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| - Duty Editor: Patrick Markey Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Virus cases hit highs as US, Brazil battle surge + Rival Palestine factions unite over Israel plan + Epstein's girlfriend arrested by FBI + Myanmar jade mine mudslide kills 160 + Museum or mosque? Turkey awaits ruling on Hagia Sofia Health-virus,WRAP LOS ANGELES Global coronavirus infections hit record highs as the United States and Brazil battle the world's deadliest outbreaks while new clusters around the planet test fragile gains in containing the virus. 850 words 1500 GMT by Andrew Marszal and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories Rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas pledge unity against Israel's West Bank annexation plans in a rare joint conference, as signs emerge of a rift between Israel and Washington over the project. 650 words 1500 GMT by Claire Gounon with Ben Simon in Jerusalem. Picture. Video Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict,FACTS US-Britain-crime-justice-Epstein-Maxwell,WRAP NEW YORK Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of late financier Jeffrey Epstein, is arrested in the United States by the FBI on charges related to his sex crimes, US media report. 600 words 1500 GMT by Peter Hutchison. File picture Myanmar-mining-accident-economy,WRAP HPAKANT, Myanmar The death toll from a mudslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar jumps to more than 160, the country's fire department says, in one of the worst ever accidents to hit the industry. 600 words 1500 GMT. Picture. File picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Myanmar-mining-accident-economy,CHRONO Turkey-politics-religion-Greece-heritage-history,WRAP Turkey's top court convenes to consider whether Istanbul's emblematic landmark and former church Hagia Sophia can be redesignated as a mosque, a ruling which could inflame tensions with the West. 700 words moved by Fulya Ozerkan with Raziye Akkoc in Ankara. Picture. File picture. File video Also moved: Turkey-religion-politics,FACTS -- HONG KONG LAW -- HongKong-China-politics-US,WRAP WASHINGTON The US Congress prepares to finalize tough new sanctions that would punish banks over curbs in Hong Kong's autonomy, defying China as it clamps down in the financial capital. 550 words 1530 GMT by Shaun Tandon HongKong-China-politics-law,WRAP HONG KONG China promises to take countermeasures against Britain if it presses ahead with plans to extend citizenship rights to Hong Kongers after Beijing imposed a sweeping security law on the restless financial hub. 700 words moved by Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video HongKong-China-politics-Britain,Q&A LONDON Britain's proposed pathway to citizenship for residents of Hong Kong faces a huge stumbling block -- China itself -- that could scupper attempts by anyone to take up the offer. 600 words moved by Dmitry Zaks HongKong-China-politics-business,FOCUS HONG KONG China's new security law has sent fear coursing through many Hong Kong residents, but the city's commercial community has largely embraced it as a way to get back to doing business. 650 words moved -- EUROPE -- Russia-vote-constitution,WRAP MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin thanks Russians for voting in favour of controversial amendments to the constitution that could extend his grip on power, as the opposition and Western leaders voice criticism over violations. 700 words moved by Jonathan Brown. Picture. Video Also moved: Russia-vote-constitution,FOCUS France-health-justice-Sanofi,WRAP PARIS A court orders the French state to pay tens of thousands of euros in damages after finding it responsible in a case over birth defects linked to an anti-epilepsy drug produced by pharmaceutical giant Sanofi. 500 words 1530 GMT by Fanny Lattach France-Netherlands-EU-cyber,WRAP THE HAGUE European police say they have shut down an encrypted phone network used as a key tool by organised crime groups on the continent and Britain to plot assassination attempts and major drug deals. 650 words 1430 GMT by Danny Kemp and Jan Hennop. Video Health-virus-France-Guiana,FOCUS CAYENNE, France As mainland France heaves a sigh of relief after seemingly seeing off the worst of the coronavirus outbreak, its South American territory of Guiana is bracing for a fast-worsening epidemic onslaught. 700 words 1600 GMT by Marion Briswalter. Picture. Video. -- AFRICA -- Botswana-wildlife-conservation-elephants,lead GABORONE Hundreds of elephants have died mysteriously in Botswana's famed Okavango Delta in recent months, the wildlife department says, ruling out poaching as the tusks were found intact. 450 words moved. File Picture Ethiopia-unrest,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Two people are killed and seven others injured when soldiers open fire on mourners seeking to attend the funeral of a popular Ethiopian singer, whose assassination sparked violence that has left more than 90 dead. 700 words 1430 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Video -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Syria-conflict-prisoners-rights,FOCUS BEIRUT Syrian army defector Salam had signed a surrender deal with the regime supposed to protect him, but after reporting for military service he disappeared and months later was declared dead. 760 words moved by Rouba El Husseini Health-virus-Tunisia-women-cycling,FOCUS TUNIS Bicycling has made recent inroads in the Tunisian capital, with women leading the peloton to achieve greater mobility and break gender norms as the coronavirus pandemic boosts the two-wheeled trend. 580 words moved by Salsabil Chellali. Picture. Video Italy-Libya-migration,2ndlead ABOARD THE OCEAN VIKING For Taieb, Noman and Hafiz, it was "destiny" that reunited them on a rescue boat in the middle of the Mediterranean after a harrowing stretch in Libyan detention centres. 700 words moved by Shahzad Abdul. Picture -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-economy-employment WASHINGTON The ailing US economy -- and President Donald Trump -- get a jolt of good news from government data showing almost five million people returned to work in June, but surging COVID-19 virus cases could reverse the tentative recovery. 600 words 1430 GMT by Heather Scott. Picture. Video US-politics-books-Trump-court-family,2ndlead WASHINGTON An appeals court judge in New York lifts a temporary ban on the publication of a potentially explosive "tell-all" book by President Donald Trump's niece. 400 words moved Britain-Venezuela-court-banking-politics-diplomacy,2ndlead LONDON Venezuela's opposition camp cries victory after a London judge ruled the British government had "unequivocally recognised" opposition leader Juan Guaido as the troubled Latin American country's president. 550 words moved by Anna Cuenca. File picture. File video -- ASIA -- Health-virus-Philippines-politics MANILA A top aide to the Philippines' president has made waves after he swam with dolphins at a theme park, even as the country endures tough travel restrictions due to the coronavirus. 350 words moved SKorea-crime-social,lead SEOUL Police identify South Korea's most notorious serial killer and say he murdered 15 women, as they apologised for a botched, decades-long investigation that saw an innocent man jailed for 20 years. 400 words moved. Picture -- BUSINESS AND TECH -- India-China-diplomacy-internet-software NEW DELHI Millions of Indians have joined homegrown social media platforms since New Delhi banned a slew of Chinese apps, including TikTok, amid growing tensions between the giant neighbours, industry officials say. 500 words moved. Picture -- ENVIRONMENT -- Environment-waterpollution-oceans-yachting,FOCUS LA TRINITE-SUR-MER, France When he sets sail alone for a gruelling round-the-world yacht race this year Fabrice Amedeo will have a scientific mission to add to his sporting goal: to collect microplastics. 600 words 1530 GMT by Amelie Bottollier-Depois. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- France-US-art-graffiti,FOCUS MARSEILLE, France The cutting-edge work of New York graffiti artists goes on display in the incongrous setting of a lavish sixteenth century manor that belonged to a French aristocratic family in the Mediterranean port city of Marseille. 500 words by moved Isabelle Wesselingh. Picture. Video Britain-US-court-media-Depp LONDON A British news group fails in its bid to have a libel case brought by Hollywood actor Johnny Depp thrown out, paving the way for a full court hearing. 400 words moved Health-virus-Britain-music,lead LONDON Some 1,500 acts including Ed Sheeran, Paul McCartney and The Rolling Stones urge the British government to save the country's live music industry from collapsing because of the coronavirus. 500 words moved afp
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