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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Outcry as China imposes HK security law + EU opens borders to 15 countries, but not US + Belgium voices regret for DRCongo colonial suffering + 3 killed in Ethiopia protests over singer's killing + Russian Arctic temperatures hit record in June HongKong-China-politics,WRAP BEIJING China imposes a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong, a historic move that critics and many western governments fear will smother the finance hub's freedoms and hollow out its autonomy. 750 words moved by Laurie Chan, and Jerome Taylor in Hong Kong. Picture Also moved: China-HongKong-politics,CHRONO Health-virus,WRAP BRUSSELS The European Union draws up a list of 15 "safe countries" -- excluding the US -- whose citizens will be free to enter the bloc, as the WHO warns the coronavirus pandemic is still accelerating globally. 800 words 1600 GMT by Alex Pigman with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Belgium-DRCongo-politics-history,WRAP BRUSSELS Belgium's King Philippe expresses "deepest regrets" for the harm done during Belgian colonial rule in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in a first for his country. 600 words moved by Matthieu Demeestere and Alex Pigman. Picture Ethiopia-unrest-protest,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Three people are killed and others critically injured when protests erupt in Ethiopia after a prominent singer from the country's largest ethnic group is shot dead. 650 words 1500 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Video Russia-weather-climate-Arctic MOSCOW The Russian Arctic set record temperatures in June that sparked abnormal tundra fires, the head of Russia's weather service says, blaming climate change for the "fantastical" anomalies 350 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US WASHINGTON Health officials charged with coordinating the US response to coronavirus face a grilling in Congress, as the pandemic forces parts of the country back into lockdown and threatens the return of classes in the fall. 550 words 1600 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture Health-virus-Britain-politics-economy DUDLEY, United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledges to deliver an "infrastructure revolution" to help Britain build its way out of the economic devastation of the coronavirus outbreak. 650 words 1530 GMT by Paul Ellis. Picture. Video Also moving: Health-virus-Britain-Leicester Health-virus-India-religion-tourism,SCENE HARIDWAR, India Life is slowly returning to normal among the hallowed temples of Haridwar, one of Hinduism's holiest places, but the Indian pilgrimage town still has a forlorn air as the country emerges from its coronavirus lockdown. 600 words moved by Bhuvan Bagga. Picture. Video Health-virus-Peru-Venezuela-family,FOCUS LIMA The 14 members of the Hernandez family arrived in Peru from Venezuela two years ago with hopes high for a better life, but the pandemic has cruelly shattered the dream: the grandfather died and now the entire family is struggling with the disease. 650 words moved by Jesus Olarte and Carlos Mandujano. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel's deputy premier says West Bank annexations must wait, allies and regional powers have condemned the project, but a day before his government can move forward, the prime minister's plans remain unknown. 650 words 1530 GMT by Ben Simon. Picture. Video US-UN-Iran-arms-diplomacy,WRAP UNITED NATIONS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo takes the US push to extend a UN arms embargo on Tehran to the Security Council, where he can expect a robust, virtual defense from Iran's foreign minister. 550 words 1600 GMT by Philippe Rater with Shaun Tandon in Washington -- AFRICA -- Sudan-protests,WRAP KHARTOUM Tens of thousands of Sudanese protesters flock to the streets calling for reforms and demanding justice for those killed in anti-government demonstrations that ousted president Omar al-Bashir last year. 700 words 1430 GMT by Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali. Picture. Video DRCongo-unrest-UN-refugee,lead GENEVA More than one million people have been forced to flee their homes in the violence-ravaged eastern Democratic Republic of Congo since the start of the year, the UN says. 500 words moved by Robin Millard Sahel-France-unrest-summit,WRAP NOUAKCHOTT Leaders from five West African countries and their ally France gather to take stock of their six-month-old decision to step up the fight against jihadist insurgents in the Sahel. 650 words 1430 GMT by Jerome Rivet with Laurent Lozano in Dakar. Pictures. Graphic. Video -- EUROPE -- Germany-politics-army-KSK,WRAP BERLIN After years dogged by reports of far-right extremism within its ranks, the German military's elite KSK commando unit now faces a shake-up as the defence ministry eyes a fresh start. 500 words 1600 GMT by Femke Colborne Russia-vote-constitution-polling,SCENE SAINT PETERSBURG The rickety plastic table beneath a row of apartment blocks in Saint Petersburg does not look much like a polling booth. But as Russians cast votes on constitutional reforms that could extend President Vladimir Putin's rule until 2036, the picnic furniture has taken on official status. 550 words moved by Marina Koreneva. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- India-China-conflict-diplomacy-IT-TikTok,WRAP NEW DELHI TikTok denies sharing user data with the Chinese government after India bans the wildly popular app as ties with Beijing deteriorate sharply following a deadly border clash. 500 words moved by Bhuvan Bagga. Picture Australia-defence-government-China,lead BRISBANE Australia will announce a substantial increase in defence spending and focus on projecting military power across the Indo-Pacific amid escalating tensions with China, in a major policy speech to be delivered by Prime Minister Scott Morrison. 600 words moved by Holly Robertson HongKong-China-politics-unrest,FOCUS HONG KONG Jailed without trial when Hong Kong was a British colony, former underground communist Lau Man-shing says he fears a new generation of dissidents could suffer a similar fate once Beijing imposes its new national security law. 650 words moved by Su Xinqi. Picture -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TECH -- Health-virus-unemployment-UN GENEVA The coronavirus crisis has taken a much heavier toll on jobs than previously feared, the UN says, warning that the situation in the Americas was particularly dire. 650 words 1430 GMT by Nina Larson. Video. Graphic France-Germany-Spain-UK-aviation-layoffs-Airbus PARIS European aircraft maker Airbus plans to announce a restructuring that will cut thousands of jobs as it tries to weather the COVID-19 crisis that has slammed the air travel industry. 600 words 1700 GMT by Mathieu Rabechault US-IT-politics-advertising-Facebook,FOCUS WASHINGTON The advertiser boycott of Facebook has morphed into a global digital activist campaign aimed at curbing hateful and toxic content on the social media giant. But its impact remains unclear. 700 words moved by Rob Lever -- SPORT -- Yachting-NZL-AmCup,lead WELLINGTON Team New Zealand says it has fired a number of employees for leaking confidential information as spying claims rock preparations for next year's prestigious America's Cup yachting regatta. 550 words moved. File picture Rugby-Sevens-health-virus HONG KONG The remainder of this year's World Rugby Sevens Series has been cancelled over the coronavirus, the sport's governing body said, with the flagship Hong Kong tournament among five events called off. 500 words 0930 GMT. File picture Also moved: Baseball-virus-SKorea-KOR-fans Football-AFL-AUS-Australia-racism,FOCUS SYDNEY Australian Rules teams came together to take a knee in support of the "Black Lives Matter" movement, but ongoing racist attacks show there's still work to do. 750 words moved by Martin Parry. Picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Canada-entertainment-circus-Cirque-health-virus,2ndlead MONTREAL Cirque du Soleil announces it is filing for bankruptcy protection and cutting thousands of jobs as the world's most famous circus troupe seeks to survive the coronavirus pandemic. 450 words moved by Anne-Sophie Thill. File picture Also moved: Health-virus-US-Broadway Health-virus-Germany-US-Netherlands-dance,FOCUS PARIS They are not supposed to touch, and have to stay two metres apart, but dancers are finding new ways to set hearts aflutter despite the constraints the virus has put on them. 700 words moved by Rana Moussaoui. File picture afp
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