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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Contact: emma.charlton@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Virus cases top 10 mn, California shuts bars + Trump denies Russia bounty intel briefing + Trump posts clip of fan yelling 'white power' + Polish president, liberal rival set for run-off + Starbucks halts social media ads over racism Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Global infections from the novel coronavirus have surpassed 10 million as the rate of new cases surges, an AFP tally shows, as California orders bars to close in the latest attempt to stop America's outbreak from spiralling out of control. 800 words 2100 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-Russia-Taliban-Afghanistan-bounty-espionage,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump denies being briefed on intelligence that reportedly showed Russia had offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing US soldiers in Afghanistan. 700 words moved by James Mannion. File video US-politics-Trump-racism,2ndlead WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump shares a video of a stand-off between anti-Trump protesters and his supporters in which a man chants "white power" -- before deleting it amid an outcry. 450 words 2000 GMT Poland-vote,WRAP WARSAW Polish President Andrzej Duda is set for a tight run-off against liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski next month after an inconclusive first round, in an election that could prove decisive for the country's populist right-wing government. 700 words 2000 GMT by Dario Thuburn. Picture. Video. Graphic. Also moved: Poland-vote-Duda,PROFILE Poland-vote-Trzaskowski,PROFILE Poland-vote,FACTS US-racism-advertising WASHINGTON Starbucks says it will pause its advertising on social media while it studies ways to "stop the spread of hate speech" as part of a growing corporate movement. 350 words 1930 GMT -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US WASHINGTON President Donald Trump faces bipartisan calls to set an example by wearing a face mask, as his health secretary warns the "window is closing" to gain control of an explosion of infections in conservative-led US states. 600 words moved by Brian Knowlton. Picture. Video US-history-politics-racism,WRAP WASHINGTON Lawmakers in Mississippi are on track to vote to remove the Confederate battle standard from the flag of the southern US state, after weeks of convulsive anti-racism protests drew renewed attention to such symbols of the nation's racist past. 600 words 2100 GMT by Brian Knowlton. Video. File picture -- EUROPE -- France-vote,WRAP PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron's party suffers a blow while the Greens hail a major breakthrough in municipal polls marked by a record-low turnout in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic. 800 words 2030 GMT by Mariette Le Roux. Picture. Video. Iceland-vote,lead REYKJAVIK Iceland's President Gudni Johannesson has been re-elected with a whopping 92 percent of the vote, final results show. 450 words moved. Picture. Video Britain-politics LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson will this week pledge to spend billions on infrastructure to revive the British economy in the face of the coronavirus crisis, media reports and ministers say. 500 words moved by David Harding Russia-mining-pollution-Arctic,WRAP MOSCOW A Russian mining giant behind an enormous Arctic fuel spill last month says it has suspended workers at a metals plant who were responsible for pumping wastewater into nearby tundra. 500 words moved. File picture. France-racism-US-police,FOCUS PARIS Until the death of her brother Adama in French police custody four years ago, Assa Traore had never been someone who campaigned for a cause. Now the 35-year-old mother of three has become a leading global figure in the fight against police violence and racism. 750 words moved by Tiphaine Le Liboux. File picture. File video -- AFRICA -- Malawi-politics-vote,WRAP LILONGWE Malawi's new President Lazarus Chakwera is sworn in, vowing to serve voters and maintain unity in the southern African country after quashing the incumbent's bid for a second term in the re-run of a hotly contested election. 800 words moved by Jack McBrams. File picture. Video Also moved: Malawi-politics-vote,PROFILE Malawi-politics,CHRONO -- MIDDLE EAST -- Lebanon-politics-diplomacy-US,lead BEIRUT Lebanon's foreign ministry summons the US ambassador over remarks criticising Hezbollah, a day after a judge slapped a controversial ban on local media covering her statements. 560 words moved. Picture Syria-conflict-Iran-Israel,lead BEIRUT Air strikes targeting positions of Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria kill nine fighters, in the second such raid in 24 hours, a war monitor says. 300 words moved Health-virus-Iran,lead TEHRAN Iran says it will make mask-wearing mandatory in certain areas and has allowed virus-hit provinces to reimpose restrictions, as novel coronavirus deaths mount in the Middle East's worst-hit country. 650 words moved by Amir Havasi. Picture. Video. -- ASIA -- India-police-rights-crime,lead NEW DELHI The deaths of a father and son from alleged torture at the hands of police spark outrage across India, with many drawing parallels with the killing of George Floyd in the United States. 400 words moved. Picture Myanmar-unrest YANGON, Myanmar The United Nations calls for "urgent measures to spare civilians" in Myanmar's conflict-wracked northwest, saying fighting has intensified between the army and insurgents. 350 words moved Taiwan-rights-Pride-LGBTQ TAIPAI, Taiwan With its coronavirus outbreak defeated, Taiwan hosts one of the few pride marches around the world as the island's LGTBQ community and their supporters take to the streets. 400 words moved. Picture. Video Indonesia-Myanmar-Bangladesh-migration-Rohingya-virus,FOCUS LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia A group of Rohingya asylum seekers say they were beaten by traffickers and drank their own urine to stay alive on a perilous four-month journey at sea until their dramatic rescue near the Indonesian coast this week. 750 words moved by Sarina. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Britain-US-entertainment-politics-RollingStones-Trump LONDON British rock legends The Rolling Stones have threatened legal action against Donald Trump for the US president's use of their song "You Can't Always Get What You Want" during campaign rallies. 400 words moved by David Harding afp
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