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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + Biden calls out 'underlying racism' in US + New York protest over black man's death + Hunt for possible survivor in Beirut rubble + Italy's Berlusconi hospitalised with Covid + Mouse kebabs fill empty stomachs in Malawi US-politics-racism,WRAP KENOSHA, Wisconsin Joe Biden calls out the "underlying racism" in America as he seeks to soothe the protest-scarred Midwestern city of Kenosha, where the presidential hopeful spoke with a black father shot in the back by a white policeman. 700 words moved by Jim Watson with Michael Mathes in Washington. Picture US-police-investigation,WRAP NEW YORK Several hundred peaceful demonstrators march in New York's Times Square over the death of a black man that police hooded and forced face down on the road, according to video footage that prompted a probe from the state's attorney general. 700 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. Picture. Video Lebanon-blast,WRAP BEIRUT Rescue workers resume a search for a possible survivor under the rubble in central Beirut, buoyed by faint hopes of a miracle a month after a monster blast ripped through the city's port. 600 words 1030 GMT by Layal Abou Rahal. Picture. Video Health-virus-Italy-politics,WRAP ROME Italy's flamboyant billionaire former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is hospitalised "as a precaution" after testing positive for Covid-19, the latest high-profile figure to catch the disease. 550 words 1130 GMT by Ljubomir Milasin and Jan Hennop. Picture. Video Also moving: Health-virus-Italy-politics,PROFILE Health-virus-Malawi-hunger-environment,FOCUS LILONGWE A popular snack when food is bountiful, mice have become a vital source of protein in Malawi since the coronavirus outbreak aggravated food shortages and economic hardship. 600 words moved by Jack McBrams. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-Navalny-Germany,WRAP BRUSSELS The poisoning of Alexei Navalny will be discussed at an urgent NATO meeting after European leaders threatened fresh sanctions against Moscow, which has furiously denied targeting the Russian opposition leader. 650 words 1200 GMT by Celine Le Priouz with Michael Mainville in Moscow. File picture. File video. Graphic Greece-Turkey-diplomacy-NATO-energy,2ndlead ATHENS Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tells Turkey to stop making "threats" against his country if talks on reducing soaring tension in the eastern Mediterranean over maritime borders and gas exploration are to begin. 500 words 1130 GMT by John Hadoulis. Picture. Video France-death-rights DIJON, France A Frenchman who is suffering from an incurable condition says he plans to live stream his death on social media as he refuses to take food, drink or medicine after President Emmanuel Macron turned down his request for euthenasia. 450 words 0930 GMT by Loic Venin. File picture. File video France-attacks-trial,FOCUS PARIS Described as France's most wanted woman, Hayat Boumeddiene has been on the run ever since her late husband killed a policewoman and four Jews in 2015 in the wake of the attacks on Charlie Hebdo magazine. She is now on trial but authorities do not know if she is dead or alive. 650 words 1130 GMT by Emmanuel Duparcq. File picture -- ASIA -- SriLanka-India-tanker-accident-energy,lead COLOMBO A Panamanian-registered oil tanker burns out of control for a second day off Sri Lanka as authorities confirm that a Filipino crew member was killed in an explosion and fears grow of a devastating oil spill in the Indian Ocean. 500 words 1030 GMT by Amal Jayasinghe. Picture. Video HongKong-China-politics-UN,WRAP GENEVA China's national security law for Hong Kong poses a serious risk to the city's freedoms and breaches international legal obligations, UN special rapporteurs on human rights have warned. 500 words 1030 GMT. Graphic US-China-military-Palau-diplomacy,WRAP KOROR The tiny Pacific nation of Palau urges the US to build military bases on its territory -- which lies in a region where Washington is pushing back against growing Chinese influence. 650 words 0930 GMT by Bernadette Carreon. Graphic Japan-Philippines-shipping-weather-accident,WRAP TOKYO Japanese authorities race to find dozens of people missing after a cargo ship carrying 6,000 cows sank in a typhoon, as another powerful storm approaches. 600 words 1030 GMT by Kyoko Hasegawa. Video. Graphic. Pakistan-wildlife-elephant-zoo ISLAMABAD A team of international vets assisted by tranquiliser darts, flatbreads and the soothing lyrics of Frank Sinatra conducts a medical examination on Pakistan's only Asian elephant, ahead of his planned move to Cambodia. 500 words 0930 GMT by Thomas Watkins. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Zimbabwe-politics-people-Mugabe,FOCUS HARARE Despondent and waiting in a long queue for daily food handouts from a well-wisher, unemployed Zimbabwean Milka Mandimutsa gets nostalgic about the country's autocratic ex-leader Robert Mugabe, who died a year ago. 650 words 1200 GMT by Fanuel Jongwe. Video. File Picture Sudan-weather-flood,FOCUS KHARTOUM On Sudan's Tuti Island, where the Blue and White Nile meet, the highest river waters since records began have left people struggling hopelessly to hold back the rising floods. 700 words moved by Sammy Ketz. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Lebanon-blast-recovery,FOCUS BEIRUT In a blast-damaged tailor shop in the Lebanese capital, Claudette is back at work sewing the hem of an orange skirt as rescue teams dig nearby. "The explosion destroyed everything here, but I decided to return to work, because I have no choice," she says one month after the disaster. 600 words moved by Bachir El Khoury. Picture. Video Also moved: Lebanon-blast,FACTS -- AMERICAS -- US-Portland-protests-politics,FOCUS PORTLAND, Oregon Portland marks 100 days since nightly protests erupted in the western US city to denounce police brutality and racism, shining a spotlight on a deeply polarized America as it prepares for high-stakes elections. 700 words moved by Laurent Banguet. Photo. Video Jamaica-politics-vote,WRAP KINGSTON Jamaica's ruling party romps to a landslide general election victory, clinching three-quarters of parliamentary seats as rising coronavirus infections kept many from voting and the country registered its lowest ever turnout. 600 words moved by Andre Rich. Photo. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil surpasses four million coronavirus cases as an international panel looking into the global response to the pandemic vowed to uncover how it was able to spread worldwide. 800 words moved by Eugenia Loguiratto with AFP bureaus. Picture US-health-virus-vaccines,FOCUS WASHINGTON An international group of ethicists criticizes the World Health Organization's goal of distributing coronavirus vaccines to treat 20 percent of each country's population, proposing instead what they call a more equitable system of distribution. 550 words moved by Ivan Couronne Also moved: Health-virus-US-vaccines-politics,Q&A Health-virus-vaccines-pharmaceutical Health-virus-Peru-hospital,FOCUS LIMA The Athletes Village built for Lima's Panamerican Games is being put into service again -- as a hospital treating hundreds of Covid-19 patients. 500 words moved by Jesus Olarte and Carlos Mandujano. Picture. Video Health-virus-Spain-hospital,FOCUS MADRID Near Madrid airport an army of cranes works round the clock to build a new pandemic hospital which is expected to open in November -- but a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is already under way, straining the region's public health care system. 650 words moved by Marie Giffard. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Fbl-ENG-Pr-China-television,Q&A SHANGHAI The English Premier League abruptly announces the termination of the big-money contract with its broadcaster in China in a two-paragraph statement. 500 words moved by Peter Stebbings. File picture Fbl-Asia-C1-health-virus KUALA LUMPUR Asia's football body is "confident" of completing its coronavirus-hit Champions League this year, a senior official tells AFP, as it heads into a frantic period of games with some venues still unknown. 450 words moved by M. Jegathesan. File picture -- ECONOMY -- Health-virus-US-economy-unemployment WASHINGTON Setbacks in the US quest to reopen the economy and a deadlock in Congress have cast uncertainty on the labor market ahead of a key government jobs report. 600 words moved by Chris Stein -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-film-Godfather-Coppola LOS ANGELES A new version of "The Godfather: Part III" -- Francis Ford Coppola's belated follow-up to two of Hollywood's greatest ever films -- will be released this December featuring a new ending. 350 words moved Entertainment-US-film-Mulan,FOCUS LOS ANGELES Disney's live-action "Mulan" featuring an all-Asian cast finally premieres, launching on streaming service Disney+ in a bold small-screen gamble that analysts say could change Hollywood forever. 700 words moved by Andrew Marszal. File picture afp
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