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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Contact: emma.charlton@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Germany reimposes lockdowns over virus + Twitter hides Trump post targeting protesters + Powerful quake strikes southern Mexico + Amazon pledges $2 billion for climate fight + Djokovic 'deeply sorry' after COVID-positive test Health-virus,WRAP BERLIN Germany becomes the latest country to reimpose lockdown measures to tackle a coronavirus cluster, as the future of large sporting events is dealt a blow with tennis star Novak Djokovic testing positive. 800 words 2000 GMT by Femke Colborne. Video. Graphic. Picture Also moved: Health-virus-Germany Health-virus-Portugal-tourism,FOCUS US-politics-unrest-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump warns protesters in the US capital they will be met with "serious force" if they seek to occupy part of the city and destroy monuments -- prompting Twitter to hide his tweet as "abusive." 550 words 2100 GMT by Paul Handley. Picture. Video Mexico-earthquake,WRAP MEXICO CITY A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes southern Mexico, sending panicked residents running into the streets and killing at least one person, but an initial tsunami warning is later reversed. 550 words 1930 GMT by Yussel Gonzalez. Picture. Video. Graphic US-climate-IT-Amazon,2ndlead WASHINGTON Amazon pledges to invest $2 billion in projects aimed at combatting climate change, stepping up efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of the tech giant and others. 500 words moved by Rob Lever Tennis-Djokovic-health-virus BELGRADE Novak Djokovic says he is "deeply sorry" after becoming the fourth player to test positive for coronavirus following a tennis tournament he hosted in the Balkans, admitting he and organisers "were wrong" to go ahead with the event. 700 words 2030 GMT by Rusmir Smajilhodzic. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US-politics-Congress WASHINGTON US government health experts including Anthony Fauci warn Congress that the country faces "historic" challenges with the coronavirus and that Americans should brace for a lengthy battle against the pandemic. 700 words 1930 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture Health-virus-Saudi-religion-hajj RIYADH Saudi Arabia says it will allow a drastically scaled-back hajj pilgrimage for around 1,000 pilgrims already present in the kingdom, as it battles a coronavirus surge. 700 words moved by Anuj Chopra. File Picture. File video Also moved: Health-virus-Saudi-religion-hajj,REAX Health-virus-Saudi-religion-hajj,FACTS Health-virus-Saudi-religion-hajj,CHRONO Health-virus-Britain LONDON Pubs in England are given the go-ahead to reopen next week after more than three months of closure due to the coronavirus outbreak, in a move hailed by the industry. 650 words moved by Phil Hazlewood. Picture. Video Health-virus-SAfrica-vaccines,lead JOHANNESBURG South Africa to roll out the continent's first coronavirus vaccine trial this week as the country grapples with the highest number of cases in Africa. 600 words moved by Sofia Christensen. File picture -- RACISM DEBATE -- France-rights-police,WRAP PARIS France's police face new pressure after the family of a delivery man who died after being arrested last January demand a ban on chokeholds. 650 words moved by Eleonore Hughes and Joseph Schmid. Picture. Video US-politics-unrest-racism-police-Brooks,lead ATLANTA The daughter of civil rights icon Martin Luther King calls for more pressure to ensure equal justice for African Americans at the funeral for Rayshard Brooks, whose killing by a policeman sparked angry protests. 450 words 2000 GMT. Picture Also moved: US-racism-politics-history-statues,FOCUS -- EUROPE -- Germany-court-US-internet-data-Facebook KARLSRUHE,Germany A top German court orders Facebook to stop merging data collected through its Whatsapp and Instagram subsidiaries or other websites unless users explicitly agree, in a legal victory for competition authorities. 600 words moved by Carsten Hauptmeier. Picture Russia-economy-taxation-health-virus,2ndlead MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin says Russia will from next year increase taxes on high earners, the first hike in decades, as he lays out measures to tackle the economic fallout of the coronavirus. 450 words moved by Maria Antonova -- AMERICAS -- 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 -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-conflict-Egypt,Q&A CAIRO Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has upped the ante in the chaotic conflict in Libya, warning Cairo could intervene militarily to halt a march eastwards by the Turkish-backed forces of the UN-recognised government. 900 words words moved by Menna Zaki Also moved: Libya-conflict-Sirte,FACTS Israel-Palestinians-conflict-health,FOCUS JERUSALEM Baby Omar Yaghi was eight months old when he died, unable to travel from Gaza to Israel for life-saving heart surgery after Palestinian officials cut coordination. 700 words moved by Hiba Aslan. Picture -- AFRICA -- Malawi-vote,WRAP LILONGWE Malawian voters defy the coronavirus pandemic to return to the polls for the second time in just over a year after President Peter Mutharika's re-election was annulled in a dramatic court ruling. 700 words moved by Jack McBrams. Picture. Video. Graphic Sudan-US-diplomacy-justice,WRAP KHARTOUM Sudan's foreign minister says her country is nearing a deal with Washington to compensate the families of victims of deadly 1998 embassy bombings, paving the way to Khartoum's removal from a US terror blacklist. 700 words moved by Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali. Picture -- ASIA -- US-China-media-diplomacy,WRAP BEIJING China threatens to retaliate to new US restrictions on Chinese state media, escalating tensions between the two superpowers as they crack down on news outlets from their respective countries. 500 words moved by Laurie Chen with Shaun Tandon in Washington China-animal-virus-health,FOCUS BEIJING At a Beijing dog shelter volunteers hand out treats to hundreds of excited canines rescued from the meat trade as the controversial Yulin dog meat festival gets under way in southern China. 700 words moved. Picture. Video. Singapore-election-politics,WRAP SINGAPORE Singapore's leader calls a general election "like no other" as the prosperous city-state struggles to recover from a major coronavirus outbreak that swept through crowded migrant worker dormitories and raised questions about the treatment of foreign labour. 600 words moved by Martin Abbugao, Catherine Lai China-satellite-wireless,WRAP BEIJING China launches the final satellite in its homegrown geolocation system designed to rival the US GPS network, marking a major step in its race for market share in the lucrative sector. 600 words moved by Ludovic Ehret. Video afp
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