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16/10/2023 23:00

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    TOP STORIES
    
    GLOBAL
    
    ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/
    Talks fail to let aid reach Gaza; Israel evacuates Lebanon
border
    GAZA/JERUSALEM/ISMAILIA, Egypt, Oct 16 (Reuters) -
Diplomatic efforts failed to get aid to the besieged Gaza Strip
on Monday, and Israel ordered the evacuation of its villages in
a strip of territory near its border with Lebanon, raising fears
the war could spread to a new front.
    
  
    USA-TRUMP/SUBVERSION
    Judge bars Trump from 'smear campaign' against prosecutors,
witnesses
    WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday
barred Donald Trump from verbally attacking U.S. prosecutors,
court staff and potential witnesses involved in a criminal case
that accuses him of trying to overturn his 2020 election loss.
    
    U.S.
    
    ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/BIDEN
    Possible Biden trip to Israel has security, political risks
    WASHINGTON/TEL AVIV, Oct 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe
Biden's White House is wrestling with a host of thorny security
and political challenges as officials consider a potential trip
to Israel that may hold longer-term diplomatic advantages for
Biden.
    
  
    USA-CONGRESS/SPEAKER
    Hardline Republican Jim Jordan picks up support in bid for
US House speaker
    WASHINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Hardline Republican Jim
Jordan picked up support for his campaign to lead the U.S. House
of Representatives on Monday as he aimed to bulldoze opposition
within his own party by applying pressure in a series of public
votes.

    BUSINESS
    
    USA-BANKMANFRIED/ 
    Sam Bankman-Fried jury sees photo of FTX founder with Katy
Perry, Orlando Bloom
    NEW YORK, Oct 16 - The jury at Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud
trial on Monday saw a photograph of the FTX cryptocurrency
exchange founder with singer Katy Perry and actor Orlando Bloom
at the 2022 NFL Super Bowl, as prosecutors sought to bolster
their case that he squandered customer money on efforts to boost
his stature.
    
  
    AUTOS-LABOR/UAW
    Ford, UAW leaders spar as auto strike costs rise
    DEARBORN, Michigan, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Ford executive
chairman Bill Ford on Monday urged the United Auto Workers union
to end a 32-day strike and reach a new labor agreement, and
warned of the growing impact to the automaker and the U.S.
economy.

    ENTERTAINMENT
    
    FILM-BOX OFFICE/TAYLOR SWIFT
    Taylor Swift film's box-office haul slips in final tally
    LOS ANGELES, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Taylor Swift's concert film
sold $123.5 million worth of tickets around the world over the
weekend, slightly less than early box office estimates,
distributor AMC Theatres said on Monday.
    
  
    AUCTION-WIZARD OF OZ/
    Auction features items from ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ Jackie
Kennedy, British royals
    A trove of artifacts is hitting the auction block, including
music scores from the beloved classic “The Wizard of Oz,” a
letter by former first lady Jackie Kennedy, and a 1980 holiday
card issued by the British royal family and signed by the Queen
Mother.
    
    SPORTS    
    
    SOCCER-EURO-BEL-SWE/REPORT
    Belgium qualifier v Sweden abandoned after two Swedes shot
dead in Brussels - UEFA
    BRUSSELS, Oct 16 (Reuters) - The Euro 2024 qualifier between
Belgium and Sweden was suspended at halftime and subsequently
abandoned following the fatal shooting of two Swedes in Brussels
earlier on Monday, UEFA said.
    
  
    CRICKET-WORLDCUP-AUS-LKA/
    Australia thrash Sri Lanka to revive World Cup campaign
    LUCKNOW, India, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Five-time champions
Australia injected some life into their moribund World Cup
campaign with a comprehensive five-wicket victory against Sri
Lanka on Monday.

    UPCOMING
    
    POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
    ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/UN (PIX) (TV) 
    UN Security Council to vote on rival draft resolutions on
Israel and Gaza
    The United Nations Security Council will vote later on
Monday on rival draft resolutions on Israel and Gaza, diplomats
said. The draft texts - submitted by Russia and Brazil - largely
focus on the humanitarian situation.
    16 Oct 18:00 ET / 22:00 GMT
    
    RUSSIA-NUCLEAR/ (PIX) (TV) 
    Russian Duma votes on bill to scrap ratification of nuclear
test ban treaty
    Russia's lower house of parliament votes on a bill to revoke
Moscow's ratification of the global treaty that bans tests
involving nuclear explosions.
    17 Oct 
    
    VENEZUELA-POLITICS/TALKS 
    Venezuela, opposition expected to sign deal on election
conditions
    The government of Nicolas Maduro and the Venezuelan
opposition are set to sign a deal on conditions for a
presidential election in 2024, at a restart of talks between the
two sides in Barbados.
    17 Oct 
    
    MYANMAR-ROHINGYA/THAILAND (TV) 
    Regional ministerial level meeting on Rohingya refugee
    The commissioner from the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees (UNHCR) and foreign ministers from Thailand,
Malaysia, Indonesia, and Bangladesh will meet in Bangkok on
Tuesday to discuss the Rohingya refugee issue and the way
forward. 
    17 Oct 
    
    CZECH-GOVERNMENT/ (TV) 
    Czech government faces possible no-confidence vote
    The Czech centre-right government faces a likely
no-confidence vote brought by the opposition, although the
ruling coalition has a comfortable majority in parliament to
defeat the motion.
    17 Oct 
    
    CHINA-SECURITY/TRAVEL 
    INSIGHT-China's bankers, state workers face tighter curbs on
foreign travel
    Chinese civil servants and employees of state-linked
enterprises are facing tighter constraints on private travel
abroad and scrutiny of their foreign connections, according to
official notices and more than a dozen people familiar with the
matter, as Beijing wages a campaign against foreign influence.
    17 Oct 
    
    ECUADOR-POLITICS/
    Ecuador president-elect Noboa to meet with Lasso, discuss
transition
    Ecuadorean President-elect Daniel Noboa will meet at the
presidential palace on Tuesday with current President Guillermo
Lasso, to begin the transition process before Noboa takes office
in December.
    17 Oct 
    
    CHINA-DIPLOMACY/ 
    ANALYSIS Softer China diplomacy as Xi navigates pressures at
home
    China showed a softer diplomatic side last week, a reminder
of Xi Jinping's need to lower tensions at a moment when China
faces economic pressure and feels increasingly isolated on the
global stage. It also offers temporary relief for Western
leaders, who are distracted by conflict in the Middle East and
the grinding war in Ukraine.
    17 Oct
    
    RUSSIA-NUCLEAR/TREATY 
    What is the nuclear test ban treaty and what's Russia's
position on it?
    Russia's parliament will vote this week on withdrawing
Moscow's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban
Treaty. Here is an explainer on the treaty and the implications
of the Russian move.
    17 Oct 
    
    USA-TRUMP/NEW YORK 
    Trump civil fraud trial continues in NYC
    Donald Trump's onetime lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, was
set to testify this week in a New York civil case that threatens
to dismantle key pillars of the former U.S. president's business
empire. Trump and three of his children (Ivanka, Eric and Donald
Trump Jr.) are all also listed on the AG’s list of witnesses and
could testify later in the trial.
    17 Oct 
    
    USA-TRUMP/NEW YORK 
    Donald Trump to confront ex-lawyer Michael Cohen in civil
fraud trial
    Donald Trump is expected to return to New York state court
on Tuesday as the former U.S. president's onetime lawyer and
fixer testifies against him in a civil fraud case.
    17 Oct 
    
    ARGENTINA-ELECTION/YOUTH (PIX) 
    Argentina's youth voters stare into the political void
    Argentine teenager Tomás Kremenchuzky is getting ready to
vote in his first ever presidential election in October, the
most open and uncertain race in his lifetime, with a radical
libertarian threatening to upend the country's economic model.
    17 Oct 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
    
    USA-IMMIGRATION/STREET RELEASES (TV) 
    US releases asylum-seekers on the street. Some suburbs bear
the burden.
    Overwhelmed by increasing numbers of asylum-seekers from
around the world, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials
have been releasing migrants by the thousands on streets in the
San Diego area, presenting not just border towns but cities
further north with the challenge of how to receive them.
    17 Oct 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
    
    ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/WHO 
    WHO regional office holds briefing on health emergencies in
the eastern Mediterranean region
    A World Health Organization regional office holds briefing
on health emergencies in the eastern Mediterranean region.
    17 Oct 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT
    
    ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/EU-SUMMIT (TV) 
    EU leaders hold video conference summit on Middle East
crisis
    EU leaders hold emergency summit by video conference to
establish a common EU position on the Middle East crisis.
    17 Oct 11:30 ET / 15:30 GMT
    
    BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
    
    USA-ETF/BOND 
    U.S. Treasury bond ETFs draw net inflows this year despite
recent market rout
    Investors have poured money into exchange traded funds
(ETFs) focused on the US bond market this year, despite a
historic selloff in global bonds in recent weeks and uncertainty
over when prices will rebound.
    17 Oct 20:00 ET / 00:00 GMT
    
    HYLORIS PHARMACE-POSTOPERATIVE PAIN/ 
    FDA's decision on Hyloris Pharmaceuticals' post-operative
pain injection
    The US Food and Drug Administration is set to decide on
Hyloris Pharmaceuticals' injection as an alternative, non-opioid
treatment option for post-operative pain
    17 Oct 
    
    JOHNSON&JOHNSON-RESULTS/ 
    Johnson & Johnson reports Q3 results
    Johnson and Johnson will report third-quarter results before
markets open on Tuesday, the pharmaceutical giant's first
earnings after spinning off its consumer health business.
Investors will lookout for any updates to the company's 2023
forecast, performance of its key cancer treatments such as
Darzalex, Carvykti and Erleada, and comments on post-COVID
demand for non-urgent surgeries.
    17 Oct 
    
    LOCKHEED-RESULTS/ 
    Lockheed Martin third quarter results Oct. 17
    US defense contractor Lockheed Martin is expected to post
its third quarter results before the market opens on Tuesday,
Oct. 17.
    17 Oct 
    
    TSMC-RESULTS/ 
    TSMC third quarter earnings preview
    Third quarter earnings preview for Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC
ahead of release on Oct 19.
    17 Oct 
    
    BOFAML-RESULTS/ 
    Q3 2023 Bank of America Corp Earnings Release
    Estimated time. Expected before market open (BMO).
    17 Oct 06:45 ET / 10:45 GMT
    
    GOLDMAN SACHS-RESULTS/ 
    Q3 2023 Goldman Sachs Group Inc Earnings Release
    Estimated time. Expected before market open (BMO).
    17 Oct 07:30 ET / 11:30 GMT
    
    USA-FED/WILLIAMS 
    Fed's Williams moderates discussion with Intel CEO Pat
Gelsinger
    Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams
moderates discussion with Intel Chief Executive Pat Gelsinger at
Economic Club of New York event.
    17 Oct 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
    
    CANADA-ECONOMY/INFLATION 
    Canada-Inflation
    17 Oct 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT
    
    USA-FED/BOWMAN 
    Federal Reserve Board Governor Bowman speaks in Washington
    Federal Reserve Board Governor Michelle Bowman speaks on
"Responsible Innovation in Money and Payments" before the
Harvard Law School Program on International Financial Systems
Roundtable on Central Bank Digital Currency, in Washington.
    17 Oct 09:20 ET / 13:20 GMT
    
    USA-FED/BARKIN 
    Fed's Barkin speaks in Washington to Real Estate Roundtable
    Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Tom Barkin speaks
on “Looking Beyond Recent Data” before the Real Estate
Roundtable, in Washington.
    17 Oct 10:45 ET / 14:45 GMT
    
    USA-TREASURY/ANNOUNCEMENT 
    Treasury Dept. announces weekly sales of 4-, 8- and 17-week
bills
    Treasury Dept. announces weekly sales of 4-, 8- and 17-week
bills
    17 Oct 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
    
    SPORTS
    
    OLYMPICS-IOC/ (TV) 
    Olympics - 141st IOC Session
    The final day of the 141st IOC Session in Mumbai
    17 Oct 23:30 ET / 03:30 GMT
    
    SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY
    
    HEALTH-USA/ARDELYX 
    US FDA to decide on Ardelyx's kidney disease drug
    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday will decide
on Ardelyx Inc's oral drug to treat patients with chronic kidney
disease.
    17 Oct 
    
    INDIA-SPACE/AGNIKUL 
    India's Agnikul Cosmos raises funding, gears up for launch
in 2023
    Indian aerospace manufacturer Agnikul has raised a new round
of funding and is gearing up for a sub-orbital launc before the
year ends, making it the country's second private rocket launch.
    17 Oct 09:30 ET / 13:30 GMT
    
    ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT
    
    AUCTION-PAUL MCCARTNEY/CARAVAN (TV) 
    Paul McCartney 1972 Wings bus gos on show in London ahead of
auction
    Paul McCartney's restored 1972 Wings tour double decker bus
goes on show in London before headling a rock 'n' roll
memorabilia auction next month.
    17 Oct 
    
    CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE
    
    INDIA-MARRIAGE/SAME-SEX 
    India top court verdict on same-sex marriages
    India's top court will deliver a verdict on granting legal
recognition to same-sex marriages, a ruling that has the
potential to spark momentous changes in the world's most
populous country.
    17 Oct 01:00 ET / 05:00 GMT
    
    CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE
    
    NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/ENVOYS (TV) 
    North Korea nuclear envoys of US, Japan, South Korea hold
joint newser after meeting in Jakarta
    U.S. Special Representative for the DPRK Sung Kim, Republic
of Korea Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and
Security Affairs Kim Gunn, and Japanese Ministry of Foreign
Affairs Director General Namazu Hiroyuki hold a joint news
conference after meeting in Jakarta to discuss North Korean
matters.
    17 Oct 04:30 ET / 08:30 GMT
    
    TURKEY-SECURITY/SYRIA 
    Turkey's parliament debates and votes upon extending troops
mandate for Syria and Iraq
    Turkey's parliament is scheduled to hold a debate on
extending for a further two years the mandate for Turkish troops
to be deployed in Syria and Iraq.
    17 Oct 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT