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| - Duty Editor: Daniel Lawler Tel: +33 783578721 -- TOP STORIES -- + New UK virus curbs as world sets weekly record + Trump to name Supreme Court pick on Saturday + UN chief warns against 'new Cold War' + Chinese tycoon and Xi critic jailed + Australia races to free 175 stranded whales Health-virus,WRAP LONDON The British government is to announce fresh steps to try and stop a coronavirus surge in England, as the World Health Organization warns that new cases worldwide soared to almost two million last week in a grim new record. 700 words 1530 GMT by James Pheby with Nina Larson in Geneva and AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video US-vote-court,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump confirms he will announce his pick on Saturday for the crucial Supreme Court seat left open by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as Republicans firm up the majority to confirm the nominee. 500 words 1600 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video. Graphic UN-summit,WRAP UNITED NATIONS US President Donald Trump angrily casts blame on China over the coronavirus pandemic in an address before the United Nations, whose chief warns against a new "Cold War" between the two powers. 600 words 1500 GMT by Philippe Rater with Shaun Tandon in Washington. Pictures. Video China-politics-arrest-rights,WRAP BEIJING A Chinese property tycoon who called President Xi Jinping a clown and criticised his handling of the coronavirus outbreak is jailed for 18 years on graft charges. 600 words moved by Laurie Chen and Beiyi Seow. File picture Also moved: China-politics-graft,FACTS Australia-animal-environment,WRAP SYDNEY Rescuers race to save nearly 200 whales stuck in a remote Australian harbour, hoping to minimise the death toll of a mass stranding which had already killed 90. 650 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Australia-animal-environment-whale,FACTS -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain LONDON Britain tightens restrictions to stem a rising tide of coronavirus cases, ordering pubs to shut early and limits on social mixing to prevent a second damaging lockdown. 650 words 1500 GMT by Phil Hazlewood. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-Britain-Italy-Germany Britain-sports-ENG-fans-health-virus,2ndlead Britain-leisure-layoffs-health-virus-Whitbread,2ndlead Britain-politics-Labour DONCASTER, United Kingdom UK Labour leader Keir Starmer seeks to move past years of infighting and electoral defeat in a keynote speech that included a stinging personal attack on Prime Minister Boris Johnson. 650 words moved by Paul Ellis and Alice Ritchie. Picture. Video Britain-US-court-Assange-extradition LONDON WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange complained of hearing imaginary voices and music while detained in a high-security British prison, a psychiatrist who has interviewed him tells his extradition hearing. 400 words moved Britain-EU-politics-Brexit,WRAP BRUSSELS Weary EU officials prepare for another round of urgent Brexit negotiations, with time running out and some European capitals beginning to doubt that London even wants a trade deal. 600 words 1500 GMT by Dave Clark. Video Iran-nuclear-politics-France-Britain-Germany-US,FOCUS PARIS The reimposition of sanctions on Iran by the United States in the face of protests by Washington's European allies marks a Transatlantic rupture unprecedented in recent years that may only be healed by the upcoming American elections. 650 words 1530 GMT by Valerie Leroux with Philippe Rater at the United Nations -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-court-swingstates,FOCUS MONROE, Michigan Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death is roiling the US presidential race, with the battle over her replacement looming large in swing states likely to determine the outcome of an election just six weeks from Tuesday. 800 words moved by Michael Mathes, with Bastien Inzaurralde in Swanton, Ohio. Picture. Video US-vote-court-Cuba,PROFILE MIAMI Barbara Lagoa's parents fled Fidel Castro's Communist government in Cuba, and she could soon sit on the United States Supreme Court -- a giddying ascent for a conservative judge who has caught the eye of Donald Trump. 650 words 1600 GMT by Leila Macor. File picture Health-virus-Mexico-hospitals,FOCUS MEXICO CITY By the time 61-year-old Mexican mechanic Martin Urdiain finally decided to go to hospital to seek treatment for the coronavirus, it was already too late. He died the next day. 600 words moved by Jennifer Gonzalez Covarrubias with Jean Luis Arce in Guerrero. Picture -- AFRICA -- Mali-politics-coup,WRAP BAMAKO The head of Mali's military junta has demanded an end to economic sanctions imposed by West African states in response to last month's coup. 550 words moved by Serge Daniel. Picture. Video Kenya-children-health-disabled,PHOTOESSAY NAIROBI A small centre offering free therapy for disabled children in a Nairobi slum is a haven of joy for families who receive support there. 400 words moved. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-religion-Israel-Ukraine,FOCUS TEL AVIV, Israel Ultra-Orthodox Jews who were blocked for days trying to reach Ukraine for an annual pilgrimage flew home to Israel this week, many accusing their government of abandoning them. 450 words moved by Michael Blum. Picture. Video Lebanon-blast-trial,FOCUS BEIRUT Elie Hasrouty, who lost his father to the August 4 Beirut port blast, is one of at least 1,228 grieving Lebanese preparing to file a lawsuit against the state. 800 words moved by Layal Abou Rahal. File picture -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-Taliban-conflict KABUL Police in Kabul seize a stash of "pen guns" they say criminals and insurgents are using in a wave of targeted assassinations that has gripped the Afghan capital in recent months. 300 words moved. Picture SriLanka-politics-constitution-government COLOMBO Sri Lanka's ruling party unveils a constitutional amendment handing unprecedented power to the president, prompting protests in parliament and opposition claims of a power-grab. 400 words moved Vietnam-trial-explosion HANOI Twenty people, including a father and son, are jailed for the bombing of a police station in Ho Chi Minh City that injured three people, state media say. 300 words moved -- BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY -- Britain-US-China-IT-politics-TikTok-suicide LONDON TikTok proposes an alliance with nine other social media platforms to work collectively and rapidly to remove suicide content, following an incident this month when a man killed himself on Facebook. 500 words moved US-energy-computers-science-automobile-transport-Tesla,ADVANCER SAN FRANCISCO Tesla chief Elon Musk promises "insane" battery news at a streamed event to take place after the company's annual shareholders' meeting. 600 words moved -- ENVIRONMENT -- Climate-Arctic-environment-ice,FOCUS PARIS Melt water from the dwindling Arctic ice cap does not directly boost sea levels any more than melted ice cubes make a glass of water overflow, which gives rise to an awkward question: do we care? 750 words moved by Marlowe Hood Brazil-environment-economy-politics,FOCUS SAO PAULO As the destruction of the Amazon rainforest and Pantanal wetlands bruise Brazil's international image, bankers, business executives and even agribusiness firms are calling for a greener economy, adding to pressure on far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. 600 words moved by Paula Ramon. File picture -- SPORTS -- RugbyU-FRA-investigation-Laporte-WorldRugby PARIS French rugby federation president Bernard Laporte has been placed in police custody for questioning as part of a preliminary investigation into suspicions he favoured the Montpellier club, owned by billionaire Mohed Altrad. 550 words 1500 GMT by Guillaume Daudin and Andrea Bambino. File picture afp
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