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TOP STORIES

GLOBAL

ASIA-PELOSI/

China halts military, climate dialogue with U.S. over Pelosi Taiwan trip

China halts military, climate dialogue with U.S. over Pelosi Taiwan trip

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/GAZA

Palestinian militants fire rockets at Israel after Gaza air strikes

Palestinian militants in Gaza fired dozens of rockets into Israel on Friday in response to Israeli airstrikes which killed at least 10 people, including a senior commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement.

U.S.

USA-CONGRESS/INFRASTRUCTURE

U.S. lawmakers urge joint use of funds for broadband, EV charge stations

A group of 10 U.S. House Democrats on Friday asked President Joe Biden's administration to build electric vehicle charging stations together with broadband internet infrastructure under the $1 trillion infrastructure law approved in November 2021.

ALEX JONES-DEFAMATION/TRIAL

Jurors weigh punitive damages in Alex Jones Sandy Hook defamation trial

Jurors in Texas on Friday were deliberating on how much Alex Jones should pay in punitive damages to the parents of a child killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting for falsely claiming that the massacre was staged.

BUSINESS

TWITTER-M&A/MUSK-BANKS

Why the banks financing Musk's Twitter deal are unlikely to be able to help him walk away

The banks that agreed to finance Elon Musk's $44 billion acquisition of Twitter Inc TWTR.N have a financial incentive to help the world's richest person walk away but would face long legal odds, according to people close to the deal and corporate law experts.

USA-ECONOMY/

U.S. labor market defies recession fears as job growth surges in July

U.S. job growth unexpectedly accelerated in July, lifting the level of employment above its pre-pandemic level and pouring cold water on fears the economy was in recession.

ENTERTAINMENT

MUSIC-JUDI JACKSON/

Rising jazz artist Judi Jackson uses music to bare her soul and let go

A self-proclaimed "old soul", U.S. jazz artist Judi Jackson has come a long way since she discovered her vocal talents singing in church in her home state of Virginia.

BRITAIN-MUSEUM/DANIEL LISMORE

'Living Sculpture' Daniel Lismore brings wearable art to London

- British artist Daniel Lismore's monumental pieces of "wearable art" featuring everything from rubbish to elaborate headgear studded with jewels took centre stage at London's Victoria and Albert Museum on Friday.

SPORTS

EUROPE-RETAIL/SOCCER-WOMEN

Women's soccer gear in demand after historic England win

Weekly sales of women's soccer gear have tripled since the start of the women's European Championship that ended on Sunday with an historic England win, according to retailer Fanatics Inc, which sold official merchandise for the tournament.

TENNIS-MONTREAL/NADAL

Nadal withdraws from Montreal hardcourt event

Rafa Nadal has withdrawn from next week's U.S. Open tune-up event in Montreal, Canada due to the same abdominal strain which forced him to miss his Wimbledon semi-final last month, he said on Friday.

UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

PHILIPPINES-USA/ (PIX) (TV)

U.S. Secretary of State Blinken visits Philippines

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken goes to the Philippines, a key ally in Asia, and will be the first senior U.S. official to visit since the election of Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the son and namesake of the former strongman ruler who Washington helped to flee a people's revolt in 1986.

6 Aug

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

BERKSHIRE-RESULTS/

Berkshire Hathaway likely to report big second-quarter loss as stocks sink

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc is expected to post a large second-quarter net loss, reflecting declines in its holdings of common stocks such as American Express, Apple, Bank of America and Chevron. The conglomerate is nonetheless likely to report a multi-billion-dollar operating profit from units such as the BNSF railroad, Berkshire Hathaway Energy and various insurance businesses. Berkshire will also disclose how much stock it has repurchased and whether it remained an aggressive buyer of other companies' stocks.

6 Aug 12:00 ET / 12:00 GMT