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Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi said the case brought against her country at the World Court was “incomplete and misleading” as she began her defense to accusations of genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority on Wednesday.

BRITAIN-ELECTION UK PM Johnson's waning lead casts doubt on election victory chances

LONDON (Reuters) - A major polling forecaster slashed its prediction for Boris Johnson’s majority in Thursday’s British general election, saying the race has tightened and the prime minister can no longer be sure of victory. U.S.

NEW-JERSEY-SHOOTING Jersey City gunmen targeted Jewish grocery for lethal attack: mayor

Police in the New York metropolitan area were put on high alert to protect Jewish neighborhoods after an hours-long gunbattle with two men around a Jersey City kosher market that killed six people, authorities said. USA-IMMIGRATION-ARRESTS

U.S. interior immigration arrests fell despite Trump push WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Non-border immigration arrests in the United States fell by 10 percent in the year to September from a year earlier, the latest U.S. data shows, a drop the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said was partly due to the diversion of the agency’s resources to the border.

BUSINESS SAUDI-ARAMCO-IPO-MARKETS

Boost for Saudi Arabia as Aramco shares surge 10% on debut RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco shares surged the maximum permitted 10% above their IPO price on their Riyadh stock market debut on Wednesday, closing in on the $2 trillion valuation long sought by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

USA-FED After year of living dangerously, Fed likely to signal time to lay low

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve holds its last policy meeting of 2019 on Wednesday, having completed a year-long U-turn that saw it abandon a tightening cycle and lower borrowing costs three times in response to the global trade war. ENTERTAINMENT

MUSIC-SHEERAN Ed Sheeran crowned UK's artist of the decade after 79 weeks at No 1

LONDON (Reuters) - Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has been named the “UK’s Official Number 1 Artist of the Decade” after a record-breaking run of hits, the Official Charts Company said on Wednesday. FILM-SEBERG

A Minute With: 'Seberg' cast and director on Hollywood and politics Kristen Stewart portrays fellow actress Jean Seberg in a new political thriller depicting how the FBI targeted the French New Wave star in the late 1960s because of her romantic and political links to an African American civil rights activist.

SPORTS GOLF-PRESIDENTS-WOODS

Woods, Couples continue golden Presidents Cup alliance MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Presidents Cup has showcased high-quality pairings throughout its 25-year history but none have endured quite like the dynamic duo of Tiger Woods and Fred Couples.

BASEBALL-MLB MLB to hold first regular-season games in Mexico City

Major League Baseball (MLB) announced plans on Tuesday to hold regular season games in Mexico City for the first time in 2020, with the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres expected to play a two-game series there on April 18-19. UPCOMING

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS USA-TRADE/HANDDRYERS (PIX)

How a small hand dryer company won "MADE IN USA" label The trade war is creating something Bill Gagnon once thought was impossible—a 100% American hand dryer. Gagnon’s company, Excel Dryer, assembles its machines in a small Massachusetts factory and has tried for years to find a domestic supplier for motors and the electronic controllers that operate this key component.

11 Dec 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT AUTOS-SELF DRIVING/ARGO (PIX)

FOCUS-Argo takes different road to skirt self-driving challenges Sky's the limit optimism about self-driving cars is giving way to tougher questions about how expensive automotive artificial intelligence will ever make a profit.

11 Dec 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT NIGERIA-LGBT/ (PIX) (TV)

Nigerian court to hear case of 47 men charged under homosexuality law A court in Nigeria is set to hear a case involving 47 men who pleaded not guilty to charges of public displays of affection by same-sex couples, an offense punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

11 Dec 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT EGYPT-SOLAR/ (PIX) (TV)

Egypt hopes giant solar plant will turbo charge investment Egypt is hoping that the world's largest solar power plant, recently completed in the southern desert, can help boost lagging foreign investment and anchor the country's renewable energy goals.

12 Dec ALBEMARLE-INVESTOR/

Albemarle 2019 Investor Day Albemarle Corp, the world's largest lithium producer, will hold its 2019 Investor Day.

12 Dec GLOBAL-AIRLINES/

IATA two-day annual media days on global aviation Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s Director General and CEO, will deliver a report on the state of the industry, while Brian Pearce, IATA’s Chief Economist, will present the updated 2019 economic and traffic outlook and a first look at 2019. Details to follow.

12 Dec ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT

ITALY-ART/KLIMT (PIX) (TV) Italian police think stolen Klimt masterpiece found hidden behind ivy

A painting by the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt that was stolen in 1997 might have been discovered, hidden in a wall of the Italian gallery where it was taken from, officials said on Wednesday. 11 Dec 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

TIME-PERSON/ (TV) Time magazine announces its 'Person of the Year'

Time's annual distinction recognizes the person, group, thing or idea that it has determined had the greatest influence on events for the year. 11 Dec 07:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

CHRISTMAS-SEASON/HUNGARY-BIKERS (PIX) (TV) Hungary's "Budapest Bike Maffia" members distribute thousands of meals by bike to those in need

Members of the charity organisation the Budapest Bike Maffia distribute thousands of meals to the homeless by bike in the Hungarian capital, even as the winter cold bites. 11 Dec 08:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

AWARDS-SAG/NOMINATIONS (PIX) (TV) Nominations for the annual SAG awards

Nominations are announced for the 2020 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) awards for film and television 11 Dec 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS CLIMATE-CHANGE/ACCORD-GUTERRES (INTERVIEW) (TV)

U.N. chief Guterres speaks to Reuters at U.N. climate summit United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to Reuters in an interview after returning to U.N. climate summit in Madrid to rally world leaders to make faster progress in the final days of the two-week gathering.

11 Dec 07:30 ET / 12:30 GMT TURKEY-CROATIA/

Turkish, Croatian foreign ministers hold news conference in Ankara Croatia's Foreign and European Affairs Minister Gordan Grlić Radman visits Turkey and holds a news conference with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu (1015 GMT).

11 Dec 08:15 ET / 13:15 GMT CLIMATE-CHANGE/ACCORD-AMBITION

Chile unveils "Ambition Alliance" at U.N. climate talks in Madrid Chile, president of the U.N. climate talks in Madrid, unveils "Ambition Alliance" of smaller countries committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

11 Dec 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT CLIMATE-CHANGE/ACCORD-ASTRONAUT (PIX) (TV)

U.N. Chief Antonio Guterres addresses Space Station at COP25 U.N. Chief Antonio Guterres addresses astronaut Luca Parmitano at a high level segment at the 2019 UN Climate Change conference (COP25) in Madrid. COP25 President Carolina Schmidt will also headline the event.

11 Dec 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT USA-TRUMP/RUSSIA (PIX) (TV)

Justice Department inspector general testifies to Senate panel Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz testifies to the Senate Judiciary Committee on his report regarding the actions of the FBI during its investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

11 Dec 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT CLIMATE-CHANGE/ACCORD-KERRY (TV)

Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry launches World War Zero at COP25 in Madrid Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry launches World War Zero at COP25 in Madrid

11 Dec 11:00 ET / 16:00 GMT SPAIN-POLITICS/ (PIX) (TV)

Spanish King meets acting PM to decide on confirmation vote Spain's King Felipe VI meets acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and is expected to decide whether to designate him as candidate to face a confirmation vote in parliament following Spain's second inconclusive election this year.

11 Dec 14:00 ET / 19:00 GMT NORTHKOREA-USA/UN (TV)

U.N. Security Council to meet on North Korea on Wednesday at U.S. request The U.N. Security Council will meet on Wednesday, at the request of the United States, over missile launches by North Korea and the possibility of an "escalatory" provocation after Pyongyang conducted what it said was a key test at satellite launch site.

11 Dec 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT USA-TRUMP/IMPEACHMENT (PIX)

House panel members expected to open debate on impeachment charges against Trump House Judiciary Committee members open debate on impeachment charges against President Donald Trump during a prime time Wednesday evening hearing at 7:00 pm. Debate will be followed by vote that is expected to send so-called articles of impeachment for vote by full House.

11 Dec 19:00 ET / 00:00 GMT GREECE-LIBYA/TURKEY (PIX) (TV)

Libyan Parliament speaker visits Greece to discuss Turkey-Libya accord Libya’s Parliament speaker Aguila Saleh visits Athens. Greece said on Friday it was expelling the Libyan ambassador, angered by an accord between Libya and Turkey signed on Nov. 27 that maps out a sea boundary between the two countries close to the Greek island of Crete.

12 Dec BRITAIN-ELECTION/POLL

Final opinion poll from Ipsos-MORI expected as UK election gets under way British polling firm Ipsos-MORI expected to publish its final opinion poll for UK election in the Evening Standard.

12 Dec BRITAIN-ELECTION/ (PIX) (TV)

UK general election The United Kingdom to hold a general election.

12 Dec BRITAIN-ELECTION/ELECTION-POLLING (TV)

Snapshot poll commissioned by UK broadcasters expected as election counting begins Snapshot poll commissioned by UK broadcasters expected around 2200GMT as election counting begins

12 Dec BRITAIN-ELECTION/BBC (TV)

BBC election night program begins as UK general election polling stations close around the country BBC election night program begins as UK general election polling stations close around the country at 2200GMT

12 Dec ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/UNRWA-REFUGEES (PIX)

WIDER IMAGE - UNRWA a state within states At the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is UNRWA, a United Nations agency, employing tens of thousands of people looking after five million Palestinian refugees.

12 Dec SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY

CLIMATE-CHANGE/ICE-SHIPLOGS (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC) SPECIAL REPORT: Doomed in the ice: How 19th century ship's logs reveal climate change

A group of far-flung volunteers called Old Weather is painstakingly extracting data from the handwritten logbooks of 19th-century ships to help us understand how the Earth's climate is changing. 11 Dec 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

CLIMATE-CHANGE/ACCORD (TV) Spain hosts UN Climate Change Conference (COP-25)

World leaders meet in Madrid for the 2019 UN climate change conference (COP25). The event, which was due to be held in Santiago, Chile in December, was relocated due to civil unrest in the country. 12 Dec

CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE PEOPLE-HARVEY WEINSTEIN/ (PIX) (TV)

Bail hearing for producer Harvey Weinstein A bail hearing is scheduled in the trial of film producer Harvey Weinstein, who is accused of sexually assaulting two women.

11 Dec 09:30 ET / 14:30 GMT PHILIPPINES-DRUGS/

Philippine agency gives updates on signature anti-narcotics campaign The Philippine government holds a news conference to give updates on key events and statistics relating to President Rodrigo Duterte's signature anti-narcotics program.

12 Dec 21:00 ET / 02:00 GMT SPORTS

SPORT-DOPING/RUSSIA-ATHLETICS (TV) Athletics-Russian federation holds year-end conference

Russia's suspended athletics federation holds year-end conference after World Athletics, the global body governing the sport, halted its reinstatement process over a doping scandal. 12 Dec

SOCCER-LALIGA/ INTERVIEW-Soccer-La Liga's Nash and Holden speak to Reuters in Los Angeles

NBA Hall of Famer Steve Nash and former USMNT midfielder Stuart Holden, who are both part owners of La Liga's RCD Mallorca, speak to Reuters about the league's efforts to make inroads in North American market. 12 Dec

SURFING-WSL/ Surfing - World Surf League - Vans Triple Crown of Surfing - Billabong Pipe Masters

The final event of the World Surfing League's World Championship Tour (WCT) takes place at Pipeline, on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. 12 Dec