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REUTERS NEWS SCHEDULE AT 6.00 a.m. GMT/2.00 a.m. ET

Sat, 14th Sep 2019 07:02

Here are the top stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuterstext service as of 2 a.m. ET/6 a.m. GMT. For a full schedule ofnews and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connecthttps://www.reutersconnect.com/planning or on Media Expresshttp://mediaexpress.reuters.com/planning-tools/calendar.

TOP STORIES

GLOBAL

SAUDI-ARAMCO-FIRESaudi Arabia says fires at Aramco sites 'under control' afterdrone attacks

RIYADH - Drone attacks on two Saudi Aramco factories inAbqaiq and Khurais provinces on Saturday sparked fires that thestate oil company brought under control, the Saudi interiorministry spokesman said without identifying the source of thedrones.

HONGKONG-PROTESTSHong Kong protesters plan shopping mall sit-ins after hill-tophuman chains

HONG KONG - Hong Kong pro-democracy activists plan sit-insat shopping malls on Saturday after a night in which protesterstook to the hills to form lantern-carrying human chains, thelatest demonstrations in months of unrest in the Chinese-ruledcity.

U.S.

USA-EDUCATION-CHEATINGApologetic actress Felicity Huffman gets 14-day sentence in U.S.college scandal

BOSTON - Actress Felicity Huffman, the first parentsentenced in a wide-ranging U.S. college admissions cheatingscandal, was given a 14-day prison term on Friday and made asomber apology in federal court for paying to rig her daughter'sentrance exam.

USA-ELECTION-DEBATE-CAMPAIGNBiden, fellow Democrats back on campaign trail after thirdpresidential debate

HOUSTON - Former Vice President Joe Biden returned to thecampaign trail on Friday after a Democratic debate that largelyreinforced his front-runner status for the party's presidentialnomination, leaving his rivals searching for how to wrest awaythe top spot.

BUSINESS

LSE-M-A-HKEXLSEHong Kong exchange vows to press on with $39 billion LSE bidafter rebuff

LONDON - Hong Kong's exchange refused to give up on its bidto take over the London Stock Exchange after the Britishbourse emphatically rejected its $39 billion takeover offer onFriday.

APPLE-BOARDDisney CEO Bob Iger resigns from Apple board as TV battle loomsApple Inc said on Friday that Walt Disney CoChief Executive Officer Bob Iger had resigned from the company'sboard of directors on Sept. 10 as the two companies prepare tocompete head-to-head in the streaming television business.

ENTERTAINMENT

FILMFESTIVAL-TORONTO-SKY-IS-PINK'The Sky is Pink' stars honor real-life family's loss at Torontored carpet

TORONTO - Walking the red carpet ahead of the world premiereof "The Sky is Pink" at the Toronto International Film Festivalon Friday, actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas contrasted her lifewhile filming with the experiences of the characters in themovie.

PEOPLE-SAM-SMITHSinger Sam Smith embraces gender neutral pronouns they/themBritish singer Sam Smith on Friday asked to be referred to bythe gender neutral pronouns they/them, citing "a lifetime ofbeing at war with my gender."

SPORTS

BOXING-HEAVYWEIGHT-FURY-WILDERFury, Wilder agree to terms of rematch, third fight - report

LONDON - Heavyweights Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder haveagreed to terms for their highly anticipated rematch, promoterBob Arum told BT Sport, while also signing a deal for a thirdfight.

TENNIS-ZHENGZHOUPliskova wins twice in a day to reach Zhengzhou semis, SvitolinaoutTop seed Karolina Pliskova started Friday in the last-16 at theinaugural Zhengzhou Open and ended the day in the semi-finalsafter defeating Polona Hercog and Sofia Kenin in succession.

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