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| - Duty Editor: Patrick Markey Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Belarus opposition rejects Lukashenko's election win + Outcry over Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai's arrest + Lebanon seethes as protests grow after Beirut blast + Facemasks required in Paris hotpots over virus fears + Shanghai beluga whales freed into Iceland sanctuary Belarus-vote,WRAP MINSK The main challenger in Belarus's disputed election calls on President Alexander Lukashenko to give up power after a fierce police crackdown on protesters saw dozens wounded and hundreds detained. 750 words 1500 GMT by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Belarus-vote-Lukashenko,PROFILE Belarus-vote-Tikhanovskaya,PROFILE HongKong-China-politics,WRAP HONG KONG Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai is arrested and led in handcuffs through his newspaper office as police raid the building, part of a sweeping crackdown on dissent since China imposed a security law on the city. 750 words 1430 GMT by Jerome Taylor and Su Xinqi. Picture. Video. Live Video. Graphic Also moved: HongKong-China-politics,FOCUS HongKong-China-politics-media,NextDigital Lebanon-blast-politics,WRAP BEIRUT Lebanon's government teeters as resignations over the deadly Beirut port blast threaten to snowball and protesters' fury on the scarred streets shows no sign of abating. 700 words 1500 GMT by Jean-Marc Mojon and Layal Abou Rahal. Picture. Graphic. Video. Live Video Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Face masks become compulsory in Paris tourist hotspots with fears mounting over a resurgence of coronavirus cases, as infections in the world's worst-hit country the United States top five million. 800 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Iceland-China-conservation-environment-whale REYKJAVIK Two beluga whales from a Shanghai aquarium have been released into an Icelandic sea sanctuary ahead of their release into the wild, a move conservationists hope will become a model for rehoming some 300 belugas currently in captivity. 450 words 0930 GMT. -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-WHO,lead GENEVA The World Health Organization insists there is still hope of conquering the coronavirus pandemic despite the heartache and suffering behind the looming landmarks of 750,000 deaths and 20 million cases. 600 words 1430 GMT by Robin Millard. Video Italy-cruises-economy-health-virus, FOCUS ROME Italy's cruise industry prepares to sail again in Mediterranean waters, hoping to help jumpstart the country's economy while restoring the reputation of the beleaguered global cruise industry. 700 words 1430 GMT by Alexandria Sage. File Picture. -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Lebanon-blast-heritage,FOCUS BEIRUT The monster explosion that levelled Beirut's port darkened the Lebanese capital's future but also blasted its past into oblivion, ravaging many beloved architectural and cultural treasures. 760 words moved by Hashem Osseiran. Picture. Video Algeria-trial-media,WRAP ALGIERS Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni receives a three-year prison term in a trial rights groups have called a test of press freedom in a country recently rocked by anti-government protests. 570 words moved. File picture Israel-Palestinians-conflict-cave,FOCUS FARASIN, Palestinian Territories Ahmed Amarneh's home, with its wooden door and cushion-lined rooms, is not the first Palestinian residence in the West Bank to receive an Israeli demolition notice, but it may be the first such doomed home that was built inside a cave. 700 words 1500 GMT Hossam Ezzedine. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Gaza,lead GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories The Gaza Strip's rulers Hamas have launched rockets into the sea as "a message" to Israel after repeated exchanges of fire in recent days, a security source says. 490 words moved -- AFRICA -- Niger-unrest-France, WRAP KOURE, Niger Troops in Niger backed by French air power launch a hunt for the killers of eight people, six of them French nationals, in a suspected terror attack in the heart of the troubled Sahel. 600 words 1500 GMT by Boureima Hama. Pictures. Graphic. Video Mauritius-environmental-pollution,shipping,WRAP PORT LOUIS Salvage crews race against time to prevent a second disastrous oil spill off the picture-perfect coastline of Mauritius, with a damaged tanker carrying thousands of tonnes of fuel at risk of splitting apart. 700 words moved. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US,POINTS WASHINGTON The United States just crossed five million confirmed coronavirus cases even as the country is finally bending its curve downward. What comes next? 650 words 1800 GMT by Issam Ahmed Trinidad-politics-vote,WRAP PORT OF SPAIN Trinidad and Tobago citizens cast their ballots in a general election with Prime Minister Keith Rowley's governing People's National Movement (PNM) party ahead in the polls during a campaign hit by the coronavirus pandemic. 500 words 1700 GMT by Alva Viarruel. Video -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-media-Lai,PROFILE HONG KONG A rags-to-riches millionaire, media tycoon Jimmy Lai is a self-styled "troublemaker" who has been a thorn in Beijing's side for decades thanks to his caustic tabloids and unapologetic support for democracy. 650 words moved by Jerome Taylor. File Picture Afghanistan-conflict-talks-Taliban,WRAP KABUL Afghan peace talks are expected to begin within days after authorities announce they would soon start releasing hundreds of Taliban prisoners accused of brutal attacks including on foreigners. 550 words moved by Mushtaq Mojaddidi, with Rashid Durrani in Kandahar. File Picture. File Video Taiwan-US-China-politics-diplomacy,WRAP TAIPEI A US cabinet member heaps praise on Taiwan's democracy and its success in battling the coronavirus as he meets the island's leader during a historic visit that China has slammed as a threat to peace. 650 words moved by Amber Wang. Picture. Video. Live Video Also moved: Taiwan-China-US-politics-military,FACTS Taiwan-China-US-politics-diplomacy,FACTS Thailand-politics,lead PATHUM THANI, Thailand Thousands of people from all walks of Thai society come out in full force to an anti-government protest, the largest-ever show of dissent against premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha's administration after weeks of rallies. 450 words 1500 GMT. Picture. Video -- SPORTS -- fbl-ESP-C1-Eur-Atletico-health-virus-GER MADRID,Wrap Atletico Madrid breathe a sigh of relief after further coronavirus tests on their players and staff turned up negative, allowing the team to travel to Portugal on Tuesday for their Champions League quarter-final against Leipzig. 650 words moved by Thomas Allnutt golf-USPGA SAN FRANCISCO,Wrap Collin Morikawa claims his first major tournament after winning the 2020 PGA Championship in just his second appearance at a major after turning professional just over a year ago. 620 words moved by Greg Heakes afp
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