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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would decide whether to carry out his threat to hit Beijing with tariffs on at least $300 billion in Chinese goods after a meeting of leaders of the world’s largest economies late this month.

USA-TRADE-MEXICO-NATIONALGUARD/ Mexico offers to send national guard to southern border to stem migration: sources

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - In talks with the United States, Mexico has offered to send up to 6,000 members of its national guard to secure its southern border with Guatemala in order to contain migrant flows, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. U.S.

USA-ELECTION-POLL/ Beto O'Rourke, a Democratic darling in 2018, struggling on national stage

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Beto O’Rourke, the former Texas congressman who nearly won a U.S. Senate seat last year in the reliably conservative state, is struggling in his White House bid and has lost support from young voters and minorities, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos national poll. PEOPLE-RKELLY/

R&B Singer R. Kelly pleads not guilty to new felony sexual assault counts Singer R. Kelly pleaded not guilty to 11 new felony counts of sexual assault and abuse at a Chicago court hearing on Thursday, after prosecutors expanded an indictment against the Grammy Award winner dogged by abuse allegations for decades.

BUSINESS USA-TRADE-MEXICO/

U.S. pushes Mexico for more in talks over tariffs and border WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Mexican and U.S. officials resumed talks on trade and migration on Thursday, with the Trump administration resisting calls from U.S. businesses and some Republican lawmakers to ease up on a plan to impose import tariffs on its southern neighbor.

IMF-USA/ Trade war, tariffs pose risks to U.S. and global growth: IMF, Fed officials

WASHINGTON/BOSTON (Reuters) - Officials of the U.S. Federal Reserve and International Monetary Fund warned separately on Thursday that global trade tensions and rising tariffs posed an increasing risk to decades of U.S. expansion, as well as to the global economy. ENTERTAINMENT

FILM-MEN-IN-BLACK-4-RUSSIA/ 'Men in Black' Hemsworth and Thompson suit up for fourth installment

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The “Men in Black” are back - wearing the same suits and sunglasses but different faces. SPOTIFY-TECH-OBAMA/

Obamas jump into booming podcast business with Spotify partnership LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle entered the booming podcast business on Thursday, announcing a multi-year partnership with streaming service Spotify to produce a series of exclusive podcasts.

SPORTS BASKETBALL-NBA-GSW-TOR-STEVENS/

Warriors condemn minority owner who shoved Raptors player The Golden State Warriors on Thursday apologized to Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry after he was shoved by Warriors minority owner Mark Stevens during Game Three of the NBA Finals in Oakland on Wednesday.

SPORT-DOPING-RUSSIA-EXCLUSIVE/ Exclusive: Two Russian coaches, doctor banned for doping still active in sport

KURSK, Russia (Reuters) - Three years ago, Russian athletics coach Vladimir Mokhnev was banned for 10 years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, global sport’s over-arching judicial body, for giving prohibited performance-enhancing drugs to members of the national track team. UPCOMING

SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY CALIFORNIA-LADYBUGS/

California ladybug swarm dozens of miles wide shows up on radar A swarm of ladybugs taking to the sky in Southern California this week to hunt for aphids has been captured on a radar screen as a massive green blob, dozens of miles wide, officials said on Thursday.

6 Jun 19:00 ET / 23:00 GMT CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE

AFGHANISTAN-DRUGS/POPPIES (PIX) (TV) As pressure for Afghan peace grows, drug threat remains

Mohammad Ahmadi, a young opium farmer in the southern Afghan province of Kandahar has the kind of confidence that underlines how meagre the results have been of years of effort and billions of dollars spent fighting narcotics. 7 Jun 21:00 ET / 01:00 GMT

MINNESOTA-POLICE/ (PIX) (TV) Former Minnesota policeman sentenced in fatal shooting of Australian woman

A former Minneapolis policeman will be sentenced for fatally shooting Australian national Justine Ruszczyk Damond from his patrol car while responding to her 2015 report of a possible sex assault near her home. 7 Jun 11:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS LATVIA-GOVERNOR/PRESS (PIX)

Latvian central bank chief faces press for first time since bribery probe Latvia's central bank chief, at the centre of a bribery probe, holds a regular press conference on Friday, an embarrassement for the country's government which is seeking to clean up its image.

Jun 7 AZERBAIJAN-RATES/

Azerbaijan's central bank to announce its decision on a key refinancing rate Azerbaijan's central bank to announce its decision on a new refinancing rate

Jun 7 CANADA-CRUDE/STORAGE

Record western Canadian oil inventories set up lucrative storage play Crude oil storage tanks in western Canada are full to the brim as inventories hit record levels, pushing rates for parking barrels higher and providing nimble traders with lucrative opportunities.

Jun 7 FRANCE-GRAINS/EXPORTS

French grain export data for April A breakdown of grain export/import volumes for April taken from monthly French trade data published by the customs service. Focus on French wheat export trends.

Jun 7 MEXICO-AUTOS/

Mexico publishes auto production, exports data Mexico's statistics agency publishes auto production, exports data

Jun 7 COLOMBIA-FRACKING/ (PIX) (TV)

Government, environmentalists testify in Colombia fracking hearing Colombia's energy ministry and environmental activists will testify in an initial hearing on the use of fracking in the Andean country.

Jun 7 GLOBAL-ECONOMY/WEEKAHEAD

Global Economy Weekahead A weekly look at key economic events for the global economy in the coming seven days.

Jun 7 EGYPT-ECONOMY/RESERVES

Egypt's foreign reserves to be announced Egypt's central bank is expected to announce this week foreign reserves as of the end of May.

Jun 7 COLOMBIA-ECONOMY/

Colombian finance conference hosts finmin, central bankers Finance Minister Alberto Carrasquilla and Central Bank Chief Juan Jose Echavarria will speak at a three-day banking event during which they will address the state of the economy and ongoing fiscal problems.

Jun 7 USA-FED/DALY

San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Daly speaks at Singapore Management University Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly speaks before audience of students and faculty at the Singapore Management University, in Singapore.

7 Jun 00:00 ET / 04:00 GMT ELECTRIC-VEHICLES/RUESSELSHEIM (PIX)

Germany's Opel town shows struggle for Europe to plug in electric cars Carmakers and policymakers in Europe are staking their futures on a race to electric vehicles. But the vast charging network needed to sustain their vision is patchy, and it's not clear who'll pay for it.

7 Jun 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT GAS-IEA/

IEA's annual gas market report The International Energy Agency publish its Gas 2019 report. The annual market analysis looks at the structural shifts and trends that are set to determine the evolution of gas markets over the next five years.

7 Jun 03:00 ET / 07:00 GMT ONB-FORECAST/

ONB Governor Ewald Nowotny presents macroeconomic forecast The Governor of Austria's central bank ONB, Ewald Nowotny presents the macroeconomic forecast.

7 Jun 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT MEXICO-ECONOMY/INFLATION

Mexico-Inflation Final Mexico's statistics agency publishes auto production, exports data

7 Jun 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT INSYS-OPIOIDS/SETTLEMENT

Insys subsidiary to plead guilty to opioid kickback scheme Insys Therapeutics Inc's operating unit is scheduled to plead guilty to fraud charges as part of a $225 million settlement with the U.S. Justice Department resolving allegations that the drugmaker paid kickbacks to induce doctors to prescribe a highly addictive fentanyl spray.

7 Jun 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT RUSSIA-FORUM/PUTIN (PIX) (TV)

Russia's Putin meets foreign business leaders Russian President Vladimir Putin meets heads of major foreign companies at St Petersburg Economic Forum.

7 Jun 09:30 ET / 13:30 GMT ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT

FASHION-LONDON/SUSTAINABILITY (TV) Sustainability defines the future of fashion at London show

The fashion of the future is defined by sustainability according the students at London’s Royal College of Art, where science and new technology will be interwoven in their annual fashion show. Jun 7

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS EU-JOBS/

Six EU leaders dine in Brussels with bloc's top jobs on the menu Six national EU leaders meet in Brussels to discuss who should take over as the head of the bloc's executive European Commission this fall.

Jun 7 USA-TRUMP/IRELAND (PIX) (TV)

U.S. President Donald Trump completes visit to Ireland U.S. President Donald Trump completes his visit to Ireland and returns to Washington

Jun 7 USA-ELECTION/IOWA

Democrats to pour into Iowa for biggest event yet in 2020 White House race Nineteen Democratic presidential candidates will swarm Iowa this weekend for the biggest political gathering of the 2020 election cycle so far, as the White House race picks up steam ahead of debates and a key fundraising deadline at the end of the month.

7 Jun 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT RUSSIA-FORUM/PUTIN-XI (PIX) (TV)

China's Xi and Russia's Putin take part in economic forum Chinese President Xi Jinping takes part in St Petersburg Economic Forum along with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

7 Jun 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT BRITAIN-POLITICS/EU-BARNIER

EU Brexit negotiator Barnier speaks at a Bratislava forum as UK PM May resigns Michel Barnier will address the annual Globsec conference in Slovakia as May steps down as the leader of the Conservative party in the United Kingdom.

7 Jun 10:30 ET / 14:30 GMT