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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Tens of thousands demand Belarus strongman quit + Britain's Johnson sets deadline for Brexit deal + Typhoon hits South Korea after pummelling Japan + Djokovic out of US Open for striking line judge + 'Tenet' takes just $20 mn after delayed opening Belarus-politics-unrest,WRAP MINSK Huge crowds of Belarusian protesters flood the capital Minsk, urging strongman Alexander Lukashenko to quit power, defying the threat of arrest and a massive deployment of forces. 700 words moved by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade-Johnson LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson gives an October 15 deadline for a post-Brexit trade agreement with the European Union, brushing off fears about "no-deal" chaos if talks fail. 550 words moved by Phil Hazlewood SKorea-Japan-typhoon-weather,WRAP SEOUL Powerful Typhoon Haishen drenches South Korea after slamming southern Japan with record winds and heavy rains that prompted evacuation warnings for millions. 500 words 0330 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Tennis-Open-USA,WRAP NEW YORK Novak Djokovic is dramatically disqualified from the US Open after accidentally striking a female line judge with a ball in frustration during his last-16 match. 775 words 0300 GMT by Peter Hutchison. Picture Entertainment-US-Canada-film-boxoffice LOS ANGELES As movie theaters struggle to return to normality during the coronavirus pandemic, the first major Hollywood release in six months, Christopher Nolan's "Tenet," has taken in $20.2 million in five days. 400 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Israel-politics,FOCUS JERUSALEM Once a role model in the fight against Covid-19, Israel decides to partially lock down several cities to slow the fast-spreading contagion as the government faces harsh criticism over the crisis. 750 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain LONDON The United Kingdom registers almost 3,000 new coronavirus cases over 24 hours, a level not seen since late May, health ministry figures show. 500 words moved Health-virus-Spain-education-parents MADRID With coronavirus cases surging as a new school year begins, many Spanish parents are refusing to send their children back to class despite the threat of sanctions. 700 words 0200 GMT by Thomas Perroteau. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-vote-virus-economy,FOCUS BROWNSVILLE, Pennsylvania Door-to-door canvassing and weeks of rallies for Donald Trump, while Joe Biden's campaign avoids both due to the coronavirus: Democrats in Pennsylvania's rural counties are battling to win back the key electoral state, but the pandemic is not making it easy. 800 words 0200 GMT by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-protests,2ndlead HONG KONG Hong Kong police arrest nearly 300 people as riot officers swoop on democracy protesters opposed to the postponement of local elections in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. 550 words moved by Su Xinqi. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-US-court-extradition-Assange LONDON A London hearing resumes to decide if WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the United States to face trial over the publication of secrets relating to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. 650 words 0330 GMT by James Pheby. File picture Also moving: Britain-US-court-extradition-Assange,PROFILE -- MIDEAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Algeria-politics,FOCUS ALGIERS For over a year Algeria's defiant anti-government "Hirak" protestors seemed unstoppable, but weekly demonstrations skidded to a halt due to restrictions to end the coronavirus crisis. 700 words moved by Amal Belalloufi. File picture. File video -- AFRICA -- Rwanda-arrest-politics-genocide,WRAP KIGALI Rwandan President Paul Kagame says that the polarising hero of the "Hotel Rwanda" film returned home of his own accord, where he was arrested, denying his family's claims he was kidnapped abroad. 600 words moved -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Czech-film-Menzel,lead PRAGUE Oscar-winning Czech film director Jiri Menzel has died aged 82 after battling serious health problems for a long time, his wife says. 400 words moved. File picture -- SPORTS -- Cycling-tour-FRA-2020,WRAP LARUNS, France Slovenians take the laurels on the Tour de France as rookie Tadej Pogacar wins a Pyrenean mountain slog and his compatriot Primoz Roglic grabs the overall lead. 600 words moved by Damian McCall. Picture Also moving: Cycling-Tour-FRA-2020-stages,CHRONO Athletics-CZE,PREVIEW PRAGUE Karsten Warholm is looking to break the 400m hurdles world record at the Czech Golden Spike meeting on Tuesday, two weeks after trailing the three decades old mark by just 0.09sec. 400 words 0130 GMT by Jan Flemr. File picture afp
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