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TOP STORIES

GLOBAL

UKRAINE-CRISIS/

EU ministers convene in Ukraine to show support after US, Slovakia wobbles

KYIV, Oct 2 (Reuters) - EU foreign ministers held their first ever meeting outside the bloc in Ukraine on Monday, a show of support for the country after a pro-Russian candidate won an election in Slovakia and the U.S. Congress omitted funding for Kyiv from a spending bill.

TURKEY-BLAST/ANKARA

After Ankara bombing, Turkey hits back in Iraq and at home

ISTANBUL, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Turkey said it unleashed air strikes on militant targets in northern Iraq and detained suspects in Istanbul overnight, hours after Kurdish militants said they orchestrated the first bomb attack in the capital Ankara in years.

U.S.

USA-TRUMP/NEW YORK

Donald Trump's business empire in peril as civil fraud trial opens in New York

(Reuters) - Donald Trump and his family business are set to stand trial in New York on Monday in a civil fraud case that could deal a major blow to the former U.S. president’s real estate empire.

AUTOS-LABOR/UAW-MACK

UAW workers and Mack Trucks reach deal to avoid strike

Oct 2 (Reuters) - About 4,000 workers represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW) reached an agreement with Volvo Group-owned Mack Trucks just before midnight Eastern Standard Time (0400 GMT) on Sunday, the union and the company said.

BUSINESS

ENERGY-EMIRATES/ADIPEC

COP28 president says oil companies support 2050 net-zero goal

ABU DHABI, Oct 2 (Reuters) - COP28 president Sultan al-Jaber said on Monday that more than 20 oil and gas companies were rallying around his calls to curb carbon emissions ahead of a United Nations summit on climate change.

PENNON GROUP-OUTLOOK/

UK water firms eye hefty investments, rising bills

(Reuters) - Several UK water firms on Monday proposed investing billion of pounds to tackle water quality, leakage and pollution issues, in a move that an industry body said would see bills rise by an average of 156 pounds a year per household by 2030.

LIFESTYLE AND ENTERTAINMENT

FOOTBALL-NFL/SWIFT

Taylor Swift's NFL era: Pop star again watches Chiefs, Kelce amid romance rumors

NEW YORK, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Pop megastar Taylor Swift was just a spectator on Sunday at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium, where she performed three sold-out concerts in May for more than 217,000 fans, but she was still the star of the show as she watched her rumored beau, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, face the New York Jets.

JAPAN-ROBOT/

Japan startup develops 'Gundam'-like robot with $3 mln price tag

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Oct 2 (Reuters) - Tokyo-based start-up Tsubame Industries has developed a 4.5-metre-tall (14.8-feet), four-wheeled robot that looks like "Mobile Suit Gundam" from the wildly popular Japanese animation series, and it can be yours for $3 million.

SPORTS

GAMES-ASIA/

North Korean weightlifter sets new world record in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, China, Oct 2 (Reuters) - North Korea continued an eye-catching display in the weightlifting at the Hangzhou Asian Games when Kim Il Gyong lifted 111kg, setting a new world record for the snatch in the women's 59kg category on day eight of competition on Monday.

SOCCER-ENGLAND-NTG-BRE/

Forest's Cooper piles the pressure on referees' body

(Reuters) - Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper said officials had failed to get the key decisions right once again on Sunday, as criticism of referees' body PGMOL following a succession of controversial calls showed no signs of tapering off.

UPCOMING STORIES

SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY

AMGEN-CANCER/LUNG

FDA staff releases briefing documents for Amgen's lung cancer drug

U.S. FDA staff is expected to release briefing documents on Amgen's cancer drug Lumakras ahead of a meeting of a panel of independent experts, who will discuss the company's application for use of the drug in adult patients with a type of lung cancer who have received one prior treatment.

3 Oct

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

GERMANY-POLITICS/

German Green party weekly press conference

2 Oct 07:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

BRITAIN-POLITICS/CONSERVATIVES-HUNT (TV)

UK finance minister Jeremy Hunt addresses ruling Conservative Party

UK finance minister Jeremy Hunt will tell the annual Conservative Party conference that he cannot heed calls to cut taxes with Britain's inflation rate still more than three times the Bank of England's target. In media interviews early on Monday, Hunt said he believed in lowering taxes but could not commit to any cuts before the next election.

2 Oct 09:00 ET / 14:00 GMT

CONGO-ELECTION/ (TV)

Congo Nobel laureate Mukwege expected to announce presidency bid

Democratic Republic of Congo gynecologist and activist Denis Mukwege, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018 for his nearly two decade fight against sexual violence, is expected to announce that he will submit his candidacy for the December presidential election.

2 Oct 11:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

USA-TRUMP/NEW YORK (PIX) (TV)

Donald Trump's business empire in peril as civil fraud trial opens in New York

Donald Trump and his family business are set to stand trial in New York on Monday in a civil fraud case that could deal a major blow to the former U.S. president’s real estate empire.

2 Oct 20:00 ET / 01:00 GMT

NIGERIA-STRIKE/

Nigeria's labour unions set to strike over cost of living crisis

Nigerian labour unions plan to start an indefinite strike over a cost-of-living crisis after President Bola Tinubu scrapped a popular but costly petrol subsidy.

3 Oct

BRITAIN-POLITICS/CONSERVATIVES-BRAVERMAN

UK Home Secretary Braverman addresses annual Conservative Party conference

Britain's Home Secretary Suella Braverman will address the annual Conservative Party conference

3 Oct

CANADA-POLITICS/SPEAKER (PIX)

Canada's House of Commons elects a new speaker after controversy

3 Oct

CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE

USA-TRUMP/TROUBLES (PIX)

FACTBOX-The legal troubles of former US President Donald Trump

Former U.S. President Donald Trump faces numerous legal troubles as he seeks the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential election. Trump, 77, denies any wrongdoing.

2 Oct 05:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

USA-BANKMANFRIED/DEFENSE (PIX)

What is Sam Bankman-Fried's defense case at his upcoming fraud trial?

Sam Bankman-Fried is likely to argue that while he should have run FTX more carefully, he never intended to steal customer funds, and that any misappropriation of customer funds to plug losses at his Alameda Research hedge fund was done by other executives without his knowledge. A look at Bankman-Fried's likely defense strategy.

2 Oct 05:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

USA-COURT/

U.S. Supreme Court issues orders in pending appeals.

2 Oct 08:30 ET / 13:30 GMT

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

USA-SHUTDOWN/CAPITOL-WORKERS

People who feed, clean up after US Congress lose out in shutdowns

Some of the first Americans to feel the bite of the partial government shutdown are the people who run food concessions and clean up for the U.S. Congress in the nation’s Capitol. Some contract workers will be working long days while lawmakers debate late into night and missing paychecks as they do.

2 Oct 05:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

BRAZIL-ECONOMY/SURVEY

Brazil’s central bank releases weekly survey of market expectations

The central bank releases results of a weekly economic survey with more than 100 financial institutions. This will include forecasts for GDP, interest rates and inflation rates.

2 Oct 06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

CHILE-ECONOMY/INDICATOR

Chile-Activity index

Chile's central bank publishes economic activity data for August. Economists polled by Reuters forecast a 0.1% growth on a yearly basis.

2 Oct 06:30 ET / 11:30 GMT

BRAZIL-GRAINS/

AgRural releases data on Brazil's soybean, corn crops

AgRural updates the progress of Brazil's soybean planting for the 2023/24 season, which had reached 1.9% by the previous week. The agribusiness consultancy also releases data on the sowing of the country's first corn crop, seen at 25% by September 21.

2 Oct 07:00 ET / 12:00 GMT

BRAZIL-ECONOMY/PMI

Brazil-Manuf PMI

Brazil's statistics agency IBGE publishes industrial output data relative to August. Economists polled by Reuters forecast a 0.5% increase from the previous month.

2 Oct 08:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

TECH-ANTITRUST/GOOGLE-MICROSOFT

Microsoft CEO Nadella to testify Monday in Google US antitrust trial

Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella is expected to testify Monday as a witness for the U.S. Justice Department, according to a filing on the docket of its once-in-a generation court fight against Alphabet's Google.

2 Oct 08:30 ET / 13:30 GMT

USA-FED/POWELL

Federal Reserve's Powell, Harker participate in roundtable in York, Pa.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker participate in roundtable with workers, small business owners, local employers, and community leaders to discuss efforts to redevelop and grow the local economy, and take a walking tour, in York, Pa. 2 Oct 10:00 ET / 15:00 GMT

USA-FED/BARR

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Barr speaks on monetary policy

Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr speaks on "Monetary Policy and Financial Stability" before a Forecasters Club luncheon, in New York.

2 Oct 12:00 ET / 17:00 GMT

USA-FED/WILLIAMS

New York Federal Reserve Bank President Williams moderates discussion at Fed environmental economics conference

Federal Reserve Bank of New York President John Williams moderates discussion at the 2023 Environmental Economics and Policy Conference: "Measuring and Adapting to Climate Risk," in New York.

2 Oct 12:30 ET / 17:30 GMT

USA-USDA/CROPPROGRESS

USDA issues weekly Crop Progress

2 Oct 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT

USA-FED/MESTER

Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President Mester speaks on economy

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester speaks on the economic outlook before the 50 Club of Cleveland Monthly Meeting, in Cleveland, Ohio.

2 Oct 18:30 ET / 23:30 GMT

TURKEY-CENBANK/ERKAN

Turkey central bank chief to face lawmakers' questions on sharp rate hikes

Hafize Gaye Erkan, who since becoming Turkey's central bank governor in June has launched an aggressive rate-hiking cycle, will for the first time present the policy plan to parliament's budget committe and address its questions.

3 Oct

USA-SEC/COINBASE

SEC expected to respond to Coinbase objections to lawsuit over failure to register

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to respond to Coinbase's defenses against its civil lawsuit accusing the largest U.S. cryptocurrency platform of operating illegally because it failed to register as an exchange.

3 Oct

TURKEY-ECONOMY/INFLATION

Turkey reports inflation, seen climbing above 60%

Turkey will report its inflation rate in September, which is expected to have risen to 62% annually due to the lira's continued decline and recent tax hikes.

3 Oct

USA-SHUTDOWN/

Republicans, Democrats look for way out of likely US government shutdown

Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Congress are expected to trying to find a path out of a likely partial government shutdown.

3 Oct

ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT

FASHION-PARIS/LOUIS VUITTON (PIX) (TV)

Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2024 collection at Paris Fashion Week

Models present creations by designer Nicolas Ghesquiere as part of his Spring/Summer 2024 Women's ready-to-wear collection show for fashion house Louis Vuitton at Paris Fashion Week in Paris

2 Oct 07:30 ET / 12:30 GMT

AUCTION-PROP STORE/FILM (PIX) (TV)

Preview ahead of Prop Store's annual entertainment memorabilia auction

Preview ahead of Prop Store's annual entertainment memorabilia auction, this year to be held 9-13 November.

3 Oct 18:00 ET / 23:00 GMT

DISASTERS / ACCIDENTS

BRAZIL-AMAZON/DROUGHT-DOLPHINS (PIX)

Mass death of Amazon dolphins believed to be due to drought, global warming

The carcasses of more than one hundred river dolphins have appeared floating on a tributary of the Amazon since last week in an unusual mortality event that experts suspect was caused by drought and global warming and could threaten the species.

2 Oct 11:00 ET / 16:00 GMT

CONFLICTS / WAR / PEACE

HAITI-VIOLENCE/UN

UN vote on foreign police mission to Haiti set for Monday The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on Monday to approve the deployment of foreign police to Haiti and authorize the use of force to help the Caribbean country fight violent gangs that have largely overrun the capital Port-au-Prince.

2 Oct 15:00 ET / 20:00 GMT