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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Israel-UAE accord sparks hope for Mideast peace + Belarusians rally against strongman Lukashenko + Trump boosts false Kamala Harris birther theory + Tourism hit as Europeans tighten COVID measures + Apple and Google pull Fortnite from app stores Israel-UAE-US-diplomacy,WRAP JERUSALEM World leaders voice hopes that a historic deal between the UAE and Israel could kickstart moribund Middle East peace talks, even as the Palestinians and some of their allies denounce the move to normalise ties as a betrayal of their cause. 800 words 1930 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: Israel-UAE-US-diplomacy-world,REAX Belarus-vote-unrest,WRAP MINSK Thousands of Belarusians protest peacefully on a central square in Minsk as the European Union agrees to impose sanctions in response to vote-rigging and police violence. 850 words 1930 GMT by Valery Kalinovsky. Picture. Video. Graphic Moved: Belarus-vote-unrest-jail,SCENE US-politics-vote-racism-Trump-Harris,FACTCHECK WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump stokes false claims that Democratic vice-presidential contender Kamala Harris is ineligible because of her foreign-born parents, echoing a baseless theory he once promoted about Barack Obama. 650 words moved by Ian Timberlake. Picture. Video Health-virus,WRAP LONDON European nations among the hardest hit by the coronavirus unveil further control moves to battle rising cases, hitting summer tourism and aspects of everyday life on the continent. 900 words 2030 GMT by James Pheby with AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video US-IT-lifestyle-games-court-Apple-Fortnite,2ndlead SAN FRANCISCO Apple and Google pull video game sensation Fortnite from their mobile app shops after its maker Epic Games releases an update that dodges revenue sharing with the tech giants. 600 words moved by Glenn Chapman -- UAE-ISRAEL DEAL -- Israel-UAE-US-diplomacy-Ghobash,INTERVIEW DUBAI The UAE offers a muscular defence of its bombshell move to establish ties with Israel, saying it was designed to "shake up" the Middle East impasse and serve Emirati interests. 750 words moved by Muhamad Ali Harissi. Video Israel-US-diplomacy-UAE-Palestinians-conflict,REAX GAZA CITY The words "betrayal" and "division" echo throughout Gaza in the aftermath of the agreement that normalised ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates while eclipsing the Palestinian issue. 650 words moved by Adel Zaanoun with Nasser Abu Baker in Ramallah Also moved: Israel-UAE-US-diplomacy-Iran,FOCUS Israel-UAE-US-diplomacy-Gulf,FOCUS Israel-US-diplomacy-UAE-Palestinians-conflict,REAX -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain-France-Netherlands LONDON British holidaymakers scramble to get home after the government says it will reimpose a 14-day quarantine for travellers from France and the Netherlands, prompting Paris to announce a "reciprocal measure". 630 words moved by James Pheby. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-masks-work,FOCUS Turkey-Greece-EU-France-diplomacy,WRAP ISTANBUL Turkey accuses France of acting like a bully and steps up its own charm offensive as EU foreign ministers meet to address an emerging crisis in the energy-rich eastern Mediterranean. 550 words moved by Gokan Gunes. Video Also moved: Greece-Turkey-politics-diplomacy-energy,FACTS France-politics-books-Sarkozy PARIS Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's "love story" memoirs top the country's bestsellers list, recounting how he married model and singer Carla Bruni after a whirlwind romance only weeks after his wife left him. 450 words moved by Alain-Jean Robert and Fiachra Gibbons. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iran-arms-US-sanctions,LEAD VIENNA US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urges an extension to the UN arms embargo on Iran, saying it would be "nuts" to let it expire. 500 words moved by Jastinder Khera. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mauritius-Japan-environment-pollution,WRAP PORT LOUIS A fresh streak of oil spills from a ship stranded on a reef in pristine waters off Mauritius, threatening further ecological devastation as demands mount for answers as to why the vessel had come so close to shore. 600 words moved Picture. Video Angola-trial-corruption,WRAP LUANDA Angola's top court sentences the son of ex-president Jose Eduardo dos Santos to five years in prison for diverting oil revenues, making him the highest-profile figure in the former regime to face jail for graft. 550 words moved -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-conflict-Taliban-victims,FOCUS KABUL The decision to release hundreds of the Taliban's most dangerous prisoners has stirred painful memories for the loved ones of those killed in Afghanistan's war, with many questioning whether the move will help bring peace. 600 words moved by Usman Sharifi with Rashid Durrani in Kandahar. Picture. Video Thailand-unrest-arrest,WRAP BANGKOK Thai police arrest a prominent democracy activist following his participation in protests calling for government reforms, a new constitution and an overhaul of a law shielding the powerful monarchy. 600 words moved. Picture. Video Afghanistan-conflict-Taliban-prisoners,WRAP KABUL Afghan authorities say they have started to release 400 Taliban prisoners, the final hurdle in long-delayed peace talks between the two warring sides, even as President Ashraf Ghani warns they are a "danger to the world". 550 words moved by Usman Sharifi. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-NZealand,2ndlead AUCKLAND Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern extends a lockdown in New Zealand's largest city, giving health authorities more time to trace and contain a strain of coronavirus previously unseen in the country. 550 words moved by Diego Opatowski. Video. Picture -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Health-virus-US-economy-retail-industry WASHINGTON The US economy continues to regain ground as the coronavirus crisis drags on, with retailers and manufacturing posting gains, but new data show progress is slowing and continued recovery is in doubt amid a political stalemate over a new aid package. 550 words 2030 GMT by Heather Scott. File picture. -- CLIMATE -- France-wine-climate,FEATURE RIVESALTES, France An annus horribilis for French winemakers, with some having to turn their unsold stocks into handwash, is being crowned by a meagre and worrying early harvest blamed on climate change. 800 words moved by Alexandre Peyrille with Fiachra Gibbons in Paris. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-France-Senegal-film-racism-Doucoure,INTERVIEW PARIS Before she won best director at Sundance this year, the glamorous French-Senegalese director Maimouna Doucoure has had to overcome racism and sexism at every turn. 750 words moved by Fiachra Gibbons and Francois Becker. Picture afp
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