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| - Duty Editor: Sarah Titterton Email: sarah.titteron@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Mass protest to demand Lukashenko goes + Thousands flee California wildfires + Trump looks for boost at party convention + 13 suffocate in raid on Peru party + PSG face Bayern for Champions League crown Belarus-vote-unrest,WRAP MINSK Tens of thousands of demonstrators mass in central Minsk to demand the resignation of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, the latest in a wave of protests against his disputed re-election. 800 words 1930 GMT by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Video Also moved: Belarus-vote-unrest,CHRONO Belarus-vote-Tikhanovskaya,INTERVIEW US-California-fires,WRAP LOS ANGELES Firefighters battle some of California's largest-ever fires that have forced tens of thousands from their homes and burned one million acres, with further lightning strikes and gusty winds forecast. 600 words 2100 GMT. Picture. Video US-politics-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump will seek to revive his re-election campaign this week at the Republican Party's largely-online convention, battered by the coronavirus pandemic, economic troubles, racial unrest and polls pointing to an uphill fight. 600 words 2100 GMT by Brian Knowlton. Picture. Video Also moved: US-politics-vote-Trump,FOCUS Health-virus-Peru-party-raid,WRAP LIMA At least 13 young people suffocate in a crush during a raid on a nightclub in Peru's capital, where a party was being held in violation of a coronavirus ban on large gatherings, police say. 550 words 2000 GMT. Picture. Video Fbl-Eur-C1-FRA-GER-PSG-Bayern,WRAP LISBON Paris Saint-Germain, led by Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, go after a first-ever Champions League crown in a final behind closed doors in Lisbon, but standing in their way are five-time winners Bayern Munich led by the prolific Robert Lewandowski. 650 words 2130 GMT by Andy Scott. Picture and Video -- AMERICAS -- Haiti-US-weather,WRAP PORT-AU-PRINCE Two hurricanes are forecast to slam into the US Gulf Coast in the coming days, forecasters says, threatening torrential rain, high winds and flooding across the region. 450 words 2100 GMT by Amelie Baron. Picture Canada-politics-parties-Conservatives OTTAWA Canadian conservatives will reveal their pick for a new leader and main contender to challenge liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in possible snap elections. 650 words 2130 GMT by Michel Comte US-vote-Florida-seniors,FOCUS THE VILLAGES, Florida The adversaries locking horns at an otherwise idyllic Florida retirement community are mobilized pensioners, and their battle has a sharp political edge. 800 words moved by Leila Macor. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- US-Israel-UAE-diplomacy,WRAP JERUSALEM US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is due in Jerusalem on Monday to start a tour focused on Israel's normalising of ties with the UAE and pushing other Arab states to follow suit. 750 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee and Stephen Weizman Iraq-Kurds-unrest-media-rights,FOCUS SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq Kurdish authorities in northern Iraq are cracking down on media outlets covering anti-government protests, journalists and rights defenders tell AFP, shattering the region's reputation as a liberal refuge. 700 words moved by Shwan Muhamad. Picture -- AFRICA -- ICoast-politics-vote-unrest,lead ABIDJAN Two people are killed in clashes in Ivory Coast that erupted between rivals armed with clubs and machetes after President Alassane Ouattara was chosen to run for a controversial third term. 500 words moved by Christophe Koffi Mali-unrest-coup BAMAKO Discussions on the fate of Mali's ousted president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita between a West African delegation and the junta that deposed him enter a second day. 350 words moved by Serge Daniel and Malick Konate. Picture. Video DRCongo-unrest BUNIA, DR Congo An armed group in the eastern DR Congo has agreed to President Felix Tshisekedi's appeal to suspend attacks on its ethnic rivals, the militia and government say. 350 words moved -- EUROPE -- Belarus-vote-unrest-Baltics,SCENE VILNIUS Three decades after their gesture of defiance against the Soviet Union, Baltic residents are linking arms once again in solidarity with protesters in Belarus. 650 words moved by Vaidotas Beniusis with Imants Liepinsh in Piedruja. Picture -- ASIA -- Health-virus,WRAP SEOUL South Korea ramps up coronavirus restrictions to try and contain a growing outbreak, as many countries around the world battle worrying surges in infections. 650 words moved by Sunghee Hwang with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic NZealand-Australia-attacks-mosque-court WELLINGTON The sentencing of an Australian white supremacist who killed 51 Muslim worshippers in New Zealand -- and live-streamed the massacre -- begins amid tight security in a Christchurch court. 500 words moved. File picture -- ENTERTAINMENT/LIFESTYLE -- Entertainment-US-film-DC LOS ANGELES Robert Pattinson showcases "The Batman" footage and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson hypes up his new anti-hero movie "Black Adam" as Hollywood A-listers and their comic-book alter-egos host a sprawling online event. 550 words moved by Andrew Marszal. File picture afp
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