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British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday postponed a parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal to seek more concessions but the European Union refused to renegotiate and lawmakers doubted her chances of winning big changes.

FRANCE-PROTESTS-ECONOMY-LEMAIRE/

France's Macron to speed up tax cuts, raise wages, vows no U-turn

PARIS (Reuters) - President Emmanuel Macron on Monday announced wage rises for the poorest workers and tax cuts for pensioners, offering concessions after weeks of often violent protests that have challenged his authority.

U.S.

USA-COURT-PLANNEDPARENTHOOD/

U.S. top court, Kavanaugh spurn Planned Parenthood defunding case

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected appeals by Louisiana and Kansas seeking to end their public funding to women's healthcare and abortion provider Planned Parenthood through the Medicaid program, with President Donald Trump's appointee Brett Kavanaugh among the justices who rebuffed the states.

USA-WEATHER/

Heavy snow kills one, snarls travel, in U.S. southeast

ATLANTA (Reuters) - An intense snow storm headed out to sea on Monday after dumping up to 2 feet of snow on parts of the southeastern United States, leaving one person dead in North Carolina and cutting off power for more than 200,000 people.

BUSINESS

VERIZON-LAYOFFS/

Verizon says to shed 10,400 jobs by mid next year

Verizon Communications Inc said on Monday that about 10,400 employees will be leaving the U.S. wireless carrier by mid next year as part of the company's voluntary separation program.

USA-CHINA-HUAWEI/

Executive of China's Huawei asks for bail in U.S. extradition case

VANCOUVER (Reuters) - A Canadian provincial court in Vancouver on Monday weighed whether to grant bail in an extradition case to a top executive of China's Huawei Technologies following her arrest at the request of the United States.

ENTERTAINMENT

USA-BOXOFFICE/

Box Office: 'Ralph Breaks the Internet' Narrowly Defeats 'Grinch' in Sleepy Pre-Holiday Weekend

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Disney's "Ralph Breaks the Internet" topped a quiet weekend at the domestic box office, marking the third straight win for the animated sequel. It earned $16.2 million in its third week of release, generating $140 million since it opened over Thanksgiving.

CHINA-GAMES-APPROVAL/

China sets up online games review panel, raises approval resumption hopes

BEIJING, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Chinese regulators have set up an online video games ethics committee that has already reviewed 20 titles, state media said, raising hopes the government was preparing to resume an approval process that has been frozen for most of this year.

SPORTS

BASKETBALL-NBA-GSW-COUSINS/

Warriors C Cousins practicing with G-League team

DeMarcus Cousins is scheduled to practice with the Golden State Warriors' G-League team in Santa Cruz on Monday.

FOOTBALL-NFL-OAK-MCKENZIE/

Reports: Raiders GM McKenzie fired

Reggie McKenzie is done as Raiders general manager, reportedly eschewing the opportunity to maintain his role through the end of the regular season in Oakland.

UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

POLAND-EU/

Third EU hearing on Poland's rule of law concerns

EU ministers hold third formal hearing in the bloc's probe against Poland for flouting democracy. Poland's ruling nationalists have recently amended their contested changes to the country's Supreme Court, in line with recommendations by the bloc's executive European Commission.

11 Dec

CLIMATE-CHANGE/ACCORD (TV)

Poland hosts UN Climate Change Conference (COP-24)

The 2018 UN climate change conference (COP24) will be held from 2 to 14 December in Katowice, Poland.

11 Dec

INDIA-ELECTION/ (PIX)

Indian states announce election results in key test for PM Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is staring at election losses in big heartland states, suggesting that farm distress and a lack of jobs for growing numbers of young people could prove stumbling blocks for his re-election bid in May.

11 Dec

EUROPE-MIGRATION/UN (PIX) (TV)

Second of two-day UN global migration conference in Marrakesh

The second of a two-day UN global migration conference expected to launch a pact rejected by the U.S and Eastern European countries.

11 Dec

SWISS-EU/

European Commission to meet on Swiss draft treaty deal

The European Commission has set Tuesday, Dec. 11 as the date that the executive will decide what next steps to take on Switzerland's access to EU markets for its stock exchanges. EU sources have said Brussels will ban EU-based banks and brokers from trading on Swiss stock exchanges from 2019 as a punitive measure should Bern not clearly back a draft EU treaty.

11 Dec

TBC

EU's European affairs ministers meet in Brussels ahead of summit

The European Union's 28 national European affairs ministers meet in Brussels to prepare their leaders' summit on Thursday and Friday. They are likely to look at the latest on Brexit as well.

11 Dec

CUBA-USA/TRAVEL (PIX) (TV)

Americans venture back to Cuba

A year after Hurricane Irma and the Trump administration delivered a one-two punch to Americans desire to visit the once forbidden fruit, U.S. travel to Cuba is bouncing back.

11 Dec

PHILIPPINES-USA/BELLS (TV)

Philippines receives church bells taken by U.S. troops after bloody 1901 uprising

The Philippine defence minister will attend a ceremony in Manila to receive a set of church bells that were taken by American forces in 1901 in the wake of a a bloody uprising. The return of the Balangiga Bells by defense treaty ally the United States is the culmination of decades of diplomatic pressure by the Philippines.

11 Dec

CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE

PHILIPPINES-DUTERTE/MILITARY

Philippine leader Duterte installs new military chief

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte installs another general assigned in his hometown as commander of the 140,000-member armed forces, Lieutenant-General Benjamin Madrigal, who has vowed to resolve the 50-year twin rebellion from Maoist rebels and Muslim guerrillas.

11 Dec

MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-REFUGEES (PIX) (TV)

To stay or go? Syrian refugees face choice with big implications

As the bus left Beirut en route to Damascus, Ahmed Sheikh waved from the window, excited, he said, to be returning home to Syria after years as a refugee in Lebanon. Whether the millions of refugees outside Syria will return to areas where fighting has ended is becoming an ever more pressing issue in the conflict.

11 Dec

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

BRAZIL-AGRICULTURE/GRAINS

Brazil agriculture statistics agency releases revised grains forecast

Brazil's agriculture statistics agency Conab will provide their latest forecasts (the third update this year) for the 2018/19 crop season, including for soy, corn and cotton.

11 Dec

INDIA-MARKETS/ (PIX)

Tracking markets post RBI Governor Patel's resignation, state election results

Will run a cross market trunk with investor comments post the sudden resignation of RBI Governor Urjit Patel and crucial state election results, a litmus test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of general elections due by May.

11 Dec

AUSTRALIA-ECONOMY/BUSINESSSENTIMENT

Australia-Business confidence

A gauge of business conditions has been pointing at upbeat activity for months and another solid result is expected for November. Measures of costs could show the early impact of falling oil prices, fattening margins but also putting downward pressure on inflation.

11 Dec

FRANCE-SUGAR/

French sugar beet growers hold annual press conference

Sugar beet farmers group CGB to discuss 2018 harvest and prospects for a sector struggling with low prices.

11 Dec

CLIMATE-CHANGE/ACCORD-WARMING

Annual report by Climate Action Tracker on progress towards limiting global warming.

11 Dec

SPORTS

SPORT-DOPING/RUSSIA

WADA audits Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) conducts a follow-up compliance audit of Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA after conditionally reinstating it earlier this year.

11 Dec

ODDLY ENOUGH

INDIA-MONKEYS/ (PIX) (TV)

Lawless monkeys cause mayhem in Indian corridors of power

Large gangs of monkeys have taken to lording over India's political power centers, confidently swinging and jumping between the various government buildings, including the presidential palace.

11 Dec

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