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| - Duty Editor: Alex Nicoll Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Top-flight football kicks off as Europe inches to normality + Obama lashes Trump administration's pandemic response + Democrats launch probe into US State Dept watchdog sacking + Britain's richest see wealth fall for first time in decade Health-virus,WRAP BERLIN Top-flight football in Germany becomes the first major sports league in the world to resume play, as parts of Europe take more tentative steps towards normality after the devastation unleashed by the coronavirus pandemic. 850 words 0800 GMT by Ryland James, with AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographics US-politics-Obama,lead WASHINGTON Barack Obama indirectly criticizes his successor Donald Trump during a virtual graduation ceremony, in rare public judgment from the former US president during the coronavirus pandemic. 550 words moved by Sarah Titterton US-politics-diplomacy-Pompeo,WRAP WASHINGTON Congressional Democrats launch a probe into President Donald Trump's "politically-motivated" dismissal of a government watchdog believed to have been investigating Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. 750 words moved by Shaun Tandon. File picture Britain-wealth-people-health-virus LONDON Britain's wealthiest people lose tens of billions of pounds in the coronavirus pandemic as their combined annual wealth falls for the first time in a decade, the Sunday Times reports in its Rich List 2020. 550 words moved by Joe Jackson -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Trump-Biden,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's re-election battle against Joe Biden was always going to be wild -- and then came the coronavirus, killing nearly 90,000 Americans, scuttling the economy and throwing the race into surreal confusion. 900 words moved by Michael Mathes and Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture Also moved: Health-virus-US-aviation-politics,FOCUS Health-virus-Chile SANTIAGO With near-deserted streets and police checks, the seven million people of Chile's capital, Santiago, begin a strict quarantine after a sharp resurgence of coronavirus cases. 500 words moved. Picture. Live video Health-virus-Canada-parliament,FOCUS OTTAWA Canada's parliament has gone virtual through the pandemic, assembling MPs across six time zones and giving a rare peek at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's bookcase, a deer head and a stifled opposition. 850 words moved by Michel Comte. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- SKorea-politics-democracy-NKorea,FOCUS GWANGJU, South Korea It is 40 years since Choi Jung-ja saw her husband, who has been missing ever since South Korea's military dictatorship killed hundreds of people when they crushed the pro-democracy Gwangju Uprising, a scar that burns in the country's political psyche. 650 words moved by Claire Lee. Picture. Video Health-virus-NZealand-Ardern-offbeat WELLINGTON In New Zealand, no one is exempt from strict coronavirus prevention measures -- not even Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who was denied entry to a cafe because of her own social distancing rules. 150 words moved. File picture -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Germany-Spain-tourism,FOCUS BERLIN Germans with holiday homes in Mallorca are clamouring to return to the sun-soaked island as the coronavirus lockdowns ease, but Spanish authorities are pushing back. 600 words moved by David Courbet with Daniel Bosque in Barcelona and Mathieu Gorse in Madrid -- MIDDLE EAST -- EU-Israel-Palestinians-conflict-politics,INTERVIEW BRUSSELS EU countries are planning to issue Israel with a warning not to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, to try to head off a diplomatic clash. 450 words moved by Christian Spillmann -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Tunisia-tourism,FOCUS TUNIS As the novel coronavirus pandemic wipes out a recovery from jihadist attacks in 2015, Tunisia's vital tourism sector is trying to find ways to avoid going under. 700 words moved by Aymen Jamli. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- Health-virus-US-IT-lifestyle-Amazon,FOCUS SAN FRANCISCO As Amazon becomes an increasingly important lifeline in the pandemic crisis, it is being hit with a wave of criticism from activists, politicians and others who question the tech giant's growing influence. 650 words moved by Julie Jammot Also moved: Health-virus-US-IT-work-Amazon US-automobile-health-virus-GM-Ford-FCA-Tesla,ADVANCER DETROIT Detroit's auto giants are keen to resume production this week, but there will be unease on assembly lines where social distancing is difficult and worries about the deadly coronavirus persist. 700 words moved by Joseph Szczesny -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Health-virus-US-Hollywood-premieres,FOCUS LOS ANGELES Red-carpet premieres are the pinnacle of any new Hollywood blockbuster's publicity blitz. With California coronavirus restrictions easing, and major movies like "Tenet" eyeing July release dates, Tinseltown's marketing gurus are scrambling for ways to safely roll out those carpets once again. 650 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Fbl-GER-Bundesliga-health-virus BERLIN Bayern Munich restart their charge for an eighth straight Bundesliga title at Union Berlin amid doubts the Bavarian giants will be able to last the distance after a two-month hiatus. 650 words moved. Video. Picture Basket-NBA-Jordan-auction,FOCUS NEW YORK The immense global success of the documentary "The Last Dance" amid the coronavirus lockdown has boosted sales of collectibles related to NBA icon Michael Jordan, some of which are trading in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. 700 words moved by Thomas Urbain. File picture afp
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