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In call with Trump, China's Xi urges restraint over North Korea
BEDMINSTER, N. J. /BEIJING - China's President Xi Jinping says there needs to be a peaceful resolution to the North Korean nuclear issue, and in a telephone call with U. S. President Donald Trump he urged all sides to avoid words or action that raise tensions.
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In call with Trump, China's Xi urges restraint over North Korea
BEDMINSTER, N.J./BEIJING - China's President Xi Jinping says there needs to be a peaceful resolution to the North Korean nuclear issue, and in a telephone call with U.S. President Donald Trump he urged all sides to avoid words or action that raise tensions. (NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/ (WRAPUP 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by James Oliphant and Ben Blanchard, 900 words)
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- NORTHKOREA MISSILES/SOUTHKOREA-REACTION (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moved, 600 words
Minutes from missiles, Guam islanders get to grips with uncertain fate
GUAM - Fourteen minutes is not long to prepare for a potential catastrophe. That is the estimated time taken from a launch of a mid-range ballistic missile in North Korea until impact on Guam, where residents seem resigned to the belief that their fate is out of their control. (NORTHKOREA-MISSILES/GUAM (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Martin Petty, 655 words)
Trump threatens Venezuela with unspecified "military option"
BEDMINSTER - U.S. President Donald Trump threatened military intervention in Venezuela, a surprise escalation of Washington's response to Venezuela's political crisis that Caracas disparaged as "craziness". (USA-VENEZUELA/MILITARY (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), moved, by James Oliphant, 600 words)
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- USA-VENEZUELA/MILITARY-RESPONSE (UPDATE 3, TV), moved, by Hugh Bronstein and Deisy Buitrago, 400 words
Kenyan girl shot dead as post-election anger boils
NAIROBI - Kenya's main monitoring group backs the official vote result as opposition anger at the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta erupted in the western city of Kisumu and slums ringing the capital. (KENYA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), expect by 1300 GMT/9 AM ET, by Humphrey Malalo, 600 words)
SPECIAL REPORTS
Vladimir's Venezuela: Leveraging loans to Caracas, Moscow snaps up oil assets
CARACAS/HOUSTON - Venezuela's unraveling socialist government is increasingly turning to ally Russia for cash and credit it needs to survive – and offering prized state-owned oil assets in return, sources familiar with negotiations tell Reuters. (VENEZUELA-RUSSIA/OIL (SPECIAL REPORT, GRAPHIC, PIX), moved, by Marianna Parraga and Alexandra Ulmer 2,410 words)
As Trumpcare bill languishes, former opioid users cling to lifeline
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio - Reuters examination shows steep spending hikes by states targeting opioid addiction, but now that effort faces gutting under possible unraveling of Obamacare. (USA-HEALTHCARE/OPIOIDS (SPECIAL REPORT, PIX, GRAPHICS), moved, by Yasmeen Abutaleb, 2,215 words)
ASIA
Storms disrupt Beijing flights as capital raises weather alert
BEIJING - Thunderstorms lash Beijing, disrupting hundreds of flights at the world's second-largest airport, while authorities warn that rain and wind could cause landslides in the area where a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck this week. (CHINA-STORM/BEIJING (UPDATE 2), moved, by Josephine Mason and Shu Zhang, 500 words)
UNITED STATES
Trump to call for China IT trade probe on Monday - Politico
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump will call on Monday for his chief trade adviser to investigate China's intellectual property practices, website Politico reported, citing an unnamed administration official. (USA-TRUMP/TRADE-CHINA (UPDATE 2), moved, 250 words)
AMERICAS
Brazil president weakened by graft charge, losing fiscal battle
BRASILIA - Brazilian President Michel Temer burns through political capital fighting corruption charges and is struggling to push forward his economic agenda meant to rein in gaping budget deficit. Even allies in Congress now doubt he can achieve anything but watered-down measures, likely delaying any fix to Brazil's fiscal crisis until economy recovers from deep recession. (BRAZIL-POLITICS/ (PIX), moved, by Anthony Boadle, 600 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Iraq's Kurds keep date for independence vote despite U.S. request
ERBIL, Iraq - Iraq's Kurds will maintain their plan to hold a referendum on independence on Sept. 25, despite a U.S. request to postpone it, a high-ranking Kurdish official says. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/IRAQ-KURDS (UPDATE 1), expect by 1100 GMT/7 AM ET, 300 words)
ENTERTAINMENT
Colorado DJ's suit against Taylor Swift dismissed in groping trial
DENVER - Pop star Taylor Swift wins important ruling in the trial stemming from her allegation she was groped by a Colorado DJ, as the judge dismisses the DJ's rival claim accusing the singer of wrongfully getting him fired. (PEOPLE-TAYLORSWIFT/ (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV), moved, by Keith Coffman, 400 words)
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