| schema:articleBody
| - Duty Editor: Patrick Markey Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + China accuses US of 'bullying' over TikTok + Hurricane Isiais batters US east coast + Spain's scandal-hit ex-king flees into exile + Philippines back into lockdown as virus cases rise + SOS in sand leads to stranded sailors rescue China-US-diplomacy-Internet-TikTok,WRAP BEIJING China accuses the United States of "bullying" over popular video app TikTok, after President Donald Trump ramped up pressure for its US operations to be sold to an American company. 550 words moved. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-China-internet-teenagers-politics-TikTok,FOCUS US-weather-hurricane,WRAP WILMINGTON, North Carolina Isaias pummels North Carolina, bringing life-threatening storm surges as the entire US eastern seaboard battens down for torrential rain and high winds. 700 words 1600 GMT by Logan Cyrus. Picture. Video. Graphic Spain-royals-politics-corruption,WRAP MADRID Spain's former king Juan Carlos, at the centre of an alleged $100 million corruption scandal, has reportedly fled to the Dominican Republic after his shock announcement he was going into exile. 600 words 1500 GMT by Daniel Silva. File picture. Video Health-virus,WRAP MANILA Millions of people in the Philippines are ordered to stay home as global coronavirus infections keep soaring, with the World Health Organization warning against relying on a vaccine "silver bullet" to end the pandemic. 650 words moved by Ron Lopez with AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Micronesia-Australia-rescue-SOS SYDNEY, Australia Three Micronesian sailors stranded on a tiny island in the remote Western Pacific are rescued after Australian and US warplanes spotted a giant "SOS" they had scrawled on the beach. 150 words moved. Picture. Graphic -- EUROPE -- Belarus-vote,WRAP MINSK Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko vows to protect his country from the opposition and Russia, which he says were coordinating violent protests ahead of presidential elections this week. 693 words 1530 by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Video Also moved: Belarus-politics-vote,FOCUS Belarus-politics,PROFILE Spain-royals-politics,FOCUS MADRID Many Spaniards question whether former king Juan Carlos, who is under investigation for corruption, is trying to escape responsibility for his actions by moving abroad. 600 words moved by Marie Giffard. File picture. File video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-Syria-conflict-Lebanon JERUSALEM Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows a tough response to any threats after Israel struck Syrian military targets in retaliation for an attempted attack in the occupied Golan Heights. 370 words moved Egypt-politics-rights CAIRO Hollywood star Maggie Gyllenhaal and writer Arundhati Roy are among signatories of an open letter calling on Egypt to free prominent activist Sanaa Seif and other political prisoners. 420 words moved Health-virus-Palestinians-Gaza-poverty,PHOTOESSAY RAFAH, Palestinian Territories With skilled fingers, disabled Gazan couple Nihad and Zeinab Jarboa have supported themselves by sewing finely detailed dolls and costumes, but coronavirus has hit their already meagre income. 450 words moved by Adel Zaanoun. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Zimbabwe-politics, WRAP HARARE Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa warns he will "flush out" political opponents as rights groups report dozens of activists have been arrested in a crackdown. 600 words moved -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-Mexico-wrestling-MEX,FOCUS XOCHIMILCO, Mexico Driven from their spectator-filled stadiums by the coronavirus, Mexico's "lucha libre" wrestlers have taken their flamboyant costumes and acrobatic maneuvers to an unlikely new battleground, immersed in nature. 600 words moved by Yussel Gonzalez. Picture. Video Argentina-economy-debt,WRAP BUENOS AIRES Recession-hit Argentina announces it has reached an agreement with three major creditors over the restructuring of a $66 billion debt as it seeks to solve its latest sovereign default crisis. 600 words 1500 GMT by Nina Negron and Maria Lorente. Graphic -- ASIA -- India-Pakistan-conflict-Kashmir-curfew SRINAGAR, India Thousands of Indian troops impose a curfew in Kashmir, with razor wire and steel barricades blocking main roads a day ahead of the one-year anniversary of the restive region being stripped of its autonomy. 550 words moved by Parvaiz Buhkari. Picture Also moved: India-Kashmir-conflict-politics,FOCUS India-Kashmir-conflict-politics-Pakistan,Q&A Afghanistan-conflict-inmates-IS,Lead JALALABAD Afghan authorities search for about 270 inmates -- most of them Islamic State fighters -- who remain on the loose after escaping during a deadly prison raid. 500 words 1530. Picture - HEALTH - Health-virus-France,2ndLEAD PARIS France could "at any moment" lose control over the spread of the coronavirus, as the government's official data show the first rise in intensive care patients since April. 550 words 1500 GMT by Paul Ricard. Picture Health-virus-UN-conflict,FOCUS UNITED NATIONS The coronavirus pandemic is worsening the humanitarian situation in the world's deadliest conflicts and threatens to unleash economic devastation that will intensify violence, United Nations diplomats and experts warn. 600 words moved by Peter Hutchison Health-virus-Philippines,SCENE MANILA Broke and jobless, Ruel Damaso is sleeping on cardboard and surviving on food handouts at Manila's domestic airport where dozens have been left stranded after a partial coronavirus lockdown is reimposed. 500 words moved by Ron Lopez. Picture. Video Esports-Singapore-health,FOCUS SINGAPORE Growing concern over health standards in eSports has prompted a new federation to pledge to address the problem, as players fall victim to conditions ranging from wrist injuries to obesity, stress and diabetes. 650 words moved by Catherine Lai. Picture. Video afp
|
![[RDF Data]](/fct/images/sw-rdf-blue.png)
![[cxml]](/fct/images/cxml_doc.png)
![[csv]](/fct/images/csv_doc.png)
![[text]](/fct/images/ntriples_doc.png)
![[turtle]](/fct/images/n3turtle_doc.png)
![[ld+json]](/fct/images/jsonld_doc.png)
![[rdf+json]](/fct/images/json_doc.png)
![[rdf+xml]](/fct/images/xml_doc.png)
![[atom+xml]](/fct/images/atom_doc.png)
![[html]](/fct/images/html_doc.png)