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| - Duty Editor: Lachlan Carmichael Email: Lachlan.Carmichael@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + US facing 'serious problem' from resurgent virus + Facebook vows to curb hateful content in ads + Icelanders vote in presidential election + Simpsons ends white actors voicing non-white characters Health-virus,WRAP HOUSTON, Texas America's top infectious diseases expert warns the United States is facing a "serious problem" from a resurgent coronavirus that has put the brakes on reopening two of the largest US states. 700 words moved by Julia Benarrous and Chris Lefkow. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-US Also moved: Health-virus-US US-IT-politics-racism-Facebook,WRAP WASHINGTON Facebook says it will ban a "wider category of hateful content" in ads as the embattled social media giant moves to respond to widening protests over its handling of inflammatory posts. 700 words moved by Rob Lever Iceland-vote,WRAP REYKJAVIK Iceland votes in a presidential election, the second European country to hold polls since coronavirus lockdowns were lifted, with incumbent Gudni Johannesson widely expected to win a second four-year mandate. 600 words 1100 GMT by Jeremie Richard. Picture. Video Also moved: Iceland-vote,FACTS Entertainment-US-racism-Simpsons LOS ANGELES The Simpsons will no longer use white actors to dub ethnic minority characters, the producers of the long-running animated series announce. 250 words moved -- AFRICA -- Malawi-politics-vote,WRAP BLANTYRE Malawi's governing party is pushing for a third presidential election, citing irregularities and intimidation in a vote re-run where unofficial tallies show the opposition leader beating incumbent President Peter Mutharika. 550 words by 1200 GMT by Jack McBrams. Ethiopia-Egypt-Sudan-water-diplomacy,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia says it is on schedule to begin filling a controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile River within two weeks as the African Union steps in to help resolve its dispute with downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan. 540 words by 1030 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet. File Picture -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Spain-agriculture,FOCUS FRAGA, Spain In the verdant orchards of northeastern Spain, Guinean national Said Doumbia is picking nectarines in a job that earns him just 5.25 euros (nearly $6) per hour. 550 words moved by Laurence Boutreaux. Picture. Video Health-virus-WHO-vaccine,lead GENEVA The World Health Organization says a global initiative to speed up the development and production of COVID-19 tests, vaccines and treatments needs more than $30 billion over the next 12 months. 550 words moved by Nina Larson. Video Also moved: Health-virus-vaccines,Q&A Britain-history-fbl-ENG-Pr-Liverpool,FOCUS LIVERPOOL, United Kingdom Liverpool are champions, Britain is fretting about Europe, and a bouffant-haired premier is under political pressure. Welcome to the United Kingdom in 1990, proof that, often, the more things change, the more they stay the same. 650 words moved by David Harding. Picture. Video. Graphic Europe-migrants-charity-Pakistan,FOCUS ON BOARD THE OCEAN VIKING Leaning on the aft deck of the Ocean Viking, the humanitarian ship that picked them up in the Mediterranean on Thursday, a group of Pakistanis look back to watch the Libyan coast receding behind them. 600 words moved by Shazal Abdul. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Lebanon-film,INTERVIEW NICOSIA Prize-winning Lebanese documentary filmmaker Carol Mansour fears the world has learnt nothing from the novel coronavirus shock and will go back to square one or worse when normal life returns. 550 words 0930GMT by Mahmoud Mroueh. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-Congress-Washington,WRAP WASHINGTON US House lawmakers make history by voting for Washington to become the nation's 51st state, but the move, a push for equal voting rights for the capital's residents, is doomed in the Senate. 650 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-California,FOCUS LOS ANGELES When the coronavirus pandemic first snowballed in the United States, California was hailed for its handling of the crisis. But now, the Golden State -- like many others across the nation -- is facing a worrying uptick in the number of cases, especially among young people. 700 words moved by Laurent Banguet. Picture HongKong-China-politics-US-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's administration says it is restricting US visas for a number of Chinese officials for infringing on the autonomy of Hong Kong, announcing action as Congress seeks tougher sanctions. 550 words moved by Shaun Tandon Health-virus-Brazil-religion,PROFILE MANAUS Izaias Nascimento leads a double life. By day, he dons his protective suit to help poor families bury loved ones lost to COVID-19. By night, he is an evangelical pastor, holding services in the homes of the faithful to help them get through the pandemic. 550 words moved by Michael Dantas with Valeria Pacheco in Brasilia. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Health-virus-hotels-India,SCENE NEW DELHI Staff at the luxury Suryaa hotel used to wear bright saris as they welcomed guests. Now they must don medical suits and handle gurneys as New Delhi desperately prepares for a predicted surge in coronavirus cases in the coming weeks. 650 words moved by Abhaya Srivastava. Picture. Video. -- BUSINESS -- US-IT-lifestyle-auto-Amazon-Zoox,WRAP WASHINGTON Amazon says it is buying the self-driving car tech startup Zoox, in an effort to rev up the drive for autonomous ride-hailing and compete against rivals like former Google car unit Waymo. 500 words moved by Rob Lever afp
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