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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Rich nations hogging virus vaccine: study + Storm wreaks havoc on US Gulf coast + Wuhan families fight government over virus + 120,000-year-old human footprints discovered + Scientists unlock secrets of venomous trees Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON Rich nations representing a fraction of the global population have already bought up over half the promised Covid-19 vaccine stocks, a study shows, as US President Donald Trump pledges to begin inoculating Americans within weeks. 650 words moved by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-weather-hurricane,WRAP PENSACOLA, Florida Tropical Storm Sally downs trees, floods streets and homes and knocks out power, reportedly killing one person, as it pounds the US southeast with torrential rain. 650 words 0700 GMT by Gianrigo Marletta, with Leila Macor in Miami. Picture. Graphic. Video China-virus-rights-families,FOCUS WUHAN, China Wuhan pensioner Zhong Hanneng endured every parent's worst nightmare when coronavirus claimed her son in February, and -- alongside other bereaved relatives -- she wants to sue the local government she blames for his death. 750 words moved by Dan Martin. Picture. Video Science-biology-anthropology-Saudi-Africa,FOCUS WASHINGTON Around 120,000 years ago in what is now Saudi Arabia, a band of homo sapiens stopped to drink and forage at a shallow lake also frequented by camels, buffalo, and elephants bigger than any species seen today, according to a study based on the discovery of ancient human and animal footprints. 600 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Picture Australia-environment-plant BRISBANE, Australia Australia is notorious for its venomous spiders, snakes and sea creatures, but researchers have now identified a "scorpion-like" toxin secreted by a stinging tree that can cause excruciating pain for weeks. 350 words 0600 GMT. Picture. -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump expresses renewed confidence that a viable Covid-19 vaccine will be ready by October, directly contradicting a top administration health expert and facing fierce criticism from his Democratic election rival Joe Biden. 750 words moved by Michael Mathes, with Elodie Cuzin in Wilmington. Picture. Graphic US-fires,WRAP LOS ANGELES California faces more devastation from wildfires that have ravaged the West Coast, authorities warn, with strong winds and dry heat expected to whip up flames from dozens of blazes raging across the state. 700 words moved by Jocelyne Zablit. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-US-economy-bank-rate-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve pledges to keep boosting the US economy with low rates to help recover the tens of millions of jobs lost in the pandemic, but says additional help from the government will be key. 700 words moved by Heather Scott Health-virus-Canada-environment-urban-planning,FOCUS MONTREAL Hundreds of back alleys in Montreal have been turned into community gardens and parks, creating safe meeting places for pandemic-weary city dwellers eager for fresh air and greenery after months of isolation at home. 600 words moved by Anne-Sophie Thill. Picture. Video ElSalvador-environment-animals,FOCUS SAN SALVADOR Veterinary surgeon Jose Coto's clinic at the El Salvadoran environment ministry has its hands full as it cares for a wide array of injured, neglected or abused wild animals in the Central American country. 500 words 0600 GMT by Carlos Mario Marquez. Picture. Video Argentina-law-discrimination-labour,FOCUS BUENOS AIRES Thomas Casavieja has just started a new job in a Buenos Aires bank, excited at a legislative breakthrough that establishes a hiring quota for transgender people like himself in Argentina's public sector. 750 words 0600 GMT by Magali Cervantes, Carlos Reyes and Sonia Avalos. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- NZealand-economy-health-virus-vote,UPDATE WELLINGTON New Zealand's economy plunges into recession for the first time in a decade, posting a record contraction in the June quarter due to the coronavirus pandemic, as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern heads into next month's general election. 550 words moved by Neil Sands. Graphic. File Picture -- EUROPE -- Spain-politics-Catalonia-court MADRID Spain's Supreme Court will consider an appeal by Catalan separatist president Quim Torra against a conviction for disobedience that saw him disqualified from holding public office for 18 months. 400 words 0530 GMT Albania-tourism-history-health-virus,FOCUS GJIROKASTRA, Albania Snaking beneath a fortress in southern Albania, a covert tunnel network built during the communist era captures the secrecy and paranoia that defined the long rule of tyrant Enver Hoxha. 700 words moved by Briseida Mema and Emmy Varley -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iran-execution-wrestling-rights,FOCUS PARIS Iran has signalled it intends to ignore a growing outcry over its use of the death penalty against people arrested during anti-government protests by executing with unusual swiftness a wrestler whose case had won international attention, activists say. 900 words moved by Stuart Williams Lebanon-Cyprus-poverty-migration,FOCUS TRIPOLI, Lebanon Suad Mohammad had hoped for a better life when her husband climbed into a dinghy to flee poverty-hit Lebanon, but he disappeared into the waves before he reached Cyprus. 700 words moved by Jana Dhayby. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Lifestyle-Britain-fashion-health-virus,WRAP LONDON London Fashion Week kicks off with a livestreamed show from Burberry but without the hordes of industry insiders, A-listers and journalists who usually flock to it from around the world. 600 words moved by Pauline Froissart -- LIFESTYLE -- Netherlands-environment-death-funeral-parlour,FOCUS DELFT, Netherlands In the Netherlands you can keep helping the planet after you die -- by opting for a living coffin made of mushrooms which speeds up the decomposition of your body. 450 words moved by Charlotte van Ouwerkerk. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Cricket-IND-IPL,PREVIEW NEW DELHI The much-delayed Indian Premier League starts Saturday without its customary glitz and glamour, but the Twenty20 tournament is expected to be a welcome relief to cricket fans amid the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words 0300 GMT by Faisal Kamal. File picture afp
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