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NORTHKOREA-EXECUTIONS/ Hundreds of North Korean public execution sites identified: survey
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea conducts public executions to incite fear among the public, a rights group said on Tuesday in a report pinpointing at least 323 sites used by the government for capital punishment. U.S.
USA-TRUMP-CONGRESS/ House Democrats to get more Mueller evidence, Trump calls witness 'sleazebag'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats on Monday struck a rare deal in their wide-ranging probes of President Donald Trump as the U.S. Justice Department agreed to hand over more evidence from Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia inquiry. NEW-YORK-CRASH/
Helicopter crashes onto roof of Manhattan skyscraper, killing one NEW YORK (Reuters) - A helicopter made a crash landing onto the roof of a midtown Manhattan skyscraper on Monday, killing at least one person and sending a plume of smoke skyward from the top of the building.
BUSINESS UTC-M-A-TRUMP/
Trump says United Tech, Raytheon deal may hurt competition WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump gave mixed signals Monday as to whether he believed the $121 billion merger of defense contractor Raytheon Co and United Technologies Corp should go forward, while the Pentagon indicated it would take a hard look at the deal.
USA-TRADE-CHINA/ Trump ready to slap more tariffs on China after G20 meeting
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was ready to impose another round of punitive tariffs on Chinese imports if he does not reach a trade deal with China’s president at a Group of 20 summit later this month. ENTERTAINMENT
AWARDS-TONY/ 'Hadestown,' Cranston win big at Tonys, 'Ferryman' best play
NEW YORK (Reuters) - “Hadestown,” a folk opera about a young couple’s dark trek to the underworld, topped Broadway’s Tony awards on Sunday winning eight honors, including the top prize best musical. MUSIC-LEDZEPPELIN/
U.S. appeals court to revisit Led Zeppelin 'Stairway' decision A U.S. appeals court decided on Monday to review its recent decision regarding whether Led Zeppelin stole the opening guitar riff for its 1971 anthem “Stairway to Heaven,” but the plaintiff’s lawyer still expects a retrial to go forward.
SPORTS TENNIS-FRENCHOPEN/
Golden trio tightening grip on men's game LONDON (Reuters) - It has been more than 15 years since Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic began their collection of Grand Slam titles and the bad news for anyone eyeing tennis’s big prizes is their stranglehold on men’s tennis is as tight as ever.
BASKETBALL-NBA-CHA-PARKER/ Four-time NBA winner Parker announces retirement
Former San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker, a future Hall of Famer who helped the team win four NBA titles, announced his retirement from basketball on Monday. UPCOMING
CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE BRITAIN-EURIBOR/TRIAL
Former German banker faces London trial on Euribor-rigging charges Andreas Hauschild, a German former Deutsche Bank trader, faces a London jury over charges that he helped deliberately and dishonestly manipulate global Euribor interest rates.
11 Jun POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
USA-TRUMP/CONGRESS-BARR (TV) U.S. House votes on measure to enforce Trump subpoenas in federal court
The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives votes on whether to sue in federal court to enforce subpoenas of Attorney General William Barr and former White House counsel Don McGahn, related to the Mueller probe of Russian meddling in 2016 presidential election and President Donald Trump's efforts to upend the investigation. 11 Jun
POLAND-POLITICS/BUDGET Poland's Council of Ministers meets to discuss 2020 budget Poland's Council of Ministers meets to discuss the 2020 budget.
11 Jun IRAN-NUCLEAR/IAEA
U.N. nuclear watchdog's board meets The U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors holds a quarterly meeting, with Iran and North Korea among the agenda items. Tuesday is the second day of the week-long meeting at the International Atomic Energy Agency's headquarters.
11 Jun BOTSWANA-LBGT/
Botswana high court expected to rule in gay sex case Botswana's High Court is on Thursday expected to hand down its judgement in a case challenging the criminalisation of gay sex, with campaigners hoping the law could be overturned.
11 Jun 02:30 ET / 06:30 GMT UN-LABOUR/ (PIX) (TV)
Medvedev, Merkel and Macron to address ILO annual labour conference Russian Prime Minister Medvedev, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, are scheduled to address high-level session of International Labour Organization's annual conference, marking its centenary.
11 Jun 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT BRITAIN-EU/LEADER-LEADSOM (PIX) (TV)
UK Conservative Andrea Leadsom launches her leadership campaign British Conservative Andrea Leadsom launches her leadership campaign, one of 11 hopefuls to replace Prime Minister Theresa May.
11 Jun 04:30 ET / 08:30 GMT USA-LGBT/STONEWALL-EQUALITY (PIX)
Reuters/Ipsos poll: After decade of momentous change, where do Americans stand on LGBTQ rights? Six years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down DOMA, and just 4 years ago same-sex marriage became the law of the land thanks to another landmark SCOTUS ruling that marked a turning point in the civil rights battle of LGBTQ people in the Unites States.
11 Jun 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT BRITAIN-EU/LEADER (TV)
Conservative Party lawmakers attend a hustings for candidates running to replace PM Theresa May The Conservative Party's 1922 committee hosts a private hustings event in parliament for lawmakers to quiz the candidates running to succeed Theresa May as party leader and prime minister.
11 Jun 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT BUSINESS / ECONOMICS
TESLA-SHAREHOLDERS/ Tesla annual shareholder meeting
Tesla holds its annual shareholder meeting, with Chief Executive Elon Musk expected to give an update on the electric vehicle maker. 11 Jun
LITHIUM-ELECTRIC/ (PIX) Fastmarkets Lithium Supply & Markets Conference
The lithium industry's biggest players gather for their annual conference, as concerns grow about oversupply of the white metal and weak near-term demand from the automotive sector. Speakers and presentations from SQM, Albemarle,Tianqi, NeoLithium and more. 11 Jun
EGYPT-ENERGY/ Egypt hosts oil and gas industry event on offshore exploration
Egypt will host a two-day oil and gas industry event discussing offshore exploration opportunities in the Middle East and North Africa. A consultant from EGAS, an executive from Libya's NOC and international energy experts are among the expected attendees. 11 Jun
EUROZONE-ITALY/DEBT EU governments' officials expected to decide whether disciplinary procedure over Italy debt is warranted
European Union governments' officials decide whether to back the European Commission's assessment that a disciplinary procedure against Italy for its growing debt is warranted. 11 Jun
USA-FED/TRUMP (PIX) Under pressure, Fed faces an outlook clouded by trade wars and signs of weakness
President Donald Trump's attacks on the Federal Reserve have broken one set of precedents, his talk of stacking the central bank with political allies has strained another, and his on-again off-again tariff threats have made the economic outlook harder than ever to predict. 11 Jun 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
NETHERLANDS-ECONOMY/ Dutch central bank updates outlook for Dutch economy
Dutch central bank updates its outlook for economic growth in the Netherlands in the 2019-2021 period, after predicting growth of 1.7% for this year and next in its December report. 11 Jun 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT
USA-CONGRESS/BUDGET (PIX) Pelosi, Mulvaney, others appear at Peterson Foundation
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Mick Mulvaney, director of Office of Management and Budget and acting White House chief of staff, are expected to speak at Peterson Foundation’s 10th annual Fiscal Summit, titled “Building America’s Future.” 11 Jun 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT
UBER-CEO/ (PIX) (TV) Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi speaks in Washington
Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi speaks to The Economic Club of Washington, D.C. 11 Jun 08:30 ET / 12:30 GMT
CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE LIBYA-SECURITY/TUNISIA (PIX)
Shutting up shop: Libyan conflict squeezes southern Tunisia Standing in his one-room store between tables stacked with brightly coloured t-shirts and jeans, Fathi Mars gestures in despair.
11 Jun
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