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| - Duty Editor: Denholm Barnetson Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Parts of Beijing locked down after fresh virus cluster + Trump postpones rally set for end-of-slavery date + Minneapolis council agrees to replace police + UK pulls Fawlty Towers episode 'The Germans' Health-virus,WRAP BEIJING Lockdowns are imposed in parts of Beijing to try and prevent the spread of a new coronavirus cluster, highlighting the challenges that lie ahead even for places where outbreaks are under control. 800 words 1200 GMT by Laurie Chen and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-election-Trump-rally WASHINGTON Donald Trump postpones a controversial rally scheduled for the same day as a holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the US, following fierce criticism. 300 words moved US-politics-racism-police-Minneapolis MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota Minneapolis leaders vote unanimously to disband the US city's police force and replace it with a "community" safety department, a reaction to transformational changes demanded in mass protests against racial injustice. 400 words moved. Picture Britain-politics-racism-protests-television LONDON One of classic comedy Fawlty Towers' most famous episodes -- "The Germans" -- has been taken off UK screens because of "racial slurs", as anti-racism protests gathered pace. 450 words moved -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Italy-economy,lead ROME EU leaders are set to join Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte for talks on jump-starting the nation's economy, but opposition figures shunned the hastily organised -- and roundly criticised -- initiative. 500 words 1030 GMT Health-virus-Spain-toll,FOCUS MADRID For days now, Spain's daily coronavirus death toll has been on hold, generating widespread uncertainty about the real state of the epidemic that has claimed more than 27,000 lives. Moved 600 words by Diego Urdaneta Health-virus-EU-borders,FACTS VIENNA As European countries emerge from their coronavirus lockdowns and lift travel restrictions to revive their tourist industries, the EU has been aiming to coordinate the border reopening among its 27 members. 500 words moved Health-virus-Poland-mining-politics,FOCUS JASTRZEBIE ZDROJ, Poland A spike in reported coronavirus cases in Poland's coal mines has put the country on edge but residents are worried about jobs are playing down the health crisis. 550 words moved by Damien Simonart and Dario Thuburn in Warsaw. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Syria-conflict-literature,INTERVIEW DAMASCUS The novel coronavirus pandemic briefly gave Syrians a sense of belonging to the rest of the world after years of isolating war, Syrian author Khaled Khalifa says. 700 words 1000 GMT by Maher al-Mounes. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mali-hospital-conflict-virus,FOCUS MOPTI, Mali After a busy day juggling paperwork and meetings, Brehima Traore, deputy director of a hospital in war-torn Mali, may have hoped for some rest. Then his phone rang: he was needed in the operating room. 650 words moved by Amaury Hauchard. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-racism-history,FOCUS WASHINGTON Confederate monuments are coming down and statues of Christopher Columbus are being toppled as Americans grapple with the ghosts of the country's racial history in the wake of George Floyd's death. 750 words moved by Chris Lefkow. File picture US-politics-unrest-racism-Canada,PHOTOESSAY TORONTO Dozens of street artists have painted over parts of Toronto's "Graffiti Alley" in shades of black and gray in a message of solidarity with anti-racism protesters following the death in US police custody of George Floyd. 400 words moved by Olivier Monnier. Picture. Video US-politics-military-Trump,ADVANCER WASHINGTON President Donald Trump plans to address the new graduating class of the West Point military academy Saturday, as relations with the Pentagon fray over accusations that he has politicized the US military. 650 words moved by Paul Handley. File picture Entertainment-US-television-racism-Takei,INTERVIEW LOS ANGELES George Takei, the pioneering Asian-American "Star Trek" actor and LGBTQ icon, says massive anti-racism protests this month show the country is "making progress" on diversity, but warns the pandemic could renew deep-rooted prejudices. 650 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Video -- ASIA -- Health-virus-China,3rdlead BEIJING Dozens of people test positive for the coronavirus in Beijing as parts of the city are locked down after the emergence of a new cluster linked to a food market. 650 words 1130 GMT. Picture. Video Health-virus-China-vaccines,FOCUS BEIJING China has mobilised its army and fast-tracked tests in the global race to find a coronavirus vaccine, but its labs also have an image tarnished by past health scandals to overcome. 700 words moved by Ludovic Ehret. File picture China-Australia-diplomacy-drugs-sentence,3rdlead BEIJING An Australian national has been sentenced to death in China for drug trafficking, in a ruling that could further inflame tensions between Beijing and Canberra. 400 words moved -- SPORTS -- Health-virus-Japan-politics-Oly-2020-JPN-Koike,INTERVIEW TOKYO Next year's Olympics will be safe despite the coronavirus pandemic, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said, pledging a "120-percent effort" to ensure the first-ever postponed Games can go ahead. 600 words moved by Hiroshi Hiyama and Sara Hussein. Picture. Video afp
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