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| - Duty Editor: Denholm Barnetson Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Belarus engulfed in tenth day of protests + Verdict due in murder of Lebanon ex-PM Hariri + Michelle Obama rebukes Trump at Democratic convention + New Flight Simulator game takes off with French studio in cockpit Belarus-vote-unrest,WRAP MINSK Opposition supporters in Belarus take to the streets for a tenth day of protests and strikes against President Alexander Lukashenko's disputed re-election. 650 words 1100 GMT by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Video. Graphic Lebanon-UN-tribunal-Hariri,WRAP LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands A UN-backed tribunal is to hand down a long-awaited verdict on the 2005 murder of former Lebanese premier Rafic Hariri, two weeks after the Lebanese capital was rocked by a massive explosion. 700 words 1000 GMT by Sara Magniette with Jean-Marc Mojon in Beirut. Picture. Live video Also moved: Lebanon-UN-tribunal-Hariri,FACTS Lebanon-UN-tribunal-Hariri-accused,FACTS Lebanon-UN-tribunal-Hariri,CHRONO US-politics,WRAP MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin US Democrats open their nominating convention with a show of unity behind Joe Biden, former first lady Michelle Obama delivering a scathing rebuke of President Donald Trump as she urges voters to reject his politics of 'division.' 850 words moved by Elodie Cuzin, with Michael Mathes in Washington Also moved: US-politics-vote-postal Also moving: Health-virus,WRAP France-US-Microsoft-IT-aviation-games BORDEAUX, France Many aircraft are still grounded due to the coronavirus pandemic, but would-be and real pilots are enthusiastically taking to the virtual skies with the first update in years of Microsoft's venerable Flight Simulator game. 650 words 1000 GMT by Benoit Petit and Erwan Lucas in Paris -- EUROPE -- Germany-Israel-army-history,WRAP FRANKFURT, Germany Israeli combat pilots and their German counterparts will honour Holocaust victims with a symbolic flyover of Dachau concentration camp, as they carry out their first joint military exercises in Germany. 550 words 1330 GMT by Michelle Fitzpatrick with Stephen Weizman in Jerusalem. Picture. Video Environment-Europe-climate-rewilding,FOCUS VERONNE, France The chirp of cicadas ripples through the pine forest, carried along on the same breeze as the scent of lavender and wild thyme, in a southeastern corner of France where one of Europe's largest experiments in rewilding is underway. 1,000 words moved Laure Fillon. Video. File Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iraq-conflict-US-Iran,ADVANCER BAGHDAD As Iraqi Prime Minister Moustafa al-Kadhemi prepares for his first meeting with US President Donald Trump this week, attacks on American targets by pro-Iranian fighters have been on the rise. 700 words moved by Ammar Karim. File picture Also moved: Iraq-conflict-US,CHRONO Lebanon-blast-eyes,FOCUS BEIRUT A white plume, a huge orange blast and black smoke engulfing him: those were the last things Rony Mecattaf saw before the Beirut explosion took his eye and devasted his city. 800 words 1200 GMT by Hashem Osseiran. Picture. Video UAE-economy-food-environment,FOCUS DUBAI An ultra-modern vertical farm in the middle of the desert stands as a testament to Dubai's determination to spark a "green revolution" to overcome its dependence on food imports. 720 words moved by Shatha Yaish. Photo. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-crime-entertainment-rap-music NEW YORK Two people have been charged in connection with the murder of hip hop innovator Jam Master Jay of the seminal group Run-DMC, an infamous New York slaying that's gone unsolved for 18 years. 600 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. File picture US-IT-China-politics-Huawei,WRAP WASHINGTON The US administration expands sanctions on China's Huawei, a move aimed at further limiting the tech giant's access to computer chips and other technology. 550 words moved by Rob Lever US-IT-China-politics-TikTok SAN FRANCISCO TikTok steps up its defense against US accusations that the popular video app is a national security threat, denouncing what it called "rumors and misinformation" about its links to the Chinese government. 450 words moved Health-virus-Brazil-art-graffiti,VIDEOESSAY SAO PAULO Perched atop a platform swaying in the air 10 stories high, Paola Delfin is putting the final touches on a giant graffiti mural in the sprawling concrete jungle of Sao Paulo. 350 words moved by Florence Goisnard. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Philippines-quake,4thlead CATAINGAN, Philippines At least one person is killed and 43 injured as a 6.6-magnitude earthquake shakes the central Philippines, sending residents fleeing their homes and damaging buildings and roads. 550 words moved. Picture. Graphic Health-virus-NZealand-US-Trump WELLINGTON Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern slaps down Donald Trump's talk of an out-of-control coronavirus "surge" in New Zealand as "patently wrong". 400 words moved Health-virus-India-festival-religion,PHOTOESSAY MUMBAI, India Since the coronavirus pandemic clobbered his pottery business, one Muslim artisan from India's largest slum has turned to a Hindu god to revive his fortunes by making environmentally friendly Ganesha idols for an upcoming festival. 500 words moved by Vishal Manve. Picture -- ENVIRONMENT -- Ecuador-environment-oceanography-animal QUITO An international team of marine scientists have discovered 30 new species of invertebrates in deep water surrounding the Galapagos, the Ecuadoran archipelago's national park authorities announce. 450 words moved. Video Weather-climate-environment-US,2ndlead WASHINGTON A temperature of 130 degrees Fahrenheit (54.4 degrees Celsius) recorded in California's Death Valley on Sunday by the US National Weather Service could be the hottest ever measured with modern instruments, officials say. 650 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Picture -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Health-virus-markets-vaccine,FOCUS PARIS With the race on to find a coronavirus vaccine, the biotech sector -- from an investor's point of view -- could appear to be the new gold rush, promising often giddy returns, but analysts warn that the exuberance could be exaggerated. 750 words 1000 GMT by Ali Bekhtaoui with Daniel Hoffmann in New York. China-Australia-economy-trade,lead BEIJING China ramps up tensions with Australia as it launches a probe into wine imports from the country, the latest salvo in an increasingly bitter row between the trade partners. 550 words moved -- SPORTS -- RugbyU-Super-AUS-NZL-RSA-ARG-JPN,FOCUS SYDNEY The clock is ticking ever louder as powerbrokers squabble over ways to save Super Rugby, after the coronavirus pushed the once admired southern hemisphere competition to the verge of collapse. 750 words moved by Martin Parry with Neil Sands in Wellington. File picture Cricket-AUS-ENG-health-virus SYDNEY Cricket Australia will closely monitor the mental health of players living inside a bio-secure bubble during the upcoming limited-overs tour of England, captain Aaron Finch says. 400 words moved afp
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