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| - Duty Editor: Anita Chang Beattie Email: anita.beattie@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Belarus leader seeks Putin's help as pressure builds + Iran exults after US bid to extend arms embargo flops at UN + Afghan women's rights trailblazer attacked + Man City battle Lyon for Champions League semis spot + China restaurant says sorry after weighing patrons Belarus-vote-unrest,WRAP MINSK The opposition in Belarus keeps up the pressure on President Alexander Lukashenko with fresh protests while the strongman says Russia's Vladimir Putin has offered full assistance to ensure the country's security. 700 words 1930 GMT by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Video. Graphic US-Iran-UN-arms-diplomacy,WRAP TEHRAN Iran hails a UN Security Council vote rejecting a US bid to extend an arms embargo on the Islamic republic, saying its foe has "never been so isolated". 800 words moved by David Vujanovic with Peter Hutchison at the United Nations. Video Afghanistan-conflict-women-attack-Koofi,WRAP KABUL Trailblazing Afghan women's rights campaigner Fawzia Koofi, a member of the negotiating team that will hold peace talks with the Taliban, has been wounded in a gun attack near Kabul, officials say. 500 words moved by Mushtaq Mojaddidi and Elise Blanchard. File picture. File video Fbl-Eur-C1-ENG-FRA-ManCity-Lyon LISBON Manchester City can reach the Champions League semi-finals for just the second time in the club's history when they face Lyon with the prize a daunting last-four date against Bayern Munich who humiliated Barcelona 8-2 in their quarter-final. 650 words 2100 GMT by Andy Scott. Picture. Video China-food-politics-internet BEIJING A restaurant in China apologises for its controversial policy of asking diners to weigh themselves before entry in an overzealous response to a new national campaign against food waste. 300 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP LONDON British travellers returning home from parts of Europe and beyond begin having to quarantine under new restrictions, while Russia says it has produced the first batch of its controversial coronavirus vaccine. 800 words 2000 GMT by Joe Jackson with AFP bureaus. Video. Picture. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Trump,FOCUS BEDMINSTER, New Jersey Maybe it was the beautiful sunset, or the crowd of tough-looking men cheering his name, or even some reassurance from secret polling, but Donald Trump did not sound like a president who risks humiliation in less than 80 days. 700 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture. -- MIDDLE EAST -- Lebanon-blast-US-diplomacy,lead BEIRUT US envoy David Hale calls for a "transparent and credible" probe into the monster blast at Beirut's port, as FBI investigators head for Lebanon. 550 words moved. Picture. Video Yemen-UN-tanker-environment-politics,FOCUS SANAA Huthi rebels and the UN are again at an impasse over a loaded oil storage taker decaying off Yemen, despite parallels to this month's catastrophes in Beirut and Mauritius. 750 words moved. File Picture Israel-UAE-US-diplomacy-Gulf,FOCUS DUBAI The shock announcement that the UAE and Israel are normalising relations has been applauded by allies and booed by rivals, but for many Gulf citizens there is deep unease over the embrace of a longtime enemy. 700 words moved by Aziz El Massassi and AFP correspondents in the Gulf Israel-UAE-US-diplomacy-settler,FOCUS EFRATA, Palestinian Territories Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's historic deal with the UAE won praise abroad but generates discontent from right-wing supporters and settlers over the suspension of land annexation plans. 650 words moved by Ahikam Seri with Alexandra Vardi in Jerusalem. Video. File Picture -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Germany-prostitution,VIDEO ESSAY BERLIN Berlin's brothels are allowed to reopen after months of closure due to coronavirus restrictions -- but full-on sex is still off-limits. 400 words moved. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Japan-SKorea-diplomacy-politics-WWII,WRAP TOKYO Four Japanese cabinet ministers pay their respects at a war shrine seen by neighbouring countries as a symbol of Tokyo's past militarism, in the first such visit since 2016. 500 words moved by Shingo Ito, with Kang Jin-kyu in Seoul. Picture -- AFRICA -- Mauritius-Japan-environment-pollution-shipping PORT LOUIS A ship that has leaked more than 1,000 tonnes of oil in pristine waters off the Mauritius coast appears to be breaking apart. 400 words moved. Video ICoast-politics-unrest ABIDJAN At least one person is killed in fresh clashes in Ivory Coast, bringing the toll to at least six dead in violence sparked by President Alassane Ouattara's controversial decision to run for a third term in October. 400 words moved. Picture. Video Zimbabwe-economy-inflation,lead HARARE Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate has soared to almost 840 percent in July, the statistics agency says, adding to the country's desperate economic woes even as the government refuses to acknowledge a growing sense of crisis. 500 words moved -- SPORTS -- Fbl-Eur-C1-ESP-Barcelona-Messi,FOCUS MADRID Lionel Messi's body language said it all as Barcelona were sent into full-blown meltdown in their historic Champions League quarter-final humiliation at the hands of Bayern Munich. 600 words moved by Thomas Allnutt. Picture. Video Cricket-IND-Dhoni-IPL,3rdlead NEW DELHI M.S. Dhoni retires from India's national team, ending one of the most heralded international cricket careers ever. 650 words moved by Faisal Kamal. Picture. File picture Also moved: Cricket-IND-Dhoni,PROFILE afp
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