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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + Japan's Abe to resign for health reasons + Anti-racism protesters plan mass US march + Trump holds rally after lashing Biden + Six dead as Hurricane Laura hits Louisiana + Polar bear kills man in Norwegian Arctic Japan-politics-Abe,WRAP TOKYO Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces he will resign over health problems, in a bombshell development that kicks off a leadership race in the world's third-largest economy. 650 words moved by Miwa Suzuki and Hiroshi Hiyama. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Japan-politics-Abe,PROFILE Japan-politics-Abe,FACTS Japan-politics-economy-Abe,POINTS US-racism-politics-march,WRAP WASHINGTON Anti-racism protesters gather for a mass march in the US capital, after a white officer's shooting of African American Jacob Blake rekindled outrage over police violence and sparked a boycott movement in the sports world. 650 words 1500 GMT by Charlotte Plantive and Michael Mathes. Picture. Video US-politics-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump follows his all-out assault on Joe Biden at the Republican convention by flying to a rally in New Hampshire, as the Democratic challenger plots his own return to the live campaign trail after months under coronavirus lockdown. 600 words 1600 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture Also moving: US-politics-vote-Republicans,POINTS US-weather,WRAP LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana At least six people are killed by Hurricane Laura in Louisiana and search teams may find more victims, but the governor says the most powerful storm to make landfall in the US state in living memory did not cause the "catastrophic" damage that had been feared. 700 words moved by Gianrigo Marletta and Andrew Cabalerro-Reynolds. Picture. Video. Graphic Norway-animal-climate-environment,lead OSLO A polar bear kills a man on Norway's Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic, the sixth fatal attack in almost 50 years in the region. 350 words 1500 GMT -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Masks become compulsory outdoors all over Paris as France joins a growing global battle against new virus outbreaks, while Germany warns the crisis will be "more difficult" in the autumn and winter 700 words moved by Lachlan Carmichael. Picture. Graphic. Video Health-virus-Britain-economy LONDON Britain's government urges people to return to work amid concern about the impact of the coronavirus lockdown on the economy and struggling high-street businesses. 450 words moved. File picture India-virus-health-PPE NEW DELHI Indian police are battling a booming black market in used face masks and surgical gloves scavenged in some cases from hospital refuse tips, as people scramble for cheap coronavirus protection. 400 words moved -- EUROPE -- Belarus-politics-unrest,WRAP BERLIN The EU urges Russia not to intervene in Belarus after President Vladimir Putin vowed military support for the country's embattled leader, as Ukraine offers refuge to Belarusians fleeing a regime crackdown. 550 words 1500 GMT. Picture. Video Russia-opposition-Navalny-Germany-hospital,lead BERLIN The Berlin hospital treating leading Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says there is "some improvement" in his condition after he suffered a suspected poisoning. 250 words moved Turkey-politics-right,WRAP ISTANBUL A Turkish lawyer seeking a fair trial after being charged with membership of a terrorist organisation dies in an Istanbul hospital on the 238th day of her hunger strike. 600 words moved by Luana Sarmini-Buonaccorsi Europe-migrants-Germany-politics-Merkel,WRAP BERLIN Five years after Germany controversially welcomed tens of thousands of migrants from the Middle East, Chancellor Angela Merkel says she would do the same again as she rides a wave of popularity for her handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. 650 words moved by Isabelle Le Page with Femke Colborne. Picture. Video Britain-US-gender-rights-Rowling LONDON "Harry Potter" creator JK Rowling says she will give back an award presented by the US Kennedy family after one of its members criticised her views on gender issues. 350 words moved -- AFRICA -- Mali-unrest-coup,WRAP NIAMEY West African countries insist on a return to civilian rule in Mali and elections in 12 months as they mull the future of sanctions imposed after rebel troops took over the fragile country. 650 words 1530 GMT by Boureima Hama CAfrica-unrest-Mali-coup,FOCUS BANGUI In the Central African Republic, a country with a history of coups since independence from France 60 years ago, the ouster of Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has brought back dark memories. 750 words moved by Vianney Ingasso with Camille Laffont in Paris. File picture. Graphic -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-UAE-US-arms,FOCUS JERUSALEM Amidst all the diplomatic back-slapping, the Israel-UAE accord faces its first hiccup: the possible sale of American F-35 fighter jets to Abu Dhabi that could challenge the Israeli technological edge in the Middle East. 600 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. File Picture Israel-crime-rape-politics,FOCUS JERUSALEM Allegations of a horrific hotel gang-rape in Israel where 30 men reportedly waited in line to assault a teenage girl triggers an outraged campaign echoing the global #MeToo movement. 700 words moved by Alexandra Vardi. Picture -- ASIA -- Australia-NZealand-attacks-mosque SYDNEY, Australia Canberra is open to the idea of New Zealand sending the Australian-born gunman behind the Christchurch mosque massacre back home to serve his life sentence, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says. 450 words moved -- SPORTS -- Cycling-Tour-FRA-2020,PREVIEW NICE, France There are always sunshine and smiles on the French Riviera but the 2020 Tour de France will roll out of Nice on Saturday under a cloud of Covid-19 gloom, with doubts the 21-day jaunt across the peaks and plains will end with its usual dash up the Champs Elysees in Paris. 600 words 1500 GMT Russia-politics-doping-RUS,lead MOSCOW The outspoken head of Russia's Anti-Doping Agency Yury Ganus is fired after accusing the country's sporting leadership of failing to fight widespread drug use. 350 words moved -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Health-virus-Britain-music-Beatles-economy LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom Liverpool's Cavern Club, where The Beatles learnt their trade, hosts its first gig since it was forced to close due to the coronavirus outbreak. 450 words moved by Paul Barker. 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