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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump commutes jail sentence of ally Roger Stone + Hagia Sophia mosque decision sparks condemnation + WHO urges stronger virus measures amid flare-ups + Sports Illustrated in transgender model first US-politics-justice-Stone-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump commutes the prison sentence of his longtime ally Roger Stone, shielding the veteran Republican operative from 40 months behind bars. 500 words 0130 GMT by Daniel Woolls. File picture Turkey-religion-court-HagiaSophia,WRAP ISTANBUL Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announces the Hagia Sophia, one of the architectural wonders of the world, would be reopened for Muslim worship as a mosque, sparking fury in the Christian community and neighbouring Greece. 850 words moved by Fulya Ozerkan. Pictures. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP GENEVA The World Health Organization urges countries grappling with coronavirus to step up control measures, saying it is still possible to rein it in, as some countries clamp fresh restrictions on citizens. 650 words 0200 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic US-sport-gender-magazine-SportsIllustrated NEW YORK Sports Illustrated is featuring a transgender model for the first time ever in its swimsuit issue this year, the US magazine says. 200 words moved -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US,2ndlead MIAMI President Donald Trump is forced to scrap an election rally, further darkening his mood as he lashes out at China over the coronavirus pandemic while visiting one of the worst-hit US states. 750 words moved by Jerome Cartillier. Picture Health-virus-US-schools,FOCUS LOS ANGELES With the start of the US school year only weeks away, Marina Avalos still has no idea how or where her 7-year-old daughter will attend classes. 600 words 0130 GMT by Javier Tovar. File picture India-China-conflict-US-diplomacy,ANALYSIS WASHINGTON A border clash has plunged ties between India and China to their lowest point in decades. But one beneficiary looks clear -- the US-India relationship. 650 words 0230 GMT by Shaun Tandon Health-virus-US-longhaulers,FOCUS WASHINGTON Child psychiatrist Scott Krakower tested positive for COVID-19 back in mid-April, but three months on there are still days he feels overwhelmingly tired, short of breath, and unable to speak because of a hoarse throat. 600 words moved by Issam Ahmed. File picture Brazil-environment-Amazon,WRAP SAO PAULO Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon increased by a record 25 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2020, official data shows, increasing pressure on President Jair Bolsonaro to abandon his plans to develop the region. 600 words moved by Paula Ramon. File picture. File video UN-Syria-Russia-conflict-aid,WRAP UNITED NATIONS The UN Security Council fails to find a consensus on prolonging cross-border humanitarian aid to Syria after Russia and China veto an extension and members reject a counter-proposal by Moscow. 600 words 0230 GMT by Philippe Rater. File picture Health-virus-economy-debt-budgets-IMF,INTERVIEW WASHINGTON As governments rushed out funding to prevent an economic collapse amid the coronavirus pandemic, global public debt swelled to the highest in history, but the IMF warns that cutting back too soon could undermine the recovery. 500 words moved by Heather Scott and Delphine Touitou. Graphic -- ASIA -- Singapore-election-vote,WRAP SINGAPORE Singapore's long-ruling party retains power but its support fell sharply and the opposition made gains in a general election held under the shadow of a coronavirus outbreak. 700 words moved by Martin Abbugao and Catherine Lai. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Netherlands-Ukraine-Russia-MH17-ECHR,WRAP THE HAGUE The Netherlands says it will take Russia to the European Court of Human Rights for its role in bringing down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine, killing nearly 300 people. 600 words moved by Jan Hennop. File picture Britain-US-court-media-Depp,WRAP LONDON Hollywood star Johnny Depp accuses British tabloid newspaper The Sun of turning him from "Cinderella to Quasimodo" by claiming he beat his ex-wife Amber Heard, during a fourth day of questioning in a London court. 650 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. Picture Health-virus-Serbia-protest BELGRADE Thousands of people protest for a fourth day in several Serbian cities over the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic with protesters hurling stones at police in front of the parliament in Belgrade. 450 words moved. Picture Britain-Scotland-politics EDINBURGH Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wore a tartan face mask on a recent visit to shops in Edinburgh, as they prepared to reopen after the long coronavirus lockdown. 650 words 0230 GMT. File picture Britain-racism-slavery-economy-discrimination LIVERPOOL Anna Rothery is the first black woman to hold the position of Lord Mayor of Liverpool, a largely ceremonial role for elected councillors to promote the interests of the city. 700 words 0300 GMT. Picture. Video Bosnia-Srebrenica-anniversary-justice HAGUE Twenty-five years after the Srebrenica massacre, international courts like those which tried the perpetrators of the slaughter face an uncertain future but are needed more than ever, experts say. 700 words 0230 GMT. File picture Spain-royals-government MADRID Six years after his abdication from the Spanish throne, the reputation of the former king Juan Carlos I appears to lie in tatters. 650 words 0330 GMT by Diego Urdaneta. File picture Health-virus-Europe-tourism-leisure MADRID After months of working on the frontline in the battle against COVID-19, Spanish nurse Yone Alberich was absolutely ready for a holiday but the question was how. 700 words 0330 GMT. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Sudan-women-health-rights,WRAP KHARTOUM Sudan's highest governing body ratifies a law criminalising female genital mutilation, a widespread ritual in the African country, the justice ministry announces. 500 words moved by Abdelmonein Abu Idris UN-Syria-Russia-conflict-aid,WRAP UNITED NATIONS Russia and China veto a UN Security Council resolution to prolong cross-border humanitarian aid to war-torn Syria, the authorization for which expires later in the day. 550 words moved by Philippe Rater. File picture -- AFRICA -- Burkina-politics-vote-unrest OUAGADOUGOU Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kabore is set to be named candidate in upcoming elections despite his government's failures to halt a bloody jihadist insurgency. 500 words 0230 GMT by Armel Baily Mali-politics-protest-unrest BAMAKO One person is killed and 20 people injured in Mali's capital Bamako during a mass rally against embattled President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. 750 words moved. picture. Video Ghana-Africa-literature-library ACCRA A small group of visitors waits eagerly at the entrance to a single-storey building in Ghana's capital Accra, looking to explore the literary treasure inside. 650 words 0300 GMT by Kent Mensah. Picture. Video -- SCIENCE -- Mars-science-aerospace-astronomy-space PARIS Mars may now be considered a barren, icy desert but did Earth's nearest neighbour once harbour life? 900 words 0330 GMT. File picture. Graphic afp
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