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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump praises police, rejects claims of racism + Markets tumble on virus second wave fears + N.Korea blasts Trump two years after summit + Twitter erases Chinese 'state-linked' accounts + Protests in Lebanon as currency plunges US-politics-racism-Trump,WRAP DALLAS, Texas US President Donald Trump reboots his flagging reelection campaign with a speech starkly rejecting nationwide protesters' claims of police racism, saying only a "few bad apples" are to blame. 850 words moved by Nicholas Kamm with Sebastian Smith in Washington. Picture. File picture Also moved: US-politics-racism-Seattle-Trump,lead Health-virus,WRAP LONDON Global markets fear a second wave of the coronavirus as legal action begins in Italy and Britain against governments over their handling of the pandemic. 800 words 1100 GMT by Roland Jackson with AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video Also moving: Markets-world,WRAP US-China-Russia-Turkey-internet-Twitter,WRAP HONG KONG Twitter says it has deleted 170,000 accounts linked to a Chinese government misinformation campaign that targeted Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement and sought to discredit the United States. 700 words moved by Jerome Taylor NKorea-US-diplomacy-summit-anniversary,WRAP SEOUL North Korea criticises Donald Trump in a stinging denunciation of the United States on the second anniversary of the landmark Singapore summit where the US president shook hands with leader Kim Jong Un. 650 words moved by Sebastien Berger. File picture Lebanon-politics-economy,WRAP BEIRUT Lebanon's cabinet holds an urgent meeting about the plunging currency, which has sparked fresh protests in the country, battling its worst economic crisis in decades. 600 words 1100 GMT by Tony Gamal-Gabriel. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-disease-models,FOCUS PARIS When the novel coronavirus began to circulate globally at the beginning of March, scientists turned to statistical models to predict the severity of the pandemic. The news was stark. 650 words 0930 GMT by Paul Ricard Health-virus-economy-toll,FOCUS PARIS While lockdowns undoubtedly avoided large numbers of deaths from the new coronavirus, the repercussions of the pandemic response are expected to blight economies and health systems long after restrictions are lifted. 800 words 1030 GMT by Amelie Bottolier-Depois -- ECONOMY/BUSINESS -- Health-virus-Britain-economy-indicator,WRAP LONDON Britain's economy collapsed by a fifth in April as the coronavirus lockdown shuttered factories, offices and shops, official data shows, cementing fears of a painful recession in a nation which currently has the second-worst death toll in the world. 600 words 1000 GMT by Roland Jackson Health-virus-Britain-aviation-lawsuit,2ndlead LONDON British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair launch legal action against the UK government over the introduction earlier this week of its "flawed" 14-day coronavirus quarantine. 500 words 1030 GMT by Joe Jackson. File picture Argentina-economy-debt,ADVANCER BUENOS AIRES Argentina will offer a new proposal to creditors as it looks to restructure a $66 billion debt that contributed to the crisis-hit South American country defaulting last month for the ninth time in its history. 600 words moved by Nina Negron -- AMERICAS -- US-military-politics-unrest-Milley,3rdlead WASHINGTON America's top general says he was wrong to appear with President Donald Trump in a photo op near the White House last week, staged after the area was forcefully cleared of anti-racism protesters. 600 words moved by Paul Handley. File picture US-politics-unrest-racism-police,Q&A WASHINGTON The Black Lives Matter protests that erupted across the United States after the killing in custody of African-American George Floyd have begun to wane, having chalked up some accomplishments in the fight against racism and police brutality. 750 words moved. File picture Also moved: US-racism-unrest-minorities,FOCUS US-politics-racism-unrest-retail-consumers-litigation,WRAP Health-virus-Cuba-economy-tourism,FOCUS HAVANA Cuba is planning to welcome tourists with COVID-19 tests and limit their contact with locals as part of a raft of measures designed to get its vital tourism industry back up and running. 650 words moved by Katell Abiven. Picture US-politics-vote-racism-sports-rights,FOCUS WASHINGTON A conservative commentator once advised him to "shut up and dribble," but basketball legend LeBron James is bringing star power to a voter mobilization movement as concerns over disenfranchisement swell ahead of November's presidential election. 750 words moved by Michael Mathes -- EUROPE -- US-politics-racism-France-police PARIS French police officers protest for a second day to denounce claims of racism in their ranks, saying they are being unfairly targeted in the wake of the US unrest over the death of George Floyd during his arrest. 500 words 1100 GMT. Picture Germany-politics-racism-law,FOCUS BERLIN A row has broken out in Germany over the term "race" in the country's constitution as the George Floyd killing in US police custody spills over into national politics. 550 words moved by Hui Min Neo Health-virus-Britain-tourism,FOCUS LONDON Britons look likely to forgo their annual trip to the sun because of the coronavirus pandemic, and instead discover the joys of staying at home, whatever the weather. 650 words moved by Jean-Baptiste Oubrier. File picture Also moving: Health-virus-tourism-Europe,FOCUS Bulgaria-politics-crime-corruption-gambling,FOCUS SOFIA The recent fall from grace of one of Bulgaria's richest men has stunned his compatriots as they keenly follow his judicial woes in their corruption-ridden country. 650 words moved by Vessela Sergueva. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Libya-conflict,FOCUS TRIPOLI War and division are weakening Libya's fight against the novel coronavirus, with the government struggling to deal with an outbreak in the country's south. 600 words 1000 GMT by Jihad Dorgham. Video Saudi-health-virus-investment-economy,FOCUS RIYADH Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund has snapped up around $8 billion worth of stakes in global giants -- from Boeing to Facebook -- in a spree that belies deep and unpopular austerity measures at home. 850 words moved by Anuj Chopra Health-virus-Kuwait-social,FOCUS KUWAIT CITY Warda is a 37-year-old teacher whose family only allow her to go to two places: work, and the beauty salon that was her only social outlet before coronavirus restrictions shut it down. 550 words moved -- AFRICA -- Sudan-Darfur-warcrimes-ICC,FOCUS NYALA, Sudan Sudanese civilians displaced during the devastating conflict in Darfur have welcomed news that a top militia leader accused of atrocities there has surrendered himself to the International Criminal Court. 700 words moved. Picture -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-US-warcrimes-ICC,FOCUS THE HAGUE The International Criminal Court faces searching questions about its future after US President Donald Trump authorised sanctions against any official investigating American troops over alleged war crimes in Afghanistan. 600 words 1300 GMT by Jan Hennop HongKong-China-politics-unrest-Britain,FOCUS HONG KONG Shortly before Hong Kong was handed back to China, Simon Ng applied for a British National (Overseas) passport, a document he never thought he'd need. Now he is considering whether to use it to emigrate. 700 words moved by Su Xinqi. Picture. Video. Graphic -- SPORT -- Auto-Prix-SIN-JPN-AZE,WRAP SINGAPORE Formula One's Singapore, Japan and Azerbaijan grands prix are cancelled over logistical problems caused by the coronavirus, officials say, in a new blow to the disrupted season. 550 words 0930 GMT by Sam Reeves. File picture Cricket-IND-IPL-Patel NEW DELHI The Indian Premier League could be moved out of the country if the coronavirus pandemic does not ease in the next two months, IPL chairman Brijesh Patel tells AFP. 400 words moved by Faisal Kamal. File picture Fbl-Asia-CHN-ENG-Gascoigne-Gong,INTERVIEW SHANGHAI Former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne's brief, madcap stint in China is fondly remembered by his head coach at the time, Gong Lei, who tells AFP: "I miss him so much." 600 words moved by Peter Stebbings, with Lan Lianchao. File picture -- LIFESTYLE -- Racing-fashion-GBR-ENG-Ascot-health-virus,FOCUS LONDON From dress designers to hat makers to the hospitality sector, Royal Ascot is usually a lucrative source of income for a whole industry connected with one of Britain's most feted social and sporting events. 600 words moved by Pirate Irwin. File picture Health-virus-France-restaurants PARIS French superchef Alain Ducasse is using a ventilation system used in hospital operating theatres so can reopen one of his Paris restaurants after the coronavirus. 450 words 1130 GMT by Olga Nedbaeva. Picture Health-virus-Canada-students-circus,FOCUS MONTREAL Students soon to graduate from Montreal's National Circus School expect months of uncertainty but are trying, as best they can, to keep up their skills during a three-month pandemic lockdown. 550 words moved by Anne-Sophie Thill. Picture. Video -- SCIENCE -- Health-virus-Chile-astronomy,FOCUS SANTIAGO It's as if the Earth has closed its eyes, some scientists say: the coronavirus pandemic has forced astronomers in northern Chile to shut down the world's most powerful telescopes, running the risk of missing out on supernovas and other spectacles in space. 600 words moved by Paulina Abramovich. Picture. Video afp
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