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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Libya warring rivals announce ceasefire + WHO sees COVID-19 pandemic over in two years + Russian doctors agree to Navalny evacuation + US 'Golden State Killer' jailed for life + Man Utd captain arrested over Greece 'assault' Libya-conflict-peace,WRAP TRIPOLI Libya's warring rival administrations announce in separate statements that they will cease all hostilities and organise nationwide elections soon, a move swiftly welcomed by the UN, the EU and several countries. 750 words 1930 GMT. File picture. File video. Graphic Also moved: Libya-conflict-Sirte,FACTS Libya-conflict,CHRONO Libya-conflict-Tripoli,CHRONO Libya-conflict-UN-diplomacy,CHRONO Health-virus,WRAP GENEVA The world should be able to rein in the coronavirus pandemic in less than two years, the World Health Organization says, as European nations battle rising numbers of new cases. 850 words 1930 GMT by Nina Larson with AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,WRAP OMSK, Russia Russian doctors treating opposition figure Alexei Navalny for suspected poisoning agree he could be evacuated after his family and aides battled for him to be taken to Germany. 850 words 2100 GMT by Andrey Borodouline with Anna Malpas in Moscow. Picture. Video. Graphic US-crime-murder-California,WRAP SACRAMENTO A US former policeman dubbed the "Golden State Killer" was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Friday, as he finally apologized to his victims for a brutal decade-long crime spree that terrorized California. 750 words 2000 GMT by Sebastien Vuagnat with Andrew Marszal in Los Angeles. Picture. Video. Live video Fbl-ENG-ManUtd-Pr-Maguire-arrest,2ndlead ATHENS Manchester United captain Harry Maguire has been arrested on the Greek tourist island of Mykonos for an alleged assault and attacking officers, police say. 450 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US,FOCUS WASHINGTON New daily cases of the coronavirus have been dropping sharply in the United States for weeks -- but experts don't know if Americans will have the discipline to bring the epidemic truly under control. 650 words moved by Ivan Couronne Health-virus-HongKong-China HONG KONG Hong Kong will offer a free coronavirus test to all 7.5 million residents next month, the city's leader says, but it is unclear how many would take part in the scheme run by companies based in mainland China. 350 words moved Health-virus-Latam,FOCUS MONTEVIDEO Almost six months after it was first detected in Latin America, the coronavirus death toll has reached 250,000 and exacerbated poverty and inequality, threatening to undo a decade of slow social progress. 700 words moved by Lucia Lacurcia and Latin American bureaus Health-virus-Brazil-prison,FOCUS BRASILIA Squalid, overcrowded and prone to deadly riots, Brazil's prisons now face a new problem as COVID-19 spreads inside them, pushing already precarious health services to the brink and increasing inmates' isolation from their families. 700 words moved by Valeria Pacheco. File picture Also moved: Health-virus-world,FACTS -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON The Republican Party is to make its case next week for four more years of President Donald Trump after his Democratic opponent Joe Biden wraps up his party's convention with a vow to end what he called a "chapter of American darkness." 650 words 2030 GMT by Chris Lefkow. Photo. Video. Graphic US-politics-vote-Democrats-convention-takeaways,FOCUS WASHINGTON A united party, an on-point nominee and a running mate who impressed. Several key takeaways emerged from the four-night Democratic National Convention that drew on past heavyweights like the Obamas and showcased the party's next generation. 650 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-Brexit-politics,WRAP BRUSSELS The EU and Britain trade blame for the lack of progress after the latest round of post-Brexit trade talks, with Brussels warning that a deal looks unlikely. 450 words moved by Alex Pigman with Phil Hazlewood in London. Picture. Video Belarus-vote-unrest,WRAP VILNIUS Belarus opposition challenger Svetlana Tikhanovskaya voices defiance after President Alexander Lukashenko's government opens a criminal probe into attempts by the opposition to "seize power". 700 words moved by Dario Thuburn. Picture. Video Turkey-politics-religion,2ndlead ISTANBUL Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan orders another ancient Orthodox church that became a mosque and then a popular Istanbul museum to be turned back into a place of Muslim worship. 600 words moved by Luana Sarmini-Buonaccorsi -- AFRICA -- Mali-unrest-coup,WRAP BAMAKO Diplomatic momentum builds in the Mali crisis as regional bloc ECOWAS prepares to send envoys for talks on Saturday and coup leaders give the UN access to ousted president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. 750 words moved by Serge Daniel with Philippe Siuberski in Dakar. Picture. Graphic. Video Also moved: Mali-unrest-coup-junta, FACTS DRCongo-health-Ebola KINSHASA One hundred cases of Ebola have been recorded in DR Congo's northwest in less than three months, the World Health Organization says as it warns the response to the epidemic is underfunded. 500 words moved -- MIDEAST -- Health-virus-Lebanon-blast,FOCUS BEIRUT Still reeling from a deadly port blast that ravaged their Beirut homes and businesses, Lebanese wearily enter into a new coronavirus lockdown. 750 words moved by Alice Hackman. Video. File picture Lebanon-blast-politics-Hezbollah,FOCUS BEIRUT Hezbollah's emphatic defence of the political status quo in Lebanon has exposed it since the deadly Beirut blast to levels of public contempt and anger it was once shielded from. 650 words moved. File picture Israel-Palestinians-conflict-UAE-diplomacy JERUSALEM Branded "a traitor" in street protests, exiled Palestinian dissident Mohammed Dahlan is being marked out as a behind-the-scene architect of the Israel-UAE deal that has provoked fury back home. 650 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. File picture -- ASIA -- Japan-culture-manhole-animation-anime TOKOROZAWA, Japan The humble manhole cover might not seem like much of a blank canvas, but one Japanese city is reimagining the possibilities with illuminated versions featuring anime characters. 500 words moved by Harumi Ozawa with Natsuko Fukue in Tokyo. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Fbl-Eur-C1-GER-FRA-Bayern-PSG-China,FOCUS SHANGHAI, China Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain clash in the Champions League final on Sunday in Lisbon, but on the other side of the globe they are also engaged in another high-stakes competition. 650 words moved by Peter Stebbings. File picture afp
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