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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Anti-racism protests spread across world + French troops kill Al-Qaeda North Africa chief + Libya unity govt launches offensive for Kadhafi hometown + Biden clinches Democractic nomination US-politics-race-unrest-protests-world LONDON Taking a knee, banging drums and ignoring social distancing measures, outraged protesters from Sydney to London kick off a weekend of global rallies against racism and police brutality. 700 words 1600 GMT by Dmitry Zaks with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video Mali-unrest-jihadists-France,WRAP PARIS French troops kill Al-Qaeda's North Africa leader Abdelmalek Droukdel in an operation in Mali, dealing a blow to a jihadist group behind a string of attacks across the troubled Sahel region. 650 words 1600 GMT by Daphne Benoit. File picture. Graphic Libya-conflict,WRAP TRIPOLI Forces loyal to Libya's UN-recognised government launch an offensive for slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi's hometown Sirte, as rival strongman Khalifa Haftar backs a ceasefire following a string of military setbacks. 600 words 1530 GMT by Rim Taher. Picture. Video US-politics-vote-Democrats-Biden WASHINGTON Joe Biden says he has secured the delegates needed to clinch the Democratic nomination and face Donald Trump in November's US presidential election. 500 words moved -- US PROTESTS -- US-politics-race-unrest,WRAP WASHINGTON The US capital girds for a big demonstration against police brutality as protesters angry over the death of George Floyd and broader issues of economic and social inequality for black Americans take their nationwide movement into a second boisterous weekend. 700 words 1530 GMT by Camille Camdessus. Picture. Video US-politics-race-unrest-Facebook SAN FRANCISCO Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg promises to review the social network's policies that led to its decision to not moderate controversial messages posted by US President Donald Trump. 400 words moved US-politics-race-unrest-Iaw-demonstrations,FOCUS BAGHDAD Seventeen years after US troops invaded their country and eight months since protests engulfed their cities, Iraqis are sending solidarity, warnings and advice to demonstrators across America. 650 words moved by Hader Husseini. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP RIO DE JANEIRO President Jair Bolsonaro threatens to pull Brazil from the WHO over "ideological bias," as his counterpart Donald Trump says the US economy is recovering from the coronavirus pandemic and Europe seeks to reopen its borders. 800 words moved by Joshua Howat Berger with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-world,FACTS Heath-virus-toll,FACTS Health-virus-SAfrica,FOCUS CAPE TOWN As coronavirus cases spike in South Africa's Western Cape province, the epicentre of the country's outbreak, doctors voice concern about other diseases being neglected while priority is given to COVID-19 patients. 650 words moved by Tanya Steenkamp. File picture Health-virus-India,SCENE NEW DELHI Traditional funeral pyres have had to be called into action for the last rites of coronavirus victims in the Indian capital as crematorium furnaces cannot keep up with the toll. 650 words moved by Aishwarya Kumar. Picture. Video Health-virus-Cyprus-tourism,INTERVIEW NICOSIA Cyprus is preparing to reopen for international tourism next week after an almost three-month shutdown, but "nobody here is expecting to make any money this year", Deputy Tourism Minister Savvas Perdios tells AFP. 600 words moved by Lisa Golden. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mali-unrest-conflict,WRAP BAMAKO Twenty-six villagers are killed in an attack in central Mali, the latest violence to hit the troubled west African state, but it is unclear who is responsible. 600 words 1500 GMT by Serge Daniel -- ASIA -- China-law-politics-economy,FOCUS BEIJING Farmers in China have faced forced evictions and illicit land grabs for decades -- sources of social unrest that the government is finally trying to address in a major shake-up of its property law. 750 words moved by Poornima Weerasekara. Picture -- ECONOMY -- OPEC-oil-health-virus,WRAP VIENNA OPEC and its allies meet via video conference to assess a current deal to slash production as oil prices recover somewhat on easing coronavirus lockdowns. 550 words 1800 GMT by Julia Zappei with Benoit Pelegrin in London afp
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