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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Contact: jenny.vaughan@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + US cities engulfed in violent protests + Europe further lifts virus lockdowns + DR Congo reports fresh Ebola outbreak + Michael Jordan decries 'ingrained racism' in US US-politics-race-unrest,WRAP WASHINGTON Major US cities open a week under curfew after another night of fury over police racism, as the first hearing for a Minneapolis officer whose alleged killing of a black man touched off protests is delayed. 800 words 1600 GMT by Shaun Tandon with Joy Powell and Charlotte Plantive in Minneapolis. Pictures. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP MOSCOW Europe takes bolder steps in easing coronavirus lockdowns -- with some schools, pubs, parks and pools reopening despite warnings that the epidemic is not yet defeated -- while in Latin America the outbreak grows more threatening. 750 words 1430 GMT by Michael Mainville. Picture. Video. Videographics. Graphic DRCongo-health-Ebola KINSHASA DR Congo reports a fresh Ebola outbreak in its northwest, the latest health emergency for a country already fighting an epidemic of the deadly fever in the east, as well as measles and coronavirus outbreaks. 550 words 1500 GMT by Samir Tounsi and Bienvenu-Marie Bakumanya. Video. Graphic Sport-US-race-unrest-politics,5thlead LOS ANGELES NBA legend Michael Jordan decries "ingrained racism" in America and world champion Lewis Hamilton slams Formula One's silence over the death of unarmed black man George Floyd as reaction from the world of sport leaps borders and leagues. 750 words moved. Picture. File picture -- US RACE PROTESTS -- US-politics-race-unrest,Q&A NEW YORK How did they start and how might they end? AFP answers the key questions surrounding six nights of violent demonstrations against police brutality and racism that are the biggest riots to rock the United States since the 1960s. 500 words 1530 GMT by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-race-unrest-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON Lurching from tough talk to empathy and back again, with one eye firmly on his voter base, Donald Trump seems unsure what tone to strike as America is convulsed by spreading anti-racism protests five months before the election. 600 words 1630 GMT by Jerome Cartillier. Picture. Video US-politics-unrest-race-Antifa,Q&A WASHINGTON Who is Antifa, the leftist group President Donald Trump blames for the protest violence across the United States? Are they the only group involved and can Trump have them designated "terrorists? 600 words 1600 GMT by Paul Handley. Picture US-politics-race-unrest-diplomacy,FOCUS WASHINGTON With US cities in flames in outrage over police brutality, US adversaries led by China and Iran issue statements of concern, taking glee in turning the tables on a power that routinely criticizes their rights records. 650 words 1800 GMT by Shaun Tandon US-politics-unrest-race-refugees,FOCUS MINNEAPOLIS For many African refugees in Minneapolis, the American dream was already fading fast. Now, after the death in custody of the unarmed George Floyd, they have joined forces with their African-American "brothers" to march against racism and police brutality. 600 words 1800 GMT by Charlotte Plantive. Picture US-politics-race-unrest-media-internet-Facebook,FOCUS SAN FRANCISCO The clash between Twitter and Donald Trump has thrust rival Facebook into turmoil with employees of the social media giant rebelling against CEO Mark Zuckerberg's refusal to sanction false or inflammatory tweets by the US president. 750 words 1430 GMT by Julie Jammot. File picture -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Russia MOSCOW Moscow residents venture out to exercise, stroll and shop as the city eases a strict nine-week lockdown, but millions remain largely confined to their homes as Russia records thousands more coronavirus cases. 650 words 1500 GMT by Michael Mainville and Romain Colas. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain,3rdlead LONDON Younger kids go back to schools in England and the UK parliament prepares to return to normal work as the world's second-worst-hit country in terms of deaths takes a small step out of a lockdown that police warn is becoming difficult to enforce. 650 words 1500 GMT by Charlotte Durand and Dmitry Zaks. Picture. Video Health-virus-Italy-tourism ROME Rome's famed Colosseum reopens after a three-month coronavirus lockdown but only a few hundred people are expected at Italy's top tourism site. 400 words moved by Alexandria Sage. Picture. Video. Live Video Health-virus-Finland-Norway-bars,lead HELSINKI Merrymakers in Finland and Norway quench their thirst at reopened bars after long closures because of the coronavirus pandemic, though with new distancing guidelines and shorter hours in place to keep infections down. 600 words 1500 GMT by Sam Kingsley. Picture. Video Health-virus-Armenia-Pashinyan,lead YEREVAN Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and his family have tested positive for the coronavirus, he says, as the impoverished Caucasus nation struggles to contain a virus outbreak that has overwhelmed hospitals. 500 words moved by Mariam Harutyunyan. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iran-politics-unrest,lead TEHRAN A senior Iranian lawmaker says 230 people were killed and thousands wounded in November protests sparked by a petrol price hike, the first time an official in Iran gives overall casualty figures for the street violence. 440 words moved Iran-US-prisoners,WRAP TEHRAN Tehran says that scientist Sirous Asgari, one of more than a dozen Iranians behind bars in the United States, is set to return to the Islamic republic within days. 630 words moved by Amir Havasi Health-virus-Palestinians-economy RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories Poverty in the occupied West Bank may double as Palestinians are hit by the coronavirus, the World Bank warns, as Israel plans to go ahead with plans to annex parts of the territory. 700 words moved Health-virus-UAE-Emirates-aviation DUBAI It could take up to four years for Emirates airline's operations to return "to some degree of normality", its president says a day after it announced job cuts over the coronavirus crisis. 400 words moved Saudi-politics-royals-rights,FOCUS LONDON A $2 million US lobbying effort and petitions from European lawmakers are piling pressure on Saudi Arabia to release a philanthropist prince jailed for two years without charge amid an intensifying royal crackdown. 900 words moved -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-SAfrica,SCENE Scores of people line up outside liquor stores in South Africa's township of Soweto, waiting to stock up on drinks after a nine-week ban on alcohol sales as part of a strict coronavirus lockdown. 500 words by Michelle Gumede by 1430 GMT. Pictures. Video -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-US,WRAP BEIJING Beijing warns Washington of retaliation after President Donald Trump announced restrictions on Chinese students in the US in protest against a new national security law in Hong Kong. 500 words moved by Beiyi Seow and Jing Xuan Teng. Video Health-virus-Philippines-economy MANILA Manila emerges from one of the world's longest coronavirus lockdowns as the Philippines seeks to repair its badly damaged economy even as the number of new infections surges. 450 words moved. Video. Picture Japan-virus-health-fireworks TOKYO Dozens of fireworks displays erupt simultaneously across Japan to cheer up the public, urge the gods to end the coronavirus pandemic and provide practice for struggling pyrotechnic artisans. 500 words moved. Picture. Video. -- BUSINESS -- Australia-media-Google-Facebook SYDNEY Google rejects demands it pay hundreds of millions of dollars per year in compensation to Australian news media under a government-imposed revenue sharing deal. 550 words moved Markets-world-law-market,WRAP LONDON Asian and European stocks mainly rally as investors shrugged off violent anti-racism protests in the United States, and simmering tensions with China over Hong Kong. 600 words 1600 GMT -- SPORTS -- Britain-health-virus-sport-racing,2ndlead LONDON Horse racing returns in England after an absence of more than two months but is beaten to the chase by pigeon racing as the first sport to restart following the easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions. 600 words 1700 by Pirate Irwin. File picture afp
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