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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Rebels seize Mali's president, prime minister + Europe presses Moscow for talks over Belarus + Hezbollah operative convicted in Hariri murder + Trump hits back on Democrats' convention attacks + Missing tiny elephant shrew species reappears Mali-unrest,WRAP BAMAKO Rebel soldiers detain Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse, one of their leaders says, in a dramatic culmination to months of anti-government protests in the crisis-torn country. 700 words 2000 GMT by Serge Daniel and Malick Konate. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: Mali-unrest-politics-Keita,PROFILE Moved: Mali-conflict-unrest,CHRONO Mali-politics-unrest,COUNTRY FACTFILE Belarus-vote-unrest,WRAP MOSCOW European leaders urge Russian President Vladimir Putin to push for dialogue in neighbouring Belarus as opposition supporters protested President Alexander Lukashenko's disputed election win for a 10th day. 800 words moved 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 clears three other suspects after a years-long trial. Moved 850 words by Jan Hennop and Danny Kemp with Hachem Osseiran in Beirut. Live Video. Video. Picture Also moved: Lebanon-UN-tribunal-Hariri,REAX Lebanon-UN-tribunal-Hariri-Saudi,REAX US-politics-vote,WRAP MILWAUKEE, United States US President Donald Trump lashes out at former first lady Michelle Obama after she delivers a scathing takedown of his leadership on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention. 700 words 2000 GMT by Elodie Cuzin, with Michael Mathes in Washington. Picture. Video 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 moved 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 Also moved: Health-virus-India-festival-religion,PHOTOESSAY Health-virus-Australia,lead 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 -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-USPS,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States Postal Service will hold off of on making changes blamed for slowing down mail delivery until after the November election, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says 600 words by Chris Stein 1930 GMT. File picture US-politics-vote-convention-health-virus,SCENE MILWAUKEE, United States As with so many things, 2020 is anything but usual, and Joe Biden's decades-long quest to be his party's White House candidate will culminate... online, in the cloud. 500 words 1930 GMT by Elodie Cuzin with Ivan Couronne in Washington. Picture. Video Canada-politics-finance,WRAP OTTAWA Prime Minister Justin Trudeau taps Chrystia Freeland to be Canada's first female finance minister as an ethics scandal that clipped her predecessor's wings reverberates through his government. 600 words 2000 GMT by Michel Comte. Picture US-Russia-politics-espionage-election-2016,lead WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's 2016 election campaign chairman shared information with Russian intelligence, posing a "grave" espionage threat to the US, according to a new Senate report. 550 words 2000 GMT by Paul Handley. 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 moved by Jordi Miro. Picture. Video -- MIDEAST -- 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 moved Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Gaza,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel warns Hamas it is risking "war" by failing to stop incendiary balloon attacks from Gaza, as fuel shortages in the Palestinian enclave caused by Israel's blockade cause widespread blackouts. 550 words moved by Ben Simon. 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 Also moved: Lebanon-blast-heritage-fashion,SCENE -- ASIA -- Philippines-quake,WRAP CATAINGAN, Philippines At least one person is killed and dozens injured when a 6.6-magnitude earthquake shook 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 -- BUSINESS -- US-retail-earnings-Walmart-health-virus,WRAP 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. 700 words 2030 GMT by John Biers 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 -- 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. 700 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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