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NORTHKOREA-USA/ North Korea's former top nuclear envoy seen with Kim Jong Un: KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea’s former top nuclear envoy, Kim Yong Chol, accompanied leader Kim Jong Un to an art performance, state news agency KCNA said on Monday, signaling that the former spymaster is alive and remains a force in the power structure. U.S.
VIRGINIA-SHOOTING/ Officials seeking motive for Virginia rampage say shooter was not facing discipline
Officials trying to learn what prompted a city engineer to kill 12 people in Virginia Beach before he was shot dead by police said on Sunday investigators were examining employment-related issues but stressed that the suspect was not being disciplined. USA-ELECTION-DEMOCRATS/
Sanders kicks fight against Trump into high gear as Democrats swarm San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders on Sunday called on California Democrats to unite against Donald Trump, kicking the 2020 presidential campaign into high gear with jabs against the Republican president and a veiled swipe at Democratic rival Joe Biden.
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Goldman Sachs to buy Capital Vision Services in $2.7 billion deal: WSJ The merchant-banking division of Goldman Sachs Group Inc is set to buy Capital Vision Services LP, which manages MyEyeDr. optometry centers, in a deal valued at $2.7 billion including debt, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
CYPRESS-SEMICOND-M-A-INFINEON/ Infineon to buy Cypress Semiconductors in 9 billion euros deal
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Infineon has agreed to buy Cypress Semiconductors in a deal valuing the U.S. chipmaker at 9 billion euros ($10.06 billion), including debt, the German company said on Monday. ENTERTAINMENT
ENTERTAINMENT-FAUDA/ Israeli thriller series 'Fauda' digs in for darker third season
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - “Fauda”, an Israeli TV series that has become a Netflix hit for its unsparing portrayal of undercover commandos who pose as Palestinians to pursue Hamas guerrillas, promises to dig deeper into the conflict in its third season. USA-TRUMP/BRITAIN-BLIMP/
'Trump Baby' blimp to fly in London for U.S. president's visit LONDON, June 2 (Reuters) - The "Trump Baby" inflatable balloon that was the focus of protests when the U.S. president visited London last year will fly again this week when he returns for state visit including a lavish banquet hosted by the queen, activists said.
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Wawrinka battles past Tsitsipas, Federer and Nadal dazzle PARIS (Reuters) - Stan Wawrinka rolled back the years to stop Stefanos Tsitsipas in his tracks in the match of the tournament on Sunday to set up a French Open quarter-final against fellow Swiss Roger Federer.
OLF-WOMEN-USOPEN/ Golf: South Korea's Lee6 wins U.S. Women's Open
Lee Jeong-eun became the ninth South Korean to win the U.S. Women’s Open on Sunday, holding her nerve while her rivals faltered in South Carolina to claim the first $1 million winner’s prize in women’s golf. UPCOMING
POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FINLAND-GOVERNMENT/ (PIX)
Finland's centre-left coalition to announce new government and its program Five centre-left parties will announce on Monday the composition of Finland's new government and the program for its four-year term, after concluding their coalition talks on Sunday.
3 Jun 03:30 ET / 07:30 GMT USA-TRUMP/HASSETT (PIX)
Trump announces departure of White House economic adviser Hassett U.S. President Donald Trump says that White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett will "shortly" leave his post, but did not provide a reason for the latest high-level departure from the administration.
3 Jun 16:30 ET / 20:30 GMT USA-TRUMP/IMPEACHMENT
EXPLAINER-What would it take for U.S. Congress to impeach Trump? President Donald Trump, under growing pressure from numerous investigations of him and his administration, last week scorned talk of being removed from office via the impeachment process as "dirty, filthy, disgusting." The U.S. Constitution empowers Congress to impeach the president, although no president has ever been removed from office as a direct result of this arduous procedure.
3 Jun 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT AUSTRIA-POLITICS/ (PIX) (TV)
Provisional government is announced and sworn in Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen swears in the provisional cabinet of civil servants that will be in place until the next parliamentary election, which is expected to be held in September.
3 Jun 05:00 ET / 09:00 GMT NORTHMACEDONIA-NATO/ (PIX)
NATO Secretary General visits North Macedonia Jens Stoltenberg will meet top leadership of Republic of North Macedonia, which is expected to become the alliance's 30th member state next year when all member states complete ratification process of its membership request. The former Yugoslav republic's NATO accession had been blocked by Greece until January this year when it changed the country's name as agreed with Athens.
3 Jun 02:30 ET / 06:30 GMT CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE
WIKILEAKS-ASSANGE/SWEDEN-HEARING (PIX) (TV) Detention hearing in Swedish court regarding WikiLeaks' Assange
A Swedish district court to on June 3 hear the prosecutor's request for a detention order regarding WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been named a suspect in investigation of alleged rape in 2010. 3 Jun 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT
ILLINOIS-CRIME/ (PIX) Jury selection set in death penalty case of Illinois man charged with murdering Chinese scholar
Jury selection is set to start on Monday for the trial of an Illinois man charged with kidnapping and murdering a visiting Chinese scholar two years ago, in a case where federal prosecutors say they intend to seek the death penalty. 3 Jun 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
RUSSIA-UKRAINE/WORLD COURT (PIX) (TV) World Court hears challenges to Ukraine v. Russia case
Judges at the UN's highest court will hear challenges by Russia to its jurisdiction to hear a case launched by Ukraine which alleges Moscow is funding pro-Russian separatist groups in Ukraine in violation of a global treaty on terrorism financing and has violated another international pact on discrimination. 3 Jun 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT
BUSINESS / ECONOMICS USA-FED/CONFERENCE (PIX)
Fed advised to talk plainly and carry a big stick ahead of conference Act quick in a crisis, talk simpler all the time, and do not be afraid of faster inflation. Those are among the messages a group of top economists have delivered to the U.S. Federal Reserve ahead of a high-profile conference in Chicago this week.
3 Jun 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT USA-AIRLINES/AMERICAN-QANTAS (PIX)
U.S. set to grant tentative approval to American, Qantas venture -sources The U.S. Transportation Department is expected to provide tentative approval to a bid by American Airlines Group Inc and Qantas Airways Ltd to operate a joint venture, two people briefed on the matter said on Sunday.
3 Jun 16:30 ET / 20:30 GMT USA-FED/BARKIN
Richmond Federal Reserve Bank President Barkin speaks on women's labor force participation Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin speaks on "Challenges to Women's Labor Force Participation" before the Charlotte Economics Club, in Charlotte, N.C.
3 Jun 12:40 ET / 16:40 GMT EUROPE-CORPORATES/POWER-GREEN (PIX) (GRAPHIC)
Can a derivative turn Europe's green energy dream into virtual reality? Italy's Ferrero is famous for its red-and-white Kinder chocolate eggs. But soon it may hope to be able to slap more green on the wrapper. Like other companies, Ferrero is under growing pressure from investors and authorities to shift towards greener energy. But without enough wind or sunshine on its doorstep to provide a renewable alternative, it's looking to a new financial derivative known as a virtual power-purchase agreement.
3 Jun 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT USA-FED/QUARLES
(PRERECORDED REMARKS) Federal Reserve's Quarles speaks before LIBOR roundtable (VIA PRERECORDED VIDEO) Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Randal Quarles speaks on "The Next Stage in the LIBOR Transition" before the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARCC) Roundtable, co-hosted by the ARCC and the NYU Stern School of Business and its Salomon Center for the Study of Financial Institutions. Conference is in New York.
3 Jun 09:10 ET / 13:10 GMT USA-FED/BULLARD
St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President Bullard speaks on economy and monetary policy Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard gives presentation on the U.S. economy and monetary policy before a "Lunch@65West" event hosted by the Union League Club of Chicago, in Chicago, Ill.
3 Jun 13:25 ET / 17:25 GMT MCCORMICK-VANILLA/ (PIX)
Spice maker McCormick's quest to make your milkshake cheaper Spice company McCormick & Co has begun the painstaking process of cultivating an alternative source for vanilla, the world's second most expensive spice setting its sight on Indonesia in addition to Madagascar.
3 Jun 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT BOEING-FAA/AIRPLANE (PIX)
U.S. regulators say some Boeing 737 MAX planes may have faulty parts The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration discloses a new problem involving Boeing Co's grounded 737 MAX, saying that more than 300 of that troubled plane and the prior generation 737 may contain improperly manufactured parts and that the agency will require these parts to be quickly replaced.
3 Jun 13:00 ET / 17:00 GMT
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