Staff of Reuters Read for 13 minutes As of 10:00 p.m. GMT/06:00 a.m. SGT, here are the top stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service. Visit our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect for a complete list of news and events. PRIMARY NEWS GLOBALSOUTHCHINASEA-CHINA/USA On the anniversary of the tribunal verdict, China claims it ‘drove away’ a US warship. On Monday, the anniversary of an international court finding that Beijing had no claim over the South China Sea, China’s military said it “drove away” a US vessel that had illegally entered Chinese seas near the Paracel Islands. HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/BRITAIN ‘Be cautious,’ says Johnson as he lifts England’s COVID restrictions. When nearly all remaining COVID-19 restrictions are withdrawn in England next week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson advised people to exercise cautious, warning that an uptick in cases demonstrated that the pandemic was far from ended. U.S.USA-BIDEN/INFRASTRUCTURE-CONGRES The US Senate will reconvene for a ‘hell of a fight’ over Vice President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan. The United States Senate resumed work on one of its most ambitious agendas in years on Monday, with Democratic President Joe Biden requesting trillions of dollars in infrastructure investment and Republicans promising “a hell of a fight” opposing tax increases to pay for it. USA-ECONOMY/RAIMONDO The aging population will hammer the US economy like a “ton of bricks,” according to US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross. According to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, President Joe Biden does not currently have enough Democratic backing to secure $400 billion in funding for at-home care for the elderly and disabled, which the economy sorely needs. BUSINESS TESLA-SOLARCITY/TRIAL Tesla would ‘die’ if Musk wasn’t CEO, Musk said in a SolarCity trial. As he finished his first day of testimony in defense of Tesla’s 2016 acquisition of SolarCity, Elon Musk claimed in court that the firm’s board of directors controls the corporation, but also warned the electric vehicle maker would “die” if he wasn’t the CEO. GM-ELECTRIC VAN/GM looks to a supplier to construct the first electric vans as it prepares a factory in Canada. GM announced on Monday that it will outsource the initial, small production run of its new electric commercial van to a German parts supplier in order to get the vehicle into the hands of customers as soon as possible. Fedex ENTERTAINMENTSPACE-EXPLORATION/VIRGINGALACTIC Branson, the billionaire, takes a Virgin Galactic voyage into space. On Sunday, British billionaire Richard Branson flew his Virgin Galactic rocket plane more than 50 miles over the New Mexico desert and safely returned in the vehicle’s first fully crewed test journey to space, a symbolic milestone for an enterprise he began 17 years ago. SPORTSSOCCER-EURO/ENGLAND-RACIS After England’s Euro 2020 setback, black players have faced discriminatory abuse. After England’s defeat in the Euro 2020 final, black players in the team were exposed to a barrage of online racial abuse, garnering widespread criticism from the team’s captain, manager, royalty, religious leaders, and politicians. DOPING-SPORT/CANNABIS As the White House requests for a meeting, Doping-USADA wants fair cannabis rules. After the White House was reported to be requesting a meeting with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to discuss loosening prohibitions, the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) said it wants more flexible regulations for athletes who test positive for cannabis. TECHNOLOGY / SCIENCE IN THE FUTURE HEALTH/DIABETES IN AUSTRALIA (PIX) (TV) For diabetics, Australian scientists have developed a painless blood sugar test. The creation of a non-invasive, printable saliva test for diabetics by Australian academics at the University of Newcastle has been dubbed “the holy grail of glucose testing.” 01:00 GMT / 21:00 ET / 13 Jul HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/SPUTNIK-REGULATOR HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/SPUTNIK-REGULATOR (PIX) Data deficiencies have thwarted European efforts to appraise Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine. Sputnik V’s developers have had repeated problems dealing with several foreign drug regulators who have found a lack of data in the vaccine, especially in Europe. 13 JULY-WEATHER/HEATWAVE IN RUSSIA (PIX) (TV) Moscow has been trapped in a “greenhouse trap” for the past 12 days, with temperatures up to 10 degrees above average. The Russian capital is experiencing a second wave of unusual heat, with temperatures approaching 30 degrees Celsius. 13 JulNIGERIA-VACCINES/HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS Nigerian officials provide an update on COVID-19 vaccination efforts to the press. Nigerian officials will host a press conference to provide updates on the country’s COVID-19 immunization efforts. Nigeria is seeking to get new vaccine shipments, since it was slated to finish vaccinations last week with the almost 4 million Oxford-AstraZeneca doses it acquired through the Covax initiative. 8:00 a.m. ET / 12:00 p.m. GMT on July 13th ECONOMIC / BUSINESS (PIX) SCHINA-ECONOMY/TRADE (TV) For the month of June, China releases data on imports, exports, and the trade balance. China’s customs office has released trade data for June and the first half of 2021, following a 27.9% increase in exports in May and a 51.1 percent increase in imports. According to a Reuters survey released on Friday, China’s exports are anticipated to have lost some pace due to virus outbreaks and port delays, despite strong global demand aided by the easing of lockdown measures and vaccination programs. 2:00 p.m. ET / 02:00 p.m. GMT on July 13th EU-FINMIN/EU finance ministers meet to talk about the economy’s recovery. The economic recovery will be discussed by EU finance ministers. They will discuss the Recovery and Resilience Facility’s implementation and perhaps adopt the first batch of Council implementing decisions on member states’ plans. 13th of July CANADA-INSURANCE/MUNICIPALITIES (PIX)After the collapse of COVID revenue, Canadian municipalities are facing an increase in insurance premiums. Insurance costs have risen by as much as 30% in Canada, owing to more and larger claims, uncertainty about payout amounts, and a shrinking pool of underwriters. Municipalities already suffering from a pandemic-related revenue loss are facing an additional blow from an increase of as much as 30% in insurance costs. 13 July, 01:00 a.m. ET / 05:00 a.m. GMT GOLDMANSACHS-RESULTS/Goldman Sachs publishes earnings for the second quarter. Investors are watching Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s second-quarter earnings to see if the trading and investment banking boom that has fueled earnings growth during the COVID-19 pandemic has maintained. 13 July, 01:30 a.m. ET / 05:30 a.m. GMT CENBANKS-DIGITAL/ANALYSIS – Are there any digital competitors? Commercial banks are jumping on board as central banks support e-cash. Commercial bankers from Europe to the United States are stepping up efforts to help define policy and technical plans as central banks experiment with digital currencies, according to more than a half-dozen industry executives and public documents. 13 July, 02:00 a.m. ET / 06:00 a.m. GMT TELECOMS IN ETHIOPIA/RESULTS (PIX) Ethio telecom, Ethiopia’s telecommunications company, is set to release its yearly results. Ethio Telecom, a state-owned company that is slated to be partially privatized as Ethiopia liberalizes its telecoms industry, is set to release its annual results. The startup is trying to sell a 40% stake to private investors after launching a mobile money service in May. 13 July, 3:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 a.m. GMT HUNGARY-CENBANK/BONDS-TENDER The outcomes of the central bank’s bond-buying auction 13 July, 7:00 a.m. ET / 11:00 a.m. GMT JP MORGAN-RESULTS/JPMorgan declares earnings for the second quarter Strong dealmaking activity in the investment bank and the release of assets set aside last year for anticipated loan defaults during the epidemic are expected to boost JPMorgan Chase & Co’s second-quarter earnings on Tuesday. 13 July, 8:30 a.m. ET/12:30 p.m. GMT FACTBOX – What could the 12 EU climate policies imply for Europeans? POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRSCLIMATE-CHANGE/EU-FACTBOXFACTBOX – What could the 12 EU climate policies mean for Europeans? The European Union has proposed a total of 12 new climate policies. We examine what might happen to consumers if these proposals are approved by national governments and the European Parliament. Biden visits Pennsylvania to promote voting rights on July 13th, USA-BIDEN/ (TV) President of the United States, Joe Biden, will speak in Philadelphia about the importance of preserving the right to vote. 13 JULY/COLOMBIA/HAITI-PRESIDENT COVID prevented a Colombian ex-soldier from traveling to Haiti with an assassination gang. We’ll speak with a former Colombian soldier who, if he hadn’t acquired COVID-19, would have gone to Haiti as part of the Colombian gang accused of assassinating Haitian President Jovenel Moise. AFGHANISTAN-CONFLICT/SCO (PIX) 13 JULY (TV) Foreign ministers from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization meet to discuss Afghanistan. The situation in Afghanistan is discussed by foreign ministers from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a security grouping that includes Russia, China, and ex-Soviet governments in Central Asia. The Foreign Ministers’ Council, which will meet on July 13-14 for two days, is anticipated to focus on “a draft plan of collaborative action to help Afghanistan’s reconstruction,” according to Russia. 13 JULY INDIGENOUS CHILDREN IN CANADA Indigenous leaders in Canada see an opportunity for change in the public’s outrage over unmarked graves. The durability and intensity of public uproar following the recent discoveries of over a thousand unmarked graves at former residential schools has given indigenous leaders in Canada hope that this could be a turning point in the country’s genocidal past and pave the way for a new beginning. BELARUS-POLITICS/MIGRANTS-LITHUANIA, 13 JULY (TV) Lithuanian lawmakers are set to enact legislation restricting migrant rights. The Lithuanian parliament has returned from recess with plans to limit migrant rights and expedite asylum procedures. While anti-migrant organizations are likely to demonstrate in favour of the restrictions outside the parliament, attorneys and human rights advocates think the proposal is unlawful. NEPAL-POLITICS/COURT, 13 JULY (PIX) Following the Supreme Court’s reinstatement of parliament in Kathmandu, there has been ongoing political growth. On Monday, Nepal’s Supreme Court reinstalled the country’s parliament, which had been dissolved by caretaker Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli in May, and appointed his challenger Sher Bahadur Deuba as prime minister. 13th of July PHILIPPINES-POPULATION/ The Philippine Statistics Authority holds a press conference to discuss the most recent population numbers. The Philippines’ statistics authority holds a press conference to discuss the newest population and housing statistics. 13 July, 01:00 a.m. ET / 05:00 a.m. GMT HEALTH-CORONA/n
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