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| - Duty Editor: Barry Parker Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Second wave fears as China reports new infections + Atlanta police chief quits over shooting death + Trump faces health questions ahead of election + Jihadists kill dozens in northeast Nigeria + Beardless Messi is back as Barca maul Mallorca Health-virus,WRAP BEIJING China reports its highest daily number of new coronavirus cases in months, sparking fears of a second wave of infections as more European countries prepare to reopen their borders. 700 words by 1430 GMT Helen Roxburgh with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-China,5thlead US-police-racism-shooting,WRAP WASHINGTON The fatal shooting of a black man during an arrest in the US city of Atlanta has led to the resignation of the police chief and added fuel to unrest over racism and police brutality. 600 words 1600 GMT. Video US-politics-Trump-health,WRAP WASHINGTON As US President Donald Trump turned 74, an incident at West Point in which he appeared unsteady on his feet has revived questions about his health as he campaigns for re-election. 600 words 1600 GMT. Photo. Video Nigeria-unrest-jihadists,lead KANO, Nigeria Jihadists linked to the Islamic State group kill dozens of people in the latest of a flurry of bloody attacks in northeast Nigeria, local sources say. 450 words moved Health-virus-Fbl-ESP-Liga MADRID Lionel Messi returns without a beard but with a goal and two assists as Barcelona resume their La Liga title challenge with a thumping 4-0 victory over Real Mallorca. 700 words moved by Thomas Allnutt. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-unrest-military-police,FOCUS WASHINGTON When US police flooded the streets around the country to confront protesters two weeks ago, for many it appeared like the army had deployed, with camouflage uniforms and combat gear, heavily armoured anti-mine vehicles, and high-powered assault weapons. 600 words moved by Sylvie Lanteaume. File Picture -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Italy,SCENE ROME Police tape -- a familiar sight across Italy since the coronavirus began sweeping the country in March -- reappears outside a Rome squat where nine new cases have emerged. 500 words 1600 GMT by Herve Bar. Picture. Video Germany-demonstration-racism-social BERLIN Thousands demonstrate in Berlin against racism and for broader fairness, including sharing the coronavirus burden, stretching a human chain through the German capital while keeping safe distances. 500 words 1500 GMT by John MacDougall. Picture. Health-virus--Britain-logistics-RoyalMail,FOCUS ST ALBANS, United Kingdom "It's been like Christmas," said one Royal Mail postal worker of the surge in parcels delivered across the city of Saint Albans during the coronavirus pandemic -- a situation repeated across Britain. 650 words moved by Ben Perry. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Iran,WRAP TEHRAN Iran reports over 100 deaths in a single day from the novel coronavirus for the first time in two months, with authorities saying a recent surge in confirmed cases is due to increased testing. 450 words moved. Video Health-virus-Jordan-tourism,FOCUS PETRA, Jordan For over two millennia the ancient city of Petra has towered majestically over the Jordanian desert. Today its famed rose-red temples hewn into the rock face lie empty and silent. 730 words moved by Kamal Taha. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Nigeria-oil-politics,FOCUS LAGOS Plunging oil prices and collapsing state revenues have seen Nigerian authorities vow an end to a controversial fuel subsidy scheme long criticised as a graft-ridden drain on public finances. 850 words moved by Celia Lebur and Joel Olatunde Agoi -- ASIA -- Health-virus-China-business,FOCUS BEIJING China's coronavirus travel ban is wreaking havoc among foreign companies and international schools, with many fearing for their future as executives, teachers and students are left stranded in their home countries. 750 words moved by Beiyi Seow and Helen Roxburgh Health-virus-India-hospital,FOCUS NEW DELHI Ashwani Jain succumbed to the coronavirus in an ambulance as his family pleaded with several hospitals to take him in, the latest victim of the pandemic sweeping through Delhi and exposing a deadly shortage of hospital beds. 650 words moved by Abhaya Srivastava. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS -- Health-virus-energy-oil-trader-France,PROFILE LONDON French trader and specialist oil hedge fund manager Pierre Andurand saw it coming from early February. His call -- and a lucrative one at that -- was that there would be a massive slump in oil prices, to the point of unprecedented negative prices for 'black gold'. 650 words by Benoit Pelegrin. File picture -- SPORTS -- Fbl-health-virus-ENG-Pr-Overseas LONDON With the 100 day-wait for Premier League football coming to an end on Wednesday, the anticipation is being felt as keenly in Mumbai and Beijing as in Manchester and Birmingham. 650 words moved by Kieran Canning Tennis-US-Open-health-virus LOS ANGELES The fate of the US Open is set to be revealed next week when officials decide whether or not the tournament can go ahead as planned amid mounting unease among top players. 700 words moved by Rob Wollard afp
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