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    TOP STORIES
    
    GLOBAL
    
    ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/
    Biden says Israel is ready to pause Gaza fighting; Hamas
says deal not done yet
    DUBAI/WASHINGTON/CAIRO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Israel is ready
to halt its Gaza attacks for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in
a ceasefire that could be signed as soon as next week, Joe Biden
said, though Hamas officials said the U.S. president's remarks
were premature as it studies a truce offer.
    
  
    SOUTHKOREA-HEALTHCARE/
    South Korea's Yoon says won't back down over medical reforms
as doctors strike
    SEOUL, Feb 27 (Reuters) - President Yoon Sun Yeol vowed on
Tuesday to go ahead with a plan to increase the number of
students admitted into medical schools to improve healthcare in
South Korea, and said there was no justification for the
protests this reform had triggered.
    
    U.S.
    
    USA-REPRODUCTION/FLORIDA
    Florida lawmakers pause 'unborn child' bill in wake of
Alabama ruling -report
    Florida lawmakers have paused efforts to pass a bill that
would have provided protections to an "unborn child" but
possibly hurt the state's in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinics,
as happened this month in Alabama, the Washington Post reported
on Monday.
    
  
    SPACE-EXPLORATION/MOON
    Moon lander Odysseus mission to be cut short after sideways
touchdown
    Flight control engineers expect to lose contact with the
private U.S. moon lander Odysseus on Tuesday morning, cutting
short the mission five days after its sideways touchdown, the
company behind the spacecraft, Intuitive Machines, said on
Monday.

    BUSINESS
    
    JAPAN-KISHIDA/ZUCKERBERG
    Meta CEO Zuckerberg meets Japan PM Kishida in Tokyo to
discuss AI
    TOKYO, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms Chief Executive
Mark Zuckerberg discussed artificial intelligence issues with
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday during the
Facebook founder's trip through Asia.
    
  
    INDIA-HEALTH/BRISTOL-MYERS
    Bristol Myers CEO says India to have largest R&D presence
outside US by 2025
    HYDERABAD, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Bristol Myers Squibb BMY.N
aims to expand its research and development presence in India
and expects its newly inaugurated Hyderabad facility to become
its largest unit outside the U.S. by 2025, CEO Christopher
Boerner said on Tuesday.

    ENTERTAINMENT
    
    USA-ELECTION/BIDEN
    Will Taylor Swift endorse him in 2024? Biden says that's
'classified'
    NEW YORK, Feb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden made
light of conspiracy theories about him and pop superstar Taylor
Swift during an appearance on a late night show and had a ready
answer to the question of whether she'll endorse him in 2024:
that's classified.
    
    SPORTS    
    
    SOCCER-SOUTHKOREA/
    South Korea picks Hwang Sun-hong as interim coach to replace
Klinsmann
    SEOUL, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The Korea Football Association
(KFA) said on Tuesday it has picked Hwang Sun-hong, coach of the
under-23 team, as temporary head coach of the national side to
prepare for the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
    
  
    CRICKET-TEST-IND-ENG/
    India unearth a 'gem' in Jurel to fill keeping void
    NEW DELHI, Feb 27 (Reuters) - A player-of-the-match award in
only his second test, plaudits from the pundits and even a "man
crush" from his England counterpart -- India wicketkeeper Dhruv
Jurel could not have dreamt of a better start to his
international career.

    UPCOMING
    
    SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY
    
    EU-ENVIRONMENT/ 
    EU lawmakers to vote nature restoration law
    European Parliament votes on Nature Restoration Law, which
requires the EU to put in place restoration measures for at
least 20% of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030 and all
ecosystems by 2050.
    27 Feb 11:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
    
    TAIWAN-ENVIRONMENT/SKY LANTERN (PIX) (TV) 
    Taiwan struggles to lessen environmental impact of popular
sky lantern festival
    The mesmerizing scene of thousands of lanterns floating into
the sky during Lunar New Year in Taiwan has drawn critical
voices highlighting the environmental impacts after the lanterns
inevitably fall back onto mountainous areas, prompting local
groups to launch a volunteer program to retrieve the waste and
business owners to create degradable lanterns.
    28 Feb 
    
    HEALTH-INDIA/ (PIX) 
    BioAsia 2024
    Executives from Eli Lilly, Bristol Myers Squibb, Medtronic,
Dr Reddy's Laboratories, Zydus Lifesciences and many other
healthcare and pharmaceutical companies to speak at the BioAsia
2024 conference in Hyderabad, India.
    28 Feb 04:30 ET / 04:30 GMT
    
    BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
    
    USA-BANKS/PROPERTY 
    Fed's hawkish stance impedes banks' efforts to cut CRE
exposure
    A hawkish Federal Reserve is closing the window on trades
that some U.S. regional banks have been hoping to use to reduce
their commercial real estate exposure.
    27 Feb 11:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
    
    FINTECH-CRYPTO/ETF 
    ANALYSIS-US SEC expected to drag its feet on new wave of
crypto ETFs
    As the long-awaited spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds
(ETFs) celebrated their one-month anniversary, the ETF industry
braced for what may be another tussle with U.S. regulators over
an even bigger wave of more complex products.
    27 Feb 11:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
    
    BRAZIL-ECONOMY/SURVEY 
    Brazil’s central bank releases weekly survey of market
expectations
    The central bank releases results of a weekly economic
survey with more than 100 financial institutions. This will
include forecasts for GDP, interest rates and inflation rates.
    27 Feb 11:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
    
    LOWES-RESULTS/ 
    Lowe's Companies Q4 Earnings Release
    Lowe's is expected to post a drop in quarterly same-store
sales as demand for home improvement lagged amid selective
consumer spending.
    27 Feb 11:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
    
    CONSTELLATION PA-RESULTS/ 
    Q4 2023 Constellation Energy Corp Earnings Release
    Utility firm Constellation Energy is expected to post a rise
in fourth-quarter profit. The utility is expected to benefit
from lower operating expenses in the quarter.
    27 Feb 11:30 ET / 11:30 GMT
    
    BRAZIL-ECONOMY/INFLATION 
    Brazil-Inflation Prelim
    Brazil's statisticis agency IBGE publishes inflation data
for the first half of February. Economists polled by Reuters
forecast 12-month inflation to reach 4.52%.
    27 Feb 12:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
    
    MEXICO-ECONOMY/TRADEFIGURES 
    Mexico-Trade balance
    Mexico's statistics agency INEGI publishes trade figures for
January. Economists polled by Reuters forecast them to show a
$2.286 billion trade deficit in the month.
    27 Feb 12:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
    
    J M SMUCKER-RESULTS/ 
    J M Smucker Co Q3 2024 Earnings
    Jif peanut butter maker JM Smucker is expected to post a
rise in third-quarter net sales on Tuesday, helped by resilient
demand for its packaged jams, jellies and pet food.
    27 Feb 13:30 ET / 13:30 GMT
    
    PINNACLE WEST-RESULTS/ 
    Q4 2023 Pinnacle West Capital Corp Earnings Release
    Pinnacle West Capital Corp  PNW.N  is expected to post a
smaller quarterly loss on Tuesday.
    27 Feb 13:30 ET / 13:30 GMT
    
    ALSEA-RESULTS/ 
    Q4 Alsea conference call
    Alsea holds press conference after Q4 results
    27 Feb 14:00 ET / 14:00 GMT
    
    USA-FED/BARR 
    Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Barr speaks
virtually on "Counterfeit Credit Risk"
    Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr
speaks virtually on "Counterfeit Credit Risk" before the
Conference on Counterparty Credit Risk Management hosted by the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
    27 Feb 14:05 ET / 14:05 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
    27 Feb 16:00 ET / 16:00 GMT
    
    CITGO-AUCTION/HEARING (PIX) 
    US court weighs adding more Venezuela creditors to Citgo
share auction
    A US judge on Tuesday will hear from creditors seeing to
share in any proceeds from a sale of shares in a Citgo Petroleum
parent. 
    27 Feb 17:00 ET / 17:00 GMT
    
    USA-TREASURY/AUCTION 
    Treasury Dept. sells 7-year notes
    Treasury Dept. sells 7-year notes.
    27 Feb 18:00 ET / 18:00 GMT
    
    XP-RESULTS/ 
    Brazil brokerage XP releases Q4 results
    U.S.-listed Brazilian brokerage XP releases fourth-quarter
results after market close.
    27 Feb 21:00 ET / 21:00 GMT
    
    SPLUNK-RESULTS/ 
    Splunk To Report Fourth Quarter Results
    Splunk is expected to report a rise in revenue in the fourth
quarter on strong cybersecurity spending.
    27 Feb 21:00 ET / 21:00 GMT
    
    BEYOND MEAT-RESULTS/ 
    Beyond Meat Q4 2023 Earnings
    Beyond Meat is expected to post a drop in quarterly revenue
as demand slumps for faux meat in the United States. 
    27 Feb 21:00 ET / 21:00 GMT
    
    BUMBLE-RESULTS/ 
    Bumble Fourth Quarter Results
    Dating apps firm Bumble is expected to post higher fourth
quarter revenue on Tuesday, helped by steady demand for its
services as more users look to connect with people on its
platform. 
    27 Feb 21:00 ET / 21:00 GMT
    
    EBAY-RESULTS/ 
    EBay reports Q4 results
    EBay is expected to report a small rise in fourth-quarter
revenue as the e-commerce company grapples with lower consumer
spending on its platform.
    27 Feb 21:05 ET / 21:05 GMT
    
    INDONESIA-RICE/ (TV) 
    Rice shortage plagues Indonesia as households fight for
staple food
    Fifty-five-year-old coconut seller Masih has been joining
thousands of other Indonesians waiting in snaking lines across
the agrarian nation to buy subsidized rice as the price of the
staple food has rocketed due to short supplies, which the
government has attributed to planting delays triggered by El
Nino.
    28 Feb 
    
    USA-SHUTDOWN/ 
    US Congress stumbles toward looming government shutdown
deadline
    The U.S. Congress stumbles toward a Friday deadline to renew
government funding or face another partial government shutdown.
    28 Feb 
    
    EU-TECH/PATENTS 
    European Parliament votes on draft patent rules aimed at
staving off disputes between Nokia, Ericsson and car makers
    European Parliament votes on its negotiating position on
draft EU patent rules aimed at avoiding spats over patents
essential to technologies for telecoms equipment and connected
cars but criticised by Nokia, Ericsson and other patent holders.
    28 Feb 
    
    EU-TECH/PATENTS 
    EU lawmakers vote on draft EU patents rules aimed at
avoiding spats between Nokia, Ericsson and patent users such as
Volkswagen, other car makers and other users
    EU lawmakers vote on EU draft rules aimed at avoiding spats
over patents essential to technologies for telecoms equipment
and connected cars and which have been criticised by Nokia,
Ericsson and other patent holders.
    28 Feb 
    
    WTO-TRADE/NEW ZEALAND 
    Interview with New Zealand's trade minister
    Interview with New Zealand's Minister of Trade Todd McClay 
at the World Trade Organization ministerial conference in Abu
Dhabi
    28 Feb 
    
    HONGKONG-BUDGET/ (PIX) (TV) 
    Hong Kong unveils budget for 2024
    Hong Kong's government unveils its annual budget as it
struggles to kick-start the economy and revive the city's
standing as a global financial hub.
    28 Feb 03:00 ET / 03:00 GMT
    
    POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
    
    TURKEY-ELECTION/ 
    Erdogan speaks at an election rally in western Turkey
    Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech at an
election rally in the western province of Manisa ahead of
nationwide local elections being held on March 31.
    27 Feb 11:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
    
    NATO-DEFENCE/ 
    NATO Military Committee chief speaks at Irish think tank
    NATO Military Committee head Admiral Rob Bauer speaks at
Dublin's Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA)
    27 Feb 13:00 ET / 13:00 GMT
    
    FRANCE-QATAR/ (PIX) (TV) 
    Qatar's Emir Al Thani meets with French President Macron in
Paris
    French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Sheikh Tamim bin
Hamad Al-Thani, Qatar's ruling emir, at the start of an official
state visit to France. A state dinner follows.
    27 Feb 15:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
    
    UKRAINE-CRISIS/USA-SENATE (PIX) (TV) 
    Senate panel holds hearing on US microchips use in Russian
weapons systems
    U.S. Senate panel conducts hearing on use of U.S. microchips
in Russian weapons system. 
    27 Feb 15:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
    
    VENEZUELA-ELECTION/ (PIX) (TV) 
    Govt. and opposition meet at National Assembly to sign
electoral timetable agreement proposal
    Government and opposition representatives meet at National
Assembly to sign electoral timetable agreement proposal
    27 Feb 15:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
    
    FRANCE-QATAR/DINNER (PIX) (TV) 
    French President Macron hosts state dinner for Qatar's Al
Thani
    French President Emmanuel Macron hosts a state dinner for
Qatar's ruling emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani at the
Elysee Palace.
    27 Feb 18:30 ET / 18:30 GMT
    
    USA-BIDEN/APPROVAL 
    Reuters/Ipsos poll on US President Joe Biden's public
approval
    Reuters/Ipsos publishes polling on Americans' approval of
U.S. President Joe Biden's job performance.
    27 Feb 21:00 ET / 21:00 GMT
    
    G20-SUMMIT/FINANCE-TURKEY 
    Turkish finmin, central bank governor visit Brazil for G20
meeting
    Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek and Central Bank
Governor Fatih Karahan visit Brazil for the G20 meeting.
    28 Feb 
    
    G20-SUMMIT/FINANCE (PIX) 
    G20 finance ministers meet in Brazil
    G20 finance ministers meet in Sao Paulo to prepare for the
annual presidential summit in November in Rio de Janeiro.
    28 Feb 
    
    BRITAIN-POLITICS/PMQS (PIX) (TV) 
    PM takes questions in parliament
    British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak takes questions in
parliament.
    28 Feb 
    
    INDIA-POLITICS/WOMEN (PIX) (GRAPHIC) 
    With handouts, piped water and cooking gas, India's Modi
woos women voters
    Women are likely to help propel Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi into office in the national polls this year, where
he will bid for a rare third straight term.
    28 Feb 
    
    USA-BIDEN/HUNTER (PIX) (TV) 
    Hunter Biden will appear for deposition with House
Republicans
    President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden will appear for a
deposition with House Republicans as part of their impeachment
inquiry into the president.
    28 Feb 
    
    UKRAINE-CRISIS/ALBANIA-SUMMIT (PIX) (TV) 
    Ukraine's Zelenskyi to participate in Ukraine-Western
Balkans summit in Albania
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will visit Albania
where will have bilateral meetings with Albania's PM Edi Rama.
    28 Feb 00:00 ET / 00:00 GMT
    
    INDONESIA-ELECTION/MILITARY 
    Indonesia president gives the country's highest military
honor to the likely new president Prabowo Subianto
    Indonesia president Joko Widodo gives the country's highest
military honor to the likely new president Prabowo Subianto, who
once discharged from military, just months before he takes
office. 
    28 Feb 01:00 ET / 01:00 GMT
    
    CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE
    
    UKRAINE-CRISIS/GERMANY (PIX) 
    German defence minister holds news conference with Austrian
counterpart
    German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius holds a news
conference with his Austrian counterpart Klaudia Tanner during a
visit to Vienna.
    27 Feb 11:45 ET / 11:45 GMT
    
    BRITAIN-DEFENCE/ 
    Speech by UK defence chief Tony Radakin
    UK defence chief Tony Radakin deliver speech at Chatham
House titled: UK defence policy in a heightened security
landscape
    27 Feb 12:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
    
    HONGKONG-SECURITY/ARTICLE23 
    Public consultation period ends for Hong Kong's new national
security laws amid rights concerns
    A one month consultation period for Hong Kong's upcoming
"Article 23" national security laws closes on Wednesday amid
some concerns the fresh legislation, targetting crimes like
espionage and "external interference" including from foreign
governments, could further curb freedoms in the former British
colony. 
    28 Feb 
    
    SOUTHKOREA-USA/MILITARY (TV) 
    South Korea and U.S. military officials hold a news briefing
on upcoming joint military drills
    Spokesperson for South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff,
Colonel Lee Sung-jun, and spokesperson for U.S. Forces Korea,
Colonel Isaac Taylor, speak at a news briefing over upcoming
joint military drills called "2024 Freedom Shield". 
    28 Feb 01:30 ET / 01:30 GMT
    
    CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE
    
    ECUADOR-CRIME/ (TV) 
    Hearing to decide charges in case of assassinated Ecuador
candidate
    A hearing in the case of assassinated Ecuadorean
presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio.
    27 Feb 12:30 ET / 12:30 GMT
    
    ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT
    
    FASHION-PARIS/DIOR (PIX) (TV) 
    Dior Fall-Winter 2024/2025 collection at Paris Fashion Week
    Dior creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri unveils Dior's
Fall-Winter 2024/2025 collection at Paris Fashion Week
    27 Feb 13:30 ET / 13:30 GMT
    
    FASHION-PARIS/GERMANIER (PIX) (TV) 
    Germanier Fall-Winter 2024/2025 collection at Paris Fashion
Week
    Germanier Fall-Winter 2024/2025 collection at Paris Fashion
Week
    27 Feb 15:00 ET / 15:00 GMT
    
    FILM-RUST/SHOOTING (TV) 
    "Rust" set armorer tried in death of cinematographer
    Trial scheduled for Hannah Gutierrez,  the armorer on the
movie “Rust” charged with involuntary manslaughter and evidence
tampering in connection with the 2021 on-set shooting death of
cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.
    27 Feb 15:30 ET / 15:30 GMT
    
    FASHION-PARIS/SAINT LAURENT (PIX) (TV) 
    Saint Laurent Fall-Winter 2024/2025 collection at Paris
Fashion Week
    Saint Laurent  Fall-Winter 2024/2025 collection at Paris
Fashion Week
    27 Feb 19:00 ET / 19:00 GMT