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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + India puts millions under new lockdowns + Ghislaine Maxwell in court over Epstein case + First US federal execution in 17 years + UK bans Huawei from 5G despite China warnings + Tintin and the mystery of the duelling mummies Health-virus,WRAP BANGALORE, India India's IT hub Bangalore goes into a new week-long lockdown as the number of coronavirus cases surges, while economic data from Singapore to Britain reveals the shocking extent of the damage wrought by the global pandemic. 750 words 1430 GMT by Vijay Grover with AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video US-Britain-crime-justice-Epstein-Maxwell,WRAP NEW YORK British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell appears in New York court via video link for a bail hearing over her alleged role sex trafficking minors for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. 600 words 1800 GMT by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video US-justice-execution,WRAP WASHINGTON A former white supremacist convicted of murdering a family of three is put to death by lethal injection as federal executions resume in the United States after a hiatus of 17 years. 600 words 1430 GMT by Chris Lefkow. Picture. Video Britain-China-politics-telecoms-Huawei,WRAP LONDON Britain bows to US pressure and approves the phased removal of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei from its 5G network despite warnings of retaliation from Beijing. 650 words 1600 GMT by Dmitry Zaks. Picture. File picture. Video Belgium-history-comicbooks-Tintin,FOCUS BRUSSELS The mummified corpse of Rascar Capac thrilled and terrified generations of young fans of the Tintin comic book story "The Seven Crystal Balls". Now, Herge's fictional Inca has sparked a row between rival Belgian tourist attractions, each of which displays a mummy they say inspired Tintin's creator. 600 words moved by Matthieu Demeestere. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-France-politics,2ndlead PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron says face masks may soon be mandatory in public indoor spaces, as France marks a scaled-back Bastille Day ceremony amid growing fears of a fresh spike in coronavirus infections. 600 words 1430 GMT by Laurence Benhamou and Joseph Schmid. Picture. Video France-Italy-Banksy-theft ROME A homage to the victims of the 2015 Paris attacks by street artist Banksy is returned to France after the stolen work was found in an abandoned Italian farmhouse. 350 words 1430 GMT Health-virus-Serbia-demonstration,FOCUS BELGRADE A punishing resurgence of the coronavirus in Serbia shines a light on a healthcare system that has been going downhill for decades. 700 words 1500 GMT by Nicolas Gaudichet and Miodrag Sovilj. Picture. File video Bulgaria-politics-corruption-demonstration,FOCUS SOFIA Street protests against corruption have swept Bulgaria in recent days, with demonstrators piling pressure on veteran premier Boyko Borisov to resign over his perceived links to oligarchs. 700 words 1700 GMT by Vessela Sergueva. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mali-unrest-politics,WRAP BAMAKO Mali's embattled president and the protest movement calling for his resignation are weighing their options after days of violent unrest, as the international community quietly works to defuse the crisis in the vulnerable African country. 600 words 1530 GMT by Serge Daniel and Amaury Hauchard. File picture Mali-unrest-politics,PROFILE BAMAKO Mahmoud Dicko is influential imam with no formal political role who has emerged as Mali's leading opposition figure and powerbroker, following several days of unrest. 700 words 1500 GMT by Amaury Hauchard. File picture Mali-unrest-ICC-warcrimes-Timbuktu,WRAP THE HAGUE A Malian jihadist police chief committed "unimaginable crimes" during a reign of terror in the fabled shrine city of Timbuktu, prosecutors tell the International Criminal Court at the start of his trial. 500 words moved by Danny Kemp. Video Health-virus-SAfrica,FOCUS PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa A survivor, a doctor, a nurse and an undertaker speak out as coronavirus snakes its way into Port Elizabeth, the industrial capital of South Africa's Eastern Cape province, overwhelming under-prepared hospitals and spreading through impoverished townships. 700 words moved by Sofia Christensen. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-conflict-Egypt-Turkey,WRAP BENGHAZI, Libya War-torn Libya's parliament aligned with strongman Khalifa Haftar passes a motion supporting an Egyptian military intervention if needed against what it terms a Turkish "occupation". 500 words moved Also moved: Libya-conflict-powers,BACKGROUND Libya-conflict-economy,FOCUS TRIPOLI Libyan businessman Mahmud al-Sharkassi surveys the ruins of his factory on the outskirts of the war-scarred capital Tripoli, disheartened but determined to get back to work. 700 words moved by Rim Taher. Picture. Video Iran-demonstration-petrol-unrest-execution,lead TEHRAN Iran's judiciary says a court has upheld death sentences for three people linked to deadly protests last November sparked by a hike in petrol prices. 400 words moved Health-virus-Iraq-agriculture,FOCUS AFAK, Iraq The coronavirus pandemic has had a silver lining for Iraq: border closures that shut off cheap imports have forced the country toward self-sufficiency in food production. 850 words moved by Haydar Indhar. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics,WRAP HONG KONG China accuses Hong Kong's democracy parties of trying to launch a "colour revolution" as it warns some campaigning for recent primaries may have breached a new security law it imposed on the city. 650 words moved by Jerome Taylor and Su Xinqi Bangladesh-India-Nepal-weather-flood,lead BISHWAMBHARPUR, Bangladesh Almost four million people have been hit by monsoon floods in South Asia, officials say, with a third of Bangladesh already underwater from some of the heaviest rains in a decade. 450 words moved by Sam Jahan. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-Brazil-indigenous,PHOTOESSAY BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil Forced to leave her home after last year's Brumadinho dam disaster that killed 270 people, indigenous woman Angoho Pataxo Ha-ha-hae is now fighting the coronavirus sweeping through her community in the concrete jungle of a favela far from her ancestral home. 550 words moved by Douglas Magno, with Paula Ramon in Sao Paulo. Picture -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TECH -- Singapore-economy-virus-health,WRAP SINGAPORE Singapore's economy shrinks 41 percent in the second quarter as the coronavirus plunges the Southeast Asian financial hub into recession for the first time in more than a decade, official data shows. 650 words moved by Martin Abbugao. Picture. Graphic Software-games-sexism-computers,FOCUS PARIS After years of simmering controversy over sexism in the video game industry, change may be on its way after outrage comes to a boil with a C-suite massacre at Ubisoft. 700 words moved by Erwan Lucas and Jules Bonnard with Anne-Sophie Thill in Montreal -- MARS EXPLORATION -- Science-space-Mars-UAE,ADVANCER DUBAI The United Arab Emirates says it plans to launch its "Hope" Mars probe this week from Japan's Tanegashima Space Center after a two-day delay due to poor weather there. 600 words moved by Dana Moukhallati Also moved: Science-space-Mars-UAE,FACTS Science-space-Mars-China,FACTS Science-space-Mars-Perseverance,FOCUS WASHINGTON NASA's most advanced Mars rover, Perseverance, launches from Earth on July 30, on a mission to seek out signs of ancient microbial life on what was once a river delta three-and-a-half billion years ago. 700 words moved by Ivan Couronne. Picture. Video. Graphic Science-space-Mars-human-exploration,FOCUS WASHINGTON Robotic landers and rovers have been touching down on Mars since the 1970s, but when will humanity finally set foot on the Red Planet? 800 words moved by Ivan Couronne. File Picture. Video. Graphic afp
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