REUTERS NEWS SCHEDULE AT 10 p.m. GMT /6:00 a.m. SGT

REUTERS NEWS SCHEDULE AT 10 p.m. GMT /6:00 a.m. SGT

Here are the top stories and upcoming coverage plans for Reuters text service as of 10 p.m. GMT /6:00 a.m. SGT. For a full schedule of news and events, go to our editorial calendar on Reuters Connect https://www.reutersconnect.com/planning or on Media Express http://mediaexpress.reuters.com/planning-tools/calendar. TOP STORIES

GLOBAL EGYPT-MURSI/

Egypt's ousted Islamist president Mursi dies after collapsing in court CAIRO - Former Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi, the first democratically elected head of state in Egypt’s modern history, died on Monday aged 67 after collapsing in a Cairo court while on trial on espionage charges, authorities said.

IRAN-NUCLEAR/ U.S. denounces 'nuclear blackmail' as Iran plans to breach uranium limit

DUBAI/WASHINGTON - Iran announced on Monday it would soon breach limits on the amount of enriched uranium it can stockpile under a 2015 international agreement, in a new point of contention with the United States, which accused Tehran of “nuclear blackmail.” U.S.

USA-COURT-GERRYMANDERING/ Virginia Republicans lose in U.S. Supreme Court racial gerrymandering case

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday handed Republican legislators in Virginia a defeat, leaving in place a ruling that invalidated state electoral districts they drew because they weakened the clout of black voters in violation of the U.S. Constitution. USA-GUNS-KASHUV/

Headline in boldHarvard revokes Parkland shooting survivor's acceptance over racial slurs Harvard University has rescinded its admission offer to a survivor of the 2018 massacre at a Florida high school over his past use of racial slurs in an online document posted on Twitter, the student said on Monday.

BUSINESS HUAWEI-TECH-USA-REVENUE/

Huawei says U.S. ban hurting more than expected, to wipe $30 billion off revenue HONG KONG - China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has taken a harder-than-expected hit from a U.S. ban, the company’s founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei said, and slashed revenue expectations for the year.

USA-AIRCRAFT-SUPERSONIC/ FAA moves to support growth of civil supersonic air industry

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Monday it is moving to rewrite testing rules to allow for the eventual return of civil supersonic air travel. ENTERTAINMENT

PEOPLE-GLORIA-VANDERBILT/ U.S. fashion icon, socialite Gloria Vanderbilt dead at 95

Gloria Vanderbilt, the “poor little rich girl” who lived a life at the highest levels of fashion, society and wealth as an heir to one of the greatest family fortunes in U.S. history, died on Monday at the age of 95, her son, CNN correspondent Anderson Cooper, said. MUSIC-TAYLOR-SWIFT/

Taylor Swift releases song and petition calling for LGBTQ equality LOS ANGELES - Pop singer and songwriter Taylor Swift on Monday released a star-studded music video that scolded social media trolls and urged fans to sign a petition demanding U.S. legal protections for gays, lesbians and transgender people.

SPORTS BASEBALL-MLB-NYY-BOS/

Yankees, Red Sox ready to take rivalry to new ground in London The next chapter in one of the most heated rivalries in professional sport will be written next week in London when the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox play the first two Major League Baseball games in Europe.

ICEHOCKEY-NHL-PIT-KESSEL/ Penguins not shopping F Kessel after rejected trade

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Phil Kessel recently vetoed a trade and the team is no longer seeking to move him, general manager Jim Rutherford said Monday. UPCOMING

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BRITAIN-EU/LEADER-DEBATE (PIX) (TV)

British PM candidates debate The candidates vying to replace PM Theresa May hold a televised debate.

Jun 18 SWISS-EU/

European Commission expected to decide on EU market access for Swiss exchanges The European Commission is expected to decide whether to recommend an extension of the "equivalence" arrangement granted to Swiss stock exchanges which allow them to access EU investors but expires at the of June.

Jun 18 CANADA-POLITICS/USA

Canada's Trudeau to tout trade normalization in meeting with Trump Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has put the country's relationship with the United States, its top ally and trading partner, back on sure footing over the past year, and in his visit to Washington to meet President Donald Trump this week will underscore this ahead of his October re-election bid.

Jun 18 EUROPE-MIGRANTS/

Rights advocates call on EU to save migrants at sea but bloc looks the other way European Union leaders will stress their commitment to tight policing of their external borders and working with third countries to stop migration to Europe, according to a draft five-year strategy they are due to adopt when they meet in Brussels later this week.

Jun 18 MYANMAR-MILITARY/SUUKYI

As Myanmar military takes critics to court, some want Suu Kyi to act As Min Htin Ko Ko Gyi arrived at a Yangon court recently to face charges of defaming Myanmar's military in Facebook posts, the ailing filmmaker was greeted by a crowd of activists dressed in blue, the colour of prison uniforms.

Jun 18 BRITAIN-EU/LEADER (PIX) (TV)

Conservative lawmakers hold second round of voting in contest to replace Prime Minister Theresa May Conservative lawmakers hold a second round of voting in the contest to replace Prime Minister Theresa May. Any candidate with 32 votes or fewer will be eliminated. If all candidates have more than 32 votes, the one with the fewest is eliminated.

18 Jun 10:00 ET / 14:00 GMT NORWAY-DIPLOMACY/

Annual Oslo Forum on international peacemaking Norway hosts annual forum on peacemaking with the theme "rebooting mediation".

18 Jun 02:00 ET / 06:00 GMT ASEAN-SUMMIT/ENVIRONMENT (TV)

Environmentalists call on ASEAN leaders to declare agenda against imported waste Greenpeace and its fellow environmentalists call on ASEAN leaders to include agenda against electronic and plastic waste being imported from foreign countries when they meet in Bangkok later this week.

18 Jun 04:00 ET / 08:00 GMT USA-ELECTION/TRUMP

Trump to formally launch re-election bid with Orlando rally President Donald Trump formally kicks off his re-election bid on Tuesday with a rally in Orlando. He starts out his campaign facing an uphill battle for a second four-year term in the White House.

18 Jun 06:00 ET / 10:00 GMT CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE

SYRIA-SECURITY/CHINA (PIX) (TV) Syrian foreign minister holds news conference in China

Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and Syrian Vice Premier and Foreign Minister Walid Al-Moualem hold a joint news conference after bilateral talks in Beijing. 18 Jun 00:00 ET / 04:00 GMT

CONGO-VIOLENCE/ (PIX) (TV) Residents flee violence that kills at least 161 people in northeast Congo

Residents who fled violence in which at least 161 people have been killed in a northeastern province of Democratic Republic of Congo in the past week describe the events that led to the massacre. Jun 18

CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE HONGKONG-EXTRADITION/TAIWAN (GRAPHIC)

Hong Kong residents flee to Taiwan to escape Beijing's grip Political turmoil and fears of China’s erosion of freedoms in Hong Kong are driving residents of the former British colony to proudly democratic Taiwan, with the number of Hong Kong immigrants granted citizenship in the self-ruled island more than doubling in the past decade.

Jun 18 USA-CRIME/AVENATTI (PIX)

Ex-Stormy Daniels lawyer Michael Avenatti due in court in fraud, extortion cases Lawyer Michael Avenatti is due in Manhattan federal court for a 10:30 a.m. (1430GMT) hearing in a case charging him with defrauding his former client Stormy Daniels and a 12:00 p.m. (1600GMT) hearing in a separate case charging him with trying to extort Nike Inc for $20 million.

18 Jun 10:30 ET / 14:30 GMT HONGKONG-EXTRADITION/LAM (TV)

Hong Kong political turmoil exposes grave problems for city's leaders Hong Kong's political crisis has exposed deep set problems for any leader trying to run a free city yet who remains accountable to Beijing's Communist party leaders.

Jun 18 BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

GERMANY-HOUSING/RENT CAP Berlin Senate to vote on proposal for five-year rent freeze

The Berlin Senate is set to vote on a proposal to freeze rents in Berlin for five years from 2020, responding to anger over rising living costs in the German capital. Jun 18

COLOMBIA-ECONOMY/ Colombian president, ministers visit UK, France and Switzerland

Colombia's President Ivan Duque and his finance, trade and energy ministers will meet with UK prime minister Theresa May and cabinet members, Prince Charles, French President Emmanuel Macron, the French defense and environment ministers and Swiss President Ueli Maurer during a visit to Europe. Jun 18

FACEBOOK-CRYPTO/ (PIX) Facebook expected to release details on cryptocurrency project -media reports

Facebook is expected to release details about its cryptocurrency project on June 18, according to reports by TechCrunch and the Financial Times. Reuters has previously reported that Facebook set up a new financial technology company in Geneva called Libra Networks. Jun 18

AUSTRALIA-RBA/MINUTES Minutes of the RBA's June policy meeting

Minutes of the RBA's June board meeting 18 Jun 21:30 ET / 01:30 GMT

CANADA-PIPELINE/ Ottawa decides whether to proceed with Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion

Canada's Trudeau government has said it will decide whether to proceed with expansion of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline that it owns, by this date, having done a fresh round of court-required consultation with indigenous groups. Jun 18

BANKS-DATA/ (PIX) Harnessing robots and petabytes, banks pan for gold in 'data lakes'

From selling anonymised bundles of credit card spending records to predicting large companies' upcoming financing needs, banks worldwide are racing to monetize a largely hitherto largely untapped and vast resource: the huge troves of data they hold. Jun 18

ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT FILM-YESTERDAY/PREMIERE (TV)

Stars of Beatles-inspired film 'Yesterday' walk the red carpet Stars walk the red carpet for the UK premiere of 'Yesterday', a film inspired by The Beatles and directed by Oscar winner Danny Boyle.

Jun 18 AWARDS-MTV/ (PIX) (TV)

2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards hosted by Zachary Levi

17 Jun 23:30 ET / 03:30 GMT BELGIUM-ART/SAND SCULPTURES (PIX)

Belgium beach plays host to Hollywood sand sculptures Sand carver artists work on a sculpture during the Sand Sculpture Festival "Dreams" in Ostend

Jun 18 RELIGION

MYANMAR-BUDDHIST/ (TV) Myanmar nationalist monk to be tried for sedition in absentia

A Yangon court is to try in absentia nationalist Buddhist monk Wirathu, known for his rhetoric against minority Muslims, particularly the Rohingya community, on charges of sedition. His supporters are expected to protest. Jun 18

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