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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