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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Protesters, police clash amid outcry over US feds + Hollywood legend Olivia de Havilland dead at 104 + Texas storm downgraded, Hawaii braces for hurricane + N.Korea has first virus case, global cases top 16 mn + Man United, Chelsea clinch Champions League places US-unrest-protest,WRAP SEATTLE Protesters take to streets across the United States, sparking clashes with police and a fatal shooting, amid a wave of public anger over President Donald Trump's planned "surge" of federal agents into main cities. 650 words moved by Jason Redmond. Picture. Video US-weather-hurricane-Hanna-Texas,WRAP HOUSTON The first Atlantic hurricane of 2020 is downgraded to a tropical storm after lashing coronavirus-hit Texas, as Hawaii braces for its own battering. 550 words 2230 GMT by Julia Benarrous. Picture Entertainment-film-US-deHavilland,WRAP LOS ANGELES Olivia de Havilland, a two-time Oscar winner and one of the last links to Hollywood's legendary Golden Age, dies at the age 104. 500 words 1930 GMT by Jocelyne Zablit. File picture Health-virus,WRAP SEOUL North Korea declares its first suspected coronavirus case, becoming one of the last countries to do so, as the number of people infected worldwide tops 16 million. 750 words moved by Sunghee Hwang and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Fbl-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON Manchester United and Chelsea seal Champions League places as Bournemouth and Watford fall through the trapdoor on a dramatic final day of the longest Premier League season. 700 words 1930 GMT by John Weaver. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-100days,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump mounts a strident defense of his faltering re-election bid with 100 days to go in a campaign that has seen him cratering in the polls, leaning on the "silent majority" he says will bring him victory. 500 words 2000 GMT by Frankie Taggart US-politics-Congres-rights-JohnLewis SELMA, Alabama In a deeply symbolic tribute, a caisson drawn by two black horses conveys the body of John Lewis across the Alabama bridge where in 1965 a policeman fractured his skull during a protest that helped forge his reputation as a fearless civil rights leader. 550 words 2000 GMT. Picture. Video US-unrest-Portland-history,FOCUS LOS ANGELES For Portland, social conflict and street clashes are nothing new. The Oregon city has a long history of pro-labor militancy coupled with an anti-fascist culture and defiance of authorities -- but also, further back, a dark segregationist history. 650 words moved by Laurent Banguet. Picture. Video Health-virus-Brazil-politics,FOCUS BRASILIA Brazil is being battered by the coronavirus crisis, but the damage is uneven across the sprawling South American country, where experts say chaotic policy-making has only made a complicated situation worse. 600 words moved by Jordi Miro. File picture. File video -- EUROPE -- Poland-Europe-women-right,WRAP STRASBOURG The EU and the Council of Europe voice regret and alarm over the Polish right-wing government's move to withdraw from a landmark international treaty combating violence against women. 550 words 1930 GMT. Picture Also moving: France-US-Indonesia-women-crime Health-virus-Spain-Britain-France MADRID The Spanish government insists that despite a recent surge in coronavirus cases, the country is safe to visit. 500 words moved by Diego Urdaneta. Picture Also moved: Health-virus-Britain-Spain France-fire-cathedral-investigation-Nantes,WRAP RENNES, France A volunteer church assistant has confessed to setting the fire that severely damaged a Gothic cathedral in the western French city of Nantes, though his motives remain a mystery. 550 words moved. Picture -- ASIA -- China-politics-USA-diplomacy-espionage,WRAP CHENGDU, Sichuan, China Taking selfies and waving Chinese flags curious locals flocked to the US consulate in Chengdu as officials prepared to remove its official plaque just days after Washington and Beijing ordered each other to close one of their diplomatic missions. 500 words moved by Leo Ramirez and Noel Celis. Picture. Video Health-virus-NKorea,WRAP SEOUL North Korean authorities impose a lockdown on the border city of Kaesong after discovering what they say is the country's first suspected coronavirus case, state media reports. 600 words moved -- MIDEAST -- Health-virus-Israel-politics-protest,FOCUS JERUSALEM "We won't leave until Bibi leaves": Israel's struggle to contain the coronavirus has stirred deep-seated resentment towards longtime Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and protests demanding his resignation are growing by the week. 700 words moved by Claire Gounon. Picture. Video - ENTERTAINMENT - Entertainment-film-US-deHavilland,OBIT PARIS Olivia de Havilland, who has died in Paris at the age of 104, starred in dozens of films including "Gone with the Wind" and was one of the last links with Hollywood's golden era 750 words moved. File picture -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- US-economy-racism-restaurant-food-unrest-McDonalds,INTERVIEW WASHINGTON Businesses have proclaimed support for the protests against racism towards African Americans happening across the United States, including perhaps the most iconic of them all: ubiquitous fast food chain McDonald's. 750 words moved by Chris Stein. Picture. Video US-economy-bank-rate,ADVANCER WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve meets next week amid mixed signals on the health of the US economy, with some sectors bouncing back from the coronavirus-caused downturn and others struggling. 600 words moved by Chris Stein and Julie Chabanas -- SPORT -- Cricket-ENG-WIS,WRAP MANCHESTER Stuart Broad is just one wicket away from becoming only the seventh bowler to take 500 Test wickets as England close in on series victory over the West Indies following a dominating display on the third day at Old Trafford 650 words by 2000 GMT by Julian Guyer. Picture Fbl-ITA-SerieA,WRAP MILAN Juventus stand on the brink of winning their ninth straight Serie A title as they prepare for Sunday night's home clash with Sampdoria knowing a win will be enough to seal the league crown with two matches remaining. 650 words by 2230 GMT by Emmeline Moore. Picture. Video afp
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