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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Minneapolis says will dismantle police force + Virus toll tops 400,000 as LatAm cases spike + Colin Powell says he will vote for Joe Biden + UK slave trader's statue toppled in protests + 'Man-eater' tiger to spend life in captivity US-politics-race-unrest,WRAP WASHINGTON The US city of Minneapolis will dismantle its police force, councilors say, as reform of law enforcement reaches the national political agenda following two weeks of protests over the killing of George Floyd. 850 words 0230 GMT by Brian Knowlton. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP SANTIAGO, Chile Fatalities from new coronavirus accelerate in Latin America as the global pandemic death toll passes 400,000 but Europe emerges from its virus lockdown after bringing infections increasingly under control. 750 words 0230 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-race-unrest-Powell,2ndlead WASHINGTON Colin Powell, who served as America's top military officer and top diplomat under Republican presidents, says he will vote for Democrat Joe Biden, accusing Donald Trump of drifting from the US constitution and Republicans of failing to hold him accountable. 600 words moved by Jim Mannion. File Picture US-politics-race-protests-Britain,4thlead LONDON Protesters tear down the statue of a notorious British slave trader and dump it in a harbour on the second day of demonstrations against George Floyd's death. 600 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. Picture. Video Also moved: US-politics-race-protests-world,WRAP India-animal-conservation-tiger NEW DELHI A tiger blamed for killing three people will spend the rest of its life in captivity, according to Indian officials, who say the big cat is "too dangerous" to be allowed to roam free. 350 words moved -- AMERICAS -- US-police-race-unrest,FOCUS NEW YORK As massive crowds take over streets across the United States in support of black lives, "white silence is violence" has become a recurring theme, a push to spread awareness that discrimination in a country built on racism extends far beyond police brutality. 750 words 0300 GMT by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-literature-Chile,INTERVIEW MIAMI Chilean writer Isabel Allende says the coronavirus pandemic has exposed stark inequalities that will continue to fuel protests in the United States and around the globe. 750 words 0200 GMT by Leila Macor. Video -- EUROPE -- Germany-US-NATO-military-defence,lead FRANKFURT Germany voices concern at reports that President Donald Trump plans to cut the number of US troops stationed in Germany, amid fears it could weaken a key pillar of NATO defence in the region. 650 words moved by Michelle Fitzpatrick. File picture Health-virus-Poland-Czech-mining-coal WARSAW Poland sees a record spike in new confirmed coronavirus cases over the weekend, with most of the hundreds of infections reported by the health ministry linked to a coal mine in the country's south. 350 words moved -- MIDEAST & N. AFRICA -- Libya-conflict,WRAP TRIPOLI Fighters loyal to Libya's UN-recognised government keep up their counter-offensive of strongman Khalifa Hafter, but fighting stalls on the outskirts of the strategic city of Sirte. 800 words moved by Rim Taher. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-Iran-photography NICOSIA Iranian photographer Gohar Dashti's work explores nature, human migration and the ripple effects of conflict and social upheaval. The pandemic presents, she believes, an opportunity to remind us of our responsibility toward each other. 750 words 0300 GMT by Susannah Walden. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- France-Mali-Sahel-conflict,FACTS BAMAKO Three leaders have been left dominating the jihadist insurgency in the Sahel, following the death of a top Al-Qaeda commander in the West African state of Mali this week. 650 words moved by Amaury Hauchard. File Picture -- SPORT -- Fbl-GER-Bundesliga-US-politics-race-unrest BERLIN Werder Bremen are staring at relegation from the Bundesliga after a 1-0 home defeat to Wolfsburg, while Union Berlin edged towards safety on a day that featured a renewed show of solidarity with the global protests sparked by the death of George Floyd. 600 words moved. Picture afp
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