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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Minneapolis says will dismantle police force + Virus toll tops 400,000 as LatAm cases spike + Colin Powell says he will vote for Joe Biden + UK slave trader's statue toppled in protests + Crowds to make comeback at New Zealand rugby US-politics-race-unrest,WRAP WASHINGTON The US city of Minneapolis will dismantle its police force, councilors say, as reform of law enforcement reaches the national political agenda following two weeks of protests over the killing of George Floyd. 850 words 0730 GMT by Diane Desobeau and Brian Knowlton. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP SANTIAGO, Chile Surging fatalities in Latin America push the global pandemic death toll above 400,000, although New Zealand offers hope for the rest of the world with a declaration it is free of the coronavirus. 750 words 0800 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-race-unrest-Powell,3rdlead WASHINGTON Colin Powell, who served as America's top military officer and top diplomat under Republican presidents, says he will vote for Democrat Joe Biden, accusing Donald Trump of drifting from the US constitution and Republicans of failing to hold him accountable. 600 words moved by Jim Mannion. File Picture US-politics-race-protests-Britain,4thlead LONDON Protesters tear down the statue of a notorious British slave trader and dump it in a harbour on the second day of demonstrations against George Floyd's death. 600 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. Picture. Video Also moved: US-politics-race-protests-world,WRAP RugbyU-health-virus-Super-NZL,2ndlead WELLINGTON Fans will be allowed in unrestricted numbers when Super Rugby resumes in New Zealand this weekend, organisers say, hailing the move as a world first after professional sport's coronavirus shutdown. 500 words 0700 GMT. File picture -- AMERICAS -- US-police-race-unrest,FOCUS NEW YORK As massive crowds take over streets across the United States in support of black lives, "white silence is violence" has become a recurring theme, a push to spread awareness that discrimination in a country built on racism extends far beyond police brutality. 750 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-literature-Chile,INTERVIEW MIAMI Chilean writer Isabel Allende says the coronavirus pandemic has exposed stark inequalities that will continue to fuel protests in the United States and around the globe. 750 words moved by Leila Macor. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain LONDON Most people arriving in Britain from Monday will have to self-isolate for two weeks under a new coronavirus restriction that has been roundly condemned by the ailing aviation sector. 550 words 0830 GMT by Dmitry Zaks Health-virus-Poland-Czech-mining-coal WARSAW Poland sees a record spike in new confirmed coronavirus cases over the weekend, with most of the hundreds of infections reported by the health ministry linked to a coal mine in the country's south. 350 words moved -- MIDEAST & N. AFRICA -- Health-virus-Iran-photography NICOSIA Iranian photographer Gohar Dashti's work explores nature, human migration and the ripple effects of conflict and social upheaval. The pandemic presents, she believes, an opportunity to remind us of our responsibility toward each other. 750 words moved by Susannah Walden. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- France-Mali-Sahel-conflict,FACTS BAMAKO Three leaders have been left dominating the jihadist insurgency in the Sahel, following the death of a top Al-Qaeda commander in the West African state of Mali this week. 650 words moved by Amaury Hauchard. File Picture afp
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