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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + EU to unveil trillion-euro rescue package + Twitter flags Trump tweets for first time + Hong Kong police stamp out China protests + Fresh ire as black man dies in US custody + Social distance ghosts in Japan fun parks Health-virus,WRAP BRUSSELS A one-trillion-euro recovery plan to get Europe back on its feet after the devastation wreaked by the coronavirus pandemic is set to be unveiled, as badly hit Spain starts 10 days of national mourning for its thousands of dead. 850 words 0530 GMT. Pictures. Graphics. Video US-politics-Trump-Twitter-conspiracy SAN FRANCISCO Twitter labels two Donald Trump tweets "unsubstantiated" and accuses him of making false claims, a first for the social network which has long resisted calls to censure the US president over truth-defying posts. 800 words 0700 GMT by Glenn Chapman HongKong-China-US-politics-unrest,WRAP HONG KONG Hong Kong riot police ring the city's legislature to stifle protests ahead of a debate over a law that bans insulting China's national anthem, the latest measure activists say is eroding freedoms in the finance hub. 700 words 0700 GMT by Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video. Live Video US-politics-police-race,lead WASHINGTON A video of a handcuffed black man dying while a Minneapolis officer kneels on his neck for more than five minutes sparks a fresh furor in the US over police treatment of African Americans. 600 words 0800 GMT. Picture Virus-health-Japan-entertainment-offbeat TOKYO No screaming on the rollercoaster, socially distant spooks in the haunted house and please refrain from high-fiving your favourite superhero: welcome to Japanese amusement parks in the coronavirus era. 400 words 0530 GMT -- AMERICAS -- US-SpaceX-launch-space-aerospace,WRAP KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida, US A new era in space is set to begin with the launch by SpaceX of two NASA astronauts into space, a capability that for six decades symbolized the power of a handful of states, and which the United States itself had been deprived of for nine years. 750 words 0600 GMT by Ivan Couronne. Picture. Video. Graphic US-science-aerospace-space,SCENE MERRITT ISLAND, Florida, US NASA begged tourists to watch the SpaceX launch online, but space fans are still showing up in Florida. It would have been pretty good news for Brenda Mulberry -- if she'd had some SpaceX T-shirts to sell them. 550 words 0630 GMT by Ivan Couronne. Picture Canada-China-US-court-extradition,ADVANCER OTTAWA A Canadian judge will deliver a key decision on the extradition of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou that could set her free and lead to the normalization of Canada-China relations. 750 words 0530 GMT by Michel Comte US-politics-vote-socialmedia-Snapchat,FOCUS WASHINGTON The coronavirus pandemic has put an abrupt stop to traditional US political means of courting young voters -- gone are the lively meetings, the distribution of flyers on busy campuses. The presidential candidates instead have been forced to turn to Snapchat. 700 words moved by Camille Camdessus. File Picture Health-virus-US-religion-immigration,FOCUS NEW YORK New York pastor Fabian Arias has been in constant mourning these past two months: the coronavirus has killed 44 members of his mostly Hispanic congregation, highlighting inequalities he says are being worsened by Donald Trump's government. 650 words moved by Laura Bonilla -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-EU-budget BRUSSELS European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen is to propose a roughly one-trillion-euro post-virus recovery fund for Europe, but will have to win over sceptical member states. 550 words moved Health-virus-Montenegro-Croatia-tourism-economy,FOCUS KOTOR, Montenegro Less than two months after detecting its first infection, Montenegro is the first country in Europe to declare itself coronavirus-free, a success story the tiny state hopes will lure tourists to its dazzling Adriatic coast this summer. 750 words moved by Olivera Nikolic with Lajla Veselica in Zagreb. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-Russia-US-conflict-politics,3rdlead BERLIN Russia recently sent fighter jets to Libya to support Russian mercenaries fighting for strongman Khalifa Haftar in the long-running conflict, the US military says. 500 words moved by Michelle Fitzpatrick -- CORONAVIRUS MISINFORMATION -- Health-virus-internet-misinformation-Mideast,FOCUS BEIRUT Mass conversions, immunity for Muslims: in the global maelstrom of disinformation spurred by coronavirus, many of the more outlandish claims that went viral in the Middle East were religious-themed. 600 words moved -- BUSINESS -- World-energy-IEA PARIS The energy industry is set to suffer a record drop in investment due to the coronavirus fallout, the IEA says, and while renewables are likely to fare better than oil, any swift economic recovery could create a global fuel crunch. 450 words moved Health-virus-aviation-debt GENEVA Governments have provided airlines $123 billion to help weather the coronavirus storm, the global aviation industry says, warning though that the assistance was adding to surging debt in the industry. 300 words moved -- SPORT -- Cricket-IND-Shaw,FOCUS NEW DELHI Comparisons to India's "god of cricket" Sachin Tendulkar have not always helped Prithvi Shaw as he seeks to put a doping ban and injury worries behind him and return to the national side. 600 words 0530 GMT by Faisal Kamal. 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