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TOP STORIES
GLOBAL
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-BRITAIN
Second UK lockdown? PM says second wave inevitable, new restrictions possible
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he did not want another national lockdown but that new restrictions may be needed because the country was facing an "inevitable" second wave of COVID-19.
BELARUS-ELECTION
U.N. steps up monitoring of reported abuses in Belarus, raising stakes
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations agreed on Friday to step up monitoring of reported rights abuses during Belarus's crackdown on protests, angering Minsk and its ally Moscow and raising the diplomatic stakes in the crisis.
U.S.
USA-ELECTION
Voters line up as some U.S. states open early voting; Trump, Biden head to Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS/HERMANTOWN, Minnesota (Reuters) - Voters lined up in Minnesota to cast ballots on Friday ahead of campaign trips to the state by President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, as early voting began there and in three other states ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
USA-WILDFIRES Rain helps efforts to control blazes in U.S. West; one firefighter dies
MOLALLA, Ore. (Reuters) - A California firefighter was reported on Friday to have been killed in a blaze that started at a gender reveal party, as rainy weather brought some relief to a region that has suffered a historically devastating fire season.
BUSINESS
USA-TIKTOK-BAN-EXCLUSIVE
Trump to shut off TikTok, WeChat to new U.S. users on Sunday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration will ban WeChat and video-sharing app TikTok from U.S. app stores starting Sunday night, a move that will block Americans from downloading the Chinese-owned platforms over concerns they pose a national security threat.
USA-ECONOMY
Democrats boost U.S. consumer sentiment, current account deficit widens 52.9%
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment increased in early September, with Democrats growing more upbeat about the economy's outlook ahead of the Nov. 3 presidential election while Republicans' optimism waned slightly.
ENTERTAINMENT
FASHION-LONDON-BORA-AKSU
Designer Bora Aksu presents pandemic-inspired collection at London Fashion Week
LONDON (Reuters) - Turkish designer Bora Aksu said the coronavirus pandemic inspired his latest collection, which looks back over one hundred years to the Spanish flu pandemic and the end of World War One.
FASHION-NEWYORK-REBECCA-MINKOFF
New York Fashion Week 2020 trends? Masks, social distancing and voting
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Masks, social distancing and voting were the key themes at New York Fashion Week, as the five-day parade of shows in the COVID-19 era closed on Thursday with designer Christian Siriano presenting his Sarah Jessica Parker-inspired collection at his Connecticut home.
SPORTS
ICEHOCKEY-NHL-STANLEYCUP-PREVIEW
Stars and Lightning play for Stanley Cup but who will be watching
The Tampa Bay Lightning and Dallas Stars will begin play for the Stanley Cup on Saturday, but who will be watching aside from diehard National Hockey League fans when the puck drops, as viewers will have a mouth-watering menu of sports to choose from.
BASKETBALL-NBA
Bucks' Antetokounmpo named most valuable player for second straight year
Milwaukee Bucks power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the second straight year on Friday, becoming the first European player to win the award twice.
UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
USA-ELECTION/TRUMP (PIX) (TV)
Trump campaigns in Minnesota
U.S. President Donald Trump campaigns in Minnesota.
18 Sep 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT
TAIWAN-LEE/ (PIX) (TV)
Memorial service for former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui
Memorial service held for the late Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui, to be attended by President Tsai Ing-wen, former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and the visiting U.S. Undersecretary for Economic Affairs Keith Krach. Lee's state funeral, where his remains will be laid to rest at a military cemetery, follows on Oct 7.
19 Sep 21:30 ET / 01:30 GMT
USA-LATAM/POMPEO-COLOMBIA (PIX) (TV)
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo visits Colombia, meets with President Duque
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Colombia and meet with President Ivan Duque.
19 Sep
CHINA-TAIWAN/ (TV)
China holds high-profile forum on relations with Taiwan
China holds a high profile annual forum in Xiamen on relations with Chinese-claimed Taiwan.
19 Sep
THAILAND-PROTESTS/ (PIX) (TV)
Thai university students hold mass rally against government and monarchy
Thai students from Thammasat University hold a mass rally in Bangkok to call for the ouster of prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha's government and reforms in the monarchy. Organizers say tens of thousands of students are expected to attend.
19 Sep 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT
BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
ASIA-AIRLINES/FLIGHTS-TAIWAN (PIX) (TV)
Taiwan travellers take "flight to nowhere" to experience South Korea from the skies
Travelers in Taiwan will take a Tigerair Taiwan flight circling South Korea's Jeju Island - without ever landing - before returning to Taipei as part of a deal that reportedly sold out in just four minutes.
19 Sep 23:00 ET / 03:00 GMT
SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/AUSTRALIA (TV)
Second wave of coronavirus infections eases in Australia
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews holds a news conference to announce the Victorian state coronavirus numbers for the last 24 hours.
19 Sep
SPORTS
GOLF-USOPEN/ (PIX) (TV)
Golf - U.S. Open - Third Round
Coverage of the third round of the U.S. Open at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York.
19 Sep
