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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Tel: +1 202 414 0543 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump to make Supreme Court pick at end of week + US nears 200,000 virus deaths, weeks before vote + Trump defiantly presses 'UN' sanctions on Iran + Arctic summer sea ice 'second lowest on record' + 'Watchmen' Emmy-winners explore 'missing' history US-vote-court,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump says he will announce his nominee for the empty Supreme Court seat at the end of this week, kickstarting a political fight set to upend the already nail-biting US election. 650 words 2100 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: US-vote-court-Barrett,PROFILE Health-virus-US WASHINGTON The United States edges close to registering 200,000 Covid-19 deaths, the latest grim milestone for the country just weeks before voters decide if Donald Trump stays in office. 750 words moved by Issam Ahmed. File picture. File video Also moved: Health-virus,WRAP US-UN-Iran-sanctions-summit,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump says he is imposing sanctions on Iranians for violating a UN arms embargo and demands enforcement by US allies, who roundly dispute that he has any such authority. 700 words 1930 GMT by Shaun Tandon and Cyril Julien with Philippe Rater at the United Nations. Pictures. Video Also moved: US-Iran-UN-sanctions,CHRONO Climate-Arctic-environment,WRAP WASHINGTON Arctic summer sea ice melted in 2020 to the second smallest area since records began 42 years ago, US scientists announce, offering further stark evidence of the impact of global warming. 500 words 2000 GMT by Ivan Couronne. File picture Entertainment-US-television-Emmys-Watchmen,FOCUS LOS ANGELES The creators of Emmy-winning "Watchmen" -- a timely blend of superheroes and political satire that confronts US racism -- are proud to draw attention to the nation's historic traumas, highlight modern-day injustices and whet fans' appetites for a possible follow-up. 650 words 2000 GMT by Andrew Marszal. Picture Also moved: Entertainment-US-television-Emmys,WRAP Entertainment-US-television-Emmys-winners,FACTS Entertainment-US-television-Emmys-fashion Entertainment-US-television-Emmys-highlights,POINTS -- AMERICAS -- US-China-IT-politics-TikTok,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump throws into doubt a deal to restructure the popular video app TikTok, saying he would block any deal allowing its Chinese parent firm to retain any control. 650 words 2000 GMT by Rob Lever. File picture. File video. Graphic Also moving: US-IT-China-TikTok,POINTS US-politics-anarchy-funding-Trump NEW YORK The Donald Trump administration declares the cities of New York, Seattle and Portland, Oregon as jurisidictions "permitting anarchy," threatening to withhold federal aid over civil unrest. 400 words moved -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-Germany-Navalny-crime,lead MOSCOW Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says that Western laboratories found traces of a Novichok nerve agent in and on his body, and demands that Moscow return his clothes. 400 words moved. Picture Italy-vote,WRAP MILAN, Italy The far-right concedes defeat after a fierce battle in Italy's regional elections for the left-wing bastion of Tuscany, providing a major boost for the fragile national government. 650 words 1930 GMT by Alexandria Sage. Picture. Video EU-diplomacy-Belarus-politics-unrest,WRAP BRUSSELS EU foreign ministers fails to agree sanctions over the political crisis in Belarus, despite a plea for support from opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. 700 words moved by Damon Wake. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-Australia-extradition-court,WRAP JERUSALEM An Israeli court rules after years of legal wrangling that an ultra-Orthodox Jewish former school principal suspected of dozens of cases of sexual abuse of her pupils in Australia can be extradited to face trial. 600 words moved by Jonah Mandel. File Picture. File Video Algeria-trial-media-rights,WRAP ALGIERS Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune accuses press watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) of working to "destabilise" the country with its campaign against the jailing of journalist and RSF correspondent Khaled Drareni. 500 words moved. Picture. Video Iran-Iraq-conflict-anniversary,lead TEHRAN Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says the Islamic republic's 1980-88 war with Iraq showed the country can defend itself. 400 words. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mali-politics-coup,WRAP BAMAKO Mali's military junta announced the leaders of a new transition government in the Sahel state on Monday, which will retain strong army links despite international pressure to appoint civilians. 500 words moved by Kassim Traore. Video -- ASIA -- Thailand-politics-royals-protest,3rdlead BANGKOK A "People's Plaque" installed by protesters near Bangkok's Royal Palace is "planted in the hearts of the Thai people", activists say, vowing that its removal by police marks only the beginning of their battle to reform the monarchy. 600 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-India-leisure-Taj-tourism,SCENE AGRA, India From Princess Diana to President Trump, everyone wants to visit the Taj Mahal, but in the middle of a global pandemic, the bucket-list experience is just a little less special. 600 words moved by Abhaya Srivastava. Picture. Video Australia-environment-animal-whales,2ndlead SYDNEY At least twenty-five whales have died and scientists are trying to rescue 250 more that are stranded in a remote bay on the Australian island of Tasmania, officials say. 300 words moved. Picture. Graphic -- BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY -- Banking-corruption-investigation,WRAP PARIS Shares in major banks such as HSBC, Deutsche Bank and ING are hammered following allegations they had handled huge sums of dirty money for almost 20 years. 550 words 2100 GMT by Anne Padieu and Ali Bekhtaoui. File picture US-Microsoft-merger-software-games,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Microsoft announces it will acquire ZeniMax Media for $7.5 billion, adding muscle to its Xbox arm ahead of a fierce battle in the market for new gaming consoles. 600 words moved by Glenn Chapman Also moved: US-IT-lifestyle-games-Microsoft-Zenimax,Q&A US-business-tech-automobile-fraud-Nikola,WRAP NEW YORK Shares of embattled auto startup Nikola are under renewed pressure following the sudden resignation of company founder Trevor Milton in the wake of fraud allegations. 650 words 2100 GMT by John Biers Also moved: US-automobile-computers-environment-fraud-Nikola,Q&A -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-comedy-harassment-celebrity-DeGeneres,lead NEW YORK Ellen DeGeneres opens the 18th season of her talk show by addressing allegations of toxic workplace culture under her watch, saying "I take responsibility for what happens at my show." 500 words 2100 GMT by Maggy Donaldson. File Picture afp
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