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TOP STORIES
GLOBAL
ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/JORDAN-SHOOTING
Gunman from Jordan kills three Israelis at border crossing, Israeli army says
NEAR ALLENBY BRIDGE CROSSING, West Bank, Sept 8 (Reuters) - A gunman from Jordan killed three Israeli civilians at the Allenby Bridge border crossing in the occupied West Bank before security forces shot him dead on Sunday, Israeli authorities said.
VENEZUELA-ELECTION/
Venezuela opposition leader Gonzalez lands in Spain seeking asylum
MADRID/CARACAS, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez flew into Spain on Sunday to seek asylum, Madrid said, hours after quitting his country amid a political and diplomatic crisis over July's disputed election.
U.S.
KENTUCKY-SHOOTING/
Kentucky highway shooting suspect still at large amid manhunt
Sept 8 (Reuters) - Kentucky police were searching a remote, heavily wooded area on Sunday for a suspected gunman who authorities say opened fire on vehicles traveling a rural stretch of Interstate 75 on Saturday, shooting and injuring five people.
USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-GEORGIA
Trump and Harris battle for Black voters in must-win Georgia
VALDOSTA, Georgia, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Vivian Childs, a staunch supporter of Donald Trump, schooled a roomful of Republicans on how to win over Black voters in the battleground state of Georgia.
BUSINESS
BOEING-LABOR/
Boeing reaches tentative labor deal with 25% pay hike, new plane commitment
Sept 8 (Reuters) - Boeing BA.N said on Sunday it has reached a tentative agreement with a union representing more than 32,000 workers in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, in a deal that could help avert a possible crippling strike as early as Sept. 13.
WALT DISNEY-DIRECTV/DISPUTE
DirecTV files FCC complaint against Disney for anti-competitive practices
Sept 8 (Reuters) - Satellite TV provider DirecTV has filed a complaint with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), accusing Walt Disney DIS.N of failing to negotiate in good faith and engaging in anticompetitive behavior, the company said on Sunday.
ENTERTAINMENT
TENNIS-USOPEN/
Tennis-Taylor Swift headlines celebrity rush at U.S. Open men's final
NEW YORK, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Taylor Swift headlined the list of celebrities present at the U.S. Open final on Sunday, as another Taylor - Fritz - aimed to end a 21-year American men's major drought on Arthur Ashe Stadium against Italian top seed Jannik Sinner.
FILMFESTIVAL-TORONTO/THE WILD ROBOT
TIFF 2024: 'The Wild Robot' depicts technology and nature coexisting
TORONTO, Sept 8 (Reuters) - “The Wild Robot,” an animated science fiction story by DreamWorks, explores both the good and the bad sides of technology, its star Lupita Nyong’o said on Sunday at the feature's world premiere in Toronto.
SPORTS
TENNIS-USOPEN/
Tennis-Sinner beats Fritz to win U.S. Open men'schampionshipNEW YORK, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Italian Jannik Sinner beat American 12th seed Taylor Fritz 6-3 6-4 7-5 in the U.S. Open men's final on Sunday.DATELINE IN CAPS - Lede or nutgraf
PARALYMPICS-2024/
Paralympics-Paris Games come to a close with rainy electro party
PARIS, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The Paris 2024 Games came to a close like they started, in the rain, but amidst a festive atmosphere with an electro-party at the Stade de France to conclude the Paralympics on Sunday.
UPCOMING STORIES
SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY
LATAM-DROUGHT/RIVER (PIX)
South America's rivers hit record lows as Brazil drought impact spreads
South America's major Paraguay River, a key grains thoroughfare, has hit a record low in that country's capital Asuncion, with water levels depleted by a major drought upriver in Brazil that has hindered navigation along waterways in the Amazon
9 Sep
ASIA-WEATHER/VIETNAM (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)
Vietnam counts cost of Typhoon Yagi after weekend of devastation
Vietnam will assess trhe damage of Typhoon Yagi, Asia's most powerful storm this year, which killed at least 18 people, with many missing and risks of floods and landslides still present. Yagi was downgraded to a tropical storm, but caused power and telecoms outages and forced the closure of swatches of factories crucial to its economy
9 Sep
BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
TURKEY-ECONOMY/BANKRUPTCY (PIX)
Turkey faces wave of bankruptcies as part of economic reckoning
Turkish companies face a wave on bankruptcies in the months ahead, on the heels of Ankara's more than year-long drive to slow economic growth and rein in soaring inflation. In Corum, an central industrial city, high prices and borrowing costs and diminishing demand is pushing many companies to shut down factories and apply for court debt protection.
9 Sep
CAPRI HOLDINGS-M&A/TAPESTRY
US FTC's bid to block Tapestry-Capri merger goes to trial
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will urge a federal judge in New York to block Tapestry's TPR.N $8.5 billion merger with rival handbag maker Capri Holdings CPRI.N at a trial beginning in New York on Monday, arguing it will eliminate fierce competition in the market for "accessible luxury."
9 Sep
MERCADOLIBRE-ARGENTINA/CEO (TV)
MercadoLibre: Latin America's e-commerce king says 'huge room for growth'
Marcos Galperin, chief executive of Latin American e-commerce giant MercadoLibre Inc MELI.O - already the region's most valuable listed firm - says the company is just getting started.
9 Sep
EU-ECONOMY/DRAGHI (PIX)
Draghi presents much-anticipated report on EU competitiveness
Former ECB chief Mario Draghi to expected to present 400-page report he has been preparing for over a year on EU competitiveness and recommendations on how to boost it. The report is seen as guiding EU economic policy for the next five-year cycle.
9 Sep 09:00 ET / 09:00 GMT
BARCLAYS-CEO/
Barclays CEO and CFO to speak at Barclays Global Financial Services Conference
Barclays CEO C.S. Venkatakrishnan and Chief Financial Officer Anna Cross will speak at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference in New York.
9 Sep 12:30 ET / 12:30 GMT
TECH-ANTITRUST/GOOGLE-ADTECH (PIX)
Google's antitrust trial over online advertising begins
The U.S. Department of Justice's second antitrust trial against online juggernaut Google -- this time over its alleged monopoly in online advertising technology -- is scheduled to begin on Monday, September 9, with opening statements.
9 Sep 13:00 ET / 13:00 GMT
TRADE-WTO/
WTO releases global trade report
WTO releases report on global trends.
9 Sep 14:30 ET / 14:30 GMT
CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE
NETHERLANDS-PAKISTAN/COURT
Dutch court rules on Pakistanis charged with threatening Wilders
A Dutch court will deliver its verdict in the case against two Pakistanis over public calls for the murder of far-right anti-Muslim leader Geert Wilders.
9 Sep
RELIGION
POPE-ASIA/ (PIX) (TV)
Pope Francis visits in East Timor, third stop on Asia-Pacific tour
Pope Francis arrives in East Timor, the third country on his four-nation tour of the Asia-Pacific, his longest yet. Francis will meet the country's president and diplomatic corps and is expected to give an address in the evening to political leaders
9 Sep
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
USA-AFGHANISTAN/CONGRESS
US House Republican report blasts Biden, Harris over chaotic Afghan withdrawal
U.S. House of Representatives Republicans will release a long-awaited report on Monday blasting the administration of Democratic President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for failures surrounding the chaotic and deadly U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in Augut 2021.
9 Sep
UN-RIGHTS/ (TV)
UN Human Rights Council opens in Geneva
The U.N. Human Rights Council starts its four-week session where crises in Sudan and Aghanistan and are set to be discussed. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk will open the session with a speech on crises around the world.
9 Sep 08:00 ET / 08:00 GMT
USA-CONGRESS/SHUTDOWN
US Congress returns from summer break for mad dash to avert government shutdown
The U.S. Congress returrns from its summer break with one major deadline approaching fast -- it must pass a measure to keep the government funded or see a partial shutdown begin on Oct. 1. Lawmakers are expected to avert this in the final weeks of the presidential camapign, with the main question being how long of a stopgap funding measure they will pass.
9 Sep 10:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
USA-ELECTION/RUSSIA
Russia focusing on American social media stars to covertly influence voters
Russia is increasingly turning to unwitting American social media stars to covertly influence voters ahead of the 2024 presidential election, according to U.S. officials and recently unveiled criminal charges.
9 Sep 10:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
IRAN-NUCLEAR/IAEA
IAEA chief Grossi holds news conference
U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi holds a news conference on the opening day of a quarterly meeting of his agency's 35-nation Board of Governors.
9 Sep 11:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
TURKEY-POLITICS/ERDOGAN
Turkey's Erdogan chairs cabinet meeting
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan chairs a meeting of his cabinet of ministers, with issues on the agenda expected to include the conflict in Gaza.
9 Sep 12:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
USA-ELECTION/GROUNDGAME
Trump, in tight race with Harris, hunts for the 'holy grail' of US politics - infrequent voters
The Trump campaign and its allies are putting an unprecedented focus on targeting infrequent voters, a high-risk/high-reward strategy that could bring in a wave of new voters but could also fall short if their targets ultimately stay home in November.
9 Sep 13:00 ET / 13:00 GMT
CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE
UKRAINE-CRISIS/SERBIA-RUSSIANS (PIX) (TV)
A mini Russia emerges in Serbia as thousands flee war On a sweltering summer morning in Serbia's capital Belgrade, Vadim Morus, a professional ice skater from Russia, glides across an outdoor rink. Morus is 1000 miles from his native Moscow, but is beginning to feel at home. He fled Russia with his fiancee in 2022, part of a wave of thousands to come to Serbia after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It's a long way to come, but many chose Belgrade for its ancient cultural and religious ties to Moscow.
9 Sep 06:00 ET / 06:00 GMT
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