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| - Duty Editor: Patrick Markey Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + US orders China consulate closed as tensions rise + US virus deaths spike, record cases in Australia + Court sentences Russian Gulag historian + Twitter removes thousands of 'QAnon' accounts + Lip-synching comic turns Trump into punchline China-US-politics-diplomacy,WRAP HOUSTON The United States orders China to close its Houston consulate, marking a dramatic escalation in diplomatic tensions between the feuding superpowers. 650 words 1530 GMT by Mark Felix. Video Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The coronavirus death toll in the United States has spiked again with Donald Trump conceding the pandemic crisis will get worse, as record infections in Australia underscore second-wave dilemmas globally. 600 words 1530 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture. Graphic. Video Russia-politics-history-justice-rights,WRAP PETROZAVODSK A Russian court convicts a respected Gulag historian in a controversial sexual abuse case, but hands down a sentence that will see him free by the autumn. 650 words 1430 GMT Marina Koreneva. Picture. Video Also moved: Russia-politics-rights-press,FACTS US-politics-internet-Twitter-QAnon SAN FRANCISCO Twitter removes more than 7,000 accounts linked to the "QAnon" movement over abuse and harassment concerns, saying it will limit the spread of conspiracy theories by supporters -- many of whom are avowed fans of Donald Trump. 400 words moved US-comedy-Trump-Cooper,PROFILE WASHINGTON She is quickly becoming the internet's favorite Donald Trump impersonator but Sarah Cooper does it without saying a word -- preferring to let the president she calls her "head writer" do the talking for her. 800 words moved by Becca Milfeld. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US WASHINGTON Washington signs a $2 billion agreement with US pharma giant Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech for 100 million doses of their experimental COVID-19 vaccine, part of the government's aggressive push to start immunizing Americans early next year. 550 words 1430 GMT by Issam Ahmed Health-virus-aerosol WASHINGTON Scientists have known for several months the new coronavirus can become suspended in micro-droplets expelled by patients when they speak and breathe, but until now there was no proof that these tiny particles are infectious. 600 words moved by Issam Ahmed. File picture Australia-health-virus,lead MELBOURNE Australia reports a record 501 new coronavirus infections, nearly four months after the pandemic initially peaked in the country, with authorities warning of a critical new phase in its two biggest cities. 600 words moved. Picture Health-virus-Pakistan-tech-plasma,FOCUS ISLAMABAD Pakistanis with COVID-19 are risking their lives and navigating a shady black market to get blood plasma transfusions despite scant medical proof about the remedy's effectiveness. 650 words moved by Zain Zaman Janjua. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Denmark-US-Greenland-diplomacy,WRAP COPENHAGEN A year after the US and Denmark butted heads over President Donald Trump's offer to buy Greenland, his secretary of state is visiting the Nordic country, with Arctic issues and Chinese relations at the top of the agenda. 500 words 1500 GMT by Tom Little with Johannes Ledel in Stockholm. Picture. Video. Greece-Turkey-defence-energy,WRAP ATHENS Greece's navy deploys ships in the Aegean in "heightened readiness" and the EU voices displeasure after Turkey announces plans to conduct energy exploration near a Greek island. 500 words 1500 GMT by John Hadoulis -- MIDDLE EAST -- Qatar-Gulf-diplomacy-aviation,WRAP DOHA Qatar Airways says it will seek $5 billion in compensation from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt for closing their airspace to the flag carrier amid a regional feud. 500 words moved by Gregory Walton. File video -- AFRICA -- ICoast-vote-politics ABIDJAN Former foreign minister Marcel Amon-Tanoh says he will contest presidential elections in Ivory Coast in October, joining an increasingly crowded field for the top job. 400 words moved by David Esnault. File picture SAfrica-history-apartheid-Mlangeni JOHANNESBURG End of an era: anti-apartheid fighter Andrew Mlangeni, the last of the men who stood alongside Nelson Mandela in the 1963-64 Rivonia Trial, has died at the age of 95. 400 words moved. File picture. File video -- AMERICAS -- US-quake-Alaska,4thlead WASHINGTON A 7.8-magnitude earthquake strikes off the Alaskan peninsula, triggering a brief tsunami warning for areas within 200 miles (300 kilometers) of the epicenter. 450 words moved. Graphic US-politics-racism-Portland,FOCUS PORTLAND, Oregon Standing in front of a huge crowd, 21-year-old Teal Lindseth marches briskly through downtown Portland shouting into a bullhorn. 700 words moved by Deborah Bloom. File video. Picture Also moved: US-politics-unrest-Trump,FOCUS -- ASIA -- Philippines-media-internet-court-Ressa,lead MANILA Philippine journalist Maria Ressa pleads not guilty to tax evasion as President Rodrigo Duterte's government faces growing calls to drop all charges against the veteran reporter. 600 words moved by Ron Lopez and Mikhail Flores. Picture. Video -- SPORTS -- Oly-2020-2021-health-virus-questions,Q&A TOKYO The delay of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics forced by the coronavirus pandemic means next year's Games will be smaller and simpler, but will that make them more sustainable? 750 words moved by Richard Carter. Picture. Video afp
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