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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Indian tech hub shuts down as COVID-19 cases surge + Ghislaine Maxwell denies Epstein-linked sex crimes + US carries out first federal execution in 17 years + Britain bans Huawei from 5G despite China warnings + Tintin and the mystery of the dueling Inca mummies Health-virus,WRAP BANGALORE, India India's IT hub Bangalore goes into a new week-long lockdown as the number of coronavirus cases surges, while economic data from Singapore to Britain reveal the shocking extent of the damage wrought by the global pandemic. 850 words 2000 GMT by Vijay Grover. Picture. Graphic. Video US-Britain-crime-justice-Epstein-Maxwell,WRAP NEW YORK British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell pleaded not guilty in a New York court Tuesday to sex trafficking minors for her former partner, the late financier Jeffrey Epstein. 600 words 2100 GMT by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video US-justice-execution,WRAP WASHINGTON A former white supremacist convicted of the 1996 murders of a family of three is put to death by lethal injection in the first federal execution in the United States in 17 years. 650 words 2000 GMT by Chris Lefkow. Picture. File video. Graphic Britain-China-politics-telecoms-Huawei,WRAP LONDON Britain bows to growing US pressure and orders the phased removal of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei from its 5G network despite warnings of retaliation from Beijing. 750 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. Picture. File picture. Video Belgium-history-comicbooks-Tintin,FOCUS BRUSSELS The mummified corpse of Rascar Capac thrilled and terrified generations of young fans of the Tintin comic book story "The Seven Crystal Balls". Now, Herge's fictional Inca has sparked a row between rival Belgian tourist attractions, each of which displays a mummy they say inspired Tintin's creator. 600 words moved by Matthieu Demeestere. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-France-politics,4thlead PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron says that face masks will soon be required in public indoor spaces to curtail the coronavirus outbreak, acknowledging that infections are again on the rise. 700 words moved by Laurence Benhamou and Joseph Schmid. Picture. Video France-Italy-Banksy-theft,lead ROME Rome returns a stolen Banksy artwork to France after the famed street artist's homage to the victims of the 2015 Paris attacks was found in Italy. 550 words moved by Gael Branchereau. Picture. Video. Live video Health-virus-Serbia-demonstration,FOCUS BELGRADE When Petar Djuric arrived with fruit and water for his father at the hospital in April, he learned it was too late. For this loss, he blames the collapse of Serbia's health system just as much as the coronavirus. 700 words moved by Nicolas Gaudichet and Miodrag Sovilj. Picture. File video Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict,WRAP BAKU At least 11 troops and a civilian are killed in a third day of fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia, despite international calls for restraint. 600 words moved by Emil Guliyev with Mariam Harutyunyan in Yerevan. Graphic. Video -- AFRICA -- Burundi-politics-unrest-UN-rights,lead GENEVA A UN commission probing Burundi urges the East African country's new government to "break the cycle of violence" and start cooperating with the United Nations. 450 words moved by Robin Millard Mali-unrest-politics,WRAP BAMAKO Mali's president and the protest movement calling for his resignation are weighing their options after days of violent unrest, as the international community quietly works to defuse the crisis in the vulnerable African country. 750 words moved by Serge Daniel and Amaury Hauchard. Also moved: Mali-unrest-politics,PROFILE Mali-unrest-ICC-warcrimes-Timbuktu,WRAP -- NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-conflict,WRAP BENGHAZI A war of words was heating up Tuesday in oil-rich and conflict-torn Libya, where two rival administrations are battling for control and tensions have risen between outside forces Egypt and Turkey. 620 words moved Also moved: Libya-conflict-powers,BACKGROUND -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics,WRAP HONG KONG China accuses Hong Kong's democracy parties of trying to launch a "colour revolution" as it warns some campaigning for recent primaries may have breached a new security law it imposed on the city. 650 words moved by Jerome Taylor and Su Xinqi Bangladesh-India-Nepal-weather-flood,lead BISHWAMBHARPUR, Bangladesh Almost four million people have been hit by monsoon floods in South Asia, officials say, with a third of Bangladesh already underwater from some of the heaviest rains in a decade. 450 words moved by Sam Jahan. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TECH -- US-banking-earnings-JPMorgan,WRAP NEW YORK Three major US banks set aside an additional $23 billion as a backstop against bad loans, highlighting the brittle state of the US economy due to the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words 2100 GMT by John Biers Software-games-sexism-computers,FOCUS PARIS After years of simmering controversy over sexism in the video game industry, change may be on its way after outrage comes to a boil with a C-suite massacre at Ubisoft. 700 words moved by Erwan Lucas and Jules Bonnard with Anne-Sophie Thill in Montreal -- MARS EXPLORATION -- Science-space-Mars-UAE,ADVANCER DUBAI The United Arab Emirates says it plans to launch its "Hope" Mars probe this week from Japan's Tanegashima Space Center after a two-day delay due to poor weather there. 600 words moved by Dana Moukhallati Also moved: Science-space-Mars-UAE,FACTS Science-space-Mars-China,FACTS Science-space-Mars-Perseverance,FOCUS WASHINGTON NASA's most advanced Mars rover, Perseverance, launches from Earth on July 30, on a mission to seek out signs of ancient microbial life on what was once a river delta three-and-a-half billion years ago. 700 words moved by Ivan Couronne. Picture. Video. Graphic Science-space-Mars-human-exploration,FOCUS WASHINGTON Robotic landers and rovers have been touching down on Mars since the 1970s, but when will humanity finally set foot on the Red Planet? 800 words moved by Ivan Couronne. File Picture. Video. Graphic afp
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