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| - Duty Editor: Alex Nicoll Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Curfews and clashes as US race protests spread + New era in space as Elon Musk rocket blasts off + Virus cases top 6 million as divisions deepen + Trump to delay G7 summit, invite more nations + Liberian president releases coronavirus song US-politics-race-unrest,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota Curfews are imposed in major US cities as clashes over police brutality escalate across America with demonstrators ignoring warnings from President Donald Trump that his government will stop the violent protests "cold." 750 words 0600 GMT by Charlotte Plantive, Joy Powell and Laurent Banguet in Los Angeles. Picture. Video. Graphic US-space-SpaceX-NASA,WRAP KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida A SpaceX rocket carrying two veteran NASA astronauts heads for the International Space Station on the first ever crewed flight by a private company, ushering in a new era in space travel. 750 words moved by Jerome Cartillier with Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP BRASILIA The number of coronavirus cases worldwide tops six million, with Brazil registering another record surge in daily infections as divisions deepen on how to deal with the pandemic. 850 words 0730 GMT by Valeria Pacheco and AFP bureaus. Video. Picture. Videographics. Graphic US-G7-summit-diplomacy-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump says he will delay the G7 summit scheduled to take place in June and invite other countries -- including Russia -- to join the meeting. 500 words moved by Jerome Cartillier Health-virus-Liberia-Weah MONROVIA, Liberia Liberian President George Weah, a former international football legend, releases a song to be used by the UN to spread awareness about the new coronavirus. 200 words moved. File picture. -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-race-unrest-forum,SCENE MINNEAPOLIS George Floyd is surrounded by the names of other police brutality victims in a colorful mural that now looms over the spot where he died, located in a rapidly gentrifying Minneapolis neighborhood. 550 words moved by Charlotte Plantive. Picture. Video US-Trump-space-Minneapolis,SCENE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida Donald Trump came to Florida to witness the dawn of a new space age -- and, in many respects, he did. But not everyone in America had their eyes to the sky. 650 words moved by Jerome Cartillier. Picture. Video UN-US-China-conflict-diplomacy,FOCUS UNITED NATIONS For nearly a decade, the UN Security Council has been frequently paralyzed by Russia's obstinacy over the Syrian crisis. Today, however, it is the US-China rivalry that has infected a growing array of issues, according to officials and diplomats. 650 words moved by Philippe Rater US-lifestyle-humor-internet-socialmedia,FOCUS WASHINGTON Climate change, debt, mental health struggles and now the coronavirus: life is no laughing matter. But for under-30s the best way to stay sane is often to wisecrack. 850 words moved by Tori Otten Health-virus-US-employment-economy-inequality,FOCUS WASHINGTON As the coronavirus worked its way across the United States, it cleaved the country's workforce in two: those who have the ability to work from home, and those who do not. 750 words moved by Chris Stein Health-virus-Latam-economy-aviation,FOCUS MEXICO CITY Latin America's beleaguered airlines will take up to three years to recover losses due to the coronavirus pandemic, and in the meantime desperately need government help, according to experts surveying the damage to the industry. 700 words moved by Jean Luis Arce with Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires bureaus. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Russia-business-economy,FOCUS MOSCOW When Moscow authorities closed non-essential businesses to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, Boris Kupriyanov began to personally deliver books to his customers. 700 words 0530 GMT by Andrea Palasciano. Picture. Video Russia-media-politics-Rosneft,FOCUS MOSCOW Russian oil giant Rosneft, run by a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, is wielding growing influence over Russia's remaining independent media outlets, already squeezed by tightening press freedoms and pressure from the Kremlin. 750 words moved by Andrea Palasciano. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Israel-Palestinians-Islam JERUSALEM Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the third-holiest site in Islam after Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia, reopens after being closed for more than two months because of the coronavirus pandemic. 400 words 0530 GMT. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-SAfrica-politics-poverty,FOCUS JOHANNESBURG Admired by some but berated by others for imposing a tight lockdown, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces a fresh leadership test over his handling of the coronavirus outbreak. 750 words moved by Michelle Gumede. File picture Zimbabwe-land-politics-economy,FEATURE HARARE Eighty-year-old Isobel Simons calmly narrates how she and her late husband lost their 728-hectare Zimbabwe farm two decades ago to Robert Mugabe's controversial land reforms. Then she breaks down and sobbed. 1,200 words 0830 GMT by Ish Mafundikwa. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- India-health-virus-ambulance-poverty MUMBAI With bodies piling up in wards and patients sharing beds, the coronavirus has crippled Mumbai's health care system. But an ambulance service launched by three 20-somethings is trying to do its bit. 650 words 0700 GMT by Ammu Kannampilly. Picture. Video Health-virus-Thailand-economy-poverty BANGKOK Shuffling around their tiny slum home which is too small to stand up in, Thanapat and Papassorn Noidee share donated noodles with their sons and worry about how they will pay the bills, as the coronavirus pushes Thailand's poor deeper into penury. 350 words moved by Romeo Gacad and Pitcha Dangprasith. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Racing-ENG-health-virus-resume,ADVANCER LONDON English racing will on Monday offer a beacon of hope after months of nationwide gloom when it becomes the first sport in Britain to emerge from coronavirus lockdown. 650 words moved by Pirate Irwin. Picture afp
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