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| - Duty Editor: Denholm Barnetson Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Russia claims 'first' coronavirus vaccine + Belarus election challenger flees to Lithuania + Political jockeying in Lebanon after govt resigns + Man shot near White House as Trump meets press + Hong Kong democracy newspaper sees sales surge Health-virus,WRAP MOSCOW Russia claims it has developed the world's first vaccine offering "sustainable immunity" against the coronavirus, as the pandemic chalks up another horrific milestone with 20 million cases recorded globally. 700 words 1200 GMT by Andrea Palasciano with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Belarus-vote,WRAP MINSK The main challenger in Belarus's disputed presidential election says she made a "difficult decision" to flee the country, after a second night of street clashes between police and opposition supporters left a protester dead. 750 words 1030 GMT by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Video. Graphic Lebanon-blast-politics,WRAP BEIRUT The resignation of Lebanon's government opens a new phase of intense political jockeying, a week after the deadly Beirut port blast shook the nation to its core. 700 words 1030 GMT by Jean-Marc Mojon. Picture. Graphic. Video. Live video US-politics-Trump-security-WHouse,WRAP WASHINGTON US Secret Service agents shot and wounded a man who was apparently armed outside the White House, President Donald Trump says just after being briefly evacuated in the middle of a press conference. 650 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture HongKong-China-politics-media,WRAP HONG KONG Hong Kongers rush to buy pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily in a show of support for its owner, who was arrested a day earlier as police rounded up critics of China. 700 words moved by Yan Zhao. Picture. Video Also moved: Taiwan-US-China-politics-diplomacy,WRAP -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-vaccine-Russia MOSCOW Russia says it has developed the first vaccine offering "sustainable immunity" against the coronavirus, with President Vladimir Putin saying one of his own daughters has been inoculated. 600 words 1030 GMT by Andrea Palasciano. Picture. Video Health-US-virus-economy-politics-aid WASHINGTON The White House trades barbs with Democratic leaders over who is to blame for the failure to agree on a new pandemic relief package, even as coronavirus cases soar and workers struggle to pay the rent. 600 words moved by Heather Scott. File picture Health-virus-China-Wuhan,PHOTOESSAY WUHAN, China Fans dancing at an electronic music festival, long lines at breakfast stands, gridlocked traffic -- the scenes in coronavirus ground zero Wuhan these days would have been unthinkable in January. 400 words moved. Pictures by Hector Retamal Health-virus-Greece-tourism-environment,FOCUS PREVEZA, Greece Yannis Yovanos scans the waters of the Ambracian Gulf with his binoculars for dolphins shooting into the air before curving back down into the sea. 750 words moved by Helene Colliopoulou. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Lebanon-blast-politics,Q&A BEIRUT The cataclysmic Beirut explosion has ripped the Lebanese capital apart -- but was it strong enough to topple the entrenched ruling class whose greed and incompetence are widely blamed for it? 720 words moved by Hashem Osseiran. Picture. Video Lebanon-blast-missing,SCENE QARTABA, Lebanon Rita has not slept a wink since the Beirut port blast in which her firefighter son, nephew and son-in-law went missing. "In one piece or several, we want our sons back," she says. 650 words 1200 GMT by Layal Abou Rahal. Picture. Video Lebanon-blast-children,FOCUS BEIRUT "I don't want to die." Those were the first words Hiba's six-year-old son screamed after the massive explosion at Beirut's port sent shards of glass flying through his house. 700 words 1200 GMT by Rouba El Husseini. Picture. Video Lebanon-blast-Iran,FOCUS TEHRAN Iran is closely watching developments in Lebanon, wary of losing any of its hard-won influence after the deadly mega-blast in Beirut sparked angry demands for reforms to its delicately balanced system. 800 words moved by Ahmad Parhizi. Picture. Video Iran-espionage-Austria-Britain-Germany-Israel,WRAP TEHRAN Iran says its courts have sentenced two men to 10 years jail each for spying on the Islamic republic for British, German and Israeli intelligence in separate cases. 400 words 1300 GMT Egypt-vote-parliament,WRAP CAIRO Egyptians go to vote for a new Senate in an upper house election seen unlikely to revive vibrant political life under President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's rule. 500 words moved. Picture -- AFRICA -- Benin-history-slavery-tourism,FOCUS OUIDAH, Benin As Western cities see statues of slaveholders and colonialists toppled, Benin's coastal town of Ouidah is restoring monuments to the painful era of slavery. 800 words moved GMT by Josue Mehouenou. Picture. Video Sudan-agriculture-peanuts,FOCUS KHARTOUM Sudan is so famous for peanuts that its nutritious variety is called "Sudani" -- but a government export ban has baffled traders and left them reeling. 700 words moved by Sammy Ketz. Picture. Video -- CARIBBEAN -- Trinidad-politics-vote,WRAP PORT OF SPAIN Trinidad and Tobago's ruling People's National Movement party declares victory in a close-run general election where it lost a seat to the opposition, which has said it will contest the result. 600 words moved by Alva Viarruel. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-Chow,PROFILE HONG KONG Arrested for alleged national security crimes, Agnes Chow hails from a generation of Hong Kong democracy activists who cut their teeth in politics as teenagers and are now being steadily silenced by China. 650 words 1100 GMT by Jerome Taylor -- BUSINESS -- Japan-SoftBank-telecommunications-earnings,WRAP TOKYO SoftBank Group reports a $12 billion quarterly net profit to June, recovering from eye-watering losses as tech stocks rally and the firm sheds assets to shore up its finances. 600 words 0930 GMT by Shingo Ito. Picture -- SPORTS -- Fbl-Eur-C1-FRA-PSG-Neymar,FOCUS LISBON Paris Saint-Germain have once again been hit by a flood of injuries going into a crunch Champions League knockout tie, but this time Neymar is fit and seemingly ready to live up to his status as the world's most expensive player. 550 words moved by Andy Scott. Picture. Video Fbl-Eur-C1-ITA-FRA-Atalanta-PSG,FOCUS MILAN Atalanta take on Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday with the tournament debutants the surprise standard bearers for Italian football and for a city that suffered horribly during the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words moved by Emmeline Moore. File picture afp
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