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| - Duty Editor: Bryan McManus Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 + China says on 'brink of new Cold War' with US + Clashes at Hong Kong protests against China security plan + Afghan Taliban announce three-day Eid ceasefire + Netanyahu corruption trial begins + Legendary WWII alligator dies aged 84 Health-virus,WRAP BEIJING China warns relations with the United States are "on the brink of a new Cold War", fuelled in part by tensions over the coronavirus pandemic that has killed nearly 350,000 people worldwide and pitched the global economy into a massive downturn. 980 words by 1530 GMT by Ludovic Ehret with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic. HongKong-China-politics-unrest,WRAP HONG KONG Police fire tear gas and water cannon at thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters who had gathered against a controversial security law proposed by China, in the most intense clashes in months. 650 words moved by Xinqi Su and Yan Zhao. Picture. Video. Live Video Afghanistan-conflict-ceasefire,WRAP KABUL Afghan President Ashraf Ghani vows to speed up the release of Taliban prisoners and expresses readiness to hold peace talks with the insurgents after they make a surprise ceasefire offer. 700 words moved by Mushtaq Mojaddidi. Picture. Video Israel-trial-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM A combative Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces the first day of his long-delayed corruption trial, rejecting the "ludicrous" charges against him and declaring he is facing the hearing "with my head held high". 750 words 1630 GMT by Jonah Mandel and Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video Russia-animal-offbeat MOSCOW An alligator who survived a bombing raid on the Berlin zoo in 1943 and found himself east of the iron curtain after World War II has died of old age at 84, the Moscow Zoo says. 200 words moved -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain,2ndLEAD LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is under increased pressure to sack top aide Dominic Cummings after he faced fresh allegations that he had breached coronavirus lockdown rules for a second time. 600 words 1600 GMT by James Pheby. Picture. Video Health-virus-France-religion PARIS French churches hold their first Sunday masses in more than two months after the government bows to a ruling that they should be reopened -- provided proper precautions are taken. 550 words moved by Taimaz Szirniks with AFP bureaus Health-virus-Russia-abuse-women,FOCUS MOSCOW Ineta Akhtyamova's husband flew into a rage in late April, about a month into Moscow's coronavirus lockdown. 700 words moved by Anna Smolchenko. Video. Picture Commodities-energy-oil-price-climate,PROFILE LONDON French oil trader Pierre Andurand was catapulted into the spotlight this year after correctly betting that the deadly novel coronavirus would spark a sub-zero oil market collapse. 600 words moved by Benoit Pellegrin. File picture -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-Brazil-politics-video,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO On April 22, Brazil was fast becoming a new coronavirus flashpoint, but President Jair Bolsonaro and his cabinet barely mentioned the pandemic in a video-taped meeting that has triggered outrage and fueled a potentially explosive investigation. 750 words moved by Joshua Howat Berger. File picture. Video Health-virus-US-space-politics WASHINGTON President Donald Trump kicks off the start of the American summer season with his first golf outing in two months, underlining his push for a return to normal life in the United States. 500 words moved by Sarah Titterton. Picture Health-virus-US-politics-protest-reopen,FOCUS WASHINGTON When his business was hit by a coronavirus lockdown, Josh Ellis saw a threat to his livelihood and a breach of the US Constitution. So he went on Facebook and called for protests. 900 words moved by W.G. Dunlop. File picture Health-virus-US-IT-technology,FOCUS WASHINGTON Digital or manual? Bluetooth or GPS? Centralized or decentralized? Efforts in the United States to track the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus -- known as contact tracing -- have become a patchwork based on differing approaches to technology and civil liberties. 900 words moved by Rob Lever US-science-ISS-space-SpaceX,ADVANCER WASHINGTON In the beginning, everyone was skeptical. But Elon Musk's SpaceX defied expectations -- and on Wednesday hopes to make history by ferrying two NASA astronauts into space, the first crewed flight from US soil in nine years. 700 words moved by Ivan Couronne. Picture. Video. Graphic -- ASIA -- Health-environment-politics-diplomacy-China-US,WRAP BEIJING The United States is pushing relations with China to "the brink of a new Cold War", the Chinese foreign minister says, rejecting US "lies" over the coronavirus while saying Beijing is open to an international effort to find its source. 600 words moved by Ludovic Ehret. Picture. Video. Live Video. Pakistan-accident-aviation,WRAP KARACHI One of the two survivors of a plane crash in Pakistan that killed 97 people describes jumping from the burning wreckage of the aircraft after it hurtled into a residential neighbourhood. 750 words moved by Ashraf Khan. Picture. Video. Graphic China-trade-exports,FOCUS BEIJING Cancelled shipments, returned goods and a dearth of new orders have left China exporters in crisis as the coronavirus hits its trading partners worldwide -- accelerating a long-standing push towards domestic consumption. 700 words moved by Beiyi Seow. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Islam-Eid,WRAP RIYADH Muslims around the world mark a sombre Eid al-Fitr, many under coronavirus lockdown, but lax restrictions offer respite to worshippers in some countries despite fears of skyrocketing infections. 900 words 1500 GMT by Anuj Chopra with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Live video Lebanon-Hezbollah-history-Israel,FOCUS MLEETA, Lebanon Jalal was barely three years old when Israeli troops withdrew from Lebanon two decades ago, but he speaks fondly of the Hezbollah "victory" that shaped his allegiance to the Shiite militant and political group. 750 words moved by Hashem Osseiran. Picture. Video Health-virus-Iraq-protests-students,FOCUS BAGHDAD It was supposed to be Basma's big year: a degree, language certification and maybe a master's abroad. But local protests and a global pandemic threw the Iraqi student's plans off course. 730 words moved by Maya Gebeily. File picture. Video Health-virus-UAE-science-technology,FOCUS DUBAI From smart police helmets to research labs, the novel coronavirus has given Dubai an opportunity to test its technological and scientific clout as it shapes its approach to the pandemic. 680 words moved by Aziz El Massassi. Picture. Video -- SPORTS -- Bowls-croquet-Britain-GBR-health-virus,FOCUS LONDON The peculiarly British sports of croquet and bowls are taking baby steps to return from the coronavirus lockdown, away from the glare of publicity. 600 words moved by Pirate Irwin. Picture afp
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