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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + 'Stop the pain', Floyd brother appeals to Congress + Virus deaths top 70,000 in Latin America + Zoom says it briefly shuts account over Tiananmen + JK Rowling says she survived sexual assault + Jumbo inheritance: Indian wills elephants his land US-politics-racism-unrest,WRAP WASHINGTON The brother of George Floyd, whose killing by police sparked worldwide protests against racism, makes an emotional plea to the US Congress to "stop the pain" and pass reforms that make officers accountable for brutality. 750 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP SAO PAULO Latin America's death toll from the coronavirus pandemic passes 70,000 as overburdened healthcare systems struggle to cope with the global crisis. 750 words 1200 GMT. Picture. Video US-China-rights-internet-Zoom,WRAP HONG KONG Several Zoom meetings involving Chinese users were "disrupted" the video messaging app acknowledges, after activists in the United States and Hong Kong revealed discussions on the platform of Beijing's deadly Tiananmen crackdown had been closed down. 650 words moved by Yan Zhao with Shaun Tandon in Washington Britain-gender-abuse-discrimination-Rowling-people,lead LONDON "Harry Potter" author JK Rowling reveals she is a survivor of domestic abuse and sexual assault. 600 words moved by Dmitry Zaks India-animal-elephant-offbeat PATNA, India An Indian landowner has willed most of his land to two elephants he says saved his life from gun-toting criminals, a decision that has upset his wife and children. 350 words 0930 GMT. Picture. Video -- US PROTESTS -- US-racism-unrest-minorities,FOCUS WASHINGTON The posters began appearing at protests rocking the United States -- Arabs, Latino and South Asians for "Black Lives Matter." George Floyd's shocking death has prompted minority communities across the country to reflect on their role in combating systemic racism. 650 words moved by Ines Bel Aiba. Picture US-politics-racism-unrest-retail-consumers-litigation,FOCUS WASHINGTON As racial justice protests have swept the US, leading retailers have taken to social media to proclaim their commitment to equality. But such statements have been met with incredulity by some non-white customers. 850 words moved by John Biers US-politics-racism-unrest-statue,lead WASHINGTON Statues of Christopher Columbus from Boston to Miami have been beheaded and vandalized, police say, as calls to remove sculptures commemorating colonizers and slavers sweep America on the back of anti-racism protests. 500 words 1000 GMT. Picture. Video US-politics-racism-military-Trump,lead WASHINGTON US military bases honoring Civil War Confederate leaders will not be renamed, President Donald Trump says, pushing back on pressure to rid public places of monuments glorifying the once pro-slavery South. 700 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Burundi-politics-president,WRAP BUJUMBURA Burundi convenes an extraordinary cabinet meeting to discuss a way forward after the sudden death of long-serving ruler Pierre Nkurunziza left many anxious over the future of the troubled country. 650 words 1330 GMT. Picture. Video Djibouti-army-unrest-rights,FOCUS DJIBOUTI The regime of Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh is facing a wave of protests triggered by the detention of a soldier who had denounced corruption in the tiny Horn of Africa nation. 700 words 1030 GMT -- ASIA -- Health-virus-India-hospital,FOCUS NEW DELHI Doctors in one of India's top private hospitals shuffle through the intensive care unit wearing full protective suits. Every bed is occupied by coronavirus patients, and fear is building that the worst is still to come. 500 words 1000 GMT by Abhaya Srivastava. Picture. Video SKorea-social-law-adoption,FOCUS SEOUL Growing up in Michigan, Korean-born Kara Bos always knew she was adopted. But when she finally located her assumed half-sister, the woman closed the door in her face and called police. Now a court will rule in a landmark case on Bos' demand to be officially registered as her father's child. 750 words moved by Claire Lee. Picture. Video Health-virus-Thailand-animal-tourism,FOCUS HUAY PAKOOT, Thailand Chaiyaporn's trek over Thailand's hills with his seven elephants requires rest stops every three hours -- a slow-moving journey home that some 1,000 of the animals have taken as they are forced out of work by the pandemic. 550 words moved by Pitcha Dangprasith and Sophie Deviller. Picture. Video China-virus-health-economy-unemployment,FOCUS BEIJING Snacks, underwear, jewellery and even rabbits -- Chinese hard-hit by the year's economic turmoil are selling their wares on the street after a top leader offered support to hawkers despite long-standing curbs on the practice. 750 words 1030 GMT by Laurie Chen. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-EU-Czech-CEurope PRAGUE Masks and gloves will be the order of the day when the prime ministers of four ex-communist countries hold the first major face-to-face meeting of European leaders since the coronavirus crisis erupted. 450 words moved by Jan Flemr Health-virus-Greece-migrants,FOCUS LESBOS, Greece Inside Greece's largest asylum-seeker camp on the island of Lesbos, the coronavirus is an oft-heard threat that has kept migrant facilities around the country under lockdown since March. But knife crime is the real killer. 650 words moved by Natassa Papanikolaou. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Iraq-US-diplomacy-military,FOCUS BAGHDAD After months of tensions, Baghdad and Washington are poised to launch strategic talks to reset ties -- but even with a new US-friendly Iraqi premier, a major breakthrough is unlikely. 800 words moved by Maya Gebeily Health-virus-Palestinians,FOCUS JERUSALEM Thousands of Palestinians stranded around the world by the coronavirus are still seeking a way home, months after countries closed their borders and grounded flights in the face of the pandemic. 750 words moved by Rosie Scammell. Picture. File picture Egypt-rights-internet,FOCUS CAIRO Young Egyptian women with thousands of followers each on the popular TikTok app have become the latest target of state authorities who accuse them of spreading "immorality" in society. 700 words moved by Bassem Aboualabass Libya-conflict-Russia-Turkey-France-diplomacy,FOCUS PARIS Russia and Turkey, who have formed a sometimes rocky alliance over the past four years, back opposing sides in Libya's wrenching war but may yet find a deal over the conflict that would leave the West as bystanders, analysts say. 650 words 1100 GMT by Didier Lauras -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-astrology,FOCUS NEW YORK When might there be a vaccine? Should I move to avoid a second wave of infections? Will I get another job? Americans anxious from the upheaval caused by the coronavirus crisis are turning to astrologers for answers about an uncertain future. 650 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Health-virus-Germany-aviation-layoffs-Lufthansa,2ndlead BERLIN German airline Lufthansa says it would have to slash 22,000 full-time jobs as it predicts a muted recovery in demand for travel following the coronavirus pandemic. 500 words 1000 GMT by Femke Colborne.File picture -- SCIENCE -- Science-biology-embryo-stem-cells PARIS Scientists have developed a human embryo "blueprint" using human stem cells, in a breakthrough that could provide vital insight into the early stages of infant development, new research shows. 400 words moved by Patrick Galey Japan-science-research-children-biology TOKYO In this era of social distancing and depressing news, we could all do with a good hug. Now scientists have analysed what makes the perfect cuddle -- just don't squeeze too tight. 400 words moved by Richard Carter Science-quantum-space-gravity PARIS Scientists have observed the fifth state of matter in space for the first time, offering unprecedented insight that could help solve some of the quantum universe's most intractable conundrums, according to research. 600 words moved by Patrick Galey Science-health-hibernation PARIS Could humans eventually be induced to hibernate to protect them after an injury or preserve them during deep space travel? New studies build on a growing field of research that experts say is "revolutionising" our understanding of how the brain regulates body heat. 500 words moved by Kelly Macnamara -- SPORT -- Martial-arts-VIE-Vietnam-culture HANOI Le Van Thang pushes an iron rod hard against his eye socket and tries to make it bend -- his dizzying strength honed through years of practising a centuries-old Vietnamese martial art Thien Mon Dao, which is finding new popularity with those seeking mental wellbeing in the rapidly changing Communist nation. 400 words moved. Pictures. Video RugbyU-Super-NZL-Health-virus,PREVIEW WELLINGTON Super Rugby resumes in New Zealand this weekend with full crowds allowed in a major landmark for professional sport's emergence from the coronavirus shutdown. 450 words moved by Neil Sands afp
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