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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + New hope in hunt for COVID-19 vaccine + Iran executes alleged CIA, Mossad spy + Nazi camp guard apologises to victims + First Arab mission to Mars blasts off + Heard: 'Dark' Depp made death threats Health-virus,WRAP LONDON Two new medical papers offer fresh hope for a coronavirus vaccine, as divided EU leaders resume talks to salvage an $860-billion coronavirus aid package. 750 words 2030 GMT by AFP bureaux. Picture. Video. Graphic Iran-espionage-US-Israel,WRAP TEHRAN Iran executes a former translator convicted of spying for the United States and Israel, including helping to locate a top Iranian general killed later by the Americans. 650 words moved by Amir Havasi Germany-court-WWII-Holocaust-genocide-history,lead HAMBURG A 93-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard apologises to Holocaust victims at a Hamburg court, ahead of the verdict in a high-profile trial over his complicity in World War II atrocities. 550 words moved by Sebastian Bronst. Picture. Space-science-Mars-UAE-Japan,WRAP TOKYO The first Arab space mission to Mars, an unmanned probe dubbed "Hope", blasts off from Japan on a mission to reveal more about the atmosphere of the Red Planet. 700 words moved by Miwa Suzuki with Dana Moukhallati in Dubai. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Science-space-Mars-UAE,FACTS Britain-US-court-media-Depp,WRAP LONDON Amber Heard claims that her ex-husband Johnny Depp threatened to kill her on a number of occasions, as she took the stand in his high-profile London libel action. 650 words moved by Phil Hazlewood. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-intelligence,WRAP WASHINGTON Senior US Democrats demand an urgent intelligence briefing for lawmakers from the FBI over what they call a concerted foreign disinformation campaign to interfere in November's election. 500 words 1930 GMT by Paul Handley Health-virus-NewYork-tourism,FOCUS NEW YORK People fleeing town, widespread joblessness, a rising crime rate: the coronavirus pandemic has plunged New York into crisis -- deeply concerning for many, but for others a chance for this famously dynamic city to reinvent itself. 750 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-EU-summit BRUSSELS EU chief Charles Michel says he believes a deal is in reach for a huge coronavirus rescue package, on the fourth day of a summit marked by furious rows about grants for member states. 650 words 2200 GMT by Damon Wake. Picture. Video Britain-China-HongKong-diplomacy-extradition LONDON Britain risks worsening strained ties with China, as it suspends its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in protest at a controversial new security law in the territory. 600 words moved by Phil Hazlewood. Picture. Video Britain-Russia-US-media-Steele,WRAP LONDON A Russian tech entrepreneur begins a defamation claim against the British author of a controversial report at the heart of 2016 US election meddling allegations first leaked to BuzzFeed. 650 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. Picture Health-virus-Britain-royal-Beefeaters-layoffs LONDON The guardians of the Crown Jewels at the Tower of London face job losses because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on tourism, the charity running the venue says. 400 words moved -- MIDEAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Egypt-parliament-Libya-conflict,2nd LEAD CAIRO Egypt's parliament greenlights a possible deployment of troops outside its borders, after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi threatened potential military operations to back up his ally Khalifa Haftar in neighbouring Libya. 450 words moved. Picture Saudi-royals,WRAP RIYADH Saudi Arabia's 84-year-old ruler King Salman is admitted to hospital in Riyadh for gall bladder inflammation, prompting the postponement of the Iraqi prime minister's high-profile visit. 650 words moved by Anuj Chopra. File picture. File video Sudan-court-politics,ADVANCER KHARTOUM Sudan's former president Omar al-Bashir, ousted amid a popular pro-democracy uprising last year, faces trial from Tuesday over the coup that brought him to power more than three decades ago. 700 words moved by Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali. Picture Health-virus-Tunisia-Morocco-tourism,FOCUS DJERBA, Tunisia Tourists are back on Tunisia's beaches after charter flights resumed to the North African country following a break of more than three months due to the coronavirus pandemic. 500 words moved by Akim Rezgui. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mali-unrest-politics-diplomacy,WRAP BAMAKO Four African presidents fly to Mali on Thursday in a bid to defuse soaring tensions in the country after a mediation mission from West Africa's regional bloc ECOWAS fails to reconcile the opposition with the embattled president. 550 words moved by Serge Daniel and Kassim Traore. File picture. Video Zimbabwe-politics-media-arrest,LEAD HARARE Zimbabwe police arrest an opposition leader and an outspoken investigative journalist ahead of anti-government and anti-graft protests planned for July 31, lawyers and police say. 550 words moved Health-virus-SAfrica-Africa-WHO,LEAD GENEVA The World Health Organization voices alarm at the spread of COVID-19 in Africa, warning that South Africa's surging numbers could be a "precursor" for outbreaks across the continent. 400 words moved. Video -- ASIA -- Health-virus-Pakistan-polio ISLAMABAD Pakistan resumes its polio vaccination campaign after a four-month pause due to the coronavirus outbreak, which health authorities fear will cause a surge in cases of the crippling disease. 500 words moved. Picture. Video -- ECONOMY -- US-health-unemployment-indicator-virus, FOCUS WASHINGTON Unemployed American workers face a critical juncture on August 1 when supplemental jobless benefits are set to expire. 600 words 1930 GMT by Julie Chabanas -- ENVIRONMENT -- Climate-environment-Arctic-polarbear,WRAP PARIS Climate change is starving polar bears into extinction, according to new research which predicts the apex carnivores could all but disappear within the span of a human lifetime. 800 words moved by Marlowe Hood. Picture -- ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-Finland-France-Norway-music-Makela,INTERVIEW PARIS He is the new wunderkind of classical music. At only 24, the young Finn Klaus Makela has been appointed musical director of the Orchestre de Paris. 650 words moved by Rana Moussaoui. Picture afp
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