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Hong Kong geared for more protests, including strikes, transport go-slows and even picnics, against a proposed extradition law that would allow people to be sent to China for trial, even as the city's leader vowed on Tuesday to push ahead with the bill.

NORTH KOREA-MALAYSIA-KIM-CIA/ North Korean leader's slain half-brother was a CIA informant: Wall Street Journal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un who was killed in Malaysia in 2017, had been an informant for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The U.S.

NEW-YORK-CRASH/ Helicopter crash atop foggy Manhattan skyscraper kills the pilot

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A helicopter crashed onto the fog-shrouded roof of a midtown Manhattan skyscraper on Monday, killing the pilot and unnerving a city still scarred by memories of Sept. 11, 2001, aeroplane attacks on the World Trade Center. USA-ABORTION/

Missouri's only abortion clinic to stay open after injunction issued The only abortion clinic in Missouri can stay open after a St. Louis judge issued a preliminary injunction on Monday saying the state must make an "official" decision on the facility's license before it can be reviewed, a court document showed.

BUSINESS USA-TRADE-CHINA/

China says will respond if U.S. escalates trade tension BEIJING (Reuters) - China will respond firmly if the United States insists on escalating trade tensions, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said further tariffs were ready to kick in if no deal was reached at June's G20 summit.

USA-TRADE-CHINA-SEMICONDUCTORS-EXCLUS/ Exclusive: Top Japanese chip gear firm to honour U.S. blacklist of Chinese firms - executive

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Tokyo Electron, the world's No.3 supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, will not supply to Chinese clients blacklisted by Washington, a senior company executive told Reuters. ENTERTAINMENT

FILM-ROCKETMAN-SAMOA/ Samoa bans 'Rocketman' over gay scenes: media

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Samoa has banned "Rocketman", the movie-musical based on the life of British musician Elton John, over its depiction of homosexuality, the South Pacific island's sensor has said. AUCTION-BEETHOVEN-HAIR/

Sotheby's to auction 'substantial' lock of Beethoven's hair LONDON (Reuters) - British auction house Sotheby's plans to sell on Tuesday what it says is a "substantial" lock of Ludwig van Beethoven's hair that the German composer himself cut off and gave to a pianist friend in 1826.

SPORTS BASKETBALL-NBA-TOR-GSW/

Warriors lose Durant but stave off elimination with Game 5 win TORONTO (Reuters) - The Toronto Raptors blew a late six-point lead and with it their first chance to seal a maiden NBA championship as the Golden State Warriors overcame the loss of All-Star forward Kevin Durant to win Game Five 106-105 on Monday.

SOCCER-WORLDCUP-ARG-JPN/ No defensive mindset from Japan in the opening draw: coach

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan coach Asako Takakura was adamant that her side never set up to be defensive against any opponent, despite a goalless draw with lowly-ranked Argentina in their World Cup opener in Paris on Monday. UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS USA-LGBT/STONEWALL-EQUALITY (PIX)

Reuters/Ipsos poll: After a 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 United States. On the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprisings, do most Americans think LGBTQ people now enjoy the same rights as everybody else?

11 Jun 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT USA-ELECTION/BIDEN-ETHANOL

As Biden tours Iowa, farmers want to know where he stands on ethanol Joe Biden may have an ethanol problem. Biden, who leads the crowded Democratic field in opinion polls in Iowa and nationally, faces lingering questions in the U.S. Farm Belt over his push in 2014 as President Barack Obama's No. 2 to slash the amount of corn-based ethanol that refiners must blend into the country's fuel supply.

11 Jun 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ARRESTS (PIX)

EXCLUSIVE-The thin evidence against jailed Venezuela opposition aide Venezuela intelligence agents' evidence of treason against a jailed senior aide to opposition leader Juan Guaido contradicts itself in ways that suggest it was cobbled together after his arrest, according to sealed court records reviewed by Reuters.

11 Jun 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT BRITAIN-EU/LEADER

Conservative Party lawmakers attend 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 IRAN-JAPAN/ABE (PIX) (TV)

Japan's PM Abe visits Iran Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe begins his visit to Iran in an apparent mediation mission to ease the tension between Iran and the United States.

12 Jun NORTH KOREA-USA/ (PIX) (TV)

FACTBOX-First anniversary of North Korea-U.S. summit in Singapore One year since U.S. President Donald Trump met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Singapore's resort island of Sentosa, a Factbox story looks at the top events and issues that have characterized the relationship.

12 Jun BRITAIN-EU/LEADER-JOHNSON (TV)

PM favourite Boris Johnson launches leadership campaign British former foreign minister, Boris Johnson, favourite to replace Prime Minister Theresa May, will launch his leadership campaign, breaking a relative silence to pitch his vision for Brexit and beyond.

12 Jun NORWAY-SOUTH KOREA/PRESIDENT (PIX) (TV)

South Korea's president on a state visit to Norway South Korean President Moon Jae-in on a state visit to Norway, June 12-13, along with a business delegation

12 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.

12 Jun USA-LGBT/STONEWALL-TRANSGENDER

The overlooked role of transgender women in the Stonewall uprisings Celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising is recognizing the long-overlooked role of transgender women who played a crucial role in the vanguard of the gay power movement.

12 Jun CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE

NORTH CAROLINA-CRIME/ Suspect to plead guilty to 2015 murders of North Carolina Muslims - prosecutor

A man charged with killing three young Muslims in North Carolina in 2015 case that drew condemnation from then President Barack Obama is expected to plead guilty to murder charges at a court hearing set for Wednesday, a spokeswoman for the District Attorney's Office said. 12 Jun

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS 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 the growth of 1.7% for this year and next in its December report.

11 Jun 07:00 ET / 11:00 GMT USA-TRADE/KUDLOW (PIX)

Kudlow expected to deliver remarks on China trade Lawrence Kudlow, the Director of the National Economic Council, addresses the Select USA Investment Summit in Washington.

11 Jun 13:15 ET / 17:15 GMT SAFRICA-CENBANK/MANDATE (PIX)

EXPLAINER-South Africa's central bank mandate in focus A row within South Africa's governing African National Congress party about the mandate of the country's central bank is unnerving investors.

11 Jun 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT PLAINS ALL AMER-OUTLOOK/

Plains All American updates investors on pipeline projects, outlook Plains All American Pipeline, the U.S. energy pipeline operator building new oil and gas pipelines to move U.S. shale to market, holds its annual investor day on June 11.

11 Jun 14:00 ET / 18:00 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 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 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 BRITAIN-TECH/DORSEY (PIX) (TV)

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey talks about refugee entrepreneurs Interview with Jack Dorsey, founder of Twitter, about the work his fin tech firm Square is doing with refugee entrepreneurs

11 Jun 08:00 ET / 12:00 GMT NETHERLANDS-INSECT FARM/ (PIX) (TV)

First industrial insect farm opens in the Netherlands The first farm capable of large scale production of insects for use in animal feed opens in the south of the Netherlands.

11 Jun 07:30 ET / 11:30 GMT LITHIUM-ELECTRIC/ (PIX)

Fastmarkets Lithium Supply & Markets Conference The lithium industry's biggest players gather for their annual conference, as concerns grow about an oversupply of the white metal and weak near-term demand from the automotive sector. Speakers and presentations from SQM, Albemarle, Tianqi, NeoLithium and more.

12 Jun GEORGIA-RATES

Georgia's central bank to announce its decision on refinancing rate Georgia's central bank holds its monetary committee meeting, where it makes a decision on a key refinancing rate

12 Jun