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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Contact: emma.charlton@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Virus lawsuits in Europe, US summer spike + British PM defends history in statue row + France to open Rwanda genocide archives + Bolton book alleges Trump 'transgressions' + Markle's BFF has show axed over race row Health-virus,WRAP ROME European government face some of the first legal actions over their handling of the coronavirus, as daily tolls in a dozen US states hit their highest point since the pandemic began. 700 words 2100 GMT Alexandria Sage with AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Videographic. Video Britain-politics-racism-history-protest,WRAP LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson says anti-racism protests across Britain have been "hijacked by extremists", as fears mount about clashes between activists and far-right groups. 750 words 2000 GMT by Alice Ritchie and Phil Hazlewood Picture. Video France-Rwanda-politics-history-genocide,2ndlead PARIS A French researcher wins an extended legal battle for access to ex-president Francois Mitterrand's archives on the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in which Kigali accuses France of having played a role. 650 words moved by Cecile Feuillatre US-politics-diplomacy-books-Bolton,2ndlead WASHINGTON Defying the White House, former national security advisor John Bolton will release a book that suggests President Donald Trump committed impeachable offenses beyond Ukraine and alleges that his entire foreign policy is motivated by domestic politics, his publisher says. 600 words 2000 GMT by Shaun Tandon Entertainment-Canada-politics-racism OTTAWA a Canadian network has pulled the TV series of Meghan Markle's fashion stylist friend Jessica Mulroney, who was accused of "white privilege" in a spat with a black lifestyle blogger. 350 words moved -- ANTI-RACISM PROTESTS -- US-politics-racism-France-police,lead PARIS French police stage a second day of protests over claims of racism in their ranks, assailing top officials for failing to defend the force against allegations amplified by US unrest over the death of George Floyd. 600 words moved by Sylvie Maligorne and Gregory Danel. Picture. Video. Web video fbl-ENG-Pr-racism-politics LONDON The Premier League will support players taking a knee before or during matches in protest against racial discrimination, while "Black Lives Matter" will replace player names on the back of shirts for the first 12 games of the league's restart next week. 350 words moved US-politics-media-racism-protest,FOCUS WASHINGTON Anti-racism protests triggered worldwide after the police killing of George Floyd have many American newsrooms grappling with their own role in contributing to racial inequity. 800 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. File picture Also moved: US-politics-vote-racism-sports-rights,FOCUS US-politics-racism-DRCongo-Leopold,FOCUS KINSHASA Overlooking Kinshasa from the seclusion of a presidential garden, Belgian King Leopold II's statue stares over the Congo River far from the protests and rage targetting colonial figures elsewhere. 750 words moved by Samir Tounsi. Video. File picture -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US WASHINGTON More than a dozen US states are reporting their highest daily tolls of coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, but President Donald Trump and many local officials are showing no signs of worry and have ruled out new lockdown measures. 700 words 2000 GMT by Ivan Couronne. Picture -- EUROPE -- Ukraine-Chernobyl-fire-climate,FOCUS CHERNOBYL EXCLUSION ZONE, Ukraine Ukrainian scientist Oleksandr Borsuk looks bitterly at the charred trunks of old pine trees as the acrid smell of burnt wood hangs in the air. 500 words moved by Oleksandr Savochenko. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Lebanon-politics-economy,WRAP BEIRUT Lebanon's government pledges to inject dollars into the market, after a night of angry protests triggered by the currency plumbing new black market lows and the worst recession in decades. 700 words moved by Tony Gamal-Gabriel. Picture. Video Health-virus-Libya-conflict,FOCUS TRIPOLI War and division are weakening Libya's fight against the novel coronavirus, with the government struggling to deal with an outbreak in the country's south. 600 words moved by Jihad Dorgham. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-UAE-diplomacy,2ndlead JERUSALEM The Emirati ambassador to Washington warns that annexation by the Jewish state of parts of the West Bank would jeopardise any warming of Arab-Israeli ties. 500 words moved. -- AFRICA -- Burundi-politics,WRAP BUJUMBURA Burundi's constitutional court rules that the country's newly elected leader Evariste Ndayishimiye should be quickly sworn in following the death of President Pierre Nkurunziza earlier this week. 650 words moved -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-unrest,WRAP HONG KONG Thousands of Hong Kongers sing a popular protest anthem and chanted slogans across the city as they mark the one year anniversary of major clashes between police and pro-democracy demonstrators. 750 words moved by Yan Zhao and Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video Also moved: HongKong-China-politics-unrest-Britain,FOCUS NKorea-US-diplomacy-summit-anniversary,WRAP SEOUL North Korea criticises Donald Trump in a stinging denunciation of the United States on the second anniversary of the landmark Singapore summit where the US president shook hands with leader Kim Jong Un. 650 words moved by Sebastien Berger. File picture US-China-Russia-Turkey-internet-Twitter,WRAP HONG KONG Twitter says it has deleted 170,000 accounts linked to a Chinese government misinformation campaign that targeted Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement and sought to discredit the United States. 700 words moved by Jerome Taylor -- LIFESTYLE AND ENTERTAINMENT -- Health-virus-France-Canada-entertainment,lead PARIS The incoming director of the troubled Paris Opera told AFP Friday that he does not know if will be able to be in place in time to take over from departing director Stephane Lissner. 550 words moved by Rana Moussaoui and Fiachra Gibbons. File picture -- ENVIRONMENT -- China-conservation-animal-virus BEIJING Rescued from a farmer's fishpond, a young pangolin's release back into China's wilderness is hailed as a small victory in the battle to save the critically endangered animal. 450 words moved. Picture. Video afp
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