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OLYMPICS
Glover, Stanning extend unbeaten run in rowing regatta
RIO DE JANEIRO - Defending champions Helen Glover and Heather Stanning extended their five-year unbeaten run in the women's pair in the Olympic rowing regatta on Thursday, beating the United States' crew by a good length to reach the final. (OLYMPICS-RIO-ROWING-W-PAIR/, moved at 8:18 a.m., by Angus MacSwan, 199 words)
After 112 years golf makes quiet return to Games
RIO DE JANEIRO - After 112 years golf made a quiet and subdued return to the Olympics on Thursday with Brazil's Adilson Da Silva hitting the first shot in front of a handful of spectators. (OLYMPICS-RIO-GOLF-M/ (PIX), moved at 7:18 a.m., by Steve Keating, 179 words). See also: OLYMPICS-RIO/HIGHLIGHTS (PICTURES), moving shortly, 400 words
OTHER TOP STORIES
Trump calls Obama, Clinton 'co-founders' of Islamic State
WASHINGTON - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called President Barack Obama and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton "co-founders" of Islamic State on Thursday, in remarks certain to ignite fresh criticism of his campaign style. (USA-ELECTION/TRUMP (UPDATE 1), moved at 8:48 a.m., by Doina Chiacu, 543 words)
Seven missing, dozens injured in Maryland explosion, fire
Rescue workers searched on Thursday for as many as seven people who were missing after an explosion and fire torched an apartment building in a Washington, D.C. suburb, injuring dozens, including three firefighters, authorities said. (MARYLAND-FIRE/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved, 233 words)
Intensifying fight for Aleppo chokes civilian population
BEIRUT - An upsurge of intense fighting around Aleppo has killed scores of Syrians in the past weeks, displaced thousands and cut water and power to up to two million people on both sides of the front line, worsening the already dire conditions faced by hundreds of thousands in the city. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO, (UPDATE 1), moved, 1025 words)
Military attaches, diplomats flee in Turkey's post-coup inquiry
ANKARA - Two Turkish military attaches in Greece fled to Italy, others were caught overseas and some diplomats were on the run after being recalled as part of an inquiry into last month's failed military coup, Turkey's foreign minister said on Thursday. (TURKEY-SECURITY/DIPLOMATS (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved at 7:50 a.m., by Orhan Coskun, 789 words)
U.S. labor market firming; inflation benign
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week, pointing to sustained labor market strength in early August that could help spur faster economic growth. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 1), moved at 9 a.m., by Lucia Mutikani, 441 words)
CAMPAIGN
Clinton to release 2015 tax returns within days -reports
WASHINGTON - U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will release her 2015 tax returns as soon as this week in an effort to pressure Republican rival Donald Trump to release his own, CNBC and ABC News reported on Thursday. (USA-ELECTION/CLINTON-TAXES (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, 287 words)
WASHINGTON
US: no evidence so far to corroborate Russia allegations over Crimea
KIEV - The United States has seen nothing so far that corroborates Russian allegations of a Ukrainian incursion into Crimea, the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Geoffrey Pyatt, said on Thursday. (UKRAINE-CRISIS/DIPLOMACY (URGENT), moved at 5:20 a.m., 139 words)
OTHER U.S. NEWS
U.S. to allow more marijuana research -sources
SEATTLE - The U.S. government will announce on Thursday that it will allow more research into marijuana but has rejected requests to relax the classification of the substance as a dangerous, highly addictive drug with no medical use, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. (USA-MARIJUANA/ (UPDATE 3), moved at 12:03 a.m., by Eric M. Johnson, 423 words)
Arianna Huffington to leave Huffington Post
Huffington Post co-founder Arianna Huffington said on Thursday she would leave the company to focus on running her new venture, health and wellness startup Thrive Global. (HUFFINGTONPOST-HUFFINGTON/ (URGENT), moved at 8:12 a.m., 106 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Iraq, oil companies agree to restart investment, boost output
BAGHDAD/BASRA - Iraq has reached agreement with BP, Shell and Lukoil to restart stalled investment in oil fields the firms are developing, allowing projects that were halted this year to resume and crude production to increase in 2017, Iraqi oil officials said. (IRAQ-ENERGY/OIL (UPDATE 1, EXCLUSIVE, TV, PIX), moved at 5:20 a.m., by Ahmed Rasheed and Aref Mohammed, 622 words)
Swiss court backs Iran in decades-old oil row with Israel
ZURICH - Switzerland's highest court has ordered Israel to pay Iran around $1.1 billion plus interest in a decades-old dispute over a secretive oil pipeline company predating the 1979 Islamic revolution which made the countries enemies. (IRAN-ISRAEL/COURT, moved at 6:51 a.m., 423 words)
WORLD
China power plant blast kills at least 21 -state media
BEIJING - An explosion at a power plant in China killed at least 21 people and injured five on Thursday, state media said, the latest deadly industrial accident in a country that struggles with poor safety standards. (CHINA-BLAST/ (UPDATE 2), moved at 9 a.m., 165 words)
Philippines urges China to "uncompromisingly" respect rule of law
MANILA - Philippine Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay calls on China to respect maritime law and security as well as the rule of law, to resolve disputes in both the South China Sea and the East China Sea. (SOUTHCHINASEA-RULING/PHILIPPINES (UPDATE 1), moved, by Manuel Mogato, 418 words)
Australia accuses refugees of falsely reporting sexual abuse
SYDNEY - Australia accuses asylum seekers held in Pacific detention camps of falsely reporting sexual assault in order to get sent to Australia, a day after a newspaper published leaked documents detailing abuse at the Nauru immigration center. (AUSTRALIA-ASYLUM/, moved, by Matt Siegel, 324 words)
Blast wounds 13 in Pakistani city on edge after big suicide attack
QUETTA - A roadside bomb hit a Pakistani security vehicle and wounded 13 people on Thursday in the southwestern city of Quetta, days after a suicide bombing at a hospital killed at least 74 people, most of them lawyers, officials and media said. (PAKISTAN-BLAST/ (UPDATE 1, TV), moved at 7:39 a.m., by Asad Hashim and Gul Yusufzai, 416 words)
Worst fires in almost two decades ravage hills around Marseille
MARSEILLE - Forest fires raged through parts of France's Mediterranean coast on Thursday, with the worst in almost two decades burning around Marseille, injuring seven people and forcing authorities to evacuate thousands from their homes. (FRANCE-FIRES/ (TV, PIX), moved at 7:18 a.m., 318 words)
Zambians vote for a new president amid tension as economy struggles
LUSAKA - Zambians began voting for a new president and legislators on Thursday in what is expected to be a bruising battle against the backdrop of lethargic growth as weak commodity prices have hit Africa's second biggest copper producer. (ZAMBIA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved at 8:03 a.m., by Chris Mfula and Stella Mapenzauswa, 679 words)
Nigeria riven by new battles over scarce fertile land
NIMBO, Nigeria - Muslim herdsmen fleeing Boko Haram jihadists and fast-spreading desertification in the north of Nigeria are clashing with Christian farmers in the south, adding a dangerous new dimension to the sectarian tensions and militancy plaguing the country. (NIGERIA-SECURITY/ (INSIGHT, PIX, TV), moved, by Ulf Laessing, 1040 words)
Myanmar soldiers admit at court martial to killing villagers -witnesses
YANGON - Seven Myanmar soldiers on trial for murder have admitted their involvement in the killing of five villagers in northern Shan State, according to witnesses at an unprecedented court martial. (MYANMAR-MILITARY/MASSACRE, moved at 6:12 a.m., by Wa Lone, 604 words)
ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE
Awkward "The Office" boss David Brent back in new movie
LONDON - David Brent, the awkward boss from British television series "The Office," is back in a new movie in what may be his last outing for a while, according to comedian Ricky Gervais who portrays the famously irritating character. (FILM-DAVIDBRENT/ (TV, PIX), moved at 6:31 a.m., 148 words)
Bridges, Pine find shades of grey in "Hell or High Water"
LOS ANGELES - Oscar winner Jeff Bridges joins forces with "Star Trek" actor Chris Pine for action drama "Hell or High Water," a gritty film set in West Texas exploring the blurry line between good and bad. (FILM-HELLORHIGHWATER/ (TV), moved at 7:33 a.m., 144 words)
Australia announces $154-million upgrade for Sydney Opera House
SYDNEY - Australia on Thursday unveiled plans for the largest renovations to the Sydney Opera House since its opening in 1973, with more than A$200 million ($154 million) earmarked to update the UNESCO world heritage-listed site. (AUSTRALIA-OPERAHOUSE, moved, 296 words)
BUSINESS AND MARKETS
Wall Street opens higher on strong data, earnings
U.S. stocks opened higher on Thursday as strong labor market data and upbeat corporate earnings reports buoyed investor sentiment about U.S. economic growth. (USA-STOCKS, moved, 93 words, will be updated throughday the day)
IBM's Watson won Jeopardy, but can it win business from banks?
NEW YORK - International Business Machines Corp is in an unusual fix in telling big U.S. banks they can use its Watson software of Jeopardy-winning fame as a cost-saving solution: bankers say they like it, but cannot afford it. (USA-BANKS/WATSON (PIX), moved at 1 a.m., by Olivia Oran, 830 words)
U.S. mutual funds boost own performance with unicorn mark-ups
BOSTON/SAN FRANCISCO - Some U.S. mutual funds are boosting their performance with relatively big bets on private companies such as Uber and Pinterest, which they have been marking up at a rate far greater than the broad stock market. (FUNDS-VALUATIONS/ (moved), moved at 1 a.m, by Tim McLaughlin and Heather Somerville, 1047 words)
Turner targets millennial viewers with Refinery29 investment
NEW YORK - Time Warner Inc's Turner Networks has agreed to acquire a stake in U.S. digital publisher Refinery29 in a $45 million funding round with other investors to expand its audience of millennial women, the companies said on Thursday. (TIME WARNER-TURNER/REFINERY29, moved at 7 a.m., 247 words)
Business groups petition China's premier on cyber rules
BEIJING - In a letter addressed to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, 46 global business groups spanning finance, information technology, insurance and manufacturing urged Beijing to revise its draft cyber rules which they said would hamper trade. (CYBER-CHINA/BUSINESS, moved at 9:01 a.m., by Michael Martina, 440 words)
Macy's to shut 100 stores, invest in online
Macy's Inc said it would close about 100 stores and boost investment in its online operations as it seeks to turn around its business after six quarters of falling sales. (DEPARTMENT-RESULTS/MACY'S (UPDATE 1), moved at 8:34 a.m., 319 words)
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