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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Australian journalists, fearing arrest, flee China + Navalny out of artificial coma, condition improves + Saudi scraps death sentences over Khashoggi murder + Belarus under fire over snatched opposition figure + Barty says missing French Open, citing virus fears Australia-China-diplomacy-media,WRAP SYDNEY Two high-profile Australian journalists flee China fearing arrest on vague national security charges, part of a widening Chinese crackdown on foreign media. 600 words 0200 GMT by Andrew Beatty. Picture. Video Russia-politics-Germany-Navalny,WRAP BERLIN Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who Germany says was poisoned by a weapons-grade Novichok nerve agent, is now out of a medically induced coma and reacting to speech, the Berlin hospital treating him announces. 700 words moved by Hui Min Neo with Marina Panina in Moscow. File picture. Graphic Also moved: Russia-politics-Navalny-Germany,CHRONO Russia-politics-Navalny-Germany,Q&A Saudi-rights-politics-Khashoggi,WRAP RIYADH A Saudi court overturns five death sentences over journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder in a final ruling that was condemned by his fiancee and slammed by a UN expert as a "parody of justice". 750 words moved by Anuj Chopra. File picture. Graphic Also moved: Saudi-rights-politics-Kashoggi,CHRONO Belarus-politics-unrest,WRAP MINSK The European Union leads calls for Belarus to immediately release over 600 people arrested for protesting against a controversial election that extended strongman Alexander Lukashenko's 26 years in power. 700 words moved by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Graphic. Video. File picture Tennis-Open-FRA-Barty-health-virus,2ndlead SYDNEY World number one Ashleigh Barty announces she will not defend her French Open crown, citing the coronavirus fears that prompted her and several other top players to withdraw from this year's US Open. 500 words 0200 GMT. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP MADRID Spain becomes the first country in Western Europe to pass 500,000 coronavirus infections as French striker Kylian Mbappe is confirmed as the latest sports star to test positive for Covid-19. 600 words 0400 GMT. Graphic. Picture. Video Health-virus-Egypt-plasma,FOCUS CAIRO Mohamed Fathi, an Egyptian man who has recovered from Covid-19, winced as he watched tubes running down his arm to donate blood plasma, but insisted that "if I can help just one person, that's a very good thing". 750 words 0300 GMT by Farid Farid. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote,WRAP MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden trade tough blows as the White House race entered its final stretch, with the Republican leader branding his opponent "stupid" -- and the Democrat firing back that the president lacked the "guts" to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. 750 words moved by Kerem Yucel and Elodie Cuzin. Picture. Video US-California-fire NORTHFORK, CALIFORNIA Wildfires in California have torched a record more than two million acres, the fire department says, as the blaze forced many residents to flee their homes. 400 words 0200 GMT. Picture Mexico-politics-corruption,FOCUS MEXICO CITY A widening corruption scandal has given Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador an opportunity to burnish his anti-graft credentials, but experts say the landmark case is in danger of being politicized. 600 words 0200 GMT by Jean Luis Arce -- ASIA -- Japan-politics-vote,WRAP TOKYO Japan's ruling party kicks off the race to pick Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's successor, with his powerful right-hand man commanding an all-but-insurmountable lead. 550 words 0230 GMT by Hiroshi Hiyama. Picture. Also moving: Japan-politics-vote-Suga,PROFILE Myanmar-vote,WRAP YANGON A fallen democracy icon, a still-mighty military and a pandemic threatening to derail plans -- Myanmar launches into an uncertain election campaign ahead of only its second national polls since emerging from decades of junta rule. 500 words 0300 GMT by Hla Hla Htay and Richard Sargent. Picture -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-Navalny-EU-sanctions,FOCUS BRUSSELS European countries have threatened sanctions on Russia over the alleged nerve agent attack on opposition leader Alexei Navalny, but a concerted decision will be tough to reach given the interests at stake. 688 words 0130 GMT by Martin Trauth -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iraq-Syria-olive-oil-business,FOCUS ARBIL, Iraq Tucked away in the rolling hills of Iraqi Kurdistan is a hidden treasure: tens of thousands of olive trees, thriving in a new homeland after being smuggled from neighbouring Syria. 600 words 0230 GMT by Qassim Khidir. Picture Lebanon-politics-Hezbollah,FOCUS BEIRUT When it comes to Lebanon, the US and France have similar outlooks, but one major point of difference involves the Hezbollah movement -- shunned by Washington but tolerated by a pragmatic Parisian leadership. 800 words 0200 GMT by Layal Abou Rahal afp
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