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| - Duty Editor: Alex Nicoll Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + US hits 200,000 coronavirus deaths + China says to be carbon neutral by 2060 + Trump lashes Beijing at fiery UN speech + White House to announce Supreme Court pick + 200 more whales beached in Australia Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States registers its 200,000th death from the Covid-19 pandemic as a record-breaking wave of new infections forces authorities in Europe to reintroduce lockdown restrictions. 700 words 0200 GMT by AFP Bureaus. Photo. Video. Graphic. UN-summit-China-climate,lead UNITED NATIONS Chinese President Xi Jinping vows that the world's largest greenhouse gas polluter will reach peak emissions in 2030 and go carbon neutral by 2060, in what climate activists hailed as a major step forward. 700 words moved UN-summit,WRAP UNITED NATIONS US President Donald Trump casts blame on China over the coronavirus pandemic in an address before the United Nations, whose chief warned against a new "Cold War" between the two powers. 750 words moved by Philippe Rater with Shaun Tandon in Washington. Pictures. Video US-vote-court,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump says he will announce his pick on Saturday for the crucial Supreme Court seat left open by the death of justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- and his Republican party vowed a quick vote to confirm the nominee. 650 words 0200 GMT by Sebastian Smith and Elodie Cuzin. Picture. Graphic. Video Australia-animal-environment,lead SYDNEY Hundreds of pilot whales have died after stranding themselves in a remote part of southern Australia, with rescuers now in a race to save the few remaining survivors 600 words 0200 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- US-energy-computers-science-automobile-transport-Tesla,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Tesla chief Elon Musk says the company is slashing battery costs to speed a global shift to renewable energy, and could have a $25,000 model available in three years or so. 650 words 0230 GMT by Glenn Chapman US-Canada-politics-poison-court NEW YORK A Canadian woman accused of sending a ricin poison-laced letter to Donald Trump is formally charged with threatening the President of the United States. 300 words moved US-fire-environment,FOCUS LOS ANGELES With many insurers now refusing or charging exorbitant rates to cover at-risk houses, some homeowners are questioning what the future holds for their exhausted communities as deadly blazes rage across the western US. 700 words 0200 GMT by Javier Tovar Entertainment-US-film-Zeller-Hopkins,INTERVIEW LOS ANGELES Florian Zeller -- the acclaimed French writer, adapting his own play "The Father" for the big screen -- was so determined, he even changed his main character's name and birthdate to those of his dream leading man: Anthony Hopkins. 600 words 0200 GMT by Andrew Marzal -- UN SUMMIT -- UN-summit-US-Iran-diplomacy,WRAP UNITED NATIONS Iranian President Hassan Rouhani vows that the next US leader must accept Tehran's demands, ruling out compromise as Donald Trump vies for re-election. 500 words moved -- ASIA -- Japan-games-computers-virus-health,FOCUS TOKYO Once a premier industry event, the Tokyo Game Show has been increasingly overshadowed by competitors in recent years. But as the pandemic forces it online, some see a chance for reinvention. 650 words 0230 GMT by Mathias Cena. File picture China-HongKong-politics,FOCUS HONG KONG On the night he made a failed attempt to flee to Taiwan by speedboat as one of a dozen activists trying to escape the clutches of authoritarian China, 16-year-old Hong Konger Hoang got a phone call as he finished eating. It was time to go. 800 words 0330 GMT by Su Xinqi Health-virus-Indonesia-mining-environment-gold,FOCUS TIMIKA, Papua, Indonesia With the coronavirus devastating livelihoods across the country, desperate Indonesians are flocking to illegal gold mines as the soaring price of the precious metal overrides the risk to their lives and the environment. 650 words 0330 GMT by Helena Kobagau with Haeril Halim in Jakarta. Picture -- EUROPE -- Europe-US-crime-internet,lead THE HAGUE A global police sting has netted 179 vendors involved in selling opioids, methamphetamine and other illegal goods on the internet underground, in what officials of Europol say put an end to the "golden age" of dark web markets. 550 words moved Sweden-crime,FOCUS STOCKHOLM Police in Sweden say they're struggling to control mafia-like criminal "clans" exercising their own form of justice, amid an escalation of violent crime in what has long been a tranquil and safe country. 750 words 0230 GMT GMT by Johannes Ledel. File picture. Switzerland-Health-virus-tourism-economy,FOCUS GENEVA Behind its deep-red awnings, Richemont's blinds have been closed since July, after the coronavirus pandemic left the usually bustling five-star Geneva hotel starved of high-paying customers. 700 words 0200 GMT by Eloi Rouyer. Picture. Video Belarus-politics-unrest-Poland-technology,FOCUS WARSAW With Belarus in upheaval, its neighbours are eyeing its tech sector in the hope of attracting the talent behind global successes such as calling app Viber and the game World of Tanks. 650 words 0300 GMT by Stanislaw Waszak and Maxine Popov in Moscow. File picture Greece-EU-politics-energy,WRAP ANKARA Turkey and Greece have agreed to talks over disputed waters in the eastern Mediterranean, both sides say, after diplomatic efforts led by Germany to defuse a crisis that has raised fears of conflict. 650 words moved by Raziye Akkoc Austria-EU-migration-Kurz,INTERVIEW VIENNA Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz tells AFP in an exclusive interview that the EU is "more than just Germany and France" and that the distribution of asylum-seekers within the block "will not work". 600 words moved by Blaise Gauquelin. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Saudi-religion,WRAP RIYADH Saudi Arabia will gradually resume the year-round umrah pilgrimage for Muslims from October 4, the interior ministry says, seven months after it was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words moved Saudi-politics-culture-Israel,FOCUS RIYADH From scrubbing hate-filled school textbooks to a taboo-defying religious sermon, Saudi Arabia is pushing for another kind of normalisation after declining to establish formal relations with Israel -- co-existence with Jews. 840 words 0330 GMT by Anuj Chopra. File picture. File video Lebanon-blast-Armenia,FOCUS BEIRUT Beirut resident Vany Bandikian once dreamt of travelling outside Lebanon, but after a massive explosion wrecked her neighbourhood, all she wants is to stay in the home her father built. 750 words 0330 GMT by Tony Gamal-Gabriel. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mali-politics-coup,WRAP BAMAKO The head of Mali's military junta has demanded an end to economic sanctions imposed by West African states in response to last month's coup. 550 words moved by Serge Daniel. Picture. Video afp
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