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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + World landmarks reopen as lockdowns ease + Afghans free hundreds of Taliban inmates + US voices doubts over Hong Kong's future + PM faces rebellion in UK lockdown scandal + US counts down to historic SpaceX mission World-virus,WRAP NEW YORK From the floor of the New York Stock Exchange to the Church of the Nativity, iconic world landmarks reopen from the coronavirus lockdown, but Latin America draws alarm as infections keep rising. 900 words 2100 GMT by John Biers with AFP bureaus. Pictures. Graphics. Video Afghanistan-conflict-ceasefire,WRAP BAGRAM, Afghanistan Afghan authorities free hundreds more Taliban prisoners, as calls grow for the militants to extend a ceasefire on its third and final day. 750 words moved by Mushtaq Mojaddidi, with Emal Haidary in Kabul. Picture. Video HongKong-China-US-politics-unrest,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States expresses doubts about Hong Kong's future as a global financial center if China moves ahead with plans to impose a new security law on the city, after the territory's leader insists freedoms will not be eroded. 700 words 2000 GMT by Sebastian Smith with Jerome Taylor in Hong Kong Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain-politics LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a mounting internal rebellion, including a ministerial resignation, over a scandal around his top aide Dominic Cummings taking a cross-country trip during the coronavirus lockdown. 700 words moved by David Harding and Joe Jackson. Picture. Video US-science-ISS-space-weather,WRAP KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida Gray skies loom over Florida's Atlantic coast one day before two astronauts are set to blast off aboard a SpaceX vessel on the most dangerous and prestigious mission NASA has ever entrusted to a private company. 650 words moved by Ivan Couronne. Picture. Video. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote,FOCUS WASHINGTON A hunkered-down Joe Biden finally emerged from his home on Memorial Day, but by wearing a mask he signalled he is putting the coronavirus pandemic front and center in the US presidential race. 600 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture Health-virus-Brazil-US-politics,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who is often compared to his US counterpart, Donald Trump, has followed in his footsteps on the coronavirus crisis -- and gone even further. 800 words 1930 GMT by Pascale Trouillaud. File picture -- EUROPE -- Libya-Russia-US-conflict-politics,2ndlead BERLIN Russia recently sent fighter jets to Libya to support Russian mercenaries fighting for strongman Khalifa Haftar in the long-running conflict, the US military says. 500 words moved by Michelle Fitzpatrick Health-virus-Italy-Pompeii,lead POMPEII, Italy Italy's world-famous archaeological site Pompeii reopens to the public as the country's coronavirus lockdown lifts -- though guides outnumbered tourists at the ancient Roman city. 550 words moved by Alexandria Sage. Video. Picture Health-virus-Russia-history-politics-WWII,WRAP MOSCOW Russia has passed its peak of coronavirus infections, President Vladimir Putin says, ordering a World War II victory parade postponed by the pandemic to be held next month. 650 words moved by Maria Panina. Picture. Video Health-virus-Italy-Bocelli-music ROME Renowned Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli says he caught the novel coronavirus but was now recovered, describing the experience as "a nightmare". 200 words moved. File picture -- ASIA -- HongKong-Macau-China-economy-gaming,OBIT HONG KONG Stanley Ho, the Hong Kong-born tycoon who made billions transforming neighbouring Macau from a sleepy Portuguese outpost into the world's biggest gambling hub, has died at the age of 98, his family says. 700 words moved. File Picture Health-virus-China-internet,FOCUS BEIJING A Chinese local government's proposal for a post-coronavirus health app that ranks citizens based on their smoking, drinking, exercise and sleep habits has sparked fury online over privacy concerns. 550 words moved by Laurie Chen -- MIDEAST -- Health-virus-Saudi-UAE-Kuwait,lead RIYADH Saudi Arabia says it will end its nationwide coronavirus curfew from June 21, except in the holy city of Mecca, after more than two months of stringent curbs. 500 words moved. Picture Health-virus-Palestinian-religion-Christianity,2ndlead BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity, built on the spot where Christians believe Jesus was born, reopens more than two months after closing in the face of the coronavirus. 400 words moved. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS -- Health-virus-Britain-auto-McLaren,2ndlead LONDON British Formula 1 team and supercar maker McLaren says it will cut 1,200 jobs and signficantly scale down its racing division after the coronavirus crisis hit sales. 450 words moved by Dmitry Zaks ECB-EU-eurozone-debt-health-pandemic,2ndlead FRANKFURT A vast fiscal fightback to the coronavirus crisis unleashed by eurozone governments could raise questions about capitals' ability to repay debts and revive the threat of countries exiting the single currency, the European Central Bank warns. 550 words moved Health-virus-aviation-debt GENEVA Governments have provided airlines $123 billion to help weather the coronavirus storm, the global aviation industry says, warning though that the assistance was adding to surging debt in the industry. 300 words moved US-stocks-market-health NEW YORK The New York Stock Exchange, the symbolic heart of Wall Street, reopens its floor after a two-month closure due to the coronavirus, with traders donning masks and separated by plexiglas. 700 words 2100 GMT by Diane Desoubeau, Juliette Michel. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-aviation-economy-Chile-Brazil-LATAM NEW YORK Latin America's largest airline LATAM files for bankruptcy in the US, the company says, following a drastic slump in business caused by the coronavirus pandemic. 400 words moved -- ENTERTAINMENT & LIFESTYLE -- Virus-health-Britain-JKRowling LONDON The creator of the "Harry Potter" books JK Rowling says she will release a free online serialisation of a bed-time story she wrote for her children 10 years ago. 350 words moved -- SPORTS -- Fbl-GER-Bundesliga-health-virus BERLIN An exquisite goal from Joshua Kimmich gives Bayern Munich a 1-0 win behind closed doors against Borussia Dortmund and propelled the reigning champions closer to an eighth consecutive Bundesliga title. 500 words 1930 GMT by Ryland James. Picture afp
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