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| - Duty Editor: Joe Boyle Tel: joseph.boyle@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Pubs, beaches reveal virus dilemma + Southern US faces virus surge + Several die in Japan storm + India notches new virus record + F1 season opens with anti-racism gesture Health-virus,WRAP LONDON English revellers draw the ire of police after thousands flock to newly reopened pubs, while US beach closures prompt a global rethink of virus measures during summer vacation season. 800 words 1600 GMT by Dmitry Zaks and Cyril Julien in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-Britain Virus-health-US-politics WASHINGTON US Sunbelt mayors warn their cities are at risk of being overwhelmed by a surge of coronavirus cases as they push back against US President Donald Trump's attempt to minimize the virus's spread. 600 words 1530 GMT by Brian Knowlton. Picture Japan-weather-rain,WRAP TOKYO, Japan About 34 people are either confirmed or feared dead -- including 14 at a nursing home -- after torrential rain in Japan triggered massive floods and mudslides, authorities say. 600 words moved by Hiroshi Hiyama. Picture. Video India-health-virus NEW DELHI, India India added a record number of coronavirus cases Sunday, as the world's fourth worst-hit nation opened a huge treatment centre with 10,000 beds in the capital to fight the pandemic. 350 words 1430 GMT. File Picture Auto-prix-AUT-racism-FIA,3rdlead SPIELBERG, Austria Lewis Hamilton leads most of the 20 Formula One drivers in taking a knee on the grid in solidarity with anti-racism campaigners before the start of the belated season-opening Austrian Grand Prix. 550 words moved -- EUROPE -- Croatia-politics-vote,WRAP ZAGREB Croatians vote for a government to navigate the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout, in a tight race pitting ruling conservatives against leftist rivals and a new populist party. 700 words 1800 GMT by Lajla Veselica. Picture. Video Also moved: Croatia-politics-vote,FACTS Croatia-politics-vote,PROFILE Health-virus-Greece-prostitution ATHENS A central Athens brothel is buzzing with clients on a recent hot July afternoon, and its Venezuelan workers are relieved to have the business. 700 words moved. Picture France-China-espionage-trial PARIS In a case that could be from a spy thriller, two former French intelligence agents go on trial Monday accused of having passed on secrets to a foreign power. 500 words moved by Didier Lauras and Caroline Taix -- ASIA -- Japan-politics-vote-Tokyo Oly,WRAP TOKYO, Japan Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike declares victory in the vote to elect the leader of one of the world's most populous cities and immediately vows to step up the fight against a recent coronavirus resurgence. 750 words by Hiroshi Hiyama. Picture. Video Also moved: Japan-politics-vote-Tokyo-Koike,PROFILE Myanmar-mining-accident-economy-jade-China,SCENE HPAKANT, Myanmar Five so-called Yay Ma Hsay -- or the "unwashed" as the jade miners of northern Myanmar are known -- arrived early Thursday at the Hpakant pit to scrape out a living on a scraggy hillside, tantalised by the prospect of finding a stone large enough to transform their lives. But only three would return. 700 words moved by Ye Aung Thu and Lapyae Ko. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iraq-conflict-US-Iran-rockets,WRAP BAGHDAD Two rocket attacks target American diplomatic and military installations, Iraq's security forces say, a week after unprecedented arrests prevented a similar incident. 600 words moved 1000 GMT Algeria-France-history-diplomacy,WRAP ALGIERS Algeria buries the remains of 24 resistance fighters returned from Paris after more than a century and a half as it marks the 58th anniversary of its independence from France 600 words moved by Abdellah Cheballah with Philippe Agret in Tunis. Picture. Video Tunisia-migration-rights-justice,FOCUS SFAX, Tunisia The identity of dozens of migrants who drowned off Tunisia last month might have been lost without a trace, like thousands of others who have disappeared on the treacherous sea route to Europe. 800 words moved by Kaouther Larbi. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-real-estate,FOCUS ARIEL, Palestinian Territories In the Jewish settlement of Ariel, Perri Ben Senior can't wait for Israel to annex this part of the occupied West Bank, hoping it will be a boon for her real-estate firm. 600 words moved by Alexandra Vardi and Claire Gounon. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Malawi-politics-vote,FOCUS BLANTYRE The opposition triumph in Malawi's recent landmark election re-run after last year's fraudulent polls were overturned could spur similar democratic change across the continent. 700 words moved by Jack McBrams. File Picture Zimbabwe-tobacco-cigars-luxury-lifestyle,FOCUS HARARE A Zimbabwean entrepreneur in Africa's top tobacco producer launches the first local brand of hand-rolled cigars, defying coronavirus and economic odds to light up manufacturing. 650 words moved. Picture. Video -- ECONOMICS & BUSINESS -- Health-virus-energy-oil,FOCUS PARIS Although crude prices have rebounded from coronavirus crisis lows, oil execs and experts are starting to ask if the industry has crossed the Rubicon of peak demand. 700 words moved by Julien Mivielle. -- AMERICAS -- Dominican-vote-health-virus,WRAP SANTO DOMINGO Dominicans go to the polls to elect a new president and legislature during a roaring coronavirus epidemic that has seen new cases spike to a one-day high in the Caribbean country. 600 words 1500 GMT. File picture US-IT-politics-racism,FOCUS WASHINGTON A wave of protests over law enforcement abuses has highlighted concerns over artificial intelligence programs like facial recognition which critics say may reinforce racial bias. 750 words moved by Rob Lever, with Manon Billing in Paris Health-epidemic-Canada-arts,VIDEOESSAY TORONTO While some museums have had to cancel or postpone long-planned exhibits because of the coronavirus, organizers of a Van Gogh show in Toronto had a novel idea: offering art lovers a drive-in option. 500 words moved by Olivier Monnier. Picture. Video -- SPORTS -- Auto-prix-AUT SPIELBERG, Austria The coronavirus delayed Formula 1 season gets under way three months late as the Austrian GP roars off in an eerily empty Red Bull Ring amid rigid health and safety protocol. 600 words 1530 GMT. Picture afp
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