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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Anger mounts over Beirut devastation + Tech firms tackle Trump false claims + Japan marks 75 years since Hiroshima + European pandemic measures tightened + Dinosaurs got cancer too: scientists Lebanon-blast,WRAP BEIRUT Anger mounts as rescuers search for any survivors of a cataclysmic explosion at Beirut port that wreaked destruction across the city, killing at least 113 people, wounding thousands and plunging crisis-stricken Lebanon further into the abyss. 800 words moved by Rouba El Husseini and Tony Gamal-Gabriel. Picture. Graphic. Video Health-virus-US-politics-IT-Trump-Facebook,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Twitter says it blocked US President Donald Trump's official campaign account due to a tweet containing misinformation while Facebook says it removed the same post from its platform. 650 words 0230 GMT by Glenn Chapman Japan-US-Hiroshima-history-nuclear-WWII,WRAP HIROSHIMA, Japan Japan marks 75 years since the world's first atomic bomb attack in Hiroshima, with the coronavirus pandemic forcing a scaling back of ceremonies to remember the victims. 700 words 0230 GMT by Philip Fong. Picture. Video. Graphic We will also move:Japan-US-Hiroshima-history-nuclear-WWII,FACTS Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Europe tightens virus restrictions as fears of a second wave of infections spurred by the holiday season grow with the worldwide death toll crossing 700,000. 700 words 0200 GMT by Amelie Herenstein with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Canada-science-palaeontology-cancer OTTAWA Dinosaurs loom in the imagination as forces of nature, but a new study that identifies the first known case of cancer in the creatures shows they suffered from the debilitating disease too. 500 words moved by Michel Comte -- BEIRUT BLAST -- Lebanon-blast-world-aid,REAX BEIRUT Countries dispatch emergency medical aid, field hospitals, rescue experts and tracking dogs to Lebanon as the world reacts swiftly to a vast Beirut explosion in a nation already close to economic collapse. 750 words 0230 GMT. Picture Also moved: Lebanon-blast-France-aid,FOCUS Lebanon-blast-politics,CHRONO Lebanon-blast,Q&A Lebanon-blast-solidarity,FOCUS BEIRUT In Beirut's beloved bar districts, hundreds of young Lebanese ditched beers for brooms to sweep debris in the absence of a state-sponsored cleanup operation following a deadly blast. 650 words 0230 GMT by Dylan Collins and Maya Gebeily. Picture. Video Also moved: Lebanon-blast-district,SCENE Lebanon-blast-hospital,SCENE Lebanon-blast-aid-diaspora,FOCUS LOS ANGELES Lebanon's diaspora, estimated at three times the size of the tiny country's population of five million, has stepped up to provide assistance following the massive explosion that laid waste to much of the country's capital Beirut. 650 words 0300 GMT by Jocelyne Zablit Lebanon-blast-chemicals,FOCUS BEIRUT For at least six years, hundreds of tonnes of ammonium nitrate, which Lebanese authorities say caused Tuesday's massive blast, were negligently stored in a Beirut port warehouse, waiting for disaster to strike. 700 words moved by Rouba El Husseini Lebanon-blast-poverty,FOCUS BEIRUT For the Lebanese people, who have watched helplessly as their economy has collapsed in recent months, the devastating explosions in Beirut were one disaster too many. 750 words moved by Tony Gamal-Gabriel. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON The US election plunges deeper into unprecedented territory when challenger Joe Biden announces he will accept his nomination virtually and President Donald Trump suggests breaking tradition by holding his own ceremony at the White House. 700 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture US-vote-diplomacy-Russia,WRAP WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo offers a $10 million reward aimed at preventing foreign interference in the November election, as the State Department accused Russia of waging an increasingly sophisticated disinformation campaign. 650 words moved by Shaun Tandon US-Canada-weather-hurricane,WRAP NEW YORK Tropical storm Isaias leaves left at least five people dead as it pounds the US eastern seaboard with driving winds and heavy rain, leaving millions without power, before moving across Canada. 450 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-trial,INTERVIEW WASHINGTON A physician overseeing a clinical trial in Washington for Moderna's coronavirus vaccine has warned it will be impossible to tell how well it works without recruiting enough elderly and ethnic minority volunteers. 500 words moved by Isam Ahmed. Picture. Video Health-virus-Brazil,FOCUS SAO PAULO Five months after confirming its first case of the new coronavirus, Brazil is fast approaching the bleak milestone of 100,000 deaths from COVID-19, a tragedy experts blame on the country's lack of coherent response. 650 words 0200 GMT by Paula Ramon. Picture. Video Also moving: Health-virus-Brazil-social,PROFILE -- EUROPE -- Germany-politics-farright-homicide-trial,WRAP FRANKFURT A German neo-Nazi on trial over the murder of pro-refugee politician Walter Luebcke admits to the killing that has shocked the nation and highlighted the growing threat of right-wing extremism. 600 words moved by Annalena Doerner. Picture -- ECONOMY, BUSINESS AND TECH -- US-IT-China-politics-internet WASHINGTON A tie-up of TikTok with Microsoft could extend American dominance of the online and social media world. But it may have some unintended, negative consequences too for US firms and the open internet. 700 words 0130 GMT by Rob Lever US-China-internet-computers-lifestyle-Instagram-TikTok,lead SAN FRANCISCO Instagram adds a new short-form video feature to the image-focused platform in a direct challenge to TikTok, which is in the crosshairs of US President Donald Trump. 450 words moved by Glenn Chapman US-SKorea-IT-lifestyle-Samsung,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Samsung unveils an upgraded version of its folding smartphone along with other devices aiming to jump-start sales in a market hit hard by the global pandemic. 600 words moved by Glenn Chapman. Picture. Video -- ENVIRONMENT -- Brazil-politics-environment,INTERVIEW BRASILIA Fending off accusations of using his post to dismantle protections of the Amazon rainforest, Brazil's environment minister promises in an interview to deliver results on slowing deforestation by the end of the year. 500 words moved by Jordi Miro. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- US-China-politics-film-censorship WASHINGTON Hollywood is bowing to Chinese pressure to censor its films of content Beijing finds offensive, risking the US film industry's independence for the big buck of the Chinese market, a new study says. 550 words moved by Paul Handley. File picture -- SPORTS -- Tennis-US-Open-Nadal,2ndlead NEW YORK Rafael Nadal says he still intends to play at the French Open next month and remains hopeful it will go ahead, despite withdrawing from the US Open due to coronavirus concerns. 500 words moved by Thomas Allnutt. File picture afp
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