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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + More US police officers charged over Floyd death + Brazil, Mexico see deadliest days in virus fight + Snapchat downgrades Trump over 'racial violence' + Hong Kong remembers Tiananmen, despite vigil ban + Porn star held on toad venom manslaughter charge US-politics-race-unrest,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota US protesters welcome new charges against Minneapolis officers in the killing of African American man George Floyd -- but thousands still march in cities across the country for a ninth straight night, chanting against racism and police brutality. 900 words moved by Joy Powell with Andrew Marszal in Los Angeles. Picture. Video. Graphic. Also moved: US-politics-race-unrest-Minneapolis,FOCUS Health-virus,WRAP RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil and Mexico report record daily coronavirus death tolls as governments in Latin America battle to fortify defences against the accelerating pandemic with fresh lockdown orders and curfews. 700 words 0530 GMT by Joshua Howat Berger with AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-race-IT-Snapchat,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Snapchat becomes the latest social network moving to curb the reach of US President Donald Trump, claiming the president has been inciting "racial violence." 650 words moved by Glenn Chapman China-HongKong-politics-unrest-Tiananmen,WRAP HONG KONG Hong Kong marks China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown with candle-light ceremonies set across the city after authorities banned a mass vigil at a time of seething anger over a planned new security law. 700 words 0800 GMT by Su Xinqi and Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video. Graphic Spain-crime-arrest-ritual MADRID A porn star has been arrested on manslaughter charges following a man's death during a mystic ritual in which he inhaled psychedelic toad venom, Spanish police say. 250 words moved -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-race-unrest-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON From the White House, President Donald Trump delivered blunt -- some say alarming -- instructions to local leaders confronting nationwide street protests against police brutality: "dominate." Trump has always had a thing about physical force -- and admiration for world leaders who aren't afraid to use it. 750 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture US-politics-race-unrest-curfews,FOCUS NEW YORK Violent protests over the death of a black man in police custody led several US cities to impose curfews, but do they help maintain order or merely further antagonize demonstrators? 700 words moved by Catherine Triomphe US-politics-race-unrest-military-Mattis-Trump,2ndlead WASHINGTON Former Pentagon chief Jim Mattis issues a stinging rebuke of his former boss Donald Trump, accusing the president of trying to "divide" America and failing to provide "mature leadership" as the country reels from days of protests. 450 words 0600 GMT Mexico-health-virus-stigma-doctors-bicycles,FOCUS MEXICO CITY Daniela Chavez, a doctor, took up cycling to work after she felt discriminated against by a taxi driver. Her bicycle was a gift from activists who have been rounding up bicycles -- dubbed by one organization as "recycles" -- to donate to healthcare workers in Mexico City, in a bid to protect them from being stigmatized for looking after patients with COVID-19. 600 words 0530 GMT by Natalia Cano. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Health-virus-China-US-diplomacy-aviation,2ndlead BEIJING China says foreign airlines blocked from operating in the country over virus fears would be allowed to resume limited flights, lifting a de facto ban on US carriers, a day after Washington ordered the suspension of all Chinese travel into and out of the US. 450 words moved Health-virus-Afghanistan-Taliban,FOCUS KUNDUZ The Taliban boasted of their readiness to fight the deadly coronavirus when it first reached Afghanistan, but now the insurgents are struggling to curb its spread in their strongholds. 700 words 0700 GMT by Hakim Hasas with Rashid Durrani in Kandahar. Photo -- EUROPE -- France-US-Kardashian-robbery PARIS The trial of 12 men accused over a Paris heist in which reality TV star Kim Kardashian was robbed of millions of dollars' worth of jewellery appears one step closer after prosecutors asked for the case go to court, a source tells AFP. 300 words moved Germany-Britain-police-missing-McCann,WRAP BERLIN Police reveal they have identified a new suspect in the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann in 2007, saying the 43-year-old German man with a history of child sex abuse may have killed her. 600 words moved by Hui Min Neo with Joe Jackson in London. File picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-conflict,WRAP TRIPOLI Forces backing Libya's unity government say they have re-taken the capital's Tripoli International Airport, held since 2019 by rival forces backing Khalifa Haftar, in the latest in a string of defeats for the eastern-based military commander. 550 words moved. Picture Sudan-politics-protest,WRAP KHARTOUM Sudanese protesters take to the streets of Khartoum, angrily demanding justice for scores of pro-democracy demonstrators killed a year ago in a bloody crackdown. 700 words moved. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Rwanda-genocide-France-court,WRAP PARIS A Paris appeals court rules that Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga, arrested in France after evading police in several countries for 25 years, should be handed over to a UN tribunal in Tanzania to stand trial. 650 words moved by Benjamin Legendre. File picture. File video. Sketch Also moved: Rwanda-genocide-France-court-Kabuga,FOCUS -- ENTERTAINMENT -- US-economy-entertainment-music-stocks-IPO,WRAP NEW YORK Warner Music Group, one of the globe's "big three" recording companies, jumps in its market debut after raising more than $1.9 billion in an initial public offering that underscores how streaming has reinvigorated the industry. 600 words moved by Maggy Donaldson Entertainment-US-television-Amazon-Fbl,FOCUS LOS ANGELES Amazon Prime's new series "El Presidente," out Friday, provides a much-needed football fix -- but its witheringly satirical take on the 2015 "Fifagate" corruption scandal may leave supporters questioning whether the return of the beautiful game is a good thing after all. 550 words moved by Andrew Marszal -- SPORT -- Amfoot-NFL-Saints-Brees-protests-US-politics-race,WRAP LOS ANGELES New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees sparks a furious backlash as he refuses to support renewed NFL kneeling protests, saying to do so would be "disrespecting" the United States flag. 650 words moved by Rob Woollard US-politics-race-unrest-sport,FOCUS LOS ANGELES If Megan Rapinoe decides to take a knee at next year's Olympic Games, she could get a reprimand. If she does it at the women's World Cup in 2023, she could get a round of applause. 900 words moved by Rob Woollard Also moved: Amfoot-NFL-Saints-Brees-protests-US-politics-race RugbyU-NZL-Super-Carter,WRAP WELLINGTON Two-time All Blacks World Cup winner Dan Carter announces a shock Super Rugby comeback with Auckland Blues at the age of 38, saying he realised during coronavirus lockdown how much he missed the game. 600 words 0600 by Neil Sands. File picture Already moved: RugbyU-Super-NZL-Carter-Blues-comebacks-five Also moving: RugbyU-Super-NZL-Carter-five,POINTS afp
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