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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + China hits back at US, orders closure of consulate + Trump axes convention as US cases top four million + Erdogan to pray in reconverted Hagia Sophia mosque + DNA study sheds new light on horror of slave trade + Former champion Mike Tyson to make comeback age 54 China-US-diplomacy,WRAP BEIJING China orders the US consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu to close in retaliation for one of its missions in the United States being shuttered, capping a furious week of Cold War-style diplomacy. 650 words 0600 GMT by Beiyi Seow and Laurie Chen. File Picture. Live Video. Also moved: US-China-politics-diplomacy-Pompeo,WRAP US-China-politics-immigration-research-court,2ndlead Health-virus-US WASHINGTON President Donald Trump announces he is scrapping the Republican nominating convention in Florida as the number of coronavirus cases in the United States tops four million. 750 words moved by Issam Ahmed and Chris Lefkow. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-US-economy-unemployment Also moving: Health-virus,WRAP Turkey-politics-religion-heritage-HagiaSophia,WRAP ISTANBUL Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will take part in the first prayers at Hagia Sophia since the Istanbul landmark was reconverted to a mosque despite international condemnation. 500 words moved by Gokan Gunes with Raziye Akkoc in Ankara. Picture. File video Also moved: Turkey-religion-politics-HagiaSophia,FACTS Science-genetics-slavery WASHINGTON A new DNA study sheds fresh light on the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade, from the legacy of rape that can be seen in today's genetics to how disease likely decimated some groups forced to work in deadly conditions. 500 words moved by Ivan Couronne. Graphic Box-heavy-Tyson LOS ANGELES Mike Tyson, the former world heavyweight champion who retired in 2005, says he will make a comeback at age 54, fighting Roy Jones Jr. on September 12 in Los Angeles. 500 words moved -- US ELECTION COUNTDOWN -- US-politics-vote-100days,WRAP WASHINGTON Donald Trump has 100 days from Sunday to save his presidency, while America tries to avoid a collective nervous breakdown ahead of one of the most divisive, tension-filled elections in US history. 800 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture US-politics-vote-100days-Biden,SCENE WILMINGTON, Delaware Unmarked Secret Service cars bar access to Joe Biden's house in a plush neighborhood of Wilmington, the US East Coast city that mirrors the look of his presidential campaign: quiet and low-key. 750 words moved by Sebastien Duval. Picture. Video US-politics-vote-100days-Texas,FOCUS PLANO, Texas Texas attorney Monica Haft voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and regretted it almost immediately. Now, barely 100 days before a critical US presidential election, the lifelong Republican insists she won't repeat her mistake. 750 words moved by Michael Mathers. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Chile-France-Japan-extradition,WRAP SANTIAGO Chilean Nicolas Zepeda is extradited from Chile to France where he will face possible trial over the 2016 murder of his Japanese ex-girlfriend, police say. 600 words moved by Miguel Sanchez. Picture. Video Health-virus-Bolivia-politics-vote LA PAZ Bolivia postpones its general elections for a second time because of the coronavirus pandemic, putting it off until October 18, officials say. 550 words moved by Raul Burgoa US-Britain-court-royals-media LOS ANGELES Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against paparazzi they accuse of taking pictures of their son without permission, their lawyer tells AFP. 400 words 0530 GMT US-media-newspaper-internet-NYT NEW YORK The New York Times says it will acquire Serial Productions, which created a hugely popular long-form news program credited with sparking today's podcast boom. 300 words moved -- EUROPE -- Italy-agriculture-environment-pandemic-food,SCENE AMALFI, Italy Squeezed by foreign competition and a lack of local labour, Italy's Amalfi lemon growers persevere in their gruelling work on the steep terraces rising from the Mediterranean. 600 words moved by Celine Cornu. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mali-politics-unrest,WRAP BAMAKO West African leaders end a day-long summit in Mali without a deal to soothe the country's escalating political crisis. 700 words moved by Amaury Hauchard. Picture. Video Sudan-coup-grave,2ndlead KHARTOUM The bodies of 28 Sudanese army officers involved in a failed coup against former president Omar al-Bashir in 1990 have been found in a mass grave, prosecutors say. 400 words moved -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Israel-technology,FOCUS MISGAV, Israel An Israeli company is developing a coronavirus breathalyser test that gives results in 30 seconds, billing it as a "front line" tool that can help restore a sense of normality during the pandemic. 650 words moved by Jonah Mandel. Picture. Video Yemen-conflict-history-culture,FOCUS TAEZ, Yemen The two faces of the National Museum in the Yemeni city of Taez are testament to the ravages of the war that has consumed the Arabian peninsula country. 750 words moved. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- China-politics-rights-Xinjiang,FOCUS BEIJING It has been almost two years since Bugra Arkin's father Aierken was snatched from his home in China's Xinjiang region -- one of at least 435 Uighur intellectuals to have been imprisoned or forcibly disappeared since April 2017, according to human rights advocates. 900 words moved by Laurie Chen. Video. Picture -- SCIENCE -- Science-palaeontology-crocodile-Libya-Americas PARIS The several species of crocodiles plying rivers and brackish byways in the Americas -- from Florida to Peru -- all came from Africa, according to a study. 550 words moved by Marlowe Hood. Picture -- FOOD & LIFESTYLE -- France-food-icecream,INTERVIEW LILLE, France He's the new wizard of French ice cream who is sending a chill down the spine of traditionalists. 600 words moved by Olga Nedbaeva. Picture. Video -- SPORTS -- Health-virus-sport-China,WRAP SHANGHAI The stuttering tennis season suffers a major blow as all top-level tournaments in China this year are cancelled, including the WTA Finals, following a government edict against international sports to prevent a resurgence of the coronavirus. 600 words 0530 GMT. File picture afp
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