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TOP STORIES
GLOBAL
SUDAN-POLITICS/
Sudan evacuations speed up during fighting lull
KHARTOUM, April 24 (Reuters) – European nations, China and others from around the world raced to extract thousands of their citizens from Khartoum on Monday during an apparent lull in fierce fighting between the army and a paramilitary force.
UKRAINE-CRISIS/BAKHMUT
Russia claims progress in battle for Bakhmut
Russia on Sunday said its forces had advanced in Bakhmut while a top Ukrainian commander said his troops were holding the frontline through the city, all but destroyed in some of the bloodiest combat of the 14-month war.
U.S.
USA-DEBT/CONGRESS
US House to vote on Republican debt limit bill this week
WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) – Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy said on Sunday the House would vote on his spending and debt bill this week, and invited President Joe Biden to discuss the debt ceiling with him.
USA-BIDEN/CAMPAIGN-MANAGER
Biden’s team picks Julie Chavez Rodriguez as 2024 campaign manager -source
WASHINGTON, April 23 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s team has picked Julie Chavez Rodriguez, a senior adviser at the White House and deputy campaign manager of his 2020 presidential campaign, to be his campaign manager for the 2024 election, according to a source familiar with the plan.
BUSINESS
TESLA-CHINA/EXPORTS
Tesla readies export of Model Y to Canada from China – source, memo
SHANGHAI, April 24 (Reuters) – Tesla has begun producing in Shanghai a version of the Model Y to be sold in Canada this year, the first time it will ship cars to North America from China, according to a person with direct knowledge of the plan and a production memo seen by Reuters.
BEDBATHBEYOND-STOCKS/
Bed Bath & Beyond shares sink 47% in Frankfurt after filing for bankruptcy protection
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc Frankfurt-listed shares fell 47% on Monday after the U.S. home goods retailer filed for bankruptcy protection.
ENTERTAINMENT
BRITAIN-ROYALS/MEGHAN
Meghan hits out at UK media over King Charles letters
LONDON, April 22 (Reuters) – Meghan, the wife of Britain’s Prince Harry, criticised the British media on Saturday over reports that letters exchanged with King Charles played a part behind her decision not to attend his coronation, her latest confrontation with the press.
SOCCER-ENGLAND-WXH-BWD/
‘Why Wrexham?’ Promotion provides an answer for Hollywood owners
WREXHAM, Wales, April 22 (Reuters) – Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney were for once lost for words as thousands of Wrexham fans turned the Racecourse Ground into the biggest after-party in Wales on Saturday.
SPORTS
SOCCER-ENGLAND-MCI-ARS/
PREVIEW-Soccer-Arsenal desperate to hold off City charge in title showdown
LONDON, April 24 (Reuters) – Like a sky blue juggernaut, Manchester City have begun to fill Arsenal’s rearview mirror and on Wednesday the reigning champions have the chance to begin their over-taking manoeuvre on the road to a fifth Premier League title in six years.
TENNIS-STUTTGART/SWIATEK
Swiatek feeling settled as world No.1 ahead of French Open defence
April 24 (Reuters) – Three-times Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek said she had to learn how to manage the pressure of being world number one and not let expectations weigh her down as the Pole prepares to defend her French Open title next month.
UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
EU-TUNISIA/ (TV)
EU foreign ministers discuss response to upheaval in Tunisia
EU foreign ministers discuss worsening situation in Tunisia and what the bloc can do in response. The bloc wants to avoid a major crisis in Tunisia, worried that could trigger an increase in irregular migration across the Mediterranean to Italy and other member countries. But it is equally reluctant to support President Kais Saied over his heavy-handed tactics that have included the shutting down of Tunisia’s parliament and, more recently, a crackdown on African migrants.
24 Apr 10:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
TURKEY-ELECTION/ERDOGAN
Turkey’s Erdogan speaks at factory opening ceremony and election rally
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech at a foundation-laying ceremony for a car battery production facility in Gemlik, northwest Turkey. He will then speak at an election rally in the western city of Manisa (1400 GMT).
24 Apr 11:30 ET / 11:30 GMT
UKRAINE-CRISIS/UN-LAVROV (PIX) (TV)
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to chair U.N. Security Council meeting
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to chair U.N. Security Council meeting on “effective multilateralism through the defence of the principles of the Charter of the United Nations.” Lavrov will then meeting U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at 1.30pm EDT/1730 GMT.
24 Apr 14:00 ET / 14:00 GMT
USA-TRUMP/DEFAMATION-LAWSUIT (TIMELINE) (PIX)
EXPLAINER- What to expect in E. Jean Carroll suit against Donald Trump
Donald Trump is expected to go on trial in Manhattan federal court in former Elle magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll’s civil lawsuit seeking damages for alleged defamation and battery after he denied raping her in the mid-1990s. A timeline of events leading up the trial.
25 Apr
ECUADOR-POLITICS/
Ecuador opposition lawmakers to present case for Lasso impeachment
Four Ecuadorean opposition lawmakers will present the case for the impeachment of President Guillermo Lasso over alleged embezzlement, which Lasso has denied.
25 Apr
SPAIN-BRAZIL/
Brazil’s Lula visits Spain
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on two-day visit to Madrid, meets King Felipe and Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
25 Apr
TAIWAN-USA/VIRIGINIA
Governor of US state of Virginia holds news conference in Taiwan
Glenn Youngkin, the governor of the US state of Virginia, holds a news conference during a visit to Taiwan.
25 Apr 03:00 ET / 03:00 GMT
BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
MEXICO-ECONOMY/INFLATION
Mexico-Inflation
Mexico reports inflation data for the first half of April. Economists polled by Reuters expect 12-month headline inflation to slow to 6.28%.
24 Apr 12:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
COCA-COLA-RESULTS/
Coca-Cola Co Q1 2023 Earnings
Coca-Cola Co is expected to post a rise in first-quarter revenue helped by higher prices and steady demand for its sodas. Investors will look out for comments on price increases, higher costs, strong dollar and shift in consumer demand due to rising inflation.
24 Apr 12:30 ET / 12:30 GMT
REP FIRST BANCP-RESULTS/
Q4 2022 Republic First Bancorp Inc Earnings Release
Estimated time. Expected before market open (BMO).
24 Apr 12:30 ET / 12:30 GMT
CORNING-RESULTS/
Corning Inc Reports First Quarter Results
Corning Inc is expected to post a fall in quarterly revenue due to the ongoing macro-economic challenges including slower spending from customers.
24 Apr 12:30 ET / 12:30 GMT
USA-ECONOMY/BENCHMARKS
Commerce Dept. issues annual revisions to U.S. retail sales data
Commerce Dept. issues annual revisions to U.S. Retail Sales through March 2023, for seasonally adjusted and unadjusted data.
24 Apr 14:00 ET / 14:00 GMT
CANADA-TAILINGS/AER
Alberta Energy Regulator testifies about Imperial oil sands tailings leak
The Alberta Energy Regulator appears before a Canadian parliamentary committee to answer question on its oversight and communication of a toxic tailings leak at Imperial Oil’s Kearl oil sands project.
24 Apr 15:45 ET / 15:45 GMT
ARGENTINA-ACTIVITY/
February economic activity data due
Argentine government due to release February economic data
24 Apr 18:30 ET / 18:30 GMT
USA-USDA/CROPPROGRESS
USDA issues weekly Crop Progress
USDA issues weekly Crop Progress.
24 Apr 20:00 ET / 20:00 GMT
BIOGEN INC – FDA/
U.S. FDA decides on the use of Biogen’s ALS drug
U.S. Food and Drug Administration is set to decide by Tuesday on whether to allow the use of Biogen Inc’s experimental drug, tofersen, for treating an inherited form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
25 Apr
PORTUGAL-BRAZIL/SUMMIT (PIX) (TV)
Portugal – Brazil summit in Lisbon
Brazilian president Lula da Silva visits Portugal which will host a bilateral summit with Brazil between April 22-25 as the two countries seek to revive their ties after a seven-year hiatus.
25 Apr
TAIWAN-GUATEMALA/ (PIX) (TV)
Guatemala president visits Taiwan
Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei visits Taiwan amid warnings from China. Guatemala is among the 13 countries that have diplomatic ties with democratically-governed Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory.
25 Apr
CITIGROUP-AGM/
Citigroup Inc Annual Shareholders Meeting
25 Apr
GLOBAL-RETAIL/
Executives gather for World Retail Congress conference
Executives at retailers including fast-fashion firm Shein, France’s LVMH, Sweden’s IKEA, and Britain’s Marks & Spencer and Primark gather in Barcelona for the World Retail Congress conference, where the future of physical stores, the challenging global economic backdrop, and consumers’ demand for greater sustainability are all on the agenda.
25 Apr
CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE
USA-COURT
U.S. Supreme Court issues orders
Supreme Court releases orders in pending cases
24 Apr 13:30 ET / 13:30 GMT
ALTRIA-JUUL/TRIAL
Altria faces trial in San Francisco school district’s teen vaping lawsuit
Marlboro cigarette maker Altria Group Inc faces its first federal bellwether trial over claims that it contributed to an epidemic of teen vaping while it was the largest investor in e-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc. The case was brought by San Francisco’s school district.
24 Apr 15:30 ET / 15:30 GMT
USA-TRUMP/DEFAMATION-LAWSUIT (EXPLAINER) (PIX) (TV)
EXPLAINER- What to expect in E. Jean Carroll suit against Donald Trump
Donald Trump is expected to go on trial in Manhattan federal court in former Elle magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll’s civil lawsuit seeking damages for alleged defamation and battery after he denied raping her in the mid-1990s. We look at the case and what’s at stake.
25 Apr
USA-TRUMP/DEFAMATION-LAWSUIT (PIX) (TV)
Donald Trump goes on trial in rape accuser’s defamation lawsuit
Donald Trump is expected to go on trial in Manhattan federal court in former Elle magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll’s civil lawsuit seeking damages for alleged defamation and battery after he denied raping her in the mid-1990s. Carroll sued over Trump’s Oct. 2022 social media post where he called the rape claim a hoax, lie, con job and scam. She brought the battery claim under New York’s Adult Survivors Act.
25 Apr
CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE
NORTHKOREA-MILITARY/ANNIVERSARY (PIX) (TV)
Founding anniversary of North Korea’s army
North Korea marks the 91st founding anniversary of the Korean People’s Revolutionary Army (KPRA).
25 Apr
UKRAINE-CRISIS/NORWAY-WAGNER (PIX)
Former Wagner commander Andrei Medvedev appears in court after resisting arrest
Andrei Medvedev, a former Wagner commander who defected to Norway where he is seeking asylum, is appearing in front of an Oslo court, charged with resisting arrest after a fight outside a bar in February.
25 Apr
SYRIA-CRISIS/RUSSIA-TURKEY
Russia to host four-way talks aimed at normalising Turkey-Syria ties
Ankara said the Syrian, Turkish, Russian and Iranian defence ministers are set to meet in Moscow amid efforts to rebuild Turkey-Syria ties, after years of animosity during the Syrian war.
25 Apr
PHILIPPINES-USA/DEFENCE (PIX) (TV)
Philippine and U.S. troops participate in joint live fire exercises
Philippine and U.S. soldiers take part in live fire exercises at a Naval base north of Manila as part of the annual “Balikatan” joint military exercises.
25 Apr 02:00 ET / 02:00 GMT
SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY
JAPAN-ISPACE/MOON
Japan space startup aims to land Hakuto-R on moon in commercial first
Japan’s ispace is aiming for a soft landing of its Hakuto-R Mission 1 spacecraft on the moon’s surface on Tuesday, bringing to fruition a mission that blasted off in December and achieving a first for both the Asian nation and a private company. The landing is scheduled at 1640GMT Tuesday, April 25 (0140 Japan time Wednesday, April 26).
25 Apr
DISASTERS / ACCIDENTS
NEPAL-QUAKE/ANNIVERSARY (PIX)
Anniversary of 2015 Nepal earthquake
Nepal marks the anniversary of a massive earthquake that shook the nation to its core.
25 Apr
