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Hong Kong will end 2019 with multiple protests planned for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day aimed at disrupting festivities and shopping in the Asian financial hub, which has seen a rise in clashes between police and protesters since Christmas.

IRAQ-SECURITY-USA/ Trump aides call U.S. strikes on Iraq and Syria 'successful,' warn of potential further action

WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. officials said on Sunday that air strikes in Iraq and Syria against an Iran-backed militia group were successful, but warned that “additional actions” may still be taken in the region to defend U.S. interests. U.S.

NEW-YORK-STABBING/ Suspect in knife rampage at rabbi's home appears to have acted alone: New York police

NEW YORK (Reuters) - An assailant who stabbed five people attending a party at an Hasidic rabbi’s home in what New York’s governor called an act of domestic terrorism appears to have been acting alone, police said on Sunday. TEXAS-SHOOTING/

Shooter among two dead in Texas church attack (Reuters) - A gunman who opened fire in a Texas church, killing one person and leaving another in critical condition, died after parishioners at the Sunday morning service shot him in response, authorities said.

BUSINESS USA-TRADE-CHINA/

China commerce ministry says it has proactively dealt with U.S. trade frictions BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s Commerce Ministry has “proactively dealt with” trade frictions with the United States this year, it said on Sunday after an annual work conference.

TESLA-CHINA-DELIVERY/ Tesla delivers first China-made Model 3 sedans in just under a year

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Tesla has started delivering Model 3 electric cars built at its Shanghai factory in just under a year since it began work on the $2 billion plant, a record for global automakers in China, and said it would ramp up deliveries from next month. ENTERTAINMENT

AUSTRALIA-PAPUA-ZACEFRON/ Actor Zac Efron is home after falling ill in Papua New Guinea

SYDNEY (Reuters) - American actor Zac Efron confirmed on Monday that he recently fell ill while filming a survival reality TV show in Papua New Guinea. USA-BOXOFFICE/

Box Office: 'Little Women,''Uncut Gems' Start Strong as 'Rise of Skywalker' Remains Victorious LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) - The holiday box office proved fruitful for a wide variety of movies as overall ticket sales reached $200 million over the weekend — a 6.3% boost from last year.

SPORTS FOOTBALL-NFL-PLAYOFFS/

Patriots stunned by Dolphins, Eagles win East (Reuters) - The New England Patriots were stunned by the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, costing them a first-round bye in the playoffs, while the Philadelphia Eagles won the National Football Conference (NFC) East division on the final day of the NFL regular season.

ALPINE-SKIING-WOMEN/ Alpine skiing: Shiffrin equals Vonn's record with World Cup slalom win

(Reuters) - American Mikaela Shiffrin equaled compatriot Lindsey Vonn’s record for most women’s World Cup victories in one discipline after winning the 43rd slalom of her career in Lienz, Austria on Sunday. UPCOMING

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS GLOBAL-MARKETS/DECADE-VOLATILITY (PIX)

The decade that saw volatility trading come of age What do you do when daily stock market gyrations all but dry up? Apparently, trade volatility like never before.

30 Dec 06:00 ET, 11:00 GMT GLOBAL-OIL/PRICES

Oil price spikes were nowhere to be seen in 2019 Attacks on the biggest oil producer in the world. Massive sanctions on two OPEC members, and a major shipper. Gigantic cuts from the big oil producing companies. And yet, the price of oil barely sniffed $70 a barrel all year. Is this the new normal for oil markets headed into 2020, which were rangebound all year?

30 Dec 06:00 ET, 11:00 GMT CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE

MOL-CROATIA/COURT (TV) Croatian court expected to rule in case involving MOL's executive chairman

A Croatian court is expected to pass a ruling in a corruption case involving the head of Hungarian energy group MOL Zsolt Hernadi and former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader. Both have denied wrongdoing. 30 Dec 10:00 ET, 15:00 GMT

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS TURKEY-MOLDOVA/

Turkey's Erdogan makes speech, holds news conference with Moldovan president Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech at a science awards ceremony (1030 GMT) before meeting MolodovaN President Igor Dodon and holding a joint news conference (1515 GMT).

30 Dec 10:30 ET, 15:30 GMT HONGKONG-PROTESTS/POLL (PIX) (GRAPHIC)

EXCLUSIVE-How does Hong Kong feel about the protests? Reuters poll results Reuters releases the inaugural results of a monthly opinion poll conducted by the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (HKPORI) on what people in Hong Kong think about the origin of the protests that have defined the city over the past nine months, who is to blame for the violence and what should be done to resolve the situation. The survey is based on the responses of about 1,000 Hong Kong adults surveyed in December.

31 Dec 23:00 ET