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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump backs face masks, EU approves aid package + Trump says may deploy forces to Democrat cities + German man on trial for deadly synagogue attack + Confusion over Kanye West's presidential launch + Greta Thunberg donates $1-mln award prize money Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump changes his tune in favor of face masks as a tool to combat the coronavirus, as European leaders agree on a massive aid package for their pandemic-ravaged economies. 850 words moved by Sebastien Smith with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-unrest-Trump WASHINGTON President Donald Trump threatens to send more military-garbed law enforcement into US cities to quell anti-racism protests, a move he called necessary security action and critics labelled an election year political stunt. 550 words moved by Paul Handley. Picture Germany-attack-Jews-trial MAGDEBURG, Germany A German man goes on trial for a deadly shooting targeting Jews in the eastern city of Halle last year, in one of the worst acts of anti-Semitic violence in Germany's postwar history. 500 words moved by David Courbet US-vote-politics-Kanye-celebrity,FOCUS NEW YORK US rapper Kanye West's chaotic launch of his unlikely campaign to oust Donald Trump in November's presidential election has sparked anger, concern for his mental health and questions about whether he is seriously running. 700 words moved by Thomas Urbain Sweden-Portugal-Thunberg-environment-award STOCKHOLM Climate activist Greta Thunberg wins a Portuguese rights award and pledges the million-euro prize to groups working to protect the environment and halt climate change. 300 words moved. -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-politics-Trump-briefings,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump promises to resume televised coronavirus briefings and finally speaks out in favor of mask-wearing -- a marked change of tune as polls show him headed for election disaster. 700 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture US-politics-vote-intelligence,WRAP WASHINGTON Senior US Democrats demand an urgent intelligence briefing for lawmakers from the FBI over what they call a concerted foreign disinformation campaign to interfere in November's election. 500 words moved by Paul Handley US-health-unemployment-indicator-virus,FOCUS WASHINGTON Unemployed American workers face a critical juncture on August 1 when supplemental jobless benefits are set to expire. 600 words moved by Julie Chabanas Colombia-politics-conflict-drugs,FOCUS ITUANGO, Colombia Yerlis Ballesteros has been here before, fleeing for her life. The first time she was holding her mother's hand -- but this time she is fleeing the mountainous region where she used to be a fighter before opting for a life of peace with her two children. 750 words moved by Hector Velasco. Picture. Video Canada-gaming-Ubisoft-harassment-France,FOCUS MONTEAL When she arrived in 2009 at the Montreal offices of giant video game publisher Ubisoft, Stephanie Harvey says she suffered sexual harassment or sexism "from Day One." 650 words moved by Anne-Sophie Thill. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-EU-summit BRUSSELS EU leaders approve a landmark stimulus package to fight the withering aftershocks of the coronavirus outbreak that has sunk Europe into its deepest recession in history. 700 words 0530 GMT by Alex Pigman. Picture. Video Also moved: EU-summit-diplomacy,SCENE Britain-EU-Brexit-politics LONDON Britain and the European Union resume talks, with the clock running down to a year-end deadline for a new post-Brexit deal to replace half a century of integration. 550 words moved by Joe Jackson Britain-US-China-diplomacy LONDON US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets British Prime Minister Boris Johnson following London's diplomatically fraught severing of ties with China's Huawei and retaliation for Beijing's treatment of Hong Kong. 550 words moved by Dmitry Zaks Already moved: Britain-China-HongKong-diplomacy-extradition Health-virus-Romania,FOCUS TIMISOARA, Romania After almost four months of treating new coronavirus patients in the western Romanian city of Timisoara, doctor Virgil Musta is not only facing a surge in daily cases, but also a string of conspiracy theories. 750 words moved by Mihaela Rodina and Ionut Iordachescu. Picture. Video -- ASIA-PACIFIC -- Australia-economy-recession-health-virus,lead SYDNEY Australia will extend record stimulus spending into next year, with the government outlining multi-billion-dollar measures to shield the labour market from the ravages of a looming "COVID recession". 450 words 0700 GMT by Andrew Beatty -- MIDEAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Syria-Iraq-conflict-IS,PROFILE PARIS With monikers as divergent as the "Professor" and the "Destroyer," the Islamic State group's new head has a reputation for brutality, but otherwise remains largely an enigma. 800 words moved by Didier Lauras. Picture Health-virus-UAE-migration,FOCUS DUBAI Mustafa, a hipster Pakistani graphic artist, has a month to find a new job or be forced to leave Dubai among an exodus of expatriates whose futures have been up-ended by coronavirus. 660 words moved by Aziz El Massassi Health-virus-Mideast-rumours,FOCUS BAGHDAD Browse through Arabic-language social media pages and you could walk away thinking COVID-19 is an American hoax, isn't deadly and can be swiftly cured with a garlic clove -- but activists are stepping up to combat the "infodemic". 830 words moved by Maya Gebeily with Dylan Collins in Tripoli, Lebanon. Video -- ENVIRONMENT -- Malaysia-conservation-environment-turtle,FEATURE CHAGAR HUTANG, Malaysia Aziz Mustaffa used to collect turtles' eggs from a Malaysian beach and sell them. But nowadays, he makes a living as a ranger protecting the creatures' nesting sites. 700 words moved by M. Jegathesan. Picture. Video -- ARTS & CULTURE -- Germany-museum-culture-tourism,FOCUS BERLIN Berlin museums might house the iconic Nefertiti bust, the Ishtar gate of ancient Babylon or Rembrandt masterpieces, but they still trail global counterparts in popularity -- and the coronavirus is making things worse. 650 words moved by Yannick Pasquet. File picture -- SPORT -- Cricket-WC-2020-T20-health-virus-AUS SYDNEY Australian organisers say postponing the men's T20 World Cup cricket was "absolutely inevitable" after the coronavirus pandemic forced the tournament to be delayed by a year. 550 words 0530 GMT. File picture afp
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