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| - Duty Editor: Barry Parker Tel: +33 64016 8343 -- TOP STORIES -- + Virus death tolls surge in US and Latam + Trump warns DC protesters he could use force + Putin stirs patriotism ahead of vote to extend his rule + N. Korea dials down military plans for South + 'Sorry' Djokovic mauled for hosting 'horror show' Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON Coronavirus cases are surging across large parts of the United States and in Latin America, according to experts and figures, highlighting how far the world remains from ending the pandemic as the death toll nears half a million. 700 words 1200 GMT by Michael Mathes with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-unrest-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump delivers a strong warning to protesters in Washington, vowing to use force if they try to create a police-free "autonomous zone" in the US capital. 550 words moved by Paul Handley. Picture. Video Also moving: US-politics-vote-Biden-Obama Russia-army-history-politics-pandemic, MOSCOW Columns of tanks and troops parade through Moscow as President Vladimir Putin presides over grand World War II commemorations to stir up patriotic fervour ahead of a vote to extend his rule. 650 words 0930 GMT by Jonathan Brown. Picture. Video NKorea-SKorea-diplomacy-defence,WRAP SEOUL North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has suspended plans for military action against the South in an apparent sudden dialling down of tensions after Pyongyang blew up a liaison office. 500 words moved Health-virus-tennis-Djokovic,WRAP PARIS World number one Novak Djokovic was widely condemned for hosting a tennis exhibition where he was one of four players to test positive for the coronavirus, a lapse that sent shudders through a sport struggling to get back on its feet. 700 words. 0930 GMT. Picture. Graphic. 0930 GMT -- AMERICAS -- Auto-USA-NASCAR-racism,lead LOS ANGELES The noose found in the garage stall of NASCAR's only black driver Bubba Wallace was not evidence of a racist hate crime but a rope that had been there for months, US investigators say. 400 words moved Also moved: US-politics-unrest-racism-police-Brooks,lead US-racism-politics-history-statues,FOCUS US-litigation-pharmaceuticals-Johnson&Johnson-cancer WASHINGTON A US court upholds a verdict that talcum powder sold by Johnson & Johnson caused ovarian cancer and orders the pharmaceutical giant to pay $2.1 billion in damages. 300 words moved Mexico-earthquake,WRAP OAXACA, Mexico A 7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes southern Mexico, killing six people, sending hundreds fleeing from their homes and forcing the closure of a major state-owned oil refinery. 650 words moved by Victor Ruiz with Yussel Gonzalez in Mexico City. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-immigration-IT,FOCUS WASHINGTON The US tech sector is likely to be hit hard by President Donald Trump's decision to extend a freeze on most immigrant visas, with critics saying the move could undermine American innovation and leadership. 650 words moved by Rob Lever Health-virus-Peru-Bolivia,FOCUS LIMA Latin America has become the epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic but one group of people seems to be resisting its effects better than the rest: Andeans. 650 words moved by Enresto Tovar with Gerardo Bustillos in La Paz. File picture Canada-China-diplomacy-arrest-extradition MONTREAL Canada's government has the authority to halt the extradition of a Huawei executive and should do so as part of efforts to secure the release of two Canadian citizens detained in China, a former Supreme Court Justice says. 350 words moved. US-IT-politcs-Facebook-boycott WASHINGTON US ice-cream giant Ben & Jerry's will halt paid advertising on Facebook, it says, joining a growing list of prominent brands boycotting the social network over its failure to crack down on hate speech and incitements to violence. 300 words 1000 GMT -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-Lebanon-labour-economics-rights,FOCUS ADDIS ABABA After she flew to Lebanon in 2017 to work as a maid for a family of eight, Birtukan Mekuanint managed to call her own family in Ethiopia only a handful of times. Last week she arrived back unannounced, with grim stories of her time in Beirut, her experience joining that of thousands of other stranded domestic workers. 800 words 1000 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video. Lebanon-right-labour-migration-Ethiopia,FOCUS BEIRUT After preparing dozens of rice packages for out-of-work domestic workers, 30-year-old Tirsit breaks down in tears recounting life as a foreign housekeeper in crisis-hit Lebanon. 750 words 1000 GMT by Alice Hackman. Picture. Video Malawi-vote BLANTYRE Malawi counts votes from a watershed historic presidential re-run after Peter Mutharika's last year re-election was overturned in a dramatic court ruling. 500 words 1130 GMT by Jack McBrams. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Poland-US-vote,WRAP WARSAW Polish President Andrzej Duda will be hoping for a pre-election windfall from a trip to Washington that risks being overshadowed by the fallout from revelations about Donald Trump's foreign policy. 650 words moved by Dario Thuburn. File picture Spain-detention-youth-rights,FOCUS MADRID A leaked video showing the death of a Moroccan teenager at a Spanish juvenile detention centre has sparked demands for his case to be reopened and the method used to restrain him banned. 850 words moved by Hazel Ward. Picture. Video Also moved: France-rights-police,WRAP -- MIDEAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict,ADVANCER JERUSALEM Only a week before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to kick-start annexation plans in the occupied West Bank, Israel's premier is facing challenges at home and abroad. 700 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video Also moving: Israel-Palestinians-conflict-JordanValley,FACTS Israel-Palestinians-conflict-WestBank,FACTS Israel-Palestinians-conflict-agriculture,SCENE JERICHO, Palestinian Territories Mamoun Jasr has grown hundreds of date palms near Jericho, but now the farmer fears being marooned on a scrap of Palestinian land if Israel forges ahead with its plans to annex the Jordan Valley. 600 words moved by Claire Gounon. Picture. Video Health-virus-Egypt-bodybuilding,FOCUS CAIRO Egypt's musclemen are frustrated with working out from home due to coronavirus restrictions and are raring to get back to gruelling routines at their gyms, where they also earn a living. 750 words moved by Farid Farid. Picture. Video Health-virus-Yemen-social-wedding,VIDEOESSAY SANAA The Yemeni grooms sit expectantly inside a TV studio, waiting for their wedding parties to be broadcast live so that families and friends can join in the celebrations despite a coronavirus lockdown. 400 words 1000 GMT. Video -- ASIA -- Pakistan-aviation-accident,WRAP ISLAMABAD A plane crash which killed 97 people in Pakistan last month was caused by human error by air traffic control and the pilots, who were discussing the coronavirus during the landing, according to an initial report. 500 words 0930 GMT by Zain Zaman Janjua and Sajjad Tarakzai. File picture. India-China-conflict-diplomacy LEH Indian fighter jets roar over a flashpoint Himalayan region as part of a show of strength following what military sources say has been a Chinese take-over of contested territory. 600 words 1000 GMT by Parvaiz Bukhari. File picture China-HongKong-politics-censorship,FOCUS HONG KONG Hong Kong satirists, cartoonists and journalists say self-censorship has already begun blunting voices and pulling punches as fears crescendo over Beijing's plan to impose a sweeping anti-subversion law on the restless city. 750 words moved by Su Xinqi. Picture. Video. File Picture SKorea-NKorea-war-anniversary-diplomacy,FOCUS SEOUL In the capitals of the two Koreas, flagship museums offer radically different accounts of the same conflict -- the war launched to unify the peninsula that now defines its division. 850 words moved by Sebastien Berger. Video. Picture Also moved: SKorea-NKorea-war-anniversary-legacies,SCENE Moving shortly: SKorea-NKorea-war-anniversary-US-remains Thailand-tourism-animal-health,SCENE LOPBURI, Thailand Residents barricaded indoors, rival gang fights and no-go zones for humans. Welcome to Lopburi, an ancient Thai city overrun by monkeys super-charged on junk food, whose population is growing out of control. 600 words moved by Stephani Delfour and Pitcha Dangprasith. Video. Picture Japan-entertainment-health-virus-horror TOKYO A car horn beeps and the horror begins: a bloody murder and rampaging zombies. But this drive-in haunted house in Japan protects against the most terrifying enemy of all -- coronavirus. 650 words moved by Harumi Ozawa. Picture. Video China-HongKong-politics-censorship,FOCUS HONG KONG Hong Kong satirists, cartoonists and journalists say self-censorship has already begun blunting critical voices as fears crescendo over China's plan to impose a sweeping anti-subversion law on the restless city. 750 words moved by Su Xinqi. Picture. Video. -- ENVIRONMENT -- Environment-Antarctic-plastic-pollution PARIS Scientists have found bits of polystyrene in the guts of tiny, soil-dwelling organisms in the Antarctic, raising concern that microplastics pollution has already "deeply" entered the world's most remote land-based food systems. 400 words moved by Kelly Macnamara Climate-energy-emissions-majors PARIS US-based oil and gas majors are lagging well behind their European counterparts when it comes to plans for cutting emissions to comply with the Paris climate deal, according to new analysis. 400 words moved by Patrick Galey afp
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