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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Man shot near White House as Trump meets press + Worldwide coronavirus cases surpass 20 million + Lebanon government quits amid anger over blast + One dead in clashes over 'rigged' Belarus vote + Hong Kong democracy newspaper sees sales surge US-politics-Trump-security-WHouse,WRAP WASHINGTON US Secret Service agents shot and wounded a man who was apparently armed outside the White House, President Donald Trump says just after being briefly evacuated in the middle of a press conference. 600 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture Health-virus,WRAP PARIS The coronavirus pandemic chalks up another horrific milestone as the world surpasses 20 million recorded cases of infection from the tiny killer that has upended life just about everywhere. 700 words 0130 GMT by Daniel Lawler with AFP bureaus. Video. Picture. Graphic. Lebanon-blast-politics,WRAP BEIRUT Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab announces his government's resignation under a barrage of pressure over the catastrophic Beirut port explosion six days earlier that has reignited angry street protests. 850 words moved by Jean-Marc Mojon and Layal Abou Rahal. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Belarus-vote,WRAP MINSK One man dies in protests in Belarus as demonstrators clash with police for a second night after a disputed election handed a sixth term to strongman Alexander Lukashenko. 750 words moved by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Belarus-vote-Lukashenko,PROFILE Belarus-vote-Tikhanovskaya,PROFILE Belarus-vote,CHRONO HongKong-China-politics-media,WRAP HONG KONG Hong Kongers rush to buy pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily in a show of support for its owner, who was arrested a day earlier as police rounded up critics of China. 650 words 0730 GMT by Yan Zhao. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Trinidad-politics-vote,WRAP PORT OF SPAIN Prime Minister Keith Rowley predicts victory for his ruling People's National Movement in Trinidad and Tobago's general election, with turnout strong despite the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words 0530 GMT by Alva Viarruel US-economy-restaurants-management,WRAP NEW YORK McDonald's sues former CEO Steve Easterbrook for allegedly lying about inappropriate sexual relationships with employees, the latest twist in a corporate #MeToo saga that has rocked the fast-food giant. 600 words moved by Peter Hutchison. File picture Health-US-virus-economy-politics-aid WASHINGTON The White House trades barbs with Democratic leaders over who is to blame for the failure to agree on a new pandemic relief package, even as coronavirus cases soar and workers continue to struggle to pay the rent. 550 words moved by Heather Scott. File picture Health-virus-US,POINTS WASHINGTON It took the United States just 17 days to move from four million to five million coronavirus cases -- even as the country is finally starting to bend its curve downward. Here is the state of play of America's COVID-19 epidemic, and what may happen in the coming months. 700 words moved by Issam Ahmed -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Lebanon-blast-Iran TEHRAN Iran is watching developments in Lebanon closely, wary of losing any of its hard-won influence after a deadly mega-blast in Beirut sparked angry demands for reforms to its delicately balanced system. 800 words moved by Ahmad Parhizi. Picture. Video Israel-Gaza-trade-conflict-Palestine JERUSALEM Israel will close its goods crossing with the Gaza Strip, authorities say, after militants in the Hamas-run territory fired rockets into the Mediterranean and launched incendiary balloons towards the Jewish state. 300 words moved. Video -- AFRICA -- Niger-unrest-France,WRAP KOURE, Niger Troops in Niger backed by French air power hunt for the killers of eight people, six of them French nationals, as prosecutors in Paris announce a terror investigation. 600 words moved by Boureima Hama. Pictures. Graphic. Video Mauritius-environmental-pollution-shipping,WRAP PORT LOUIS Salvage crews race against time to prevent a second disastrous oil spill off the picture-perfect coastline of Mauritius, with a damaged tanker at risk of splitting apart. 700 words moved. Picture. Video Nigeria-religion-Islam-court KANO, Nigeria An Islamic court in northern Nigeria sentences a singer to death for blasphemy. 400 words moved. Video -- ASIA -- Taiwan-US-China-politics-diplomacy,WRAP TAIPEI China is trying to turn democratic Taiwan into another Hong Kong, the island's foreign minister warned Tuesday as he met with a senior US official making a historic diplomatic trip. 550 words 0530 GMT. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Greece-tourism-environment,FOCUS PREVEZA, Greece Yannis Yovanos scans the waters of the Ambracian Gulf with his binoculars for dolphins shooting into the air before curving back down into the sea. 750 words moved by Helene Colliopoulou. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Fbl-Asia-CHN-ESP-women-gender,FOCUS SHANGHAI Erica Hernandez calls herself the first woman physio in Chinese professional football -- but the Spaniard is certain that she will not be the last. 600 words moved by Peter Stebbings. Picture afp
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