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Trump eyes economy as he seeks to shift course after turbulent week
WASHINGTON - Republican Donald Trump announces plans to address economic issues and backs off claim that he sees video of cash being delivered to Iran, in signs he wants to steer away from controversial comments and get his White House campaign back on message. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 2200 GMT/6 PM ET, by Susan Heavey, 400 words)
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Turkish military overhaul will be in line with NATO framework - defense minister
ANKARA - Turkish plans to restructure its armed forces are aimed at eliminating possibility of another coup attempt and moves will be in line with structure and spirit of NATO alliance, Turkey's defense minister says. (TURKEY-SECURITY/DEFENCE (UPDATE 1, INTERVIEW, TV, PIX), moved, by Gulsen Solaker and Ece Toksabay, 341 words)
Thaw could release Cold War-era U.S. toxic waste buried under Greenland's ice
OSLO - Global warming could release radioactive waste stored in abandoned Cold War-era U.S. military camp deep under Greenland's ice caps if thaw continues to spread in coming decades, scientists say. (CLIMATECHANGE-GREENLAND/USA (PIX), moved, 307 words)
SPECIAL REPORT
The rise and demise of a coal mine
ALKOL, W.Va. - Forty-year history of West Virginia coal mine, and how its transformation tells larger story about fate of U.S. coal industry. (USA-COAL/HOBET (PIX), moved, by Patrick Rucker, 2,642 words)
RIO OLYMPICS
Protesters clog Rio's Copacabana beach ahead of Games opening
RIO DE JANEIRO - Olympic torch begins its final journey to opening ceremony of Games beneath outstretched arms of Rio de Janeiro's iconic Christ the Redeemer statue, while anti-government protests clog famous Copacabana beach boulevard. (OLYMPICS-RIO/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, by Brad Haynes and Tatiana Ramil, 700 words)
France, Italy use Islamist threat as pitch for 2024 Games
RIO DE JANEIRO - French and Italian leaders make rival pitches to host 2024 Olympic Games, but carry same message: choosing Europe to host Games would reaffirm its liberal Western values in face of deadly attacks by Islamist militants. (OLYMPICS-SECURITY/2024, moving shortly, by Karolos Grohmann and Alexandra Ulmer, 400 words)
Pele will not light Olympic cauldron due to muscle pain - spokesman
RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazilian soccer legend Pele will not light Olympic cauldron at opening ceremony of 2016 Olympics, confirms spokesman for three-time World Cup winner. (OLYMPICS-RIO/PELE (UPDATE 1, PIX), moving shortly, by Pedro Fonseca, 250 words)
American BMX racer bounces back from broken hand
RIO DE JANEIRO - BMX cyclists might have fastest first two seconds of any event in Olympic Games - coming out of gate on eight-meter high wall and going from zero to 35 mph in just two beats. (OLYMPICS-RIO/BMX (PIX), moving shortly, by Mary Milliken, 500 words)
UNITED STATES
Strong U.S. employment report brightens economic outlook
WASHINGTON - U.S. employment rises more than expected for second month in row and wages pick up, bolstering expectations of faster economic growth and raising probability of Federal Reserve interest rate increase this year. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 6, PIX, TV), expect by 2100 GMT/5 PM ET, by Lucia Mutikani, 800 words)
AMERICAS
Foreign buyers fuel surge in Canadian office building sales
TORONTO - Foreign buyers are helping to drive jump in sales of top-tier Canadian office buildings, industry players say, with soft currency and country's relative stability helping attract interest from abroad. (CANADA-REALESTATE/M&A (GRAPHICS), by John Tilak, moved, 460 words)
AFRICA
South Africa's ANC faces worst election losses since apartheid
PRETORIA - South Africa's ANC is on track for its worst electoral performance since end of apartheid as voters vent anger about high unemployment and corruption in municipal elections that herald sea change in politics and society. (SAFRICA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, by Nqobile Dludla and Tanisha Heiberg, 915 words)
EUROPE
Stop the presses: Last two journalists leave London's Fleet Street
LONDON - Three decades after media mogul Rupert Murdoch instigates its demise as centuries-old home of Britain's newspaper industry, London's Fleet Street bids farewell to its last two journalists. (BRITAIN-FLEETSTREET/ (PIX, TV), moved, by Michael Holden, 808 words)
ASIA
Indonesia arrests six suspected of plotting Singapore 'rocket attack'
JAKARTA - Six suspected militants with links to Islamic State group are arrested by Indonesian police while allegedly plotting rocket attack on Singapore, authorities in Indonesia and Singapore say. (INDONESIA-SECURITY/SINGAPORE (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved, by Fergus Jensen, 820 words)
Japan's Emperor Akihito to address nation Monday following abdication report
TOKYO - Japan's Emperor Akihito will make video address to nation, Imperial Household Agency says, amid media reports that 82-year-old monarch wants to abdicate. (JAPAN-EMPEROR/COMMENTS (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Stanley White and Elaine Lies, 317 words)
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