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| - Duty Editor: Denholm Barnetson Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Chinese tycoon and Xi critic jailed + UK sees new virus curbs as cases soar worldwide + Empty UN summit for world in crisis + Trump races to name Supreme Court pick + Australia battles to free 180 stranded whales China-politics-arrest-rights,WRAP BEIJING A Chinese property tycoon who called President Xi Jinping a clown and criticised his handling of the coronavirus outbreak is jailed for 18 years on graft charges. 600 words moved by Laurie Chen and Beiyi Seow. File Picture We will also move: China-politics-graft,FACTS Health-virus,WRAP LONDON The UK government announces fresh steps to battle a coronavirus surge, while the US is on the verge of 200,000 Covid-19 deaths and the World Health Organization says the pandemic appeared to be accelerating worldwide. 800 words 1100 GMT by James Pheby with Nina Larson in Geneva and AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video UN-summit,WRAP UNITED NATIONS The United Nations General Assembly, the annual extravaganza of world leaders' speeches and round-the-clock diplomacy, opens in a quiet hall as a virtual summit addresses the global crisis of Covid-19. 600 words moved by Philippe Rater. Pictures. Video. US-vote-court,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump says he will announce his nominee for the empty Supreme Court seat at the end of this week, kickstarting a political fight set to upend the already nail-biting US election. 650 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-vote-court-Barrett,PROFILE US-vote-justice,FACTS Australia-animal-environment,WRAP SYDNEY Dozens of whales have died after becoming stranded in a remote southern Australian bay but a "challenging" race to save nearly 200 others has some early successes. 650 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic We will also move: Australia-animal-environment-whale,FACTS -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces new measures to curb a concerning rise in coronavirus cases, shutting pubs early in England and recommending a return to working from home where possible. 600 words 1200 GMT by Jitendra Joshi. Picture. Video Britain-politics-Labour DONCASTER, United Kingdom UK Labour leader Keir Starmer seeks to move past years of party infighting and electoral defeat in a keynote speech pitching himself as a credible challenger to "incompetent" Prime Minister Boris Johnson. 600 words by 1030 GMT by Paul Ellis and Alice Ritchie. Picture. Video Health-virus-EU-drugs PARIS Record seizures of cocaine indicate that the drug is more available than ever in Europe, and there is little sign that the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted smugglers and dealers, the EU narcotics agency says. 450 words moved Britain-Scotland-health-drugs-addiction,FOCUS GLASGOW Peter Krykant bought a minibus and converted it into a safe consumption facility for Glasgow's addicts but his initiative faces opposition, despite drug fatalities being deemed a public health emergency in Scotland. 750 words moved by Stuart Graham. Picture. Video Vatican-religion-pope-China-US-diplomacy,FOCUS VATICAN CITY The Vatican and China are preparing to renew a historic deal on the appointment of bishops that has slightly thawed icy relations -- much to the displeasure of the US. 600 words moved by Catherine Marciano -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-religion-Israel-Ukraine,FOCUS BEN GURION AIRPORT, Israel After days trying to make it through the closed Ukrainian border for a pilgrimage, Hasidic Jews returning to Israel complain of "inhumane" conditions at the frontier and abandonment by their own government. 450 words 1100 GMT by Michael Blum. Picture. Video Lebanon-blast-trial,FOCUS BEIRUT Elie Hasrouty, who lost his father to the August 4 Beirut port blast, is one of at least 1,228 grieving Lebanese preparing to file a lawsuit against the state. 800 words moved by Layal Abou Rahal. File picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-court-swingstates,FOCUS MONROE, Michigan Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death is roiling the US presidential race, with the battle over her replacement looming large in swing states likely to determine the outcome of an election just six weeks from Tuesday. 800 words moved by Michael Mathes, with Bastien Inzaurralde in Swanton, Ohio. Picture. Video Health-virus-Mexico-hospitals,FOCUS MEXICO CITY By the time 61-year-old Mexican mechanic Martin Urdiain finally decided to go to hospital to seek treatment for the coronavirus, it was already too late. He died the next day. 600 words moved by Jennifer Gonzalez Covarrubias with Jean Luis Arce in Guerrero. Picture US-China-IT-politics-TikTok,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump throws into doubt a deal to restructure the popular video app TikTok, saying he would block any deal allowing its Chinese parent firm to retain any control. 650 words moved by Rob Lever. File picture. 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Graphic Also moving: US-IT-China-TikTok,POINTS -- ASIA -- Vietnam-trial-explosion HANOI Twenty people, including a father and son, are jailed for the bombing of a police station in Ho Chi Minh City that injured three people, state media say. 300 words moved -- BUSINESS / TECHNOLOGY -- US-energy-computers-science-automobile-transport-Tesla,ADVANCER SAN FRANCISCO Tesla chief Elon Musk promises "insane" battery news at a streamed event to takie place after the company's annual shareholders' meeting. 600 words moved -- ENVIRONMENT -- Climate-Arctic-environment-ice,FOCUS PARIS Melt water from the dwindling Arctic ice cap does not directly boost sea levels any more than melted ice cubes make a glass of water overflow, which gives rise to an awkward question: do we care? 750 words 1000 GMT by Marlowe Hood Brazil-environment-economy-politics,FOCUS SAO PAULO As the destruction of the Amazon rainforest and Pantanal wetlands bruise Brazil's international image, bankers, business executives and even agribusiness firms are calling for a greener economy, adding to pressure on far-right President Jair Bolsonaro. 600 words moved by Paula Ramon. File picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-television-Emmys-Watchmen,FOCUS LOS ANGELES The creators of Emmy-winning "Watchmen" -- a timely blend of superheroes and political satire that confronts US racism -- are proud to draw attention to the nation's historic traumas, highlight modern-day injustices and whet fans' appetites for a possible follow-up. 650 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Picture afp
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