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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Contact: emma.charlton@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + ' Major breakthrough' as steroid raises virus hopes + Indian and Chinese troops in deadly border clash + N.Korea blows up liaison office near southern border + Trump signs order to reduce US police violence + US Open championship to go ahead without fans Health-virus,WRAP LONDON Britain starts giving seriously ill coronavirus patients a basic steroid treatment hailed as a "major breakthrough" capable of reducing the global pandemic's death toll as worrying new outbreaks surfaced elsewhere. 820 words moved by Dmitry Zaks with Beiyi Seow in Beijing. Picture. Video. Videographic Also moved: Health-virus-China,5thlead India-China-conflict,WRAP NEW DELHI At least 20 Indian soldiers were killed in a "violent face-off" with Chinese forces along the disputed Himalayan frontier, the Indian army says, in the deadliest clash between the nuclear-armed neighbours for more than half a century. 750 words 2000 GMT by Bhuvan Bagga with Parvaiz Bukhari in Srinagar and Jing Xuan Teng in Beijing. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: India-China-conflict,DATES NKorea-SKorea-diplomacy,WRAP SEOUL North Korea blows up an inter-Korean liaison office on its side of the border, triggering broad international condemnation after days of virulent rhetoric from Pyongyang. 750 words moved by Kang Jin-kyu. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: NKorea-SKorea-diplomacy-office,FACTS NKorea-diplomacy-politics-people-KimYoJong,PROFILE SKorea-NKorea-politics-diplomacy,CHRONO US-politics-unrest-racism-police,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump responds to nationwide anger at racism and deadly police violence with measures aimed at reforming police forces, including a push to end dangerous choke holds during arrests. 650 words 2030 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video Tennis-US-Open-health-virus,WRAP NEW YORK The US Open tennis championships will go ahead as scheduled in August but without spectators, officials confirm, after weeks of uncertainty surrounding the tournament staged in the epicenter of the US coronavirus crisis. 500 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Italy-EU-Conte, INTERVIEW ROME In an exclusive interview to AFP, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte seeks to reassure Europe that forthcoming coronavirus recovery funds will be spent wisely to revive the battered economy after a crippling two-month lockdown. 600 words 1900 GMT by Franck Iovene and Sonia Logre. Picture. Video Health-virus-Saudi-hajj,FOCUS RIYADH Saudi Arabia is expected to scale back or call off this year's hajj pilgrimage for the first time in its modern history, observers say, a perilous decision as coronavirus cases spike. 770 words moved by Anuj Chopra with AFP bureaus. File picture. File video -- AMERICAS -- Russia-US-trial-espionage-diplomacy WASHINGTON Paul Whelan, the American sentenced by a Russian court to 16 years in prison for espionage, could potentially be exchanged for a notorious arms dealer or Russian diplomatic properties seized by Washington, his brother says. 500 words 2200 GMT by Paul Handley. File picture US-justice-LGBT-rights-Gorsuch,PROFILE WASHINGTON US Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch, the unexpected author of a landmark ruling to protect LGBT workers, was appointed by President Donald Trump to be a reliably conservative voice on the nation's highest court. 600 words moved by Charlotte Plantive and Chris Lefkow. File picture. Video -- EUROPE -- France-unrest-Russia-Chechnya,WRAP DIJON, France The French government vows to bring an end to violence in the usually placid eastern city of Dijon after it was hit by a fourth night of unrest linked to score-settling by members of the Chechen community 650 words moved by Loic Vennin. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain-politics-fbl-ENG,2ndlead LONDON The British government bows to demands by Manchester United footballer Marcus Rashford to change its policy on free school meals for the poorest children, amid growing concerns about the impact of the coronavirus lockdown on low-income families. 650 words moved by Alice Ritchie. File picture Also moved: Health-virus-Britain-politics-fbl-ENG-Pr-ManUtd-Rashford,PROFILE US-Germany-NATO-military,WRAP WARSAW Germany and NATO underline the importance of US troops in Germany for security on both sides of the Atlantic, a day after President Donald Trump announced he would slash the number stationed there. 600 words moved by Bernard Osser and Dario Thuburn. Picture. Video Also moving: US-Germany-NATO-military-Trump,FOCUS US-racism-politics-UN-rights-Africa,lead GENEVA African countries are pushing for the UN's top rights body to launch a high-level investigation into "systemic racism" and police violence in the United States and beyond, according to a draft resolution. 650 words 1930 GMT by Nina Larson -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-security,FOCUS RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories Palestinian security services have been destroying secret documents, fearing possible Israeli raids on their offices as the Jewish state weighs annexing parts of the occupied West Bank. 550 words moved File picture Libya-conflict-landmines,FOCUS TRIPOLI The smell of gunpowder still lingered in the battle-scarred south of Libya's capital when Hicham Suleiman, a teacher in his 50s, cautiously returned to his home, anxious about booby traps like the one that killed his neighbour. 780 words moved by Jihad Dorgham. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Tanzania-politics,WRAP DAR ES SALAAM Tanzanian President John Magufuli dissolves parliament to allow for elections in October, pledging a "free and fair" vote in a country where the opposition has decried a climate of fear and violence. 500 words moved -- ASIA -- Virus-health-Japan-computers-lifestyle-women-geisha,FOCUS HAKONE, Japan Japanese geisha "Chacha" sits on her knees with her fingertips neatly placed on the wooden floor, gracefully bowing to an audience sitting not metres but miles away, watching online. 700 words moved by Harumi Ozawa. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY -- Health-virus-US-economy-bank-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON Despite some recent positive signs, "significant uncertainty" remains about the recovery of the US economy from the coronavirus pandemic, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says. 700 words moved by Heather Scott -- SPORTS -- Fbl-ENG-Pr-health-virus,PREVIEW LONDON The Premier League returns on Wednesday after 100 days in the deep freeze, with Liverpool on the brink of winning the title in a radically changed football universe. 700 words moved by Steven Griffiths. File picture Also moved: Fbl-ENG-Pr-fixtures Health-virus-fbl-ENG-Pr-HongKong,FOCUS -- ENTERTAINMENT AND LIFESTYLE -- France-Haiti-racism-police-Peck PARIS Oscar-nominated black film director Raoul Peck says France is in denial of its racism and its colonial past and that protesters are "right to rise up against it". 600 words moved by Alain Jean-Robert and Fiachra Gibbons. File picture France-China-fashion-film-Watson-Kering,lead PARIS "Harry Potter" star Emma Watson, who is also a women's rights and ethical fashion activist, joins the board of the luxury brand that owns labels like Gucci, Saint Laurent and Balenciaga. 500 words 2000 GMT by Katia Dolmadjian and Fiachra Gibbons. File picture Czech-architecture-computers CZESKE BUDEJOVICE, Czech Republic A Czech sculptor has teamed up with a group of architects to create a 3D-printed house prototype that could become a holiday home for the future. 450 words 2000 GMT by Jan Flemr. Pictures by Michal Cizek. Video by Jan Flemr afp
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