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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + US coronavirus cases surpass three million + China opens secret Hong Kong police office + Torrential rain hits Japan, 61 feared dead + International cricket back after lockdowns + Rat pack: rodents feel peer-pressure to help Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States tops three million confirmed cornavirus cases as President Donald Trump pushes for schools to re-open after pulling out of the World Health Organization. 750 words 2100 GMT by Issam Ahmed. Picture. Video. Graphic HongKong-China-politics,WRAP HONG KONG China opens a new office for its intelligence agents to operate openly in Hong Kong for the first time under a tough new security law, in a public display of its tightening control over the finance hub. 750 words moved by Jerome Taylor and Su Xinqi. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Also moved: China-HongKong-politics,CHRONO Japan-rain-weather-climate-flood,WRAP KURUME, Japan Torrential rain pounds the centre of Japan as authorities say 58 people are feared dead in days of heavy downpours that have triggered devastating landslides and terrifying floods. 600 words moved by Charly Triballeau. Picture. Video. Graphic Cricket-ENG-WIS-health-virus,WRAP SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdowm International cricket resumes after a four-month coronavirus shutdown as England and West Indies players, rekindling the powerful imagery of clenched fists inside black gloves, take a knee under grey skies in Southampton in support of the global campaign against racial injustice. 550 words moved by Julian Guyer. Picture Science-animal-rats-cooperation-US,FOCUS WASHINGTON Rats are less likely to assist a fellow rodent in need if other members of their group are present and are being unhelpful, according to a study that sheds new light on the so-called "bystander effect." 500 words 2000 GMT by Issam Ahmed. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-Mexico-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON Mexico's leader pays his first-ever foreign visit to see President Donald Trump, hoping to see progress on trade even with an administration that has pursued a hardline anti-immigration agenda. 600 words 2030 GMT by Shaun Tandon and Ariela Navarro. Pictures. Video. US-IT-politics-rights-racism-Facebook,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Facebook has made a series of decisions that undermined civil rights, including allowing posts from President Donald Trump that violate the values of the leading social network, an independent audit report says. 650 words moved by Glenn Chapman -- EUROPE -- Britain-US-court-media-Depp,WRAP LONDON Hollywood actor Johnny Depp denies claims that he slapped his ex-wife Amber Heard, as he faces a second day of questioning in his high-profile libel trial in London. 500 words moved by Phil Hazlewood. Picture Health-virus-Serbia-unrest,WRAP BELGRADE Serbia's president says a weekend curfew to combat the spread of coronavirus could be walked back after the measure sparked angry protests that ended in clashes with police. 550 words moved by Miodrag Sovilj and Sally Mairs. Picture. Video Health-virus-France-lockdown,2ndlead PARIS French officials are girding for a possible surge in COVID-19 cases in coming months but will not impose another nationwide lockdown, saying the economic and social consequences would be too great. 500 words 1930 GMT by Joseph Schmid. Picture -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-unrest,WRAP ADDIS ABABA The death toll from demonstrations and ethnic violence that erupted in Ethiopia last week following the murder of a popular singer from the Oromo ethnic group has risen to 239, according to a tally of police figures. 550 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet Burkina-US-conflict,WRAP ABIDJAN The United States threatens to withdraw security aid to Burkina Faso after reports that the West African country's army was responsible for the extrajudicial mass execution of 180 men. 550 words moved by David Esnault -- MIDEAST -- Iran-politics-economy,INTERVIEW TEHRAN Iran's low voter turnout reflects a wider malaise in a country long buckling under sanctions and more recently also hit hard by the coronavirus, spelling "a threat for everyone," Tehran's mayor Pirouz Hanachi tells AFP. 700 words moved by Amir Havasi. Picture. Video Syria-conflict-Iran-arms,WRAP TEHRAN Iran says it will strengthen Syria's air defence systems as part of a military agreement between the two countries, aiming to "confront pressures by America". 600 words moved Yemen-UN-conflict-health-virus-economy,INTERVIEW DUBAI Yemen is once again on the brink of famine, and donor funds that averted catastrophe just 18 months ago have now dried up, the UN humanitarian coordinator for the war-torn country tells AFP. 700 words moved by Sarah Stewart. File picture. Video -- ASIA-PACIFIC -- US-China-Tibet-diplomacy-rights,WRAP BEIJING The United States and China impose visa restrictions on each other in tit-for-tat moves over their disagreement on Tibet, adding fuel to the diplomatic fire between the superpowers. 650 words moved by Beiyi Seow with Shaun Tandon in Washington. Video Australia-health-virus-pandemic-lockdown,lead MELBOURNE Shoppers in Australia's second-biggest city strip supermarket shelves as millions prepare for a return to virus lockdown, with warnings the restrictions will cost the economy Aus$1 billion a week. 750 words moved by Tania Lee. Picture. Video. Graphic Singapore-election-vote,Q&A SINGAPORE Face masks at polling stations, rallies banned and candidates greeting voters with fist bumps: Singapore holds a general election this week, despite a major coronavirus outbreak. 600 words moved by Catherine Lai. Picture Japan-nature-animal-virus-health,FOCUS TATSUNO, Japan As the sun sets in the Japanese town of Tatsuno, thousands of fireflies begin glowing, producing a spectacle that usually draws crowds of delighted visitors. 550 words moved by Harumi Ozawa. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Britain-China-telecoms-politics-Huawei,lead LONDON Chinese telecoms giant Huawei urges Britain not to rush into taking any costly decision to phase out its equipment from the UK's 5G network because of US sanctions. 500 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. Picture afp
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