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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + China's coronavirus death toll surges past 1,500 + Studies warn over record Antarctica temperatures + Manchester City vow to fight Europe football ban + Stormy Daniels' lawyer found guilty of extortion + Mexico shows off world's only non-Chinese pandas China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING The death toll from China's new coronavirus epidemic surges past 1,500 after 143 more people die in the country, although the number of new cases appears to slow. 600 words 0200 GMT by Laurent Thomet. Picture. Video. Graphic Antarctica-environment-climate,WRAP PARIS As Antarctica became the latest place on Earth to smash its high temperature record, new studies are alerting humanity to the risks of continuing to warm the continent that is home to enough frozen water to lift global sea levels dozens of metres. 600 words moved by Stephane Orjollet. Graphic Fbl-Eur-C1-UEFA-ManCity,WRAP NYON, Switzerland Manchester City are banned from European competitions for the next two seasons for "serious financial fair-play breaches", UEFA announces, with the verdict immediately contested by Pep Guardiola's English champions. 650 words moved. File picture. File video Also moved: fbl-ENG-Pr-Eur-C1-ManCity,ANALYSIS fbl-ENG-Pr-Eur-C1-ManCity,REAX US-politics-justice-celebrity-Avenatti NEW YORK The celebrity lawyer who represented Stormy Daniels, the porn actress who sued US President Donald Trump, is found guilty of attempting to extort millions of dollars from sports giant Nike. 300 words moved Mexico-China-animal-panda,VIDEOESSAY MEXICO CITY Xin Xin and Shuan Shuan are the main attractions at the Chapultepec zoo in Mexico City but what makes them truly unique, zoo officials say, is that they're the only giant pandas in the world not owned by China. 250 words 0130 GMT. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- China-health-virus-exercise-fitness,FOCUS HONG KONG A fanatical runner jogs the equivalent of an ultra marathon inside the small massage shop that is also his home, as people in virus-hit China desperately try to keep fit while cooped up indoors. 650 words 0400 GMT by Peter Stebbings with Danni Zhu in Beijing. Picture. Video China-health-virus-politics,FOCUS BEIJING China's government is purging unpopular local officials and surrounding itself with stories of heroic doctors as it tries to shield itself from public rage over the handling of the deadly coronavirus epidemic. 750 words 0330 GMT by Jing Xuan Teng China-health-virus-test,Q&A BEIJING A sudden surge in the number of novel coronavirus cases in China has put a spotlight on the ways patients are tested for the illness, from lung imaging to uncomfortable lab tests that are not always accurate. 750 words 0400 GMT -- ASIA -- Australia-environment-climate-politics,FOCUS SYDNEY Australia's "black summer" of devastating bushfires is finally coming to a close, but bitter arguments over how to tackle climate-fuelled disasters are raging on. 700 words 0300 GMT by Andrew Beatty Pakistan-Afghanistan-refugees-politics,FOCUS PESHAWAR, Pakistan Afghan boys sell fresh fruit on carts and restaurants in the bustling bazaar sell Afghan dishes such as Kabuli pulao. But this "mini Kabul" is in Pakistan, which this week marks 40 years of hosting Afghan refugees. 700 words 0330 GMT by Sajjad Tarakzai. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Germany-defence-diplomacy-spending-US-China,WRAP MUNICH Global spending on defence rose by four percent in 2019, the largest growth in 10 years, led by big increases in the US and China, a study says. 650 words moved. Picture. Video Vatican-pope-Amazon-religion-celibacy,FOCUS VATICAN CITY In quashing the idea of married priests in the Amazon, Pope Francis has appeased traditionalists while disappointing progressives who had hoped for a historic turning point in the Church. 600 words 0300 GMT by Catherine Marciano and Alexandria Sage. File picture Greece-Turkey-EU-immigration-politics,FOCUS ATHENS Facing overwhelming migration pressure on the Aegean with island camps on the brink of asphyxiation, the conservative Greek government has hardened its asylum policy with increased repatriations, new detention centres and plans for a sea barrier. 750 words 0300 GMT by Chantal Valery. File picture. File video Kazakhstan-unrest-minorities-China,FOCUS MASANCHI, Kazakhstan As Khusei Daurov lay dazed after being caught up in inter-ethnic clashes near his home in southern Kazakhstan, he felt the cold steel of a pistol against his forehead. 1,000 words 0300 GMT. Video. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-entertainment-abuse-trial-Weinstein,WRAP NEW YORK Harvey Weinstein was a "predator" who used his status as a powerful Hollywood producer to take advantage of the women he attacked, prosecutors say as his sex crimes trial draws to a close. 550 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video Haiti-fire-children,WRAP KENSCOFF, Haiti Fifteen children are killed when a fire sweeps through an unlicensed orphanage outside Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, highlighting the severe shortcomings of the island nation's child welfare institutions. 500 words moved. Picture. Graphic US-politics-vote-offbeat,POINTS WASHINGTON A bizarre joke, a rocking campaign party and an unfortunate photo of President Donald Trump, the man Democrats hope to beat in November: some offbeat highlights from a week on the US campaign trail. 500 words moved. File picture Venezuela-politics-diplomacy,FOCUS CARACAS Fresh off a three-week international tour, Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido is hoping to ramp up pressure against President Nicolas Maduro but must first overcome his supporters' increasing listlessness. 650 words 0130 GMT by Andrea Tosta with Ariela Navarro in Washington. Picture Mexico-China-animal-panda,VIDEOESSAY MEXICO CITY Xin Xin and Shuan Shuan are the main attractions at the Chapultepec zoo in Mexico City but what makes them truly unique, zoo officials say, is that they're the only giant pandas in the world not owned by China. 250 words 0130 GMT. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iraq-US-diplomacy-Iran,FOCUS BAGHDAD Exasperated by Iraq's close ties to neighbouring Iran, Washington has begun following through on threats to squeeze Baghdad's fragile economy with delays to crucial cash deliveries and slashed sanctions waivers. 750 words 0300 GMT by Maya Gebeily Syria-conflict-Idlib,WRAP DAMASCUS A Syrian military helicopter is shot down over the last major rebel bastion in northwest Syria, the second such incident in a week of high tensions with Turkey. 750 words moved. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mali-unrest,WRAP BAMAKO Thirty people, including nine soldiers, are killed in a spate of attacks in central Mali, with most of the deaths caused by inter-ethnic violence in the deeply troubled region. 600 words 0200 GMT by Kassim Traore. afp
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