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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Lukashenko heckled, Belarus protests spread + US Democrats gather behind challenger Biden + Virus forces New Zealand to delay elections + Scorching US weather could be global record + Barca sack coach Setien after European exit Belarus-vote-unrest,WRAP MINSK Demonstrators descend on central Minsk for a ninth night in a row to protest disputed election results after factory workers heckled Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko and joined historic walkouts at state companies. 900 words 2000 GMT by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Video. Graphic Moved: Belarus-vote-unrest-Lukashenko,PROFILE Belarus-vote-unrest-Tikhanovskaya,PROFILE Belarus-vote-unrest,CHRONO US-politics,WRAP MILWAUKEE America's quadrennial political convention season kicks off Monday night with former first lady Michelle Obama addressing the Democrats' now-virtual conclave set to anoint Joe Biden, and President Donald Trump delivers a speech in battleground Wisconsin. 700 words 2000 GMT by Elodie Cuzin, with Michael Mathes in Washington. Picture. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP WELLINGTON New Zealand postpones its election to focus on fighting a second wave of the coronavirus as Europe tightens restrictions to curb fresh outbreaks of the disease. Moved 700 words by Neil Sands, with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic Weather-climate-environment-US,2ndlead WASHINGTON A temperature of 130 degrees Fahrenheit (54.4 degrees Celsius) recorded in California's Death Valley on Sunday by the US National Weather Service could be the hottest ever measured with modern instruments, officials say. 650 words 2030 GMT by Issam Ahmed. Picture Fbl-ESP-Liga-Barcelona-Setien-Koeman,lead MADRID Barcelona sack Quique Setien as coach after a humiliating Champions League exit, with Ronald Koeman the frontrunner to be his replacement. 700 words moved by Tom Allnutt -- AMERICAS -- US-IT-China-politics-Huawei,WRAP WASHINGTON The US administration expands sanctions on China's Huawei, a move aimed at further limiting the tech giant's access to computer chips and other technology. 550 words moved by Rob Lever -- EUROPE -- Spain-royals-people-UAE,WRAP MADRID Juan Carlos, the former king of Spain who went into exile this month in the face of graft allegations, is in the United Arab Emirates, the royal palace says, ending the mystery on his whereabouts. Moved 500 words moved by Daniel Silva. File picture Health-virus-Britain-education,FOCUS LONDON After months of criticism over its response to coronavirus, the British government is facing a new battle -- from students in revolt over the grading of cancelled exams. 600 words moved by Alice Ritchie and Mathilde Bellenger. Picture. Video -- MIDEAST -- Health-virus-Lebanon-blast,WRAP BEIRUT Lebanon's health minister warns that hospitals are reaching maximum capacity to treat novel coronavirus patients after the deadly Beirut blast overwhelmed clinics and triggered a spike in COVID-19 cases. 550 words 1930 GMT. Picture. Video Lebanon-blast-exodus,FOCUS BEIRUT From his Beirut office, Shady Rizk had a front-row view of the catastrophic explosion. Some 350 stitches later, he sees his survival as a miracle, a second chance at a life he is determined not to spend in Lebanon. 800 words moved by Tony Gamal-Gabriel. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Gaza,WRAP GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories Egyptian mediators enter Gaza after a week of clashes in which Israel has launched military strikes in response to airborne incendiary devices that have ignited wildfires. 650 words moved. Picture. Video Libya-conflict,WRAP TRIPOLI Libya faces a "deceptive calm" since fighting stalled around Sirte, the central hometown of fallen dictator Moamer Kadhafi, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas warns during a surprise visit. 500 words moved. Picture. Video Israel-UAE-diplomacy-Saudi,FOCUS RIYADH The UAE's decision to normalise ties with Israel could propel Saudi Arabia to deepen its furtive relations with the Jewish state as Riyadh seeks to entice investments to fund an ambitious economic transformation, analysts say. 850 words moved by Anuj Chopra Also moved: Israel-UAE-US-diplomacy-aviation -- AFRICA -- I.Coast-politics-vote-unrest, FOCUS DAOUKRO, Ivory Coast Political tension in Ivory Coast ahead of a looming presidential vote is stoking friction along ethnic lines, reminding the country of post-election turmoil that gripped it nearly a decade ago. 600 words moved by Evelyne Aka. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Health-virus-India,2ndlead NEW DELHI India's official coronavirus death toll soars past 50,000 as the pandemic rages through smaller cities and rural areas where health care is feeble and stigmatisation rife. 600 words moved by Bhuvan Bagga. Picture. Video Health-virus-SKorea-religion,Lead SEOUL Thousands of members of a Protestant church linked to a coronavirus cluster in Seoul are asked to quarantine, South Korean authorities say, as they accused the group's firebrand conservative leader -- who has reportedly tested positive -- of obstruction. 550 words moved. Picture. Video -- ENVIRONMENT -- China-environment-climate,PROFILE GUILIN, China While most of her peers are preparing for university or enjoying summer vacation, 17-year-old Howey Ou is braving intimidation and criticism in China to save the world from climate catastrophe. 750 words moved by Laurie Chen. Picture. Video afp
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