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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump axes convention as US cases top four million + Pompeo urges unity against Beijing's 'new tyranny' + New York Times buys maker of hit 'Serial' podcast + DNA study sheds new light on horror of slave trade + Former champion Mike Tyson to make comeback age 54 Health-virus-US WASHINGTON President Donald Trump announces he is scrapping the Republican nominating convention in Florida as the number of coronavirus cases in the United States tops four million. 750 words moved by Issam Ahmed and Chris Lefkow. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-US-economy-unemployment Also moving: Health-virus,WRAP US-China-politics-diplomacy-Pompeo,WRAP WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calls on "free nations" to triumph over the threat of what he said was a "new tyranny" from China. 600 words moved by Francesco Fontemaggi. File picture Also moved: US-China-politics-immigration-research-court,2ndlead US-media-newspaper-internet-NYT NEW YORK The New York Times says it will acquire Serial Productions, which created a hugely popular long-form news program credited with sparking today's podcast boom. 300 words moved Science-genetics-slavery WASHINGTON A new DNA study sheds fresh light on the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade, from the legacy of rape that can be seen in today's genetics to how disease likely decimated some groups forced to work in deadly conditions. 500 words moved by Ivan Couronne. Graphic Box-heavy-Tyson LOS ANGELES Mike Tyson, the former world heavyweight champion who retired in 2005, says he will make a comeback at age 54, fighting Roy Jones Jr. on September 12 in Los Angeles. 500 words moved -- US ELECTION COUNTDOWN -- US-politics-vote-100days,WRAP WASHINGTON Donald Trump has 100 days from Sunday to save his presidency, while America tries to avoid a collective nervous breakdown ahead of one of the most divisive, tension-filled elections in US history. 800 words 0130 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture US-politics-vote-100days-Biden,SCENE WILMINGTON, Delaware Unmarked Secret Service cars bar access to Joe Biden's house in a plush neighborhood of Wilmington, the US East Coast city that mirrors the look of his presidential campaign: quiet and low-key. 750 words 0130 GMT by Sebastien Duval. Picture. Video US-politics-vote-100days-Texas,FOCUS PLANO, Texas Texas attorney Monica Haft voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and regretted it almost immediately. Now, barely 100 days before a critical US presidential election, the lifelong Republican insists she won't repeat her mistake. 750 words 0130 GMT by Michael Mathers. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-IT-lifestyle-earnings-Twitter,WRAP WASHINGTON Twitter showed strong gains in its user base with more people turning to the short-message social network during the pandemic and civil unrest, according to a quarterly update that offers positive signs despite a big drop in ad revenues. 650 words moved by Rob Lever Chile-France-Japan-extradition,WRAP SANTIAGO Chilean Nicolas Zepeda is extradited from Chile to France where he will face possible trial over the 2016 murder of his Japanese ex-girlfriend, police say. 600 words moved by Miguel Sanchez. Picture. Video Health-virus-Bolivia-politics-vote LA PAZ Bolivia postpones its general elections for a second time because of the coronavirus pandemic, putting it off until October 18, officials say. 550 words moved by Raul Burgoa US-aviation-earnings-AmericanAirlines,WRAP NEW YORK American Airlines and Southwest Airlines both report quarterly losses as the industry reins in spending amid a shaky demand environment further weakened by the latest spike in US coronavirus cases. 700 words moved by John Biers -- EUROPE -- Turkey-politics-religion-heritage-HagiaSophia,WRAP ISTANBUL Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will take part in the first prayers at Hagia Sophia since the Istanbul landmark was reconverted to a mosque despite international condemnation. 500 words 0230 GMT by Gokan Gunes with Raziye Akkoc in Ankara. Picture. File video Also moving: Turkey-religion-politics-HagiaSophia,FACTS Britain-EU-Brexit-politics,WRAP LONDON Britain and the European Union break up their latest round of post-Brexit trade negotiations by ruling out a quick deal but voicing hope for agreement in the coming months. 650 words moved by Dmitry Zaks and Phil Hazlewood. Picture. Video Also moved: Britain-politics-Johnson-anniversary,FOCUS Italy-agriculture-environment-pandemic-food,SCENE AMALFI, Italy Squeezed by foreign competition and a lack of local labour, Italy's Amalfi lemon growers persevere in their gruelling work on the steep terraces rising from the Mediterranean. 600 words 0300 GMT by Celine Cornu. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mali-politics-unrest,WRAP BAMAKO West African leaders end a day-long summit in Mali without a deal to soothe the country's escalating political crisis. 700 words moved by Amaury Hauchard. Picture. Video Sudan-coup-grave,2ndlead KHARTOUM The bodies of 28 Sudanese army officers involved in a failed coup against former president Omar al-Bashir in 1990 have been found in a mass grave, prosecutors say. 400 words moved -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Israel-technology,FOCUS MISGAV, Israel An Israeli company is developing a coronavirus breathalyser test that gives results in 30 seconds, billing it as a "front line" tool that can help restore a sense of normality during the pandemic. 650 words 0300 GMT by Jonah Mandel. Picture. Video Yemen-conflict-history-culture,FOCUS TAEZ, Yemen The two faces of the National Museum in the Yemeni city of Taez are testament to the ravages of the war that has consumed the Arabian peninsula country. 750 words 0330 GMT. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- China-politics-rights-Xinjiang,FOCUS BEIJING It has been almost two years since Bugra Arkin's father Aierken was snatched from his home in China's Xinjiang region -- one of at least 435 Uighur intellectuals to have been imprisoned or forcibly disappeared since April 2017, according to human rights advocates. 900 words 0430 GMT by Laurie Chen. Video. Picture Myanmar-Asia-Japan-aerospace-satellite-economy,FOCUS MEIKTILA, Myanmar Myanmar is preparing to launch its first-ever satellite, joining an unlikely group of nascent space nations aiming to protect millions from environmental disasters. 550 words 0300 GMT by Su Myat Mon and Richard Sargent. Video. Picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Britain-US-court-media-Depp LONDON American actress Amber Heard testifies that she loved ex-husband Johnny Depp and was rooting for him to kick his drug habit before filing for divorce because of alleged domestic abuse. 400 words moved. Picture -- SCIENCE -- Science-palaeontology-crocodile-Libya-Americas PARIS The several species of crocodiles plying rivers and brackish byways in the Americas -- from Florida to Peru -- all came from Africa, according to a study. 550 words moved by Marlowe Hood. Picture afp
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