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TOP STORIES

GLOBAL

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/

Israel, Hezbollah exchange heavy fire as Blinken pushes for peace

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Israeli strikes pounded Beirut's southern suburbs on

Wednesday and Hezbollah said it fired precision guided missiles for the first time at Israeli

targets, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken toured the region, pushing for a halt to

fighting in both Gaza and Lebanon.

TURKEY-BLAST/

Attackers kill 4, injure 14 at Turkish state aviation site

ANKARA, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Two attackers killed five people and wounded 22 others on

Wednesday in what Ankara called a terrorist attack at the Turkish Aerospace Industries

headquarters, where witnesses said they heard gunfire and an explosion.

U.S.

USA-ELECTION/BRITAIN

Trump campaign accuses UK's Labour Party of election interference

LONDON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's campaign has accused British Prime Minister Keir

Starmer's Labour Party of "blatant foreign interference" in the U.S. presidential election after

some volunteers travelled to help campaign for Vice PresidentKamala Harris.

USA-ELECTION/

Harris to hold CNN town hall on Wednesday, Trump rallies in Georgia

Oct 23 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will hold a town hall with undecided

voters on CNN on Wednesday, after Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump rejected an offer

to debate the Democratic nominee for a second time.

BUSINESS

BOEING-RESULTS

Boeing ( BA ) expects to burn cash next year as CEO says there's no quick fix for ailing planemaker

Oct 23 (Reuters) - Boeing ( BA ) CEO Kelly Ortberg laid out a cautious path to turn the company

around on Wednesday, calling for a "fundamental culture change" at the struggling planemaker as

its quarterly losses surged to $6 billion due to a crippling strike.

MCDONALD'S CORP-STOCKS/

McDonald's US head vows to improve safety after E. coli outbreak, more cases expected

Oct 23 (Reuters) - McDonald's scrambled on Wednesday to contain the damage from an E. coli

outbreak linked to Quarter Pounder burgers that has killed one person and sickened nearly 50

others, as it pulled the menu item from restaurants across a dozen states.

ENTERTAINMENT

SCIENCE-SILK ROAD/

Scientists document lost mountain cities on Silk Road in Uzbekistan

Oct 23 (Reuters) - In the mountains of Uzbekistan, archaeologists aided by laser-based

remote-sensing technology have identified two lost cities that thrived along the fabled Silk

Road trade route from the 6th to 11th centuries AD - the bigger one a center for the metal

industry and the other reflecting early Islamic influence.

SPACE-EXPLORATION/USA-CHINA

Moon sample talks show space engagement by rivals US and China

WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - NASA and Chinese officials are engaged in talks to let

American scientists analyze rocks retrieved by China from the moon, according to the head of the

U.S. space agency, as Washington pursues improved communication with Beijing on issues involving

space.

SPORTS

SOCCER-CHAMPIONS-BAR-FCB/REPORT

Soccer-Raphinha treble guides Barcelona to 4-1 rout of Bayern

BARCELONA, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Barcelona captain Raphinha scored a hat-trick to lead them to

a commanding 4-1 home victory over Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday, ending a

near decade-long winless run against the German powerhouse.

SOCCER-ENGLAND/GOVERNANCE

Soccer-English Football Governance Bill to be introduced to parliament

MANCHESTER, England, Oct 23 (Reuters) - An independent football regulator (IFR) for the

English game is a step closer to becoming reality, with the Football Governance Bill set to be

introduced to parliament on Thursday in the House of Lords.

UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

BOTSWANA-ELECTION/CANDIDATES

FACTBOX-Who are the candidates in Botswana's presidential election?

Botswana will vote in a national election on Oct. 30, with President Mokgweetsi Masisi

seeking a second term. Three candidates are challenging him for the post.

24-Oct

KENYA-POLITICS/

Kenyan court to rule on legality of Senate decision to dismiss deputy president by

impeachment

Kenya's ousted deputy president Rigathi Gachagua has filed a court application to stop his

former boss President William Ruto from naming his replacement after Gachagua was dismissed by

impeachment.

24-Oct

USA-ELECTION/FUNDRAISING

US presidential candidates due to disclose presidential campaign finance details

U.S. presidential candidates are due to file financial disclosures to the Federal Election

Commission covering the first half of October.

24-Oct

CLIMATE-COP29/EMISSIONS-GAP (TV)

UN Emissions Gap Report publishes

Annual update from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) ahead of COP. The Emissions

Gap Report tracks the gap between where global emissions are heading with current country

commitments and where they would need to limit warming to 1.5°C, a critical threshold for the

planet according to climate scientists.

24-Oct

BRITAIN-POLITICS/BUDGET (PIX) (TV)

Voters in former Conservative heartland regret backing UK PM Starmer, fear tax hikes

There is a feeling of regret in one former Conservative heartland that voted for Prime

Minister Keir Starmer's Labour Party in one of the surprises of the election before budget where

voters said the tone of hope on which the party campaigned has been replaced with pessimism

24-Oct

USA-ELECTION/HARRIS-CNN (PIX)

CNN hosts a town hall with Kamala Harris

CNN hosts a live town hall with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris.

23 Oct 01:00 ET / 01:00 GMT

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/LEBANON-FRANCE (PIX) (TV)

International conference on Lebanon in Paris

Ministerial conference bringing together Lebanon's partner states, the United Nations, the

European Union and international, regional and civil society organisations with the aim of

mobilising the international community to meet relief needs and to identify ways of supporting

Lebanon's institutions.

24 Oct 06:00 ET / 06:00 GMT

IMF-WORLDBANK/USA-GERMANY (PIX)

Trump presidency could deal heavy blow to Germany's flagging economy

Germany would be the big loser if a Trump presidency sparked a tit-for-tat trade war between

the United States and Europe, with Germany's previously much-envied industrial strength

potentially becoming an acute vulnerability.

24 Oct 06:00 ET / 06:00 GMT

USA-ELECTION/RANKED-CHOICE (GRAPHIC)

GRAPHIC: Explaining ranked-choice voting

Graphics explainer of how ranked-choice voting works, which will be used on Maine & Alaska's

national ballots this year

24 Oct 07:00 ET / 07:00 GMT

KOSOVO-SERBS/BRIDGE (PIX) (TV)

Ethnic tensions dominate life in divided Kosovan city, decades after war

Violence has flared repeatedly in the Kosovan city of Mitrovica since it became ethnically

divided after the 1999 Kosovo war, as Serbs left southern Kosovo and concentrated in the north,

and Albanians moved south.

24 Oct 08:30 ET / 08:30 GMT

SERBIA-EU/GREECE-POLAND (PIX) (TV)

Greek, Polish prime ministers visit Serbia

Greek and Polish prime ministers Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Donald Tusk visit Serbia. They are

scheduled to meet Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic and other officials.

24 Oct 09:00 ET / 09:00 GMT

MIGRATION-USA/GUATEMALA (PIX)

WIDER IMAGE - In Guatemala, families mourn the migrants who never reached the USA

The journey of Rossanna and Widman began in the small Guatemalan village of San Juan La

Laguna, on the turquoise Lake Atitlan, where they met when he bought the tortillas she was

selling for lunch. It ended in the murky waters of the Rio Grande.

24 Oct 10:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

AUSTRIA-POLITICS/ (PIX)

Opening of Austria's newly elected parliament

Austria's new parliament holds its opening session after a general election on Sept. 29. The

first order of business will be electing a new speaker, who is usually from the party with the

most seats, now the far-right Freedom Party (FPO).

INDIA-GERMANY/HABECK

German Economy Minister Habeck gives press conference in India

24 Oct 11:30 ET / 11:30 GMT

USA-ELECTION/REPUBLICAN-POLLWATCHERS (TV)

'Be aggressive': Partisan poll-watcher training raises fears in North Carolina battleground

Be aggressive, Jim Womack, a local Republican Party chair in North Carolina, told the grid of

faces who joined the Zoom training session for volunteers to monitor voting on Nov. 5.

24 Oct 13:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

MOZAMBIQUE-ELECTION/ (TV)

Mozambique electoral commission to announce presidential election result

Mozambique's election commission is due to announce the full provisional result of this

month's election, in which the ruling Frelimo party is widely expected to extend its 49 years in

power. Frelimo candidate Daniel Chapo is expected to be elected president.

24 Oct 13:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE

TURKEY-BLAST/

Turkey probes deadly attack at aerospace facility blamed on PKK terrorists

Turkish authorities investigate how armed attackers managed to kill five people and wound 22

others at the Turkish Aerospace Industries headquarters in Ankara, in an attack blamed on the

outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

24-Oct

SOMALIA-SECURITY/ (PIX) (TV)

Somalia security cameras bring hope, fear to capital residents

Thousands of security cameras installed across Somalia's capital are helping to ward off

attacks by al Shabaab militants, officials say, but for many Mogadishu residents, they are

creating fresh headaches too.

24 Oct 07:00 ET / 07:00 GMT

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

ABRDN-OUTLOOK/

Abrdn publishes Q3 trading statement

Abrdn publishes a third quarter trading statement, as new CEO Jason Windsor tries to

turnaround the struggling UK asset manager.

24-Oct

HARLEY DAVIDSON-RESULTS/

Harley-Davidson ( HOG ) Q3 Earnings Results

Harley-Davidson ( HOG ) is is expected to show a fall in quarterly revenue when it reports results

on Thursday. Investors will be looking for commentaries on retail demand environment and any

adjustment to 2024 forecast.

24-Oct

BECLE-RESULTS/

Jose Cuervo maker holds Q3 results call

Becle, which makes a slew of spirits including Jose Cuervo tequila, will hold a call with

analysts to discuss its third-quarter results.

24-Oct

ARGENTINA-LITHIUM/ (PIX)

Argentina's lithium hunters tap the brakes as EV shift slows

The Argentine salt flats in South America's 'lithium triangle' have been one of the busiest

sites for ventures racing to extract the battery metal needed to power the global shift to

electric vehicles. Now firms are hitting the brakes due to a price slump that has gummed up

financing and hit profit margins.

24-Oct

ERAMET-RESULTS/

French mining group Eramet reports Q3 sales

24-Oct

GRAINS-ARGENTINA/EXCHANGE

Buenos Aires Grains Exchange publishes weekly crop forecast report

24-Oct

DANONE-RESULTS/

Danone reports Q3 sales

French food company Danone reports its third quarter sales

24 Oct 03:30 ET / 03:30 GMT

EQUINOR-RESULTS/

Oil firm Equinor presents Q3 earnings

The Norwegian oil and gas firm Equinor presents third-quarter earnings

24 Oct 04:30 ET / 04:30 GMT

IMF-WORLDBANK/ASIA

IMF Asia-Pacific regional economic outlook press conference

IMF Asia-Pacific regional economic outlook press conference

24 Oct 05:15 ET / 05:15 GMT

WEST PHARM-RESULTS/

West Pharmaceuticals reports third-quarter earnings

Medical equipment maker West Pharmaceuticals will report its third-quarter results on

Thursday before markets open. Investors will watch out for comments on demand for its syringe

manufacturing as the FDA evaluated plastic syringes made in China and demand for injected drugs

continues to grow. Focus will also be on any impact from Hurricane Helene and Milton during the

quarter.

24 Oct 06:00 ET / 06:00 GMT

USA-BANKS/SECURITIES (PIX)

ANALYSIS: Rate cuts to accelerate US banks' move to higher-yielding investments

Rate cuts and easing bond yields are spurring some U.S. banks to cut losses on low-yielding

investment securities, and park those funds in higher-yielding paper to improve returns and

liquidity.

24 Oct 10:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

HASBRO-RESULTS/

Hasbro Inc Earnings Q3 2024

Toymaker Hasbro is expected to post a steep drop in third-quarter revenue on Thursday, hurt

by market share lose in its toy business including Nerf, offsetting strong demand for its

"Magic: The Gathering" segment and "Monopoly Go" mobile game.

24 Oct 10:30 ET / 10:30 GMT

TRACTOR SUPPLY-RESULTS/

Tractor Supply Q3 2024 Earnings Release

Farming supplies retailer Tractor Supply is expected to post a rise in third-quarter revenue

on Thursday, helped by steady demand for discretionary and agricultural products.

24 Oct 10:55 ET / 10:55 GMT

MEXICO-ECONOMY/INFLATION

Mexico-Inflation

Mexico's national statistics agency INEGI reports inflation data for the first half of the

month.

24 Oct 12:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

SOUTHWEST-RESULTS/

Q3 2024 Southwest Airlines Co Earnings Release

Southwest Airlines is scheduled to report its third-quarter earnings on Thursday. Investors

will be looking for updates on the company's profitability initiatives and comments on pricing

and impact from Boeing ( BA ) delays.

24 Oct 12:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

ROGERS COMMNS-RESULTS/

Rogers Communications reports Q3 results

Canada's Rogers Communications is expected to report a marginal rise in revenue as customers

switch to cheaper mobile plans in an uncertain economy.

24 Oct 12:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

UPS-RESULTS/

Q3 2024 United Parcel Service Inc Earnings Release

Estimated time. Expected before market open (BMO).

24 Oct 12:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

S&P GLOBAL-RESULTS/

Q3 2024 S&P Global Inc Earnings Release

S&P Global is set to report its third-quarter results on Thursday. Analysts expect a rise in

profit.

24 Oct 12:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

USA-FED/HAMMACK

Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Hammack gives welcome at inflation event

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Beth Hammack gives welcome remarks before the

"Inflation: Drivers and Dynamics 2024" event hosted by the Center for Inflation Research at the

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and the European Central Bank.

24 Oct 12:45 ET / 12:45 GMT

IMF-WORLDBANK/BOE-MANN

Bank of England MPC member Catherine Mann speaks at panel discussion in Washington

Bank of England MPC member Catherine Mann speaks at panel discussion in Washington

24 Oct 13:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

GERMANY-ECONOMY/TAXATION

German finance minister holds news conference on tax estimates

German Finance Christian Lindner holds a news conference to present the government's new tax

estimates.

24 Oct 13:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

USA-TREASURY/ANNOUNCEMENT

US Treasury announces sales: 3- & 6-month bills; 2-, 5- & 7-year notes; 2-year FRNs; 52-week

bills

Treasury Dept. weekly announcement of 3- and 6-month bill sale offerings; announces sales of

2- and 5- and 7-year notes; 2-year floating rate notes; 52-week bills.

24 Oct 15:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY

ASIA-WEATHER/PHILIPPINES (TV)

Outwatching impact of tropical storm Trami in northern Philippines

Tropical storm Trami is expected to make landfall in northern Philippines between Wednesday

evening and early Thursday morning, bringing moderate to heavy rains according to the state

weather agency.

24-Oct

DENMARK-PIGS/AI (PIX) (TV)

Danish researchers decode pig language using artificial intelligence

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have with the help of artificial intelligence

developed a method to decode pigs' grunts and squeals, which they say could help improve animal

welfare.

24 Oct 03:00 ET / 03:00 GMT

EUROPE-WEATHER/GREECE-CLIMATE CHANGE-CHESTNUTS (PIX) (TV)

Greece's chestnut harvest the latest casualty of drought and heat

Combing through fallen autumn leaves in his orchard, Greek farmer Anestis Altidis searches

for cracked chestnut burrs suitable for harvest.

24 Oct 05:00 ET / 05:00 GMT

ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT

BRITAIN-EMOJIS/HAIR (PIX) (TV)

Young Londoners push for world's first Afro hair emojis

Hoping to break down beauty stereotypes and making the digital world more inclusive, a group

of young students and professionals from London have designed what they hope will become the

first ever emojis of Black and mixed-race hairstyles.

24 Oct 07:00 ET / 07:00 GMT

SPORTS

BOXING-RUMBLE/50TH-ANNIVERSARY (PIX) (TV)

Kinshasa coach keeps "Rumble in the Jungle" spirit alive

As the 50th anniversary of the "Rumble in the Jungle" approaches, a 70-year-old Kinshasa

boxing coach who witnessed the historic Ali-Foreman bout shares his cherished memorabilia and

memories while training young fighters in the same gym where Ali once warmed up.

24 Oct 09:00 ET / 09:00 GMT

CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE

BRITAIN-CRIME/NURSE

British nurse Lucy Letby to appeal conviction for attempting to kill a baby

Former British nurse and convicted child serial killer Lucy Letby will attempt to appeal

against her conviction for trying to murder a newborn baby next month.

24 Oct 09:30 ET / 09:30 GMT

BOEING ( BA )-737MAX/DOJ (PIX)

ANALYSIS-How a US judge injected culture wars into Boeing 737 MAX plea deal

A Texas federal judge with a record of ruling in favor of conservative causes injected

uncertainty into Boeing's ( BA ) agreement to plead guilty over two fatal 737 MAX plane crashes,

seizing upon a single sentence in the deal about the U.S. Department of Justice's diversity

policy.

24 Oct 10:00 ET / 10:00 GMT