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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + Global virus pandemic accelerating: WHO + Palestinian rivals meet on Israeli annexation plans + Over 100 killed in Myanmar jade mine mudslide + Judge lifts block on tell-all Trump book + Museum or mosque? Turkey awaits ruling on Hagia Sofia Health-virus,WRAP LOS ANGELES The global coronavirus pandemic is accelerating, the World Health Organization warns, as the United States closes bars and beaches ahead of the Independence Day holiday and Brazil passes 60,000 deaths. 850 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Video. Graphic Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas hold a rare joint press conference on Israel's prospective West Bank annexation plans, as signs emerge of a rift between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyanhu and Washington over the project. 650 words 1130 GMT by Claire Gounon with Ben Simon in Jerusalem. Picture. Video Myanmar-mining-accident-economy,WRAP HPAKANT, Myanmar The death toll from a mudslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar passes 100, authorities say, in one of the worst ever accidents to hit the perilous industry. 600 words 1000 GMT. File picture. Picture. Graphic Also moving: Myanmar-mining-accident-economy,CHRONO US-politics-books-Trump-court-family,2ndlead WASHINGTON An appeals court judge in New York lifts a temporary ban on the publication of a potentially explosive "tell-all" book by President Donald Trump's niece. 400 words moved Turkey-politics-religion-Greece-heritage-history,WRAP Turkey's top court convenes to consider whether Istanbul's emblematic landmark and former church Hagia Sophia can be redesignated as a mosque, a ruling which could inflame tensions with the West. 700 words moved by Fulya Ozerkan with Raziye Akkoc in Ankara. Picture. File picture. File video Also moved: Turkey-religion-politics,FACTS -- AFRICA -- Botswana-wildlife-conservation-elephants,Lead GABORONE Hundreds of elephants have died mysteriously in Botswana's famed Okavango Delta in recent months, the wildlife department says, ruling out poaching as the tusks were found intact. 450 words 1300 GMT. File Picture Ethiopia-unrest,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Mourners gather for the funeral of a popular Ethiopian singer whose murder this week sparked two days of protests and ethnic violence that left at least 81 people dead. 600 words 1000 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Video Gabon-homosexuality-rights,FOCUS LIBREVILLE Gabon's discreet gay community welcomes the decriminalisation of homosexuality adopted this week in the central African country, a year after the ban was put in place and after weeks of virulent debate that divided the country. 650 words 1030 GMT by Camille Malpat. Video -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-law,WRAP HONG KONG China promises to take countermeasures against Britain if it presses ahead with plans to extend citizenship rights to Hong Kongers after Beijing imposed a sweeping security law on the restless financial hub. 700 words 1100 GMT by Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video SKorea-crime-social SEOUL South Korea's most notorious serial killer murdered 15 women, police say, as they apologised for a botched, decades-long investigation that saw an innocent man jailed for 20 years. 400 words 1000 GMT -- EUROPE -- Russia-vote-constitution,FOCUS MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin urged Russians to envisage a bright future during a vote to extend his rule. But experts say that putting off the question of his succession could fuel political stagnation and frustration with the Kremlin. 700 words 0930 GMT by Jonathan Brown. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-politics-Trump,2ndlead WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump, who has yet to be seen in public wearing a face mask during the coronavirus pandemic, says he would have "no problem" doing so, while reiterating his belief that the contagion will just "disappear." 300 words moved US-politics-racism-unrest-heritage-Richmond,WRAP WASHINGTON A campaign in the United States to remove symbols of the pro-slavery Civil War South gains momentum as workers begin taking down statues in the Virginia city that was the Confederate capital and Mississippi retires the state flag. 700 words moved by Chris Lefkow and Michael Mathes. Picture. Video Health-virus-Uruguay-EU,FOCUS MONTEVIDEO Uruguay's president was recently photographed surfing in the early morning ahead of a cabinet meeting, symbolizing his government's relief that a policy of "freedom with responsibility" in containing the COVID-19 pandemic is succeeding. 600 words moved by Lujan Scarpinelli. File picture Bolivia-politics-Argentina,FOCUS LA PAZ From exile in Buenos Aires, former leftist president Evo Morales continues to influence Bolivian politics and is plotting his party's return to power in September elections, analysts say. 750 words moved by Jose Arturo Cardenas. File picture Health-virus-Canada-Quebec-moving,SCENE MONTREAL Moving house is a palaver at the best of times, but in the Canadian province of Quebec it is even more testing as the majority of leases end on the same day. This year moving season has been further complicated by the coronavirus pandemic. 550 words moved by Anne-Sophie Thill. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Syria-conflict-prisoners-rights,FOCUS BEIRUT Syrian army defector Salam had signed a surrender deal with the regime supposed to protect him, but after reporting for military service he disappeared and months later was declared dead. 750 words moved by Rouba El Husseini Also moved: Syria-conflict-Russia-Iran-Turkey,WRAP Health-virus-Tunisia-women-cycling,FOCUS TUNIS Bicycling has made recent inroads in the Tunisian capital, with women leading the peloton to achieve greater mobility and break gender norms as the coronavirus pandemic boosts the two-wheeled trend. 550 words moved by Salsabil Chellali. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS AND TECH -- HongKong-China-politics-business,FOCUS HONG KONG China's new security law has sent fear coursing through many Hong Kong residents, but the city's commercial community has largely embraced it as a way to get back to doing business. 650 words moved India-China-diplomacy-internet-software NEW DELHI Millions of Indians have joined homegrown social media platforms since New Delhi banned a slew of Chinese apps, including TikTok, amid growing tensions between the giant neighbours, industry officials say. 500 words moved. Picture afp
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