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Activist Joshua Wong, who has become the face of Hong Kong's push for full democracy, walked free from prison on Monday and vowed to join a mass protest movement demanding that the city's Beijing-backed leader, Carrie Lam, steps down.

MIDEAST-ATTACKS-SHIP/ Blast-hit tankers to be assessed off UAE coast

DUBAI (Reuters) - The two oil tankers crippled in attacks in the Gulf of Oman last week that Washington and Riyadh have blamed on Iran are being assessed off the coast of the United Arab Emirates before their cargos are unloaded, the ships' operators said on Sunday.

USA-WEATHER-PLANTING/ Illinois farmers give up on planting after floods, throw a party instead

DEER GROVE, Ill. (Reuters) - The Happy Spot was a little depressed. Dozens of corn farmers and those who sell them seed, chemicals and equipment gathered on Thursday at the restaurant in Deer Grove, Illinois, after heavy rains caused unprecedented delays in planting this year and contributed to record floods across the central United States.

USA-TRUMP-INAUGURATION/

Trump administration owes D.C. government $7 million for inauguration: Washington Post WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration and Congress still owe the District of Columbia government $7 million for expenses related to the 2017 presidential inauguration, the Washington Post reported on Friday, raising questions about who will foot the bill for the president's planned July 4 speech at the Lincoln Memorial.

BUSINESS FRANCE-AIRSHOW/

Boeing crisis, trade tensions cast a pall over air show PARIS (Reuters) - Safety concerns, trade wars and growing security tensions in the Gulf are dampening spirits at the world's largest planemakers as they arrive at this week's Paris Airshow with little to celebrate despite bulging order books.

DEUTSCHE-BANK-RESTRUCTURING-USA/ Deutsche Bank to set up 50 billion euro bad bank: FT

Deutsche Bank is planning to overhaul its trading operations by creating a "bad bank" to hold tens of billions of euros of assets and shrinking or shutting its U.S. equity and trading businesses, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.

ENTERTAINMENT

ITALY-ZEFFIRELLI/ Franco Zeffirelli, Italian film and opera director, dies at 96

ROME (Reuters) - Franco Zeffirelli, who directed the world's greatest opera singers and brought Shakespeare to the cinema-going masses, has died. He was 96. F

RANCE-NOTRE DAME/MASS

Worshippers in safety hats attend Notre-Dame's first mass since fire PARIS,(Reuters) - A small congregation in white hard hats attended mass at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris on Saturday, the first service since a fire devastated the Gothic landmark two months ago.

SPORTS CRICKET-WORLDCUP-IND-PAK/

India beat Pakistan to maintain perfect World Cup record MANCHESTER, England,(Reuters) - India extended their unblemished World Cup record against Pakistan after Rohit Sharma's century and tidy bowling secured their 89-run victory via the Duckworth-Lewis method in the tournament's most anticipated group match on Sunday.

GOLF-USOPEN/ Rose proud to contend with 'no game' at U.S. Open

PEBBLE BEACH, CA., (Reuters) - Justin Rose said he was proud to contend for more than three days at the U.S. Open with "no game", even if ultimately he did not have a complete enough package to challenge for victory over the closing holes at Pebble Beach.

UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BRITAIN-EU/LEADER

Conservative PM hopefuls hold hustings in front of political reporters Contenders to replace Prime Minister Theresa May will take part in hustings in front of political journalists in Westminster.

17 Jun 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE

USA-CRIME/CULT Trial of accused New York sex cult leader wraps up with closing arguments

The trial of Keith Raniere, the alleged leader of New York sex cult Nxivm, accused of branding women and holding them hostage wraps up in Brooklyn federal court on Monday. 17 Jun 09:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS USA-TRADE/CHINA-HEARING

U.S. Trade Representative's Office holds a hearing on China imports subject to tariffs U.S. Trade Representative's Office conducts a public hearing on its list of 3,805 product categories of Chinese imports that could be subject to tariffs of up to 25%.

17 Jun 09:30 ET / 13:30 GMT HUAWEI TECH-FOUNDER/ (PIX) (TV)

Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei talks to George Gilder and Nicholas Negroponte at Shenzhen HQ Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei holds a dialogue session about "technology, markets and enterprise" at its Shenzhen headquarters with two American technological thinkers George Gilder and Nicholas Negroponte. There will be a Q&A session with the audience and the media.

17 Jun 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT RELIGION

MYANMAR-BUDDHIST/ (PIX) (TV) Supporters of the fugitive monk, Wirathu hold a conference ahead of a court hearing

An ultra-nationalist group, led by Myanmar's Buddhist monk Wirathu, known for his rhetoric against minority Muslims, particularly the Rohingya community, holds its annual conference, where they are likely to discuss calls for protests against sedition charges against him. 17 Jun 02:30 ET / 06:30 GMT