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| - Duty Editor: Patrick Markey Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Russia's Navalny out of hospital after poisoning + Trump lambasts China as UN warns of new 'Cold War' + Belarus leader secretly sworn in after weeks of protests + US hits 200,000 virus deaths as cases surge worldwide + Hundreds of whales die in Australian stranding Russia-politics-Germany-Navalny-hospital,WRAP BERLIN Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who the West believes was poisoned with a Soviet-era nerve agent, is discharged from hospital after a month and is looking to a full recovery. 650 words 1100 GMT by Hui Min Neo. File picture Also moving: Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,PROFILE UN-summit,WRAP UNITED NATIONS US President Donald Trump casts blame on China over the coronavirus pandemic in an address before the United Nations, whose chief warns against a new "Cold War" between the two powers. 750 words moved by Philippe Rater with Shaun Tandon in Washington. Pictures. Video Belarus-politics-unrest-inauguration,WRAP MINSK Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is sworn in for a sixth term at a secret ceremony held with no prior announcement following weeks of historic protests against his disputed re-election last month. 650 words 1030 GMT by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Video Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States passes 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, as a record-breaking wave of new infections forces authorities in Europe to reimpose lockdown restrictions. 700 words moved by AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Australia-animal-environment,WRAP HOBART, Tasmania Hundreds of pilot whales die in a mass stranding in southern Australia despite efforts to save them, with rescuers racing to free a few dozen survivors. 600 words moved by Mellany Chun with Holly Robertson in Brisbane. Picture. Video. Graphic -- EUROPE -- France-environment-ocean-pollution-hair-recycling,FOCUS BRIGNOLES, France In the town of Brignoles in southeast France, 40 tonnes of human hair are stacked in a warehouse -- discarded locks sent in from salons far and wide under an innovative recycling scheme. 650 words moved by Clara Marchaud. Picture Health-virus-Italy-fashion MILAN Getting a front-row seat to Milan's fashion week is harder than ever this year, with uninvited influencers and buyers nursing bruised egos as the shows start under coronavirus restrictions. 560 words moved by Isabelle Sciamma. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Saudi-religion,WRAP RIYADH Saudi Arabia will gradually resume the year-round umrah pilgrimage for Muslims from October 4, the interior ministry says, seven months after it was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic. 650 words moved by Anuj Chopra Saudi-politics-culture-Israel,FOCUS RIYADH From scrubbing hate-filled school textbooks to a taboo-defying religious sermon, Saudi Arabia is pushing for another kind of normalisation after declining to establish formal relations with Israel -- co-existence with Jews. 840 words moved by Anuj Chopra. File picture. File video Lebanon-blast-Armenia,FOCUS BEIRUT Beirut resident Vany Bandikian once dreamt of travelling outside Lebanon, but after a massive explosion wrecked her neighbourhood, all she wants is to stay in the home her father built. 750 words moved by Tony Gamal-Gabriel. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-vote-court,WRAP WASHINGTON Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whose death has opened a crucial Supreme Court seat that President Donald Trump has promised to quickly and controversially fill against the wishes of Democrats, will lie in repose at the high court. 750 words moved by Elodie Cuzin and Sebastian Smith. Picture. Graphic. Video US-energy-computers-science-automobile-transport-Tesla,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Tesla chief Elon Musk says the company is slashing battery costs to speed a global shift to renewable energy, and could have a $25,000 model available in about three years. 650 words moved by Glenn Chapman Entertainment-US-film-Zeller-Hopkins,INTERVIEW LOS ANGELES Florian Zeller -- the acclaimed French writer, adapting his own play "The Father" for the big screen -- was so determined, he even changed his main character's name and birthdate to those of his dream leading man: Anthony Hopkins. 600 words moved by Andrew Marzal Canada-politics-speech,WRAP OTTAWA Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will lay out in a policy speech a new post-pandemic direction for Canada that will test his minority government's support in parliament in the coming weeks. 750 words moved by Michel Comte -- ASIA -- UN-summit-China-climate,WRAP BEIJING The US is guilty of "obstructing" the global fight against emissions, China says, as Beijing seizes the climate agenda by vowing to go carbon neutral by 2060 -- a target welcomed by environmentalists despite its patchy detail. 750 words moved by Helen Roxburgh and Laurie Chen. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: China-UN-summit-climate-2060,Q&A China-HongKong-politics,FOCUS HONG KONG On the night he made a failed attempt to flee to Taiwan by speedboat as one of a dozen activists trying to escape the clutches of authoritarian China, 16-year-old Hong Konger Hoang got a phone call as he finished eating. It was time to go. 800 words moved by Su Xinqi. Picture Health-virus-Indonesia-mining-environment-gold,FOCUS TIMIKA, Papua, Indonesia With the coronavirus devastating livelihoods across the country, desperate Indonesians are flocking to illegal gold mines as the soaring price of the precious metal overrides the risk to their lives and the environment. 650 words moved by Helena Kobagau with Haeril Halim in Jakarta. Picture Japan-games-computers-virus-health,FOCUS TOKYO Once a premier industry event, the Tokyo Game Show has been increasingly overshadowed by competitors in recent years. But as the pandemic forces it online, some see a chance for reinvention. 650 words moved by Mathias Cena. File picture Malaysia-politics-Anwar,WRAP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim says he has strong support from MPs to form a new government, but the premier appears unshaken and criticises "blind actions" of those seeking to sow instability. 600 words moved by Patrick Lee. Picture. File video -- SPORT -- Cycling-Tour-FRA-2020-investigation-doping,WRAP MARSEILLE The leader of a Tour de France team caught up in a doping investigation says he has "nothing to hide" after two unnamed members of the French outfit are detained. 500 words moved RugbyU-AUS-aviation-Qantas-sponsorship,lead SYDNEY Australian flag carrier Qantas axes its long-running sponsorship of the Wallabies as part of a coronavirus-related cost-cutting drive, deepening the financial crisis engulfing Rugby Australia. 600 words moved. File picture afp
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