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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Hurricane Laura barrels into southern US + NBA players lead boycott against racism + Trump accepts Republican nomination + NZ mosque mass murderer jailed for life + Criminals 'profit from plastic waste surge' US-weather,WRAP LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana Hurricane Laura tears roofs off buildings and blows out windows in the southern US state of Louisiana as it slams into the coast as a monster category 4 storm, with residents and emergency workers starting to survey the damage. 750 words 1500 GMT by Gianrigo Marletta and Andrew Caballero-Reynolds. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-police-racism-unrest,WRAP KENOSHA, Wisconsin A massive police presence brings relative calm to Kenosha, Wisconsin after three nights of violence over the police shooting of a black man, as NBA stars leads the sporting world in a wave of protest against racism. 600 words 1600 GMT by Cyril Julien. Video. Picture US-politics-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump accepts the Republican Party nomination for a second term seeking to present himself to a nation on edge as the "law and order" candidate who will serve as the bulwark against "chaos" in American cities. 600 words 1630 GMT by Jerome Cartillier. Picture. Video. Graphic NZealand-Australia-mosques-attacks-court,WRAP CHRISTCHURCH New Zealand mosque gunman Brenton Tarrant is sentenced to life in prison without parole for the massacre of 51 Muslim worshippers, with a judge calling him "wicked" and "inhuman". 650 words moved by Chris Foley. Picture. Video Environment-pollution-crime-economy LONDON Criminal networks are profiting from an 'overwhelming' surge in plastic waste from rich countries to Asia and stoking pollution by burning and dumping rubbish that was supposed to be recycled, a report by Interpol says. 600 words 1700 GMT by Kelly Macnamara -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Germany and France draw up tougher rules in line with a growing number of countries battling a resurgence in coronavirus infections with Paris making masks obligatory in all public places. 800 words moved by Mariette Le Roux with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-India-tribe PORT BLAIR, India Ten members of India's dwindling Great Andamanese tribe test positive for coronavirus, fuelling concerns about the safety of the group and other indigenous people in the remote archipelago. 600 words moved. File video Health-virus-Germany-politics,3rdlead BERLIN Chancellor Angela Merkel unveils tough new measures to combat a rise in coronavirus infections, including plans to keep fans out of stadiums until the end of the year. 550 words 1530 GMT. Picture. Video. Live video Health-virus-Panama-Cuba-US-politics-diplomacy,FOCUS PANAMA CITY Panama's government this week abandoned plans to bring in Cuban doctors to help combat the worst coronavirus outbreak in Central America, under pressure from the United States and local unions. 600 words moved by Juan Jose Rodriguez. File picture -- EUROPE -- Belarus-politics-unrest,WRAP MINSK Russian President Vladimir Putin vows military support for embattled Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko and urges a peaceful resolution to the unprecedented political crisis that erupted after a disputed election. 600 words 1500 GMT Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Video Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,WRAP MOSCOW Russia announces a police "check" into opposition leader Alexei Navalny's illness and asked German medics treating him to share his medical records while the Kremlin continued to insist there were no grounds for a criminal probe. 650 words moved by Anna Malpas. Picture. Video Turkey-Greece-diplomacy-energy,WRAP ISTANBUL Turkey extends its controversial Mediterranean gas exploration mission and schedules new navy drills as its row with Greece and France over energy and borders threatens to spiral out of control. 600 words 1600 GMT by Fulya Ozerkan with Raziye Akkoc in Ankara. Picture. Graphic Germany-genocide-history-Holocaust-Continental,WRAP FRANKFURT German car-parts maker Continental reveals that it played a key role in the Nazi war effort and used thousands of slave labourers during World War II. 550 words moved by Ed Frankl. File picture. Video Ireland-EU-politics-Brexit-trade,WRAP DUBLIN Ireland scrambles to assemble potential candidates to succeed EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan after his resignation for breaching coronavirus guidelines. 650 words moved by Joe Stenson. File picture France-attacks-justice-trial,ADVANCER PARIS Fourteen alleged accomplices in the 2015 jihadist attacks on the Charlie Hebdo satirical weekly and a Jewish supermarket go on trial next week more than half-a-decade after days of bloodshed that still shock France. 700 words moved by Anne-Sophie Lasserre. File picture. File video Also moved: France-attacks-justice-trial-Charlie,BACKGROUND -- AFRICA -- Mali-unrest-coup,WRAP BAMAKO Mali's new military rulers free former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita ahead of a summit by neighbouring countries over whether to ratchet up sanctions against the fledgling junta. 650 words 1430 GMT by Kassim Traore and Serge Daniel. Picture. Video Also moving: Mali-unrest-coup,SCENE -- MIDDLE EAST -- Oman-US-Israel-UAE-diplomacy,WRAP MUSCAT US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo heads home after a tour that aimed to encourage Arab countries to normalise ties with Israel but failed to produce any public commitments during stops in Sudan, Bahrain and Oman. 600 words moved. Picture. Video Egypt-crime-rape,WRAP CAIRO Egypt has arrested a suspect in the alleged gang-rape of a woman in a Cairo luxury hotel, the general prosecutor says, in a case that sparked a public outcry and fuelled a resurgent #MeToo movement. 400 words 1600 GMT Iraq-religion-Islam-protests-health,FOCUS KARBALA, Iraq "May God have revenge on every politician!" The anguished cry echoes across the revered Imam Hussein's shrine in Iraq's Karbala, as Shiite pilgrims mourn his killing centuries ago and demand justice today. 700 words moved by Salmane Ameen. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- NZealand-Australia-mosques-attacks-court,REAX CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand Muslims and non-Muslims cheer and sing together outside a New Zealand court as the white supremacist who murdered 51 people at two mosques is jailed for life. 550 words moved by Chris Foley. Picture. Video NZealand-Australia-mosques-attacks-court,PROFILE CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand There were no obvious warning signs when Christchurch mosques gunman moved to New Zealand from Australia in 2017 -- he had no criminal history and was not on any security watch-lists. 650 words moved by Marty Melville. Picture Thailand-crime-politics BANGKOK Relatives of missing Thai activists plead for a long-stalled bill criminalising political disappearances to be made into law, as calls for accountability grow louder from a burgeoning youth-led pro-democracy movement. 450 words moved. Picture -- BUSINESS AND TECH -- US-economy-bank-rate-employment-inflation,WRAP WASHINGTON The US central bank rolls out a major policy change that gives greater weight to its mission to maximize employment, to benefit lower income families, while ratcheting down the emphasis on fighting inflation. 550 words 1600 GMT by Heather Scott US-IT-China-politics-TikTok,2ndLead LOS ANGELES TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer says he has quit the wildly popular social media platform. 400 words moved -- SPORT -- Cycling-Tour-FRA-2020,WRAP NICE Tour de France 'Grand Depart' host city Nice prepares its exhibition ride and fan park opening under tightened security and health protocols as contenders mull over the likely sprint finish to stage one on the Promenade des Anglais. 550 words 1430 GMT by Damian McCall. Picture -- ENTERTAINMENT/LIFESTYLE -- Entertainment-US-film-Keanu,FOCUS LOS ANGELES Featuring a young Keanu Reeves, a madcap time-travelling plot and a supply of the most bodacious catchphrases, 1989's "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" has become a cult comedy classic. Three decades on, the hit that launched Reeves' career is back for a third movie -- and its heroes' message to "be excellent to each other" is needed now more than ever, its creators tell AFP. 500 words moved by Andrew Marszal Entertainment-US-music-rap-sexuality-CardiB,FOCUS NEW YORK An unadulterated celebration of female desire brimming with graphic sexual metaphors, Cardi B's summer bop "WAP" featuring Megan Thee Stallion has topped the charts -- and left the American right hot and bothered over the indecency. 800 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. File picture US-lifestyle-leisure-tourism,FOCUS NEW YORK Summers in Coney Island usually ring with the sound of excited screams from roller coasters, playful shouts from bumper cars and children's laughter from spinning teacups. This year the coronavirus has silenced the famous New York boardwalk, sparking fears for its future. 750 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Video. Picture afp
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