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TOP STORIES

GLOBAL

UKRAINE-CRISIS/RUSSIA-DEFENCEMINISTER

Putin taps civilian economist to run defence

MOSCOW, May 12 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin

tapped a civilian economist as his surprise new defence minister

on Sunday in an attempt to gird Russia for economic war by

trying to better utilise defence expenditures and harness

greater innovation to win in Ukraine.

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/USA-PROTESTS-DUKE

Seinfeld speech at Duke commencement prompts walkout

protesting his support for Israel

May 12 (Reuters) - Dozens of students walked out of Duke

University's commencement ceremony on Sunday as some chanted

"free Palestine" to protest its guest speaker, comedian Jerry

Seinfeld, who has supported Israel throughout the war in Gaza,

according to a video posted on social media.

U.S.

USA-RUSSIA/SOLDIER

EXCLUSIVE-Before arrest in Russia, US soldier's relationship

with Russian girlfriend turned bloody, wife says

WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) - Months before his arrest in

Russia, U.S. Army soldier Gordon Black made a surprise video

call from his overseas tour in South Korea to his 6-year-old

daughter in Texas.

AUSTRALIA-USA/PILOT

Former US Marine pilot arrested in Australia worked with

Chinese hacker, lawyer says

SYDNEY, May 12 (Reuters) - A former U.S. Marine pilot fighting

extradition from Australia on U.S. charges of training Chinese

military pilots to land on aircraft carriers, unknowingly worked

with a Chinese hacker, his lawyer said.

BUSINESS

FRANCE-BUSINESS/INDUSTRY

France secures jobs, investments from Amazon ( AMZN ), Pfizer ( PFE ) and

Morgan Stanley

PARIS, May 12 (Reuters) - France secured on Sunday new jobs and

investments with Internet giant Amazon ( AMZN ), healthcare

company Pfizer ( PFE ) and Wall Street bank Morgan Stanley ( MS )

, as the country prepared to host a key foreign investment

summit.

LUFTHANSA-CEO/

Lufthansa boss vents frustration about Boeing ( BA ) problems

ZURICH, May 12 (Reuters) - Aircraft delivery delays from Boeing ( BA )

are "extremely annoying" and cost Lufthansa

lots of money, but the U.S. planemaker should be able to resolve

its problems, the German airline's CEO said in a newspaper

interview.

LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT

VESAK-DAY/SOUTHKOREA

Celebrating Buddha's birthday, a South Korean DJ is in

spotlight

SEOUL, May 12 (Reuters) - The man with a shaved head, a beatific

smile and flowing grey monk's robes was not offering meditation

tips to soothe stress.

MUSIC-EUROVISION/SWITZERLAND

Nemo's Eurovision win fires up Swiss advocates for

non-binary rights

ZURICH, May 12 (Reuters) - Swiss advocates for non-binary rights

hailed local star Nemo's victory in Saturday's Eurovision Song

Contest, urging the country's authorities to enable official

recognition of people who identify as neither male or female.

SPORTS

BASEBALL-MLB-CHC-HENDRICKS-ROSTER

Cubs officially activate RHP Kyle Hendricks from IL

The Chicago Cubs activated right-hander Kyle Hendricks from the

injured list to start Sunday's road game against the Pittsburgh

Pirates.

BASEBALL-MLB-BOS-BELLO

Red Sox activate RHP Brayan Bello from 15-day IL

The Boston Red Sox reinstated right-hander Brayan Bello from the

15-day injured list to start Sunday's game against the visiting

Washington Nationals.

UPCOMING

SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY

HEALTH-USA/VACCINE-DYNAVAX

FDA decision on Dynavax's Hepatitis B vaccine

The U.S. FDA is set to make its decision known about the

marketing application for Dynavax's Hepatitis B vaccine.

13 May

ARTS / CULTURE / ENTERTAINMENT

FASHION-GUCCI/ (PIX)

Gucci designer Sabato de Sarno brings his first cruise show to

London

Gucci's creative director Sabato de Sarno holds his first cruise

collection show in London.

13 May

FILMFESTIVAL-CANNES/PREVIEW (TV)

What to expect from this year's Cannes Film Festival

A film critic talks us through the key movies, events and stars

at this year's Cannes Film Festival, which opens on Tuesday May

14.

13 May 10:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

FILMFESTIVAL-CANNES/FREMAUX (PIX) (TV)

Cannes director meets the press on the eve of festival opener

Cannes director Thierry Fremaux meets the press on the eve of

festival opener.

13 May 13:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

BUSINESS / ECONOMICS

SOUTHKOREA-CHINA/

South Korea's foreign minister visits China to meet Wang Yi

South Korea's foreign minister Cho Tae-yul will travel to

Beijing to meet his counterpart Wang Yi

13 May

INDIA-SPICES/MDH-EVEREST (PIX)

FACTBOX-Who are the two iconic Indian spice brands under

scrutiny?

A factbox on Indian spice brands which are facing global

regulatory scrutiny after allegations of contamination from Hong

Kong.

13 May 01:30 ET / 01:30 GMT

INDIA-SPICES/QUALITY (PIX)

ANALYSIS-Before global scrutiny, Indian spice maker MDH faced

many US rejections

Popular Indian spice brand MDH, under scrutiny for alleged

contamination in some products, has since 2021 seen an average

14.5% of its U.S. shipments rejected due to the presence of

bacteria, a Reuters analysis of U.S. regulatory data found.

13 May 01:30 ET / 01:30 GMT

USA-OIL/RENEWABLE DIESEL (PIX)

Renewable diesel glut hits US refiner profits, threatens nascent

industry

A rush by U.S. fuel makers to recalibrate their plants to

produce renewable diesel has created a supply glut for the

low-emissions fuel, hammering profit margins for refiners like

Valero and threatening to tank a young industry that has already

faced some plant closures.

13 May 06:00 ET / 06:00 GMT

OPENAI-SEARCH/

OpenAi shows off new AI features as competition with Google

heats up

OpenAI plans to show off new artificial intelligence-powered

features on Monday, potentially including a web search tool that

would add to growing competition against search king Google.

OpenIA's livestream event kicks of at 10 am PT / 1 pm ET

13 May 09:00 ET / 09:00 GMT

MERCEDES-UAW/ (PIX)

Mercedes workers to vote on joining UAW this week

Workers at a Mercedes plant in Alabama and nearby battery plant

are slated to vote on whether to join the United Auto Workers

union this week. The vote is expected to be finalized on May 17,

and it will begin on Monday.

13 May 10:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

SEMPRA USA-LNG/CAMERON (PIX)

Sempra ( SRE ) revisits Bechtel selection for Cameron LNG expansion to

cut costs

Rising U.S. construction costs has Sempra LNG seeking to

replace construction giant Bechtel as builder of its Cameron LNG

phase 2 expansion project in Louisiana, two people familiar with

the matter told Reuters.

13 May 11:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

UBS-CEO/INTERVIEW (PIX) (TV)

REUTERS NEXT NEWSMAKER - Live broadcast interview with UBS CEO

Sergio Ermotti

Live broadcast interview with UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti. UBS CEO

Sergio Ermotti takes stock a year on from UBS' rescue of smaller

peer Credit Suisse in the biggest banking deal since the global

financial crisis. Ermotti was tapped to return to UBS to steer

the mammoth merger of the two globally systemically important

banks, while maintaining the confidence of customers, investors

and regulators. Reuters EMEA Finance & Markets Editor Elisa

Martinuzzi talks with Ermotti about the challenges of the

integration, leading a wealth manager whose balance sheet now

dwarfs the Swiss economy, and the opportunities ahead.

13 May 11:30 ET / 11:30 GMT

USA-FED/MESTER

Fed's Mester, Jefferson participate in discussion

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester and

Federal Reserve Board Vice Chair Philip Jefferson participate in

discussion before the Central Bank Communications: Theory and

Practice Conference hosted by Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.

13 May 13:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

POLITICS / INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

ORICA-COLOMBIA/

Australia's Orica ( OCLDF ) looking to increase exports from Colombia

operation

Australian explosives maker Orica ( OCLDF ) is looking to

increase exports to Central America and the Caribbean from its

plant in Colombia by 30% and will spend $5 million to do so, a

company executive told Reuters.

13 May

ARGENTINA-VENEZUELA/

Argentina ramps up pressure on Venezuela over opposition embassy

refugees

Argentina's government is looking to ramp up pressure on

Venezuela to grant safe passage to six opposition asylum seekers

holed up in its embassy in Caracas, who officials in Buenos

Aires say are at physical risk if they don't leave the country.

13 May

KOSOVO-REFORESTATION/ (PIX) (TV)

Kosovo employs drones to halt deforestation

Kosovo is launching a campaign using drones to drop seeds as the

small country has witnessed an alarming loss of forests in the

past two decades.

13 May

INDIA-ELECTION/ (PIX) (TV)

Fourth phase of India's general election

Fourth phase of India's general election that involves states

such as Jammu and Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. The

election pits two-term strongman Prime Minister Narendra Modi

and his regional allies against a bickering alliance of two

dozen opposition parties, with surveys suggesting a comfortable

win for Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata party (BJP).

13 May

SPAIN-POLITICS/CATALONIA (PIX) (TV)

Reax after Spain's Catalonia results of early elections

Reax after Spain's Catalonia results of early elections.

13 May 10:00 ET / 10:00 GMT

SCOTLAND-SNP/GOVERNMENT

CANCELLED Potential opening of ballot in SNP leadership contest

Potential opening of ballot in the Scottish National Party

leadership contest

13 May 11:00 ET / 11:00 GMT

USA-POLITICS/MENENDEZ (PIX) (TV)

US Senator Menendez's corruption trial to get underway

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez's corruption trial is scheduled to get

underway in the federal court in Manhattan, beginning with jury

selection. The New Jersey Democrat has pleaded not guilty to

accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars from businessmen to

impede law enforcement probes they faced, and help the Egyptian

and Qatari governments. The bribes allegedly included cash, gold

bars and a Mercedes-Benz convertible. Menendez may seek a

fourth full Senate term if he is exonerated. Two businessmen

are also defendants, and Menendez's wife is expected to be tried

separately. All have pleaded not guilty.

13 May 13:00 ET / 13:00 GMT

RELIGION

PORTUGAL-RELIGION/FATIMA (PIX) (TV) (GRAPHIC)

Faithful descend on Portugal's Fatima shrine for annual

celebration

Thousands of faithful are expected to attend the annual

candlelight procession at Portugal's Fatima shrine, one of

Catholicism's most famous sanctuaries, to mark the first of

three reported visions of the Virgin Mary, also known as Our

Lady, more than 100 years ago.

13 May

CRIME / LAW / JUSTICE

ARCHEGOS-FRAUD/TIMELINE

Timeline: How the Archegos Capital fire sale went down

How Bill Hwang's business melted down.

13 May 00:00 ET / 00:00 GMT

USA-COURT/ (TV)

U.S. Supreme Court issues orders

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

13 May 13:30 ET / 13:30 GMT

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

Donald Trump's criminal trial over hush money payment

Former U.S. President Donald Trump's criminal trial on charges

of falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment

to a porn star continues in New York.

13 May 13:30 ET / 13:30 GMT

ARCHEGOS-FRAUD/

Fraud trial of Archegos' Bill Hwang over $36 billion firm's

collapse begins

Bill Hwang's fraud trial over the collapse of his $36 billion

Archegos Capital Management LP is expected to begin in Manhattan

federal court, Former Archegos Chief Financial Officer Patrick

Halligan is also expected to go on trial, which is expected to

last up to eight weeks, although there are no proceedings on

Fridays.

13 May 14:00 ET / 14:00 GMT