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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Australia puts millions in virus lockdown + Mayor of South Korea's capital found dead + Most Madagascar lemurs 'face extinction' + US court orders Trump's finances released + Depp says 'in no condition' to hurt Heard Health-virus,WRAP MELBOURNE Millions of people in Australia's second-biggest city go into lockdown to battle another coronavirus outbreak, as the number of deaths worldwide surges past 550,000. 750 words 2000 GMT by Ryan Smith with Robin Millard in Geneva and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video Graphic SKorea-politics-people,WRAP SEOUL Seoul's outspoken mayor Park Won-soon, long seen as a potential South Korean presidential candidate, has been found dead, police said. 650 words 1930 GMT. Picture. Video Environment-nature-conservation-biodiversity-endangered PARIS Almost all species of lemur, the small saucer-eyed primates native to Madagascar, face extinction, an international conservation body warns, adding to its growing list of animals and plants under threat. 700 words moved by Kelly Macnamara. Picture. Graphic US-politics-justice-Trump-taxes,WRAP WASHINGTON The US Supreme Court delivers a blow to President Donald Trump, rejecting his claim of immunity from criminal investigation and ruling that his financial records must be handed over to New York prosecutors. 650 words 1930 GMT by Chris Lefkow and Charlotte Plantive. Picture Britain-US-court-media-Depp,WRAP LONDON Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp testifies that he was so often high or strung out on drugs that he was "in no condition" to hurt his ex-wife Amber Heard. 650 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-China-rights-diplomacy-Uighur,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States takes its first major action to stop "horrific" abuses against China's Uighurs and other Turkic Muslims, slapping sanctions on several senior officials. 600 words 2000 GMT by Shaun Tandon US-China-nuclear-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States again invites China to talks on arms control, saying it sees an opening with Beijing on three-way negotiations with Russia despite intense disagreements. 550 words moved by Shaun Tandon US-politics-vote-Biden-economy,lead DUNMORE, Pennsylvania Joe Biden unveils a sweeping $700 billion plan to create millions of jobs and invest in new technologies, an aggressive challenge to President Donald Trump on economic policy, a critical campaign issue ahead of November's election. 600 words 2100 GMT by Timothy Clary, with Michael Mathes in Washington. Picture US-racism-discrimination-employment,FOCUS SAN FRANCISCO Since the police killing of George Floyd the debate on racism in the US has turned onto the pioneering tech industry, where diversity is often lacking despite past pledges of action. 800 words moved by Julie Jammot. File picture -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-WHO,2ndlead GENEVA The World Health Organization, which faced criticism over its early handling of the coronavirus crisis, launches an independent review into the global response to the pandemic. 550 words moved by Robin Millard. Video Health-virus-Serbia-unrest-politics,WRAP BELGRADE Serbia's president accuses "criminal hooligans" of driving the violence in protests that have erupted over his government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. 550 words moved by Jovan Matic and Sally Mairs. Video Health-virus-pregnant-mothers PARIS There is "strong evidence" that COVID-19- positive mothers can pass the virus on to their unborn infants, scientists says, in findings that could affect how pregnant women are shielded during the pandemic. 400 words moved by Patrick Galey France-heritage-Notre-Dame,WRAP PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron gives his blessing to a faithful reconstruction of the spire of the fire-damaged Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, in a change of heart after previously calling for a "contemporary" touch. 550 words moved by Fiachra Gibbons. Picture. Video -- MIDEAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Algeria,FOCUS ALGIERS Algerian doctors and nurses say they have paid a heavy price in the country's coronavirus response and have warned of worse to come, urging respect and enforcement of hygiene rules. 500 words 1930 GMT by Amal Belalloufi with Philippe Agret in Tunis. File picture Health-virus-Israel-waste-science TEL AVIV, Israel Israeli scientists have come up with a "simple" and low-cost method to turn waste into ethanol for use as sanitisers in the battle against the novel coronavirus. 350 words by Alexandra Vardi. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- ICoast-politics-vote ABIDJAN The West African state of Ivory Coast has been plunged into disarray after the sudden death of its prime minister, the front-runner in looming elections for the presidency. 700 words 1930 GMT by Patrick Fort and David Esnault Chad-unrest,WRAP NDJAMENA At least eight Chadian soldiers are killed and many others wounded in a flareup of jihadist violence in the flashpoint Lake Chad region. 600 words moved by Ali Aba Kaya with Joseph Sotinel in Libreville -- ASIA -- Japan-rain-weather-climate-flood,WRAP KUMA, Japan Japanese troops and emergency services scramble to reach thousands of homes cut off by catastrophic flooding and landslides that have killed dozens and caused widespread damage. 700 words moved by Charly Triballeau with Quentin Tyberghien in Takayama, Japan. Picture. Video. Graphic Australia-HongKong-China-politics-diplomacy,WRAP SYDNEY Australia offers pathways to permanent residency for thousands of people from Hong Kong in response to China's crackdown on dissent, drawing a furious reply from Beijing. 700 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- HongKong-China-internet-computers-politics,FOCUS HONG KONG The decision by Chinese-owned video platform TikTok to withdraw from Hong Kong is a savvy commercial move that sidesteps thorny privacy issues and keeps one of the world's top money-making apps on its global march, experts say. 750 words moved by James Edgar. Graphic Also moved: HongKong-China-politics-internet US-economy-unemployment-indicator,WRAP WASHINGTON A spike in coronavirus cases in the United States forces some states to again close bars and restaurants, but those measures do not seem to affect the steady drop in new claims for unemployment benefits. 500 words moved by Heather Scott -- ENVIRONMENT -- Environment-climate-agriculture-China-Nepal PARIS A parasitic fungus that grows inside the ghost moth caterpillar and then kills its host by bursting through its head is itself threatened with extinction, the IUCN says, as demand surges for Chinese medicine's "Himalayan Viagra". 400 words moved by Kelly Macnamara afp
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