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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Cop charged with murder over black man's death + Trump says he will remove Hong Kong privileges + Trump cuts ties with WHO as Brazil toll spikes + Trump hits back in escalating row with Twitter + Britons under lockdown resort to DIY dentistry US-politics-race-unrest,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota The Minneapolis police officer accused of killing a handcuffed African American man is charged with murder as authorities declare a curfew in a bid to curb more violent protests that have already devastated parts of the city. 800 words 0230 GMT by Gilles Clarenna and Joy Powell. Picture. Video HongKong-China-unrest-UN-US-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump says he will strip several of Hong Kong's special privileges with the United States and bar some Chinese students from US universities in anger over Beijing's bid to exert control in the financial hub. 800 words 0300 GMT by Shaun Tandon with Philippe Rater at the United Nations. Picture Also moving: HongKong-China-politics-unrest-US,Q&A Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON Donald Trump says he is breaking US ties with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, as the death toll spikes in the United States and Brazil. 800 words 0300 GMT by Susan Stumme with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-Trump-Twitter,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump pushes back against accusations of stoking violence after he provoked outrage -- and an unprecedented sanction from Twitter -- by tweeting: "When the looting starts, the shooting starts." 750 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture Health-virus-Britain-dentistry,VIDEOESSAY SALISBURY, United Kingdom When Dominic Price's dentist told him in late March to replace a lost filling himself, the Briton was left in disbelief. 600 words moved by John Gurd -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-race-unrest-Floyd-racism,PROFILE MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota The black man who left Houston for fresh beginnings in Minneapolis, only to end up begging for his life before dying under the knee of a white policeman, was a generous soul laid off during the coronavirus crisis. 550 words moved. Picture US-IT-politics-Twitter,FACTS WASHINGTON Twitter's moves to label or hide comments from President Donald Trump have escalated a feud between the social network and the White House, but there could be more to come. 700 words moved by Rob Lever US-space-SpaceX-NASA-mission,POINTS KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida SpaceX's "Demo-2" mission from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida this weekend will be the first flight with astronauts aboard the Crew Dragon capsule built by entrepreneur Elon Musk's commercial space company. 650 words 0130 GMT by Ivan Couronne with Chris Lefkow in Washington. File picture Entertainment-US-film-Eastwood,FOCUS LOS ANGELES Movie legend Clint Eastwood turns 90 on Sunday, but don't count on the famously stoic and hard-working star of "A Fistful of Dollars" and "Dirty Harry" hanging up his cowboy boots just yet. 550 words 0130 GMT by Andrew Marszal. File picture -- ASIA -- Singapore-animal-environment-health-virus,FOCUS SINGAPORE Singapore's otters, long adored by the city-state's nature lovers, are popping up in unexpected places during the coronavirus lockdown but their antics have angered some and even sparked calls for a cull. 650 words 0300 GMT by Catherine Lai. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-crime-migrants-Germany-Belgium-France-Vietnam PARIS The suspected key figure in a ring of people smugglers has been arrested in Germany over the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants in a refrigerated truck in Britain last year, sources tell AFP. 450 words moved by Eleonore Dermy Health-virus-Britain-elderly-politics,VIDEO ESSAY BANBURY, United Kingdom The cars snaking past the bunting-adorned entrance of a British care home point to an era when even cherished family visits have to be socially distant because of the coronavirus. 500 words 0130 GMT by Nicholas McAvaney. Picture. Video Health-virus-Spain TORREJON DE ARDOZ, Spain Despite government reticence, the Madrid dormitory town of Torrejon de Ardoz begins mass testing residents for the coronavirus with the region one of Spain's worst hit by the pandemic. 450 words moved. Picture. Video -- HEALTH, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY -- Health-virus-immunity,FOCUS PARIS Could exposure to the coronaviruses that cause the common cold help protect against COVID-19? Is herd immunity closer than previously thought? 850 words 0230 GMT Health-virus-technology-rights,FOCUS PARIS Dozens of countries have rolled out phone apps to track a person's movements and who they come into contact with, potentially giving officials a vital tool for limiting contagion risks. 1,200 words moved by Joseph Schmid with AFP bureaus -- BUSINESS, ECONOMY & TECH -- Health-virus-Italy-indicator-consumer,FOCUS MILAN Facing its deepest recession since World War II and with business confidence collapsing, the coronavirus pandemic is hitting Italy's economy hard. 650 words 0300 GMT by Celine Cornu Britain-US-China-technology-5G,lead LONDON Britain says it wants the United States to form a club of 10 nations that can develop its own 5G technology and reduce dependence on China's controversial technology giant Huawei. 500 words moved by Dmitry Zaks -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Health-virus-Italy-cinema,FOCUS VENICE The decision to hold the Venice Film Festival despite the coronavirus pandemic is being hailed as a "sign of hope" for the movie world after months of closed cinemas, shuttered film sets and cancelled galas. 650 words 0400 GMT by Kelly Velasquez. 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