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| - Duty Editor: Lachlan Carmichael Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + WHO warns of accelerating pandemic + Trump looks for boost after rally flop + US, Russia start nuclear weapons talks + Missing billions plunge Wirecard into Enron-style scandal + Outrage as noose found in NASCAR driver's garage Health-virus,WRAP DUBAI The World Health Organization sends out a fresh warning over the dangers of the new coronavirus even as France returns to life by staging an annual music festival and sending millions of children back to school. 800 words 1600 GMT by Mohamad Ali Harissi with Isabelle Tourne in Paris. Pictures. Graphic. Video US-politics-vote-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is looking for a political boost after his Tulsa election rally fiasco left him looking like a leader detached from the multiple crises gripping the United States. 600 words 1730 GMT by Jerome Cartillier. Picture. Video US-Russia-China-diplomacy-politics-disarmament,WRAP VIENNA The United States and Russia meet for talks on their last major nuclear weapons agreement against a backdrop of growing tensions and differences over whether they see any value in arms control at all. 650 words by Sylvie Lanteaume 1800 GMT with Maria Panina in Moscow. Video. Picture. File Picture Germany-finance-probe-Wirecard,WRAP FRANKFURT In what could be one of the biggest financial frauds of recent years, German payments provider Wirecard admits 1.9 billion euros that auditors say are missing from its accounts likely "do not exist". 700 words 1530 GMT by Tom Barfield. File picture Also moved: Germany-finance-securities-market-Wirecard,FACTS Auto-USA-NASCAR,2ndlead WASHINGTON NASCAR says a noose was found in the garage stall of black driver Bubba Wallace at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama, and they have launched a probe of the "heinous" act. 500 words moved -- EUROPE -- EU-China-diplomacy-trade,WRAP BRUSSELS China's leaders and senior EU officials hold a video summit with tensions rising over new tariffs targeting Chinese firms and European disquiet at Beijing's assertiveness on the world stage. 650 words 1500 GMT by Damon Wake. Video. Picture Britain-politics-police-stabbings,WRAP READING, United Kingdom Britain's interior minister Priti Patel promises that lessons would be learned from a stabbing rampage that left three people dead after a suspect held under terrorism laws was said to have been on the radar of the security services. 650 words 1600 GMT by Ben Stansall. Picture. Video Britain-Venezuela-court-gold-bank-politics LONDON Britain "unequivocally recognises" Nicolas Maduro as Venezuela's president despite not approving of his government, a London court hears in a case to determine the fate of $1 billion of gold. 400 words moved Britain-politics-immigration-racism LONDON The British government vows to "right the wrongs" of its treatment of Britons of Caribbean origin who were detained or deported as illegal immigrants, as the country marks Windrush Day. 400 words moved. File picture Russia-history-army-politics-virus,INTERVIEW MOSCOW Alexander Glagolev's face lights up at a mention of the grand military parade in Moscow this week -- for the 94-year-old veteran, it is Russia's duty to mark the 75th anniversary of Soviet victory over Nazi Germany despite the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words 1500 GMT by Romain Colas. Picture. Video Germany-unrest-politics,WRAP BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel sharply condemns as "abhorrent" a rampage in Stuttgart where hundreds of partygoers brutally attacked police officers as concerns grow that law enforcement is increasingly treated with contempt. 550 words 1500 GMT by Hui Min Neo. Picture. Video Germany-history-politics,FACTS BERLIN Germany marks the 30th anniversary of the removal of the Checkpoint Charlie border crossing between the communist East and capitalist West Berlin during the Cold War. Here are five things to know about the iconic checkpoint that James Bond, played by Roger Moore, passed through in the 1983 film "Octopussy". 500 words moved by Femke Colborne. File picture Health-virus-Italy-tourism-transport,FOCUS ROME With Rome emerging from lockdown into the warm summer days, electric scooters have invaded its streets as the Italian capital joins the debate over urban public transport during the pandemic. 600 words 1630 GMT by Herve Bar. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iran-forex-economy,WRAP TEHRAN The Iranian rial plunges to new depths against the US dollar, in a slump that economists blame partly on the Middle East's deadliest coronavirus outbreak. 550 words 1500 GMT by Amir Havasi. Picture. Video Syria-conflict-Germany-warcrime,WRAP BERLIN A Syrian doctor living in Germany has been arrested on suspicion of carrying out crimes against humanity at a military hospital in his war-torn country of origin, prosecutors say. 500 words moved by Femke Colborne Iraq-environment-water-hyacinth,FOCUS AL-BADAA, Iraq The broad leaves and delicate purple flowers floating on the Euphrates look breathtaking - but they are suffocating the waterways of Iraq, celebrated as the "land of the two rivers". 750 words moved by Asaa Niyazi with Ali Allaq in Kut. Picture. Video Yemen-conflict-Saudi-economy,FOCUS RIYADH On top of war and the pandemic, Yemen faces looming economic disaster as a crisis gripping its main benefactor Saudi Arabia dents remittances and leaves state coffers running dry. 800 words moved by Anuj Chopra. Picture -- AFRICA -- ICoast-unrest,WRAP ABIDJAN Ivory Coast announces the capture of a jihadist leader who led a deadly attack on a frontier post this month, as well as the arrest of a "very large" number of his subordinates. 500 words 1530 GMT by David Esnault -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US NEW YORK Thousands return to work in New York, the former global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, in a major milestone towards normalcy even as COVID-19 continues to surge in southern and western US states. 600 words 1600 GMT by Thomas Urbain. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- NKorea-SKorea-politics-diplomacy,WRAP SEOUL North Korea readies millions of propaganda leaflets to send to the South by an aerial armada of balloons, as it heightens the rhetoric against Seoul after blowing up a liaison office. 650 words moved by Sunghee Hwang. File picture Mongolia-vote,ADVANCER ULAANBAATAR Mongolians will elect a new parliament Wednesday under the cloud of the coronavirus, with controversy over candidates flouting lockdown rules and thousands of people who are stranded overseas unable to vote. 550 words moved by Khaliun Bayartsogt. Picture India-health-virus-homosexuality-gender,FOCUS MUMBAI In conservative India, many in the LGBTQ community hide their real selves. But being stuck inside with their families for months in the coronavirus lockdown has made this hard to keep up -- with sometimes dire consequences. 750 words moved by Ammu Kannampilly. Video. Picture -- BUSINESS -- Health-virus-Germany-aviation-aid-Lufthansa,WRAP FRANKFURT The German government leaps into action to rescue a proposed nine-billion-euro ($10.1 billion) coronavirus bailout for Lufthansa that has run into resistance from a billionaire shareholder. 550 words 1530 GMT by Michelle Fitzpatrick -- SPORTS -- RugbyU-AUS-Rennie SYDNEY Newly appointed Wallabies coach Dave Rennie says Australia's players need to be fitter and quicker to challenge top teams, and the New Zealander wants to see results quickly. 550 words moved by Martin Parry Tennis-health-virus-Coric-Djokovic,WRAP PARIS Borna Coric said on Monday he had become the second player to test positive for coronavirus after taking part in an exhibition tournament in Croatia featuring world number one Novak Djokovic. Moved 700 words. File Picture afp
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