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| - Duty Editor: Abhik Chanda Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + India IT hub locks down + France scales down Bastille Day + Singapore economy plunges + China territory claims illegal, says US + Paradise regained and lost for Med mammals Health-virus,WRAP BANGALORE, India India's IT hub Bangalore is set to go into a new week-long lockdown as the number of coronavirus cases surge, while new economic figures from Singapore to Britain reveal the shocking extent of the damage wreaked by the global pandemic. 600 words 1100 GMT. Picture. Health-virus-France-politics,lead PARIS President Emmanuel Macron hosts a scaled-down Bastille Day ceremony ahead of a rare television interview to outline his plan to surmount the coronavirus crisis, as fears grow over a potential second wave of infections. 600 words 1100 GMT by Laurence Benhamou and Joseph Schmid. Picture. Video Singapore-economy-virus-health,WRAP SINGAPORE Singapore's economy shrinks 41 percent in the second quarter as the coronavirus plunges the Southeast Asian financial hub into recession for the first time in more than a decade, official data shows. 650 words moved by Martin Abbugao. Picture. Graphic US-China-Philippines-Vietnam-conflict-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the United States would treat Beijing's pursuit of resources in the dispute-rife South China Sea as illegal, ramping up support for Southeast Asian nations and triggering a furious response from Beijing. 750 words moved by Shaun Tandon France-environment-animal-tourism,FOCUS LA CIOTAT,France When Europeans retreated into their homes to observe strict stay-at-home rules to contain the coronavirus, dolphins and whales on the Mediterranean coast basked and thrived. But the return of tourists has highlighted the harm caused by human activity for underwater creatures. 600 words moved by Julie Pacorel. Picture -- EUROPE -- Britain-China-politics-telecoms-Huawei LONDON Britain is expected to take steps to phase out Chinese telecoms giant Huawei from the country's 5G network, risking repercussions from Beijing. 450 words 1100 GMT. File picture Australia-Britain-government-royals-Queen-letters,WRAP SYDNEY Australia's head of state Queen Elizabeth II was not informed in advance about the 1975 dismissal of the country's prime minister Gough Whitlam by her representative in the country, according to newly released letters kept secret for decades. 700 words moved Denmark-Germany-diplomacy-war-history,FOCUS COPENHAGEN Barbed wire -- and tunnelling beneath it to go and pick flowers outside his refugee camp in Denmark -- are what Jorg Baden remembers most clearly 75 years on from World War II. 700 words moved by Camille Bas-Wohlert. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-justice-execution,WRAP WASHINGTON The Supreme Court of the United States allows the first federal executions in 17 years to proceed, overturning a lower court order delaying them. 650 words moved by Chris Lefkow. File Picture Health-virus-Brazil-indigenous,PHOTOESSAY BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil Forced to leave her home after last year's Brumadinho dam disaster that killed 270 people, indigenous woman Angoho Pataxo Ha-ha-hae is now fighting the coronavirus sweeping through her community in the concrete jungle of a favela far from her ancestral home. 550 words moved by Douglas Magno, with Paula Ramon in Sao Paulo. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-conflict-economy,FOCUS TRIPOLI Libyan businessman Mahmud al-Sharkassi surveys the ruins of his factory on the outskirts of the war-scarred capital Tripoli, disheartened but determined to get back to work. 700 words moved by Rim Taher. Picture. Video Also moved: Libya-conflict-powers,BACKGROUND Israel-Palestinians-conflict-annexation,FOCUS JERUSALEM The Palestinian Authority has arrested several people who said they would favour Israeli annexations in parts of the West Bank, corroborating sources say, despite Ramallah's denial. 850 words moved by Alexandra Vardi and Michael Blum. Picture. Video Health-virus-Iraq-agriculture,FOCUS AFAK, Iraq The coronavirus pandemic has had a silver lining for Iraq: border closures that shut off cheap imports have forced the country toward self-sufficiency in food production. 850 words moved by Haydar Indhar. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics,WRAP HONG KONG China accuses Hong Kong's democracy parties of trying to launch a "colour revolution" as it warns some campaigning for recent primaries may have breached a new security law it imposed on the city. 650 words moved by Jerome Taylor and Su Xinqi -- AFRICA -- Mali-unrest-ICC-warcrimes-Timbuktu THE HAGUE The trial of a Malian jihadist accused of demolishing Timbuktu's fabled shrines and unleashing a reign of terror begins at the International Criminal Court. 400 words moved by Danny Kemp Health-virus-SAfrica, FOCUS PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa A survivor, a doctor and an undertaker speak out as coronavirus silently snakes its way into Port Elizabeth, the industrial capital of South Africa's Eastern Cape province, overwhelming under-prepared hospitals and spreading through impoverished townships. 700 words 1300 GMT by Sofia Christensen. Picture. Video -- MARS EXPLORATION -- Science-space-Mars-UAE,ADVANCER DUBAI The United Arab Emirates says it plans to launch its "Hope" Mars probe on Friday local time from Japan's Tanegashima Space Center after a two-day delay due to poor weather there. 600 words moved by Dana Moukhallati Also moved: Science-space-Mars-UAE,FACTS Science-space-Mars-China,FACTS Science-space-Mars-Perseverance,FOCUS WASHINGTON NASA's most advanced Mars rover, Perseverance, launches from Earth on July 30, on a mission to seek out signs of ancient microbial life on what was once a river delta three-and-a-half billion years ago. 700 words moved by Ivan Couronne. Picture. Video. Graphic Science-space-Mars-human-exploration,FOCUS WASHINGTON Robotic landers and rovers have been touching down on Mars since the 1970s, but when will humanity finally set foot on the Red Planet? 800 words moved by Ivan Couronne. File Picture. Video. Graphic -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Lifestyle-Italy-fashion MILAN Milan kicks off its first Digital Fashion Week with two live runway shows, including from heavyweights Dolce & Gabbana, to send out a message of "positivity". 550 words moved by Celine Cornu. File picture Entertainment-US-racism-protests,PHOTOESSAY LOS ANGELES In a town that sells silver-screen fantasies to the world, young Los Angeles entertainers are using their Hollywood talents to inspire and lead a new generation of real-life protesters. 550 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Pictures by Valerie Macon afp
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