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| - Duty Editor: Lachlan Carmichael Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Rio scraps carnival as global virus cases surge + Trump faces backlash over election result comments + Racism protesters defy Kentucky city curfew + China destroys mosques in Xinjiang: thinktank + Aboriginal artist wins prestigious Australian prize Health-virus,WRAP RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil Rio de Janeiro's carnival organisers postpone Brazil's famed festival for next year, the latest spectacle hit by the pandemic as governments across the globe struggle to contain a surge in coronavirus infections. 700 words by 1000 GMT by Joshua Howat Berger and AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-vote-politics-results,WRAP WASHINGTON Top Republicans and Democrats push back hard against President Donald Trump's suggestion he might not accept defeat in the November election, warning him the United States is not "North Korea." 750 words moved by Paul Handley. Picture. Video US-racism-police,WRAP LOUISVILLE, Kentucky More than 1,000 people defy a second night of curfew in the US city of Louisville to protest over the lack of criminal charges in the police killing of Breonna Taylor, with some seeking refuge in a church. 800 words moved by Camille Camdessus. Picture. Video Also moved: US-racism-police,SCENE China-religion-politics-Australia,lead BEIJING Chinese authorities have demolished thousands of mosques in Xinjiang, an Australian think tank says, in the latest report of widespread human rights abuses in the restive region. 400 words moved Australia-indigenous-Football-AFL-AUS-art SYDNEY An Aboriginal painter wins Australia's most renowned arts prize for the first time in its 99-year history for a portrait of indigenous footballer and activist Adam Goodes. 350 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Brazil-carnival,lead RIO DE JANEIRO Rio de Janeiro's world-famous carnival parades became the latest casualty of the coronavirus pandemic as officials announced they were indefinitely postponing the February 2021 edition, with Brazil still reeling from Covid-19. 650 words moved by Joshua Howat Berger. File Picture Health-virus-Latam-deaths-million,PHOTOESSAY MEXICO CITY An untouched exercise bike, a guitar that has gone silent, an empty couch -- these are just a few of the cherished possessions and everyday habits that tell the story of those who have died from Covid-19. 800 words moved by Lucia Lacurcia in Montevideo with AFP bureaus in Latin America. Picture. Video Health-virus-Russia MOSCOW Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin orders the elderly to stay at home and recommends employers return to home working after the Russian capital sees a sharp rise in virus cases. 600 words 1000 GMT by Anna Malpas. Picture Health-virus-Spain MADRID Madrid's regional government move to expand the number of areas under lockdown as infections spiral in the capital, epicentre of a second wave of the virus that is sweeping Spain. 500 words 1130 GMT. Picture. Video Health-virus-Israel,WRAP BEN GURION AIRPORT, Israel Israel slaps restrictions on outgoing flights from Ben Gurion international airport, as authorities move to bolster a second virus lockdown imposed last week. 500 words 0930 GMT. Picture Health-virus-Iraq-children,FOCUS MOSUL, Iraq When Mosul ended its Covid-19 lockdown last month, health specialists faced a disheartening reality: a deterioration among youth with developmental disorders and special needs in the northern Iraqi city. 700 words moved by Raad al-Jammas. Picture Health-virus-science-animal-sparrow WASHINGTON As the streets of San Francisco emptied out in the first months of the pandemic, the city's male birds began singing more softly and improving their vocal range, making them "sexier" to females, according to a new study. 350 words moved. Picture. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- UN-summit,WRAP UNITED NATIONS China lashes out at the United States at a high-level UN meeting over its criticism on the coronavirus, with its envoy declaring, "Enough is enough!" 700 words moved by Philippe Rater with Valerie Leroux in Paris. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Turkmenistan-constitution-politics-economy,WRAP ASHGABAT Turkmenistan passes constitutional changes that its strongman leader says will improve state institutions but which experts say point to a possible succession plan as the tightly-controlled country battles an economic downturn. 600 words 1000 GMT by Anton Lomov with Christopher Rickleton in Almaty. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Egypt-crime-rape-women-rights,FOCUS CAIRO A climate of fear has gripped Egypt's #MeToo movement as the arrests of witnesses in a high-profile rape case threaten to derail efforts to halt male sexual violence in the Arab country. 600 words moved by Hager Harabech. File Picture Yemen-conflict,FOCUS MARIB, Yemen Hadi Ahmed wearily sets up a tent in Yemen's Marib province, after fleeing yet again in the government's last stronghold which is under intense pressure from Huthi rebels. 700 words moved by Nabeel Al-Awzari with Shatha Yaish in Dubai. Picture. Video Yemen-conflict-transport,VIDEOESSAY TAEZ, Yemen Lorries filled to the brim with goods labour up and down the dangerously winding and precipitous road of Hayjat al-Abed, the mountainous lifeline to Yemen's third-largest city. 450 words moved. Video. Picture. -- AFRICA -- Senegal-environment-pollution, FOCUS BARGNY, Senegal Environmentalists at a Senegalese village are fighting a Sisyphean battle against pollution, from a cement factory, artisanal fish smokers and a plastic tide that washes in from the Atlantic. 500 words by Malick Rokhy Ba. Pictures -- ASIA -- SKorea-NKorea-diplomacy,WRAP SEOUL North Korean leader Kim Jong Un issues a rare apology over what he described as the "unexpected and disgraceful" killing of a South Korean at sea, Seoul's presidential office says. 700 words moved by Claire Lee. Picture. File picture Australia-mining-indigenous-heritage-RioTinto SYDNEY The traditional owners of an ancient Aboriginal site in Australia blown up by Rio Tinto accuse the mining giant of a "shocking act of corporate vandalism" in their first public comment on the incident. 500 words moved Australia-environment-animal MACQUARIE HARBOUR, Australia After days wading through chilly waters, surrounded by the pained cries of hundreds of stranded whales on Australia's south coast, rescuers face the grim task of disposing of the carcasses. 450 words by Mell Chun. Picture. Video. Graphic Australia-Google-Uluru-indigenous-internet SYDNEY Google has removed images from its Street View that allowed users to virtually walk on Australia's Uluru, a sacred Aboriginal site closed to tourists since last year, the company says. 250 words moved -- SPORTS -- RugbyU-RC-2020-AUS-ARG-Cheika SYDNEY Former Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has signed on to help Argentina in the Rugby Championship, the South Americans say, putting him in competition with his old team. 250 words moved Cricket-AUS-Jones,REAX SYDNEY Australian cricket reels at the shock death of batting great Dean Jones, with national coach Justin Langer leading tributes to a player he called "the stuff of legend". 500 words moved. File picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-television-film-race,FOCUS NEW YORK Black directors including Jordan Peele ("Get Out"), Ryan Coogler ("Black Panther") and Barry Jenkins ("Moonlight") have enjoyed huge success in recent years -- but for many African-American filmmakers, Hollywood remains far from welcoming. 700 words moved by Thomas Urbain afp
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