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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump vote delay call sparks cross-party outrage + HK disqualifications deepen fear of new "terror" + Virus wreaks economic havoc as cases pass 17 mln + Obama in fiery rebuke of Trump over voting rights + Mission to Mars: US rover Perseverance takes off US-politics-vote-Trump-delay,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump floats an unprecedented delay to the 2020 election -- which polls show him losing -- but he has no authority to do this and his suggestion draws cross-party fire. 750 words 2030 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture HongKong-China-politics,WRAP HONG KONG Leading Hong Kong democracy campaigners are disqualified from upcoming elections after four student activists are arrested for social media posts, sparking warnings of a new "terror" under authoritarian China. 750 words moved by Jerome Taylor and Yan Zhao. Video Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON Economies around the globe report record slumps in the latest fallout from the pandemic that has infected more than 17 million people across the globe. 750 words 1930 GMT by Heather Scott. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-vote-Trump-Obama,WRAP WASHINGTON Former US president Barack Obama, in his sharpest attack to date on President Donald Trump, condemns the use of federal agents against protesters and attempts at voter suppression during a fiery eulogy for the late civil rights leader John Lewis. 600 words 2000 GMT by Chris Lefkow. Picture. Video Science-space-Mars-Perseverance-US CAPE CANAVERAL NASA's latest Mars rover Perseverance launches on an astrobiology mission to look for signs of ancient microbial life on the Red Planet -- and to fly a helicopter-drone on another world for the first time. 700 words 1930 GMT by Gianrigo Marletta and Issam Ahmed. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-Saudi-religion-hajj,WRAP MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia Masked pilgrims scale Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat to pray and repent in the climax of this year's hajj, the smallest in modern times after massive crowds in previous years. 650 words moved. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Saudi-religion-hajj-pilgrims,FOCUS -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-economy WASHINGTON The US economy collapsed in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, suffering a 32.9 percent contraction, the largest on record, while hopes for a recovery took another hit amid signs of more jobs losses. 700 words 2130 GMT by Heather Scott and Chris Stein. File picture. Graphic -- EUROPE -- Belarus-Russia-arrest-vote,WRAP MINSK Thousands of supporters of President Alexander Lukashenko's election rival rally in the Belarusian capital Minsk despite an increasing crackdown on the opposition. 650 words by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Video Europe-migrants-Italy-trial-Salvini,2ndlead ROME Italy's Senate votes in favour of stripping far-right chief Matteo Salvini of his parliamentary immunity, paving the way for him to face trial, for a second time, over allegedly illegally detaining migrants at sea. 550 words moved by Ella Ide. Picture. Video Health-dementia-economy-environment-research PARIS Up to 40 percent of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed, according to a new report calling for urgent action on risk factors from excessive drinking to air pollution. 550 words moved by Kelly Macnamara -- MIDEAST -- Egypt-assault-women-MeToo,WRAP CAIRO A gang rape allegation at a luxury hotel in Egypt stemming from a prominent social media account has triggered a new #MeToo wave in the deeply conservative country. 400 words by Farid Farid Lebanon-economy-Eid,FOCUS TRIPOLI, Lebanon Tradition dictates that Muslims donate cuts of mutton during Friday's Eid al-Adha festival, which usually means brisk business for butcher Abdulrazak Darwish, but Lebanon's economic crisis has cast a pall over his trade. 650 words moved by Jana Dhayby. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- ICoast-government,WRAP ABIDJAN Ivory Coast's defence minister, Hamed Bakayoko, is named prime minister after acting as interim premier in the three weeks since the sudden death of his predecessor. 650 words moved. File picture Health-virus-Nigeria, Q&A LAGOS Five months after Nigeria saw its first coronavirus case, outbreaks of the disease are multiplying at a worrying rate and the country's health system is already showing signs of great strain. Here's a snapshot of the situation in Africa's most populous country. 650 words moved by Sophie Bouillon and Tunde Agoi in Lagos, with Aminu Abubakar in Abuja -- ASIA -- Taiwan-politics-Lee-obit,OBIT TAIPEI Taiwan's former president Lee Teng-hui, who defied China and earned the nickname "Mr Democracy" for the part he played in the island's transition away from authoritarian rule, dies aged 97. 650 words moved by Amber Wang. File picture Japan-photography-culture,FOCUS TOKYO A pair of Japanese schoolgirls primp their hair before a long mirror, preparing for the perfect shot. But they are not taking a smartphone selfie, they are using a "purikura" photo booth. 700 words moved by Mathias Cena. Picture. Video Health-virus-Australia,lead MELBOURNE Australia reports a record number of new coronavirus infections and its deadliest day of the pandemic so far following a spike in cases at elderly care homes. 500 words moved. Picture -- BUSINESS -- World-economy-earnings PARIS Oil majors, plane manufacturers, carmakers, double-digit falls in GDP: the global economy is now paying the bill for the coronavirus pandemic as uncertainty hangs over the recovery. 800 words 2000 GMT by Julien Girault -- SPORT -- Tennis-USA-Open-AUS-Barty,WRAP SYDNEY World number one Ashleigh Barty pulls out of the US Open over "significant risks" from the coronavirus pandemic, in a major blow for the Grand Slam in New York. 550 words moved. File Picture Fbl-corruption-FIFA-Infantino-Switzerland-investigation,WRAP GENEVA A Swiss special prosecutor launches criminal proceedings against FIFA president Gianni Infantino, authorities in Switzerland say, as part of an investigation into suspected collusion between him and the country's Attorney General, Michael Lauber. 500 words moved. File picture Britain-Saudi-fbl-politics-ENG-Pr-Newcastle,WRAP LONDON A Saudi-backed consortium announces it has ended its bid to buy Newcastle United after months of waiting for approval from the Premier League. 600 words moved by Kieran Canning afp
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