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| - Duty Editor: Patrick Markey Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + EU wrangles over deal as virus toll surges + Trump blasts Biden as polls show voter discontent + Syrians vote for new parliament + Iran halts execution of three protesters + Applauses but no cheers as sumo restarts Health-virus,WRAP BRUSSELS EU leaders battle to save a 750 million euro ($860 million) virus recovery package at a summit as global deaths soared past 600,000 and Hong Kong raised the alarm about its growing outbreak. 850 words moved by Damon Wake with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-US-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON Donald Trump attacks Democratic rival Joe Biden as "not competent" to be president as polls show deepening voter disenchantment with his own handling of the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words 1530 GMT by Brian Knowlton Syria-conflict-vote,WRAP DAMASCUS Syrians vote for a new parliament as the Damascus government grapples with international sanctions and a crumbling economy after retaking large parts of the war-torn country. 650 words 1700 GMT by Maher al-Mounes. Picture. Video Also moved: Syria-conflict,CHRONO Syria-conflict-Assad,CHRONO Iran-politics-unrest-court,WRAP TEHRAN Iran has halted the executions of three people linked to deadly November protests, sentences which had sparked widespread outrage, one of the accused's lawyers tells AFP. 450 words 1500 GMT by Ahmad Parhizi. Picture Sumo-health-virus-Japan TOKYO Sumo begins a new tournament in front of a live audience, despite a steady rise in coronavirus infections, with fans voicing both joy and caution about watching the Japanese spectacle during the pandemic. 400 words moved. Video. Picture -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-EU-summit BRUSSELS An EU summit to agree a huge coronavirus economic rescue package is at risk of collapse without a deal as bickering leaders struggle to find compromises on a third day of talks. 700 words 1500 GMT by Damon Wake and Dave Clark. Graphic. Picture. Video France-fire-cathedral-investigation,WRAP NANTES, France French investigators question a man who worked as a volunteer at the Gothic cathedral of Nantes which was badly damaged by fire hours after he closed it up for the night. 600 words moved by Benjamin Massot. Picture. Video France-transport-environment-virus-cycling.FOCUS PARIS Since France emerged from its two-month lockdown in May, the number of cyclists in Paris has skyrocketed, increasing by more than 50 percent. 900 words moved by Phineas Rueckert -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iraq-unrest-Iran-rocket BAGHDAD A rare daytime rocket attack hit Baghdad's Green Zone, security sources say, during Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's meetings with top Iraqi officials. 400 words 1500 GMT. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-SAfrica-food,FOCUS CLARENS, South Africa Cheddar-making was put on hold when coronavirus struck an artisanal cheesery on the outskirts of Clarens, a town tucked into the foothills of the Maluti mountains of central South Africa. 650 words moved by Sofia Christensen. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-masks,FOCUS HUNTINGTON BEACH, California For Davey, a resident of the city of Huntington Beach in southern California, the requirement to wear a mask to curb the spread of coronavirus is not something he takes seriously. 550 words moved by Laurent Banguet Brazil-indigenous-health-Raoni,lead RIO DE JANEIRO Indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire, one of the Amazon rainforest's best-known defenders, is transferred between hospitals due to weakness and a "worsening" state of health, one of the medical facilities says. 400 words moved. File picture. File video Health-virus-US-travel-economy,FOCUS WASHINGTON After months of working from home, stir-crazy Americans have finally reached the long, hot days of summer only to watch their vacation horizons dim, with travel options shrinking as the country's coronavirus cases soar. 750 words moved by Delphine Touitou -- ASIA -- Health-virus-HongKong,3rdlead HONG KONG The deadly coronavirus is spreading out of control in Hong Kong with a record 100 new cases, the finance hub's leader says, as she announces new social distancing measures to tackle the sudden surge in infections. 500 words moved. Picture. Video. Live Video HongKong-China-politics-media,FOCUS HONG KONG Hong Kong's status as a bastion of press freedom is in crisis as authorities toughen their line against international media and fears grow about local self-censorship under the city's sweeping new security law. 800 words moved by Rose Troup Buchanan Health-virus-Philippines-India-shipping-logistics,FOCUS MANILA Indian ship worker Tejasvi Duseja is desperate to go home after months stranded offshore by coronavirus border closures and lockdowns that have left more than 200,000 seafarers in limbo. 750 words moved by Cecil Morella with Aishwarya Kumar in New Delhi. Picture. Video -- SPORTS -- Auto-Prix-HUN,WRAP BUDAPEST Lewis Hamilton leads the Hungarian Grand Prix after he again takes a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter campaign and Formula One's "End Racism" stance. 600 words 1500 GMT. Picture Cricket-ENG-WIS,lead MANCHESTER Kraigg Brathwaite and Shai Hope prove a thorn in England's side once again as the West Indies lose just one wicket on the fourth morning of the second Test at Old Trafford. 650 words 1600 GMT by Julian Guyer. Picture Fbl-ENG-FACup-Arsenal-ManCity,2ndlead LONDON Mikel Arteta hails Arsenal's "great chemistry" as the secret to their shock 2-0 win over Manchester City as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang fired his club to a record 21st FA Cup final. 650 words by Steven Griffiths. Picture afp
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