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| - Duty Editor: Abhik Chanda Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + UAE launches first Arab mission to Mars + EU struggles with virus recovery aid plan + Iran executes alleged CIA, Mossad spy + Kanye West kicks off 'presidential campaign' Space-science-Mars-UAE-Japan,WRAP TOKYO The first Arab space mission to Mars, an unmanned probe dubbed "Hope", blasts off from Japan in a bid to reveal more about the atmosphere on the Red Planet. 650 words moved by Miwa Suzuki and Dana Moukhallati in Dubai. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Space-science-Mars-UAE-Japan,FACTS Health-virus,WRAP BRUSSELS EU leaders try to overcome divisions to save an $860-billion coronavirus aid plan as more countries tighten restrictions to stop the spread of new clusters in the pandemic. 700 words 1100 GMT by Damon Wake. Picture. Video. Graphic Iran-espionage-US-Israel,WRAP TEHRAN Iran executes a former translator convicted of spying for the US and Israel, including helping to locate a top Iranian general killed later in an American drone strike. 600 words 1000 GMT by Amir Havasi US-politics-Kanye-music-people WASHINGTON US rapper Kanye West breaks down in tears at the chaotic launch of his unlikely campaign to oust Donald Trump as president in November elections. 350 words moved -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-EU-summit BRUSSELS Fractious EU leaders try to get their deadlocked summit on a huge coronavirus rescue package back on track after a furious row about bail-outs for member states threatened to derail it. 650 words 1000 GMT by Dave Clark. Picture. Video -- NORTH AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST -- Sudan-court-politics,ADVANCER KHARTOUM Sudan's former president Omar al-Bashir, ousted amid a popular pro-democracy revolt last year, faces court Tuesday over his 1989 coup against the elected government of prime minister Sadek al-Mahdi. 600 words 1100 GMT by Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali. Picture Saudi-royals,WRAP RIYADH Saudi Arabia's 84-year-old ruler King Salman is admitted to hospital in Riyadh for gall bladder inflammation, the royal court says, prompting the postponement of the Iraqi prime minister's high-profile visit. 500 words 1000 GMT. File picture NAfrica-racism-migrants,FOCUS ALGIERS The global wave of anti-racism protests since the US police killing of George Floyd has barely touched North Africa, despite everyday discrimination in a region with a long slave trading history. 790 words moved by Amal Belalloufi with North Africa bureaus. File picture Israel-archaeology-arts-history,FOCUS GOLAN HEIGHTS, Israel The chance discovery of lines carved into the boulders of an ancient tomb in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights could offer new insight into an enigmatic culture that thrived thousands of years ago. 780 words moved by Jonah Mandel. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-politics WASHINGTON President Donald Trump assails likely opponent Joe Biden as "not competent" to lead the country, speaking as polls over the weekend show deepening voter disenchantment with his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words moved by Brian Knowlton US-politics-racism-Portland WASHINGTON The mayor of Portland demands the withdrawal of federal officers from the northwestern US city, accusing them of dangerously escalating the situation with abusive, unconstitutional tactics against protesters. 500 words moved Health-virus-NewYork-tourism,FOCUS NEW YORK People fleeing town, widespread joblessness, a rising crime rate: the coronavirus pandemic has plunged New York into crisis -- deeply concerning for many, but for others a chance for this famously dynamic city to reinvent itself. 750 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture Health-virus-US-food-poverty,FOCUS LOS ANGELES On a sidewalk in Los Angeles stands a shiny, clean refrigerator packed with milk, fruit, vegetables, chicken and other food, marked clearly as free for the taking. 550 words moved. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Health-virus-Pakistan-polio ISLAMABAD Pakistan resumes its polio vaccination campaign after the coronavirus outbreak prompted a four-month pause that health authorities fear will cause a surge in cases of the crippling disease. 500 words moved. Picture. Video China-flood-emergency BEIJING Chinese authorities blow up part of a dam in eastern Anhui province to relieve flood pressure, local media report, as heavy rains continue to swell rivers across parts of the country. 300 words moved. Picture. Video -- SPORTS -- Fbl-Asia-CHN-CSL-health-virus SHANGHAI Chinese Super League clubs are warned their season will be over if they break strict coronavirus rules, as Wuhan Zall leads teams into a sealed-off hotel that will be their home for more than two months. 350 words moved afp
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