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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump, Biden clash after Portland shooting + US may OK vaccine before studies end + Big rally in Minsk despite crackdown + US nears six million virus cases + Lady Gaga wins at MTV awards US-politics-racism-unrest,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO A man is shot dead in the latest violence to upend US anti-racism protests, as President Donald Trump presses an election message characterizing his opponent as weak on violent crime. 700 words moved by Glenn Chapman. Picture. Video US-virus-health-pharmaceutical-vaccines WASHINGTON The head of the US Food and Drug Administration raises the possibility that a future vaccine against the coronavirus might be given emergency approval before the end of trials designed to ensure its safety and effectiveness. 450 words moved Belarus-politics-unrest-demo,WRAP MINSK Tens of thousands of opposition supporters march through the Belarusian capital of Minsk, calling for an end to strongman Alexander Lukashenko's rule amid a heavy security presence and despite dozens of arrests. 800 words moved by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States nears six million cases of coronavirus, nearly a quarter of the world's total, as nations around the world battle persistent outbreaks and resurgences of the pandemic. 600 words moved. Picture. Video Entertainment-US-music-award,WRAP NEW YORK Lady Gaga cleans up at MTV's Video Music Awards in an unorthodox show that pays socially distanced homage to New York City as themes of voting and racial justice punctuate the night. 750 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Montenegro-vote,WRAP PODGORICA Montenegro's veteran ruling party is projected to hold a narrow lead in a tight election, but could be knocked from power for the first time in three decades if opposition camps unite, unofficial results suggest. 550 words moved by Olivera Nikolic. Picture. Video Also moved: Montenegro-vote,FACTS Europe-migrants-Sweden-Syria,FOCUS STOCKHOLM They arrived in unprecedented numbers, pushing a strained Sweden to shut its borders as anti-immigration sentiment flared. Five years later, Syrians are still trying to integrate, some more successfully than others. 950 words moved by Nioucha Zakavati with Agathe Harel. Picture - PLEASE ALSO SEE SPECIAL ADVISORY 'MIGRANT CRISIS, FIVE YEARS ON' - -- MIDEAST -- Qatar-diplomacy-UAE-Gulf-ICJ,WRAP THE HAGUE The three-year-old crisis pitting Qatar against several Middle East nations returns to the UN's top court this week with hearings in a case between Doha and the United Arab Emirates. 450 words moved by Charlotte van Ouwerkerk -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-conflict-talks-women,FOCUS KABUL Five Afghan women who endured the Taliban's oppressive rule and fought for fragile gains since the militants were ousted are now preparing to face the hardline group in peace talks. 700 words moved by Elise Blanchard. Picture. Video Philippines-media-politics,FOCUS BAGUIO, Philippines Anchor Dhobie de Guzman has been the face of a popular news show in the northern Philippines for more than a decade. Now he and his colleagues are out work after the closure of dozens of regional stations across the country -- victims, critics say, of crossing President Rodrigo Duterte. 650 words moved by Ron Lopez with Cecil Morella in Manila. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- WTO-trade-diplomacy-politics-US,ANALYSIS GENEVA As Roberto Azevedo leaves the World Trade Organization, the institution faces multiple crises without a captain -- a situation experts warn could drag on for months. 750 words moved by Agnes Pedrero. File video. File picture. Graphic Also moved: WTO-trade-candidates,PROFILE -- SPORT -- Tennis-Open-USA NEW YORK Overwhelming favorite Novak Djokovic begins his quest for an 18th Grand Slam as a unique, spectator-free 2020 US Open gets underway in a Covid-19 quarantine bubble at Flushing Meadows in New York. 550 words moved by Peter Hutchison. File picture Cycling-FRA-Tour-2020,WRAP NICE, France A year after thrilling his home nation for a fortnight on last year's Tour de France, a tearful Julian Alaphilippe produces an almost carbon-copy capture of a stage win to claim the overall leader's yellow jersey once again. 650 words moved by Damian McCall. Picture. Video. Graphic afp
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