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| - Duty Editor: Alex Nicoll Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + WHO warns of virus danger as Brazil cases hit one million + Americans take to streets for day marking end of slavery + Trump last-ditch bid to block bombshell book goes to court + Trudeau 'disappointed' as China charges Canadians with spying Health-virus,WRAP RIO DE JANEIRO The World Health Organization warns of a "new and dangerous phase" of the coronavirus pandemic, as infections continue to surge in the Americas, with Brazil registering more than one million cases. 800 words 0200 GMT by Joshua Howat Berger. Picture. Video. Graphic US-racism-politics-Juneteenth,WRAP WASHINGTON Americans take to the streets of cities around the country to demand racial justice on a day heavy with symbolism -- the Juneteenth holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. 800 words 0130 GMT by Chris Lefkow and Laurent Banguet. Picture. Video US-politics-Trump-book-court,WRAP WASHINGTON A judge weighs President Donald Trump's last-ditch bid to stop former top aide John Bolton's bombshell book from publication, but with much of the damning contents already out there was little hope for the White House. 550 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture 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 -- AMERICAS -- US-Russia-China-nuclear-diplomacy-disarmament,ADVANCER WASHINGTON The United States and Russia on Monday open talks on their last major nuclear agreement but to some observers, it may simply be the beginning of the end. 700 words 0130 GMT by Shaun Tandon with Maria Panina in Moscow and Ludovic Ehret in Beijing US-China-diplomacy-Denmark,WRAP WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warns Europeans they would abandon 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-court-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON Just months before President Donald Trump stands for reelection, his central pitch to conservatives -- that he has remade the US justice system in their image -- is unravelling. 650 words moved by Charlotte Plantive. 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 reawakening old wounds by choosing the city for his first re-election rally since the coronavirus pandemic started. 600 words moved by Laurent Banguet. Picture. Video Also moved: US-politics-racism-history-Tulsa,FACTS US-racism-Confederacy-statues-protest,SCENE 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 -- ASIA -- India-China-conflict,lead NEW DELHI India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi says his country is "hurt and angry" after a border clash with China that left 20 troops dead, and warns that the army has been given free reign to respond to any new violence. 550 words moved -- 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 PARIS Europe toughens its stance on Iran and warns the US against sanctions in the latest bid to stop the unravelling of the international agreement on Tehran's nuclear programme. 650 words moved by Valerie Leroux with Jastinder Khera in Vienna. File picture Belgium-racism-politics-history,INTERVIEW BRUSSELS Belgium is due a reckoning with its colonial past, and things left unsaid must now be discussed, argues the Congolese-born 72-year-old who became the country's first black mayor. 550 words 0200 GMT by Matthieu Demeestere. Picture. Video Germany-history-social-politics,FOCUS FRANKFURT While a global row rages over the controversial background of historical figures immortalised as statues, a divisive new monument to Soviet leader Lenin will be unveiled in Germany. 600 words 0400 GMT by Tom Barfield Health-virus-France-music-film PARIS France will begin to shake off its coronavirus blues on Sunday with cinemas opening on the stroke of midnight and thousands of people taking to the streets for its midsummer music festival. 450 words 0200 GMT by Fiachra Gibbons. Picture. Video Health-virus-Hungary-military-politics,FOCUS GYOR, Hungary As Hungary's coronavirus-hit economy shrinks and unemployment soars, thousands of Hungarians are seeking to join the army, attracted by job stability and a government scheme that fast-tracks recruits toward a military career. 700 words 0230 GMT by Peter Murphy. Picture. Video Greece-immigration-politics-refugee NGO ATHENS Dozens of groups helping asylum seekers in Greece risk being edged out in a government move to tighten what it calls "opaque" rules overseeing charities, sparking concern that crucial support will be cut. 750 words 0400 GMT by John Hadoulis. File picture -- MIDEAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Iraq-Turkey-Kurds-offensive,WRAP ARBIL, Iraq The civilian death toll from Turkish air raids in northern Iraq rises to five, local officials say, as Ankara keeps up a cross-border offensive against Turkish Kurdish rebels. 450 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 -- AFRICA -- Mali-politics-protest,WRAP BAMAKO Tens of thousands of people rally in Mali's capital Bamako to demand the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, heeding the call of the country's newly resurgent opposition. 550 words moved 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 -- 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. 500 words moved by David Harding. File picture -- SCIENCE -- Science-astronomy-Sun-eclipse PARIS Skywatchers along a narrow band from west Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, India and southern China will witness on Sunday the most dramatic "ring of fire" solar eclipse to shadow the Earth in years. 500 words 0200 GMT by Marlowe Hood. Graphic. Graphic. Videographic -- SPORTS -- Fbl-ENG-Pr-Tottenham-ManUtd LONDON Bruno Fernandes's penalty salvages a 1-1 draw for Manchester United at Tottenham as the Red Devils have another late spot-kick overturned by a VAR review. 600 words moved by Keiran Canning. Picture 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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