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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Saudi bans foreign visitors for Hajj + US clamps down on China state media outlets + Trump extends visa ban to hit tech industry + Apple dumps Intel to build own Mac chips + 'Lost Boys' director Schumacher dies Health-virus-Saudi-religion-hajj,WRAP RIYADH Saudi Arabia announces it will hold a "very limited" hajj this year, with only pilgrims already in the kingdom allowed to perform the annual ritual as it moves to curb the biggest coronavirus outbreak in the Gulf. 800 words moved by Anuj Chopra. File Picture. File video US-China-media-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States tightens the rules on four more Chinese state media organizations, denouncing them as propaganda outlets, as it renews a feud with Beijing. 600 words 0600 GMT by Shaun Tandon US-politics-immigration-economy-employment,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump will prolong a ban on US employment permits to year-end and broaden it to include H-1B visas used widely in the tech industry, the White House says. 500 words moved US-IT-lifestyle-Apple,lead SAN FRANCISCO Apple says it will build its own chips to power its Mac computers to create a "common architecture" that allows the devices to run the same apps as those on the iPhone and iPad. 500 words moved Entertainment-US-film-Schumacher LOS ANGELES Joel Schumacher, the director of two flamboyant "Batman" films and cult teen classic "The Lost Boys," has died of cancer aged 80. 350 words moved -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-racism-unrest,WRAP WASHINGTON A crowd of protestors tries to topple the statue of a former US president near the White House as police responded with pepper spray to break up new demonstrations that erupted in Washington. 550 words moved by Camille Camdessus. Picture. Video US-Entertainment-politics-music-internet-KPop,FOCUS NEW YORK Legions of K-pop fans and TikTok users are taking credit for upending Donald Trump's high-profile weekend rally after block-reserving tickets with no intention to attend an event that was beset by an embarrassingly low turnout. 700 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. File picture US-racism-politics-history-statues,FOCUS WASHINGTON As the wave of anti-racism protests rocking the United States brings down monuments to figures linked to the country's history of slavery, the spotlight is shifting to historic characters long considered untouchable. 700 words moved by Cyril Julien. Picture Health-virus-Latam-indigenous,FOCUS MONTEVIDEO Indigenous peoples in Latin America have been decimated by the coronavirus pandemic due to weak immune systems and centuries of state neglect. 800 words moved by Lucia Lacurcia. Picture. Video. Graphic Auto-USA-NASCAR-racism,2ndlead LOS ANGELES Bubba Wallace makes an emotional return to NASCAR racing as justice officials began probing the discovery of a noose placed in the trailblazing black driver's team garage. 650 words moved by Rob Woollard. Picture Also moving: Auto-USA-NASCAR-racism-Wallace,PROFILE -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP DUBAI Global coronavirus infections top nine million as the World Health Organization warns that the pandemic is accelerating and Saudi Arabia says it will allow a "very limited" number of pilgrims to the hajj next month. 750 words 0600 GMT by Mohamad Ali Harissi with Isabelle Tourne in Paris. Picture. Video Health-virus-Saudi-religion-hajj,REAX KUALA LUMPUR Muslims express disappointment at Saudi Arabia's decision to scale back this year's hajj pilgrimage, but most accept it is necessary as the kingdom battles a major coronavirus outbreak. 500 words 0700 GMT Already moved: Health-virus-Saudi-religion-hajj,FACTS Health-virus-Saudi-religion-hajj,CHRONO -- ASIA -- EU-China-diplomacy-trade,WRAP BRUSSELS The EU warns China it would face "very negative consequences" if it presses ahead with a new security law for Hong Kong, stepping up pressure on Beijing over the controversial legislation. 700 words moved by Damon Wake. Picture. Video China-animal-virus-health,FOCUS BEIJING At a Beijing dog shelter volunteers hand out treats to hundreds of excited canines rescued from the meat trade as the controversial Yulin dog meat festival gets under way in southern China. 700 words 0700 GMT. Picture. Video. SKorea-NKorea-war-anniversary-social,FOCUS SEOUL From a veteran wounded in combat to a conscripted grandson, three generations of a South Korean family illustrate changing views of the North and the Korean War, 70 years after it began. 750 words 0630 GMT by Sunghee Hwang. Picture. Video Already moved: SKorea-NKorea-war-anniversary,CHRONO -- EUROPE -- France-police-investigation,lead PARIS French investigators have questioned four police officers over the January arrest of a Paris delivery driver who died after they allegedly pinned him to the ground as he repeatedly shouted "I'm suffocating", sources say. 550 words moved by Mehdi Cherifia and Benjamin Legendre Health-virus-Austria-tourism,FOCUS HALLSTATT, Austria Only a few pre-coronavirus months ago residents of the impossibly picturesque Austrian village of Hallstatt were debating how to stem the influx of tourists thronging its narrow streets, nestled between soaring mountains and a sparkling lake. 750 words moved by Sophie Makris. Pictures by Joe Klamar. Video by Celine Jankowiak Also moved: Health-virus-Turkey-economy-tourism,FOCUS France-politics-vote-Macron,FOCUS PARIS Emmanuel Macron's party is staring at defeat in municipal elections Sunday, dealing a blow to the French president's bid to chart a fresh course for the remaining two years of his term in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. 750 words moved by Joseph Schmid -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Yemen-conflict,FOCUS TAEZ, Yemen As medicines run short and hospital wards overflow, Yemenis are resorting to traditional herbal remedies to protect themselves from coronavirus in a country broken by years conflict. 700 words moved. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Malawi-vote LILONGWE Malawians return to the polls for the second time in just over a year to vote for a new president after Peter Mutharika's re-election was annulled for rigging. 450 words 0830 GMT by Jack McBrams. Picture -- SPORT -- Fbl-women-WC-2023-AUS-NZL SYDNEY A decade ago Australia spent millions of taxpayer dollars on a disastrous quest to host the 2022 men's World Cup, but its football boss is quietly confident that crushing defeat will not be repeated this week. 650 words moved by Martin Parry. File picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Health-virus-Spain-theatre-music-offbeat BARCELONA The lights dim, the curtain rises and the music begins -- all signs normal life has returned to Barcelona's Liceu opera house, were the seats not filled with some 2,300 plants. 350 words moved. Picture. Video afp
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