on Friday he is to "walk away" from boxing, two days after insisting he would make a comeback to the sport to complete a trilogy against fellow-Briton Derek Chisora.
UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
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.
13 Aug
SPORTS
SOCCER-ENGLAND-AVA-EVE/REPORT (PIX)
Soccer - England - Premier League - Aston Villa v Everton
Aston Villa play Everton in the Premier League.
13 Aug 11:30 ET / 11:30 GMT
SOCCER-ENGLAND-SOU-LEE/REPORT (PIX)
Soccer - England - Premier League - Southampton v Leeds United
Southampton play Leeds United in the Premier League.
13 Aug 14:00 ET / 14:00 GMT
