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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + Poland's populist president wins re-election + Court orders halt to local Spain lockdown + Deadly China floods near record levels + Manchester City's European ban quashed + Texas man dies of virus after COVID party Poland-vote,WRAP WARSAW Polish President Andrzej Duda squeezes past his europhile rival to win re-election but the narrow victory puts the populist right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party government on the backfoot. 600 words 1230 GMT by Dario Thuburn. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP LERIDA, Spain A court blocks a new lockdown in northeastern Spain that would have confined 200,000 people to their homes as South Africa reimposes a nationwide curfew to prevent a "coronavirus storm" from ravaging the nation. 650 words 1000 GMT by Maude Watin with Hazel Ward in Madrid and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic China-floods-disaster,WRAP SHANGHAI Floods across central and eastern China have left more than 140 people dead or missing and are swelling major rivers and lakes to record-high levels, with authorities warning that the worst is yet to come. 550 words moved by Dan Martin. Picture. Fbl-Eur-C1-ENG-Pr-ManCity-CAS, WRAP LAUSANNE, Switzerland Manchester City are free to play Champions League football next season after the Court of Arbitration for Sport lifted a two-season ban from European competitions imposed by UEFA. 650 words 1030 GMT. File picture Health-virus-US-youth NEW YORK A 30-year-old man from Texas who believed the coronavirus was a hoax dies after attending a "COVID-19" party hosted by an infected person, a doctor reveals. 250 words moved -- AFRICA -- Mali-unrest-politics,WRAP BAMAKO The international community appeals for restraint in Mali after a deepening political crisis spirals into bloodshed. 500 words 1230 GMT Health-virus-Kenya-tourism,FOCUS TALEK, Kenya In the majestic plains of the Maasai Mara, the coronavirus pandemic spells economic disaster for locals who earn a living from tourists coming to see Kenya's abundant wildlife. 700 words moved by Francois Ausseill. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-unrest,lead HONG KONG Thirteen prominent Hong Kong democracy activists appear in court charged with holding an unauthorised gathering to mark the Tiananmen Square crackdown, the latest in a string of prosecutions against protest leaders in the restless financial hub. 600 words 0930 GMT. Picture SKorea-politics-social-crime-suicide,lead SEOUL The funeral service for Seoul mayor Park Won-soon, who took his own life after being accused of sexual harassment, is held despite a petition against the city-run ceremony signed by half a million people. 650 words moved. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Kosovo-politics-warcrimes,WRAP THE HAGUE Kosovo's President Hashim Thaci faces an interview with special prosecutors in The Hague, who have accused him of war crimes in the 1990s conflict with Serbia. 500 words 1200 GMT. Picture. Video Poland-vote-politics,POINTS WARSAW Despite winning the presidency, Poland's populist government faces massive challenges from a newly energised opposition as the economy heads for its first recession in decades. 500 words 1200 GMT by Mary Sibierski. Picture. Video Also moved: Poland-vote-Duda,PROFILE Poland-vote-history,CHRONO NMacedonia-vote-politics,ADVANCER SKOPJE North Macedonia heads to the polls to elect a government in the midst of a resurgence of coronavirus cases, which has fuelled a bitter blame-game between rival camps. 650 words moved by Darko Duridanski. Picture. Video Also moved: NMacedonia-vote-politics,PROFILE NMacedonia-vote-politics,FACTS -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US WASHINGTON The Trump administration presses for full school reopenings in the fall, even as resurgent COVID-19 infections raise mounting criticism that a premature return to classes could pose a danger of greater spread of the disease. 800 words moved by Brian Knowlton. File Picture Entertainment-US-people-Preston LOS ANGELES American actress Kelly Preston, who featured in hit films "Jerry Maguire" and "Twins", has died from breast cancer, her husband John Travolta says. 200 words moved -- SPORT -- AmFoot-US-NFL-racism-Washington WASHINGTON The NFL's Washington Redskins will announce they are changing their name, US media report, following pressure from sponsors over a moniker widely criticized as a racist slur against Native Americans. 350 words moved afp
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