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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + More US police officers charged over Floyd death + Brazil, Mexico see deadliest days in virus fight + Snapchat downgrades Trump over 'racial violence' + Hong Kong remembers Tiananmen, despite vigil ban + Porn star held on toad venom manslaughter charge US-politics-race-unrest,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota Prosecutors in Minnesota upgrade charges against the US police officer primarily implicated in the killing of a handcuffed black man, and charge three other officers over the death, which has ignited nationwide protests. 900 words 0300 GMT by Joy Powell with Andrew Marszal in Los Angeles. Picture. Video. Graphic. Also moved: US-politics-race-unrest-Minneapolis,FOCUS Health-virus,WRAP RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil and Mexico report record daily coronavirus death tolls as governments across Latin America battle to fortify defences against the fast-accelerating pandemic with fresh lockdown orders and curfews. 700 words 0330 GMT by Joshua Howat Berger with AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-race-IT-Snapchat,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Snapchat becomes the latest social network moving to curb the reach of US President Donald Trump, claiming the president has been inciting "racial violence." 650 words moved by Glenn Chapman China-HongKong-politics-unrest-Tiananmen,WRAP HONG KONG Hong Kong marks China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown, with people asked to light candles across the city after authorities banned a mass vigil at a time of seething unrest in the city over a new security law. 650 words 0400 GMT by Su Xinqi and Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video. Graphic Spain-crime-arrest-ritual MADRID A porn star has been arrested on manslaughter charges following a man's death during a mystic ritual in which he inhaled psychedelic toad venom, Spanish police say. 250 words moved -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-race-unrest-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON From the White House, President Donald Trump delivered blunt -- some say alarming -- instructions to local leaders confronting nationwide street protests against police brutality: "dominate." Trump has always had a thing about physical force -- and admiration for world leaders who aren't afraid to use it. 750 words 0300 GMT by Sebastian Smith. File picture US-politics-race-unrest-curfews,FOCUS NEW YORK Violent protests over the death of a black man in police custody led several US cities to impose curfews, but do they help maintain order or merely further antagonize demonstrators? 750 words 0330 GMT by Catherine Triomphe. US-politics-race-unrest-military-Mattis-Trump,lead WASHINGTON Former Pentagon chief Jim Mattis issues a stinging rebuke of his former boss Donald Trump, accusing the president of trying to "divide" America and failing to provide "mature leadership" as the country reels from days of protests. 400 words moved Health-virus-US-China-diplomacy-aviation WASHINGTON The United States orders the suspension of all flights by Chinese airlines into and out of the country after Beijing fails to allow American carriers to resume services to China. 700 words moved -- ASIA -- Health-virus-pandemic-Japan-architecture,INTERVIEW TOKYO Japan's Pritzker Award-winning architect Shigeru Ban, famous for designing buildings from paper tubes in disaster areas, says the world needs to think about tackling natural catastrophes in the coronavirus era. 600 words 0330 GMT by Miwa Suzuki. File picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Germany-Britain-police-missing-McCann,WRAP BERLIN Police reveal they have identified a new suspect in the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann in 2007, saying the 43-year-old German man with a history of child sex abuse may have killed her. 600 words moved by Hui Min Neo with Joe Jackson in London. File picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-conflict,WRAP TRIPOLI Forces backing Libya's unity government say they have re-taken the capital's Tripoli International Airport, held since 2019 by rival forces backing Khalifa Haftar, in the latest in a string of defeats for the eastern-based military commander. 550 words moved. Picture Sudan-politics-protest,WRAP KHARTOUM Sudanese protesters take to the streets of Khartoum, angrily demanding justice for scores of pro-democracy demonstrators killed a year ago in a bloody crackdown. 700 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-Turkey-television,FOCUS ISTANBUL Turkey is known for its obsession with TV dramas and not even virus restrictions could stop the cast of "Tutunamayanlar" from keeping the show going. 700 words 0200 GMT by Fulya Ozerkan. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Rwanda-genocide-France-court,WRAP PARIS A Paris appeals court rules that Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga, arrested in France after evading police in several countries for 25 years, should be handed over to a UN tribunal in Tanzania to stand trial. 650 words moved by Benjamin Legendre. File picture. File video. Sketch Also moved: Rwanda-genocide-France-court-Kabuga,FOCUS -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- Health-virus-Germany-economy BERLIN Germany will plough 130 billion euros into a stimulus package to kick-start an economy severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic, Chancellor Angela Merkel says. 600 words moved by Hui Min Neo. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- US-economy-entertainment-music-stocks-IPO,WRAP NEW YORK Warner Music Group, one of the globe's "big three" recording companies, jumps in its market debut after raising more than $1.9 billion in an initial public offering that underscores how streaming has reinvigorated the industry. 600 words moved by Maggy Donaldson Entertainment-US-television-Amazon-Fbl,FOCUS LOS ANGELES Amazon Prime's new series "El Presidente," out Friday, provides a much-needed football fix -- but its witheringly satirical take on the 2015 "Fifagate" corruption scandal may leave supporters questioning whether the return of the beautiful game is a good thing after all. 550 words 0130 GMT by Andrew Marszal -- SPORT -- Amfoot-NFL-Saints-Brees-protests-US-politics-race,WRAP LOS ANGELES New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees refuses to support renewed NFL kneeling protests, saying doing so would be "disrespecting" the US flag, drawing a furious backlash from fellow athletes. 650 words 0200 GMT US-politics-race-unrest-sport,FOCUS LOS ANGELES If Megan Rapinoe decides to take a knee at next year's Olympic Games, she could get a reprimand. If she does it at the women's World Cup in 2023, she could get a round of applause. 900 words moved by Rob Woollard Also moved: Amfoot-NFL-Saints-Brees-protests-US-politics-race RugbyU-NZL-Super-Carter,WRAP WELLINGTON Two-time All Blacks World Cup winner Dan Carter announces shock Super Rugby comeback with Auckland Blues at the age of 38. 500 words 0200 GMT by Neil Sands. File picture afp
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