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| - Duty Editor: Jenny Vaughan Contact: jenny.vaughan@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Minneapolis vows to dismantle police force + N. Zealand says pandemic beaten, Europe eases restrictions + Iranian scientist home from US after prisoner swap + Colin Powell says he will vote for Biden + BTS fans match $1 mn Black Lives Matter donation US-politics-race-unrest,WRAP WASHINGTON Councilors in the US city of Minneapolis pledge to dismantle and rebuild the police department, after the death in custody of George Floyd sparked nationwide protests about racism in law enforcement, pushing the issue onto the national political agenda. 880 words moved by Diane Desobeau and Brian Knowlton. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP LONDON European countries lurch ahead with easing coronavirus lockdown measures while New Zealand declares a victory against the pandemic, even as cases worldwide top seven million and deaths mount in Latin America. 700 words 1100 GMT by Dmitry Zaks, with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Iran-US-prisoners,WRAP TEHRAN Iranian scientist Majid Taheri returns home after his release from a US jail in what the Islamic republic says is a prisoner exchange that it hopes can be repeated between the sworn enemies. 500 words 1030 GMT by Ahmad Parhizi. Picture US-politics-race-unrest-Powell,3rdlead WASHINGTON Colin Powell, who served as America's top military officer and top diplomat under Republican presidents, says he will vote for Democrat Joe Biden, accusing Donald Trump of drifting from the US constitution and Republicans of failing to hold him accountable. 600 words moved by Jim Mannion. File Picture US-politics-race-unrest-SKorea-music-BTS SEOUL Fans of K-pop megastars BTS raised and donated $1 million to the Black Lives Matter movement, matching the septet's donation of the same amount within 24 hours, organisers say. 350 words moved -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain LONDON Britain introduces a two-week quarantine for most people arriving from abroad to try to limit the spread of the coronavirus, a measure roundly condemned by the ailing aviation sector. 600 words 1100 GMT by Joe Jackson and Charlotte Durand. Picture. Video US-politics-race-protest-Britain-history LONDON British politicians condemn the destruction of a statue to a notorious slave trader during a Black Lives Matter protest but a leading heritage body says it should not be reinstated. 500 words 1000 GMT by Alice Ritchie. Picture Health-virus-Belgium-bars,SCENE BRUSSELS "No beer this early. Not before 11:00 am." The reopening of bars in Brussels after almost three months drew crowds, but thirsty Belgians had to keep their patience a little longer and try to give each other a bit more personal space than they did before. 500 words 1100 GMT by Matthieu Demeestere. Picture. Video France-religion-heritage-NotreDame,WRAP PARIS Workers at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris begin the delicate task of removing 40 tons of metal scaffolding that melted together during the devastating blaze that struck last year, one of the riskiest operations in the effort to repair the gothic landmark. 600 words 1100 GMT by Adrien Marotte. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-conflict-Egypt,FOCUS CAIRO Rattled by a string of military defeats for ally Khalifa Haftar in neighbouring Libya, Egypt has pressed for a ceasefire -- and, despite doubts, is sticking with the strongman for now, analysts say. 800 words 1200 GMT by Farid Farid. Picture Israel-Palestinians-conflict-technology,FOCUS JERUSALEM Palestinian business owners in occupied east Jerusalem fear they will be forced to shut up shop by Israeli authorities over plans to build a vast high-tech hub in their neighbourhood. 600 words 1100 GMT by Hiba Aslan. Picture. Video Health-virus-Iran-photography,FOCUS NICOSIA Iranian photographer Gohar Dashti explores the relationship between nature, human migration and the ripple effects of conflict and social upheaval. The coronavirus pandemic, she believes, reminds us of our mutual responsibility toward each other. 700 words moved by Susannah Walden. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-police-race-unrest,FOCUS NEW YORK As massive crowds take over streets across the United States in support of black lives, "white silence is violence" has become a recurring theme, a push to spread awareness that discrimination in a country built on racism extends far beyond police brutality. 750 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-literature-Chile,INTERVIEW MIAMI Chilean writer Isabel Allende says the coronavirus pandemic has exposed stark inequalities that will continue to fuel protests in the United States and around the globe. 750 words moved by Leila Macor. Video -- ASIA -- Health-virus-India,lead NEW DELHI Malls and temples open across India after a 10-week coronavirus lockdown despite the country recording a record daily number of new cases with the epidemic expected to increase for weeks to come. 550 words 1000 GMT by Bhuvan Bagga. Video. Picture Vietnam-health-education-sex,FEATURE HANOI Huong has had two abortions in two years. No one had ever talked to her about sex: not her parents, not her teachers -- and her friends knew as little as she did. 800 words moved by Thi Minh Ha with Alice Philipson in Hong Kong. Photo. Video -- SPORTS -- Athletics-doping-corruption-trial-Diack,WRAP PARIS Lamine Diack, the former head of athletics' world governing body, goes on trial in France facing a potential 10-year prison sentence on charges of accepting millions of dollars to cover up Russian doping tests. 650 words 0930 GMT by Andrea Bambino. Picture. Video RugbyU-health-virus-Super-NZL,2ndlead WELLINGTON Fans will be allowed to fill stadiums when top-flight rugby resumes in New Zealand this weekend, organisers say, hailing the move as a world first after professional sport's coronavirus shutdown. 550 words moved afp
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