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TOP STORIES

GLOBAL

PEOPLE-SALMAN-RUSHDIE

Salman Rushdie off ventilator and 'road to recovery has begun,' agent says

Aug 14 (Reuters) - Salman Rushdie, the acclaimed author who was stabbed repeatedly at a public appearance in New York state on Friday, 33 years after Iran's then-supreme leader called for him to be killed, is off a ventilator and his health is improving, his agent and a son said on Sunday.

UKRAINE-CRISIS

Ukraine targets Russian soldiers accused of threatening nuclear plant

KYIV, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has warned Russian soldiers who shoot at Europe's largest nuclear power station or use it as a base to shoot from that they will become a "special target" for Ukrainian forces.

U.S.

USA-CAPITOL-CRASH

Man dies after crashing car, firing gunshots near U.S. Capitol

WASHINGTON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - A 29-year-old Delaware man died in an apparent suicide early on Sunday after crashing his car into a barricade near the U.S. Capitol and firing shots into the air, police said.

PENNSYLVANIA-CRIME-CRASH

Car hits crowd outside Pennsylvania bar, killing 1 and injuring 17

Aug 14 (Reuters) - At least one person was killed and 17 injured on Saturday when a car struck a crowd outside a bar in Berwick, Pennsylvania, where a group was raising money to benefit the victims of a recent fire, according to police and local media.

BUSINESS

SAS-RESTRUCTURING

SAS secures $700 million financing to aid restructuring

Aug (Reuters) - Scandinavian airline SAS (SAS.ST) said on Saturday it entered into an agreement with Apollo Global Management (APO.N) to raise $700 million of fresh financing it needs to see it through bankruptcy.

SAUDI-COMPANY-RUSSIA

Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Holding invests in Russian energy companies

Aug 14 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Holding (4280.SE) invested in Russian energy groups Gazprom (GAZP.MM), Rosneft (ROSN.MM) and Lukoil (LKOH.MM) between Feb. 22 and March 22, it said on Twitter on Sunday.

ENTERTAINMENT

TELEVISION-HOUSE-OF-THE-DRAGON

The Iron Throne up for grabs again in 'Game of Thrones' prequel series

LOS ANGELES, Aug (Reuters) - It's been three years since HBO's juggernaut show "Game of Thrones" came to a close.

PEOPLE-OLIVIA-NEWTONJOHN-AUSTRALIA

In Australia, tributes pour out for Olivia Newton-John

SYDNEY, Aug (Reuters) - Australians expressed shock and sadness on Tuesday as they woke up to the news that 1970s and '80s pop icon Olivia Newton-John, star of the hit movie musical "Grease", had died at age 73 at her home in Southern California.

SPORTS

SOCCER-ENGLAND-CHE-TOT-REPORT

Kane salvages point for Spurs at Chelsea with last-gasp header

LONDON, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Harry Kane headed in a last-gasp equaliser to earn Tottenham Hotspur a barely-deserved 2-2 draw in a feisty Premier League derby at Chelsea that ended with both managers being shown red cardsafter the final whistle on Sunday.

TENNIS-TORONTO

Halep beats Haddad Maia for third Canadian Open title

Aug 14 (Reuters) - Simona Halep ended Beatriz Haddad Maia's dream run in Toronto with a hard-fought 6-3 2-6 6-3 victory to claim her third Canadian Open title on Sunday.

UPCOMING

CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE

MALAYSIA-POLITICS/NAJIB (PIX) (TV)

Malaysia's top court begins hearing final bid by ex-PM Najib to set aside 1MDB conviction

Malaysia's Federal Court, the country's top tribunal, will begin hearing a final bid by former prime minister Najib Razak to set aside his conviction on corruption charges, in a case linked to a multi-billion dollar financial scandal at state fund 1MDB.

15 Aug 20:00 ET / 00:00 GMT

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

TECH-CASTE/ (PIX)

INSIGHT-Caste in California: Tech giants confront ancient Indian hierarchy

America's tech giants are taking a modern-day crash course in India's ancient caste system, with one company emerging as an early leader in policies to rid Silicon Valley of a rigid hierarchy that's segregated Indians for generations.

Previously unreported policies from inside the companies show the patchy results from two years of campaigning by workers and activists against casteism.

14 Aug 20:30 ET / 00:30 GMT

PHILIPPINES-ECONOMY/

Philippines to release 2021 poverty statistics

The Philippine Statistics Authority will hold a news conference on the 2021 official poverty statistics

15 Aug 22:00 ET / 02:00 GMT

INDIA-INDEPENDENCEDAY/ (PIX) (TV)

Indian PM Modi addresses nation on Independence Day

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation from the historic Red Fort in Delhi as India marks its 75th Independence Day.

15 Aug

TENCENT MUSIC-RESULTS/

Tencent Music Entertainment Group Reports Second Quarter Results

Tencent Music Entertainment Group is expected to post a fall in quarterly revenue as the company battles intense competition and China's regulatory crackdown.

15 Aug

SAFRICA-SOLAR/ (PIX) (TV)

As power crisis worsens, South Africans with cash go solar

Faced with a worsening power crisis, President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed to sweep aside political roadblocks and regulatory red tape to give a boost to coal-addicted South Africa’s increasingly critical transition to renewables.

But many South Africans have already taken matters into their own hands.

As with private security and education, however, expensive rooftop solar systems are only a solution for the well-off.

The vast majority of these systems remain unregistered and don’t contribute excess power back to the national grid, increasing divides in what is already one of the world’s most unequal societies.

15 Aug

UKRAINE-CRISIS/GERMANY-GAS

Germany's Trading Hub Europe to publish details on gas levy

The gas levy for consumers and industry is set to cover 90% of the extra-costs for German gas importers triggered by a lack of Russian deliveries.

The levy is meant to impact all consumers at the same price per kwh.

15 Aug

SAFRICA-ZUMA/PAROLE (TV)

South African court to hear appeal on former president Zuma parole

The Supreme Court of Appeal will on Monday hear an appeal against a high court ruling in December that set aside former President Jacob Zuma's medical parole and ordered him to return to jail.

15 Aug 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT

NIGERIA-INFLATION/

Nigeria statistics office expected to release latest inflation data

Nigeria's statistics office is expected to release latest inflation data

Annual inflation has been rising on the back of price pressures from fuel costs and food prices.

15 Aug 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT

USA-FED/ECONOMY (PIX)

As Fed warns of turbulence ahead, markets remove their seat belts

The U.S. Federal Reserve's hawkish message on inflation registered quickly on housing markets this summer as home sales slowed and inventories accumulated.

But that was the one prominent and anticipated adjustment across an economy that has met the U.S. central bank's most aggressive shift of monetary policy in a generation with a relative shrug.

15 Aug 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

RETAIL-RESULTS/PREVIEW

PREVIEW-More pain or rebound? Investors brace for retail earnings

The biggest U.S. retailers Walmart Inc and Target Corp kick off retail earnings this week, and what the discount chains say about consumers will likely set the theme for the rest of the sector and offer clues about the health of the U.S. economy.

15 Aug 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

USA-FED/WALLER

Federal Reserve Board Governor Waller gives opening remarks at Fed workshop

Federal Reserve Board Governor Christopher Waller gives opening remarks before the 2022 Summer Workshop on Money, Banking, Payments, and Finance hosted by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.

15 Aug 10:50 ET / 14:50 GMT

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

TAIWAN-USA/

Taiwan president meets visiting US lawmakers

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen meets visiting US lawmakers led by Senator Ed Markey.

Aug 22:00 ET / 02:00 GMT

PHILIPPINES-USA/

Philippines Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez speaks to foreign correspondents

Philippines Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez is guest speaker at the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines forum

15 Aug 22:30 ET / 02:30 GMT

BRITAIN-ECONOMY/1973 (PIX) (TV)

Get out the camping lights: how UK handled 1973 energy crisis

Boosterish plans for a high-wage, high-growth economy lie in ruins as Britain's Conservative prime minister struggles to get to grips with a cost-of-living crisis, compounded by rising worker unrest.

15 Aug

BRITAIN-STRIKES/LIVERPOOL

Ballot for strike action at Liverpool container dock closes

The Unite union will announce the result of a strike ballot of more than 500 dockworkers at Liverpool docks, which could bring one of the country's biggest container port's to a virtual standstill.

The industrial action ballot opened on Monday 25 July and close on Monday 15 August. If the workers vote for strike action, stoppages could begin at the end of August.

15 Aug

BRITAIN-IMMIGRATION/RWANDA (PIX)

UK ploughs on with Rwanda migrant scheme as small boats keep coming

Housed in a detention centre in southern England, Aladeen says he risked his life to travel thousands of miles from his homeland of Syria to escape being forced to fight in the military of President Bashar al-Assad.

Now the 21-year-old is desperately battling to stay in Britain and avoid being sent across the world again, this time to Rwanda where the British government wants to send migrants who turn up on its shores illegally.

15 Aug

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/GAZA-TRAUMA (PIX) (TV)

For Gaza children, another round of violence intensifies mental health crisis

When Israel struck Gaza for the second time in just over a year, reducing buildings into rubble and inducing panic among residents, Joumana put on headphones, covered her eyes in a blindfold and stretched on the couch.

She sought to escape the blasts of the air strikes.

According to Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, a Geneva-based human rights non-profit organisation, 91% of children in Gaza suffer from some form of conflict-related trauma. Here are some of their stories after another round of violence during a mental health crisis.

15 Aug

USA-CONGRESS/INFLATION-CLIMATECHANGE

Climate bill exposes rift in US environmental movement

Support for the sweeping climate and tax package has exposed a rift in the environmental movement that had been unified under the Trump administration.

15 Aug

USA-CONGRESS/INFLATION-CARBONCAPTURE (PIX)

Energy industry's preferred climate fix gets boost from Biden bill

U.S. tax credits for initiatives to cut greenhouse gas emissions will advance prospects for big-ticket projects designed to bury carbon dioxide underground, say oil industry proponents, offsetting hefty startup costs that have stalled several from moving ahead.

15 Aug

MYANMAR-POLITICS/

Myanmar court to hand another verdict on corruption cases against Suu Kyi

A Myanmar court is set to hand down a verdict on four corruption cases related to Daw Khin Kyi Foundation against oust defacto leader Aun San Suu Kyi.

15 Aug

USA-IMMIGRATION/REFUGEES (PIX)

A new model for refugee resettlement built for Afghans adapts to support Ukrainian refugees

A new "sponsor circle" program to help refugees resettle in the United States started last year to support evacuated Afghans following the U.S. military's chaotic withdrawal, but has recently expanded to help Ukrainians fleeing a Russian invasion.

15 Aug

USA-ABORTION/EDUCATION

Abortion bans limit training options for some future U.S. physicians

Even before the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, some conservative states restricted institutions from teaching how to provide abortions.

The June ruling, which allowed states to decide the legality of abortion, has left more medical schools and residency programs unable to offer comprehensive obstetrics and gynecology training.

15 Aug 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

USA-TRUMP/LAWYERS

Trump legal team takes shape amid fight over classified documents

As Donald Trump faces mounting questions over whether he illegally retained classified records at his Florida resort, the former U.S. president has turned to two former U.S. prosecutors and a defense attorney who has represented a former New York City police commissioner and an ex-Navy SEAL accused of war crimes.

15 Aug 06:30 ET / 10:30 GMT

UKRAINE-CRISIS/NORDICS-GERMANY (TV)

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Nordic prime ministers meet in Oslo

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Nordic prime ministers meet in Oslo and hold press conference.

15 Aug 11:15 ET / 15:15 GMT

ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT

TELEVISION-STRANGER THINGS/JAPAN-CAFE (TV)

Netflix hit drama "Stranger Things" themed cafe in Tokyo

Japanese fans of Netflix sci-fi series "Stranger Things" can now have a taste of the "Upside Down" at a pop-up café in Tokyo, which is decorated with the drama’s theme and offers customers a special menu including Eleven’s waffles and Demogorgon squid ink pasta.

Stranger Things has remained one of the top 10 most popular Netflix shows in Japan since the release of its season 4.

15 Aug

CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE

UKRAINE-CRISIS/MILITARY-PUTIN (PIX) (TV)

Russia's Putin speaks at opening ceremony of Army 2022 military expo

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the opening ceremony of the International military-technical forum Army-2022 in Moscow region.

15 Aug 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY

HEALTH-USA/DRUG-PRICING (PIX) (GRAPHIC)

U.S. prices for new drugs soar even as legislation threat increases

Pharmaceutical companies have launched their new drugs at record-high prices again this year, a Reuters survey has found, focusing on an area of growth left unchecked in potential legislation aimed at reducing the more than $500 billion the U.S. spends on medicine each year.

15 Aug 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

AFGHANISTAN-HEALTH/ICRC

Interview with head of International Committee of the Red Cross

Interview with Robert Mardini, director-general of the ICRC, who will likely talk about the impact of a struggling health care system and the shortages of electricity and safe drinking water.

15 Aug 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT