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Many delegates from the world's 20 largest economies arrived at a summit in Argentina this week determined to clinch an agreement to reform the global trade system, pushed to a breaking point by tensions between the United States and China.

NORTHKOREA-USA/

Trump wants Kim to know he likes him and will fulfill his wishes, South Korean leader says

SEOUL (Reuters) - Donald Trump wants North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to know that he likes him and will fulfill his wishes, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said on Sunday, a day after meeting the U.S. president at an economic summit in Argentina.

U.S.

PEOPLE-BUSH/

Former President George H.W. Bush remembered for role in Cold War, Iraq

HOUSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tributes to former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, who died at the age of 94, poured in from around the world on Saturday as global leaders honored him for his role in helping to end the Cold War and reduce the threat of nuclear annihilation.

NEW-YORK-RING/

NYC cops find couple who lost engagement ring down subway grate

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City police on Sunday located a tourist couple whose unlucky marriage proposal went viral after their engagement ring fell down a Times Square subway grate.

BUSINESS

NXP-SEMICONDTRS-M-A-QUALCOMM/

Qualcomm sees no prospect for NXP acquisition

U.S. smartphone chip manufacturer Qualcomm Inc considers the prospect of an acquisition of NXP Semiconductors as closed, the company said on Monday.

TRIBUNE-MEDIA-M-A-NEXSTAR-MEDIA-EXCLU/

Exclusive: Nexstar clinches $4.1 billion deal to acquire Tribune Media - sources

Nexstar Media Group Inc has reached an agreement to acquire Tribune Media Co for about $4.1 billion, a deal which would make it the largest local U.S. TV station operator, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

ENTERTAINMENT

AWARDS-KENNEDYCENTERHONORS/

Cher, Reba McEntire and 'Hamilton' creators shine at Kennedy Center Honors

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cher, Reba McEntire, and the creators of the Broadway musical "Hamilton" — superstars of the entertainment world — gathered in Washington on Sunday to enter the ranks of highly celebrated artists as recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors.

PEOPLE-NICKJONAS-CHOPRA/

Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas to marry in traditional Hindu ceremony

MUMBAI (Reuters) - U.S. singer Nick Jonas and "Quantico" actor Priyanka Chopra will be married in a traditional Hindu ceremony today, the culmination of a three-day long wedding celebration that featured cricket matches and Bollywood songs, all taking place in a heritage Indian palace atop a hill.

SPORTS

BOXING-HEAVYWEIGHT-WILDER-FURY/

Wilder draws with Fury to retain WBC heavyweight title

LOS ANGELES,(Reuters) - American Deontay Wilder retained his WBC heavyweight title after a thrilling split decision draw with Britain's Tyson Fury at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Saturday, leaving both fighters talking up a rematch.

SOCCER-UEFA/

UEFA Approve New European Club Competition From 2021

DUBLIN, (Reuters) - European soccer's governing body approved the creation of a third-tier UEFA club competition on Sunday, a tournament which will mirror the current Champions League and Europa League format from 2021.

UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

BRITAIN-EU/LAWMAKERS

Brexit minister and PM's adviser Olly Robbins answer questions

Lawmakers on the Exiting the European Union Committee ask Brexit minister Steve Barclay and PM's adviser Olly Robbins questions before the debate on the withdrawal agreement.

3 Dec 08:30 ET / 13:30 GMT

CLIMATE-CHANGE/ACCORD-ATTENBOROUGH (TV)

Sir David Attenborough delivers the People's Seat Address at COP24

World renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough delivers the People's Seat Address at COP24. The "People's Seat" initiative aims to promote the need to act on climate change and to engage people in the growing movement to take climate action.

3 Dec 05:30 ET / 10:30 GMT

GERMANY-EMISSIONS/ (PIX)

Germany's Merkel to speak on air quality

Chancellor Angela Merkel meets municipalities to speak about air quality.

3 Dec 04:00 ET / 09:00 GMT

USA-CONFERENCE/PHILLIPS

Counsel to the Treasury Secretary Craig Phillips speaks before treasury markets conference

Craig Phillips, counsel to the Treasury secretary, speaks before the Evolving Structure of the U.S. Treasury Market conference, in New York.

3 Dec 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT

VENEZUELA-TURKEY/ (PIX) (TV)

Turkey's Erdogan visits Venezuela amid growing commercial ties

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan visits Venezuela to meet with President Nicolas Maduro amid growing commercial ties between the two countries, which are both facing increasing diplomatic and financial isolation.

3 Dec 11:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

HUNGARY-SOROS/CEU-MOVE (PIX) (TV)

Budapest-Soros-founded CEU school to hold news conference

Budapest-based Central European University, founded by U.S. billionaire George Soros, is expected to confirm (in a statement around 1145 GMT and a news conference at 1300 GMT) that it will move most of its degree programmes to Vienna, after a Dec. 1 deadline given by the school to the government has passed without a deal on the legality of U.S.-accredited programmes.

3 Dec 08:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

CLIMATE-CHANGE/ACCORD-TEEN ACTIVIST

Teen activist skips class to protest climate change inaction

Swedish teenager Greta Thunberg, 15, who inspired students when she staged a one-woman strike outside the Swedish parliament earlier in the year and now skips school every Friday in protest over inaction by leaders on climate change speaks at a news conference organised by ScientistsWarning.org at the Katowice climate conference.

3 Dec 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

MEXICO-POLITICS/

Mexico's new president creates truth body to investigate fate of 43 missing students

Mexico's President Lopez Obrador to sign decree creating a truth commission to find out what happened to 43 students kidnapped, possibly with the help of security forces, and believed murdered, an emblematic case that deeply stained the last government's reputation.

3 Dec 11:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE

PEOPLE-CARDIB/ (PIX)

Cardi B hearing for assault charges in strip club incident

Rapper Cardi B, real name Belcalis Almanzar, appears in court in connection to an incident at a New York City strip club. Cardi B is charged with two counts of reckless endangerment and one count of third degree assault for the alleged attack on two bartenders at the club.

3 Dec 09:30 ET / 14:30 GMT

NOBEL-PRIZE/TRIAL (PIX)

Man at centre of Swedish Academy rape scandal gets verdict

The man at the centre of the scandal that rocked the Swedish Academy and forced it to postpone the awarding of the 2018 literature Nobel gets appeals court verdict in a rape case where a lower court sentenced him to two years in jail.

3 Dec 08:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

USA-FED/BRAINARD

Federal Reserve Board Governor Brainard speaks before treasury markets conference

Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard speaks on "Treasury Market Structure" before the Evolving Structure of the U.S. Treasury Market conference, in New York.

3 Dec 10:30 ET / 15:30 GMT

USA-COURT/FRAUD (PIX)

U.S. Supreme Court reviews scope of investor protection laws

The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in an appeal by a New York investment banker banned from the industry by the Securities and Exchange Commission in a case that could limit the scope of those who can be held liable under laws protecting investors from securities fraud.

3 Dec 11:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

USA-CONFERENCE/GIANCARLO

CFTC Chairman Giancarlo speaks before treasury markets conference

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo speaks before a luncheon at the Evolving Structure of the U.S. Treasury Market conference, in New York.

3 Dec 12:15 ET / 17:15 GMT

USA-FED/WILLIAMS

New York Federal Reserve Bank President Williams gives welcome and opening remarks

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams gives welcome and introductory remarks before the Evolving Structure of the U.S. Treasury Market conference, in New York.

3 Dec 09:15 ET / 14:15 GMT

USA-TRADE/AGRICULTURE (PIX)

USDA Sec. Sonny Perdue speaks on global trade at Chicago ag events

USDA Sec. Sonny Perdue is expected to talk about global trade and the economic outlook for U.S. farmers, when he speaks at Ilinois Farm Bureau meeting at 11 am Central and gives the keynote speech at the DTN 2018 Agriculture Summit at 1 p.m. The title of his speech at DTN is "Global Trade and Political Issues that will Shape the 2019 Season."

3 Dec 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

CANADA-BUDGET/QUEBEC (PIX)

Quebec Finance Minister gives economic update as growth slows

Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard will given an economic update for the Canadian province as rising interest rates and trade turbulence between the United States and China weigh on growth.

3 Dec 11:30 ET / 16:30 GMT

USA-COAL/POLLUTION (PIX)

SPECIAL REPORT-Clean coal's dirty secret: more pollution, not less

Part 1 of 3 Special Reports on the U.S. 'clean coal' program. Taxpayers have spent billions of dollars subsidizing chemically treated refined coal, but a Reuters analysis of EPA data shows that the power plants burning it often pump out more smog, not less.

3 Dec 07:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

USA-FED/QUARLES

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Quarles participates in moderated Q&A

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Randal Quarles participates in moderated question-and-answer session on the economic outlook, inflation and monetary policy before the C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations, in New York.

3 Dec 08:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

USA-FED/KAPLAN

Fed's Kaplan talks economy, monetary policy

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan has consistently said he expects the Fed to reach a "neutral" level of interest rates next year, after which any further rate hikes will depend on an assessment of incoming economic data.

3 Dec 13:00 ET / 18:00 GMT

PORTUGAL-CHINA/

Conference on Portugal-China business links, with CEO of EDP

Economy minister, CEOs of Energias de Portugal-EDP, grid operator REN, bank Millennium bcp appear at a conference about ties with China on the eve of President Xi Jinping's visit to Lisbon.

3 Dec 04:00 ET / 09:00 GMT

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