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| - Duty Editor: Patrick Markey Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump dismisses science on global warming + Aide to ex-Nissan chief Ghosn pleads not guilty + WHO warns on Europe deaths as virus cases soar + Gas found on Venus linked to life on Earth US-fires,WRAP MCCLELLAN PARK, California President Donald Trump suggests global warming will reverse itself and dismisses climate change as a cause of ferocious fires engulfing swaths of the US West, during a briefing in California on the deadly blazes. 800 words moved by Jerome Cartillier with Jocelyne Zablit in Los Angeles. Picture. Video Japan-automobile-trial-Nissan-Ghosn,WRAP TOKYO Greg Kelly, a former aide to ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn, pleads not guilty to allegations of financial misconduct as his trial began in Tokyo. 650 words moved by Hiroshi Hiyama. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-Japan-France-Nissan-Renault-Ghosn,CHRONO Health-virus,WRAP COPENHAGEN Europe will face a rising death toll from the coronavirus during the autumn months, the World Health Organization warns, as the number of daily infections around the world reaches a record high. 750 words moved by Camille Bas-Wohlert with Alexandra Vardi in Jerusalem and AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video Science-astronomy-Venus-gas,WRAP PARIS The atmosphere of Venus contains a gas that on Earth can be attributed to living organisms, scientists say, a discovery the head of NASA calls "the most significant development yet" in the hunt for extraterrestrial life. 600 words moved -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade,WRAP LONDON British lawmakers back a new bill that would override parts of the Brexit treaty struck with the European Union last year, despite outrage in Brussels and alarm at home over such an overt breach of international law. 700 words moved by Alice Ritchie and Phil Hazlewood. Picture. Video Spain-politics,FOCUS MADRID Spain's conservative opposition party is engulfed in a scandal involving allegations an informant was paid out of state coffers to spy on a party bigwig in case that could taint a former prime minister. 650 words 1000 GMT by Mathieu Gorse. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-politics,EXCLUSIVE-INTERVIEW JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has "no intention" of discussing peace with the Palestinians, opposition leader Yair Lapid tells AFP ahead of the signing of landmark reconcilation deals with the UAE and Bahrain. 750 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video Jordan-Palestinians-history-politics,FACTS AMMAN Fifty years ago, the Jordanian army launched a huge offensive that went down in history as "Black September" in a bid to retake control of territory occupied by the Palestine Liberation Organization in Jordan. Here is an account of the confrontation based on AFP's copy at the time. 700 words moved. File picture Health-virus-Egypt-animal-leisure,SCENE DESERT EL TIH, Egypt Spread out at the foot of a vast plateau in the Sinai desert, hundreds of excited Bedouin gather to race their camels after a six-month break due to coronavirus. 650 words moved by Emmanuel Parisse. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- ICoast-politics-protest,WRAP ABIDJAN Ivory Coast's top court clears the path for President Alassane Ouattara to seek a contentious third term, as protests turn violent in several cities and fears grow of a repeat of the conflict that claimed 3,000 lives in the West African country a decade ago. 500 words moved by Patrick Fort. Picture -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-Mexico-cleaners,FOCUS MEXICO CITY Disinfecting emergency rooms, collecting hazardous waste and washing contaminated laundry, Mexican hospital cleaners risk their lives every day during the pandemic, often with little recognition. 500 words moved. Picture. Video. US-automobile-energy-environment-Nikola NEW YORK With its electric and hydrogen-fueled trucks, the firm Nikola aims to revolutionize the future of the transportation sector. But with one investor claiming the group is running on empty, it has been having a rollercoaster ride on the stock exchange for the past week. 700 words moved by Juliette Michel Brazil-environment-fires,FOCUS PORTO JOFRE, Brazil The smell of burnt vegetation and the glow of flames welcome visitors these days to the Pantanal, the world's biggest tropical wetlands, a biodiverse paradise now partly reduced to ashes by record wildfires. 700 words moved by Eugenia Logiuratto. Picture. Video US-China-Uighur-politics-trade-labor-rights,2ndlead WASHINGTON The US accuses China of using forced labor by Muslim Uighurs in "concentration camps" in Xinjiang and orders a block on products from five companies and a "vocational" center in the region. 450 words moved by Paul Handley. File picture US-China-IT-TikTok-Oracle,WRAP WASHINGTON US officials are to consider a bid by tech giant Oracle to become an American partner to the Chinese-owned TikTok video app after it was designated a national security risk. 750 words moved by John Biers -- ASIA -- China-politics-culture-education-protest,FOCUS TONGLIAO, China As his son returns to school under the watchful eye of plainclothes police, an ethnic Mongolian father admits defeat after days of fighting against a curriculum imposed by the Chinese state, which he fears will suffocate his culture. 800 words moved by Laurie Chen. Picture. Video HongKong-politics,lead HONG KONG Hong Kong activists denounce Beijing and call for democracy in a courtroom as two dozen high profile campaigners appear over a banned vigil to mark the Tiananmen Square crackdown. 500 words moved by Su Xinqi. Picture. Video. File video Taiwan-China-Britain-politics-conservation TAIPEI A Taiwan bird protection group says it has been kicked out of BirdLife International -- a global conservation partnership -- after refusing to sign a statement saying it would never advocate for the island's independence from China. 400 words moved Thailand-tourism-religion CHON BURI, Thailand A dragon encircles a tower, wretched souls face torture, superheroes scale a mosaic wall -- these may seem like scenes from a half-remembered dream, but are in fact famed Thai temples. 300 words moved. Video. Picture -- BUSINESS -- Singapore-China-technology-internet-games SINGAPORE Chinese tech giant Tencent says it is opening a new Singapore office to serve as a Southeast Asia hub, as the firm reels from setbacks in the US and India. 300 words moved -- SPORTS -- RugbyU-NZL-AUS-Bledisloe-health-virus-vote,lead WELLINGTON New Zealand Rugby confirms the All Blacks will host Australia for two Bledisloe Cup Tests next month after officials relaxed Covid-19 quarantine rules to ensure the series went ahead. 300 words moved Badminton-Thomas-Uber-DEN-health-virus,2ndlead KUALA LUMPUR Badminton's showpiece Thomas and Uber Cup is postponed after a string of countries withdrew over coronavirus fears, officials say, in a major blow to the sport's restart. 500 words moved by Sam Reeves Basket-CHN-NBA-Lin BEIJING Jeremy Lin says he is leaving the Beijing Ducks after one season in China and wants to return to the NBA, where he sparked the "Linsanity" craze of 2012. 300 words moved. File picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-Canada-film-Wahlberg,INTERVIEW LOS ANGELES Mark Wahlberg interrupted his famously punishing daily workout regimen to hone his heartfelt new anti-bullying movie, its director tells AFP as the film premiered in Toronto Monday. 450 words moved. Entertainment-Canada-film-health-virus LOS ANGELES Back in February, when few Americans were aware of a distant and oddly named phenomenon called coronavirus, two Chinese filmmakers strapped on hazmat suits and embedded themselves in Wuhan's overrun hospitals. 600 words moved by Andrew Marszal afp
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