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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Europe warned over likely autumn death spike + PM Johnson accuses EU of seeking UK break-up + Russian opposition chief 'able to leave bed' + Russia's Putin backs beset Belarus strongman + 'Hotel Rwanda' dissident faces terror charge Health-virus,WRAP COPENHAGEN Europe will face a rising death toll from the coronavirus during the autumn months, the World Health Organization warns, as the number of daily infections around the world reaches a record high. 800 words 1930 by Camille Bas-Wolert with AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade,WRAP LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson accuses the European Union of threatening to break up the United Kingdom, as he urges lawmakers to back a controversial bill to override parts of the Brexit treaty struck with Brussels only last year. 700 words 2200 GMT by Alice Ritchie and Phil Hazlewood. Picture. Video Russia-politics-Navalny-Germany-France-Sweden,Lead BERLIN Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, whom the West believes was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent, is regaining mobility and able to leave his bed, the hospital treating him says. 750 words moved by Deborah Cole. File picture Russia-Belarus-politics-unrest-Putin,WRAP MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin backs embattled Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko and promises a 1.5-billion dollar loan as the Belarusian strongman vows to strengthen ties with Moscow. 750 words moved by Anna Malpas. Picture. Video Rwanda-court-politics-genocide-film.WRAP KIGALI Paul Rusesabagina, whose actions during the genocide inspired the Oscar-nominated film "Hotel Rwanda", is charged with terrorism and other serious crimes in his first court appearance in Kigali. 660 words moved. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-fires,WRAP LOS ANGELES US President Donald Trump arrives in California to survey the damage from historic wildfires, as Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden accuses him of being a "climate arsonist" and warns that Trump's reelection will be catastrophic for the environment. 750 words 1930 GMT by Jocelyne Zablit. Picture. Video US-China-Uighur-politics-trade-labor-rights,2ndlead WASHINGTON The US accuses China of using forced labor by Muslim Uighurs in "concentration camps" in Xinjiang and orders a block on products from five companies and a "vocational" center in the region. 450 words 2000 GMT by Paul Handley. File picture US-vote-Trump-rally,FOCUS MINDEN, Nevada President Donald Trump's campaign rallies are packed with familiar rituals, chants and colors -- essentially the same as his 2016 campaign, giving the sense of traveling back in time. 700 words moved by Jerome Cartillier. File Picture -- EUROPE -- EU-China-summit-trade,WRAP BRUSSELS The EU urges China to let independent observers into its troubled Xinjiang region and warns Beijing it must make concessions if it wants to agree a major investment deal with the bloc. 650 words moved by Damon Wake. Photo. Video Greece-migrants-fire,WRAP LESBOS ISLAND, Greece Greece accuses migrants of deliberately burning their overcrowded camp last week on Lesbos island, where hundreds reluctantly move to a new temporary site with "no showers or mattresses." 650 words moved by Vassilis Kyriakoulis, Camille Bouissou and Helene Colliopoulou in Athens. Picture. Video. Interactive graphic -- MIDEAST -- US-Israel-UAE-Bahrain-accord,ADVANCER DUBAI The UAE and Bahrain are to sign agreements Tuesday to recognise Israel, charting a new era for the Middle East in a move that shatters the Arab world's consensus on the Palestinian cause. 800 words moved by Sarah Stewart Israel-UAE-technology,FOCUS TEL AVIV, Israel The moment a deal normalising ties between the United Arab Emirates and Israel was announced, the head of a Tel Aviv technology organisation received dozens of LinkedIn invitations from Emiratis. 750 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-trial,WRAP LOD, Israel An Israeli court hands a Jewish settler three life sentences for murdering a Palestinian toddler and his parents in a "hate crime" arson attack on their West Bank home. 450 words 1930 GMT. File picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mali-conflict-army-coup,VIDEOESSAY TIMBUKTU, Mali Deadly jihadist conflict in northern Mali contributed to a wave of protests that ended in the ouster of president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, but the political upheaval has shown few signs of changing facts on the ground. 500 words moved by Maimouna Moro and Amaury Hauchard. Video by Maimouna Moro -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-conflict-talks,WRAP DOHA The Afghan government presses its calls for a truce with the Taliban, reiterating its desire for a long-term ceasefire at historic talks in Qatar. 600 words moved by Gregory Walton with Elise Blanchard in Kabul. File picture. File video Japan-politics-vote-LDP,WRAP TOKYO Japan's ruling party votes for its next leader, with likely winner Yoshihide Suga expected to become the next prime minister as Shinzo Abe steps down for health reasons. 650 words moved by Sara Hussein and Shingo Ito. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Also moved: Japan-politics-Suga,PROFILE Japan-politics-vote-society,POINTS Nissan-Ghosn-Japan-automobile-trial TOKYO The lengthy saga of ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn takes a new turn when the auto titan-turned-fugitive's former aide Greg Kelly goes on trial in Tokyo. 600 words 2000 GMT by Etenne Balmer. File picture. Graphic -- BUSINESS AND TECH -- US-China-IT-TikTok-Oracle WASHINGTON Ahead of a deadline set by President Donald Trump over video sharing app TikTok, US officials will evaluate a bid that could see American tech giant Oracle become a partner to a Chinese company that has been called a national security risk. 750 words 2100 GMT by John Biers SoftBank-Nvidia-Arm-computers-chip,WRAP TOKYO Japan's SoftBank Group says it is selling British chip designer Arm to US chip company NVIDIA for up to $40 billion, potentially creating a new giant in the industry. 650 words moved by Etienne Balmer. Picture -- SPORTS -- Fbl-FRA-Ligue1-PSG-Marseille-Neymar,2ndlead PARIS Paris Saint-Germain say the club "strongly supports" Neymar as the Brazil forward insists he was the victim of racist abuse following his red card in Sunday's Ligue 1 defeat to Marseille. 400 words by 1930 GMT. Picture fbl-FIFA-SUI-corruption-trial-media,WRAP BELLINZONA, Switzerland Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi and FIFA's former secretary general Jerome Valcke go on trial in Switzerland accused of corruption in the attribution of World Cup TV rights. 650 words moved by Coralie Febvre. Picture afp
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