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| - Duty Editor: Alex Nicoll Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + EU wrangles over virus recovery plans + G20 mulls debt relief for poor nations + Thais hit streets in democracy protest + Syria heads to polls to elect parliament + Arsenal stun City to reach FA Cup final Health-virus,WRAP BRUSSELS European Union leaders are due to meet for a third day to try and agree on a giant post-coronavirus economic recovery plan as four million residents of Barcelona in virus-ravaged Spain are effectively placed under lockdown. 800 words 0130 GMT by Clement Zampa with Daniel Bosque in Barcelona. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-G20-economy RIYADH G20 nations will consider widening debt relief for coronavirus-hit poor countries in the second half of 2020, its finance ministers and central bankers say after talks aimed at spurring global economic recovery. 700 words moved by Anuj Chopra. Picture. Video Thailand-politics,lead BANGKOK Thousands of mainly young and black-clad Thai protesters converge on Bangkok's Democracy Monument as the city's largest and rowdiest anti-government protest in years stretches deep into the night. 550 words moved by Aidan Jones. Picture. Video Syria-conflict-vote DAMASCUS Syrians go to the polls to elect a new parliament as the Damascus government grapples with international sanctions and a crumbling economy after retaking large parts of the war-torn country. 450 words 0300 GMT by Maher al-Mounes. Picture. Video Also moving: Syria-conflict,CHRONO Syria-conflict-Assad,CHRONO Fbl-ENG-FACup-Arsenal-ManCity LONDON Mikel Arteta hails Arsenal's "great chemistry" as the secret to their shock 2-0 win over Manchester City as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang fires his club to a record 21st FA Cup final. 600 words moved by Steven Griffiths. Picture -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-masks,FOCUS HUNTINGTON BEACH, California For Davey, a resident of the city of Huntington Beach in southern California, the requirement to wear a mask to curb the spread of coronavirus is not something he takes seriously. 550 words 0130 GMT by Laurent Banguet US-politics-Congress-rights-JohnLewis,OBIT WASHINGTON John Lewis, the civil rights warrior who died aged 80, excelled at what he liked to call "good trouble" -- standing up against racial injustice to forge a better United States. 800 words moved by Michael Mathes. File picture US-internet-hacking-computers-Twitter,WRAP WASHINGTON Twitter says hackers "manipulated" some of its employees to access accounts in a high-profile attack, including those of Joe Biden and Elon Musk, and apologizes for the breach. 550 words moved. File Picture Health-virus-US-travel-economy,FOCUS WASHINGTON After months of working from home, stir-crazy Americans have finally reached the long, hot days of summer only to watch their vacation horizons dim, with travel options shrinking as the country's coronavirus cases soar. 750 words 0330 GMT by Delphine Touitou -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-media,FOCUS HONG KONG Hong Kong's status as a bastion of press freedom is in crisis as authorities toughen their line against international media and fears grow about local self-censorship under the city's sweeping new security law. 800 words 0330 GMT by Rose Troup Buchanan Health-virus-Philippines-India-shipping-logistics,FOCUS MANILA Indian ship worker Tejasvi Duseja is desperate to go home after months stranded offshore by coronavirus border closures and lockdowns that have left more than 200,000 seafarers in limbo. 750 words 0330 GMT by Cecil Morella with Aishwarya Kumar in New Delhi. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- EU-summit-budget,WRAP BRUSSELS EU leaders will return for a third day of talks in an effort to bridge stark divisions over a 750 billion euro virus rescue package, after a fierce dispute between the Dutch, French and German leaders. 650 words 0200 GMT by Alex Pigman. Picture. Video France-fire-cathedral,WRAP NANTES, France A fire breaks out in three places at the gothic cathedral of Nantes in western France, destroying priceless stained glass windows and the grand organ and sparking an arson investigation. 600 words moved by Fanny Andre and Benjamin Massot. Picture. Video Health-virus-Spain-Barcelona,SCENE BARCELONA Barcelona's streets are largely empty, with millions of people instructed to stay at home as new coronavirus restrictions come into effect following a spike in the number of infections in the region over the past week. 650 words moved by Daniel Bosque. Picture. Video Russia-politics-crime-protest,WRAP KHABAROVSK, Russia Tens of thousands of people in Russia's Far East take to the streets in a rare show of defiance against the Kremlin as they protest against the arrest of a popular governor. 550 words moved. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-SAfrica-food,FOCUS CLARENS, South Africa Cheddar-making was put on hold when coronavirus struck an artisanal cheesery on the outskirts of Clarens, a town tucked into the foothills of the Maluti mountains of central South Africa. 650 words 0300 GMT by Sofia Christensen. Picture. Video afp
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