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| - Duty Editor: Denholm Barnetson Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + EU wrangles as virus death toll soars + Syrians elect parliament amid turmoil + Man questioned over French cathedral fire + Three dead in Canada glacier tour accident + Arsenal shock Man City in FA Cup semi Health-virus,WRAP BRUSSELS European Union leaders meet for a third day to try and agree on a giant post-coronavirus economic recovery plan as the global death toll from the disease climbs to more than 600,000. 800 words 1230 GMT by Clement Zampa with Daniel Bosque in Barcelona and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Syria-conflict-vote,WRAP DAMASCUS Syrians vote to elect a new parliament as the Damascus government grapples with international sanctions and a crumbling economy after retaking large parts of the war-torn country. 650 words 1100 GMT by Maher al-Mounes. Picture. Video Also moved: Syria-conflict,CHRONO Syria-conflict-Assad,CHRONO France-fire-cathedral,WRAP NANTES, France French investigators question a man who works as a volunteer at the historic cathedral in Nantes which was badly fire damaged after he locked it up for the night. 450 words 1030 GMT by Benjamin Massot. Picture. Video Canada-tourism-accident MONTREAL A glacier-viewing bus overturned at a popular tourist spot in the Canadian Rockies, killing three people and seriously injuring several others, news reports say. 250 words moved Fbl-ENG-FACup-Arsenal-ManCity,2ndlead LONDON Mikel Arteta hails Arsenal's "great chemistry" as the secret to their shock 2-0 win over Manchester City as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang fired his club to a record 21st FA Cup final. 650 words by Steven Griffiths. Picture -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-EU-summit BRUSSELS An EU summit to agree a huge coronavirus economic rescue package could collapse without a deal, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warns, as bickering leaders begin a third day of talks. 700 words 1100 GMT by Damon Wake and Dave Clark. Graphic. Picture. Video France-transport-environment-virus-cycling.FOCUS PARIS Since France emerged from its two-month lockdown in May, the number of cyclists in Paris has skyrocketed, increasing by more than 50 percent. 900 words moved by Phineas Rueckert. -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-masks,FOCUS HUNTINGTON BEACH, California For Davey, a resident of the city of Huntington Beach in southern California, the requirement to wear a mask to curb the spread of coronavirus is not something he takes seriously. 550 words moved by Laurent Banguet Brazil-indigenous-health-Raoni,lead RIO DE JANEIRO Indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire, one of the Amazon rainforest's best-known defenders, is transferred between hospitals due to weakness and a "worsening" state of health, one of the medical facilities says. 400 words moved. File picture. File video Health-virus-US-travel-economy,FOCUS WASHINGTON After months of working from home, stir-crazy Americans have finally reached the long, hot days of summer only to watch their vacation horizons dim, with travel options shrinking as the country's coronavirus cases soar. 750 words moved by Delphine Touit -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-SAfrica-food,FOCUS CLARENS, South Africa Cheddar-making was put on hold when coronavirus struck an artisanal cheesery on the outskirts of Clarens, a town tucked into the foothills of the Maluti mountains of central South Africa. 650 words moved by Sofia Christensen. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Health-virus-HongKong,2ndlead HONG KONG The deadly coronavirus is spreading out of control in Hong Kong with record 100 new cases recorded, the finance hub's leader said Sunday, as she announced new social distancing measures to tackle the outbreak. 500 words 0930 GMT by Su Xinqi and Jerome Taylor. Live Video HongKong-China-politics-media,FOCUS HONG KONG Hong Kong's status as a bastion of press freedom is in crisis as authorities toughen their line against international media and fears grow about local self-censorship under the city's sweeping new security law. 800 words moved by Rose Troup Buchanan Health-virus-Philippines-India-shipping-logistics,FOCUS MANILA Indian ship worker Tejasvi Duseja is desperate to go home after months stranded offshore by coronavirus border closures and lockdowns that have left more than 200,000 seafarers in limbo. 750 words moved by Cecil Morella with Aishwarya Kumar in New Delhi. Picture. Video -- SPORTS -- Cricket-ENG-WIS MANCHESTER, England The second Test between England and the West Indies resumes with the tourists chasing England's first innings 469-9 declared and the West Indies hopeful of winning the three-match series that marks the return of international cricket after it was halted by the coronavirus pandemic. 500 words 1200 GMT by Julian Guyer. Picture Sumo-health-virus-Japan TOKYO Sumo begins a new tournament in front of a live audience, despite a steady rise in coronavirus infections, with fans voicing both joy and caution about watching the Japanese spectacle during the pandemic. 400 words moved. Video. Picture afp
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