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| - Duty Editor: Denholm Barnetson Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Beaches and football as Europe eases lockdowns + Trump fires watchdog 'investigating' Pompeo + Iran sentences French academic to five years + Football is back in Germany after lockdown + Beatles photographer Astrid Kirchherr dies Health-virus,WRAP BERLIN Beaches in France and Italy are open for the first weekend since the easing of coronavirus lockdowns while football fans awaited the return of major league action with Germany's Bundesliga set to kick off. 900 words 1130 GMT by Ryland James with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-diplomacy-Pompeo,WRAP WASHINGTON A government watchdog fired suddenly by Donald Trump was investigating Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, says a Democratic lawmaker who accused the president of committing a potentially illegal act of retribution. 600 words moved by Shaun Tandon. File picture Iran-France-trial,WRAP TEHRAN Iran sentences French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah to five years in prison on national security charges, according to her lawyer, who says she plans to appeal. 600 words 1100 GMT. File picture Fbl-GER-Bundesliga-Germany-health-virus,WRAP BERLIN The Bundesliga becomes the first top European football league to return to action since the coronavirus lockdown but matches will be played without spectators and players must follow stringent hygiene guidelines. 600 words 1000 GMT by Ryland James. Picture Germany-Britain-music-photography-Kerchherr LONDON German photographer Astrid Kirchherr, whose striking images of The Beatles in the early 1960s helped turn them into cultural icons, has died aged 81, band historian Mark Lewisohn confirms. 400 words 1100 GMT by Joe Jackson. File picture. -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Germany-demo,FOCUS BERLIN From anger over lockdown measures to a purported vaccine plan by Bill Gates: a growing wave of demonstrations in Germany by conspiracy theorists, extremists and anti-vaxxers has alarmed even Chancellor Angela Merkel. 650 words 1000 GMT by Hui Min Neo. File picture Health-virus-Ukraine-agriculture,FOCUS KIEV In an almost empty terminal at Boryspil airport in Kiev, Yuriy waits in a busy line of 200 seasonal workers to check in for a lone flight to Finland. 550 words moved by Dmytro Gorshkov. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-Brazil-politics BRASILIA Brazilian Health Minister Nelson Teich resigns after less than a month on the job over what an official said was "incompatibility" with President Jair Bolsonaro's approach to fighting the country's spiraling coronavirus crisis. 700 words moved. Picture. Video. Live video Health-virus-US-NewYork,FOCUS NEW YORK New York City extends a two-month lockdown, even as parts of the state begin to open up, leaving America's cultural and commercial capital wondering what its future holds. 700 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture Afghanistan-conflict-US-military,FOCUS WASHINGTON The United States is struggling to salvage a peace process in Afghanistan after shocking attacks, with its leverage narrowing as it moves full speed ahead with plans to end its longest war. 750 words moved by Shaun Tandon Health-virus-Argentina-education-indigenous,FOCUS MENDOZA, Argentina Argentina's coronavirus lockdown has closed schools nationwide and driven teaching online, but nowhere are the wasted weeks felt more keenly than in Huarpe indigenous communities in the far north, which have little access to the internet or distance education. 650 words moved by Andres Larrovere and Sonia Avalos. Picture. Video Health-virus-UN-China-US-EU-diplomacy,FOCUS UNITED NATIONS The clash between China and the United States over COVID-19 has caused a rift between European nations at the UN Security Council over a call for ceasefires in some conflict zones during the pandemic. 650 words moved by Philippe Rater. File picture -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-SAfrica-healthcare,FOCUS JOHANNESBURG With more than 13,500 infections detected so far, South Africa's coronavirus outbreak is fast picking up pace and health experts are beginning to see the limits of the country's lauded mass community screening strategy. 750 words 1000 GMT by Sofia Christensen. Picture. Video Burundi-vote-unrest-refugee,QUOTES NAIROBI Burundi plans to hold a presidential election Wednesday that will turn the page on the tumultuous tenure of Pierre Nkurunziza, but several exiles tell AFP they have little hope the vote will bring real change. 850 words moved by Francois Ausseill. Video. Picture -- ASIA -- Health-virus-India-accident,lead NEW DELHI A truck carrying migrant labourers trying to get home during the nationwide coronavirus lockdown crashes killing 24 as the number of new cases surges in major cities. 500 words 1000 GMT by Aishwarya Kumar China-US-Huawei-tech-politics,lead BEIJING Beijing urges the United States to stop the "unreasonable suppression of Huawei and Chinese enterprises" after Washington announces new export controls to restrict the tech giant's access to semiconductor technology. 400 words moved by Laurie Chen Health-virus-India-hospital,FOCUS MUMBAI, India Packed morgues, bodies in wards, patients forced to share beds and medical workers run ragged: Mumbai's war against the coronavirus has pushed the Indian city's hospitals to breaking point. 750 words moved by Ammu Kannampilly and Vishal Manve. Picture. Video Health-virus-Pakistan-wildlife ISLAMABAD Leopards, jackals and other creatures living in Islamabad's tree-covered hills have been enjoying a rare respite from the throngs of hikers and joggers that normally pack the trails. 300 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-Taiwan-China-WHO,Q&A Taipei, Taiwan The coronavirus pandemic shines a spotlight on Taiwan's exclusion from the World Health Organization and ignites a diplomatic row between China and some western powers. 750 words moved by Amber Wang Also moving: Health-virus-WHO-assembly,ADVANCER -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Health-virus-Britain-telework,FOCUS PARIS An explosion in remote working owing to the coronavirus pandemic could see companies slash office space, saving them money but not necessarily improving productivity among staff, according to experts. 600 words moved by Jean-Baptiste Oubrier Health-virus-US-economy-indicator,WRAP WASHINGTON Newly released economic data show the US economy is in a terrible state and may not rebound quickly even when the devastating lockdowns imposed to stop the coronavirus pandemic are lifted. 750 words moved by Chris Stein afp
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