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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Belarus leader comes under increasing pressure + Tourists hit as Europe tightens virus controls + Messi's Barca hammered 8-2 by merciless Bayern + Mexico zoo livestreams birth of elephant 'Zoom' Belarus-vote-unrest,WRAP MINSK Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko faces mounting opposition to his disputed re-election as factory workers join popular protests and the European Union moves to impose new sanctions on his regime. 850 words moved by Valery Kalinovsky. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Belarus-vote-unrest-jail,SCENE Health-virus,WRAP LONDON Countries among the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic unveil further measures to battle rising infections, as the number of cases worldwide pass 21 million. 850 words 0130 GMT by James Pheby with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Fbl-Eur-C1-ESP-GER-Barcelona-Bayern,WRAP LISBON A merciless Bayern Munich inflict a humiliating, record defeat on Barcelona, recording a scarcely believable 8-2 victory in their Champions League quarter-final in Lisbon to leave Lionel Messi forlorn and surely hastening in the end of an era in Catalonia. 700 words moved by Andy Scott. Picture. Video Mexico-animal-conservation PUEBLA, Mexico A baby African elephant whose birth was livestreamed by a safari park in Mexico has been named Zoom after the video chat app made popular by the coronavirus pandemic. 150 words moved. Picture -- MIDEAST -- Israel-UAE-US-diplomacy,WRAP JERUSALEM World leaders voice hopes that a historic deal between the UAE and Israel could kickstart moribund Middle East peace talks, even as the Palestinians and some of their allies denounce the move to normalise ties as a betrayal of their cause. 800 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: US-Israel-UAE-Iran,FOCUS Also moved: Israel-UAE-US-diplomacy-world,REAX Israel-US-diplomacy-UAE-Palestinians-conflict,REAX Israel-UAE-US-diplomacy-Gulf-Saudi,FOCUS Israel-UAE-US-diplomacy-Ghobash,INTERVIEW US-Iran-UN-arms-diplomacy,WRAP UNITED NATIONS The United Nations Security Council overwhelmingly rejects a US resolution to extend an Iranian arms embargo, in a move with huge repercussions for the Iran nuclear deal. 650 words moved by Peter Hutchison -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-racism-Trump-Harris,FACTCHECK WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump has stoked false claims that Democratic vice-presidential contender Kamala Harris is ineligible to hold that office because her parents were foreign born. 600 words 0230 GMT by Ian Timberlake. Picture. Video US-politics-vote-Biden-strategy,FOCUS WASHINGTON Despite being gaffe-prone, getting up in years and barely heading out on the campaign trail, Democrat Joe Biden is leading in the polls as the coronavirus epidemic and economic crisis make the November presidential election a referendum on Donald Trump. 700 words 0130 GMT by Elodie Cuzin. Picture Also moving: US-politics-Democrats-Florida,FOCUS US-politics-vote-Democrats-convention-steps,FACTS US-politics-election-Biden-Scranton,SCENE US-Britain-royals-media-racism NEW YORK Meghan Markle says she is pleased to be back in America, where she plans to speak out against racism and campaign for positive change in her home country. 500 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Video Health-virus-Peru-death,FOCUS LIMA The coronavirus pandemic has been cruel to the Diaz family in Peru, killing five members of the tight-knit clan and leaving another four still hospitalized. 600 words 0130 GMT by Jesus Olarte and Carlos Mandujano. Picture. Video US-history-racism-slavery,INTERVIEW WASHINGTON At 88, Dan Smith has witnessed some of the defining moments in America's fraught battle for racial equality. He also represents a living link to the nation's dark past: his father Abram was born a slave, 157 years ago. 1000 words 0200 GMT by Issam Ahmed. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-economy-retail-industry-indicator WASHINGTON The US economy continues to regain ground as the coronavirus crisis drags on, with retailers and manufacturing posting gains, but new data shows progress is slowing and the recovery is in doubt amid a political stalemate over a new aid package. 600 words moved by Heather Scott. Picture -- EUROPE -- Turkey-Greece-EU-France-diplomacy,WRAP ISTANBUL Turkey accuses France of acting like a bully and steps up its own charm offensive as EU foreign ministers meet to address an emerging crisis in the energy-rich eastern Mediterranean. 550 words moved by Gokan Gunes. Video Also moved: Greece-Turkey-politics-diplomacy-energy,FACTS -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-conflict-Taliban-victims,FOCUS KABUL The decision to release hundreds of the Taliban's most dangerous prisoners has stirred painful memories for the loved ones of those killed in Afghanistan's war, with many questioning whether the move will help bring peace. 600 words moved by Usman Sharifi with Rashid Durrani in Kandahar. Picture. Video Thailand-unrest-arrest,WRAP BANGKOK Thai police arrest a prominent democracy activist following his participation in protests calling for government reforms, a new constitution and an overhaul of a law shielding the powerful monarchy. 600 words moved. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- ICoast-politics-vote,lead ABIDJAN Five people have been killed and over 100 injured in three days of street clashes following President Alassane Ouattara's decision to seek a third term, the government says, urging calm. 300 words moved. Picture Angola-trial-corruption,WRAP LUANDA Angola's top court sentences the son of ex-president Jose Eduardo dos Santos to five years in prison for diverting oil revenues, making him the highest-profile figure in the former regime to face jail for graft. 550 words moved Mauritius-Japan-environment-pollution-shipping,WRAP PORT LOUIS A fresh streak of oil spills from a ship stranded on a reef in pristine waters off Mauritius, threatening further ecological devastation as demands mount for answers as to why the vessel had come so close to shore. 600 words moved. Picture. Video afp
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