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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump says science wrong on global warming + Trump warns Iran after attack plans report + Russia's Putin helps out Belarus strongman + Europe warned coronavirus will spike again + 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 US-Iran-SAfrica-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump vows that any attack by Iran will be met with a response "1,000 times greater in magnitude," after reports that Iran planned to avenge the killing of top general Qasem Soleimani. 400 words moved Russia-Belarus-politics-unrest-Putin,WRAP MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin backs embattled Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko and promises a $1.5 billion loan as the Belarusian strongman vows to strengthen ties with Moscow. 750 words moved by Anna Malpas. Picture. Video. Graphic 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 -- 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 0600 GMT by Juliette Michel 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 0530 GMT by Andrew Marszal 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 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. -- ASIA -- Japan-automobile-trial-Nissan-Ghosn,WRAP TOKYO Greg Kelly, a former aide to ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn, pleads not guilty to a charge of financial misconduct as the trial against him begins in Tokyo. 650 words 0530 GMT by Hiroshi Hiyama. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: US-Japan-France-Nissan-Renault-Ghosn,CHRONO China-politics-culture-education-protest,FOCUS TONGLIAO, China As his son returned to school under the watchful eye of plainclothes police, an ethnic Mongolian father lamented the end of protests against a curriculum imposed by the Chinese state, which he fears will suffocate his culture and ramp up an assilimation drive into the country's dominant Han population. 750 words 0600 GMT by Laurie Chen. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-Navalny-Germany-France-Sweden,Lead BERLIN Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whom the West believes was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent, is regaining mobility and able to leave his bed, the hospital treating him says. 750 words moved by Deborah Cole. File picture 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 -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- US-Israel-Bahrain-UAE-diplomacy-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump will host a ceremony where Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates normalize relations with Israel, redrawing the Middle East's diplomatic map -- and boosting the Republican's re-election hopes. 550 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture Also moved: Israel-UAE-Bahrain-diplomacy,CHRONO Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Arab-diplomacy,CHRONO -- 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 Burkina-conflict-health-displaced,FOCUS KAYA, Burkina Faso Asseta Rouamba was one of thousands fleeing jihadist violence in Burkina Faso's troubled north when her daughter contracted malaria, putting the pair in an even more desperate situation. 500 words moved. Video -- SPORTS -- Cricket-IPL-UAE-Dhoni,FOCUS NEW DELHI India's Mahendra Singh Dhoni may have signed off from international duties but he'll be at the heart of the action in the Indian Premier League -- a tournament he helped inspire, and where he remains a towering figure. 600 words moved by Faisal Kamal. Picture Badminton-Thomas-Uber-DEN-health-virus,2ndlead KUALA LUMPUR Badminton's showpiece Thomas and Uber Cups are postponed after a string of countries withdrew over coronavirus fears, officials say, in a major blow to the sport's restart. 500 words 0630 GMT by Sam Reeves Fbl-FRA-Ligue1-PSG-Marseille-Neymar,WRAP PARIS Neymar says he "acted like a fool" following his red card against Marseille but calls on football officials to do more to combat discrimination after accusing Spanish defender Alvaro Gonzalez of racism. 500 words moved. Picture afp
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