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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + WHO warns 'no silver bullet' for coronavirus + Spain's ex-king Juan Carlos heads into exile + Prison raid mars Afghanistan's relative calm + Trump sets September cutoff over TikTok sale + Hurricane on course to batter US East Coast Health-virus,WRAP GENEVA The World Health Organization warns there might never be a "silver bullet" for the coronavirus, as Australia's second-largest city goes under curfew and the number of global infections passes 18 million. 800 words moved by Robin Milliard with Carly Waters in Melbourne and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Spain-royals-politics-corruption MADRID Spain's former king Juan Carlos, who is under investigation for corruption, has announced he plans to go into exile, says the royal palace. 550 words 2000 GMT. File picture Also moving: Spain-royal-history-politics-people-JuanCarlos Afghanistan-conflict,WRAP-UPDATE JALALABAD, Afghanistan At least 29 people are killed in a raid on an Afghan prison claimed by the Islamic State group, as the country waits to see if a government ceasefire with the Taliban will rupture after its formal expiration. 700 words moved by Noorullah Shirzada, with Usman Sharifi in Kabul. Picture. Video. Graphic US-China-politics-internet-TikTok,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump warns Chinese-owned video app TikTok it will be "out of business" if it does not sell its US operations to an American buyer by September 15. 650 words 2100 GMT by Paul Handley. Picture. Graphic US-weather-hurricane,WRAP MIAMI Tropical Storm Isaias is set to regain hurricane strength before slamming into the US eastern seaboard, bringing life-threatening storm surges to North and South Carolina. 450 words 2300 GMT by Leila Macor. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-Brazil-politics-healthcare,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil's public health care system, considered among the world's most advanced when it was launched, is being pushed to the brink by the coronavirus pandemic, which has exposed the impact of years of under-funding and mismanagement. 700 words moved by Louis Genot. File picture -- EUROPE -- Britain-NIreland-Hume-politics,WRAP LONDON Tributes pour in from across the political spectrum following the death of John Hume, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in ending decades of deadly sectarian violence in Northern Ireland. 700 words by Joe Jackson. File picture Italy-transport-accident-bridge,WRAP GENOA, Italy Italy inaugurates a sleek new bridge in Genoa, although relatives of the 43 people killed when the old viaduct collapsed say the pomp and ceremony risk overshadowing the tragedy. 550 words moved by Giovanni Grezzi with Ella Ide in Rome. Picture. Graphic. Video. Live video Health-virus-Russia-vaccines,lead MOSCOW Russia says it aims to launch mass production of a coronavirus vaccine next month and turn out "several million" doses per month by next year. 500 words moved by Maria Antonova. File picture Health-virus-Germany-education,FOCUS ROSTOCK, Germany Lunchbox, books, pencil case -- masks? Germany watches anxiously as the first batch of children start a new school year with full-time classes, after months of home learning or curtailed hours due to the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words moved by David Courbet. Picture. Video -- MIDEAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Lebanon-politics,WRAP BEIRUT Lebanon's foreign minister Nassif Hitti resigns in protest at the government's mishandling of a spiralling economic crisis, warning that if there is no will to reform "the ship will sink". 650 words moved by Tony Gamal-Gabriel. File Picture. File video We have also moved: Lebanon-politics-economy,CHRONO Algeria-trial-rights-media,LEAD ALGIERS The trial begins of an Algerian journalist who has become a figurehead of press freedom in the North African country. 400 words Farah Abada and Ryad Kramdi. Israel-conflict-Syria,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel says it has killed four men laying explosives near the Israeli-occupied sector of the Golan Heights, the latest security incident on its tense northern borders. 560 words moved. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Thailand-politics-royals BANGKOK Dozens of mostly young Thais wearing striped "Harry Potter" scarves rally against the government, vowing to "cast a spell" for democracy as the nascent movement grows increasingly bold in targeting the powerful elite. 400 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-Australia,SCENE MELBOURNE When Katherine Reed heard Melbourne's virus-inflicted lockdown would be tightened and extend for six more weeks, she began to cry. 600 words moved by Carly Waters. Picture. Video -- SCIENCE & ENVIROMENT -- Environment-conservation-panda-China-leopard PARIS It may be one of the most recognisable symbols of conservation, but efforts to protect the giant panda have failed to safeguard large mammals sharing its habitats, according to research showing dramatic declines of leopards and other predators. 550 words moved by Kelly Macnamara. File picture. Graphic Mars-science-astronomy PARIS The question of whether ancient life could have existed on Mars centres on the water that once flowed there, but new research published suggests that many of the Red Planet's valleys were gouged by icy glaciers not rivers. 450 words. File picture -- BUSINESS -- HongKong-Britain-HSBC-earnings,WRAP HONG KONG HSBC says profits for the first half of 2020 plunged by 69 percent on year as the banking giant was hammered by the coronavirus pandemic and spiralling China-US tensions. 650 words moved by Jerome Taylor. Picture -- SPORT -- Fbl-corruption-FIFA-Infantino-Switzerland-investigation GENEVA FIFA president Gianni Infantino will "respect any decision by the ethics committee", world football's governing body says after Swiss authorities opened criminal proceedings against him last week. 450 words moved. File picture
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