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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Huge blasts devastate Beirut's port + India's Modi marks day of victories + Power cut as Isaias pounds New York + Virus death toll approaches 700,000 + Disney's 'Mulan' to skip big screen Lebanon-blast,WRAP BEIRUT Lebanon-blast,WRAP BEIRUT Rescuers search for survivors after a cataclysmic explosion at Beirut's port sewed devastation across entire neighbourhoods of the city, killing at least 78 people, wounding thousands more and plunging Lebanon deeper into crisis. 750 words 0700 GMT. Live video, Video, Picture, Graphic Also moved: Lebanon-explosions,SCENE Lebanon-explosion-world-aid,REAX India-politics-religion,WRAP AYODHYA, India Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation for a temple at a flashpoint holy site exactly a year after imposing direct rule on Muslim-majority Kashmir -- twin triumphs for his Hindu nationalist government. 650 words 0600 GMT by Sanjay Kanojia with Parvaiz Bukhari in Srinagar. Picture. Video. Live video Also moved: India-politics-religion,BACKGROUND US-weather-hurricane,WRAP NEW YORK Tropical storm Isaias pounds the US eastern seaboard with driving rain and strong winds, cutting power to over one million households and felling trees, including in New York. 500 words 0600 GMT by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP PARIS The coronavirus death toll approaches 700,000 as France and the Netherlands make face masks compulsory in crowded outdoor areas in major cities. 700 words moved by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video Entertainment-US-film-Disney-Mulan LOS ANGELES Disney's much-delayed blockbuster "Mulan" will skip the big screen and premiere on streaming platform Disney+ next month, as coronavirus keeps theaters shut across much of the United States. 400 words moved -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-technology-virus,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is battling mail-in voting in the 2020 elections, which health experts say is crucial to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, but which he thinks will boost Democratic voters. 650 words moved by Charlotte Plantive. File picture Brazil-environment-fires,VIDEOESSAY POCONE, Brazil A tractor cuts a firebreak through the vegetation of the Pantanal, the world's biggest tropical wetlands, as firefighters race to contain the blazes that have been devastating one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth. 400 words moved by Rogerio Florentino with Jordi Miro in Brasilia -- ASIA -- Taiwan-US-China-politics-diplomacy,WRAP TAIPEI The United States announces its "highest level" visit in decades to Taiwan, a move sure to infuriate China with relations between the two superpowers at historic lows. 650 words 0530 GMT by Amber Wang. File picture. File video SriLanka-vote,WRAP COLOMBO Sri Lankans go to the polls to elect a new parliament as the ruling Rajapaksa brothers seek a fresh mandate to cement their grip on power. 500 words moved. Graphic. Picture. Video HongKong-China-politics-banking-US,FOCUS HONG KONG International banks in Hong Kong are caught in the crossfire of competing laws enacted by the United States and China as the superpowers clash over the city's future, with analysts warning businesses are being forced to pick a side. 750 words moved by Jerome Taylor and Yan Zhao. File Picture -- EUROPE -- Belarus-vote,WRAP MINSK Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko accuses the opposition and Russia of planning violent unrest and vows to defend his regime as early voting begins in presidential elections. 700 words moved by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Video Also moved: Belarus-politics-vote,FOCUS Belarus-politics,PROFILE Health-virus-Germany-women,FOCUS FRANKFURT Germany's huge coronavirus rescue packages have won praise at home and abroad. But for divorced caterer Lulu Pototschnik the financial aid remains tantalisingly out of reach -- and she's not the only single mum slipping through the cracks. 750 words moved by Michelle Fitzpatrick. Picture Health-virus-Europe-labour-agriculture-economy,FOCUS PARIS Thousands of people flock to Western Europe each year to help farmers harvest crops, often paid low wages for long, backbreaking days of work. But the coronavirus outbreak has thrown their plight into stark relief. 750 words moved by Pierre Donadieu Latvia-lifestyle-health-sport RIGA After spending 140 days rowing across the ocean without seeing another human being, Latvian adventurer Karlis Bardelis has some valuable tips for those learning to cope with coronavirus lockdowns. 450 words moved by Imants Liepinsh. Picture. Video Spain-royals-politics,FOCUS MADRID Many Spaniards question whether former king Juan Carlos, who is under investigation for corruption, is trying to escape responsibility for his actions by moving abroad. 600 words moved by Marie Giffard. File picture. File video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Syria-conflict-Lebanon JERUSALEM Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows a tough response to any threats after Israel struck Syrian military targets in retaliation for an attempted attack in the occupied Golan Heights. 350 words moved -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-construction-transport-economy,FOCUS LAGOS Monster traffic jams are nothing new for Lagos, but the partial closure of the city's main bridge for repairs has made getting about an even greater ordeal for its 20 million inhabitants. 650 words moved by Liza Fabbian. Picture. Video afp
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