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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + George Floyd brother testifies before US lawmakers + Sweden names PM killer, closing decades old case + EU eyes reopening borders after lockdowns + Federer out of tennis until 2021 + Stolen Banksy recovered in Italy US-politics-racism-unrest,WRAP WASHINGTON George Floyd's brother testifies before a House committee as lawmakers work to respond to nationwide protests over his death in police custody. 500 words 1630 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video Sweden-politics-murder-probe,WRAP STOCKHOLM Swedish prosecutors name their main suspect in the 1986 killing of prime minister Olof Palme, closing the murder case that has gripped the Scandinavian country for more than three decades. 700 words 1500 GMT by Pia Ohlin. Picture. Video Health-virus,WRAP BRUSSELS The European Union hopes to reopen external borders to foreigners in July as leaders try to loosen the economic strangulation of virus lockdowns triggering a steep global economic downturn. 750 words moved by Dave Clark and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Tennis-SUI-Federer,3rdlead PARIS Twenty-time Grand Slam singles champion Roger Federer says he will be sidelined until 2021 after undergoing his second knee operation in a matter of months but the 38-year-old vows he will return at his "highest level". 500 words moved. File picture Italy-France-painting-Banksy ROME Italian police recover a stolen work by famed graffiti artist Banksy commemorating the victims of the November 2015 Paris terror attacks on a door from Bataclan concert hall. 450 words 1430 GMT by Ella Ide -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-France-economy-masks,FOCUS PARIS As the coronavirus begins to ebb in France, the country as a problem unthinkable just a few weeks ago -- a surplus of masks -- prompting calls for consumers to purchase French-made ones. 500 words 1600 GMT by Marie-Morgane Le Moel Health-virus-US-politics-racism,FOCUS WASHINGTON The Kentucky governor has committed to ensuring that 100 percent of the state's black population has health coverage, an initiative given new urgency by the coronavirus pandemic and protests against police brutality. 600 words 1800 GMT by Ivan Couronne Health-virus-aviation-debt,FOCUS PARIS Their fleets grounded for months owing to the coronavirus, airlines have sought with varying degrees of success state assistance to avoid going under altogether as their debt sky-rockets. 800 words moved by Mathieu Rabechault Also moved: Health-virus-aviation,FOCUS Health-virus-Israel-espionage JERUSALEM Israel must stop using its domestic security service Shin Bet to tackle coronavirus infections after the agency reportedly tracked cellphone geolocation data, the head of a parliamentary committee says. 400 words 1500 GMT Health-virus-Egypt-tourism,INTERVIEW CAIRO Hotels have ramped up hygiene, archaeological sites have been sanitised and beaches cleaned up -- Egypt is gearing up to welcome back tourists kept away by the coronavirus pandemic. 580 words moved by Emmanuel Parisse. Picture. Video Health-virus-Greece-chloroquine,FOCUS NEA KIFISSIA, Greece Seemingly unaffected by the controversy that has been sparked in the global scientific community, Greece has resumed production of chloroquine to treat cases of coronavirus and is conducting clinical trials with a "calm and distant approach", scientists there say 700 words moved by Helene Colliopoulou with AFP bureaus in Europe. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-EU-disinformation,lead BRUSSELS Brussels wades into the dispute between President Donald Trump and Twitter, backing the US social media giant's decision to fact-check two tweets by the US leader. 650 words 1500 GMT by Damon Wake. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Germany-EU,WRAP JERUSALEM Germany and its European partners have "serious concerns" over Israel's plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says in Jerusalem. 650 words moved. Picture. Video. Live Video Iran-UN-weapons-US-China-Russia TEHRAN Iran's President Hassan Rouhani urges UN Security Council members, especially veto-wielding China and Russia, to oppose a US "conspiracy" to extend an arms embargo on the Islamic republic. 450 words moved Syria-conflict-economy,FOCUS BEIRUT Umm Ahmed and her family have survived years of war, but now the mother of five is terrified a frantic devaluation of the Syrian pound will prevent her from feeding her children. 750 words moved by Alice Hackman with Omar Haj Kadour in Binnish and Delil Souleiman in Qamishli. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Burundi-politics-Nkurunziza-health-virus,WRAP BUJUMBURA Burundians are in shock after the sudden death of veteran President Pierre Nkurunziza, with condolences pouring in from across Africa as the country grapples with the complex legacy of his 15-year rule. 800 words 1600 GMT. Video. Picture. Graphic Uganda-energy-electricity-environment-tourism,FOCUS MURCHISON FALLS, Uganda The boat edged as close as possible to the deafening surge of water roaring over Murchison Falls, giving tourists a hair-raising shot of one of Africa's awesome and terrifying natural spectacles. A proposal to build a hydroelectric dam nearby has caused an uproar, and debate over the merits of development at all costs. 800 words moved by Cyril Belaud. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-race-unrest-Biden-VP,FOCUS WASHINGTON George Floyd's death and the resulting wave of rage against racism and police brutality may have changed the political calculus for US presidential contender Joe Biden, who faces pressure to pick a black female running mate. 800 words 1500 GMT by Elodie Cuzin -- ASIA -- Philippines-press-Rappler-court,INTERVIEW MANILA High-profile Philippine journalist Maria Ressa says the libel charge that could see her jailed next week is a government ploy to intimidate all critical voices, but she refuses to be silenced and still holds out hope of winning. 650 words moved by Joshua Melvin. File picture. Video. Graphic Pakistan-agriculture-locusts-famine,FOCUS LAHORE Chickens in Pakistan have been feasting on captured locusts under an initiative to combat swarms of the gluttonous insects that are threatening food supplies in the impoverished country. 600 words moved by Kaneez Fatima with Ashraf Khan in Karachi. Video. File Picture Afghanistan-conflict-Taliban-prisoners,FOCUS KABUL Afghan authorities are opening prison doors for thousands of Taliban inmates in a high-stakes gambit to ensure the insurgent group begin peace talks with Kabul. 650 words moved by Elise Blanchard and Mushtaq Mojaddidi. File Picture. File video -- BUSINESS AND ECONOMY -- Health-virus-economy-OECD,WRAP PARIS The global economy will contract at least six percent this year, with an unprecedented loss of income and "extraordinary uncertainty" caused by measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak taking a heavy toll, the OECD says. 600 words 1430 GMT by Mariette Le Roux Health-virus-US-economy-bank-rate,WRAP WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve announces its latest policy decision as tentative glimmers of hope show the US economy has hit bottom amid the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words 1430 GMT by Heather Scott. File picture Spain-economy-company-earnings-Inditex,lead MADRID Spain's Inditex, which owns fashion chain Zara, says it will focus on growing its online business after posting its first loss in nearly 20 years as the pandemic devastated sales. 550 words moved by Emmanuel Michel. File picture Japan-economy-debt-credit,Q&A TOKYO Already the global leader in accumulating debt, Japan is adding nearly $2 trillion to its mountain this fiscal year with record stimulus packages to cushion the impact of coronavirus. How is this possible? 700 words moved by Etienne Balmer. File picture -- ENVIRONMENT -- Germany-energy-environment-hydrogen,2ndlead FRANKFURT Germany says it aims to become the world's "number one" in green hydrogen technology, betting the fuel produced by renewable energy sources can both reduce carbon emissions and stimulate Europe's top economy. 600 words moved by Tom Barfield Climate-energy-renewables PARIS The world added 12 percent more clean power capacity in 2019 than the year before, but new renewable energy planned over the next decade falls far short of what is needed to forestall dangerous global warming, the UN warns. 600 words 1400 GMT by Marlowe Hood, Phineas Reuckert France-animal-crime-environment,lead FOIX, France French experts carry out an autopsy on a young brown bear discovered dead in the Pyrenees mountains this week with gunshot wounds, in a bid to ascertain who killed the animal in the latest controversy over reintroduction of wild animals in the area. 600 words 1500 GMT by Alexandre Peyrille. Picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-television-race-politics,lead LOS ANGELES "Gone with the Wind" is removed from HBO Max streaming platform, as mass protests against racism and police brutality prompt television networks to reassess their offerings. 500 words moved afp
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