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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Contact: emma.charlton@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + New hotspots as global virus deaths pass 650,000 + Trump's national security advisor tests positive + Israel says repelled 'terrorist' attack on border + China takes back US consulate in payback closure + 'Embarrassed' St Bernard rescued from UK mountain Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Governments across the world reintroduce new restrictions -- from beach closures to quarantines -- to try to damp down coronavirus hotspots as the global death toll passes 650,000. 850 words 1930 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video Health-virus-US MORRISVILLE, North Carolina US President Donald Trump, who has placed his electoral hopes in the swift emergence of a COVID-19 vaccine, tours a biotech manufacturing facility after his national security advisor becomes the latest White House official to test positive. 650 words 2030 GMT by Sebastian Smith Israel-Lebanon-conflict,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel says it repelled an attempt by "terrorists" to penetrate its territory, opening fire on the gunmen just after they crossed the frontier with Lebanon. 550 words moved by Ben Simon. Picture. Video China-US-diplomacy-politics,WRAP CHENGDU, China The American flag is lowered at the US consulate in China's Chengdu city and Chinese authorities enter the building as Beijing carries out a Cold War-style retaliatory closure of the mission. 700 words moved by Leo Ramirez and Noel Celis. Picture. Video England-mountaineering-StBernard-offbeat LONDON Sixteen rescuers were called out to save a St Bernard dog stranded on an English mountain, in an embarrassing episode for the member of a breed more famed for rescuing stricken humans from the icy dangers of the high Alps. 300 words moved. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Indonesia JAKARTA Indonesia confirms its 100,000th coronavirus case as the Red Cross warns that the health crisis in the world's fourth most populous country risks "spiralling out of control". 500 words moved. Picture Health virus Germany tourism,2ndlead BERLIN Germany will make coronavirus tests mandatory for travellers returning from at-risk areas, Health Minister Jens Spahn says, as fears grow over rising case numbers blamed on summer holidays and local outbreaks. 650 words by Femke Colborn. Video. Picture Also moved: Health-virus-France-restaurants-Paris,FOCUS Health-virus-Kenya-restaurants -- AMERICAS -- US-China-diplomacy-history,FOCUS WASHINGTON Nearly a half century after the United States began normalizing relations with China, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has revived a controversial charge -- that the opening itself was a mistake. 800 words moved by Francesco Fontemaggi US-weather-hurricane,WRAP HONOLULU Hurricane Douglas sweeps north of Hawaii, sparing Honolulu but still posing a threat to Kauai on the northwestern end of the Pacific island chain. 600 words moved by Ronen Zilberman. Picture. Video US-IT-politics-antitrust,ADVANCER WASHINGTON Antitrust fever rises in Washington this week with lawmakers set to grill the top executives of four of the biggest and most powerful US technology firms. 750 words moved by Rob Lever Also moving: US-IT-politics-internet-antitrust,FACTS -- EUROPE -- Britain-US-court-media-Depp,WRAP LONDON Lawyers for a British tabloid describe Johnny Depp as a "hopeless addict" unable to "restrain his anger" as they conclude their case in the Hollywood actor's libel claim. 500 words by Sylvain Peuchmaurd -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Egypt-court-internet,WRAP CAIRO An Egyptian court sentences five female social media influencers to two years in jail each on charges of violating public morals, a judicial source said. 400 words moved Iraq-unrest-protests,WRAP BAGHDAD Two demonstrators die in Baghdad after being shot in confrontations with security forces, the first victims of protest-related violence under a new Iraqi premier who had promised dialogue with activists. 750 words moved by Ayman al-Amiri. Picture -- AFRICA -- Mali-politics-unrest,WRAP BAMAKO West African leaders call for a unity government in Mali and warn of sanctions against those opposing efforts to end the country's crisis. 600 words moved by Serge Daniel Tanzania-politics-election DAR ES SALAAM Tanzanian opposition heavyweight Tundu Lissu, who was shot 16 times in a 2017 attack, returns from exile to challenge President John Magufuli in elections later this year. 400 words moved. Video -- ASIA -- Malaysia-politics-corruption-1MDB KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysian court will hand down its verdict in Najib Razak's first corruption trial following a long-running case probing the former prime minister's role in the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal. 500 words 2100 GMT by Samuel Reeves. File picture NKorea-SKorea-war-diplomacy-nuclear SEOUL North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is shown surrounded by pistol-toting generals, while in the South masked veterans are socially distanced as the two sides separately mark the armistice that ended Korean War hostilities. 600 words moved. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-SKorea-NKorea-diplomacy,FOCUS Cambodia-environment-rights-wetlands PHNOM PENH More than a million Cambodians are at risk from increased flooding and worsening food security, NGOs warn, due to the destruction and gradual filling-in of Phnom Penh's wetlands by politically connected developers. 450 words moved by Suy Se. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- US-economy-manufacturing-bank-rate-politics WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve meets this week ahead of a key GDP estimate as new data shows recovery in US manufacturing, however surging coronavirus cases threatens the economy's gains. 650 words 1930 GMT by Chris Stein -- SPORTS -- OLY-2032-QAT,WRAP DOHA Qatar says it will seek to host the 2032 Olympic Games, joining a crowded field and raising questions about scorching summer temperatures and underwhelming attendances at past events. 650 words moved by Gregory Walton. Video Baseball-MLB-health-virus LOS ANGELES An outbreak of COVID-19 rocks Major League Baseball, forcing the postponement of two games less than a week after the sport launched its season following a four-month coronavirus delay. 550 words moved by Rob Woollard afp
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