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TOP STORIES
GLOBAL
NORTHKOREA-USA
Trump won't rush North Korea on denuclearization; peace deal possible
U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un will hold a second summit this week with no real expectation of a final deal on ridding the North of nuclear weapons, but raised hopes on Monday for an official peace on the peninsula at long last.
USA-NUCLEAR-RUSSIA
After Putin's warning, Russian TV lists nuclear targets in U.S.
Russian state television has listed U.S. military facilities that Moscow would target in the event of a nuclear strike, and said that a hypersonic missile Russia is developing would be able to hit them in less than five minutes.
U.S.
USA-ELECTION/NEW HAMPSHIRE
Pivotal New Hampshire primary may come down to Sanders versus Warren
Bernie Sanders' entry into the 2020 presidential race has complicated fellow liberal Elizabeth Warren's bid for the Democratic nomination, a path that runs straight through New Hampshire.
USA-TRUMP-LAWSUIT
Lawsuit accuses Trump of kissing campaign worker without her consent
A woman who worked on Donald Trump’s presidential campaign sued the president on Monday, accusing him of kissing her without consent before a 2016 rally in Tampa, Florida.
BUSINESS
GE-DIVESTITURE-DANAHER
GE inks $21 billion biopharma sale to Danaher in U-turn under Culp
General Electric said on Monday it would sell its biopharma business to Danaher Corp for $21.4 billion in the biggest strategy reversal since Lawrence Culp took over as the industrial conglomerate’s chief executive in September.
BERKSHIRE-BUFFETT-KRAFT-HEINZ
Warren Buffett says Berkshire overpaid for Kraft Heinz
Warren Buffett said on Monday his Berkshire Hathaway Inc overpaid in the 2015 merger that created Kraft Heinz Co, but he had no plans to flee the struggling packaged foods company.
ENTERTAINMENT
AWARDS-OSCARS/RATINGS
U.S. TV audience for Oscars jumps, hostless show earns praise
The first hostless Academy Awards broadcast in 30 years attracted a 12 percent bigger U.S. television audience to Walt Disney Co's ABC than last year's record-low viewership, the network said on Monday.
PEOPLE-RKELLY
R&B star R. Kelly pleads not guilty to sexually assaulting teens
Grammy-winning R&B star R. Kelly pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges that he sexually assaulted three teenage girls and a woman in alleged incidents dating back to 1998, weeks after a television documentary leveled new accusations against him.
SPORTS
PEOPLE-ROBERT-KRAFT
Patriots owner Kraft formally charged in Florida prostitution sting
Florida prosecutors on Monday filed formal charges against Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots football team, and about two dozen other men for soliciting prostitution at massage parlors, authorities said on Monday.
BOXING-HEAVYWEIGHT-JOSHUA-MILLER
Surgeon Joshua vows to reconstruct Miller's face in New York
Heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua warned American challenger Jarrell 'Big Baby' Miller on Monday that he would strip him of his soul and reconstruct his face at Madison Square Garden on June 1.
UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
COLOMBIA-POLITICS/ANALYSIS (PIX)
Colombian Duque's Venezuela stance avoids him lame duck status, for now
We will publish an analysis on how Colombian President Ivan Duque's stance on the crisis in neighboring Venezuela has helped boost his ratings from record lows, but that sustaining his popularity and pushing through key legislation may prove difficult.
26 Feb
CHICAGO-MAYOR/
Chicago holds election for new mayor
Chicago, the third-largest U.S. city, holds an election for a new mayor. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel previously announced he will not seek a third term.
26 Feb
NORTHKOREA-USA/TRUMP-ARRIVAL (PIX) (TV)
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives in Hanoi for summit with North Korea's Kim
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives in Hanoi for a second summit with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un.
26 Feb 08:20 ET / 13:20 GMT
UKRAINE-CRISIS/VOLKER (PIX) (TV)
US envoy Kurt Volker visits Ukraine
U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations Kurt Volker holds a news conference in Ukrainian Black Sea port of Odessa. Also, Volker visits a forum dedicated the fifth anniversary of the Crimean peninsula annexation, in Kiev.
26 Feb 02:30 ET / 07:30 GMT
NIGERIA-ELECTION/ (PIX) (TV)
Nigerians wait for election result to be announced
President Muhammadu Buhari took an early lead in initial official results from Nigeria's presidential election but the party of his main challenger quickly rejected the tallies as "incorrect and unacceptable"
26 Feb
USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA-COHEN (PIX) (TV)
Michael Cohen testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee
Michael Cohen, the former personal attorney of U.S. President Donald Trump, at a closed hearing of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee.
26 Feb 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
BRITAIN-EU/ (TV)
UK PM May to make statement to parliament on Brexit talks progress
British Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to make a statement to parliament on her progress towards reaching a Brexit deal with the European Union. A full debate on her progress is due to take place on Feb. 27.
26 Feb
NORTHKOREA-USA/KIM-BORDER ARRIVAL (PIX) (TV)
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un welcomed at Vietnamese border train station
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is expected to arrive at the train station of the Vietnamese border town of Dong Dang, and be treated to a welcome ceremony.
26 Feb
USA-TRUMP/CONGRESS (PIX) (TV)
U.S. Democrats launch resolution to stop Trump border emergency
U.S. House of Representatives votes on resolution aimed at stopping President Donald Trump’s declaration of national emergency to build wall on border with Mexico.
26 Feb
BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
USA-FED/CLARIDA (PIX)
Fed's Clarida updates views on economy, policy
Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard Clarida may map out a clearer path for Fed policy as the central bank debates when to stop shrinking its massive balance sheet and whether to raise interest rates any further amid rising downside risks to the U.S. economy.
25 Feb 18:00 ET / 23:00 GMT
STANCHART-RESULTS/
Standard Chartered to announce full year 2018 results
Standard Chartered will announce its 2018 full-year results and update investors on its strategy, as it seeks to convince a skeptical market that better times are ahead after years of restructuring slashed profits.
26 Feb 23:15 ET / 04:15 GMT
TELECOMS-MOBILEWORLD/INNOVATION CITY (PIX) (TV)
A tour to the MWC Innovation City
A journey inside the 2019 Mobile World Congress Innovation City. A showcase of mobile-connected products and services for the citizens and governments daily-life.
26 Feb 07:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
USA-FED/SENATE (PIX) (TV)
Fed Chair Powell testifies on economy to U.S. Senate committee
U.S. Senate Banking Committee says Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies on state of economy, presenting semiannual monetary policy report to Congress.
26 Feb 09:45 ET / 14:45 GMT
ECOPETROL-RESULTS/
Colombia's Ecopetrol releases Q4 and 2018 results
Colombia's state-run oil company Ecopetrol will release its fourth quarter and overall 2018 results after the market closes.
26 Feb
USA-CONGRESS/DRUGPRICING
Drug company executives to face questioning in U.S. Senate
The powerful U.S. Senate Finance Committee plans to question seven pharmaceutical company executives during a hearing on Tuesday on rising drug prices. The hearing marks the first time during the Trump administration drug companies will testify before lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Executives from AbbVie, AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Pfizer and Sanofi are scheduled to attend.
26 Feb 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
MACYS-RESULTS/
Macy's Inc Reports Fourth Quarter Results
The department store operator is expected to a post a drop in same-store sales in a broadly weak holiday quarter after slashing full-year profit and sales forecast in the January. The quarter is expected to be weighed down by weakness in categories such as women's sportswear, sleepwear, fashion jewelry and watches. Investors and analysts will be awaiting Macy's 2019 outlook that will set a precedence for the other department stores operator's reporting in the coming weeks.
26 Feb 08:30 ET / 13:30 GMT
MAYBANK-RESULTS/
Malaysia's Maybank announces Q4 results
Malaysia's largest lender by assets, Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank) announces its fourth-quarter results, including its full-year performance and outlook for 2019.
26 Feb
USA-TRADE/CHINA (PIX) (TV)
AmCham China publishes annual business climate survey
The American Chamber of Commerce in China publishes the results of an annual China business climate survey, and holds a news conference. The results come days ahead of a March 1 deadline in U.S.-China trade talks.
26 Feb 21:00 ET / 02:00 GMT
SPAIN-MICROSOFT/
Microsoft CEO to speak on Microsoft strategy overview in Madrid
Microsoft Corporation´s CEO Satya Nadella speaks on company strategy at event organized by the Association for the Progress of Management (APD) in conjunction with Microsoft Spain.
26 Feb 03:00 ET / 08:00 GMT
USA-TRADE/BICYCLES (PIX) (GRAPHIC)
INSIGHT - How U.S. bike companies are steering around Trump's China tariffs
U.S.-based bicycle manufacturer Kent International has found a way around President Donald Trump's tariffs - by shifting his assembly operation from China to Cambodia, while still using Chinese-made components. It's a legal tariff-avoidance strategy being adopted by across the bike industry and many other light manufacturing sectors who are rushing to move to Southeast Asia.
26 Feb 01:00 ET / 06:00 GMT
COLOMBIA-RENEWABLES/
Colombia holds first auction of solar and wind contracts
Colombia will hold its first-ever auction for solar and wind energy contracts. Various international renewables players are likely to win bids.
26 Feb
THOMSONREUTERS-RESULTS/ (PIX)
Q4 2018 Thomson Reuters Corp Earnings Release
Thomson Reuters reports fourth-quarter and full-year results, covering the year in which it sold a 55 percent stake in its Financial & Risk business to private equity firm Blackstone. The news and information provider may provide further information on its plans to grow sales by 3.5 percent to 4.5 percent by 2020 and to make acquisitions in the legal and tax & accounting sectors.
26 Feb 08:30 ET / 13:30 GMT
JPMORGAN-INVESTOR DAY/
JPMorgan hosts investor day
JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Officer is expected to give an update on the expansion of the largest U.S. bank by asset's branch of networks, as well as updated growth targets for the investment bank and treasury divisions, at the bank's annual investor day conference in New York on Tuesday.
26 Feb 07:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT
TELEVISION-FIENNES/ (PIX) (TV)
Cousins, Sir Ranulph and Joseph Fiennes on new Nile adventure
Ambitious and adventurous documentary, 'Fiennes: Return To The Nile', follows famous cousins, Sir Ranulph and Joseph Fiennes, as they retrace an expedition which Ranulph first made 50 years ago.
26 Feb 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT
FASHION-PARIS/DIOR (PIX) (TV)
Dior show in Paris Fashion Week
Dior show in Paris Ready-to-Wear Fashion Week, which runs from Feb. 25th to March 5th.
26 Feb 09:30 ET / 14:30 GMT
