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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Contact: emma.charlton@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Biden makes debut with running mate Harris + Anger at Belarus crackdown after disputed vote + Virus pushes UK into deepest ever recession + Lebanon ministers to face grilling over blast + Champions League 'Final Eight' kicks off US-politics-vote-Democrats,WRAP WILMINGTON White House hopeful Joe Biden and newly minted running mate Kamala Harris roll out their joint campaign, pledging to unify a fractured America and making history with a woman of color on the presidential ticket. 700 words 1930 GMT by Agnes Bun with Michael Mathes in Washington. Graphic. Picture. Video. Belarus-vote-unrest,WRAP MINSK Police block off the centre of the Belarusian capital after three nights of protests over a disputed presidential election, in unrest that has seen thousands detained and officers fire on demonstrators. 750 words 2000 GMT by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Belarus-vote-unrest,CHRONO Health-virus,WRAP LONDON The global coronavirus pandemic pushes Britain into its deepest ever recession as New Zealand warns the re-emergence of COVID-19 could delay its upcoming election. 890 words moved by Ben Perry with AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-NZealand,2ndlead Health-virus-economy-growth,FACTS Lebanon-blast,WRAP BEIRUT Lebanon's judiciary says it will question several ministers over a massive chemical blast at a Beirut port warehouse that ravaged the capital and sparked unprecedented public outrage. 700 words moved by Layal Abou Rahal. Picture. Graphic. Video. Live Video Fbl-Eur-C1-FRA-ITA-PSG-Atalanta LISBON Paris Saint-Germain aim to reach the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 1995 when they tackle Atalanta in Lisbon. 600 words 2200 GMT by Andy Scott. Picture Also moving: fbl-Eur-C1-ESP-GER-AtleticoMadrid-Leipzig -- AMERICAS -- US-media-television-cinema-Redstone,OBIT WASHINGTON Sumner Redstone, who rose from modest beginnings to lead one of the most powerful Hollywood and television empires and became enmeshed in battles worthy of a TV soap opera, has died at age 97 after years of declining health. 650 words moved by Rob Lever. File picture Health-virus-US-economy-politics-aid WASHINGTON US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin accuses Democratic leaders in Congress of playing politics to block a new emergency pandemic spending package, which he says should be narrowly targeted. 550 words 2000 GMT US-politics-Congress-conspiracies-Greene,FOCUS WASHINGTON Marjorie Taylor Greene promotes the wacky QAnon conspiracy theory and says white men are the most oppressed US group, but after winning a primary race the woman President Donald Trump calls a "future Republican Star" looks set to enter Congress. 500 words 1600 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture Brazil-economy-environment-agriculture-health-virus,FOCUS VERA, Brazil Brazilian farmer Rodrigo Pozzobon drives his pick-up truck toward his giant corn and soybean fields at the edge of the Amazon rainforest where, pandemic or not, business is booming thanks to surging demand from China. 650 words moved by Jordi Miro. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-Scotland-accident-transport,WRAP STONEHAVEN, Scotland Three people die when a passenger train derails in northeast Scotland in what First Minister Nicola Sturgeon describes as "an extremely serious incident". 550 words 1930 GMT by Michal Wachucik. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Lebanon-blast-politics-probe,INVESTIGATION BEIRUT Right up until the eve of the deadly Beirut blast, Lebanese officials exchanged warnings on the hazard of a chemical shipment sitting at Beirut port but did nothing about it. 700 words moved by Rouba el Husseini Also moved: Lebanon-blast,FACTCHECK Lebanon-blast-UAE-migration,FOCUS Iran-US-UN-arms-diplomacy,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's President Hassan Rouhani expresses "great hopes" that a US bid to extend an arms embargo on his country will fail, warning of consequences if the UN Security Council backs it. 500 words by moved by Amir Havasi -- AFRICA -- Mauritius-Japan-environmental-pollution-shipping,2ndlead MAHEBOURG Mauritius avoids a second catastrophic oil spill after salvage crews pump the remaining fuel from the tanks of a cargo ship that ran aground off its coast, imperilling world-famous wildlife sanctuaries. 550 words moved. Picture. Video. Also moved: Mauritius-Japan-environmental-pollution-shipping,SCENE Mauritius-Japan-environmental-pollution-shipping,FACTS Mozambique-unrest,2ndlead MAPUTO Islamist militants occupy a key port in gas-rich northern Mozambique following days of renewed attacks, a military source and local media say. 400 words moved -- ASIA -- US-vote-Democrats-Harris-India,REAX NEW DELHI Kamala Harris's late mother left her native India in 1960, but half a world away from Washington, the uncle and aunt of the US vice-president hopeful follow her every move -- and are very proud. 500 words moved by Archana Thiyagarajan HongKong-China-politics-media,WRAP HONG KONG Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai tells his reporters to "fight on" after his dramatic arrest, as China widens its crackdown against critics in the semi-autonomous city. 650 words moved by Yan Zhao and Su Xinqi. Picture. Video. Graphic Thailand-politics-protest,FOCUS BANGKOK Leaderless, social media-savvy and inspired by Hong Kong's young activists, Thailand's budding pro-democracy movement is intent on overhauling the government, rewriting the constitution and even taking on a law that shields the monarchy. 800 words moved by Dene-Hern Chen and Pitcha Dangprasith. File Picture -- SPACE -- Space-science-astronomy-galaxy PARIS A golden halo glinting 12 billion light years away is the farthest galaxy resembling our Milky Way yet spotted, astronomers say, adding that the "surprisingly unchaotic" infant star system challenges our understanding of the early years of the Universe. 350 words moved by Laurence Coustal. Picture France-space-biology-science-astronomy-environment,PROFILE MONTEGUT-LAURAGAIS, France After years of exploring and reconstructing the scents of planet Earth, "aroma sculptor" Michael Moisseeff has set himself a new goal -- capturing the smell of the moon. 650 words moved by Marisol Rifai. Picture. Video -- SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT -- Science-animal-frog-mating-Brazil,FOCUS WASHINGTON A species of frog from the Brazilian rainforest has become the first amphibian shown to live in a harem, where one male mates with two females who remain loyal to him. 600 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Picture -- SPORT -- Golf-USA-Masters WASHINGTON Tiger Woods will have to defend his Masters title behind closed doors after Augusta chiefs admit that the risks caused by the coronavirus in allowing thousands of fans to attend "are simply too significant to overcome". 600 words 2000 GMT by Jim Slater afp
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