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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Contact: emma.charlton@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + US cop charged with murder over black man's death + Trump to curb Hong Kong's special treatment by US + Trump says US 'terminating' relationship with WHO + Trump denies racism after 'shooting' tweet sanctioned + DIY dentistry -- lockdown pushes Britons to extremes US-politics-race-unrest,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS The Minneapolis police officer accused of killing an unarmed African American man is arrested and charged with murder as authorities try to restore peace after three nights of violent protests left parts of the city in flames. 700 words 1930 GMT by Gilles Clarenne and Joy Powell. Picture. Video. HongKong-China-unrest-UN-US-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump vows to restrict Chinese students and curb some of Hong Kong's separate privileges in the United States, toughening the tone over a controversial security law. 800 words 2000 GMT by Shaun Tandon and Sebastian Smith with Philippe Rater at the United Nations. Photo. Video. Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump says he is breaking off US ties with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, as the death toll spikes again in the Americas and Russia. 800 words 2130 GMT by Susan Stumme with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-Trump-Twitter,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump pushes back against accusations of racism after he provoked outrage -- and an unprecedented sanction from Twitter -- by tweeting about "shooting" and "looting" in Minneapolis. 700 words 2100 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video Also moved: US-IT-politics-Twitter,FACTS US-society-racism-police-technology-internet,FOCUS Health-virus-Britain-dentistry,VIDEOESSAY SALISBURY, UK When Dominic Price's dentist told him in late March to replace a lost filling himself, the Briton was left in disbelief. 600 words moved by John Gurd -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-Brazil-northeast,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil's northeast, a harsh place of arid land, cyclical drought and crushing poverty, is emerging as the next crisis zone in the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words moved by Joshua Howat Berger. File picture Health-virus-US-California-economy,FOCUS LOS ANGELES Millions unemployed, world-famous tourist attractions closed, movie sets shuttered and a huge deficit looming: California has been among the states hardest hit by the pandemic economically. 650 words moved by Javier Tovar -- EUROPE -- Britain-US-China-technology-5G,lead LONDON Britain says it wants the United States to form a club of 10 nations that can develop its own 5G technology and reduce dependence on China's controversial technology giant Huawei. 500 words moved by Dmitry Zaks Health-virus-Britain-tourism,FOCUS MARGATE, United Kingdom It may seem like a strange message from a summer resort but businesses on the southern coast of England are urging people to stay away to avoid a second wave of the coronavirus. 650 words moved by Veronique Dupont. Picture. Video Health-virus-Germany-science-media,FOCUS BERLIN Berlin's star virologist Christian Drosten has become a hate figure for conspiracy theorists and the anti-lockdown movement in Germany, leading to an ugly spat with the country's top-selling newspaper and exposing a growing societal rift over the role of scientists in fighting the pandemic. 800 words moved by Femke Colborne. File picture Health-virus-Spain TORREJON DE ARDOZ, Spain Despite government reticence, the Madrid dormitory town of Torrejon de Ardoz begins mass testing residents for the coronavirus with the region one of Spain's worst hit by the pandemic. 450 words moved. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-SAfrica-AIDS,FOCUS CAPE TOWN After years spent fighting the spread of HIV in Cape Town's Khayelistha township in the early 2000s, Belgian doctor Eric Goemaere and his team have found themselves on the frontline of a new epidemic. 850 words moved by Tanya Steenkamp and Sofia Christensen. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-culture-Syria,INTERVIEW DAMASCUS The coronavirus pandemic could create a new world order in which everyone is a loser and new alliances are born to overcome disaster, Syrian thinker Imad Fawzi Shueibi says. 600 words moved by Maher al Mounes. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Taiwan-social-politics-adultery,lead TAIPEI Taiwan's top court decriminalises adultery, ruling the law against it breached constitutional protections of sexual autonomy and equality, in a move hailed by rights groups which say say women had been 20 percent more likely to be convicted than men. 400 words moved Australia-court-sex-offbeat SYDNEY A knife-toting Australian hired to break into another man's home, tie him up and stroke him with a broom has been cleared of intimidation after accidentally entering the wrong house. 300 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-technology-rights,FOCUS PARIS As countries emerge from lockdowns imposed to blunt the coronavirus pandemic, dozens have rolled out phone apps to track a person's movements and who they come into contact with, potentially giving officials a vital tool for limiting contagion risks. 1,200 words moved by Joseph Schmid with AFP bureaus Health-virus-hydroxychloroquine-chloroquine-study,lead PARIS Dozens of scientists raise concerns over a large-scale study of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine that led to the WHO suspending clinical trials of the anti-viral drugs as a potential coronavirus treatment. 650 words moved by Kelly Macnamara Health-virus-internet-misinformation-Asia,FOCUS HONG KONG A deluge of online misinformation and hoaxes during the coronavirus crisis is stoking fear and confusion across Asia, with some violators of lockdown rules facing jail and hefty fines. 800 words moved by Rachel Blundy and Spencer Feingold -- BUSINESS AND ECONOMY -- India-economy,WRAP MUMBAI India's economy grew at its slowest pace in at least two decades last quarter, government data shows, with warnings of far worse to come as it grapples with the fallout of the world's largest coronavirus lockdown. 600 words moved by Vishal Manve France-automobile-Renault-health-virus,WRAP PARIS Carmaker Renault says it will cut nearly 15,000 jobs, including 4,600 at its core French operations, as it seeks to steer out of a cash crunch exacerbated by the coronavirus crisis. 700 words moved by Daniel Aronssohn. Picture. Video WTO-trade-candidate-Africa,INTERVIEW GENEVA As the World Trade Organization prepares to search for a new director-general, it should commit to finally handing the top job to an African, Hamid Mamdouh, a candidate for the post tells AFP. 750 words moved by Agnes Pedrero. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Health-virus-US-France-entertainment-music-Guetta,INTERVIEW NEW YORK Pandemic confinement has electronic dance music titan David Guetta looking inward, and saying he's emerging "extremely inspired" ahead of a New York benefit set for this weekend. 700 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. File picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Mexico-entertainment-Aparicio,INTERVIEW -- SPORTS -- fbl-health-virus-ENG-Pr-police LONDON British police want at least six Premier League matches and any Liverpool title clincher to be played at neutral venues when the season resumes in a bid to avoid supporters gathering outside stadiums. 600 words moved afp
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