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TOP STORIES

GLOBAL

THAILAND-SHOOTING/RECONSTRUCTION

Thai nursery massacre unfolded over three hours of horror

THA UTHAI, Thailand, Oct 12 (Reuters) - In the days before he murdered 36 people, including 22 children stabbed as they slept, the former police sergeant behind Thailand's worst massacre was firing guns in his back yard.

UKRAINE-CRISIS/

Biden doubts Putin would use nuclear weapon, Ukraine pleads for more weapons

KYIV, Oct 12 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he doubted whether Russian President Vladimir Putin would use a tactical nuclear weapon as Ukraine pleaded for a rapid increase in Western military aid to defend against missile strikes on its cities.

U.S.

USA-COURT/TRUMP

U.S. Justice Dept. opposes Trump Supreme Court request over documents

WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to reject former President Donald Trump's bid to again empower an independent arbiter to vet classified records seized from his Florida home as part of his legal battle against investigators probing his handling of sensitive government records.

USA-SAUDI/OPEC

Biden vows consequences for Saudi Arabia after OPEC decision

WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden pledged on Tuesday "there will be consequences" for U.S. relations with Saudi Arabia after OPEC+ announced last week that it would cut oil production over U.S. objections.

BUSINESS

TWITTER-POLICY/

Twitter reviews policies around permanent user bans - FT

Twitter Inc is reviewing its policies around permanently banning users, possibly bringing its content moderation in line with Elon Musk's vision for the social media platform, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

META PLATFORMS-VIRTUAL REALITY/

Meta's new Quest Pro headset, mixing real and virtual worlds, makes debut

Meta Platforms unveiled its Quest Pro virtual and mixed reality headset on Tuesday, marking a milestone for Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's break into the higher-end market for extended reality computing devices.

ENTERTAINMENT

FILM-MARVEL/

Disney pushes back several Marvel movie release dates

Walt Disney Co announced on Tuesday it will be pushing back the release dates for numerous upcoming Marvel films including, "Blade," "Fantastic Four" and "Avengers: Secret Wars."

PEOPLE-LANSBURY

'Murder, She Wrote' actress Angela Lansbury dead at age 96

Angela Lansbury, the British-born actress whose career spanned eight decades and produced indelible portraits of a wide range of characters from villainesses to sleuths and light comic roles in movies, on stage and on television, died at age 96, her family said on Tuesday.

SPORTS

TENNIS-AUSTRALIA/

Russians can compete at Australian Open, Djokovic would be welcome - Tiley

MELBOURNE, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Russian and Belarusian players will be able to compete at the Australian Open as neutrals while Novak Djokovic would also be welcome to play if he can obtain a visa, tournament director Craig Tiley said on Wednesday.

SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-MIL-CHE/REPORT

Potter emphasizes team-first mentality as Chelsea continue winning run

Chelsea head coach Graham Potter said he had developed a good understanding with his players and that their team-first mentality was behind their winning run after they secured a 2-0 win at AC Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday.

UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

USA-LABOR/CONTRACTORS-LAWSUITS

Legal challenges could hamper U.S. rule to limit independent contracting

Business groups will almost certainly file lawsuits in an attempt to delay or derail a rule proposed by the Biden administration on Tuesday that would limit companies' use of independent contractors, experts said.

12 Oct 06:00 ET / 06:00 GMT

SWEDEN-ELECTION/

Swedish Moderates leader reports to speaker on his stab at forming a government

Swedish Moderates party leader reports back to speaker on assignment to try to form government.

12 Oct 09:00 ET / 09:00 GMT

AUSTRIA-POLITICS/

Weekly Austrian cabinet meeting

Ministers hold a news conference after Austria's weekly cabinet meeting.

12 Oct 10:15 ET / 10:15 GMT

BRITAIN-POLITICS/PMQS (PIX) (TV)

PM takes questions in parliament

British Prime Minister Liz Truss takes questions in parliament.

12 Oct 11:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

EU-VONDERLEYEN/ (TV)

EU chief von der Leyen speaks at conference in Brussels

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen speaks at the EU Ambassadors Conference 2022 in Brussels.

12 Oct 12:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/WHO (PIX) (TV)

WHO press conference on COVID-19, monkeypox and other health issues

World Health Organization director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and other experts brief media on COVID-19 pandemic, Monkeypox outbreak and other global health issues.

12 Oct 13:30 ET / 13:30 GMT

UKRAINE-CRISIS/UN (TV)

U.N. General Assembly resumes meeting on Ukraine, may vote on condeming Russia

The U.N. General Assembly resumes meeting on Ukraine. It is due to vote publicly on Wednesday or Thursday on a draft resolution that condemns Russia's "illegal so-called referenda" and the "attempted illegal annexation."

12 Oct 14:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

USA-HEATING/WINTER

Heating bills across U.S. to surge in winter

U.S. heating bills are expected to surge in this coming winter due to higher prices for natural gas and heating oil, even as wholesale natural gas prices are declining due to high production.

12 Oct 15:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

USA-MUTUALFUNDS/ICI (PIX) (TV)

ICI reports weekly fund flows

The Investment Company Institute reports weekly flows into mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.

12 Oct 16:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

EU-ENERGY/ (TV)

Meeting of EU energy ministers in Prague

EU energy ministers meet in Prague as the bloc looks for agreement on gas price caps before a leaders' summit later this month.

12 Oct 07:00 ET / 07:00 GMT

GERMANY-VOLKSWAGEN

Volkswagen, Verkündungstermin des Landgerichts in der Nichtigkeitsklage der Schutzgemeinschaft der Kapitalanleger (SdK) gegen HV-Beschlüsse zum Vergleich mit Winterkorn und Stadler im Dieselskandal

12 Oct 07:15 ET / 07:15 GMT

AUSTRIA-ECONOMY/BUDGET (PIX)

Austrian Finance Minister Brunner holds budget speech

Austrian Finance Minister Magnus Brunner gives a speech in parliament presenting the government's budget for 2023.

12 Oct 08:00 ET / 08:00 GMT

UKRAINE-CRISIS/PORTUGAL-ENERGY

Portugal's environment minister to unveil new measures to offset rising energy costs

Portuguese environment minister Duarte Cordeiro unveils new measures to offset the rise in energy costs in a newsconferenc

12 Oct 09:00 ET / 09:00 GMT

IMF-WORLDBANK/PANDEMIC (PIX)

Against war and other shocks, pandemic fades from world economic agenda

The dozens of items on the public agenda of the annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund this week include several sessions on climate change, food security, and other chronic world problems, some on inflation and trade, and attention as well to economic inclusion and digital currencies. Comparatively absent: The coronavirus pandemic.

12 Oct 10:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

USA-AIRLINES/ (PIX)

Economic worries loom over U.S. airline earnings

U.S. carriers including American Airlines Group Inc and United Airlines Holdings Inc are enjoying the strongest consumer demand in three years, but analysts and investors question how soon the good times might end as the growing risk of economic recession sparks worries about travel spending.

12 Oct 10:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

GREECE-ECONOMY/THINKTANK

Greek think tank IOBE publishes report on country's economic performance

The country's influential think tank IOBE publishes its quarterly report on the country's fiscal progress.

12 Oct 10:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

GHANA-ECONOMY/INFLATION

Ghana-Inflation

Ghana stats office releases consumer price inflation data

12 Oct - 19 Oct 10:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

HCLTECHN-RESULTS/

India's HCL Technologies to report increase in Q2 profit

Indian IT services firm HCL Technologies is expected to report an increase in Q2 profit

12 Oct 10:30 ET / 10:30 GMT

PEPSICO-RESULTS/

PepsiCo Inc Q3 2022 Earnings

Pepsico Inc is expected post a rise in third-quarter revenue, boosted by strong demand for its sodas and snacks despite decades-high inflation. Investors will look out for comments on supply chain disruptions, higher costs, price hikes and shift in consumer demand due to rising inflation.

12 Oct 12:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

USA-OIL/M&A (PIX)

U.S. oil patch M&A tops $16 billion in 3Q, the most this year

Third quarter mergers and acquisitions in the U.S. oil patch accelerated to $16 billion, the most this year, according to figures released on Wednesday by data analytics firm Enverus.

12 Oct 13:30 ET / 13:30 GMT

USA-FED/KASHKARI

Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Kashkari participates in a Town Hall

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari participates in a Town Hall before the 2022 Northwoods Economic Development Summit, in Rhinelander, Wisc.

12 Oct 14:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

USA-AAR/LOADINGS

AAR issues weekly traffic of major railroads

Association of American Railroads issues its weekly traffic of major railroads data.

12 Oct 16:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

USA-TREASURY/AUCTION

Treasury Dept. sells 10-year notes

Treasury Dept. sells 10-year notes

12 Oct 17:00 ET / 17:00 GMT

USA-FED/BARR

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Barr speaks at fintech event

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr speaks on "New Technologies, the Fed, and Inclusion" before the 2022 D.C. Fintech Week event.

12 Oct 17:45 ET / 17:45 GMT

USA-FED/BOWMAN

Federal Reserve Board Governor Bowman speaks to Money Marketeers of New York University

Federal Reserve Board Governor Michelle Bowman speaks on "Forward Guidance as a Monetary Policy Tool: Considerations for the Current Economic Environment" before the Money Marketeers of New York University, in New York.

12 Oct 22:30 ET / 22:30 GMT

DISASTERS / ACCIDENTS

CHAD-MALNUTRITION/ (PIX) (TV)

Chad climate disaster leaves record 2.1 million people hungry

Severe drought followed by the worst floods in 30 years have led to rocketing food prices and left a record 2.1 million people in Chad acutely hungry, according to United Nations agencies.

12 Oct 10:30 ET / 10:30 GMT

CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE

USA-COURT/WARHOL

U.S. Supreme Court hears copyright battle over Warhol's Prince paintings

The Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Andy Warhol Foundation's appeal of a lower court ruling that his paintings - based on a photo of Prince that photographer Lynn Goldsmith had shot for Newsweek magazine in 1981 - were not protected by the copyright law doctrine called fair use.

12 Oct 14:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY

HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/PAHO

PAHO discusses monkeypox, COVID-19, cholera

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) discusses monkeypox, COVID-19 and cholera in the Americas.

12 Oct 15:00 ET / 15:00 GMT