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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Biden calls out American 'racism' + NY rallies over black man's death + NATO to meet over Navalny attack + Cargo ship on fire in Indian Ocean + Godfather III gets new ending US-politics-racism,WRAP KENOSHA, Wisconsin Joe Biden calls out the "underlying racism" in America as he seeks to soothe the protest-scarred Midwestern city of Kenosha, where the presidential hopeful spoke with a black father shot in the back by a white policeman. 700 words moved by Jim Watson with Michael Mathes in Washington. Picture US-police-investigation,WRAP NEW YORK Several hundred peaceful demonstrators march in New York's Times Square over the death of a black man that police hooded and forced face down on the road, according to video footage that prompted a probe from the state's attorney general. 700 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. Picture. Video Russia-politics-Navalny-Germany,WRAP BRUSSELS The poisoning of Alexei Navalny will be discussed in an urgent NATO meeting after European leaders threatened fresh sanctions against Moscow, which has furiously denied targeting the Russian opposition leader. 700 words 0530 GMT by Celine Le Prioux with Michael Mainville in Moscow. File Picture. File Video. Graphic Also moved: Germany-Russia-politics-diplomacy-Navalny,FOCUS Russia-politics-Navalny-Germany-Zhdanov,INTERVIEW SriLanka-India-tanker-accident-energy,lead COLOMBO A Panamanian-registered oil tanker burns out of control for a second day off Sri Lanka as authorities confirm that a Filipino crew member was killed in an explosion and fears grow of a devastating oil spill in the Indian Ocean. 500 words 0730 GMT by Amal Jayasinghe. Picture. Video Entertainment-US-film-Godfather-Coppola LOS ANGELES A new version of "The Godfather: Part III" -- Francis Ford Coppola's belated follow-up to two of Hollywood's greatest ever films -- will be released this December featuring a new ending. 350 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil surpasses four million coronavirus cases as an international panel looking into the global response to the pandemic vowed to uncover how it was able to spread worldwide. 800 words moved by Eugenia Loguiratto with AFP bureaus. Picture US-health-virus-vaccines,FOCUS WASHINGTON An international group of ethicists criticizes the World Health Organization's goal of distributing coronavirus vaccines to treat 20 percent of each country's population, proposing instead what they call a more equitable system of distribution. 550 words moved by Ivan Couronne Health-virus-Peru-hospital,FOCUS LIMA The Athletes Village built for Lima's Panamerican Games is being put into service again -- as a hospital treating hundreds of Covid-19 patients. 500 words moved by Jesus Olarte and Carlos Mandujano. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-vaccines-politics,Q&A WASHINGTON Can a vaccine be approved before US election day, and can President Donald Trump push for it even if testing isn't completed? 700 words moved by Ivan Couronne. File picture Already moved: Health-virus-vaccines-pharmaceutical Iran-rights-justice-prison-health-virus,FOCUS PARIS A prize-winning Iranian lawyer is over three weeks into a hunger strike to draw attention to the plight of political prisoners in the country during the Covid-19 pandemic, as international concern grows over the state of her health. 750 words moved by Stuart Williams. File picture -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-UN,WRAP GENEVA China's national security law for Hong Kong poses a serious risk to the city's freedoms and breaches international legal obligations, UN special rapporteurs on human rights have warned. 500 words 0800 GMT. Graphic US-China-military-Palau-diplomacy,WRAP KOROR The tiny Pacific nation of Palau urges the US to build military bases on its territory -- which lies in a region where Washington is pushing back against growing Chinese influence. 650 words 0830 GMT by Bernadette Carreon. Graphic Japan-Philippines-shipping-weather-accident,WRAP TOKYO Japanese authorities race to find dozens of people missing after a cargo ship carrying 6,000 cows sank in a typhoon, as another powerful storm approaches. 600 words 0630GMT by Kyoko Hasegawa. Video. Graphic. -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-economy-unemployment WASHINGTON Setbacks in the US quest to reopen the economy and a deadlock in Congress have cast uncertainty on the labor market ahead of a key government jobs report Friday. 600 words moved by Chris Stein US-Portland-protests-politics,FOCUS PORTLAND, Oregon Portland marks 100 days since nightly protests erupted in the western US city to denounce police brutality and racism, shining a spotlight on a deeply polarized America as it prepares for high-stakes elections. 700 words moved by Laurent Banguet. Photo. Video Jamaica-politics-vote,WRAP KINGSTON Jamaicans head to the polls for a general election amid soaring coronavirus infections and rising criticism about the government's handling of the pandemic. 650 words moved by Andre Rich Kosovo-Serbia-US-politics-peace,2ndLEAD WASHINGTON Kosovo and Serbia hold talks at the White House on improving economic relations, but the issue of mutual recognition between the two bitter rivals remains at the center of negotiations. 550 words moved by Paul Handley. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Lebanon-blast-recovery,FOCUS BEIRUT In a blast-damaged tailor shop of the Lebanese capital, Claudette is back at work sewing the hem of an orange skirt as rescue teams dig nearby. "The explosion destroyed everything here, but I decided to return to work, because I have no choice," she says one month after the disaster. 600 words 0700 GMT by Bachir El Khoury. Picture. Video We will also move: Lebanon-blast, FACTS -- EUROPE -- US-France-EU-ICC-justice-sanction-diplomacy-warcrimes,WRAP PARIS France leads criticism of US sanctions on the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, saying Washington has launched a "serious attack" on the global body. 550 words moved by Valerie Leroux and Adam Plowright -- AFRICA -- Sudan-weather-flood,FOCUS KHARTOUM On Sudan's Tuti Island, where the Blue and White Nile meet, the highest river waters since records began have left people struggling hopelessly to hold back the rising floods. 700 words 0600 GMT by Sammy Ketz. Picture. Video. -- SPORT -- Fbl-Asia-C1-health-virus KUALA LUMPUR Asia's football body is "confident" of completing its coronavirus-hit Champions League this year, a senior official tells AFP, as it heads into a frantic period of games with some venues still unknown. 450 words 0200 GMT by M. Jegathesan. File picture afp
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