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| - Duty Editor: Patrick Markey Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Beirut reels from blast as deaths top 100 + India's Modi at flashpoint Hindu temple ceremony + Virus deaths top 700,000 as nations tighten curbs + N.Ireland's Nobel laurate Hume laid to rest + Nadal bails on US Open over virus concerns Lebanon-blast,WRAP BEIRUT Rescuers search for survivors after a cataclysmic explosion at Beirut port sowed devastation across the city, killing more than 100 people, wounding thousands and plunging Lebanon deeper into crisis. 850 words 1500 GMT by Tony Gamal-Gabriel and Layal Abou Rahal. Picture. Graphic. Video. Live video India-politics-religion,WRAP AYODHYA, India Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says "golden history" is written as he launches construction of a new Hindu temple at a flashpoint religious site that has sparked some of the country's bloodiest sectarian violence. 700 words moved by Sanjay Kanojia with Parvaiz Bukhari in Srinagar. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Also moved: India-politics-religion,BACKGROUND Health-virus,WRAP PARIS France and the Netherlands impose stricter mask-wearing rules as signs emerge that the coronavirus pandemic is flaring up again across the globe, with the worldwide death toll exceeding 700,000. 800 words moved by Amelie Herenstein with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-NIreland-Ireland-politics-Hume,WRAP LONDONDERRY, United Kingdom British and Irish politicians gather in Londonderry for the funeral of John Hume, whose tireless efforts to bridge sectarian divides in Northern Ireland won him the Nobel Peace Prize. 650 words 1430 GMT by Joe Stenson. Picture. Video. Tennis-US-Open-Nadal,2ndlead NEW YORK Defending champion Rafael Nadal says he will not play the US Open, citing concerns over coronavirus and slamming tennis's "barbaric" revised calendar. 500 words moved. File picture -- BEIRUT BLAST -- Lebanon-blast-poverty,FOCUS BEIRUT For the Lebanese people, who have watched helplessly as their economy has collapsed in recent months, the devastating explosions in Beirut were one disaster too many. 790 words 1430 GMT by Tony Gamal-Gabriel. Picture. Graphic. Video Lebanon-blast-chemicals,FOCUS BEIRUT For six years, hundreds of tons of ammonium nitrate remained stored in a warehouse at Beirut port, despite multiple warnings and strong odours, until Tuesday's massive explosion killed more than 100 people. 600 words 1600 GMT. Picture. Graphic. Video Lebanon-blast-hospital,FOCUS BEIRUT His head bandaged just like his patients, Dr. Antoine Qurban said Tuesday's enormous blast brought "Armageddon" to Beirut's hospitals, clogging them with chaotic scenes reminiscent of war-battered Afghanistan. 700 words 1500 GMT. Picture. Video Lebanon-blast,Q&A BEIRUT The mega-blast that tore through Lebanon's capital with the force of an earthquake resulted from the ignition of a huge depot of ammonium nitrate at Beirut's port, but many questions remain. Here is what we know so far. 600 words 1700 GMT. Graphic Lebanon-blast-world-aid,REAX BEIRUT Emergency medical aid and pop-up field hospitals are dispatched to Lebanon along with rescue experts and tracking dogs, as the world reaches out to the victims of the explosion that devastated Beirut. 650 words moved. Picture. Video Lebanon-blast-district,SCENE BEIRUT Heritage buildings, trendy bars and art galleries, all gutted: the vibrant Mar Mikhail district, once one of Beirut's gems, is now a desolate wasteland. 690 words moved by Hashem Osseiran. Picture. Video Lebanon-blast-France-aid,2ndlead PARIS President Emmanuel Macron will on Thursday become the first world leader to visit Lebanon after the devastating port blast that wreaked destruction in Beirut as France seeks to push reconstruction in its former colony. 500 words 1500 GMT by Valerie Leroux -- EUROPE -- Germany-politics-farright-homicide-trial,WRAP FRANKFURT A German neo-Nazi on trial over the murder of pro-refugee politician Walter Luebcke admits to the killing that has shocked the nation and highlighted the growing threat of right-wing extremism. 600 words moved by Annalena Doerner. Picture Belarus-vote-Russia,FOCUS MINSK Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko seems set on burning once "brotherly" ties with the Kremlin during a volatile election campaign that has seen him arresting Russian citizens and raiding a bank with links to Moscow. 750 words moved by Tatiana Kalinovskaya with Maria Antonova in Moscow. Picture France-fire,2ndLead MARTIGUES Almost 3,000 people are evacuated, some by boat, from homes and camping sites near Marseille in southern France as forest fires tear through 1,000 hectares of vegetation. 450 words 1500 GMT. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Guinea-politics-vote CONAKRY Prime Minister Kassory Fofana proclaims his support for President Alpha Conde at a party convention likely to confirm whether the incumbent runs for a third term -- a scenario that has stirred bloody protests in the West African state. 500 words moved. File pictures. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump pins his re-election on a tradition-breaking White House nomination acceptance speech and his hope that the coronavirus will just "go away." 600 words 1530 GMT by Sebastian Smith. File picture US-politics-vote-technology-virus,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is battling mail-in voting in the 2020 elections, which health experts say is crucial to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, but which he thinks will boost Democratic voters. 650 words moved by Charlotte Plantive. File picture Brazil-environment-fires,VIDEOESSAY POCONE, Brazil A tractor cuts a firebreak through the vegetation of the Pantanal, the world's biggest tropical wetlands, as firefighters race to contain the blazes that have been devastating one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth. 400 words moved by Rogerio Florentino with Jordi Miro in Brasilia -- ASIA -- Pakistan-India-Kashmir-conflict-politics,2NDLEAD MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan brands India an "oppressor and aggressor" a year after New Delhi imposed direct rule on Indian-administered Kashmir. 500 words moved. Picture. Video Taiwan-US-China-politics-diplomacy,WRAP TAIPEI The United States announces its highest-level visit to Taiwan since it switched diplomatic recognition to China four decades ago, a move Beijing blasted as a threat to "peace and stability". 700 words moved by Amber Wang with Jerome Taylor in Hong Kong. File picture. File video SriLanka-vote,WRAP COLOMBO Sri Lankans go to the polls to elect a new parliament as the ruling Rajapaksa brothers seek a fresh mandate to cement their grip on power. 500 words moved. Graphic. Picture. Video -- ECONOMY, BUSINESS AND TECH -- US-China-internet-computers-lifestyle-Instagram-TikTok,lead SAN FRANCISCO Instagram adds a new short-form video feature to the image-focused platform in a direct challenge to TikTok, which is in the crosshairs of US President Donald Trump. 450 words moved by Glenn Chapman US-economy-employment-trade WASHINGTON A slump in private sector hiring in July is the latest sign of the US economy's shaky footing as the coronavirus pandemic rages. 550 words 1500 GMT by Chris Stein Health-virus-transport-tourism-shipping,FOCUS PARIS Hopes that the world's cruise industry would be gathering steam again in time for the August holiday month are sinking as some ports remain closed and authorities impose new coronavirus health rules. 700 words moved by Angelina Boulesteix -- ENVIRONMENT -- Environment-Antarctica-Nature-penguins-climate PARIS Satellite imagery has uncovered 11 new colonies of Emperor penguins in Antarctica, according to new research that suggests the global population is up to 10 percent bigger than previously thought. 450 words moved by Kelly Macnamara -- SPORTS -- Cricket-ENG-PAK,WRAP MANCHESTER Babar Azam steadies Pakistan with a half century after captain Azhar Ali is out for a duck as the first Test against England gets under way at a showery Old Trafford. 550 words 1500 GMT by Julian Guyer. 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