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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + California rolls back reopening as cases surge + US says Beijing South China Sea claims illegal + Singapore's economy contracts by more than 41% + HK democracy campaigning may be illegal: China + Galapagos reopens tourist sites after lockdown Health-virus,WRAP LOS ANGELES California drastically rolls back its reopening plans as coronavirus cases surge across dozens of US states and the World Health Organization warns that too many nations are mismanaging their pandemic response. 900 words moved by Andrew Marszal and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-China-Philippines-Vietnam-conflict-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the United States would treat Beijing's pursuit of resources in the dispute-rife South China Sea as illegal, ramping up support for Southeast Asian nations and triggering a furious response from Beijing. 750 words moved by Shaun Tandon Singapore-economy-virus-health,WRAP SINGAPORE Singapore's economy shrank 41 percent in the second quarter as the coronavirus plunged the Southeast Asian financial hub into recession for the first time in more than a decade, official data shows. 600 words 0630 GMT by Martin Abbugao. Picture HongKong-China-politics,WRAP HONG KONG China accuses Hong Kong's democracy parties of trying to launch a "colour revolution" as it warns some campaigning for recent primaries may have breached a new security law it imposed on the city. 650 words 0800 GMT by Jerome Taylor and Su Xinqi Health-virus-Ecuador-Galapagos-tourism-environment QUITO The Galapagos Islands reopens its tourist sites and marine reserve, which had been closed since March due to the coronavirus pandemic, Ecuadorian Environment Minister Paulo Proano says. 250 words moved -- AMERICAS -- US-justice-execution,WRAP WASHINGTON A US judge orders a delay of the first federal execution in the United States in 17 years -- the death by lethal injection of a former white supremacist. 650 words moved by Chris Lefkow. File Picture Health-virus-Brazil-indigenous,PHOTOESSAY BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil Forced to leave her home after last year's Brumadinho dam disaster that killed 270 people, indigenous woman Angoho Pataxo Ha-ha-hae is now fighting the coronavirus sweeping through her community in the concrete jungle of a favela far from her ancestral home. 550 words moved by Douglas Magno, with Paula Ramon in Sao Paulo. Picture Venezuela-diplomacy-oil-economy-transport,FOCUS CARACAS Long queues at gas stations around the country underscore Venezuela's continuing fuel shortages, despite Iran stepping in to help its Latin American ally with a major fuel shipment last month. 650 words 0530 GMT by Margioni Bermudez. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Denmark-Germany-diplomacy-war-history,FOCUS COPENHAGEN Barbed wire and tunneling beneath it to go and pick flowers outside his refugee camp in Denmark are what Jorg Baden remembers most clearly 75 years on from World War II. 700 words 0530 GMT by Camille Bas-Wohlert. Picture Poland-vote,WRAP WARSAW Polish President Andrzej Duda squeezes past a europhile rival to win re-election, official results show, but the narrow victory puts allies in the populist right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party on the back foot. 650 words moved by Anna Maria Jakubek. Graphic. Picture. Video Also moved: Poland-vote-Duda,PROFILE Poland-vote,POINTS Poland-vote,CHRONO Britain-US-court-media-Depp,POINTS LONDON Hollywood star Johnny Depp wraps up five days of gruelling testimony in a libel trial that has exposed the dark underbelly of the lifestyles of the rich and famous. 650 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-conflict-economy,FOCUS TRIPOLI Libyan businessman Mahmud al-Sharkassi surveyed the ruins of his factory on the outskirts of war-scarred capital Tripoli, disheartened but determined to get back to work. 650 words moved by Rim Taher. Picture. Video Also moved: Libya-conflict-powers,BACKGROUND Health-virus-Iraq-agriculture,FOCUS AFAK, Iraq Unlike in years past, Iraqi farmer Ahmed Mohsen now walks past his local market with a smile on his face. The pale green melons he harvested are selling fast, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. 800 words moved by Haydar Indhar. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mali-unrest-ICC-warcrimes-Timbuktu THE HAGUE The trial of a Malian jihadist accused of demolishing Timbuktu's fabled shrines and unleashing a reign of terror begins at the International Criminal Court. 400 words 0600 GMT by Danny Kemp -- MARS EXPLORATION -- Science-space-Mars-UAE,ADVANCER DUBAI The United Arab Emirates plans to make history Wednesday with the scheduled launch of the "Hope" mission, which will make it the first Arab nation to send a probe to Mars. 650 words moved by Dana Moukhallati with Miwa Suzuki in Tokyo. Also moved: Science-space-Mars-UAE,FACTS Science-space-Mars-China,FACTS Science-space-Mars-Perseverance,FOCUS WASHINGTON NASA's most advanced Mars rover, Perseverance, launches from Earth on July 30, on a mission to seek out signs of ancient microbial life on what was once a river delta three-and-a-half billion years ago. 700 words moved by Ivan Couronne. Picture. Video. Graphic Science-space-Mars-human-exploration,FOCUS WASHINGTON Robotic landers and rovers have been touching down on Mars since the 1970s, but when will humanity finally set foot on the Red Planet? 800 words moved by Ivan Couronne. File Picture. Video. Graphic -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-racism-protests,PHOTOESSAY LOS ANGELES In a town that sells silver-screen fantasies to the world, young Los Angeles entertainers are using their Hollywood talents to inspire and lead a new generation of real-life protesters. 550 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Pictures by Valerie Macon afp
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