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| - Duty Editor: Alex Nicoll Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Muslim, Christian gatherings present virus challenges + Afghan Taliban announce three-day Eid ceasefire + Netanyahu corruption trial set to begin + UK defends top adviser over lockdown 'breach' + Croquet and bowls to return from lockdown Health-virus,WRAP JAKARTA Muslims and Christians gather to celebrate their faith as Eid al-Fitr begins and churches reopen after weeks of closures, presenting fresh challenges for authorities trying to curb the coronavirus. 800 words 0430 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographics Afghanistan-conflict-ceasefire,WRAP KABUL The Taliban announce a three-day ceasefire during the Eid al-Fitr holiday starting Sunday in a surprise move following months of bloody fighting with Afghan forces after the group signed a landmark agreement with the US. 700 words moved by Emal Haidary. File video Israel-trial-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM A new page in Israeli history opens Sunday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu becomes the first sitting premier to face criminal charges, accused of a string of corruption allegations he denies. 700 words 0200 GMT by Guillaume Lavallee. File picture. File video Health-virus-Britain,3rdlead LONDON The British government rejects calls to sack top adviser Dominic Cummings over allegations he broke coronavirus lockdown rules by travelling across the country while displaying symptoms of the disease. 650 words 0200 GMT by James Pheby. Picture. Video Bowls-croquet-Britain-GBR-health-virus,FOCUS LONDON The peculiarly British sports of croquet and bowls are taking baby steps to return from the coronavirus lockdown, away from the glare of publicity. 600 words moved by Pirate Irwin. Picture -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-Brazil-politics-video,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO On April 22, Brazil was fast becoming a new coronavirus flashpoint, but President Jair Bolsonaro and his cabinet barely mentioned the pandemic in a video-taped meeting that has triggered outrage and fueled a potentially explosive investigation. 750 words moved by Joshua Howat Berger. File picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Brazil-politics,INTERVIEW Health-virus-US-space-politics WASHINGTON President Donald Trump kicks off the start of the American summer season with his first golf outing in two months, underlining his push for a return to normal life in the United States. 500 words 0200 GMT by Sarah Titterton. Picture Health-virus-US-politics-protest-reopen,FOCUS WASHINGTON When his business was hit by a coronavirus lockdown, Josh Ellis saw a threat to his livelihood and a breach of the US Constitution. So he went on Facebook and called for protests. 900 words 0130 GMT by W.G. Dunlop. File picture Health-virus-US-IT-technology,FOCUS WASHINGTON Digital or manual? Bluetooth or GPS? Centralized or decentralized? Efforts in the United States to track the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus -- known as contact tracing -- have become a patchwork based on differing approaches to technology and civil liberties. 900 words 0130 GMT by Rob Lever Health-virus-Canada-agriculture-lifestyle,FOCUS MONTREAL In Montreal, the center of the coronavirus pandemic in Canada, the reopening of highly popular community vegetable gardens after a two-month lockdown has come as a breath of fresh air -- despite rigid new rules. 600 words 0130 GMT by Jacques Lemieux. Picture. Video US-science-ISS-space-SpaceX,ADVANCER WASHINGTON In the beginning, everyone was skeptical. But Elon Musk's SpaceX defied expectations -- and on Wednesday hopes to make history by ferrying two NASA astronauts into space, the first crewed flight from US soil in nine long years. 700 words 0230 GMT by Ivan Couronne. Picture. Video. Graphic -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-unrest HONG KONG Hong Kong's pro-democracy campaigners call for fresh protests on Sunday, their first test after China sparked outrage with a proposed new security law that many fear will spell the end of the city's treasured freedoms. 550 words 0200 GMT Also moving: HongKong-China-politics-unrest,CHRONO China-trade-exports,FOCUS BEIJING Cancelled shipments, returned goods and a dearth of new orders have left China exporters in crisis as the coronavirus hits its trading partners worldwide -- accelerating a long-standing push towards domestic consumption. 700 words 0330 GMT by Beiyi Seow. Picture. Video Pakistan-accident-aviation,WRAP KARACHI One of the two survivors of a plane crash in Pakistan that killed 97 people describes jumping from the burning wreckage of the aircraft after it hurtled into a residential neighbourhood. 750 words moved by Ashraf Khan. Picture. Video. Graphic -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-France-religion PARIS French churches prepare to hold their first Sunday masses in more than two months after the government bows to a ruling that they should be reopened -- provided proper precautions are taken. 550 words 0130 GMT by Taimaz Szirniks with AFP bureaus Health-virus-Russia-abuse-women,FOCUS MOSCOW Ineta Akhtyamova's husband flew into a rage in late April, about a month into Moscow's coronavirus lockdown. 700 words 0230 GMT by Anna Smolchenko. Video. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Islam-Eid,WRAP RIYADH Muslims around the world begin marking a sombre Eid al-Fitr, many under coronavirus lockdown, but lax restrictions offer respite to worshippers in some countries despite fears of skyrocketing infections. 900 words 0200 GMT by Anuj Chopra with AFP bureaus. Picture Health-virus-Iraq-protests-students,FOCUS BAGHDAD It was supposed to be Basma's big year: a degree, language certification and maybe a master's abroad. But local protests and a global pandemic threw the Iraqi student's plans off-course. 730 words 0300 GMT by Maya Gebeily. File picture. Video. Israel-trial-politics-Mandelblit,PROFILE JERUSALEM Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, who made legal history by bringing corruption charges against a sitting premier, was hand-picked by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the job. 500 words 0230 GMT by Michael Blum Also moving: Israel-trial-politics-court,PROFILE Israel-trial-politics-corruption,FACTS Israel-trial-politics-corruption,FACTS Health-virus-UAE-science-technology,FOCUS DUBAI From smart police helmets to research labs, the novel coronavirus has given Dubai an opportunity to test its technological and scientific clout as it shapes its approach to the pandemic. 650 words 0300 GMT by Aziz El Massassi. Picture. Video -- SPORTS -- Fbl-GER-Bundesliga-health-virus,3rdlead BERLIN Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich resist a second-half fightback by Eintracht Frankfurt to claim a 5-2 win behind closed doors ahead of Tuesday's top-of-the-table clash at Dortmund. 600 moved by Ryland James. Picture Fbl-ESP-Liga-health-virus-pandemic MADRID Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announces that La Liga can resume from its coronavirus lockdown on the week of June 8 with league officials reminding clubs they "cannot lower their guard" in the fight against the disease. 600 words by Tom Allnutt moved afp
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