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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Kamala Harris set to accept Democratic nomination + Apple becomes first US firm to be valued at $2 tn + Mali's opposition offers backing for coup leaders + Lukashenko orders forces to prevent more protests + Stem cell treatment offers new hope for diabetics US-politics-vote,WRAP WILMINGTON, Delaware Kamala Harris is set to accept the Democratic nomination for vice president -- the first woman of color on a major party ticket -- with an appeal for national unity after what she said had been US President Donald Trump's deadly "failure of leadership." 750 words 0200 GMT by Olivier Douliery with Sebastian Smith in Washington. Graphic. Picture. Video. Already moved: US-politics-vote-Democrats-JillBiden,PROFILE US-stocks-market-Apple,WRAP NEW YORK Apple becomes the first US company to reach $2 trillion in market value in the latest demonstration of how tech giants have benefited from the upheaval of the coronavirus. 650 words moved Mali-conflict-unrest-coup,WRAP BAMAKO Army colonel Assimi Goita introduces himself as Mali's new military strongman a day after a coup condemned by the international community but supported by the country's opposition. 800 words moved by Serge Daniel and Malick Konate. Graphic. Picture. Video Belarus-vote-unrest,WRAP MINSK The European Union rejects the result of Belarus's disputed presidential election as strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko orders his security forces to prevent any further unrest. 900 words moved by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Video. Picture. Graphic Health-research-diabetes,lead TOKYO A new technique that grows insulin-producing cells and can protect them from immune attack after they are transplanted offers new hopes for treating some people with diabetes 650 words 0200 GMT by Sara Hussein -- AMERICA -- US-Britain-diplomacy-justice-IS,3rdlead WASHINGTON The United States will not pursue the death penalty against two members of a notorious Islamic State kidnapping and murder unit dubbed the "Beatles," Attorney General Bill Barr says in a letter released by the Justice Department. 550 words moved. File picture US-California-fire,2ndlead LOS ANGELES Thousands of residents flee a city in northern California as a series of fast-moving fires spread overnight, burning dozens of homes and structures. 600 words moved by Jocelyne Zablit. Picture US-politics-Iraq-conflict-Iran,WRAP WASHINGTON Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi will meet US President Donald Trump for the first time in Washington, with the presence of American troops in the country at the top of his agenda. 650 words 0130 GMT by W.G. Dunlop Health-virus-Latam-teenagers,FOCUS MONTEVIDEO The coronavirus pandemic is robbing millions of Latin American teenage girls of their 15th birthday parties, a coming-of-age ritual that many had been planning for months and even years. 700 words 0130 GMT by Lucia Lacurcia. Picture. Video Health-virus-Colombia-politics-protest-culture,FOCUS MEDILLIN, Colombia Coronavirus lockdowns may have largely silenced various social movements but a new form of protest is spreading on the walls of buildings in Colombia and elsewhere in Latin America. 650 words 0230 GMT by Joaquin Sarmiento. Picture. File picture. Video Health-virus-US-technology-education,INTERVIEW WASHINGTON Sal Khan's first inkling that COVID-19 was going to disrupt education around the world came in February, when the popular online learning platform he created saw a surge in traffic from South Korea. 800 words 0130 GMT by Issam Ahmed. Picture. Video Also moving: Health-virus-US-Florida-economy-unemployment,FOCUS US-politics-vote-Wisconsin-rural,FOCUS Cuba-Colombia-conflict,INTERVIEW HAVANA Faced with an escalation of murders in the territories where it operates, Colombia's Marxist National Liberation Army (ELN) rebels blame the violence on right-wing paramilitaries reacting to the house arrest of former president Alvaro Uribe. 550 words 0230 GMT by Moises Avila. Picture. Video US-IT-lifestyle-transport-Uber-Lyft,ADVANCER SAN FRANCISCO Uber and Lyft are hoping a courtroom reprieve will spare them from shutting down their rival smartphone-summoned ride services in California. 550 words moved by Glenn Chapman. File picture -- EUROPE -- France-art-WWII-Germany,FOCUS VERDUN, France A 19th-century oil painting stolen from occupied France during World War II has gone on display in a bid to trace its rightful owners after being returned by the son of the German soldier who took it on orders from above. 650 words 0300 GMT by Murielle Kasprzak. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Libya-conflict-Egypt,FOCUS CAIRO As Egypt flexes its muscle with threats to intervene in Libya's civil war, its President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has sought to join forces with some of the neighbouring country's powerful tribes. 750 words 0230 GMT by Farid Farid. File Picture Lebanon-blast-protest-injury,FOCUS BEIRUT Firas and Zeina survived Beirut's port explosion unscathed but still sustained severe injuries -- not in the disaster itself but in the heavy-handed crackdown on the street protests that followed. 900 words 0400 GMT by Layal Abou Rahal. Picture. Video Word-protest-injury-police-weapons,BACKGROUND NICOSIA Riot police from Beirut and Baghdad to Hong Kong and Minsk often use so-called "non-lethal" weapons for crowd control -- so why do protesters keep dying and being maimed? 750 words 0330 GMT by Frank Zeller -- SPORT -- Fbl-Asia-CHN-health-virus,FOCUS SHANGHAI Strict coronavirus measures are taking their toll on Chinese Super League footballers, with one saying his head was "spinning" in the claustrophobic "bubble" -- and they still have six weeks to go. 700 words 0200 GMT by Peter Stebbings. File Picture Fbl-Eur-C3-Sevilla-Inter,FOCUS COLOGNE, Germany Two years on from the embarrassment of being sacked as coach of his country on the eve of a World Cup, Julen Lopetegui has rebuilt his reputation to take Sevilla back to a sixth Europa League final in 14 years. 650 words moved by Kieran Canning Fbl-Eur-C1-FRA-GER-Lyon-Bayern LISBON Bayern Munich's astonishing form under Hansi Flick takes them to the brink of a treble after they dispatch Lyon 3-0 Champions League semi-final, and the stage is now set for a fascinating final battle between the German giants and Paris Saint-Germain. 650 words 0130 GMT by Andy Scott. Picture. Video afp
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