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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Steroid 'breakthrough' offers coronavirus hope + Indian troops killed in Chinese border clashes + White House sues to block Bolton tell-all book + Trump signs order to reduce US police violence + Premier League returns after coronavirus exile Health-virus,WRAP GENEVA A "breakthrough" steroid treatment for coronavirus boosts hopes that the death toll in the global pandemic can be slowed, as Brazil announces its steepest jump in cases so far. 650 words 0300 GMT. Picture, Graphic. Video India-China-conflict,WRAP NEW DELHI At least 20 Indian soldiers are killed during "hand-to-hand' fighting with Chinese troops in a disputed Himalayan region, the first deadly clashes between the nuclear powers in decades. 650 words 0230 GMT by Bhuvan Bagga with Parvaiz Bukhari in Srinagar and Jing Xuan Teng in Beijing. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: India-China-conflict,DATES US-politics-diplomacy-books-Bolton-lawsuit,2ndlead WASHINGTON The Trump administration files a lawsuit seeking to prevent publication of former national security advisor John Bolton's book, which is expected to provide a damning insider portrait of the White House. 600 words moved US-politics-unrest-racism-police,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump responds to nationwide anger at racism and deadly police violence with measures aimed at reforming police forces, including a push to end dangerous choke holds during arrests. 700 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video Fbl-health-virus-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON The Premier League makes its eagerly anticipated return after 100 days in lockdown, with Manchester City's clash against Arsenal taking centre stage at the start of a frenetic dash to finish the season. 600 words 0200 GMT by Steve Griffiths. File picture -- AMERICAS -- Tennis-US-Open-health-virus,WRAP NEW YORK The US Open tennis championships will go ahead as scheduled in August but without spectators, officials confirm, after weeks of uncertainty surrounding the tournament staged in the epicenter of the US coronavirus crisis. 500 words moved Russia-US-trial-espionage-diplomacy WASHINGTON The brother of the American sentenced by a Russian court to 16 years in prison for espionage says he believes Moscow wants to exchange him for a notorious arms dealer or Russian diplomatic properties shuttered by Washington. 550 words moved by Paul Handley. File picture US-justice-LGBT-rights-Gorsuch,PROFILE WASHINGTON US Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, the unexpected author of a landmark ruling to protect LGBT workers, was appointed by President Donald Trump to be a reliably conservative voice on the nation's highest court. 700 words moved by Charlotte Plantive and Chris Lefkow. File picture. Video Health-virus-US-economy-bank-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON Despite some recent positive signs, "significant uncertainty" remains about the recovery of the US economy from the coronavirus pandemic, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says. 700 words moved by Heather Scott UN-diplomacy-council,WRAP UNITED NATIONS The UN General Assembly will elect five new members of the Security Council for 2021 and 2022, with battles underway for the Western and African seats. 500 words 0200 GMT by Philippe Rater Health-virus-US-IT-transport,FOCUS WASHINGTON Electric bikes and scooters, dismissed before the pandemic as a curiosity or nuisance, are getting fresh traction in cities seeking new transportation options as they emerge from lockdowns. 750 words 0330 GMT by Rob Lever -- ASIA -- NKorea-SKorea-diplomacy-defence,lead SEOUL North Korea threatens to increase its military presence along its border with the South, a day after it blew up its liaison office with Seoul. 550 words 0430 GMT by Claire Lee -- EUROPE -- Syria-France-trial-fraud-Assad PARIS A Paris court is set to give its verdict in a trial on money laundering charges for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's uncle, who amassed a fortune in France over several decades. 450 words moved US-racism-politics-UN-rights-Africa,2ndlead GENEVA African countries are pushing for the UN's top rights body to launch a high-level investigation into "systemic racism" and police violence in the United States and beyond, according to a draft resolution. 650 words moved by Nina Larson -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Syria-conflict-US-sanctions,Q&A BEIRUT The United States is imposing new sanctions this week against the Syrian government over alleged crimes during the nine-year civil war just as Damascus hopes to launch post-conflict reconstruction. How will the sanctions affect Syria? 730 words 0230 GMT by Rouba El Husseini. Picture. Video Also moving: Syria-conflict,FACTS Syria-conflict,CHRONO Iraq-economy-politics,FOCUS BAGHDAD Like she had done for years, Nisrine Saleh arrived at the bank to withdraw her monthly pension, paid by Iraq's government. But this time, the $920 disbursement was more than $100 short. 800 words 0300 GMT by Ammar Karim Israel-Palestinians-conflict-security,FOCUS RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories Palestinian security services have been destroying secret documents, fearing possible Israeli raids on their offices as the Jewish state weighs annexing parts of the occupied West Bank. 550 words moved File picture -- AFRICA -- Tanzania-politics,WRAP DAR ES SALAAM Tanzanian President John Magufuli dissolves parliament to allow for elections in October, pledging a "free and fair" vote in a country where the opposition has decried a climate of fear and violence. 500 words moved -- ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE -- Britain-health-virus-theatre,FOCUS LONDON London's West End has traditionally drawn people from all over the world to see its shows but theatres have been forced to reinvent themselves because of the coronavirus outbreak. 700 words 0300 GMT by Pauline Froissart. Picture. Video ICoast-entertainment-television,FOCUS ABIDJAN "Cacao", an Ivorian TV soap, has ambitions as outsized as the shoulder pads that Joan Collins wore in "Dallas," the 1980s drama to which it is being likened. 600 words 0300 GMT by Patrick Fort. Picture. Video France-China-fashion-film-Watson-Kering,lead PARIS "Harry Potter" star Emma Watson, who is also a women's rights and ethical fashion activist, joins the board of the luxury brand that owns labels like Gucci, Saint Laurent and Balenciaga. 500 words moved by Katia Dolmadjian and Fiachra Gibbons. File picture afp
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