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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Two dead in US shooting protests + Battle looms over Messi's Barca breakup + Pence centre stage at Trump convention + 'Tenet' blockbuster seen as cinema saviour + Marijuana for stressed Warsaw zoo elephants US-police-shooting-racism,WRAP KENOSHA, Wisconsin Two people are shot dead in Kenosha, Wisconsin during a third night of violent demonstrations sparked by the police killing of a black man. 650 words 1600 GMT by Robert Chiarito. Picture. Video Fbl-ESP-Liga-Barcelona-ARG-Messi,WRAP BARCELONA Lionel Messi's bombshell request to leave Barcelona is expected to spark a legal battle over a multi-million-dollar buy-out clause but also raises the question of which club could afford him in the heat of the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words 1500 GMT by Daniel Bosque. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-vote-Republicans,WRAP WASHINGTON Vice President Mike Pence takes center stage on day three of the Republican convention, making the case for Donald Trump's reelection -- and seeking to shore up the US leader's key Christian evangelical voter base. 450 words 1630 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture Entertainment-film-US-health-virus,WRAP LONDON Christopher Nolan's new film "Tenet" goes on general release, with hopes it will entice audiences back to the cinema after months of closure due to the coronavirus outbreak. 700 words moved by James Pheby. File Picture. Video Poland-animals-health-marijuana-offbeat WARSAW Warsaw zoo says it will start giving its elephants medical marijuana to try to reduce their stress levels. 250 words 1500 GMT -- EUROPE -- Greece-Turkey-diplomacy-energy,WRAP ATHENS Greece and its EU allies stage war games in the Mediterranean while Turkey conducts drills with the US navy nearby as the dispute between the two neighbours over gas and maritime borders ratchets up another notch. 650 words 1530 GMT by Helene Colliopoulou with Raziye Akkoc in Ankara. Picture. Graphic. Video Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,WRAP MOSCOW The Kremlin dismisses international calls for an investigation into the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, saying medics had not identified any toxin. 600 words 1500 GMT by Anna Malpas. Picture. File picture Bosnia-Serbia-warcrimes-trial,WRAP THE HAGUE Prosecutors urge UN judges to uphold former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic's genocide conviction, saying he personally oversaw the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of some 8,000 Muslim men and boys. 600 words 1600 GMT by Danny Kemp. Picture. Video. Graphic Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,SCENE OMSK, Russia Supporters of opposition leader Alexei Navaly in the Siberian city of Omsk say his alleged poisoning in a remote city thousands of kilometres from Moscow has emboldened their resolve to challenge the Kremlin. 700 words moved by Thibaut Marchand. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain-schools,lead LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson seeks to reassure pupils about the risks of going back to school, after a policy reversal on facemasks sparked fresh questions about the government's handling of the coronavirus outbreak. 500 words moved. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-conflict-Lebanon,WRAP MANARA, Israel Israel launches air strikes against Lebanese Hezbollah targets after saying shots were fired across the border and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns of a "forceful" response to any further attacks. 700 words 1430 GMT by Jalaa Marey with Guillaume Lavallee in Jerusalem. Picture. Video Also moving: Israel-conflict-Palestinians-stabbing,WRAP Bahrain-US-Israel-UAE-diplomacy,WRAP MANAMA Bahrain says it is committed to the creation of a Palestinian state in talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, implicitly rejecting his push for Arab countries to swiftly normalise ties with Israel. 690 words moved. Picture. Video Iraq-Turkey-Iran-water-diplomacy,FOCUS DIWANIYAH, Iraq Because of its neighbours' new dams, Iraq's historic twin rivers could run dry -- unless new infrastructure projects and tense talks with Turkey and Iran bear fruit. 800 words moved by Haydar Indhar. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Republicans-MelaniaTrump,FOCUS WASHINGTON Melania Trump expresses the obligatory support for her president husband's re-election bid during her Republican convention appearance, but the first lady wins plaudits for conveying something the White House often fails to show: compassion for suffering Americans. 600 words 1600 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture US-weather,WRAP LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana Hurricane Laura is due to strengthen to Category 4 before slamming into the US south coast, forecasters say, as residents of coastal Texas and Louisiana are told to evacuate or shelter. 650 words 1630 GMT by Gianrigo Marletta. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-law,WRAP HONG KONG Two prominent Hong Kong opposition lawmakers are among more than a dozen people arrested as part of a widening crackdown against the city's democracy camp. 650 words moved by Su Xinqi and Jerome Taylor. Video. File Video. File Picture Afghanistan-floods-toll,WRAP CHARIKAR, Afghanistan The death toll from flash floods that swept through an Afghan city has climbed to 100, officials say, as rescue workers search for survivors in the rubble of collapsed houses. 450 words moved. Picture. Graphic NKorea-health-virus-weather-typhoon-Kim SEOUL North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has issued warnings over the global coronavirus pandemic and a typoon forecast to hit the peninsula this week, after international speculation he was in a coma. 400 words moved US-China-politics-security-sanction,2ndlead WASHINGTON The United States blacklists two dozen Chinese companies and associated officials for taking part in building artificial islands in disputed waters in the South China Sea. 450 words 1500 GMT by Paul Handley. File picture -- SPORT -- Fbl-ESP-Liga-Barcelona-ARG-Messi-future MADRID If Lionel Messi's mind is made up to leave Barcelona, the question turns to where he goes next. 700 words moved by Tom Allnutt Also moved: Fbl-ESP-Liga-Barcelona-ARG-Messi-career Fbl-ESP-Liga-Barcelona-ARG-Messi,PROFILE Fbl-ESP-Liga-Barcelona-ARG-Messi,FACTS -- ENVIRONMENT -- Mauritius-environment-animal PORT LOUIS At least nine melon-headed whales wash up on the shores of Mauritius, prompting speculation of a link to an oil spill earlier this month. 450 words moved. Picture. Video. -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Qatar,Q&A DOHA Qatar has the world's highest per-capita coronavirus infection rates but one of the lowest death rates, due to extensive testing, a young population and lavish healthcare spending. 750 words moved by Gregory Walton. File Picture India-animal-dog-virus-health,VIDEOESSAY CHENNAI, India As the world marks International Dog Day, a growing number of people across India are adopting man's best friend to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words moved by Archana Thiyagarajan with Glenda Kwek in New Delhi. Picture. Video Health-virus-Davos-summit-economy,2ndlead GENEVA The World Economic Forum postpones the next annual Davos summit by several months, deeming it unsafe to hold the 2021 global gathering in January due to the coronavirus pandemic. 450 words 1500 GMT by Nina Larson. File picture. File video -- LITERATURE -- France-literature-race-Britain,lead PARIS The French translation of Agatha Christie's hit novel "And Then There Were None" changes its title to remove a racially offensive word already dropped from the British edition decades ago. 450 words 1500 GMT afp
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