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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Tel: +1 202 414 0543 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump rebuked for power transfer comments + EU raises alarm at soaring virus deaths + Russian bailiffs seize Navalny's assets + Calls for calm after Breonna Taylor protests + Singing sexy back: sparrows under Covid-19 US-vote-politics-result,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is accused of showing dictatorial colors by top Republicans and Democrats after he suggests he might not accept defeat in the November election. 750 words 2000 GMT by Paul Handley. Picture Health-virus,WRAP STOCKHOLM The EU raises the alarm on coronavirus, saying the epidemic is worse now than at the March peak in several member countries with rising death tolls, as governments in Europe and beyond reimpose drastic restrictions. 650 words 2000 GMT by Marc Preel. Picture. Video. Graphic Russia-Navalny-Germany,WRAP MOSCOW Russian bailiffs put a freeze on opposition leader Alexei Navalny's flat and bank accounts days after his poisoning with a Novichok nerve agent, his spokeswoman says. 600 words moved by Anna Malpas. Picture. Video US-racism-police,WRAP LOUISIVILLE, Kentucky The mayor of the US city of Louisville appeals for calm and the police chief says a curfew will remain in force following protests over a grand jury decision not to charge any police officers with the death of Breonna Taylor. 600 words 2000 GMT by Camille Camdessus. Picture. Video. Graphic Science-animal-sparrow-virus WASHINGTON As the streets of San Francisco emptied out in the first months of the pandemic, the city's male birds began singing more softly and improving their vocal range, making them "sexier" to females, according to a new study. 350 words moved. Picture. Graphic -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel toughens its coronavirus measures as a second nationwide lockdown fails to bring down the world's highest infection rate a week after it was imposed. 650 words 1930 GMT by Rosie Scammell. Picture Also moved: Health-virus-France-bars,lead Health-virus-Britain-budget-wage-labour,2ndlead LONDON Britain launches a coronavirus winter battle plan to protect jobs and boost the fragile economy after surging infections sparked fresh nationwide restrictions. 550 words moved by Roland Jackson. Picture. Video US-economy-unemployment-real-estate,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States saw a small but worrying rise in unemployment claims last week, underscoring its continued struggles to recover from the mass layoffs caused by the coronavirus pandemic. 650 words moved by Chris Stein -- AMERICAS -- US-vote-court,WRAP WASHINGTON Protesters shouting "Honor her wish" heckle US President Donald Trump as he pays his respects to Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the Supreme Court, invoking the liberal justice's deathbed plea not to be replaced until after the November election. 600 words 2000 GMT by Jerome Cartillier. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-vote-court-issues,POINTS US-racism-police,SCENE LOUISVILLE, Kentucky In Breonna Taylor's neighborhood in Louisville, there was bitterness but little surprise at the news no one would face charges over the young black woman's killing by police: "They can kill us and get away with a slap on the wrist," summed up 52-year-old Marcus Reede. 500 words 2130 GMT by Camille Camdessus. Picture. Video UN-summit,WRAP UNITED NATIONS China lashes out at the United States at a high-level UN meeting over its criticism on the coronavirus, with its envoy declaring, "Enough is enough!" 550 words 1930 GMT by Philippe Rater with Valerie Leroux in Paris. Picture. Video Brazil-Germany-automobile-crime-history-rights,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO Thirty-five years after the end of Brazil's dictatorship, there has been little justice for the killing and torture committed by the military regime -- but an unprecedented deal for carmaker Volkswagen to pay damages for collaborating with the secret police could open a new chapter. 600 words 2100 GMT by Joshua Howat Berger -- EUROPE -- Belarus-politics-unrest-Britain-sanctions LONDON Britain says it is preparing sanctions against those in Belarus responsible for "rigging" the August 9 presidential election and for the subsequence crackdown on protests against President Alexander Lukashenko. 450 words moved Britain-US-newspaper-Evans,lead LONDON Campaigners, journalists and politicians pay tribute to the crusading British newspaper editor Harold Evans, after his death in New York aged 92. 700 words moved by James Pheby. File picture Spain-Britain-literature-Shakespeare MADRID It was hidden away for centuries in the archives of a seminary in Spain, a rare edition of a Shakespeare play experts believe may be the earliest copy of his work to reach the country. 530 words moved by Hazel Ward. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Palestinians-politics-vote,WRAP RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories Gaza's rulers Hamas and their rivals Fatah in the occupied West Bank agree to hold the first Palestinian elections in nearly 15 years, united by their opposition to Arab-Israeli normalisation deals. 650 words 1930 GMT by Nasser Abu Bakr. File Picture -- AFRICA -- DRCongo-unrest,FOCUS DJUGU,DRCongo "My house was here. It has been destroyed," says Seraphine returning to Dhera, her village ravaged in a revenge attack by soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo's volatile northeastern Ituri province. 750 words moved by Marthe Bosuandole. Picture. Graphic -- ASIA -- Thailand-politics-royals-protest-Facebook,WRAP BANGKOK Thai lawmakers delay a decision on constitutional reform, sparking anger among protesters outside parliament demanding changes to the kingdom's military-scripted charter and reform of the unassailable monarchy. 600 words moved by Lisa Martin and Pitcha Dangprasith. Picture. Video HongKong-politics-Wong,WRAP HONG KONG Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong is arrested for taking part in a protest at the height of the city's pro-democracy unrest last year, but vows to continue resisting China's crackdown on dissent. 550 words moved. Picture. Video Also moved: HongKong-politics-Wong-EU Australia-animal-environment,WRAP MACQUARIE HARBOUR, Australia Australian rescuers are forced to begin euthanising some surviving whales from a mass stranding that has already killed 380 members of the giant pod. 600 words moved by Mell Chun with Andrew Beatty in Sydney. Picture. Video. Graphic SKorea-NKorea-diplomacy,WRAP SEOUL North Korean soldiers shoot dead a suspected South Korean defector at sea and burn his body as a coronavirus precaution after he is interrogated in the water over several hours, Seoul military officials say. 650 words moved by Kang Jin-kyu. File picture. Graphic -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Spain-ETA-conflict-television,FOCUS ELORRIO, Spain Ten years after ETA renounced its armed struggle, few will speak of the bloody campaign that ravaged Spain's Basque country, but a new TV series is hoping to shatter that taboo. 750 words moved by Marie Giffard. File picture Also moved: Spain-ETA-conflict,CHRONO -- BUSINESS -- US-China-IT-court-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON A federal judge urges the Trump administration to consider delaying a ban on new downloads of the popular video app TikTok and hinted he might block the government's order set to take effect on Sunday amid a long political battle between Washington and Beijing 600 words moved by Rob Lever -- SPORT -- Cricket-AUS-Jones MUMBAI Former Australia batsman and cricket commentator Dean Jones is described as a "legend and a hero" after suffering a fatal heart attack at the age of 59. 600 words moved. File picture. File video Tennis-FRA-Open-draw PARIS Three years after the match which turned out to be the "end of my hip" Andy Murray is handed a Roland Garros rematch against Stan Wawrinka in the pick of first round matches at this year's tournament. 500 words 2000 GMT Fbl-ITA-SWE-Ibrahimovic-health-virus,3rdlead MILAN AC Milan star Zlatan Ibrahimovic tests positive for coronavirus but says "Covid had the courage to challenge me. Bad idea." 400 words moved afp
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