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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump presidency in turmoil after Bolton book + Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to end 'Dreamers' scheme + China races to prevent virus second wave + 80 million forcibly displaced worldwide: UN + Art sleuth gets stolen Van Gogh 'proof of life' photos US-politics-diplomacy-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON Donald Trump's presidency is in turmoil after top ex-aide John Bolton declares him unfit for office, raising the stakes on a campaign rally meant to boost his flailing re-election bid -- but facing problems of its own. 650 words 1430 GMT by Sebastian Smith. File picture. Video US-court-politics-immigration,WRAP WASHINGTON The US Supreme Court rules against President Donald Trump's attempt to end a program that shielded from deportation nearly 700,000 immigrants known as "Dreamers" who were brought to the country illegally as children. 600 words 1600 GMT by Charlotte Plantive. Picture. Video Health-virus,WRAP BEIJING China imposes travel restrictions on nearly half a million people near its capital to contain a fresh coronavirus outbreak as deaths surge in other parts of the world. 700 words 1700 GMT by Jing Xuan Teng with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-China,lead UN-migrants-conflict-health-virus,2ndlead GENEVA More than one percent of the world's population - a record 80 million people - have now been forced to flee their homes due to violence and persecution, the UN says. 650 words moved by Nina Larson. Picture. Video. Graphic Netherlands-art-crime-VanGogh-health-virus AMSTERDAM A Dutch art detective reveals he has received two "proof of life" photographs of a Vincent Van Gogh painting stolen from a museum during the coronavirus lockdown. 500 words 1500 GMT by Jan Hennop. Picture -- RACISM DEBATE -- US-politics-racism-UN-rights,WRAP GENEVA The UN wraps up a debate about structural racism and police brutality in the United States and beyond -- but rights groups voice concern that countries might be backing away from committing to concrete action. 750 words moved by Nina Larson. Picture. Video France-racism-police,lead PARIS Black and Arab men in France are continuously discriminated against, two reports argue, as angry protests sweep across the country over alleged racism in the security forces and society. 600 words 1530 GMT by Eleonore Hughes Britain-racism-economy-slavery-GreeneKing-LloydsOfLondon LONDON Two major British companies named in a slavery database pledge to invest more in black, Asian and minority ethnic communities in the wake of global anti-racism protests. 450 words moved. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-WHO-drugs-research,lead GENEVA The WHO hopes two billion COVID-19 vaccine doses can be produced by the end of next year and targeted at to those most vulnerable to the virus. 550 words 1500 GMT by Robin Millard. Video Health-virus-US-economy-unemployment WASHINGTON Layoffs caused by the pandemic in the United States pass 45.7 million as economists fear that, despite some positive signs, the country is far from recovered from the coronavirus downturn. 500 words 1500 GMT by Chris Stein Health-virus-India-Pakistan-Bangladesh-Afghanistan,FOCUS ISLAMABAD Early optimism that South Asia might have dodged the worst ravages of the coronavirus pandemic has disappeared as soaring infection rates turn the densely populated region into a global hot spot. 750 words moved by David Stout with Shafiqul Alam in Dhaka. Picture. Video Health-virus-Brazil-economy,FOCUS SAO PAULO Three months ago, Sao Paulo closed all "non-essential" businesses as the coronavirus pandemic started ravaging Brazil's economic capital. Now they are allowed to open again, but many shutters are still closed, and likely to stay that way. 650 words 1800 GMT by Florence Goisnard. Picture. Video Australia-health-virus-aviation-travel SYDNEY Australian flag-carrier Qantas says it has cut all international flights until late October, except those to New Zealand, as border restrictions look set to remain in force. 400 words moved Health-virus-Africa-stigma,FOCUS KINSHASA As coronavirus cases accelerate in Africa, those who recover from the virus find that their struggle is not over as denial of the disease and stigmatisation run deep across the continent. 800 words moved by Bienvenu-Marie Bakumanya and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video Health-virus-Israel-immigration,FOCUS JERUSALEM Like thousands of other French Jews, Dan Bocobza had for years been contemplating aliyah, or immigration to Israel, but when coronavirus hit France, he decided to make his move. 700 words moved GMT by Michael Blum. File picture Health-virus-UAE-expo,FOCUS DUBAI Armies of workers in face masks race to complete the mammoth Dubai Expo 2020 site despite the coronavirus that has sickened some employees, forced a one-year postponement and created a logistical headache. 800 words moved by Mohamad Ali Harissi. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Entertainment-Britain-music-WWII-Lynn,WRAP LONDON Tributes pour in for World War II "forces' sweetheart" Vera Lynn, whose resonant songs helped keep up national morale, after her death aged 103. 650 words moved by Joe Jackson. File picture. File video Also moved: Entertainment-Britain-music-WWII-Lynn,OBIT Britain-France-politics-WWII-history,WRAP LONDON French President Emmanuel Macron commemorates the 80th anniversary of exiled wartime leader Charles De Gaulle's call for resistance from London, against a modern backdrop of Brexit and the coronavirus outbreak. 650 words 1530 GMT by Phil Hazlewood and Stuart Williams. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Serbia-politics-vote,FOCUS SABAC, Serbia The small city of Sabac is home to one of the last opposition mayors left in all of Serbia, a status the 45-year-old local official is determined to hold onto in Sunday's elections. 750 words moved by Sally Mairs and Katarina Subasic. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-diplomacy-Bolton,PROFILE WASHINGTON Donald Trump has chewed and spat out aides left and right but he has not had a match quite like John Bolton, a wily Washington veteran with his own sense of grievance. 600 words 1700 GMT by Shaun Tandon. File Picture Also moving: US-politics-diplomacy-Bolton-Trump,POINTS -- AFRICA -- Burundi-politics,WRAP GITEGA, Burundi Burundi's new President Evariste Ndayishimiye takes office in a colourful ceremony, vowing to continue on the path of his predecessor who died suddenly last week. 800 words 1430 GMT. Picture. Video Also moving: Burundi-politics-Ndayishimiye,PROFILE Mozambique-politics-crime-vote,WRAP MAPUTO A Mozambican court hands jail terms of 24 years to three elite police officers and 23 years to another for the brutal murder of a poll observer ahead of national elections in October. 550 words 1500 GMT by Joaquim Nhamirre. File Picture Mali-politics-protest,FOCUS BAMAKO Deep frustrations over an apparent lack of progress in war-torn Mali are pushing people to protest president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita this Friday, just as the embattled leader is attempting to drive home reforms. 600 words 1530 GMT by Amaury Hauchard Nigeria-unrest-jihadists,FOCUS KANO, Nigeria The attacks were swift and brutal: villagers gunned down or crushed under the wheels of trucks. A flurry of bloody assaults ratchets up fears a key jihadist faction may be opening a grim new chapter in northeast Nigeria. 650 words moved by Aminu Abubakar and Celia Lebur -- ASIA -- China-HongKong-politics-protest,WRAP BEIJING China moves closer to passing a controversial national security law for Hong Kong that has raised international concerns it will end the financial hub's limited freedoms. 600 words moved by Laurie Chen HongKong-China-unrest-politics-Lai,INTERVIEW HONG KONG Millionaire media tycoon Jimmy Lai knows his support for Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests could soon land him behind bars, but the proudly self-described "troublemaker" says he has no regrets. 850 words moved by Jerome Taylor. Picture -- NORTH AFRICA -- Tunisia-culture-art-politics,FOCUS TUNIS Tunisia's president has become a surprise champion of Arabic calligraphy in his country, shining a light on the artistic tradition as Arab states lobby for its recognition by UNESCO. 600 words moved by Najeh Mouelhi-Makni. Picture -- ECONOMY and BUSINESS -- US-EU-digital-tax-OECD,WRAP PARIS France and the US lock horns over taxing digital giants such as Google and Facebook, after Washington said it was breaking off talks aimed at establishing a global framework for making the companies pay larger levies where they operate. 650 words moved by Joseph Schmid in Paris with Alex Pigman in Brussels HongKong-China-ecommerce-JD.com-stocks,WRAP HONG KONG Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com soars nearly six percent on its Hong Kong debut after raising almost $4 billion in an initial public offering that was the world's second-biggest this year. 600 words moved by Jerome Taylor with Beiyi Seow in Beijing. Picture -- SPORTS -- Cricket-WC-2011-SRI-corruption-Aluthgamage,lead COLOMBO Sri Lanka "sold" the 2011 World Cup final to India, the country's former sports minister says, reviving one of cricket's most explosive match-fixing controversies. 500 words moved. File picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Health-virus-Spain-entertainment-music-flamenco,FOCUS MADRID After 32 years, the curtain has finally fallen at Madrid's Casa Patas flamenco club, its vibrant shows silenced by the epidemic which has dealt a dramatic blow to Spain's flamenco 'tablaos'. 650 words 1530 GMT by Diego Urdaneta. Picture. Video afp
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