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| - Duty Editor: Denholm Barnetson Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + 100 dead in massive Beirut blast + India PM at flashpoint Hindu temple ceremony + Virus death toll tops 700,000 as measures tightened + Four dead as storm pounds US east coast + Disney's 'Mulan' to skip big screen Lebanon-blast,WRAP BEIRUT Rescuers in Beirut search the rubble for survivors after a cataclysmic explosion devastated entire neighbourhoods, killed more than 100 people, wounded thousands and plunged Lebanon deeper into crisis. 850 words 1000 GMT by Tony Gamal-Gabriel and Layal Abou Rahal. Picture. Graphic. Video. Live video India-politics-religion,WRAP AYODHYA, India Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes centre stage at a ceremony laying the foundations for a temple at a flashpoint holy site exactly a year after imposing direct rule on Muslim-majority Kashmir -- twin triumphs for his Hindu nationalist government. 650 words 1000 GMT by Sanjay Kanojia with Parvaiz Bukhari in Srinagar. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Also moved: India-politics-religion,BACKGROUND Health-virus,WRAP PARIS France and the Netherlands impose stricter mask-wearing rules amid signs that the coronavirus pandemic is flaring up across the globe, with the worldwide death toll exceeding 700,000. 800 words 1000 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture, Video. Graphic US-weather-hurricane,WRAP NEW YORK Tropical storm Isaias leaves four people dead as it pounds the US eastern seaboard with driving winds and heavy rain, leaving millions of households without power. 450 words by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video. Graphic Entertainment-US-film-Disney-Mulan LOS ANGELES Disney's much-delayed blockbuster "Mulan" will skip the big screen and premiere on streaming platform Disney+ next month, as coronavirus keeps theaters shut across much of the United States. 400 words moved - BEIRUT EXPLOSION - Lebanon-blast-poverty,FOCUS BEIRUT For the Lebanese people, who have watched helplessly as their economy has collapsed, the devastating explosions in the port of Beirut are one disaster too many. 650 words 1200 GMT by Tony Gamal-Gabriel. Picture. Video Lebanon-blast,Q&A BEIRUT The mega-blast that tore through Lebanon's capital with the force of an earthquake resulted from the ignition of a huge depot of ammonium nitrate at Beirut's port, officials say, but many questions remain. Here is what we know so far. 500 words moved Lebanon-blast-world-aid,REAX BEIRUT Emergency medical aid and pop-up field hospitals are dispatched to disaster-struck Lebanon, as the world offers assistance and pays tribute to the victims of the explosion that devastated Beirut. 600 words 0930 GMT. Picture. Video Lebanon-explosion-ammonium-nitrate,FACTS WASHINGTON Ammonium nitrate, which Lebanese authorities have said caused the devastating Beirut blast, is an odorless crystalline substance commonly used as a fertilizer that has been the cause of numerous industrial explosions over the decades. 500 words moved Also moving: Lebanon-blast-hospital,SCENE -- EUROPE -- Belarus-vote-Russia,FOCUS MINSK Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko seems set on burning once "brotherly" ties with the Kremlin during a volatile election campaign that has seen him arresting Russian citizens and raiding a bank with links to Moscow. 650 words 1030 GMT by Tatiana Kalinovskaya with Maria Antonova in Moscow France-fire,lead MARSEILLE, France Some 3,000 people are evacuated, some by boat, as forest fires destroy over 1,000 hectares of vegetation, threatening homes and tourist sites. 400 words 1030 GMT. Picture. Video Britain-NIreland-Ireland-politics-Hume,WRAP LONDONDERRY, United Kingdom British and Irish politicians gather in Londonderry for the funeral of John Hume, whose tireless efforts to bridge sectarian divides in Northern Ireland won him the Nobel Peace Prize. 500 words 0930 GMT by Joe Stenson. Picture. Video. Latvia-lifestyle-health-sport RIGA After spending 140 days rowing across the ocean without seeing another human being, Latvian adventurer Karlis Bardelis has some valuable tips for those learning to cope with coronavirus lockdowns. 450 words moved by Imants Liepinsh. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Iraq-Iran-US economy,FOCUS SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq In Iraq's Kurdistan and at the country's Muslim Shiite holy sites, trading US dollars for Iranian rials was once big business, but the exchange market has been hit hard by pandemic and economic woes. 680 words moved by Shwan Nawzad. Picture. Video Health-virus-Cyprus-tourism-Britain,WRAP LARNACA, Cyprus The holiday island of Cyprus had hoped British tourists would give a badly-needed boost to its pandemic-hit tourism sector, but only a trickle of sun-seekers have arrived. 750 words moved by Elodie Mazein. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-construction-transport-economy,FOCUS LAGOS Monster traffic jams are nothing new for Lagos, but the partial closure of the city's main bridge for repairs has made getting about an even greater ordeal for its 20 million inhabitants. 650 words moved by Liza Fabbian. Picture. Video DRCongo-economy-currency,FOCUS KINSHASA Emilie Kapinga, a 60-year-old fishmonger in a Kinshasa market, now works all day for a pittance. At her wholesaler, "10 kilogrammes (22 pounds) of fish have gone up from 30,000 to 45,000, even 50,000 Congolese francs," she says. 650 words moved by Marthe Bosuandole -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-technology-virus,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is battling mail-in voting in the 2020 elections, which health experts say is crucial to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, but which he thinks will boost Democratic voters. 650 words moved by Charlotte Plantive. File picture Brazil-environment-fires,VIDEOESSAY POCONE, Brazil A tractor cuts a firebreak through the vegetation of the Pantanal, the world's biggest tropical wetlands, as firefighters race to contain the blazes that have been devastating one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth. 400 words moved by Rogerio Florentino with Jordi Miro in Brasilia -- ASIA -- Pakistan-India-Kashmir-conflict-politics,2NDLEAD Muzaffarabad Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan brands India an "oppressor and aggressor" a year after New Delhi imposed direct rule on Indian-administered Kashmir. 550 words 1100 GMT. Picture. Video Taiwan-US-China-politics-diplomacy,WRAP TAIPEI The United States announces its highest-level visit to Taiwan since it switched diplomatic recognition to China four decades ago, a move Beijing blasted as a threat to "peace and stability". 750 words moved by Amber Wang with Jerome Taylor in Hong Kong. File picture. File video SriLanka-vote,WRAP COLOMBO Sri Lankans go to the polls to elect a new parliament as the ruling Rajapaksa brothers seek a fresh mandate to cement their grip on power. 500 words moved. Graphic. Picture. Video HongKong-China-politics-banking-US,FOCUS HONG KONG International banks in Hong Kong are caught in the crossfire of competing laws enacted by the United States and China as the superpowers clash over the city's future, with analysts warning businesses are being forced to pick a side. 750 words moved by Jerome Taylor and Yan Zhao. File Picture -- SPORTS -- Tennis-US-Open-Nadal,2ndlead NEW YORK Defending champion Rafael Nadal says he will not play the US Open, citing concerns over coronavirus and slamming tennis's "barbaric" revised calendar. 500 words moved. File picture Cricket-ENG-PAK,WRAP MANCHESTER, United Kingdom England face Pakistan in the first Test at Old Trafford as the Asian giants make their return to the international arena for the first time in six months following the coronavirus outbreak. 500 words 1030 GMT by Julian Guyer. Picture afp
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