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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + California rolls back reopening as cases surge + US says Beijing South China Sea claims illegal + Singapore enters recession as economy crumbles + Galapagos reopens tourist sites after lockdown Health-virus,WRAP LOS ANGELES California drastically rolls back its reopening plans as coronavirus cases surge across dozens of US states and the World Health Organization warns that too many nations are mismanaging their pandemic response. 900 words moved by Andrew Marszal and AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video US-China-Philippines-Vietnam-conflict-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the United States will treat Beijing's pursuit of resources in the dispute-rife South China Sea as illegal, ramping up support for Southeast Asian nations. 750 words 0230 GMT by Shaun Tandon Singapore-economy-virus-health,WRAP SINGAPORE Singapore plunged into recession in the second quarter as growth fell more than 40 percent quarter-on-quarter with the trade-dependent economy hammered by the coronavirus, preliminary data shows. 550 words 0200 GMT by Martin Abbugao Health-virus-Ecuador-Galapagos-tourism-environment QUITO The Galapagos Islands reopens its tourist sites and marine reserve, which had been closed since March due to the coronavirus pandemic, Ecuadorian Environment Minister Paulo Proano says. 250 words moved -- AMERICAS -- US-justice-execution,WRAP WASHINGTON A US judge orders a delay of the first federal execution in the United States in 17 years -- the death by lethal injection of a former white supremacist. 650 words moved by Chris Lefkow. File picture Health-virus-Brazil-indigenous,PHOTOESSAY BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil Forced to leave her home after last year's Brumadinho dam disaster that killed 270 people, indigenous woman Angoho Pataxo Ha-ha-hae is now fighting the coronavirus sweeping through her community in the concrete jungle of a favela far from her ancestral home. 550 words 0300 GMT by Douglas Magno, with Paula Ramon in Sao Paulo. Picture. -- EUROPE -- Poland-vote,WRAP WARSAW Polish President Andrzej Duda squeezes past a europhile rival to win re-election, official results show, but the narrow victory puts allies in the populist right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party on the back foot. 650 words moved by Anna Maria Jakubek. Graphic. Picture. Video Also moved: Poland-vote-Duda,PROFILE Poland-vote,POINTS Poland-vote,CHRONO Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade-business,WRAP LONDON Britain launches another Brexit advertising blitz and unveils its first detailed proposals for managing the country's borders after cutting ties with the European Union. 750 words moved by Joe Jackson. Picture. Video Britain-US-court-media-Depp,POINTS LONDON Hollywood star Johnny Depp wraps up five days of gruelling testimony in a libel trial that has exposed the dark underbelly of the lifestyles of the rich and famous. 650 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-conflict-economy,FOCUS TRIPOLI Libyan businessman Mahmud al-Sharkassi surveyed the ruins of his factory on the outskirts of war-scarred capital Tripoli, disheartened but determined to get back to work. 650 words by Rim Taher. Picture. Video Also moving: Libya-conflict-powers,BACKGROUND Health-virus-Iraq-agriculture,FOCUS AFAK, Iraq Unlike in years past, Iraqi farmer Ahmed Mohsen now walks past his local market with a smile on his face. The pale green melons he harvested are selling fast, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. 800 words 0300 GMT by Haydar Indhar. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mali-unrest-politics,WRAP BAMAKO Malian authorities free political opponents whom security forces had detained following recent violent protests against the president, in an apparent bid to calm seething tensions in the country. 650 words moved by Amaury Hauchard and Kassim Traore. File Picture. Video -- MARS EXPLORATION -- Science-space-Mars-UAE,ADVANCER DUBAI The United Arab Emirates plans to make history Wednesday with the scheduled launch of the "Hope" mission, which will make it the first Arab nation to send a probe to Mars. 650 words 0230 GMT by Dana Moukhallati with Miwa Suzuki in Tokyo. Also moving: Science-space-Mars-UAE,FACTS Science-space-Mars-China,FACTS Science-space-Mars-Perseverance,FOCUS WASHINGTON NASA's most advanced Mars rover, Perseverance, launches from Earth on July 30, on a mission to seek out signs of ancient microbial life on what was once a river delta three-and-a-half billion years ago. 700 words 0200 GMT by Ivan Couronne. Picture. Video. Graphic Science-space-Mars-human-exploration,FOCUS WASHINGTON Robotic landers and rovers have been touching down on Mars since the 1970s, but when will humanity finally set foot on the Red Planet? 800 words 0200 GMT by Ivan Couronne. File picture. Graphic. Video -- SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT -- France-environment-animal-tourism,FOCUS LA CIOTAT, France When Europeans retreated into their homes to observe strict stay-at-home rules to contain the coronavirus, dolphins and whales on the Mediterranean coast basked and thrived in a hitherto unknown calm. 600 words 0230 GMT by Julie Pacorel. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-racism-protests,PHOTOESSAY LOS ANGELES In a town that sells silver-screen fantasies to the world, young Los Angeles entertainers are using their Hollywood talents to inspire and lead a new generation of real-life protesters. 550 words 0230 GMT by Andrew Marszal. Pictures by Valerie Macon afp
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