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Here are the main stories and upcoming coverage plans for the Reuters text service as of 6:00 GMT / 1:00 ET. For the full calendar of news and events, see our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect here.
BEST STORIES
GLOBAL
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-INDIA-VACCINE /
India launches world’s largest vaccination campaign
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the world’s largest vaccination campaign on Saturday as the populated nation tries to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control by starting with two locally made injections.
INDONESIA-QUAKE /
Aftershock shakes Indonesia earthquake area as search continues
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Aftershock hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on Saturday as rescuers searched for people trapped under the rubble after an earthquake that killed at least 45 people, injured hundreds and sent thousands of people fleeing in terror.
WE
AMERICAN-ROBOTICS-INC-FAA /
American Robotics asks FAA to fly fully automated drones
The United States Federal Aviation Administration has granted Massachusetts-based American Robotics Inc. permission to operate automated drones.
USA-EXECUTIONS /
US to carry out 13th and final execution under Trump administration
HIGH EARTH, Ind. (Reuters) – The US government was due to conduct the 13th and final federal execution under President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday night, just five days before President-elect Joe Biden takes office with a promise to try to end the death penalty.
BUSINESS
GM-CANADA-ELECTRIC /
GM invests C $ 1 billion in Canadian plant to manufacture electric vans
General Motors Co and union Unifor announced on Friday that they had reached a tentative deal for the automaker to invest nearly C $ 1 billion ($ 785.42 million) in its CAMI assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ont., To manufacture commercial electric vans.
CARREFOUR-MA-COUCHETARD-LEMAIRE-EXCL /
Exclusive: Canada’s Couche-Tard drops $ 20 billion Carrefour buyout plan after French government opposition, sources say
LONDON / PARIS (Reuters) – Canada Alimentation Couche-Tard has dropped its € 16.2 billion ($ 19.6 billion) offer to acquire European retailer Carrefour SA after the takeover plan collided with strong opposition from the French government, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.
ENTERTAINMENT
LOCKED FILM /
Anne Hathaway races to release COVID-19 ‘Locked Down’ rom-com
LONDON (Reuters) – As the rest of the world closed to avoid COVID-19, US star Anne Hathaway found herself launching a brand new film project – a romantic comedy heist set in the pandemic that still does rage around her.
USA-BIDEN-INAUGURATION-CEREMONY /
Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez to perform at various Biden openings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez will take the stage at the inauguration ceremony for U.S. President-elect Joe Biden in Washington next week alongside others in what her transition team said would feature a diverse America .
SPORTS
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SPORT /
NBA, NHL Delay Games As COVID-19 Threatens Professional Sport Again
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has postponed three more games and the National Hockey League (NHL) has once again postponed the Dallas Stars’ season opener, amid a wave of COVID-19 cases that has put professional sport on high alert in North America.
GOLF-DECHAMBEAU /
DeChambeau tells Masters dizziness due to overworked brain
American Bryson DeChambeau said his “crazy overwork” of his brain from tournament stress and health issues made him dizzy at the Masters last year, but he found a way to overcome the problem.
TO COME UP
BUSINESS / ECONOMY
CARREFOUR-M & A / COUCHETARD
Ambitious Canadian behind failed French supermarket deal shouldn’t leave
The sudden collapse of the $ 20 billion surprise offer from Canadian convenience store operator Alimentation Couch-Tard on French retailer Carrefour on Friday will not end the ambitions of founder Alain Bouchard. The low-key Canadian businessman transformed Couche-Tard from a single store in Quebec in 1980 to a global network of convenience stores and gas stations with a market value of $ 33 billion, with 66 acquisitions underway of road.
16 Jan 01:00 ET / 06:00 GMT
SCIENTIFIC TECHNOLOGY
HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS / SERBIA-CHINA-VACCINE (PIX) (TV)
The first shipment of Chinese Sinopharm vaccines arrives in Serbia
A plane with a million doses of Chinese Sinopharm vaccine arrives in Serbia. Serbia is the first European country to receive Chinese vaccines.
16 Jan 04:00 ET / 09:00 GMT
POLICY / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
UNITED STATES -TRUMP / PARDON (EXPLAINER) (PIX)
EXPLICATOR – Can Trump forgive himself? Would a court reject the decision?
US President Donald Trump, facing growing condemnation and a potential legal threat, has discussed the possibility of forgiving himself in recent weeks, a source familiar with the situation said earlier this month.
16 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
USA-TRUMP / PROTESTS (PIX)
U.S. capitals step up defenses ahead of pro-Trump protests in 50 states
U.S. law enforcement is bracing for pro-Trump marches in all 50 state capitals this weekend, erecting barriers and calling on their national guards in a bid to prevent the kind of violent attack that rocked the country on January 6.
16 Jan 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
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