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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Contact: emma.charlton@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Russia hails 'Sputnik' vaccine, WHO urges caution + Belarus vote challenger flees country after clashes + Pro-democracy Hong Kong tycoon freed on bail + Week after blast, Lebanon street at war with leaders + 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' set for gritty reboot Health-virus,WRAP MOSCOW Russia claims it has developed the world's first vaccine offering "sustainable immunity" against the coronavirus, despite mounting scepticism about its effectiveness as fears grow over a second wave of infections across the globe. 950 words moved by Andrea Palasciano with AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-vaccine,POINTS Belarus-vote,WRAP MINSK The main challenger in Belarus's disputed presidential election says she made a "difficult decision" to leave the country as her supporters take to the streets for a third night of protests. 750 words 1930 GMT by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Video. Graphic HongKong-China-politics-media,WRAP HONG KONG Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai walks free on bail, over 40 hours after he and other critics of China were rounded up by police as part of a widening crackdown on dissent. 700 words 2000 GMT by Xinqi SU, Daniel Suen. Picture. Video Lebanon-blast-politics,WRAP BEIRUT Lebanon marks a week since its worst ever peacetime disaster with a mix of grief and rage, as survivors remembered the dead and protesters vowed to bring down the political elite. 800 words 1930 GMT by Tony Gamal-Gabriel. Picture. Graphic. Video. Live video Also moved: Lebanon-blast-politics,Q&A Lebanon-blast-Iran,FOCUS Entertainment-US-television-Smith LOS ANGELES "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" is getting turned upside-down as a gritty drama set to be executive produced by Will Smith, Hollywood trade publications report. 350 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-vaccine-Russia-WHO,lead GENEVA The World Health Organization says any WHO stamp of approval on a COVID-19 vaccine candidate would require a rigorous safety data review, after Russia announces it has approved a vaccine. 400 words 2000 GMT by Robin Millard Also moved: Health-virus-UN-youth-labour Health-virus-WHO-dentistry Health-virus-NZealand,2ndlead WELLINGTON New Zealand's dream run of 102 days without locally transmitted coronavirus ends, prompting a stay-at-home lockdown order for the country's largest city. 450 words moved by Neil Sands Health-virus-Spain,FOCUS MADRID Just seven weeks after bringing its first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic under control, experts say Spain is once again in a "critical" situation with the worst rate of infections in Western Europe. 650 words moved by Diego Urdanetta. Picture. Video Health-virus-China-Wuhan,PHOTOESSAY WUHAN, China Fans dancing at an electronic music festival, long lines at breakfast stands, gridlocked traffic -- the scenes in coronavirus ground zero Wuhan these days would have been unthinkable in January. 400 words moved. Pictures by Hector Retamal -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Democrats-Biden,2ndlead WASHINGTON Michelle and Barack Obama are confirmed as headliners of next week's Democratic National Convention, as the party's nominee Joe Biden prepares to reveal his running mate in November's election. 600 words 2000 GMT by Michael Mathes. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST / NORTH AFRICA -- Lebanon-blast-children,FOCUS BEIRUT "I don't want to die." Those were the first words Hiba's six-year-old son screamed after the massive explosion at Beirut's port sent shards of glass flying through his house. 700 words moved by Rouba El Husseini. Picture. Video Lebanon-blast-missing,FOCUS QARTABA, Lebanon Three firefighters. One family. The same restless wait. Rita Hitti has not slept a wink since the Beirut port blast, when her firefighting son, nephew and son-in-law went missing. 750 words moved by Layal Abou Rahal. Picture. Video Iran-espionage-Austria-Britain-Germany-Israel,WRAP TEHRAN Iran says it has jailed two men accused of spying for Britain, Germany and Israel, the latest in a string of espionage cases that have led to arrests and executions. 570 words moved by Amir Havasi Egypt-vote-parliament,WRAP CAIRO Egyptians go to vote for a new Senate in an upper house election seen as unlikely to revive vibrant political life under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's rule. 600 words moved by Menna Zaki. Picture -- AFRICA -- Mali-politics,WRAP BAMAKO Malians take to the streets to demand President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resign, despite pleas from international mediators for protesters to stay at home. 550 words moved by Serge Daniel and Kassim Traore. Video. Picture Zimbabwe-politics,INTERVIEW JOHANNESBURG Zimbabwe's government denies the country is in crisis despite a recent clampdown on dissent that has sparked international outrage and highlighted long-standing social and economic woes. 650 words moved by Sofia Christensen -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-Chow,PROFILE HONG KONG Arrested for alleged national security crimes, Agnes Chow hails from a generation of Hong Kong democracy activists who cut their teeth in politics as teenagers and are now being steadily silenced by China. 700 words moved by Jerome Taylor -- BUSINESS AND ECONOMY -- US-IT-lifestyle-Apple,FOCUS WASHINGTON Apple is on the verge of becoming the first $2 trillion US company following a gravity-defying surge that has highlighted the value of its iPhone ecosystem during the global pandemic 700 words 2030 GMT by Rob Lever --SPORTS-- Fbl-Eur-C1-Portugal-health-virus-spectators,WRAP LISBON Football supporters would usually flock in huge numbers to the city hosting the finale of the Champions League, but this time it is set to be a different experience for fans who have decided to come to Lisbon for the 'Final Eight' despite the coronavirus pandemic. 650 words moved by Thomas Cabral and Alexis Hontang. 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