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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + US virus deaths spike, record Australia cases + Chinese hackers targeted vaccine research: US + Twitter removes thousands of 'QAnon' accounts + Ukraine hostages freed after president's post + Lip-synching comic turns Trump into punchline Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States reports another spike in coronavirus deaths as Donald Trump acknowledges the pandemic will "get worse", while across the globe a second wave causes record infections in Australia. 650 words 0800 GMT by Sebastien Smith. Picture. Graphic. Video US-China-health-virus-crime-hacking,WRAP WASHINGTON Two Chinese nationals are indicted for seeking to steal COVID-19 vaccine research and hacking hundreds of companies in the United States and abroad, the US Justice Department says. 600 words moved by Chris Lefkow. File picture US-politics-internet-Twitter-QAnon SAN FRANCISCO Twitter removes more than 7,000 accounts linked to the "QAnon" movement over abuse and harassment concerns, saying it will limit the spread of conspiracy theories by supporters -- many of whom are avowed fans of Donald Trump. 400 words moved Ukraine-crime-hostage,WRAP LUTSK, Ukraine Ukrainian police free 13 hostages and arrest an armed man who held them on a bus for more than 12 hours, after the country's president agrees to his demand to post a movie recommendation on social media. 650 words moved by Andriy Perun with Olga Shylenko in Kiev. Picture. Video. Graphic US-comedy-Trump-Cooper,PROFILE WASHINGTON She is quickly becoming the internet's favorite Donald Trump impersonator but Sarah Cooper does it without saying a word -- preferring to let the president she calls her "head writer" do the talking for her. 800 words moved by Becca Milfeld. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-racism-Portland,FOCUS PORTLAND, Oregon Standing in front of a huge crowd, 21-year-old Teal Lindseth marches briskly through downtown Portland shouting into a bullhorn. 700 words 0530 GMT by Deborah Bloom. File video. Picture US-politics-unrest-Trump,FOCUS NEW YORK New York would go to court to stop Donald Trump sending federal troops to the city, its mayor says, as the US president puts law and order at the forefront of his re-election bid. 650 words moved by Peter Hutchison with Sebastian Smith in Washington US-politics-immigration-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump orders the US national census to exclude illegal immigrants in its population count for determining representation in Congress, a move that could boost long-term Republican strength. 550 words moved by Paul Handley US-China-conflict-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON US Defense Secretary Mark Esper plans to visit China for talks on how to improve two-way communications in a crisis as geopolitical tensions between the superpowers rise and concerns mount over a potential South China Sea flashpoint. 650 words moved by Sylvie Lanteaume. File picture Health-virus-aerosol WASHINGTON Scientists have known for several months the new coronavirus can become suspended in microdroplets expelled by patients when they speak and breathe, but until now there was no proof that these tiny particles are infectious. 600 words moved by Issam Ahmed. File picture Health-US-mental-illness,FOCUS WASHINGTON US rapper and apparent presidential candidate Kanye West has been open about his struggles with bipolar disorder. What is the mental illness and why do many creative people seem to have it? 700 words moved by Issam Ahmed -- EUROPE -- Britain-US-China-diplomacy,WRAP LONDON US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urges "the entire world" to stand up to China but denies forcing Britain's hand in its decision to ban the communist superpower's private telecoms giant Huawei. 650 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. Picture. Video Denmark-US-Greenland-diplomacy COPENHAGEN A year after the US and Denmark butted heads over President Donald Trump's offer to buy Greenland, his secretary of state visits the Nordic country, with Arctic issues at the top of the agenda. 400 words moved by Tom Little and Marc Preel Germany-court-WWII-Holocaust-Poland-survivor,INTERVIEW WARSAW The pyres of burning bodies in the forests around Nazi Germany's Stutthof concentration camp still haunt 93-year-old Marek Dunin-Wasowicz, a crucial witness in the trial of former SS guard Bruno Dey which is expected to close on Thursday. 1,000 words moved by Dario Thuburn. Picture. Video Health-virus-Russia-tourism-wealth,FOCUS MOSCOW For high-flying Russians used to lavish summer holidays, coronavirus restrictions have made international travel a distant dream. Yet many of the country's super-rich are discovering an elegant workabout: private jets. 650 words moved by Andrea Palasciano. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-Iran-television,FOCUS JERUSALEM The plot of Israel's latest spy series to screen internationally, "Tehran" premiering on Apple TV, seems straight from the news headlines and reflects the Jewish state's deep enmity with Iran. 650 words moved by Alexandra Vardi Health-virus-Saudi-hajj-religion,FOCUS RIYADH A Jordanian couple in Saudi Arabia burst into tears of joy to be among the chosen ones for next week's scaled-down hajj pilgrimage, but countless rejected applications have stirred resentment. 750 words moved by Anuj Chopra. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-Sudan-Egypt-water-diplomacy,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia says its first-year target has been reached for filling a mega-dam on the Blue Nile River that has stoked tensions with downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan. 500 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. File picture. File video -- ASIA -- Australia-health-virus,lead MELBOURNE Australia reports a record 501 new coronavirus infections, nearly four months after the pandemic initially peaked in the country, with authorities warning of a critical new phase in its two biggest cities. 600 words moved. Picture Philippines-media-internet-court-Ressa,LEAD MANILA Philippine journalist Maria Ressa pleads not guilty to tax evasion, as President Rodrigo Duterte's government faces growing calls to drop all charges against the veteran reporter. 550 words 0530 GMT by Ron Lopez and Mikhail Flores. Picture. Video Health-virus-Pakistan-tech-plasma,FOCUS ISLAMABAD Pakistanis with COVID-19 are risking their lives and navigating a shady black market to get blood plasma transfusions, despite scant medical proof about the remedy's effectiveness. 650 words moved by Zain Zaman Janjua. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Oly-2020-2021-health-virus-questions,QandA TOKYO The delay of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics forced by the coronavirus pandemic means next year's Games will be smaller and simpler, but will that make them more sustainable? 750 words by Richard Carter. Picture. Video See also our separate advisory on Tokyo Olympics package afp
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