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| - Duty Editor: Patrick Markey Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Europe presses Moscow for talks over Belarus + Hezbollah suspect found guilty in Hariri murder + Trump hits back after Democrat convention attacks + Mali coup fears after gunfire at army base + Missing tiny elephant shrew species reappears Belarus-vote-unrest,WRAP MOSCOW European leaders urge Russian President Vladimir Putin to push for dialogue in neighbouring Belarus, as opposition supporters protest President Alexander Lukashenko's disputed election win for a 10th day. 800 words 1430 GMT by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Video. Graphic Lebanon-UN-tribunal-Hariri,WRAP LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands A UN-backed tribunal finds a member of the Hezbollah Shiite movement guilty over the 2005 murder of former Lebanese prime minister Rafic Hariri but cleared three other suspects after a years-long trial. 750 words 1430 GMT by Danny Kemp and Jan Hennop with Jean-Marc Mojon in Beirut. Picture, Video, Live video US-politics-vote,WRAP MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin After a night of hard-hitting attacks on Donald Trump to open the Democratic convention, the Republican incumbent angrily fires back, insisting he has built the "greatest economy in history." 600 words 1600 GMT by Elodie Cuzin with Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic. Mali-unrest-politics,WRAP BAMAKO Fears of a coup attempt have gripped Mali after soldiers fired their guns in the air at a key army base outside the capital, in the middle of the country's worst political crisis in years. 500 words 1630 GMT by Serge Daniel. File picture. File video. Infographic Environment-Djibouti-Somalia-animal PARIS For half a century scientists feared that the Somali elephant shrew had vanished from the face of the Earth. No one had seen so much as a whisker. 650 words moved by Amelie Bottollier-Depois. Picture. Video. Graphic -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP PARIS France says mask-wearing will soon be compulsory in all workplaces to keep the coronavirus under control, as countries across the world ramp up localised restrictions on nightlife and socialising. 700 words moved by Joseph Boyle with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-WHO,lead GENEVA The World Health Organization writes to every country urging them to swiftly sign up for its global shared vaccine programme -- and spells out who will get the eventual coronavirus jabs first. 550 words 1430 GMT by Robin Millard. Picture. Video Health-virus-India-drugs-tourism PANAJI, India The Indian resort state of Goa is cracking down on revellers throwing illegal, drug-fuelled parties as coronavirus cases climb in the tourist hotspot, a government minister says. 400 words moved Health-virus-Australia SYDNEY Australia has secured access to a "promising" potential coronavirus vaccine, the prime minister announces, saying the country will manufacture it and offer free doses to the entire population. 500 words moved by Holly Robertson -- EUROPE -- Germany-Israel-army-history,WRAP MUNICH Israeli and German fighter pilots carry out their first joint military exercises in Germany, honouring Holocaust victims and the 11 Israelis slain at the 1972 Munich Olympics. 550 words 1530 GMT by Christoph Stache. Picture. Video Entertainment-royals-Belgium-children-art,INTERVIEW KNOKKE-HEIST, Belgium After a lifetime of pain and a bruising legal battle, in January Delphine Boel finally won what she had always wanted: recognition that she is the daughter of former Belgian king Albert II. 600 words 1430 GMT by Marc Burleigh and Matthieu Demeestere. Video. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- UAE-Israel-diplomacy-security,WRAP DUBAI Israel's Mossad spy agency chief Yossi Cohen has visited the United Arab Emirates for security talks, Emirati state media reports, days after the countries agreed to establish diplomatic ties. 400 words 1600 GMT Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Gaza,WRAP GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories Israel launches airstrikes on Hamas-ruled Gaza in response to Palestinian incendiary balloons, warning the Islamist movement it is "playing with fire" as fuel shortages force blackouts in the enclave. 550 words 1500 GMT by Sakher Abou El Oun. Picture. Video Lebanon-blast-eyes,FOCUS BEIRUT A white plume, an orange blast and black smoke engulfing him: those were the last things Rony Mecattaf saw before the Beirut explosion maimed him and his city, destroying one of his eyes. 800 words moved by Hashem Osseiran. Picture. Video Lebanon-blast-heritage-fashion,SCENE BEIRUT An emblematic image of the Beirut blast disaster shows the heritage building of fashion designer Elie Saab. Its marble columns, windows and balcony are smashed and a chandelier's chunks of glass hang limply from a tangle of wires. 650 words 1600 GMT by Susannah Walden. Picture. Video Iraq-conflict-US-Iran,ADVANCER BAGHDAD As Iraqi Prime Minister Moustafa al-Kadhemi prepares for his first meeting with US President Donald Trump this week, attacks on American targets by pro-Iranian fighters have been on the rise. 700 words moved by Ammar Karim. File picture Also moved: Iraq-conflict-US,CHRONO UAE-economy-food-environment,FOCUS DUBAI An ultra-modern vertical farm in the middle of the desert stands as a testament to Dubai's determination to spark a "green revolution" to overcome its dependence on food imports. 720 words moved by Shatha Yaish. Photo. Video -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-SAfrica-economy,SCENE JOHANNESBURG Cigarette packets fly off the shelves of Wesley's Tobacconist in Johannesburg, South Africa's financial hub as the country gradually rolls back a strict anti-coronavirus lockdown imposed in March. 600 words 1430 GMT by Sofia Christensen. Picture. Video. -- AMERICAS -- Canada-politics-economy,WRAP OTTAWA Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to tap veteran cabinet member Chrystia Freeland to be his new finance minister, as an ethics scandal reverberates through his government. 500 words 1530 GMT by Michel Comte. File picture Brazil-environment-fires-politics,FOCUS NOVO PROGRESSO, Brazil It takes a little over half an hour for the flames to devour Pedro Gomes's field at the edge of the Amazon rainforest, clearing the land for him to plant crops. 700 words 1500 GMT by Jordi Miro. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Philippines-quake,4thlead CATAINGAN, Philippines At least one person is killed and 43 injured as a 6.6-magnitude earthquake shakes the central Philippines, sending residents fleeing their homes and damaging buildings and roads. 600 words moved. Picture. Graphic Afghanistan-conflict-attack,3rdlead KABUL Six members of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's honour guard are wounded when a rocket strikes his palace compound, two officials say. 550 words moved by Emal Haidary and Usman Sharifi. Picture Health-virus-India-festival-religion,PHOTOESSAY MUMBAI, India Since the coronavirus pandemic clobbered his pottery business, one Muslim artisan from India's largest slum has turned to a Hindu god to revive his fortunes by making environmentally friendly Ganesha idols for an upcoming festival. 500 words moved by Vishal Manve. Picture -- BUSINESS -- France-US-Microsoft-IT-aviation-games,lead BORDEAUX, France Many aircraft are still grounded due to the coronavirus pandemic, but would-be and real pilots are taking to the virtual skies with a cutting-edge update of Microsoft's venerable Flight Simulator game. 650 words 1500 GMT by Benoit Petit and Erwan Lucas in Paris China-Australia-economy-trade,2ndlead BEIJING China ramps up tensions with Australia as it launches a probe into wine imports from the country, the latest salvo in an increasingly bitter row between the trade partners. 600 words moved US-retail-earnings-Walmart-health-virus,2ndlead NEW YORK Walmart reports a jump in second-quarter profits as e-commerce sales surge during the coronavirus pandemic and US stimulus payments boost sales, including for discretionary items. 525 words 1430 GMT by John Biers US-IT-China-politics-TikTok,lead SAN FRANCISCO TikTok steps up its defense against US accusations that the popular video app is a national security threat, denouncing what it called "rumors and misinformation" about its links to the Chinese government. 500 words moved -- SPORTS -- RugbyU-Super-AUS-NZL-RSA-ARG-JPN,FOCUS SYDNEY The clock is ticking ever louder as powerbrokers squabble over ways to save Super Rugby, after the coronavirus pushed the once admired southern hemisphere competition to the verge of collapse. 750 words moved by Martin Parry with Neil Sands in Wellington. File picture Cricket-AUS-ENG-health-virus SYDNEY Cricket Australia will closely monitor the mental health of players living inside a bio-secure bubble during the upcoming limited-overs tour of England, captain Aaron Finch says. 400 words moved afp
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