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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Putin secures backing for bid to stay on until 2036 + Pandemic accelerating, WHO warns as US deaths spike + US House pushes strict sanctions over Hong Kong law + Tesla pips Toyota as world's most valuable carmaker + Sheeran, Stones warn of bleak future for live music Health-virus,WRAP LOS ANGELES The global coronavirus pandemic is accelerating, the World Health Organization warns, as the United States closes bars and beaches ahead of the Independence Day holiday and Brazil passes 60,000 deaths. 850 words 0200 GMT by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-US Health-virus-US-research,FOCUS Health-virus-US-aviation Russia-vote-constitution,WRAP MOSCOW Russians overwhelmingly approve a package of constitutional changes allowing President Vladimir Putin to potentially extend his two-decade rule until 2036. 700 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Russia-vote-constitution,SCENE Russia-vote-constitution-history-Putin,FACTS Russia-vote-constitution,FACTS HongKong-China-politics-US,2ndlead WASHINGTON The US House of Representatives agrees unanimously to seek tough sanctions on Chinese officials and Hong Kong police after Beijing imposed a security law that clamps down on the city. 650 words moved by Shaun Tandon Also moved: China-HongKong-politics-Britain,3rdlead US-automobile-computers-stocks-GM-Tesla-FCA,WRAP NEW YORK Tesla engineers its latest coup, becoming the world's richest car company while two of Detroit's old guard, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler, reported sagging auto sales amid the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words moved by John Biers Health-virus-Britain-music LONDON Some 1,500 acts including Ed Sheeran, Paul McCartney and The Rolling Stones urge the British government to save the country's live music industry from collapsing because of the coronavirus. 300 words moved -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-politics-Trump,2ndlead WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump, who has yet to be seen in public wearing a face mask during the coronavirus pandemic, says he would have "no problem" doing so, while reiterating his belief that the contagion will just "disappear." 300 words moved US-politics-racism-unrest-heritage-Richmond,WRAP WASHINGTON A campaign in the United States to remove symbols of the pro-slavery Civil War South gains momentum as workers begin taking down statues in the Virginia city that was the Confederate capital and Mississippi retired the state flag. 700 words moved by Chris Lefkow and Michael Mathes. Picture. Video Health-virus-Uruguay-EU,FOCUS MONTEVIDEO Uruguay's president was recently photographed surfing in the early morning ahead of a cabinet meeting, symbolizing his government's relief that a policy of "freedom with responsibility" in containing the COVID-19 pandemic is succeeding. 600 words 0130 GMT by Lujan Scarpinelli. File picture US-Russia-Taliban-Afghanistan-espionage,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's administration insists it has been firm with Russia over Afghanistan but kept open the door to inviting President Vladimir Putin for a summit. 550 words moved by Shaun Tandon US-Mexico-Canada-economy-trade,FOCUS WASHINGTON The USMCA trade agreement has been hailed as the start of a new era in North American commerce. Unfortunately, it officially launched in the middle of a pandemic. 650 words moved by Chris Stein -- EUROPE -- Turkey-politics-religion-Greece-heritage-history,WRAP ISTANBUL Turkey's top court is due to deliver a critical verdict on the status of Istanbul's emblematic landmark and former church Hagia Sophia, a ruling that could inflame tensions with the West. 700 words 0230 GMT by Fulya Ozerkan. Picture. File video. Also moving: Turkey-religion-politics,FACTS ECB-EU-eurozone-Germany-parliament-court FRANKFURT Germany's parliament is expected to put to bed fears that the country's powerful central bank could be barred from participating in a crucial eurozone-wide bond-buying scheme. 600 words 0130 GMT by Jean-Philippe Lacour -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP JERUSALEM Thousands of Palestinians protest in Gaza against Israel's West Bank annexation plans, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said talks were ongoing on the project, which faces intensifying international opposition. 730 words moved by Ben Simon. Picture. Video Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict-settlers,SCENE Israel-Palestinians-conflict-WestBank,FACTS Israel-Palestinians-conflict-history,CHRONO Syria-conflict-prisoners-rights,FOCUS BEIRUT Syrian army defector Salam had signed a surrender deal with the regime supposed to protect him, but after reporting for military service he disappeared and months later was declared dead. 760 words 0230 GMT by Rouba El Husseini Moved: Syria-conflict-Russia-Iran-Turkey,WRAP Health-virus-Tunisia-women-cycling,FOCUS TUNIS Bicycling has made recent inroads in the Tunisian capital, with women leading the peloton to achieve greater mobility and break gender norms as the coronavirus pandemic boosts the two-wheeled trend. 580 words 0330 GMT by Salsabil Chellali. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-unrest-politics,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Two days of protests have left at least 81 people dead in Ethiopia, a police chief said, after the murder of a popular singer from the country's largest ethnic group stoked tensions that threaten to derail the country's democratic transition. 700 words moved afp
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