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| - Duty Editor: Danny Woolls Email: Daniel.Woolls@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + World leaders pledge millions for disaster-struck Lebanon + US surpasses five million coronavirus cases + Afghanistan edges towards peace talks + Strongman Lukashenko is declared landslide winner in Belarus vote + Senior US official visits Taiwan, irking China Lebanon-blast-UN-France,lead PARIS World leaders pledge what organiser France says amounts to more than 250 million euros in emergency aid for disaster-struck Lebanon, which they vowed to deliver "directly" to a population reeling from the deadly port blast in Beirut. 800 words moved by Mariette le Roux and Jerome Rivet. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States exceeds the extraordinary milestone of five million coronavirus cases as President Donald Trump is accused of flouting the constitution by unilaterally extending a virus relief package. 650 words 2200 GMT by Brian Knowlton. Picture. Video. Graphic Afghanistan-conflict-Taliban-prisoners,WRAP KABUL The Afghan government and the Taliban are on the verge of peace talks after thousands of prominent Afghans approved the release of about 400 militant prisoners, the head of Kabul's peace council says. 700 words moved by Usman Sharifi. Video Belarus-vote,WRAP MINSK Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has won a landslide victory in a presidential election after a political newcomer mounted a historic challenge to the strongman leader. 750 words 2000 GMT by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Belarus-vote-Lukashenko,PROFILE Belarus-vote,FACTS Belarus-politics-vote-Tikhanovskaya,PROFILE Taiwan-US-China-politics-diplomacy,WRAP TAIPEI A senior Trump administration official lands in Taiwan for Washington's highest level visit since it switched diplomatic recognition to China in 1979, a trip Beijing has condemned. 700 words moved by Amber Wang. Video -- HEALTH -- Health-virus-Britain-work-offices,FOCUS LONDON Deserted streets, empty restaurants, shuttered stores: London's financial districts remain largely abandoned by workers still worried about the pandemic and reluctant to return to office life. 800 words moved by Jean-Baptiste Oubrier. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Lebanon-blast,WRAP BEIRUT Lebanon's political elite faces pressure from all sides after a deadly explosion blamed on government negligence, with two ministers quitting and angry protesters clashing with security forces. 800 words 2000 GMT by Tony Gamal-Gabriel. Picture. Graphic. Video Saudi-Aramco-earnings,WRAP RIYADH Energy giant Saudi Aramco says its second-quarter profits plunged by 73 percent due to sharply lower oil prices as the coronavirus crisis undercuts global demand. 700 words moved by Anuj Chopra with Omar Hassan in Dubai -- AMERICAS -- US-health-virus-Hollywood-nightlife,FOCUS LOS ANGELES With Los Angeles nightclubs closed, party promoters have turned to mansions in the Hollywood hills to throw lavish, raucous and sometimes deadly gatherings that have enraged neighbors and local officials. 700 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Video US-Poland-Czech-Slovenia-Austria-diplomacy,ADVANCER WASHINGTON As President Donald Trump orders US troops out of Germany and faces a tough re-election battle, his top diplomat, Mike Pompeo, is heading to friendly climes in Central and Eastern Europe. 600 words moved by Shaun Tandon Mexico-crime-drugs-media,FOCUS MEXICO CITY Mexican journalist Julio Cesar Zubillaga shudders when his young daughter asks him why "they" want to kill him. He spoke up after a fellow reporter's murder and quickly felt the consequences: death threats and a gun attack on the office where his paper is printed. 600 words moved by Jennifer Gonzalez Covarrubias. File picture US-economy-agriculture-theft-drugs,FOCUS STANLEY, Virginia When she planted hemp to make extra money for her family farm, Susan Corbett did not imagine thieves would find their way to her rural plot in Virginia to steal the plants. 700 words moved by Chris Stein. Picture. Video US-China-economy-agriculture-diplomacy,FOCUS NEW YORK Seven months after the United States and China signed a preliminary agreement to temper their trade war, Beijing's purchases of US agricultural goods have yet to reach the deal's target. 600 words moved by Daniel Hoffman -- ASIA -- Japan-US-history-nuclear-Nagasaki-Hiroshima,2ndLead NAGASAKI, Japan The Japanese city of Nagasaki commemorates the 75th anniversary of its destruction by a US atomic bomb, with its mayor and the head of the United Nations warning against a nuclear arms race. 650 words moved. Picture. File video HongKong-China-Britain-politics-diplomacy-Australia-Canada-NZealand LONDON Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand urge Hong Kong to hold elections as soon as possible, warning the authorities about moves to "undermine the democratic process". 280 words moved -- AFRICA -- Mauritius-environmental-pollution,shipping,WRAP PORT LOUIS A ship that ran aground off Mauritius leaking tonnes of oil into the ocean is cracking, the prime minister says, threatening an even greater ecological and economic disaster for the island nation. 700 words moved. Picture. Video Niger-unrest-France,3rdlead NIAMEY Six French tourists and their local guide and driver are killed by gunmen riding motorcycles in an area of southwestern Niger that is home to the last West African giraffes. 380 words moved -- SPORT -- Auto-Prix-GBR-70thAnniversary,WRAP SILVERSTONE, England Max Verstappen delivers Red Bull's first victory at Silverstone since 2012 when he makes the most of a superior strategy in sizzling conditions to beat both Mercedes cars and claim victory in Formula One's 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. 650 words moved. Picture afp
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