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| - Duty Editor: Daniel Woolls Contact: daniel.woolls@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Europeans head to parks, gyms as Japan ends virus emergency + WHO suspends clinical trial of controversial drug + Washington wary as first Iranian tanker docks in Venezuela + China threatens retaliation if US punishment for HK security law + Japan ready to resume baseball, without fans Health-virus,WRAP MADRID Europeans flock to parks, gyms and pools as more countries ease coronavirus restrictions, while Japan lifts its state of emergency but urges vigilance to avoid another wave of infections. 900 words 2100 GMT by Laurence Boutreux with Daniel Bosque in Barcelona. Picture. Video. Graphic. Live video Health-virus-WHO-research,2ndlead GENEVA The World Health Organization says it has "temporarily" suspended clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for COVID-19 as a precautionary measure. 600 words 1930 GMT by Nina Larson. Video Venezuela-Iran-diplomacy-fuel,WRAP CARACAS The first of five Iranian tankers carrying much-needed gasoline and oil derivatives docks in Venezuela amid concern in Washington over the burgeoning relationship between countries it sees as international pariahs. 700 words 2030 GMT by Margioni Bermudez. Picture. Video HongKong-China-politics-unrest HONG KONG China threatens counter measures against the United States if it is punished for imposing a sedition law on Hong Kong that the business hub's security chief hailed as a new tool that would defeat "terrorism". 700 words moved by Jerome Taylor and Su Xinqi Baseball-Japan-virus-health TOKYO Japan's professional baseball league will start its coronavirus-delayed season on June 19, but without spectators, the sport's governing body says, as a nationwide state of emergency is lifted. -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-Biden-health-virus,2ndlead NEW CASTLE, Delaware Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, emerges from more than two months of seclusion, wearing a black face mask during a visit to lay a wreath on the day the United States honors its war dead. 400 words 1930 GMT. Picture. Video Suriname-vote,WRAP PARAMARIBO, Suriname Suriname votes with convicted-murderer president Desi Bouterse seeking to hold onto power despite a survey suggesting his NDP party will lose its majority in the legislative elections. 700 words 2330 GMT by Ranu Abhelakh. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain-politics LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's top aide Dominic Cummings defies calls to resign over allegations that he broke coronavirus rules and undermined the government's response to the health crisis. 700 words 2000 GMT by Dmitry Zaks. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Britain-politics-Cummings,PROFILE -- MIDDLE EAST -- Libya-conflict-Russia,lead TRIPOLI Forces backing Libya's unity government say hundreds of Russian mercenaries fighting for their rival, military commander Khalifa Haftar, have been evacuated from combat zones south of Tripoli. 530 words moved. Health-virus-Iran-religion,lead TEHRAN Iran reopens major Shiite shrines across the Islamic republic, more than two months after they were closed, as it reports its lowest deaths from coronavirus since March. 500 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-Egypt CAIRO Egypt's top medical union warns of a "complete collapse" of the strained healthcare system because of official negligence in protecting the lives of medics fighting the coronavirus. 400 words moved. -- AFRICA -- Burundi-vote,WRAP BUJUMBURA, Burundi Burundi's ruling party candidate Evariste Ndayishimiye is declared the winner of the country's presidential election, but the opposition vows to contest the results of what it dismisses as an "electoral farce". 700 words moved. Picture. Video Also moved: Burundi-vote-unrest,PROFILE ICoast-US-banking-AfDB,WRAP ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast The US Treasury Department calls on the African Development Bank (AfDB) to carry out an independent probe into alleged ethics breaches by its president, Akinwumi Adesina. 600 words moved. File picture -- ASIA -- Virus-health-Japan TOKYO Japan lifts a nationwide state of emergency over the coronavirus, gradually reopening the world's third-largest economy as government officials warn caution is still necessary to prevent another wave. 600 words moved by Richard Carter. Picture. Video Thailand-health-virus-animal-vaccine SARABURI, Thailand Thailand is conducting tests on macaque monkeys as it races to produce a cheaper, alternative coronavirus vaccine it hopes will be ready by 2021, a top researcher says. 300 words moved by Dene-Hern Chen and Anusak Konklang. Picture. Video Afghanistan-conflict-ceasefire,WRAP KABUL Afghan authorities release 100 Taliban prisoners as part of the government's response to a surprise, three-day ceasefire the insurgents called to mark the Eid al-Fitr festival. 600 words moved by Mushtaq Mojaddidi. Picture. Graphic Virus-health-Bangladesh-Myanmar-Rohingya-refugee DHAKA, Bangladesh Some 15,000 Rohingya refugees are now under coronavirus quarantine in Bangladesh's vast camps, officials saY, as the number of confirmed infections rises to 29. 500 words moved by Shafiqul Alam. File Picture Australia-fire-virus-climate,FOCUS COBARGO, New South Wales, Australia Victims of Australia's catastrophic bushfires are still living in tents, garages and makeshift shelters months after the blazes ended, with efforts to rebuild their lives hampered by the coronavirus pandemic. 750 words moved by Andrew Leeson. Picture. Video Also moved: Australia-fire-inquiry-climate -- BUSINESS -- Health-virus-Germany-aviation-aid-Lufthansa,4thlead FRANKFURT The german government offers to become Lufthansa's largest shareholder in a $9.8 billion rescue if investors and authorities agree, as the coronavirus-stricken airline faces an arduous recovery. 750 words moved by Tom Barfield. Picture. Video afp
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