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TOP STORIES

GLOBAL

UKRAINE-CRISIS/GAS-NORDSTREAM

Russia resumes gas flows via Nord Stream, Europe still wary

Russia resumed pumping gas via its biggest pipeline to Europe on Thursday after a 10-day outage, the operator said, allaying Europe's immediate winter supply fears after President Vladimir Putin had warned that flows could be cut further or stopped.

ITALY-POLITICS/

ROME, July 21 (Reuters) - Italian PM Draghi meets president, expected to resign

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi went to see President Sergio Mattarella on Thursday and was expected to resign after three coalition parties withdrew their support for his government.

U.S.

USA-BIDEN/

Biden to outline $37 bln funding request for crime prevention

WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will lay out plans on Thursday to ask Congress for $37 billion for crime prevention programs as he seeks to address one of the top concerns among Americans ahead of congressional elections in November.

BUSINESS

TESLA-RESULTS/

Tesla profit tops target; Musk says high prices could hurt demand

Tesla on Wednesday reported a smaller-than-expected drop in quarterly profit, helped by a string of price increases for its cars, which Elon Musk later said were "embarrassingly high" and could hurt demand.

MICROSOFT-OUTAGES/

Microsoft Teams back up for most users after global outage

Microsoft Corp's MSFT.O MS Teams was back up for most users, the company said on Thursday, after an hours-long outage that disrupted the chat application for tens of thousands of customers globally.

SPORTS

ATHLETICS-WORLD/

Jeruto claims steeplechase gold, Feng Bin wins women's discus

EUGENE, Ore., July 20 (Reuters) - Norah Jeruto set a World Championships record en route to winning the women's 3,000 metres steeplechase gold while China's Feng Bin outdid Olympic champion Valerie Allman in the discus final in Eugene, Oregon on Wednesday.

RUGBY-UNION-WORLDCUP/PLAYOFF-TONGA-KEFU

Depleted Tonga ready to bring A-game for World Cup playoff: Kefu

MELBOURNE, July 21 (Reuters) - A new-look Tonga came crashing back to earth with injuries and a winless Pacific Nations Cup but coach Toutai Kefu is backing the Pacific islanders to lift for the do-or-die World Cup playoff against Hong Kong on Saturday.

UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

USA-CHINA/HUAWEI (PIX)

EXCLUSIVE-Reuters reveals new U.S. probe of China's Huawei

The Biden administration is investigating Huawei over concerns about the location of its gear near sensitive U.S. facilities.

21 Jul 10:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

USA-CAPITOL/SECURITY-CHENEY

After starring role in Jan. 6 hearings, Liz Cheney will face test back home

During weeks of hearings about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters, Republican Representative Liz Cheney has sat shoulder-to-shoulder with Democrats eager to portray the former president as a danger to democracy. But after the committee's upcoming hearing on Thursday, Cheney will learn whether voters back home in Wyoming view her opposition to Trump as a principled stand against lies and insurrection, or as an unwarranted act of disloyalty to their party's charismatic leader.

21 Jul 10:30 ET / 10:30 GMT

USA-CAPITOL/SECURITY-LURIA

Democrat Elaine Luria in spotlight as Jan. 6 probe turns to Trump's inaction

Democratic U.S. Representative Elaine Luria's stint on Thursday leading the questioning at a prime time hearing into the assault on the Capitol by Donald Trump supporters will be the highest profile moment of her four-year-old legislative career.

21 Jul 11:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

USA-CONGRESS/PELOSI (PIX) (TV)

Pelosi holds news conference

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi conducts press conference.

21 Jul 14:45 ET / 14:45 GMT

USA-CAPITOL/SECURITY (PIX) (TV)

Panel investigating attack on U.S. Capitol holds primetime hearing

Congressional committee investigating deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack on U.S. Capitol conducts primetime hearing.

21 Jul 00:00 ET / 00:00 GMT

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

SAFRICA-RENEWABLES/

FOCUS-Pandemic, Ukraine risk derailing South Africa's renewables pivot

South Africa, where daily blackouts are a wearying fact of life, knows better than most that it cannot rely on coal power. But just when its plans to shift to renewable energy to help drive Africa's most industrialised economy were gaining momentum, rising costs linked to the pandemic and the war in Ukraine mean they are at risk of a setback. A weakening local rand currency, meanwhile, has made imports of turbines and solar modules more expensive.

21 Jul 10:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

TURKEY-CENBANK/RATES

Turkish central bank announces policy rate decision facing decades high inflation

Turkey's central bank announces policy rate decision in face of around 80% inflation. A Reuters poll showed the central bank will maintain its benchmark rate for another year.

21 Jul 11:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

DOMINOS PIZZA-RESULTS/

Domino's Pizza Q2 2022 Earnings

Domino's Pizza is likely to post a slight increase in quarterly revenue, as the pizza chain is expected to benefit from steady demand and improved staffing amid a challenging consumer environment. Investors will be looking out for the company's comments on inflation and usage of third-party delivery apps.

21 Jul 11:30 ET / 11:30 GMT

UKRAINE-CRISIS/GAS-GERMANY (TV)

German economy minister and network regulator chief give press statement on Nord Stream 1 and gas situation

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck and Klaus Mueller, president of the Bundesnetzagentur network regulator, will give remote statements via video call on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline and the gas situation in Germany.

21 Jul 12:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

ECB-POLICY/

ECB to raise rates for the first time in over a decade

The European Central Bank will raise interest rates for the first time in over a decade but the size of the move and its guidance on subsequent increases remain open questions.

21 Jul 12:15 ET / 12:15 GMT

AT&T-RESULTS/

AT&T Inc Reports Second Quarter Results

AT&Tis expected to report its quarterly earnings without its WarnerMedia unit for the first time as it readjusts focus on its core business of providing wireless services.

21 Jul 12:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

FREEPORT MCMORAN-RESULTS/

Q2 2022 Freeport-McMoRan Inc Earnings Release

Freeport-McMoRan Inc will report its second-quarter earnings on Thursday. Analysts will watch how the world's largest publicly-traded copper miner performed amid recession fears and lockdowns in China.

21 Jul 12:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

GIVAUDAN-RESULTS/

Givaudan holds call with analysts, invesotrs after H1 results

Givaudan holds a conference call with investors and analysts after releasing its half-year results.

21 Jul 13:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

USA-TREASURY/ANNOUNCEMENT

US Treasury announces sales: 3- & 6-month bills; 2-, 5- & 7-year notes; 2-year floating rate notes

Treasury Dept. weekly announcement of 3- and 6-month bill sale offerings; announces sales of 2-, 5- and 7-year notes; 2-year floating rate notes.

21 Jul 15:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

ALFA-RESULTS/CALL

Mexican conglomerate Alfa discusses Q2 earnings in call with investors

Mexican conglomerate Alfa discusses second-quarter report with investors Thursday following an earnings bump seen the day before from subsidiary Alpek.

21 Jul 17:00 ET / 17:00 GMT

MATTEL-RESULTS/

Mattel Inc Q2 2022 Earnings

Mattel Inc is expected to post a rise in second-quarter revenue helped by price hikes and sustained demand for its Barbie dolls and other toys. Investors will be on the lookout for comments on the impact of supply-chain disruptions and fresh lockdowns in China as well as the impact of inflation on consumer demand for its products.

21 Jul 20:05 ET / 20:05 GMT

INVESTMENT-MUTUALFUNDS/LIPPER

Lipper reports weekly U.S. fund flows

Thomson Reuters Lipper reports weekly sales of mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, showing what changing money flows say about asset allocations, hot and cold sectors, and the varying appeals of regions and industries.

21 Jul 20:30 ET / 20:30 GMT

LONZA GROUP-RESULTS/

Lonza releases H1 2022 results

22 Jul

SIKA-RESULTS/

Sika releases half-year 2022 results

22 Jul 03:00 ET / 03:00 GMT

CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE

TURKEY-SECURITY/

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan chairs security council meeting

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan chairs National Security Council Meeting in Ankara

21 Jul 11:30 ET / 11:30 GMT

UKRAINE-CRISIS/NORDSTREAM REGULATOR (TV)

German energy regulator on Nord Stream I gas flows

The head of Germany's federal network regulator, Klaus Mueller, gives an interview following the expected resumption of Russian gas flows via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline that were suspended during planned maintenance.

21 Jul 12:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

USA-CAPITOL/SECURITY-POLL

Reuters/Ipsos polling on whether Jan. 6 hearings shifted U.S. opinion

A Reuters/Ipsos poll looks at whether six weeks of hearings in the U.S. Congress on the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol by Donald Trump's supporters has shifted public opinion on the causes the attack.

21 Jul 21:00 ET / 21:00 GMT

JAPAN-DEFENCE/ (TV)

Japan publishes annual defence white paper

Japan will publish its annual defence white paper that will outline the security challenges it faces.

22 Jul

SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY

GLOBAL-ENVIRONMENT/WILDLIFE (TV)

IUCN to release red list update of endangered species

The Monarch Butterfly is included in the Updated Red List of species in trouble, to be published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

21 Jul 12:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/SCIENCE

COVID SCIENCE-Latest research on the novel coronavirus

Every Monday and Thursday, Reuters will produce a roundup of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.

21 Jul 16:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT

PEOPLE-RICKY MARTIN/ (PIX) (TV)

Puerto Rico judge holds hearing on restraining order against singer Ricky Martin

A Puerto Rico judge holds a hearing on whether to extend a restraining order on pop star Ricky Martin taken out by man who said the singer harassed him after he attempted to end a romantic relationship.

21 Jul 13:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

CALIFORNIA-COMICCON/ (PIX) (TV)

Comic-Con International in San Diego

Comic-con International festival kicks off in San Diego.

22 Jul

CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE

KENYA-CRIME/

Kenyan court to deliver verdict against police officers, civilian charged in lawyer's killing

A Kenyan court is expected to deliver a verdict against police officers and a civilian charged with murdering lawyer Willy Kimani, his client and a taxi driver in 2016, a case that sparked outrage in the legal fraternity. Kimani and his client Josephat Mwendwa disappeared shortly after filing a complaint alleging that Mwendwa had been shot and injured by police.

22 Jul