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| - Duty Editor: Denholm Barnetson Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Partial Spain lockdown as virus cases surge + EU ministers welcome Belarus opposition leader + Trump abusing power on Supreme Court: Biden + Bulgaria jails two over Israeli bus bombing + 'Watchmen' triumphs at virtual Emmy awards Health-virus,WRAP MADRID A million people in and around the Spanish capital are under new "stay-at-home" orders to contain another coronavirus surge, as the US death toll nears 200,000. 650 words 1130 GMT by Emmanuelle Michel with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video EU-diplomacy-Belarus-politics-unrest,WRAP BRUSSELS European foreign ministers welcome Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya to Brussels as they prepare EU sanctions to support her battle against the Minsk regime. 650 words 1100 GMT by Damon Wake. Picture. Video US-politics-justice-court-vote,WRAP PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania White House hopeful Joe Biden brands Donald Trump's moves to fill a Supreme Court vacancy less than two months before the US presidential election an "abuse of power," as some of the president's own party also object. 750 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Bulgaria-Israel-attack-trial,WRAP SOFIA A Bulgarian court sentences two men -- tried in their absence -- to life in prison over a deadly 2012 bus bomb attack on Israeli tourists at the country's Burgas airport. 550 words 1200 GMT by Diana Simeonova. File picture. File video Entertainment-US-television-Emmys,WRAP LOS ANGELES "Watchmen," a dark superhero series that tackles US racism, triumphs at the Emmys as the stars beam in live to an empty Los Angeles theater for Hollywood's first major Covid-era awards show. 850 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Video. Graphic. Also moved: Entertainment-US-television-Emmys-winners,FACTS -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-Australia-extradition-court,WRAP JERUSALEM An Israeli court clears the extradition of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish former school principal to face trial in Australia for alleged sexual abuse of her pupils, after years of legal wrangling. 500 words 0930 GMT by Jonah Mandel. File Picture. File Video Iraq-religion-health-virus,VIDEOESSAY KARBALA, Iraq For millennia, Iraqis have turned to religion as they grieve their dead. This year, a pandemic and the killings of hundreds of young protestors have lent greater sorrow to the Shiite mourning ceremonies of Ashura. 600 words moved by Aymen Henna. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Spain,SCENE MADRID Resignation mixed with anger as lockdown restrictions are reimposed in parts of the Madrid region in an attempt by Spanish authorities to try to put a brake on a second wave of Covid-19 infections. 600 words 1100 GMT by Diego Urdaneta. Picture. Video. Europe-migrants-Spain-health-virus,FOCUS TELDE, Spain When he stepped onto the rickety boat which would take him from Africa to the Canary Islands, 16-year-old Madassa Mohammed didn't know about the coronavirus epidemic which was sweeping across Europe. But even if he had, it wouldn't have stopped him. 750 words 1000 GMT by Diego Urdaneta. Picture. Video. Italy-vote ROME Italy's far-right fights to take the historic left-wing bastion of Tuscany, one of several regions up for grabs in a ballot that could weaken an already fragile government. 600 words moved by Ella Ide. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-China-diplomacy-wireless-WeChat-TikTok,WRAP NEW YORK A US judge blocks the government's ban on WeChat downloads, hours before it was due to take effect in an ongoing technology and espionage battle between Washington and Beijing. 600 words moved. File picture US-Germany-Britain-investigation-corruption-banking-media WASHINGTON Massive sums of allegedly dirty money have flowed for years through some of the world's largest banking institutions, says an international journalism investigation which denounced shortcomings in sector regulations. 350 words moved US-business-tech-automobile-fraud-Nikola WASHINGTON The founder and executive chairman of embattled zero-emission truck maker Nikola has resigned, the company announces, after allegations of fraud which sparked a stock tumble and a regulatory investigation. 350 words moved -- ASIA -- Health-virus-India-leisure-Taj-tourism,SCENE AGRA, India From Princess Diana to President Trump, everyone wants to visit the Taj Mahal, but in the middle of a global pandemic the bucket-list experience is just a little less special. 600 words moved by Abhaya Srivastava. Picture. Live video. Video Thailand-politics-royals-protest,lead BANGKOK A plaque installed on the weekend by activists in Bangkok declaring Thailand "belongs to the people" has been removed, after a show of force by pro-democracy protesters calling for the royal family to stay out of the country's politics. 400 words moved. Picture. Video Myanmar-women-election,INTERVIEW YANGON Booted from Aung San Suu Kyi's "chaotic and autocratic" party, one female MP is now taking on Myanmar's national heroine in the upcoming election, claiming the country needs to work with, not against, a military accused of genocide. 850 words moved by Richard Sargent. Picture. Video Philippines-surfing,FOCUS MANILA When big wave surfer Doug Falter lost his board in a wipeout in Hawaii, his best hope was for a fisherman to find it. He never imagined it would be found more than 8,000 kilometres (5,000 miles) away in the southern Philippines. 450 words moved by Mikhail Flores. Picture. Graphic Australia-environment-animal-whales,lead SYDNEY At least twenty-five whales have died and scientists are trying to rescue 250 more that are stranded in a remote bay on the Australian island of Tasmania, officials say. 350 words 0930 GMT. Picture. Video Solomons-Australia-Britain-WWII-ordnance-accident,lead HONIARA Two bomb disposal experts from Britain and Australia died in the Solomon Islands when World War II ordnance they were helping to clear exploded, officials say. 400 words moved. Picture China-internet-virus-television BEIJING A primetime TV drama in China about the Covid-19 epidemic has been slammed by social media users, who accused it of sexism by downplaying the role of women in virus control efforts. 400 words 1030 GMT -- BUSINESS -- HongKong-China-banking-HSBC-stock HONG KONG Shares in banking giant HSBC plunge to a 25-year low on fears it could be added to a Chinese list of firms deemed a threat to national security and following news it had been accused of allowing fraudulent activity to go unpunished. 550 words moved. Graphic Health-virus-Britain-transport-rail,WRAP LONDON Britain launches a radical overhaul of its coronavirus-plagued privatised rail sector that will usher in greater involvement and tougher scrutiny by the state. 650 words 1130 GMT by Roland Jackson -- HEALTH -- Health-disease-Alzheimer's-France,FOCUS DAX, France The small village, like most in France, has a cafe-restaurant, a hairdresser, a superette and a library. But the people here are no ordinary villagers. Their average age is 79 and they all share a debilitating disease: Alzheimer's. 800 words 1000 GMT by Cyrille Pitois. Picture. Video -- ENVIRONMENT -- Energy-environment-economy-carbon PARIS The richest one percent of people are responsible for more than twice as much carbon pollution as the poorest half of the world's population, new research shows. 500 words moved by Patrick Galey. File picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-television-Emmys-fashion LOS ANGELES Glam pajamas, couture gowns and... hazmat tuxedos? The Emmy Awards basically turns into the world's most glamorous Zoom call. Here are some key takeaways about how Tinseltown's top stars suited up for the coronavirus era's first major awards show. 600 words moved. Picture. Also moved: Entertainment-US-television-Emmys-highlights,POINTS -- SPORTS -- Cycling-Tour-FRA-2020 PARIS Cycling's rescheduled Tour de France makes a proud entry into Paris with its boyish champion Tadej Pogacar the figurehead of a storied 21-day extravaganza crowned by a twist in the tail. 650 words moved by Damian McCall. Picture Golf-USA-Open-DeChambeau,2ndlead NEW YORK Bryson DeChambeau captures his first major golf title, firing a three-under-par 67 to win the 120th US Open and humble a relentless Winged Foot layout. 550 words moved afp
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