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| - Duty Editor: Alex Nicoll Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + German football kicks off as Europe begins reopening + Obama slights Trump administration's pandemic response + Tehran sentences French-Iranian academic to 5 years + France holds fugitive 'financier' of Rwanda genocide + Ardern sent packing from cafe over distancing rules Health-virus,WRAP BERLIN Top flight German football kicks off, the French return to the beach and Italy announces a resumption of European tourism, providing much-needed relief against the relentless drumbeat of death and economic devastation wreaked by the pandemic. 1,000 words 0130 GMT by Ryland James with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic US-politics-Obama,lead WASHINGTON Barack Obama indirectly criticizes his successor Donald Trump during a virtual graduation ceremony, in rare public judgment from the former US president during the coronavirus pandemic. 550 words 0200 GMT by Sarah Titterton Iran-France-trial,WRAP TEHRAN Iran sentences French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah to five years in prison on national security charges, her lawyer says, adding that she plans to appeal. 750 words moved. File picture Rwanda-France-genocide-investigation,WRAP PARIS France arrests Felicien Kabuga, one of the last key fugitives wanted over 1994 Rwandan genocide, leaving him facing a likely trial at an international tribunal after a quarter of a century on the run. 800 words moved by Mehdi Cherifia and Stuart Williams. Picture. Graphic. File video Also moved: Rwanda-genocide-France-Kabuga,PROFILE Health-virus-NZealand-Ardern-offbeat WELLINGTON In New Zealand, no one is exempt from strict coronavirus prevention measures -- not even Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who was denied entry to a cafe because of her own social distancing rules. 150 words moved. File picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-diplomacy-Pompeo,WRAP WASHINGTON Congressional Democrats launch a probe into President Donald Trump's "politically-motivated" dismissal of a government watchdog believed to have been investigating Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. 750 words 0230 by Shaun Tandon. File picture Health-virus-Chile SANTIAGO With near-deserted streets and police checks, the seven million people of Chile's capital, Santiago, begin a strict quarantine after a sharp resurgence of coronavirus cases. 500 words moved. Picture. Live video US-politics-vote-Trump-Biden,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's reelection battle against Joe Biden was always going to be wild -- and then came the coronavirus, killing nearly 90,000 Americans, scuttling the economy and throwing the race into surreal confusion. 900 words 0130 GMT by Michael Mathes and Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture Health-virus-US-aviation-politics,FOCUS WASHINGTON The wearing of masks to protect against the coronavirus has become such a sensitive issue in the United States that airlines are struggling to impose the practice on defiant travelers in the enclosed environment of an airplane. 750 words 0130 GMT by Delphine Touitou. Picture. File picture Health-virus-Canada-parliament,FOCUS OTTAWA Canada's parliament has gone virtual through the pandemic, assembling MPs across six time zones and giving a rare peek at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's bookcase, a deer head and a stifled opposition. 850 words 0130 GMT by Michel Comte. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-Hollywood-premieres,FOCUS LOS ANGELES Red-carpet premieres are the pinnacle of any new Hollywood blockbuster's publicity blitz. With California coronavirus restrictions easing, and major movies like "Tenet" eyeing July release dates, Tinseltown's marketing gurus are scrambling for ways to safely roll out those carpets once again. 650 words 0130 GMT by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Video Basket-NBA-Jordan-auction,FOCUS NEW YORK The immense global success of the documentary "The Last Dance" amid the coronavirus lockdown has boosted sales of collectibles related to NBA icon Michael Jordan, some of which are trading in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. 700 words 0130 GMT by Thomas Urbain. File picture Health-virus-US-IT-lifestyle-Amazon,FOCUS SAN FRANCISCO As Amazon becomes an increasingly important lifeline in the pandemic crisis, it is being hit with a wave of criticism from activists, politicians and others who question the tech giant's growing influence. 650 words 0300 GMT by Julie Jammot Also moving: Health-virus-US-IT-work-Amazon US-automobile-health-virus-GM-Ford-FCA-Tesla,ADVANCER DETROIT Detroit's auto giants are keen to resume production this week, but there will be unease on assembly lines where social distancing is difficult and worries about the deadly coronavirus persist. 700 words 0300 GMT by Joseph Szczesny -- ASIA -- SKorea-politics-democracy-NKorea,FOCUS GWANGJU, South Korea It is 40 years since Choi Jung-ja saw her husband, who has been missing ever since South Korea's military dictatorship killed hundreds of people when they crushed the pro-democracy Gwangju Uprising, a scar that burns in the country's political psyche. 650 words 0230 GMT by Claire Lee. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Fbl-GER-Bundesliga-Germany-health-virus-Dortmund,SCENE DORTMUND, Germany Nicole Bartelt has been a loyal fan at all but two of Borussia Dortmund's home matches since 2008, but when the Bundesliga restarted after a two-month hiatus because of the coronavirus, she was forced to keep away from the stands. 600 words moved by David Courbet. Picture. Video Health-virus-Italy,2ndlead ROME Italy will reopen to European tourists from early June and scrap a 14-day mandatory quarantine period, the government announces, as it quickens the exit from the coronavirus lockdown. 550 words moved. Picture Britain-wealth-people-health-virus LONDON Britain's wealthiest people have lost tens of billions of pounds in the coronavirus pandemic as their combined annual wealth falls for the first time in a decade, the Sunday Times reports in its Rich List 2020. 550 words moved by Joe Jackson Health-virus-Germany-Spain-tourism,FOCUS BERLIN Germans with holiday homes in Mallorca are clamouring to return to the sun-soaked island as the coronavirus lockdowns ease, but Spanish authorities are pushing back. 600 words 0300 GMT by David Courbet with Daniel Bosque in Barcelona and Mathieu Gorse in Madrid Health-virus-Germany-demo,FOCUS MUNICH Angered by a slew of lockdown measures, purported vaccine plans or alleged state surveillance, thousands take to the streets in Germany in a growing wave of demonstrations that has alarmed even Chancellor Angela Merkel. 750 words moved by Pauline Curtet with David Courbet in Dortmund. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- EU-Israel-Palestinians-conflict-politics,INTERVIEW BRUSSELS EU countries are planning to issue Israel with a warning not to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, to try to head off a diplomatic clash. 450 words moved by Christian Spillmann -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Tunisia-tourism,FOCUS TUNIS As the novel coronavirus pandemic wipes out a recovery from jihadist attacks in 2015, Tunisia's vital tourism sector is trying to find ways to avoid going under. 700 words 0300 GMT by Aymen Jamli. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Fbl-GER-Bundesliga-Germany-health-virus,3rdlead BERLIN Norwegian sensation Erling Braut Haaland steals the limelight as the German Bundesliga becomes the first major European football league to return since the coronavirus lockdown, with teams playing in empty, echoing stadiums. 750 words moved by Ryland James. Picture. Video. Graphic Fbl-GER-Bundesliga-health-virus BERLIN Bayern Munich restart their charge for an eighth straight Bundesliga title at Union Berlin amid doubts the Bavarian giants will be able to last the distance after a two-month hiatus. 650 words 0130 GMT. Video. Picture afp
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