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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Israel normalizes ties with Bahrain, UAE + Poisoned Navalny able to breathe unaided + Germany takes 1,500 refugees from Greece + Biodiversity goals missed world over: UN + Wuhan film shows fear at Covid epicenter US-Israel-Bahrain-UAE-diplomacy-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON Israel normalizes relations with long-time foes Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates at a White House ceremony and President Donald Trump says similar US-brokered deals are close between the Jewish state and "five or six" other nations. 800 words 2030 GMT by Sebastian Smith and Chris Lefkow. Photo. Video Russia-diplomacy-politics,WRAP MOSCOW Opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he is able to breathe unaided in his first public comments since German medics said he was poisoned in Siberia, while an aide confirmed the Kremlin critic will return to Russia once he has recovered. 700 words moved by Jonathan Brown. Picture. Video Greece-migrants-fire,WRAP LESBOS ISLAND Germany says it will take in more than 1,500 refugees from Greece on top of the 150 unaccompanied minors whose camp burned down on the island of Lesbos as Berlin tries to rally a fresh EU response to a years-long migrant crisis that flared anew. 750 words 2000 GMT by Peter Wuetherich with Vassilis Kyriakoulis and Camille Bouissou in Lesbos. Picture. Video Environment-biodiversity-nature-UN,WRAP PARIS Countries are set to miss all of the targets they set themselves a decade ago to preserve nature and save Earth's vital biodiversity, the United Nations says. 600 words moved by Patrick Galey Entertainment-Canada-film-health-virus LOS ANGELES Back in February, when few Americans were aware of a distant and oddly named phenomenon called coronavirus, two Chinese filmmakers strapped on hazmat suits and embedded themselves in Wuhan's overrun hospitals. 600 words moved by Andrew Marszal -- AMERICAS -- US-Iran-SAfrica-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON Iran warns the US against making a "strategic mistake" after President Donald Trump threatened Tehran over reports it planned to avenge the killing of top general Qasem Soleimani. 500 words moved Health-virus-US-politics,ANALYSIS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has hinted a Covid-19 vaccine may he ready before the November election, but experts warn the country's globally-renowned health institutions appear increasingly compromised. 600 words moved by Ivan Couronne and Issam Ahmed US-weather-hurricane,WRAP NEW ORLEANS Hurricane Sally churns towards the US Gulf Coast, threatening deadly flash flooding in Alabama and Mississippi, even as it weakens to a Category 1 storm. 500 words 2300 GMT by Gianrigo Marletta with Tori Otten in Washington. Picture. Video We have also moved: UN-weather-windstorms -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-politics-farright-Europe-QAnon,FOCUS PARIS QAnon, the US-based conspiracy about a Satan-worshipping, paedophile cabal secretly running the world, is taking root in Europe as fears stirred up by the coronavirus outbreak creates fertile ground for doom-mongering, analysts say. 800 words moved by Cecile Feuillatre with Mathieu Foulkes in Berlin. File Picture. File Video Sweden-trial-murder-genetics,WRAP STOCKHOLM A 37-year-old man goes on trial for a double murder that went unsolved and gripped Sweden for more than 15 years until police matched his DNA on a popular genealogy website. 500 words moved by Marc Preel. Picture. Health-virus-Europe-WHO-children-education GENEVA The World Health Organization says Europe is facing a decision point in tackling Covid-19 as case numbers hit record highs, children return to school and summer recedes. 550 words moved by Robin Millard -- MIDEAST -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-politics,EXCLUSIVE-INTERVIEW JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has "no intention" of discussing peace with the Palestinians, opposition leader Yair Lapid tells AFP ahead of the signing of landmark reconcilation deals with the UAE and Bahrain. 750 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video Algeria-trial-media-rights,WRAP ALGIERS Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni is jailed for two years on appeal, amid a crackdown on dissent following a year of anti-government demonstrations. 650 words moved by Farah Abada with Philippe Agret in Paris. Video Jordan-Palestinians-history-politics,FACTS AMMAN Fifty years ago, the Jordanian army launched a huge offensive that went down in history as "Black September" in a bid to retake control of territory occupied by the Palestine Liberation Organization in Jordan. 700 words moved. File picture -- AFRICA -- ICoast-vote-politics,WRAP ABIDJAN Opposition figures react angrily after Ivory Coast's top court rejectS 40 candidates for an upcoming presidential election, validating the contested bid of head of state Alassane Ouattara but sidelining his predecessor, Laurent Gbagbo. 700 words moved by Christophe Koffi and Patrick Fort. File picture. Graphic Mali-coup-politics,WRAP PEDUASE, Ghana West African leaders meet the head of Mali's military junta to press for the return to civilian rule nearly a month after rebel officers seized power in the fragile state. 600 words 2030 GMT. Live video. Video. Picture Moved: Mali-politics-history-Traore,2ndlead -- ASIA -- Japan-automobile-trial-Nissan-Ghosn,WRAP TOKYO Greg Kelly, a former aide to ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn, pleads not guilty to allegations of financial misconduct as his trial began in Tokyo. 650 words moved by Hiroshi Hiyama. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-Japan-France-Nissan-Renault-Ghosn,CHRONO China-politics-culture-education-protest,FOCUS TONGLIAO, China As his son returns to school under the watchful eye of plainclothes police, an ethnic Mongolian father admits defeat after days of fighting against a curriculum imposed by the Chinese state, which he fears will suffocate his culture. 800 words moved by Laurie Chen. Picture. Video Also moved: Mongolia-China-diplomacy-protest -- BUSINESS -- Singapore-China-technology-internet-games SINGAPORE Chinese tech giant Tencent says it is opening a new Singapore office to serve as a Southeast Asia hub, as the firm reels from setbacks in the US and India. 300 words moved afp
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