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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Fauci warns virus infections 'surging' in US + Trump warns DC protesters he could use force + Noose not evidence of NASCAR hate crime: FBI + N. Korea dials down military plans for South + 'Sorry' Djokovic condemned for hosting event Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON Coronavirus infections are surging across large parts of the United States, the top US infectious disease expert warns, as the death toll in Latin America passes 100,000. 650 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-unrest-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump delivers a strong warning to protestors in Washington, vowing to use force if they try to create a police-free "autonomous zone" in the US capital. 550 words moved by Paul Handley. Picture. Video Also moving: US-politics-vote-Biden-Obama NKorea-SKorea-diplomacy-defence SEOUL North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has suspended plans for military action against the South, state media reports, in an apparent sudden dialling-down of tensions. 500 words 0800 GMT Auto-USA-NASCAR-racism,lead LOS ANGELES The noose found in the garage stall of NASCAR's only black driver Bubba Wallace was not evidence of a racist hate crime but a rope that had been there for months, US investigators say. 400 words moved Also moved: US-politics-unrest-racism-police-Brooks,lead US-racism-politics-history-statues,FOCUS Tennis-Djokovic-health-virus,WRAP PARIS World number one Novak Djokovic is widely condemned for hosting a tennis exhibition where he was one of four players to test positive for coronavirus, sending shudders through the sport ahead of its planned resumption. 500 words 0600 GMT. File picture. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- Mexico-earthquake,WRAP OAXAXA, Mexico A 7.4 magnitude earthquake stikes southern Mexico, killing six people, sending hundreds fleeing from their homes and forcing the closure of a major state-owned oil refinery. 650 words 0630 GMT by Yussel Gonzalez. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-immigration-IT,FOCUS WASHINGTON The US tech sector is likely to be hit hard by President Donald Trump's decision to extend a freeze on most immigrant visas, with critics saying the move could undermine American innovation and leadership. 650 words moved by Rob Lever Health-virus-Peru-Bolivia,FOCUS LIMA Latin America has become the epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic but one group of people seems to be resisting its effects better than the rest: Andeans. 650 words 0200 GMT by Enresto Tovar with Gerardo Bustillos in La Paz. File picture Health-virus-Argentina-economy,FOCUS BUENOS AIRES After stuttering through two years of recession and three months of grim coronavirus lockdown, many businesses in the Argentine capital Buenos Aires have had enough and are closing their doors. 500 words 0600 GMT. Picture. Video Health-virus-Brazil-indigenous,FOCUS CRUZEIRINHO, Brazil Cruzeirinho, a small indigenous village of wooden shacks deep in the Amazon, is nearly empty these days: all but five of its 32 families have fled into the rainforest to escape the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words moved by Florian Plaucheur. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Poland-US-vote,WRAP WARSAW Polish President Andrzej Duda will be hoping for a pre-election windfall from a trip to Washington that risks being overshadowed by the fallout from revelations about Donald Trump's foreign policy. 650 words moved by Dario Thuburn. File picture Spain-detention-youth-rights,FOCUS MADRID A leaked video showing the death of a Moroccan teenager at a Spanish juvenile detention centre has sparked demands for his case to be reopened and the method used to restrain him banned. 850 words moved by Hazel Ward. Picture. Video Also moved: France-rights-police,WRAP Russia-army-history-politics-pandemic MOSCOW Columns of tanks and troops will parade through Red Square as President Vladimir Putin oversees grand World War II commemorations to stir up patriotic fervour ahead of a vote on extending his rule. 650 words moved by Jonathan Brown. Picture. Video -- MIDEAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict,ADVANCER JERUSALEM Only a week before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to kick-start annexation plans in the occupied West Bank, Israel's premier is facing challenges at home and abroad. 700 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video Also moving: Israel-Palestinians-conflict-JordanValley,FACTS Israel-Palestinians-conflict-WestBank,FACTS Israel-Palestinians-conflict-agriculture,SCENE JERICHO, Palestinian Territories Mamoun Jasr has grown hundreds of date palms near Jericho, but now the farmer fears being marooned on a scrap of Palestinian land if Israel forges ahead with its plans to annex the Jordan Valley. 600 words moved by Claire Gounon. Picture. Video Health-virus-Egypt-bodybuilding,FOCUS CAIRO Egypt's musclemen are frustrated with working out from home due to coronavirus restrictions and are raring to get back to gruelling routines at their gyms, where they also earn a living. 750 words moved by Farid Farid. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- China-HongKong-politics-censorship,FOCUS HONG KONG Hong Kong satirists, cartoonists and journalists say self-censorship has already begun blunting voices and pulling punches as fears crescendo over Beijing's plan to impose a sweeping anti-subversion law on the restless city. 750 words moved by Su Xinqi. Picture. Video. File Picture SKorea-NKorea-war-anniversary-diplomacy,FOCUS SEOUL In the capitals of the two Koreas, flagship museums offer radically different accounts of the same conflict -- the war launched to unify the peninsula that now defines its division. 850 words moved by Sebastien Berger. Video. Picture Also moved: SKorea-NKorea-war-anniversary-legacies,SCENE Thailand-tourism-animal-health,SCENE LOPBURI, Thailand Residents barricaded indoors, rival gang fights and no-go zones for humans. Welcome to Lopburi, an ancient Thai city overrun by monkeys super-charged on junk food, whose population is growing out of control. 600 words moved by Stephani Delfour and Pitcha Dangprasith. Video. Picture Japan-entertainment-health-virus-horror TOKYO A car horn beeps and the horror begins: a bloody murder and rampaging zombies. But this drive-in haunted house in Japan protects against the most terrifying enemy of all -- coronavirus. 650 words 0400 GMT by Harumi Ozawa. Picture. Video afp
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