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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Virus lawsuits hit governments + UK PM defends history in statue row + N.Korea blasts Trump two years after summit + Twitter erases Chinese 'state-linked' accounts + J.K. Rowling's ex not sorry for 'slapping' her Health-virus,WRAP ROME Governments face some of the first legal action over their handling of the coronavirus as global markets rebound from losses fuelled by fears of a second wave of the pandemic. 700 words 1600 GMT by Alexandria Sage with AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Videographic. Video Britain-politics-racism-history-protest,WRAP LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson says a wave of anti-racism protests across Britain had been "hijacked by extremists", as fears mounted about clashes between activists and far-right groups. 750 words moved by Phil Hazlewood and Alice Ritchie. Picture. Video NKorea-US-diplomacy-summit-anniversary,WRAP SEOUL North Korea criticises Donald Trump in a stinging denunciation of the United States on the second anniversary of the landmark Singapore summit where the US president shook hands with leader Kim Jong Un. 650 words moved by Sebastien Berger. File picture US-China-Russia-Turkey-internet-Twitter,WRAP HONG KONG Twitter says it has deleted 170,000 accounts linked to a Chinese government misinformation campaign that targeted Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement and sought to discredit the United States. 700 words moved by Jerome Taylor Britain-abuse-Rowling-literature-people-media LONDON Domestic abuse campaigners expressed outrage at a front-page story in Britain's The Sun tabloid where the ex-husband of "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling defended hitting her. 450 words moved -- ANTI-RACISM PROTESTS -- US-politics-media-racism-protest,FOCUS WASHINGTON Anti-racism protests triggered worldwide after the police killing of George Floyd have many American newsrooms grappling with their own complicity in contributing to racial inequity. 800 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. File picture US-politics-vote-racism-sports-rights,FOCUS WASHINGTON A conservative commentator once advised him to "shut up and dribble," but basketball legend LeBron James is bringing star power to a voter mobilization movement as concerns over disenfranchisement swell ahead of November's presidential election. 750 words moved by Michael Mathes Germany-politics-racism-law,FOCUS BERLIN A row has broken out in Germany over the term "race" in the country's constitution as the George Floyd killing in US police custody spills over into national politics. 550 words 1430 GMT by Hui Min Neo US-politics-racism-France-police,lead PARIS French police stage a second day of protests over claims of racism in their ranks, assailing top officials for failing to defend the force against allegations amplified by US unrest over the death of George Floyd. 600 words 1600 GMT by Sylvie Maligorne and Gregory Danel. Picture. Video. Web video US-politics-racism-DRCongo-Leopold,FOCUS KINSHASA Overlooking Kinshasa from the seclusion of a presidential garden, Belgian King Leopold II's statue stares over the Congo River far from the protests and rage targetting colonial figures elsewhere. 750 words 1530 GMT by Samir Tounsi. Video. File picture US-politics-race-protest-statues,PHOTOESSAY PARIS Protests in the wake of African American George Floyd's killing by a white police officer in the United States have led to the unceremonious toppling and vandalism of statues of controversial historical and political figures. 500 words moved. Picture -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Italy-politics ROME Prosecutors question Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte over his handling of the coronavirus emergency in a probe into why two towns were not designated so-called "red zones" earlier in the crisis. 400 words moved by Alexandria Sage. Picture. Video Britain-EU-Brexit-trade,WRAP LONDON Britain formally tells the European Union that it will not not seek to extend a post-Brexit transition, raising the prospect of a disorderly split in just six months time. 600 words 1500 GMT by Dmitry Zaks and Joe Jackson. Picture. Video Ukraine-Chernobyl-fire-climate,FOCUS CHERNOBYL EXCLUSION ZONE, Ukraine Ukrainian scientist Oleksandr Borsuk looks bitterly at the charred trunks of old pine trees as the acrid smell of burnt wood hangs in the air. 500 words 1530 GMT by Oleksandr Savochenko. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Lebanon-politics-economy,WRAP BEIRUT Lebanon's government promises to inject dollars into the market after a fresh plunge in the country's currency to record lows triggers a night of angry protests over the worst recession in decades. 700 words 1500 GMT by Tony Gamal-Gabriel. Picture. Video Health-virus-Libya-conflict,FOCUS TRIPOLI War and division are weakening Libya's fight against the novel coronavirus, with the government struggling to deal with an outbreak in the country's south. 600 words moved by Jihad Dorgham. Video Health-virus-Kuwait-social,FOCUS KUWAIT CITY Warda is a 37-year-old teacher whose family only allow her to go to two places: work, and the beauty salon that was her only social outlet before coronavirus restrictions shut it down. 550 words moved Sudan-Darfur-warcrimes-ICC,FOCUS NYALA, Sudan Sudanese civilians displaced during the devastating conflict in Darfur have welcomed news that a top militia leader accused of atrocities there has surrendered himself to the International Criminal Court. 730 words moved. Picture -- AFRICA -- Burundi-politics,WRAP BUJUMBURA Burundi's constitutional court rules that the country's newly elected leader Evariste Ndayishimiye should be quickly sworn in following the death of President Pierre Nkurunziza earlier this week. 650 words 1530 GMT France-Rwanda-politics-history-genocide,WRAP PARIS A researcher has won a years-long legal fight to study the archives of former French president Francois Mitterrand, in a bid to shed light on France's role in the 1994 Rwanda genocide. 600 words 1500 GMT by Cecile Fueillatre. File picture -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US,FOCUS WASHINGTON More than a dozen US states are seeing their highest numbers of new COVID-19 cases since the pandemic began, as the "first wave" shows no signs of receding in some parts of the country. 600 words 1800 GMT by Ivan Couronne Health-virus-Chile-astronomy,FOCUS SANTIAGO It's as if the Earth has closed its eyes, some scientists say: the coronavirus pandemic has forced astronomers in northern Chile to shut down the world's most powerful telescopes, running the risk of missing out on supernovas and other spectacles in space. 600 words moved by Paulina Abramovich. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-unrest,lead HONG KONG Thousands of Hong Kongers sing a protest anthem and chant slogans across the city as they mark the one-year anniversary of major clashes between police and pro-democracy demonstrators. 550 words 1300 GMT by Yan Zhao. Picture. Video HongKong-China-politics-unrest-Britain,FOCUS HONG KONG Shortly before Hong Kong was handed back to China, Simon Ng applied for a British National (Overseas) passport, a document he never thought he'd need. Now he is considering whether to use it to emigrate. 700 words moved by Su Xinqi. Picture. Video. Graphic -- BUSINESS AND ECONOMY -- Markets-world,WRAP LONDON US and European stock markets rebound after the previous day's rout on fears over the coronavirus economic fallout and the likelihood of a second wave of the pandemic in the United States. 600 words 1630 GMT Saudi-health-virus-investment-economy,FOCUS RIYADH Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund has snapped up around $8 billion worth of stakes in global giants -- from Boeing to Facebook -- in a spree that belies deep and unpopular austerity measures at home. 880 words moved by Anuj Chopra -- SPORTS -- Auto-Prix-SIN-JPN-AZE,WRAP SINGAPORE Formula One's Singapore, Japan and Azerbaijan grands prix are cancelled over logistical problems caused by the coronavirus, officials say, in a new blow to the disrupted season. 550 words moved by Sam Reeves. File picture Cricket-IND-IPL-Patel NEW DELHI The Indian Premier League could be moved out of the country if the coronavirus pandemic does not ease in the next two months, IPL chairman Brijesh Patel tells AFP. 400 words moved by Faisal Kamal. File picture Fbl-Asia-CHN-ENG-Gascoigne-Gong,INTERVIEW SHANGHAI Former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne's brief, madcap stint in China is fondly remembered by his head coach at the time, Gong Lei, who tells AFP: "I miss him so much." 600 words moved by Peter Stebbings, with Lan Lianchao. File picture -- LIFESTYLE AND ENTERTAINMENT -- Health-virus-France-restaurants PARIS French superchef Alain Ducasse is using a ventilation system used in hospital operating theatres so can reopen one of his Paris restaurants after the coronavirus. 450 words moved Olga Nedbaeva. Picture Health-virus-France-ParisOpera PARIS Chaos at troubled Paris Opera as its incoming director tells AFP that no one told him he was starting seven months earlier than planned with the company "on its knees". 550 words moved by Rana Moussaoui and Fiachra Gibbons. File picture -- ENVIRONMENT -- China-conservation-animal-virus BEIJING Rescued from a farmer's fishpond, a young pangolin's release back into China's wilderness is hailed as a small victory in the battle to save the critically endangered animal. 450 words moved. Picture. Video afp
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