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| - Duty Editor: Lachlan Carmichael Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Blaze guts Greek migrant camp + US unveils sharp cut in Iraq troops + US fights 'unprecedented' wildfires + Britain stands by new Brexit bill + Toronto film festival goes online Greece-migrants-fire,WRAP LESBOS ISLAND, Greece Thousands of asylum seekers are left homeless after a fire gutted Greece's largest migrant camp on Lesbos, sparking pledges of help from around Europe amid fears of a humanitarian crisis on the Aegean island. 800 words 1430 GMT by Will Vassilopoulos with John Hadoulis in Athens. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Greece-immigration-fire,FACTS US-politics-vote-Iraq-military,WRAP WASHINGTON The US announces a sharp reduction in troops in Iraq just two months before the election as President Donald Trump seeks to honor his pledge to voters to end the country's "endless wars" overseas. 600 words 1500 GMT by Paul Handley Also moved: Iraq-US-military,CHRONO US-fires,WRAP LOS ANGELES Firefighters battle "unprecedented" wildfires in California, Oregon and Washington which have forced thousands of residents to flee their homes in the West Coast states and seen the National Guard deployed to evacuate people by helicopter. 500 words 1630 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade,WRAP LONDON Britain pushes ahead with legislation it admits intentionally breaks the Brexit treaty it signed with the European Union, sparking claims the government has gone rogue, and demands from Brussels for emergency talks. 700 words 1500 GMT by Jitendra Joshi. Picture. Video. Graphic Entertainment-US-Canada-film,ADVANCER LOS ANGELES Hollywood's annual exodus to Toronto for North America's biggest film festival will take place online-only this week, as coronavirus and a closed Canadian border forces A-listers to stay home and peddle their upcoming films remotely. 600 words moved by Andrew Marszal. File picture -- EUROPE -- Belarus-politics-unrest,WRAP MINSK Masked men detain one of the last high-profile opposition figures still free in Belarus, his colleagues say, while Nobel Prize-winning writer Svetlana Alexievich complains of intimidation. 650 words 1530 GMT by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Video. Graphic Russia-politics-Navalny-Germany,WRAP MOSCOW Russia protests to the German ambassador of "unfounded accusations and ultimatums" over the alleged poisoning of opposition figure Alexei Navalny and warns that relations are serious risk if Berlin does not provide Moscow with information on the case. 500 words 1500 GMT Denmark-Sweden-crime-homicide,WRAP COPENHAGEN The Danish inventor sentenced to life in prison for the murder of journalist Kim Wall aboard his homemade submarine admits to the crime for the first time in a new documentary. 500 words moved. File picture. File video Germany-automobile-trial-fraud-Volkswagen-Winterkorn,WRAP BERLIN Volkswagen's former chief executive Martin Winterkorn will stand trial over the car giant's massive "dieselgate" scam, a German court says, five years after the scandal rocked the automobile industry. 500 words 1430 GMT by Hui Min Neo. File picture Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade-economy,FOCUS LONDON The spectre of a no-deal Brexit looms again for Britain, with the economy already on its knees because of the coronavirus outbreak, stoking fears of a double whammy that could have long-lasting effects on growth and employment. 650 words 1600 GMT by Jean-Baptiste Oubrier. File picture Also moving: Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade-law,Q&A Germany-France-Britain-EU-Brexit-politics,INTERVIEW BERLIN Germany and France pledge to maintain a firm, united front in talks with Britain on its future relationship with the EU as Brexit talks enter a rocky new phase, their ministers for Europe told AFP. 400 words 1430 GMT by Benno Koenig and Isabelle Le Page. Picture. Video Germany-finance-politics-bankruptcy-fraud,WRAP BERLIN German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz finds himself in the hot seat, having to explain to lawmakers his role in two huge financial scandals that have shaken the country. 550 words 1530 GMT by Ouerdya Ait Abdelmalek. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iraq-politics-unrest,FOCUS BAGHDAD War-scarred Iraq hopes to launch reforms and revive its battered economy, but the drive is being derailed by a wave of violence blamed largely on shadowy pro-Iranian groups. 850 words moved by Ammar Karim. File picture -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-vote,WRAP MEKELE, Ethiopia Ageing war veterans and university students join long lines in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region to vote in parliamentary elections that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government has deemed illegal. 650 words 1600 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- US-diplomacy-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON Drawing down troops overseas and sealing accords in the Middle East and the Balkans, President Donald Trump has at the last minute racked up foreign policy accomplishments to show voters, even if hard issues he has tackled remain unsolved. 700 words 1800 GMT by Shaun Tandon US-politics-justice-court-vote,FOCUS WASHINGTON It's a promise he might be able to keep: battling for reelection, President Donald Trump is telling supporters he will pack the Supreme Court with conservative-leaning justices for a generation to come if he defeats Joe Biden in November. 700 words moved by Charlotte Plantive. File picture ElSalvador-crime-politics-justice,FOCUS SAN SALVADOR Prosecutors in El Salvador are investigating alleged secret negotiations between government officials and a prominent organized crime gang that has long terrorized the Central American nation. 650 words moved by Oscar Batres. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-conflict-blast-Saleh,WRAP KABUL Afghanistan's vice president Amrullah Saleh sustains minor injuries after his convoy is targeted in an explosion that killed at least 10 people, as government-backed negotiators and the Taliban prepare to hold peace talks. 600 words 1530 GMT by Emal Haidary. Video. Picture. Graphic Australia-China-security-media-diplomacy,WRAP BEIJING Beijing claims that Australian intelligence agencies questioned foreign correspondents working for Chinese state-run media, seizing computers and mobile phones in raids apparently linked to a billowing spy scandal. 750 words moved by Ludovic Ehret with Andrew Beatty in Sydney. Picture. Video SKorea-social-law-tattoo,FOCUS SEOUL South Korean tattooist Doy counts Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt and members of K-Pop band EXO among his celebrity clients, but his delicate, detailed designs could land him in prison. 650 words moved by Claire Lee. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP LONDON Clinical trials on one of the most advanced experimental Covid-19 vaccines, which is being developed by pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and Oxford University, were "paused" after a volunteer developed an unexplained illness. 700 words moved by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographics Health-virus-Britain LONDON Britain sets out tighter rules on social gatherings to curb the spread of the coronavirus, with concern mounting at rising infection rates among the young. 600 words 1700 GMT by Alice Ritchie. Picture. Video -- ENVIRONMENT -- Climate-environment-UN LONDON Record temperatures are accelerating the rise of sea levels, melting glaciers and snow coverage and threatening the water supplies for billions, according to a major UN report charting the "increasing and irreversible" impacts of climate change. 700 words moved by Kelly Macnamara -- BUSINESS -- France-US-luxury-merger PARIS Luxury giant LVMH calls off its planned $16.2-billion acquisition of US jeweller Tiffany, and the sparkling marriage threatens to become a bitter legal battle. 550 words 1700 GMT by Katia Dolmadjian -- SPORT -- Cycling-Tour-FRA,WRAP POITIERS, France Slovenian rider Primoz Roglic is trying to hold onto the leader's yellow jersey as the Tour de France takes the riders away from the sea and inland on a 167.5-kilometre ride from Chatelaillon-Plage to Poitiers which should suit the sprinters. 500 words 1630 GMT by Damian McCall. Picture. Video. Graphic Amfoot-NFL,ADVANCER LOS ANGELES The NFL will kick off its new season shrouded in trepidation on Thursday as America's most popular sport grapples with the new realities of life in the age of COVID-19. 800 words moved by Rob Woollard -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-film-Venice-Syria VENICE, Italy Waves of soldiers marching in double time open the new documentary by Gianfranco Rosi at the Venice film festival, but the Italian filmmaker's aim is not to depict war, but those caught in the crossfire. 550 words 1530 GMT by Alexandria Sage. Picture. Video afp
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