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| - Duty Editor: Denholm Barnetson Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Factory workers go on strike against Belarus leader + US Democrat convention begins with focus on Biden + New Zealand PM delays election after virus return + India virus deaths hit 50,000 + China's 'Greta' faces lonely climate change fight Belarus-vote-unrest-labour-demonstration,WRAP MINSK Factory workers in Belarus join fresh strikes against President Alexander Lukashenko after a historic protest over his disputed re-election brought tens of thousands to the streets of the capital Minsk. 650 words 1000 GMT by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Video We will also move: Belarus-vote-unrest,CHRONO Belarus-vote-unrest-Lukashenko,PROFILE Belarus-vote-unrest-Tikhanovskaya,PROFILE US-politics,WRAP MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin As Democrats open an unprecedented virtual nominating convention, the party's disparate factions are projecting a united front behind Joe Biden -- brought together by a shared determination to oust Donald Trump. 700 words moved by Elodie Cuzin, with Brian Knowlton in Washington. Picture. Video Health-virus,WRAP WELLINGTON New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern postpones the nation's election to focus on fighting a coronavirus second wave, as data shows Japan's economy has endured an historic contraction. 650 words moved by Neil Sands and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-India,2ndlead NEW DELHI India's official coronavirus death toll soars past 50,000 as the pandemic rages through smaller cities and rural areas where health care is feeble and stigmatisation rife. 600 words moved by Bhuvan Bagga. Picture. Video China-environment-climate,PROFILE GUILIN, China While most of her peers are preparing for university or enjoying summer vacation, 17-year-old Howey Ou is braving intimidation and criticism in China to save the world from climate catastrophe. 750 words moved by Laurie Chen. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Lebanon-blast BEIRUT Lebanon's health minister warns that hospitals are reaching maximum capacity to treat coronavirus patients after the deadly Beirut blast overwhelmed clinics and COVID-19 cases have mounted. 400 words 1000 GMT. Picture. Video Lebanon-blast-exodus,FOCUS BEIRUT From his Beirut office, Shady Rizk had a front-row view of the cataclysmic explosion at the port. Some 350 stitches later, he sees his survival as a miracle, a second chance at a life he is determined not to spend in Lebanon. 850 words 1200 GMT by Tony Gamal-Gabriel. Picture. File video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Gaza,WRAP GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories Egyptian mediators are expected in Gaza after a week of clashes in which Israel has launched military strikes in response to cross-border airborne incendiary devices that have ignited wildfires. 600 words 1200 GMT. Picture. Video Israel-UAE-diplomacy-Saudi,FOCUS RIYADH The UAE's decision to normalise ties with Israel could propel Saudi Arabia to deepen its furtive relations with the Jewish state as Riyadh seeks to entice investments to fund an ambitious economic transformation, analysts say. 830 words moved by Anuj Chopra Lifestyle-Qatar-parkour,FOCUS DOHA Three friends perform synchronised backflips off a dry stone fountain near one of Doha's top luxury hotels -- an unusual sight in the normally staid Gulf city. 500 words moved by Gregory Walton. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-France-tourism,FOCUS ST TROPEZ, France French resorts and holiday destinations are buzzing at the height of the season despite the pandemic but it is no ordinary summer with foreigners staying away and the shadow of the coronavirus looming large. 750 words moved by Alice Lefebvre with Julie Pacorel in Avignon. Picture. Video. -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Democrats-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON This week the eyes of US voters turn to Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and the Democratic convention -- unless they swivel first to Republican distracter-in-chief Donald Trump. 700 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture Also moved: US-politics-vote-guide,FACTS US-politics-vote-Democrats-Biden,PROFILE US-politics-Trump-brother,WRAP -- ASIA -- Health-virus-SKorea-religion,Lead SEOUL Thousands of members of a Protestant church linked to a coronavirus cluster in Seoul are asked to quarantine, South Korean authorities say, as they accused the group's firebrand conservative leader -- who has reportedly tested positive -- of obstruction. 550 words moved. Picture. Video -- ECONOMY -- Japan-economy-GDP,WRAP TOKYO Japan's economy shrank a record 7.8 percent in the April-June quarter, the worst contraction in the nation's modern history, data shows, as the coronavirus deepens the country's economic woes. 650 words moved by Hiroshi Hiyama. Picture -- ENVIRONMENT -- SAfrica-conservation-animal- transport,FEATURE PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa Generators hum loudly in the background as a tour boat bobs past a towering vessel filled with ship fuel, anchored in Algoa Bay, a stone's throw away from the world's largest breeding colony of African penguins. 1,200 words by Sofia Christensen. Picture. Video -- SPORTS -- Fbl-Eur-C3-Sevilla-ManUtd,2ndlead COLOGNE, Germany Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits Manchester United face a busy few weeks in the transfer market after losing a third semi-final this season as Sevilla reach the Europa League final by coming from behind to win 2-1 in Cologne. 650 words moved by Kieran Canning Also moved: Fbl-EUR-C3-ENG-ESP-ManUtd-Sevilla,REAX afp
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