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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Contact: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + WHO warns of 'new and dangerous' pandemic phase + US marks slavery's end amid race demonstrations + Trump bid to block bombshell book goes to court + China charges detained Canadians with espionage + Bob Dylan makes studio comeback with new record Health-virus,WRAP GENEVA The World Health Organization warns of a "new and dangerous phase" of the coronavirus pandemic with people tiring of lockdowns despite the disease's accelerating spread. 850 words moved by Robin Millard with Ella Ide in Rome. Picture. Video. Graphic US-racism-politics-Juneteenth,WRAP WASHINGTON Americans take to the streets of cities around the country to demand racial justice on the Juneteenth holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. 800 words 2030 GMT by Chris Lefkow and Laurent Banguet. Photo. Video. Moved: US-politics-racism-Trump-curfew,lead US-politics-Trump-book-court,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's last-ditch bid to stop former top aide John Bolton's book from publication goes before a judge, even though much of the damning content, painting the president as corrupt and incompetent, is already out. 600 words 2000 GMT by Sebastian Smith China-Canada-diplomacy-espionage,WRAP BEIJING Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is "disappointed" that China has formally charged two Canadians with spying, more than 18 months after they were arrested amid a row between Beijing and Ottawa. 750 words moved by Laurie Chen with Michel Comte in Ottawa. File picture. File video. Also moved: China-Canada-diplomacy,CHRONO Entertainment-US-music-BobDylan,WRAP NEW YORK US folk and rock legend Bob Dylan releases his first album of original songs in eight years with the ten-track "Rough and Rowdy Ways." 600 words moved by Peter Hutchison. File picture -- AMERICAS -- US-China-diplomacy-Denmark,WRAP WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warns Europeans they would be abandoning their values by embracing China, in a scathing denunciation of Beijing just two days after talks on trans-Pacific tensions. 600 words moved by Shaun Tandon. File picture US-politics-racism-UN-rights,2ndlead GENEVA The UN's top human rights body condemned discriminatory police brutality and demanded a report on "systemic racism", but rights groups accused Washington of wielding pressure to strip out any mention of the United States in the resolution 700 words moved by Nina Larson. Picture. Video US-politics-court-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON The US Supreme Court's rebuffs of President Donald Trump's policies could spell ill for re-election as he sells himself to voters as the leader who turned the high court solidly conservative with his appointment of two justices. 700 words 2000 GMT by Charlotte Plantive. File picture US-politics-racism-history-Tulsa,FOCUS TULSA, Oklahoma A century after Tulsa, Oklahoma saw one of the worst racial massacres in US history, many here feel President Donald Trump is awakening old wounds by choosing the city for his first re-election rally since the coronavirus pandemic started. 600 words moved by Laurent Banguet. Picutre. Video Also moved: US-politics-racism-history-Tulsa,FACTS US-racism-Confederacy-statues-protest,SCENE -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-EU-economy BRUSSELS Divided EU leaders will meet in person next month to negotiate how to raise and then distribute a major recovery fund to revive a European economy ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic. 650 words moved by Alex Pigman. Picture. Video UN-Iran-nuclear,WRAP VIENNA The board of governors at the UN's nuclear watchdog passes a resolution critical of Iran, the first of its kind since 2012, as tension mounts over Tehran's nuclear programme. 650 words 2000 GMT by Jastinder Khera. File Picture -- MIDEAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Iraq-Turkey-Kurds-offensive,WRAP ARBIL, Iraq The civilian death toll of Turkish air raids in northern Iraq rose to five on Friday, local officials said, as Ankara kept up a cross-border offensive against Turkish Kurdish rebels. 400 words moved Algeria-politics-protest-health-virus,FOCUS ALGIERS Algeria has intensified a crackdown on the "Hirak" protest movement, targeting social media users, in a bid to prevent a return to mass demonstrations once coronavirus curbs are lifted. 750 words moved by Amal Belalloufi and Philippe Agret. File picture -- ASIA -- Health-virus-China-vaccines,FOCUS SHENYANG Inside one of the Chinese labs racing to create a coronavirus vaccine, researchers work weekends, lab monkeys are in short supply and plans are being made for human trials abroad. 600 words moved by Qian Ye and Matthew Knight. Picture. Video Australia-security-politics-IT,4thlead SYDNEY Australia's prime minister says his country is under cyberattack from a "state-based actor" targeting public services, government and businesses, with suspicions falling on China. 700 words moved by Andrew Beatty -- AFRICA -- Mali-politics-protest,WRAP BAMAKO Tens of thousands of people rallied in Mali's capital Bamako to demand the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, heeding the call of the country's newly resurgent opposition. Moved 450 words by Amaury Hauchard, Serge Daniel and Kassim Traore. Video. Picture -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- Germany-finance-Wirecard-fraud,WRAP FRANKFURT The founder and chief executive of scandal-hit Wirecard resigns after fresh fraud allegations leave the German payments provider struggling for survival. 600 words moved by Jean-Philippe Lacour. File picture Health-virus-aviation-environment,Q&A PARIS The aviation industry has long been under pressure to reduce pollution, and while airlines have taken a financial wallop from the coronavirus crisis it may not stop a greening of the skies. 850 words moved by Sonia Wolf and Mathieu Rabechault -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Britain-film-Holm,lead LONDON Oscar-nominated British actor Ian Holm, famed for his roles in Hollywood blockbusters "Lord of the Rings" and "Alien", has died aged 88, his agent says. 450 words 1430 GMT by David Harding. File Picture -- SPORTS -- Fbl-ENG-Pr LONDON Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho is hoping to exact revenge on former employers Manchester United in a pivotal match in the battle for Champions League qualification as the Premier League, devoid of fans, kicks off its first full weekend of action since the coronavirus shutdown in March. 600 words by Keiran Canning 2100 GMT Picture Video Fbl-ESP-Liga-Barcelona-FRA-Ligue1-PSG-BRA-Neymar-justice BARCELONA Neymar must pay 6.7 million euros to Barcelona, a Spanish court orders after the Paris Saint-Germain player's case against his former employer is dismissed. 550 words moved. File picture afp
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