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TOP STORIES
GLOBAL
IRAN-NUCLEAR-SCIENTIST/
Killing of suspected Iranian nuclear mastermind risks confrontation as Trump exits
DUBAI (Reuters) -An Iranian scientist long suspected by the West of masterminding a secret nuclear bomb programme was killed in an ambush near Tehran on Friday that could provoke confrontation between Iran and its foes in the last weeks of Donald Trump's presidency.
ETHIOPIA-CONFLICT/
Ethiopian forces capture town, move toward Tigrayan capital, senior armed forces officer says
ADDIS ABABA/NAIROBI (Reuters) - The Ethiopian military has seized control of the town of Wikro, 50 km (30 miles) north of the Tigrayan capital, a senior official said on Friday, a day after the government said it was beginning the "final phase" of an offensive in the northern region.
U.S.
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA
U.S. patients hospitalized with COVID-19 surpass 90,000 ahead of expected case surge
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The number of COVID-19 patients being treated in hospitals across the United States reached 90,000 on Friday after nearly doubling in the last month, just as holiday gatherings are expected to propel the next wave of infections.
USA-ELECTION-LAWSUIT-PENNSYLVANIA/
In fresh blow to Trump, U.S. court rejects Pennsylvania election case A federal appeals court on Friday rejected an attempt by U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign to block President-elect Joe Biden from being declared the winner of Pennsylvania, dealing another significant setback to Trump's bid to overturn the Nov. 3 election.A federal appeals court on Friday rejected an attempt by U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign to block President-elect Joe Biden from being declared the winner of Pennsylvania, dealing another significant setback to Trump's bid to overturn the Nov. 3 election.
BUSINESS
TESLA-SAFETY-INVESTIGATION/
U.S. agency opens probe into 115,000 Tesla vehicles over suspension issue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Friday said it had opened an investigation into around 115,0000 Tesla vehicles over a front suspension safety issue.
VOLKSWAGEN-CEO-EXCLUSIVE/
Exclusive: VW CEO pushes for contract extension in vote of confidence move - sources
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen Chief Executive Herbert Diess has asked the families who control a majority voting stake in the world's largest carmaker to back a contract extension for him in a bid to break a deadlock, two people familiar with the matter said.
ENTERTAINMENT
PHILIPPINES-DOG/
Biker dog Bogie thrills fans as he cruises Philippine highways
IMUS, Philippines (Reuters) - With his black sports jacket, reflective aviator sunglasses and bespoke orange helmet with holes so his ears can stick out, Bogie the dog sure is one suave-looking canine, with an Easy Rider look that would earn him a place in any motorcycle gang.
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SWEDEN-TESTS/
"Corona cabbies" in driving seat of Stockholm's COVID testing
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Taxi driver Lars-Goran Goransson admits to feeling a little anxious each time he slips on a pair of latex gloves and gingerly lifts a COVID-19 test administered just moments earlier from a doorstep in a Stockholm suburb.
SPORTS
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-TENNIS-AUSOPEN/
Organisers await govt nod to allow players to train in Australian Open quarantine
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australian Open organisers said on Friday that nothing regarding the quarantine for players arriving in the country for the Grand Slam had been decided yet despite a report in local media that competitors would be able to train while in self-isolation.
FOOTBALL-NCAA-FULLER/
Women's soccer keeper Fuller poised to make college football history
Sarah Fuller, a goalkeeper for Vanderbilt University women's soccer team, will suit up for the Commodores men's football team as place kicker on Saturday when they face the Missouri Tigers.
UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
PAKISTAN-ELEPHANT/CHER (PIX) (TV)
Pop icon Cher in Pakistan to see off lonely elephant
Pop icon and singer Cher, who is in Pakistan to see off Kaavan the elephant, holds a news conference in Islamabad zoo. Kaavan is expected to depart for Cambodia on Sunday (Nov. 29)
28 Nov
BRITAIN-EU/TALKS (PIX) (TV)
EU Chief negotiator Michel Barnier expected to be in London for further Brexit talks
EU Chief negotiator Michel Barnier expected to be in London for further Brexit talks
28 Nov
BRITAIN-EU/ (PIX) (TV)
Brexit trade deal: Negotiators try to clinch a deal
British and European Union negotiators are trying to clinch a last-minute trade deal just weeks before the United Kingdom casts off from the bloc in its most significant economic and political shift since losing a global empire. Reuters will have full multimedia coverage of any deal including: - BRITAIN-EU/ Fast moving snaps and trunk - BRITAIN-EU/TRUST - Sidebar on how the deal came together and what it means for the future relationship. - BRITAIN-EU (INSTANT VIEW) - BRITAIN-EU/REACTION: leader quotes - BRITAIN-EU/CHARTS: Brexit in 5 charts - BRITAIN-EU/TIMELINE: - BRITAIN-EU/DEAL: summary of a deal. - BRITAIN-EU/EXPLAINER - Fast Q&A style analysis. - BRITAIN-EU/PEOPLE: Brexit is finally done. What does it mean for ordinary Brits or EU citizens?
28 Nov
CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE
ETHIOPIA-CONFLICT/ (PIX) (TV)
Residents of Mekelle in Ethiopia's Tigray region await offensive
Residents of Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's rebellious northern region of Tigray, await what Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed calls the "final phase" of a military offensive there. Rights groups have raised concerns for civilians caught up in the fighting, which is already believed to have killed thousands of people since the war began on Nov. 4.
28 Nov 02:00 ET / 07:00 GMT
FRANCE-SECURITY/PROTESTS (PIX) (TV)
Protests against Police violence in Paris
Parisians, activists, journalists protest against police violence, racism and a security bill which contains provisions rights groups say restrict media freedoms.
28 Nov 08:00 ET / 13:00 GMT
