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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Contact: emma.charlton@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Outrage over new US police brutality videos + Trump says US economy 'largely' over pandemic + 'Serious concern' at Iran denying nuclear inspections + Grim milestone as UK virus death toll tops 40,000 + New UK trial finds no hydroxychloroquine benefit US-politics-race-unrest,WRAP NEW YORK Outrage soars in America over new images of police brutality caught on camera as demonstrators seek to take mass protests over the killing of an unarmed black man into a second weekend. 700 words 2130 GMT by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump says the US economy has largely made it through the coronavirus pandemic, as a top expert in France said the worst is over there and the EU looks to open its borders again. 800 words moved by Sebastian Smith with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-Britain-toll LONDON Britain's official coronavirus death toll has topped 40,000, after the government reports a further 357 fatalities in the last 24 hours. 500 words moved by James Pheby. File picture. File video Iran-nuclear-politics-UN,WRAP VIENNA Iran has now accumulated enriched uranium at nearly eight times the limit of a 2015 deal and has for months blocked inspections at sites where historic nuclear activity may have occurred, the UN watchdog says. 600 words moved by Jastinder Khera Health-virus-study-hydroxychloroquine,2ndlead PARIS A major British trial of hydroxychloroquine has found it has "no benefit" for patients hospitalised with COVID-19, researchers say, announcing they had halted tests of the drug. 700 words moved by Kelly Macnamara -- US PROTESTS -- US-politics-race-unrest-Washington,lead WASHINGTON Washington mayor Muriel Bowser renames an area near the White House that has become the epicenter of anti-racism protests over the past week "Black Lives Matter Plaza" -- unveiling a giant street mural. 650 words 2000 GMT by Cyril Julien. Picture. Video US-protests-race-unrest-monuments,FOCUS WASHINGTON As protests for racial justice grip the United States, pressure is mounting to take down monuments to the slave-holding Civil War South, with several memorials being dismantled this week and others slated for removal 650 words moved by Chris Lefkow. File picture US-race-unrest-rights-UN GENEVA Independent UN rights experts call for systemic reform in the United States following the killings of George Floyd and other African Americans they say resembled "modern-day racial terror lynchings". 450 words moved by Nina Larson. Australia-US-politics-race-virus-protest,lead SYDNEY An Australian court bans a Black Lives Matter protest planned in Sydney, backing government claims it could risk spreading the coronavirus. 450 words moved by Andrew Leeson -- COVID-19 -- Health-virus-US-economy-politics WASHINGTON President Donald Trump says the US economy is in "rocket ship" mode after data shows a surprising recovery in a jobs market ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, giving his battered reelection chances a much needed boost. 650 words 2100 GMT by Sebastian Smith and Heather Scott. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-France,3rdlead PARIS The COVID-19 pandemic is now "under control" in France, the head of the government's scientific advisory council says, as the country cautiously emerges from a lockdown imposed in March. 650 words moved Also moved: Health-virus-WHO Health-virus-Kyrgyzstan-cycling,FOCUS Health-virus-Britain-toll Health-virus-research-scandal-Surgisphere,FOCUS WASHINGTON The first research scandal of the coronavirus pandemic has created an unnecessary distraction around the politically divisive drug hydroxychloroquine, experts say, as questions swirl around a tiny Chicago-based healthcare company that provided the data. 600 words 2100 GMT by Issam Ahmed. File picture -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade,WRAP BRUSSELS Brussels and London pledge to step up the pace as they seek to strike a trade deal by the end of October, after the last round of post-Brexit talks end with no major breakthrough. 650 words moved by Alex Pigman. Picture. Video Germany-Britain-police-missing-McCann,WRAP BERLIN German prosecutors are investigating if the man suspected of murdering British girl Madeleine McCann might also be linked to the disappearance of another child in Germany, national media report. 600 words moved by Femke Colbourne with Thomas Cabral in Praia da Luz. Picture Russia-environment-Arctic-fuel-spill,WRAP MOSCOW An unprecedented fuel spill that has polluted huge stretches of Arctic rivers was caused by melting permafrost, Russian officials say, ordering a review of infrastructure in vulnerable zones. 700 words moved by Maria Antonova. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographics Also moving: Russia-environment-Arctic-fuel-spill-permafrost,FACTS -- MIDDLE EAST -- Libya-conflict,WRAP TARHUNA, Libya Forces loyal to Libya's UN-recognised government celebrate another victory against rival strongman Khalifa Haftar after overrunning his last western stronghold, launchpad of an abortive 14-month assault on Tripoli. 700 words moved by Mahmud Turkia with Rim Taher in Tripoli. Picture. Graphic -- AFRICA -- Cameroon-unrest-media-rights-army,2ndlead DOUALA, Cameroon Cameroon's army confirs anglophone journalist Samuel Wazizi died in detention last year, accusing him of associating with terrorists but denying allegations he had been tortured. 500 words moved by Jean-Baptiste Ketchateng with Joseph Sotinel in Libreville. Video DRCongo-unrest-rights-UN,2ndlead GENEVA About 1,300 civilians have died from conflict and violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a matter of months and over half a million people have fled their homes, the UN says, adding that some attacks may amount to crimes against humanity and war crimes. 550 words moved by Nina Larson. File picture. Video Africa-banking-AfDB-development,PROFILE ABIDJAN In just months, African super-banker Akinwumi Adesina has gone from glory to fighting for his career, battling US demands for a probe into accusations of ethical violations and favouritism. 700 words moved by David Esnault. File picture -- AMERICAS -- Venezuela-parliament-prisoners-IPU-Turkey-ICoast GENEVA The Inter-Parliamentary Union says it is deeply concerned about the worsening intimidation of opposition lawmakers in Venezuela, with many fleeing for protection. 450 words moved by Robin Millard -- CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT -- Climate-warming-temperature-world,lead PARIS Temperatures soared 10 degrees Celsius above average last month in Siberia, home to much of Earth's permafrost, as the world experienced its warmest May on record, the European Union's climate monitoring network says. 500 words moved by Kelly Macnamara and Marlowe Hood. Graphic -- SPORTS -- Oly-2020-volley-CHN-Zhu,FOCUS SHANGHAI Zhu Ting stands tall in China -- and not just because she is a towering 1.98 metres (6ft 6ins). The 25-year-old farmer's daughter has emerged from a poor village life to become a totem of the sporting ambitions of the world's most populous country. 700 words moved by Peter Stebbings. File picture afp
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