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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Bolton claims Trump sought Xi help for re-election + Atlanta policeman charged with murder of Rayshard Brooks + India and China move to de-escalate border tensions + Players take a knee as Premier League games resume + Robots with pollen bubble guns 'could save planet' US-politics-diplomacy-books-Bolton,WRAP WASHINGTON Donald Trump pleaded with China's leader Xi Jinping for help to win re-election in 2020, the US president's former national security advisor John Bolton writes in an explosive new behind-the-scenes book, according to excerpts. 750 words 0130 GMT by Michael Mathes US-politics-unrest-racism-police,WRAP ATLANTA An Atlanta police officer has been charged with murder for shooting a 27-year-old man in the back, justice officials announce in the latest case to spark anger over police killings of African Americans. 700 words moved by Chandan Khanna with Paul Handley in Washington. Picture India-China-conflict,WRAP NEW DELHI India and China agree to ease tensions at their disputed Himalayan border, even as they trade blame for a brawl that left at least 20 Indian soldiers dead. 800 words moved by Aishwarya Kumar with Parvaiz Bukhari in Srinagar and Jing Xuan Teng in Beijing. File Picture. Video. Graphic. Also moved: India-China-conflict,FOCUS Fbl-health-virus-ENG-Pr-ManCity-Arsenal-racism MANCHESTER Manchester City secure the first win of the Premier League's restart with a 3-0 victory over 10-man Arsenal at an empty Etihad, as the English top flight's return is marked by protests against racial injustice. 550 words moved. Picture, video Science-Japan-agriculture-technology-bubbles-food WASHINGTON Flying robots equipped with bubble guns could one day help save our planet, according to a study that demonstrated how soap bubbles can be used to pollinate fruit-bearing plants. 450 words moved by Issam Ahmed -- AMERICAS -- US-racism-UN,WRAP GENEVA George Floyd's brother begs the United Nations to help African Americans because "black lives do not matter in the United States", as the UN's rights chief urges reparations for centuries of discrimination. 800 words moved by Robin Millard. Picture. Video Also moved: US-politics-racism-entertainment-media-sport-education,FACTS US-China-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States presses China over its treatment of Uighur Muslims and Hong Kong, just as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets a top official from Beijing in Hawaii to assess soaring tensions. 700 words moved by Shaun Tandon. File Picture Syria-conflict-US-sanctions,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States imposes sanctions on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's wife and dozens of others as it vows a vast pressure campaign under a new law that has already rattled the war-torn nation's economy. 650 words 0200 GMT by Shaun Tandon. Picture Also moved: Syria-France-trial-fraud-Assad,WRAP Health-virus-US-economy-tourism-Florida,FOCUS MIAMI BEACH Florida is reporting record daily totals of new coronavirus cases -- but you'd never know it looking at the Sunshine State's increasingly busy beaches and hotels. 750 words 0130 GMT by Leila Macor. Picture. Video US-politics-unrest-homicide-boogaloo,FOCUS WASHINGTON The far-right Boogaloo movement has suddenly become one of the biggest worries of US law enforcement, after a follower killed two heavily armed California police officers. 750 words moved by Paul Handley. File picture Brazil-politics-military,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is facing a rampant coronavirus outbreak, investigations targeting his inner circle, and calls for his impeachment, leading him to turn more than ever to a favorite ally: the military. 650 words moved by Pascale Trouillaud. File picture -- ASIA -- Health-virus-China-economy,FOCUS BEIJING A fresh coronavirus outbreak in Beijing has curbed the Chinese capital's hesitant return to normal business, rekindling fears about the economy as some activities grind to a halt and consumers stay at home. 700 words 0330 GMT by Beiyi Seow and Laurie Chen. Picture. Video Health-virus-India-Pakistan-Bangladesh-Afghanistan,FOCUS ISLAMABAD Early optimism that South Asia might have dodged the worst ravages of the coronavirus pandemic has disappeared as soaring infection rates turn the densely populated region into a global hot spot. 750 words 0400 GMT by David Stout with Shafiqul Alam in Dhaka. Picture. Video. File Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-France-politics-WWII-history,WRAP PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron travels to Britain for talks with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, a hugely symbolic visit and his first foreign trip since the coronavirus pandemic began. 650 words 0200 GMT by Stuart Williams. File picture. Graphic Germany-Britain-police-missing-McCann,WRAP BERLIN German prosecutors say they have "concrete evidence" that missing British girl Madeleine McCann is dead, in a major development for a case that has gripped Britain for more than a decade. 550 words moved by Femke Colborne. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Iraq-Turkey-conflict-Kurds,WRAP ANKARA Turkey launches an air and ground offensive against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, in a move likely to increase friction with the Baghdad government. 430 words moved. Picture. Video Also moved: Iraq-unrest-Turkey-Kurds-diplomacy,Q&A -- AFRICA -- Burundi-politics BUJUMBURA Burundi's newly elected president Evariste Ndayishimiye will be sworn in on Thursday, after the sudden death of his predecessor who left him an isolated nation in political and economic turmoil. 550 words 0300 GMT Health-virus-Gabon-bars,FOCUS LIBREVILLE High-end bars, restaurants and nightclubs catering for wealthy Gabonese and expats on Libreville's seafront have all dutifully been shuttered. But in the city's poor districts, the sound of laughter and good times can still be heard as Regab, the local beer, is supped behind closed doors in defiance of the coronavirus lockdown. 700 words 0300 GMT by Camille Malplat. Video -- LIFESTYLE AND CULTURE -- Italy-violin-music,FOCUS CREMONA, Italy Working in the shadow of the great masters, the violin-makers of Italy's Cremona are valiantly fighting a shrinking market and foreign competition as they seek perfection, one violin at a time. 900 words 0400 GMT by Celine Cornu. Picture. Video Tunisia-culture-art-politics,FOCUS TUNIS Tunisia's president has become a surprise champion of Arabic calligraphy in his country, shining a light on the artistic tradition as Arab states lobby for its recognition by UNESCO. 650 words 0200 GMT by Najeh Mouelhi-Makni. Picture -- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY -- Palaeontology-research-dinosaurs,lead TOKYO Scientists had nicknamed it "The Thing" -- a mysterious football-sized fossil discovered in Antarctica that sat in a Chilean museum awaiting someone who could work out just what it was. 650 words 0230 GMT by Sara Hussein. Picture Biometrics-police-computers,FOCUS PARIS Tech giants love to portray themselves as forces for good and as the United States is gripped by anti-racism protests a number of them publicly disavow selling controversial facial recognition technology to police forces. 600 words 0300 GMT by Jules Bonnard -- ECONOMY -- Health-virus-Britain-economy-banking-BoE LONDON The Bank of England, confronted by Britain's collapsing coronavirus-ravaged economy, will reveal the outcome of its latest monetary policy meeting, with analysts predicting more stimulus. 550 words 0200 GMT by Roland Jackson. File picture Health-virus-UAE-economy-expo,FOCUS DUBAI Armies of workers in protective masks are racing to complete the mammoth Dubai Expo 2020 site despite the coronavirus that has sickened some employees, forced a one-year postponement and created a logistical headache. 800 words 0300 GMT by Mohamad Ali Harissi. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Athletics-USA-doping-Coleman,WRAP LOS ANGELES Reigning world 100m champion Christian Coleman is provisionally suspended over a missed drugs test, putting him at risk of a two-year ban that would rule him out of next year's Tokyo Olympics 700 words moved by Rob Woollard. File picture afp
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