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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + US virus cases soar to near daily record + Three charged over black jogger's murder + Qantas cuts 6,000 jobs over COVID impact + Space mystery may be smallest black hole + Stairs only option as Eiffel Tower opens Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The number of new coronavirus infections in the United States approaches record daily levels, as New York is among states urging some visitors to quarantine to protect recovering areas. 750 words 0300 GMT by Heather Scott with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-WHO Health-virus-economy-recession-IMF,Q&A Health-virus-economy-recession-IMF-risks US-racism-Arbery-murder WASHINGTON The three men arrested after the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, a young black jogger in the southern United States, were formally indicted on murder charges by a grand jury on Wednesday. 350 words moved Health-virus-Australia-aviation,lead SYDNEY Australia's Qantas is cutting 6,000 staff and grounding 100 planes for up to a year in a US$10-billion cost-cutting blitz in response to the COVID crisis, the airline announces. 500 words 0230 GMT Science-space-waves-object PARIS A mysterious object roughly 800 million light years from Earth detected using gravitational wave sensors is either one of the smallest black holes or one of the largest neutron stars so far discovered, scientists say. 400 words moved. Video Health-virus-France-tourism PARIS Tourists and Parisians will again be able to admire the view of the French capital from the Eiffel Tower after a three month closure due to the coronavirus -- but only if they take the stairs. 400 words 0300 GMT by Eleonore Hugues -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-justice,WRAP WASHINGTON Democrats in Congress accuse the Trump administration of politicizing the Justice Department after Washington's federal appeals court ordered criminal charges dropped against former White House national security advisor Michael Flynn. 700 words moved by Paul Handley. File picture Entertainment-US-television-Hamilton-racism LOS ANGELES Broadway smash "Hamilton" is bringing its groundbreaking blend of hip-hop musical numbers, color-blind casting and political revolution to Disney+ at a poignant moment in US racial history, its creator and original cast says. 650 words moved by Andrew Marszal US-politics-racism-IT,2ndlead WASHINGTON A flawed facial recognition algorithm led to the wrongful arrest of an African-American man in Detroit, according to a complaint filed in a case highlighting concerns over the technology which critics say reinforces racial bias. 550 words moved by Rob Lever -- EUROPE -- Kosovo-Hague-warcrimes-conflict,WRAP THE HAGUE Prosecutors at a special tribunal in The Hague accuses Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci with 10 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity for his role in the country's 1990s conflict. 750 words moved by Jan Hennop and Ismet Hajdari in Pristina. File picture Also moved: Kosovo-court-warcrimes-politics,PROFILE UN-Serbia-Bosnia-warcrimes,FACTS France-Libya-migration-virus,FOCUS ON THE OCEAN VIKING Heavy helmets and masks to limit the spread of coronavirus are complicating the already arduous task of volunteer rescuers pulling stranded migrants from the sea in the blazing heat. 500 words moved by Shahzad Abdul. Video Russia-election-constitution MOSCOW Russians go to the polls to cast early votes in a nationwide ballot on constitutional reforms that could see President Vladimir Putin remain in power until 2036. 650 words 0200 GMT by Antoine Lambroschini. Picture. Video Britain-France-court-assault-museum LONDON A British teenager who threw a six-year-old French boy off the 10th floor of London's Tate Modern art gallery will be sentenced on Thursday for attempted murder. 400 words 0330 GMT by Alice Ritchie. File picture -- MIDEAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-UN,WRAP UNITED NATIONS The United Nations and European and Arab powers warn Israel that its plans to annex Palestinian land would deal a major blow to peace but the United States offers its green light. 600 words moved by Philippe Rater with Shaun Tandon in Washington Also moving: Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Jordan,FOCUS Israel-Palestinians-conflict-US-diplomacy,FOCUS Israel-Palestinians-conflict,FACTS Israel-Palestinians-Arabs-conflict-history,CHRONO Health-virus-Sudan-drugs-economy,FOCUS KHARTOUM As it battles mounting cases of coronavirus, Sudan is grappling with acute medicine shortages at a time of economic woes largely blamed on ousted president Omar al-Bashir's policies. 650 words 0330 GMT by Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali. Picture. Video Algeria-Tunisia-migrants-politics,FOCUS ALGIERS "Here, I don't exist -- I die little by little," said Hamid, a young Algerian, his gaze fixed on Mediterranean waters he sees as his route to a better future. 750 words moved by Amal Belalloufi with Aymen Jamli in Tunis -- AFRICA -- DRCongo-politics-judiciary-protest,WRAP KINSHASA Police in DR Congo's capital fire tear gas for a second straight day to break up violent protests outside parliament over proposed changes in the judiciary. 500 words moved by Bienvenu-Marie Bakumanya and Samir Tounsi. Picture -- ASIA -- SKorea-NKorea-war-anniversary,WRAP SEOUL South Korea marks the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War, when the North invaded, triggering a three-year conflict that cost millions of lives. 500 words 0430 GMT by Sunghee Hwang Also moving: SKorea-NKorea-war-anniversary-social,PHOTOESSAY SKorea-NKorea-China-US-war-anniversary-diplomacy,FOCUS SHANGHAI Chinese army veteran Yu Jihua faced the United States on the battlefield in the Korean War and the 87-year-old has no wish to see a repeat as tensions rise again between the nuclear-armed superpowers. 650 words 0330 GMT by Peter Stebbings and Ludovic Ehret. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS, ECONOMY & TECH -- Germany-US-chemicals-health-court-Bayer,WRAP FRANKFURT German chemical giant Bayer agrees to pay more than $10 billion to end a wave of lawsuits from Americans who say their cancers were caused by its Roundup weedkiller. 650 words moved by Michelle Fitzpatrick. File picture Health-virus-aviation-aid-Germany-Lufthansa,WRAP FRANKFURT Lufthansa's top shareholder says he will back a nine billion euro government rescue package, removing the threat of a last-minute veto that could have plunged the German airline into bankruptcy. 650 words moved by Yann Schreiber. Picture Italy-technology-wireless-5G,FOCUS ROME Italy's 5G project, launched to great fanfare in October 2018 with frequencies going for top dollar at auction, has since fallen victim to sky-high costs and red tape. 550 words 0400 GMT by Ljubomir Milasin and Celine Cornu -- SPORT -- Health-virus-Cricket-ENG-WIS-Wood LONDON Mark Wood said he felt like he was in a science fiction film after entering England's bio-secure training 'bubble' ahead of next month's Test series against the West Indies. 500 words moved by Julian Guyer Athletics-marathon-USA-NewYork-GER-Berlin-health-virus NEW YORK Marathons in New York -- the world's largest -- and Berlin are cancelled due to concerns regarding the coronavirus pandemic. 400 words moved afp
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