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| - Duty Editor: Alex Nicoll Email: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + WHO warns of long pandemic as S. Africa cases spike + SpaceX Crew Dragon craft leaves ISS headed to Earth + Isaias set to strengthen as storm heads for Florida + Germany protest against virus curbs draws thousands + Arsenal beat Chelsea for record 14th FA Cup victory Health-virus,WRAP JOHANNESBURG The UN health agency warns the coronavirus pandemic will be lengthy and could lead to "response fatigue", as the case count in South Africa tops half a million. 700 words moved by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video US-space-NASA-SpaceX,WRAP WASHINGTON The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft undocks from the International Space Station, beginning its journey back to Earth with two US astronauts on board, pushing ahead with their return despite a storm threatening Florida. 400 words moved by Charlotte Plantive. File picture US-Florida-weather-hurricane,WRAP MIAMI Coronavirus-hit Florida braces for the arrival of tropical storm Isaias, which will likely smash into the coast with a fresh head of steam, forecasters warn. 650 words 0700 GMT by Leila Macor. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-Germany-demonstration,2ndlead BERLIN Loudly chanting their opposition to face masks and vaccines, thousands of people gather in Berlin to protest against coronavirus restrictions before being dispersed by police. 650 words moved. Picture. Video fbl-ENG-Cup-Arsenal-Chelsea,lead LONDON Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang inspires Arsenal to a record 14th FA Cup win as the Gunners captain strikes twice to beat Chelsea 2-1 in the final at an empty Wembley. 600 words moved by Kieran Canning. Picture Also moved: fbl-ENG-FACup-Arsenal-Chelsea-Lampard,REAX fbl-ENG-Cup-Arsenal-Chelsea-Aubameyang-Arteta,REAX fbl-ENG-FACup-Arsenal-Chelsea-Threethings -- AMERICAS -- US-China-politics-internet-TikTok-merger,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Negotiations for Microsoft to buy the US operations of Chinese-owned TikTok are on hold after President Donald Trump threatened to bar the social media app and came out against the sale, the Wall Street Journal reports. 600 words moved by Julie Jammot Brazil-environment-fires-Amazon,WRAP RIO DE JANEIRO The number of forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon last month rose 28 percent from July 2019, satellite data show, fueling fears the world's biggest rainforest will again be devastated by fires this year. 700 words moved by Joshua Howat Berger. File picture US-politics-vote-Biden-VP WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has promised to soon reveal his running mate. And as the suspense builds over who Biden will choose to be on the ticket for November's election, this much is known -- it will be a woman. 800 words moved by Elodie Cuzin and Chris Lefkow. File picture Also moved: US-politics-vote-Biden-VP,Q&A US-politics-vote-Biden-VP-candidates,POINTS Health-virus-Canada-tourism,PHOTOESSAY MONTREAL Stripped of the crowds of visitors that usually flock to its sights, from the Grand Prix to its renowned festivals, Montreal is trying to reinvent itself during the coronavirus pandemic and salvage what is left of its summer. 550 words moved by Jacques Lemieux. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-economy-restaurants,FOCUS LOS ANGELES For Gabriel Gordon and his wife Lena, the small restaurant they opened 14 years ago in the coastal California town of Seal Beach was a dream project and the cornerstone of their future success. 750 words moved by Jocelyne Zablit. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-transport,FOCUS NEW YORK Long associated with narrow, cobbled streets in Europe and congested Asian megacities, scooters are now becoming a common sight in car-loving America as commuters shun public transport because of the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words moved by Thomas Urbain and Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Spain-tourism-Ibiza,FOCUS IBIZA, Balearic Islands, Spain On the largely empty beach at Figueretas on Ibiza, social distancing isn't hard to do. Here, bar terraces are sparsely populated and the shutters of apartments overlooking them are mostly closed. 700 words 0600 GMT by Thomas Perroteau. Picture. Video France-Italy-Banksy-theft-investigation,FOCUS PARIS A stolen cutter, CCTV footage, phone taps, loose-tongued suspects... this is how an artwork by famed street artist Banksy painted on the door of the Bataclan club in Paris was discovered in Italy 18 months after being stolen. 600 words moved by Katell Prigent. File picture. File video -- ASIA -- China-economy-employment-health-virus,FOCUS ZHENGZHOU, China Biology student Ma Jingjing wanders the hall of a job fair in central China among other Chinese youngsters hoping to find work in an economy crushed by the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words moved by Beiyi Seow. Picture. Video India-alcohol-health,lead NEW DELHI More than 80 people die after drinking toxic bootleg alcohol in the Indian state of Punjab, officials and reports say. 200 words moved. Picture -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-SAfrica,2ndlead JOHANNESBURG South Africa registers more than 500,000 cases of coronavirus, the health ministry announces, making it by far the hardest-hit country in Africa. 450 words moved. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Iraq-hospitals,FOCUS KUT, Iraq Iraqi midwife Umm Mariam used to help bring three babies into the world per day. But with mothers-to-be avoiding pandemic-hit hospitals, she now delivers twice that number in her makeshift home clinic. 700 words moved by Ali Allaq with Salam Faraj in Baghdad. Video. File picture -- SPORT -- Tennis-USA-Open-AUS-Kyrgios,lead SYDNEY An emotional Nick Kyrgios pulls out of the US Open for "the hundreds of thousands of Americans who have lost their lives", while pleading with players who attend to not be selfish and act responsibly. 550 words moved by Martin Parry
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