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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + US and Europe battle virus resurgence + Australian MP raided over alleged China links + Liverpool win Premier League ending 30-year drought + US sent stimulus cheques worth $1.4b to dead people Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States battles a resurgence of coronavirus cases in a number of states including Texas, while the World Health Organization warns that several European countries are also facing dangerous upticks. 700 words 1200 GMT. Picture. Graphic. Video Australia-China-security-espionage-politics,WRAP SYDNEY Australia's spy agency raids a lawmaker's home as they probe alleged Chinese influence operations, with Prime Minister Scott Morrison warning action needs to be taken against foreign interference. 700 words moved by Andrew Beatty Fbl-ENG-Pr-Liverpool,WRAP LIVERPOOL, England Liverpool end a 30-year wait for the English title as they are crowned Premier League champions, triggering jubilant scenes as fans ignored social-distancing to celebrate uproariously. 750 words moved by Oli Scarff. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-US-economy-finance WASHINGTON The US Treasury sent checks designed to help stimulate the economy devastated by COVID-19 to more than one million dead people, according to a government watchdog report. 250 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Italy-unrest ROME Italy sends fresh riot police reinforcements to a council estate in the south where a cluster of coronavirus cases among foreign farm workers has sparked tensions with locals. 600 words 1000 GMT by Ella Ide. Picture. Video Yemen-conflict-health-virus-aid DUBAI Millions of children in war-torn Yemen could be pushed to "the brink of starvation" due to a lack of funding amid the coronavirus pandemic, the UN children's agency says. 450 words moved Health-virus-ASEAN-summit-Vietnam,lead HANOI Vietnam warns the virus pandemic has swept away years of economic gains as Southeast Asian leaders meet online for a summit that will also be dominated by anxiety over Beijing's moves in the flashpoint South China Sea. 550 words moved by Tran Thi Minh Ha and Martin Abugao in Singapore. Picture. Video Health-virus-Australia-Melbourne,2ndlead MELBOURNE, Australia Supermarkets impose purchase limits on toilet paper across Australia following panic buying by people rattled over a surge in coronavirus cases in the country's second-biggest city. 450 words moved Health-virus-SAfrica-disabled,SCENE JOHANNESBURG In a new world where people keep their distance and avoid contact with surfaces, a 60-year-old blind Zimbabwean immigrant in South Africa has been confined to a tiny room since the start of an anti-coronavirus lockdown three months ago, deprived of key navigation. 600 words moved by Sofia Christensen. Picture. Video Health-virus-France-lifestyle-bistros,FOCUS PARIS The coronavirus pandemic took a terrible toll on an icon of French culture -- the corner bistro -- but it will survive, says chef and restaurateur Alain Fontaine. 650 words 1100 GMT by Gina Doggett Health-virus-Israel-technology,FOCUS TEL AVIV Israel's armoury in the battle against the novel coronavirus includes thermal cameras scanning crowds and algorithms trawling vast medical databanks for real-time indicators of an infection spike. 850 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video Health-virus-Iraq-Kurds-tourism,FOCUS AL-AMADIYAH, Iraq In a normal year, Ahmed Hazem's mountainside restaurant would be teeming with tourists. But a nationwide curfew aimed at combatting the novel coronavirus has starved Iraq's Kurdish region of visitors. 650 words moved by Hamid Mohammed. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Russia-court-theatre-fraud-politics,WRAP MOSCOW A Moscow court convicts acclaimed theatre and film director Kirill Serebrennikov of fraud, after a case that supporters saw as a test of artistic freedom in Russia. 500 words 1000 GMT by Maria Panina. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain-justice-trial,FOCUS LONDON The British government has sparked a backlash for considering suspending jury trials for some crimes because of a huge backlog of cases caused in part by the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words moved by Joe Jackson Poland-vote,ADVANCER WARSAW The future of Poland's right-wing government hangs in the balance as Poles prepare to vote on Sunday in a tight election that had to be delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words moved by Mary Sibierski. File video. File picture. Graphic Also moved: Poland-vote-Duda,PROFILE Poland-vote-Trzaskowski,PROFILE Poland-vote-contenders,PROFILE Poland-vote-culture-economy-religion,FACTS France-politics-fraud-trial-Fillon,ADVANCER PARIS A French court will rule Monday on claims that former prime minister Francois Fillon set up a fake job for his wife that paid her over a million euros in public funds, a scandal that demolished his 2017 bid for the presidency. 600 words 1100 GMT by Joseph Schmid. File picture Iran-Romania-Germany-justice-rights,FOCUS PARIS The unexplained death of a fugitive Iranian judge, who plunged from a top floor of his hotel in Bucharest last week, has infuriated activists who say a rare chance has been missed to bring a senior Iranian official to justice over alleged rights violations. 800 words moved by Stuart Williams -- AFRICA -- Madagascar-politics-history-independence,FOCUS ANTANANARIVO Madagascar's new amphitheatre rises in the shadows of a historical royal palace on the highest hill of the capital Antananarivo, but its construction has sparked outrage among the island's heritage advocates. 550 words 1300 GMT by Tsiresena Manjakahery. File Picture. Also moving: Madagascar-politics-history-independence,CHRONO -- ASIA -- Japan-culture-education-ninja TOKYO Genichi Mitsuhashi has become the first student ever to graduate from a Japanese university with a master's degree in ninja studies. 300 words 0530 GMT. Picture. Taiwan-politics-social-gender-rights,INTERVIEW TAIPEI In an age defined by polarising populism, Audrey Tang puts empathy and seeing "all sides" at the core of her politics, an approach she says is bolstered by her transgender identity. 800 words moved by Amber Wang. Picture. Video Health-virus-Bangladesh-economy,FOCUS SAVAR, Bangladesh Facing ruin as orders from Western brands collapsed in the coronavirus pandemic, many Bangladeshi garment factories have been given a lifeline with orders to make protective masks, gloves and gowns for export. 600 words moved by Shafiqul Alam. Picture. Video SEAsia-Thailand-crime-drugs-economy,FOCUS BANGKOK The downfall of meth syndicates cleaning tens of millions of dollars of drug money through Thai gold shops and construction firms has cast rare light on the staggering scale of narco profits -- and the ruses used to hide them. 700 words moved by Aidan Jones and Thanaporn Promyamyai -- NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-conflict-electricity,FOCUS TRIPOLI Calm might have returned to Tripoli after recent fighting, but electricity shortages still plague the Libyan capital, where generators chug incessantly and power cuts make for another long summer. 600 words moved by Jihad Dorgham. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Biden,ANALYSIS WASHINGTON Donald Trump's bungled coronavirus response and crackdowns on protesters have thrust Joe Biden into the US election driver's seat, but the Democratic challenger must decide when to start campaigning in person and battling the president head on. 650 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture Health-virus-Dominican-vote,FOCUS SANTO DOMINGO Edwin Disla insists the coronavirus pandemic won't stop him from voting in upcoming presidential and legislative elections in the Dominican Republic, even if the leading candidate has tested positive for COVID-19. 600 words moved GMT by Suhelis Tejero. Picture. Video. Graphic Mexico-crime-drugs-violence,WRAP CULIACAN, Mexico The fight for control of drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's legacy spills into the open after a gun battle between rival Mexican gangs leaves 16 dead, authorities say. 650 words moved -- SPORT -- Fbl-ENG-Pr-Liverpool-transfers, FOCUS LONDON Liverpool's coronation as English champions for the first time in 30 years is the culmination of a dramatic upward curve since Jurgen Klopp's appointment as manager in 2015. 700 words 1000 GMT by Kieran Canning Fbl-WC-2023-women-AUS-NZL,lead WELLINGTON Football lovers in Australia and New Zealand offered rare praise for FIFA's transparency Friday after the southern hemisphere neighbours won hosting rights for the 2023 women's World Cup. 600 words moved. Picture Also moved: Fbl-WC-2023-AUS-NZL,FACTS -- BUSINESS/TECHNOLOGY -- US-IT-media-Google,WRAP WASHINGTON Google announces plans to pay some news organizations for content in a departure from its past practice following pressure from governments and media groups around the world. 650 words moved by Rob Lever -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Health-virus-theatre-streaming,FOCUS PARIS Locked down theatres and opera houses are getting millions of viewers from streaming performances, but are they cutting their own throats? 650 words 1100 GMT by Fiachra Gibbons and Rana Moussaoui. File picture afp
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