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| - Duty Editor: Abhik Chanda Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + German football begins as Europe eases lockdowns + Trump fires watchdog 'investigating' Pompeo + Iran sentences French academic to five years + France arrests Rwandan genocide 'financier' + 30 Indian migrant workers die in lockdown crashes Health-virus,WRAP BERLIN Germany's Bundesliga becomes the first top European football league to return to action as swimmers dive into the waves at newly reopened beaches in France, Italy and Greece after coronavirus lockdowns were eased. 950 words 1500 GMT by Ryland James with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic US-politics-diplomacy-Pompeo,WRAP WASHINGTON A government watchdog fired suddenly by Donald Trump was investigating Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, says a Democratic lawmaker who accused the president of committing a potentially illegal act of retribution. 600 words 1500 GMT by Shaun Tandon. File picture Iran-France-trial,WRAP TEHRAN Iran sentences French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah to five years in prison on national security charges, her lawyer says, adding that she plans to appeal. 750 words moved. File picture Health-virus-India-accident NEW DELHI At least 30 Indian migrant workers are killed in road accidents as they try to return to their home villages during a nationwide coronavirus lockdown. 500 words moved by Aishwarya Kumar. Picture Rwanda-France-genocide-investigation,WRAP PARIS France arrests Felicien Kabuga, one of the last key fugitives wanted over 1994 Rwandan genocide, leaving him facing a likely trial at an international tribunal after a quarter of a century on the run. 750 words 1430 GMT by Mehdi Cherifia and Stuart Williams. Picture. File video -- EUROPE -- Fbl-GER-Bundesliga-Germany-health-virus-Dortmund,SCENE DORTMUND, Germany Nicole Bartelt has been a loyal fan at all but two of Borussia Dortmund's home matches since 2008, but when the Bundesliga restarts after a two-month hiatus because of the coronavirus, she will be forced to keep away from the stands. 400 words moved by David Courbet. Picture. Video Health-virus-Ukraine-agriculture,FOCUS KIEV In an almost empty terminal at Boryspil airport in Kiev, Yuriy waits in a busy line of 200 seasonal workers to check in for a lone flight to Finland. 550 words moved by Dmytro Gorshkov. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Afghanistan-conflict-US-military,FOCUS WASHINGTON The United States is struggling to salvage a peace process in Afghanistan after shocking attacks, with its leverage narrowing as it moves full speed ahead with plans to end its longest war. 750 words moved by Shaun Tandon Health-virus-Argentina-education-indigenous,FOCUS MENDOZA, Argentina Argentina's coronavirus lockdown has closed schools nationwide and driven teaching online, but nowhere are the wasted weeks felt more keenly than in Huarpe indigenous communities in the far north, which have little access to the internet or distance education. 650 words moved by Andres Larrovere and Sonia Avalos. Picture. Video Health-virus-UN-China-US-EU-diplomacy,FOCUS UNITED NATIONS The clash between China and the United States over COVID-19 has caused a rift between European nations at the UN Security Council over a call for ceasefires in some conflict zones during the pandemic. 650 words moved by Philippe Rater. File picture -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-SAfrica-healthcare,FOCUS JOHANNESBURG With more than 13,500 infections detected so far, South Africa's coronavirus outbreak is fast picking up pace and health experts are beginning to see the limits of the country's lauded mass community screening strategy. 750 words moved by Sofia Christensen. Picture. Video Burundi-vote-unrest-refugee,QUOTES NAIROBI Burundi plans to hold a presidential election Wednesday that will turn the page on the tumultuous tenure of Pierre Nkurunziza, but several exiles tell AFP they have little hope the vote will bring real change. 850 words moved by Francois Ausseill. Video. Picture -- ASIA -- Health-virus-Philippines-economy,SCENE MANILA Manila's malls set air conditioners to warm and switch off free wifi to stop people lingering as many of them cautiously reopen, after a two-month lockdown that brought the sprawling hubs of community life to a halt. 450 words moved. Picture. Video China-US-Huawei-tech-politics,lead BEIJING Beijing urges the United States to stop the "unreasonable suppression of Huawei and Chinese enterprises" after Washington announces new export controls to restrict the tech giant's access to semiconductor technology. 400 words moved by Laurie Chen Health-virus-India-hospital,FOCUS MUMBAI, India Packed morgues, bodies in wards, patients forced to share beds and medical workers run ragged: Mumbai's war against the coronavirus has pushed the Indian city's hospitals to breaking point. 750 words moved by Ammu Kannampilly and Vishal Manve. Picture. Video Health-virus-Pakistan-wildlife ISLAMABAD Leopards, jackals and other creatures living in Islamabad's tree-covered hills have been enjoying a rare respite from the throngs of hikers and joggers that normally pack the trails. 300 words moved. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Health-virus-Britain-telework,FOCUS PARIS An explosion in remote working owing to the coronavirus pandemic could see companies slash office space, saving them money but not necessarily improving productivity among staff, according to experts. 600 words moved by Jean-Baptiste Oubrier Health-virus-US-economy-indicator,WRAP WASHINGTON Newly released economic data show the US economy is in a terrible state and may not rebound quickly even when the devastating lockdowns imposed to stop the coronavirus pandemic are lifted. 750 words moved by Chris Stein - ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT - Germany-Britain-music-photography-Kerchherr LONDON Tributes emerge for German photographer Astrid Kirchherr, whose striking images of The Beatles in the early 1960s helped turn them into cultural icons, following the announcement of her death this week aged 81 400 words moved by Joe Jackson. File picture. afp
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