| schema:articleBody
| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Contact: emma.charlton@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + George Floyd laid to rest in Houston hometown + Veteran Burundi president dies of heart failure + Darfur war crimes fugitive held in ICC custody + North Korea cuts communication lines to South + WHO clarifies asymptomatic spread remarks US-politics-race-unrest,WRAP HOUSTON Family and friends lay George Floyd to rest in his hometown of Houston, with gospel and poignant tributes capping the long farewell to the 46-year-old African American whose death ignited global protests against police brutality and racism. 800 words 2000 GMT by Cyril Julien and Julia Benarrous. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-politics-race-unrest-Floyd,PROFILE Burundi-politics-Nkurunziza,WRAP BUJUMBURA Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of heart failure, just months before he was to step down after 15 turbulent years at the head of the troubled nation. 770 words moved. Picture. Graphic. File picture Also moved: Burundi-politics-Nkurunziza,OBIT Burundi-politics-Nkurunziza,CHRONO Burundi-politics-Nkurunziza,COUNTRYFILE Sudan-Darfur-warcrimes-ICC-CAfrica,WRAP THE HAGUE Longtime fugitive militiaman Ali Kushayb has turned himself in to the International Criminal Court where he faces war crimes charges for his role in Sudan's Darfur conflict. 650 words 2000 GMT by Jan Hennop Also moved: Sudan-unrest-Darfur-ICC,CHRONO NKorea-SKorea-conflict-politics-diplomacy,WRAP SEOUL North Korea says it is severing all official communication links with the South, in a move analysts said was aimed at manufacturing a crisis on the divided peninsula. 750 words moved by Sunghee Hwang. Picture. Video Health-virus-WHO-transmission GENEVA A top WHO official clarifies her remarks that transmission of the new coronavirus from asymptomatic carriers was "very rare", citing a "misunderstanding". 350 words moved -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-unrest-race-history-military-slavery WASHINGTON A handful of US Army bases named for Civil War generals of the pro-slavery south could be in for name changes as pressure builds to rid the country of monuments associated with repression of blacks. 400 words 2000 GMT. File picture US-politics-police-unrest-Trump,lead WASHINGTON President Donald Trump suggests that an elderly man bleeding from the head after he was shoved to the ground by US riot police was a far-left agitator faking the shocking incident. 650 words moved. File picture Brazil-environment-health-virus,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO As tens of thousands of fires consumed the Amazon last year, it seemed the world's biggest rainforest could not be in greater peril. But now fire season is here again, and the coronavirus pandemic risks making it even worse. 700 words moved by Joshua Howat Berger. File picture -- EUROPE -- Health-virus,WRAP MOSCOW Moscow emerges from a strict coronavirus lockdown despite Russia seeing thousands of new cases every day, as the World Health Organization warns the pandemic is "worsening" worldwide. 750 words 2000 GMT by Michael Mainville with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-France-investigation,2ndlead PARIS The chief prosecutor of Paris says he has opened a probe into the French state's handling of the coronavirus outbreak, with possible charges including "involuntary homicide" and "endangering life". 550 words 2000 GMT by Mariette Le Roux US-Russia-nuclear-diplomacy-disarmament,WRAP WASHINGTON Russia confirms that it will open talks with the United States this month on extending a major nuclear disarmament treaty but warns that US insistence on including China could scuttle efforts. 650 words 1930 GMT by Shaun Tandon. File picture US-politics-race-protest-Britain LONDON Thousands of people call for a statue of the 19th century British imperialist Cecil Rhodes to be removed from an Oxford University college, as debate rages after the toppling of a statue of a slave trader. 650 words 2200 GMT by David Harding. Picture. Video Already moved: US-politics-race-protest-Britain-Rhode EU-China-diplomacy-disinformation,lead BRUSSELS The EU formally accuses China and Russia of mounting targeted coronavirus disinformation campaigns to undermine European democracy, in documents seen by AFP. 620 words moved by Damon Wake -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iran-US-Israel-espionage,WRAP TEHRAN Tehran says it will execute an Iranian for spying for the United States and Israel after his conviction was upheld for helping the US locate a top Iranian general killed in a drone strike. 550 words moved by Amir Havasi Bahrain-rights,WRAP MANAMA Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab, who played a key role in 2011 anti-government protests, is freed from jail after serving time over tweets critical of the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen. 550 words moved File picture. File video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-US-diplomacy,WRAP RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories Palestinians have sent top mediators including the United Nations a response to the US Mideast plan which sees parts of the West Bank being annexed by Israel, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh says. 550 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Germany-EU,FOCUS UAE-space-Mars DUBAI The first Arab space mission to Mars, armed with probes to study the Red Planet's atmosphere, is designed to inspire the region's youth and pave the way for scientific breakthroughs, officials in the United Arab Emirates say. 550 words moved by Dana Moukhallati. File Picture Health-virus-UAE-Dubai-tourism,FOCUS DUBAI The waiter at a chic Dubai restaurant wears a face mask and gloves, pours the wine into plastic cups and serves the steaks on paper plates with disposable cutlery. As the pandemic lockdown eases, the new normal has taken a toll on the city's "wow" factor. 800 words moved by Dana Moukhallati. File picture. Video -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-unrest-anniversary,WRAP HONG KONG Thousands of demonstrators march in Hong Kong -- defying authorities a year after huge pro-democracy protests erupted -- as the movement struggles in the face of arrests, coronavirus bans on crowds and a looming national security law. 650 words moved by Xinqi Su and Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video. Graphic. Also moved: HongKong-China-politics-unrest-anniversary,PHOTOESSAY HongKong-China-politics-unrest-anniversary-student,PROFILE HongKong-China-politics-unrest-anniversary-medic,PROFILE HongKong-China-politics-unrest-anniversary-frontliner,PROFILE India-China-diplomacy-goats-textile,FOCUS SRINAGAR, India The world is heading for a shortage of the highly prized and super-soft cashmere wool as pashmina goats that live on the "roof of the world" become caught up in the fractious border dispute between nuclear neighbours India and China. 650 words moved by Parvaiz Bukhari. File picture. Graphic -- BUSINESS -- Health-virus-France-aviation,3rdlead PARIS The French government pledges 15 billion euros ($16.9 billion) for the country's aviation industry, where thousands of jobs are on the line as the coronavirus crisis hammers the travel industry. 600 words moved by Mathieu Rabechault HongKong-China-Britain-Cathay-aviation,WRAP HONG KONG Troubled Hong Kong airline Cathay Pacific announces a HK$39 billion ($5 billion) government-led bailout plan as it battles a crippling downturn caused by the coronavirus. 600 words moved by Jerome Taylor. File picture. -- SPORT -- Health-virus-cricket-ENG-IS,2ndlead MANCHESTER, England West Indies captain Jason Holder hails a "huge step forward" for cricket as his side become the first international sports team to arrive in Britain since the coronavirus lockdown. 550 words moved by Julian Guyer. Picture. Video afp
|
![[RDF Data]](/fct/images/sw-rdf-blue.png)
![[cxml]](/fct/images/cxml_doc.png)
![[csv]](/fct/images/csv_doc.png)
![[text]](/fct/images/ntriples_doc.png)
![[turtle]](/fct/images/n3turtle_doc.png)
![[ld+json]](/fct/images/jsonld_doc.png)
![[rdf+json]](/fct/images/json_doc.png)
![[rdf+xml]](/fct/images/xml_doc.png)
![[atom+xml]](/fct/images/atom_doc.png)
![[html]](/fct/images/html_doc.png)