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| - Duty Editor: Alex Nicoll Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + New era in space as Elon Musk rocket blasts off + Curfews and clashes as US race protests spread + Virus cases top 6 million as divisions deepen + Trump to delay G7 summit, invite more nations + Liberian president releases coronavirus song US-space-SpaceX-NASA,WRAP KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida Two veteran NASA astronauts head for the International Space Station after Elon Musk's SpaceX became the first commercial company to launch a rocket carrying humans into orbit, ushering in a new era in space travel. 750 words 0130 GMT by Jerome Cartillier with Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-race-unrest,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota Clashes break out and major cities impose curfews as America endures another night of unrest with angry demonstrators ignoring warnings from President Donald Trump that his government would stop violent protests over police brutality "cold." 750 words 0230 GMT by Charlotte Plantive, Joy Powell and Laurent Banguet in Los Angeles. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP BRASILIA The number of coronavirus cases worldwide tops six million, with Brazil registering another record surge in daily infections as divisions deepen on how to deal with the pandemic. 850 words 0230 GMT by Valeria Pacheco and AFP bureaus. Video. Picture. Videographics. Graphic US-G7-summit-diplomacy-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump says he will delay the G7 summit scheduled to take place in June and invite other countries -- including Russia -- to join the meeting. 500 words 0300 GMT by Jerome Cartillier Health-virus-Liberia-Weah MONROVIA, Liberia Liberian President George Weah, a former international football legend, releases a song to be used by the UN to spread awareness about the new coronavirus. 200 words moved. File picture. -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-race-unrest-forum,SCENE MINNEAPOLIS George Floyd is surrounded by the names of other police brutality victims in a colorful mural that now looms over the spot where he died, located in a rapidly gentrifying Minneapolis neighborhood. 550 words moved by Charlotte Plantive. Picture. Video US-Trump-space-Minneapolis,SCENE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida Donald Trump came to Florida to witness the dawn of a new space age -- and, in many respects, he did. But not everyone in America had their eyes to the sky. 650 words 0230 GMT by Jerome Cartillier. Picture. Video UN-US-China-conflict-diplomacy,FOCUS UNITED NATIONS For nearly a decade, the UN Security Council has been frequently paralyzed by Russia's obstinacy over the Syrian crisis. Today, however, it is the US-China rivalry that has infected a growing array of issues, according to officials and diplomats. 650 words 0130 GMT by Philippe Rater US-lifestyle-humor-internet-socialmedia,FOCUS WASHINGTON Climate change, debt, mental health struggles and now the coronavirus: life is no laughing matter. But for under-30s the best way to stay sane is often to wisecrack. 850 words 0130 GMT by Tori Otten Health-virus-US-employment-economy-inequality,FOCUS WASHINGTON As the coronavirus worked its way across the United States, it cleaved the country's workforce in two: those who have the ability to work from home, and those who do not. 750 words 0330 GMT by Chris Stein Health-virus-Latam-economy-aviation,FOCUS MEXICO CITY Latin America's beleaguered airlines will take up to three years to recover losses due to the coronavirus pandemic, and in the meantime desperately need government help, according to experts surveying the damage to the industry. 700 words 0330 GMT by Jean Luis Arce with Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires bureaus. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain LONDON Senior advisors to Boris Johnson's government warn it is too early to lift the lockdown, just two days before the UK further relaxes coronavirus restrictions. 500 words moved. File picture Russia-media-politics-Rosneft,FOCUS MOSCOW Russian oil giant Rosneft, run by a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, is wielding growing influence over Russia's remaining independent media outlets, already squeezed by tightening press freedoms and pressure from the Kremlin. 750 words 0300 GMT by Andrea Palasciano. File picture Health-virus-France-tourism-leisure,lead CHENONCEAUX, France Staff far outnumber visitors to the elegant Chenonceau castle in France's Loire Valley as it reopens with meticulously prepared safeguards against the coronavirus. 600 words by Gina Doggett. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Jerusalem,WRAP JERUSALEM Israeli police in annexed east Jerusalem shoot dead a disabled Palestinian they mistakenly thought was armed with a pistol, prompting furious condemnation from the Palestinians. 550 words moved. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-SAfrica-politics-poverty,FOCUS JOHANNESBURG Admired by some but berated by others for imposing a tight lockdown, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces a fresh leadership test over his handling of the coronavirus outbreak. 750 words 0330 GMT by Michelle Gumede. File picture Libya-conflict-Malta-US-Russia,lead VALLETTA Moscow denies US reports that $1.1 billion in Libyan money printed in Russia and seized by Maltese authorities is counterfeit. 450 words moved by Ljubomir Milasin -- ASIA -- India-health-virus-ambulance-poverty MUMBAI With dead bodies in wards and patients sharing beds, coronavirus has crippled Mumbai's health care system. But an ambulance service launched by three 20-somethings is trying to do its bit. 650 words 0330 GMT by Ammu Kannampilly. Picture. Video Thailand-economy-slum-virus BANGKOK Shuffling around their tiny slum home which is too small to stand up in, Thanapat and Papassorn Noidee share donated noodles with their sons and worry about how they will pay the bills, as the coronavirus pushes Thailand's poor deeper into penury. 350 words 0330 GMT by Pitcha Dangprasith. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Fbl-GER-Bundesliga-Bayern-CAN-Davies,REAX BERLIN 'Road Runner' Alphonso Davies lives up to his nickname with another lightning sprint while Hansi Flick betters Pep Guardiola's record start as head coach of Bayern Munich, who opened a 10-point lead in the Bundesliga. 600 words moved by Ryland James. Picture Racing-ENG-health-virus-resume,ADVANCER LONDON English racing will on Monday offer a beacon of hope after months of nationwide gloom when it becomes the first sport in Britain to emerge from coronavirus lockdown. 650 words 0130 GMT by Pirate Irwin. Picture afp
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