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| - Duty Editor: Alex Nicoll Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Virus challenge looms as faithful set to gather + Afghan Taliban announce three-day Eid ceasefire + Netanyahu corruption trial set to begin + Protests in Hong Kong after China security plan + Croquet and bowls to return from lockdown Health-virus,WRAP JAKARTA Muslims and Christians around the world are set to gather to celebrate their faith as Eid al-Fitr begins and churches reopen from lockdowns, presenting fresh challenges for authorities trying to curb the coronavirus. 900 words 0600 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographics Afghanistan-conflict-ceasefire,WRAP KABUL The Taliban announce a three-day ceasefire during the Eid al-Fitr holiday starting Sunday in a surprise move following months of bloody fighting with Afghan forces after the group signed a landmark agreement with the US. 700 words moved by Emal Haidary. File video Israel-trial-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM A new page in Israeli history opens Sunday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu becomes the first sitting premier to face criminal charges, accused of a string of corruption allegations he denies. 700 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. File picture. File video HongKong-China-politics-unrest,WRAP HONG KONG Hundreds of anti-government protesters gather in Hong Kong after China sparked outrage with a proposed new security law that campaigners fear will spell the end of the city's cherished freedoms. 650 words 0800 GMT by Xinqi Su and Yan Zhao. Picture. Video. Live Video Also moved: HongKong-China-politics-unrest,CHRONO Bowls-croquet-Britain-GBR-health-virus,FOCUS LONDON The peculiarly British sports of croquet and bowls are taking baby steps to return from the coronavirus lockdown, away from the glare of publicity. 600 words moved by Pirate Irwin. Picture -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-Brazil-politics-video,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO On April 22, Brazil was fast becoming a new coronavirus flashpoint, but President Jair Bolsonaro and his cabinet barely mentioned the pandemic in a video-taped meeting that has triggered outrage and fueled a potentially explosive investigation. 750 words moved by Joshua Howat Berger. File picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Brazil-politics,INTERVIEW Health-virus-US-space-politics WASHINGTON President Donald Trump kicks off the start of the American summer season with his first golf outing in two months, underlining his push for a return to normal life in the United States. 500 words moved by Sarah Titterton. Picture Health-virus-US-politics-protest-reopen,FOCUS WASHINGTON When his business was hit by a coronavirus lockdown, Josh Ellis saw a threat to his livelihood and a breach of the US Constitution. So he went on Facebook and called for protests. 900 words moved by W.G. Dunlop. File picture Health-virus-US-IT-technology,FOCUS WASHINGTON Digital or manual? Bluetooth or GPS? Centralized or decentralized? Efforts in the United States to track the spread of the deadly novel coronavirus -- known as contact tracing -- have become a patchwork based on differing approaches to technology and civil liberties. 900 words moved by Rob Lever Health-virus-Canada-agriculture-lifestyle,FOCUS MONTREAL In Montreal, the center of the coronavirus pandemic in Canada, the reopening of highly popular community vegetable gardens after a two-month lockdown has come as a breath of fresh air -- despite rigid new rules. 600 words moved by Jacques Lemieux. Picture. Video US-science-ISS-space-SpaceX,ADVANCER WASHINGTON In the beginning, everyone was skeptical. But Elon Musk's SpaceX defied expectations -- and on Wednesday hopes to make history by ferrying two NASA astronauts into space, the first crewed flight from US soil in nine long years. 700 words moved by Ivan Couronne. Picture. Video. Graphic US-health-virus-lawsuits,FOCUS WASHINGTON While apps for video-conferencing and online courses have flourished during the COVID-19 pandemic, so have something rather more contentious: lawsuits. 750 words moved by Charlotte Plantive -- ASIA -- China-trade-exports,FOCUS BEIJING Cancelled shipments, returned goods and a dearth of new orders have left China exporters in crisis as the coronavirus hits its trading partners worldwide -- accelerating a long-standing push towards domestic consumption. 700 words moved by Beiyi Seow. Picture. Video Pakistan-accident-aviation,WRAP KARACHI One of the two survivors of a plane crash in Pakistan that killed 97 people describes jumping from the burning wreckage of the aircraft after it hurtled into a residential neighbourhood. 750 words moved by Ashraf Khan. Picture. Video. Graphic -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-France-religion PARIS French churches prepare to hold their first Sunday masses in more than two months after the government bows to a ruling that they should be reopened -- provided proper precautions are taken. 550 words moved by Taimaz Szirniks with AFP bureaus Health-virus-Russia-abuse-women,FOCUS MOSCOW Ineta Akhtyamova's husband flew into a rage in late April, about a month into Moscow's coronavirus lockdown. 700 words moved by Anna Smolchenko. Video. Picture Health-virus-Britain,3rdlead LONDON A top advisor to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces fresh allegations that he had breached coronavirus lockdown rules for a second time. 700 words moved by James Pheby. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Islam-Eid,WRAP RIYADH Muslims around the world begin marking a sombre Eid al-Fitr, many under coronavirus lockdown, but lax restrictions offer respite to worshippers in some countries despite fears of skyrocketing infections. 900 words 0800 GMT by Anuj Chopra with AFP bureaus. Picture Health-virus-Iraq-protests-students,FOCUS BAGHDAD It was supposed to be Basma's big year: a degree, language certification and maybe a master's abroad. But local protests and a global pandemic threw the Iraqi student's plans off-course. 730 words moved by Maya Gebeily. File picture. Video Israel-trial-politics-Mandelblit,PROFILE JERUSALEM Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, who made legal history by bringing corruption charges against a sitting premier, was hand-picked by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the job. 500 words moved by Michael Blum Also moved: Israel-trial-politics-court,PROFILE Israel-trial-politics-corruption,FACTS Israel-trial-politics-corruption,FACTS Health-virus-UAE-science-technology,FOCUS DUBAI From smart police helmets to research labs, the novel coronavirus has given Dubai an opportunity to test its technological and scientific clout as it shapes its approach to the pandemic. 650 words moved by Aziz El Massassi. Picture. Video afp
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