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| - Duty Editor: Lachlan Carmichael Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Mass protest meets harsh crackdown in Belarus + Cautious optimism in Afghan peace talks + Trump to visit fire-ravaged California + Turkish ship leaves contested waters + Osaka beats Azarenka to win third Grand Slam Belarus-politics-unrest-protest,WRAP MINSK Riot police in balaclavas violently detain some 250 demonstrators as tens of thousands of people take to the streets ahead of crunch talks between President Alexander Lukashenko and his main ally, Russia's Vladimir Putin. 650 words 1500 GMT by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Video Afghanistan-conflict-talks,WRAP DOHA Aghan government negotiators express cautious optimism for progress on thorny issues including ceasefires as peace talks with the Taliban are set to get down to business in the Qatari capital. 800 words 1700 GMT by Gregory Walton with Usman Sharifi in Kabul. Picture. Video. Graphic Already moved: Afghanistan-conflict-talks-women,FOCUS US-fires,WRAP PORTLAND, Oregon Top officials in states where record-breaking fires have killed at least 31 people accuse President Donald Trump of being in denial about climate change as he prepares to meet emergency services in California. 700 words 2030 GMT by Cyril Julien with Andrew Marszal in Los Angeles. Picture. Video Also moved: US-fires-environment-climate Turkey-Greece-diplomacy-energy,WRAP ISTANBUL A Turkish research ship at the centre of a row with Greece over gas exploration has left disputed waters in the eastern Mediterranean and returned to port in a move hailed as a "positive first step" by the Greek prime minister. 600 words moved by Raziye Akkoc with Katerina Nikolopoulou in Athens. File Picture. Graphic Tennis-Open-USA-women,WRAP NEW YORK Japan's Naomi Osaka comes from a set down to beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus to win the US Open and clinch her third Grand Slam title. 550 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture Also moved: Tennis-open-USA-women-Osaka-JPN,REAX -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Austria and Britain are among European nations grappling with mounting coronavirus infections, while restrictions are eased in South Korean capital Seoul and work resumes on a much-hyped potential vaccine. 700 words 1430 GMT by Tom Barfield with AFP bureaus Health-virus-demonstration-Australia MELBOURNE Authorities in Melbourne arrest more than 70 people for flouting stay-at-home orders to protest against lockdown restrictions, with some demonstrators clashing with riot police at a market in the city. 400 words moved. Picture -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-vote,WRAP NOVOSIBIRSK, Russia Russians vote in regional elections overshadowed by the poisoning of the main opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who had campaigned for tactical voting to push out the ruling party. 650 words 1530 GMT by Romain Colas. Picture. Video Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade,WRAP LONDON The European Union rejects an incendiary claim by Prime Minister Boris Johnson that the bloc is plotting to destabilise the UK as another week of Brexit high drama beckons, headlined by a stormy parliamentary debate in London. 700 words 1430 GMT by Jitendra Joshi. File picture Greece-migrants-fire-refugee,WRAP LESBOS ISLAND,Greece Greece says it hopes thousands of asylum seekers left homeless by fires at Europe's largest migrant camp could be rehoused within a week to end a crisis that has seen clashes with police. 750 words 1400 GMT by Marina Rafenberg in Lesbos with Katerina Nikolopoulou in Athens. Picture. Graphic. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Lebanon-rights-labour,FOCUS BEIRUT Lebanon has approved a new work contract allowing foreign domestic workers to resign and keep hold of their own passport, but activists say the exploitative "kafala" system remains in place. 750 words moved by Alice Hackman. File Picture Health-virus-Iraq-funeral,FOCUS NAJAF, Iraq Mohammad al-Bahadli digs into Iraq's hot desert sand with bare hands to reach his father's corpse. After the easing of restrictions, Iraqis are exhuming coronavirus victims to rebury them in their rightful place in family cemeteries. 700 words moved by Qassem al-Kaabi. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mali-politics-coup,WRAP BAMAKO Mali's opposition M5 coalition has rejected a roadmap for a post-coup 18-month transition government, compaining of a military power grab. 500 words 1500 GMT by Serge Daniel and Kassim Traore. File Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-elections-integrity,FOCUS WASHINGTON "The only way we're going to lose this election is if the election is rigged." President Donald Trump's astonishing remark last month -- and his escalating efforts to sow doubt about the integrity of November's vote -- have highlighted a growing concern: can the United States assure a free and fair election in 2020? 850 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture. File picture -- ASIA -- Thailand-travel-lifestyle-aviation-pandemic BANGKOK With millions around the world stuck at home due to the pandemic, "plane cafes" in Thailand are offering customers the chance to pretend they are in the sky -- and the idea seems to have taken off. 300 words moved. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS AND TECH -- US-China-internet-telecommunication-Apple,ADVANCER SAN FRANCISCO Apple is expected to spotlight its smartwatch, iPad and subscription services on Tuesday as it strives to reignite growth with a must-have holiday line-up. 650 words moved by Glenn Chapman US-IT-lifestyle-charity-Seva,FOCUS SAN FRANCISCO As the pandemic disrupted the global economy, Sean Kelly and two others created Seva, which bills itself as the world's first independent, socially conscious search engine that lets people feed hungry children by browsing the internet. 550 words moved by Glenn Chapman. Picture -- SPORTS -- Cycling-Tour-FRA-2020,WRAP CULOZ Tour de France yellow jersey holder Primoz Roglic seeks to defend his comfortable general classification lead on Sunday's 15th stage, a fearsome 174.5km slog up the iconic Grand Colombier. 600 words 1645GMT by Damian McCall. Picture. Video. Graphic afp
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