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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Bolivia leader tests positive as US cases spike + Seoul mayor found dead after '#MeToo' complaint + Top court orders Trump to hand over tax records + US sanctions China officials over Uighur rights + A dog's life: new canine age formula suggested Health-virus,WRAP LA PAZ Bolivia's interim president becomes the latest Latin American leader to test positive for the coronavirus, as the United States notches yet another record-breaking surge of cases while global infections and fatalities continue their relentless rise. 800 words moved by Raul Burgoa with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic SKorea-politics-social,WRAP SEOUL The mayor of Seoul, a contender to be South Korea's next president and a former human rights lawyer, took his own life a day after he was accused of sexual harassment, authorities say. 750 words moved by Kang Jin-kyu. Picture. Video US-politics-justice-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON The US Supreme Court rules that President Donald Trump must hand over his tax returns to New York prosecutors but temporarily blocks Congress from accessing his financial records. 700 words moved by Chris Lefkow and Charlotte Plantive. Picture. Video Also moved: US-politics-justice-homosexuality-immigration-abortion,POINTS US-China-rights-diplomacy-Uighur,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States takes its first major action to stop "horrific" abuses against China's Uighurs and other Turkic Muslims, slapping sanctions on several senior officials. 700 words moved by Shaun Tandon Science-animal-dogs-aging WASHINGTON A well-known "rule of paw" holds that you can tell how old your pooch is in human terms by multiplying its age in years by seven but the real ratio changes over time, scientists say. 500 words moved by Issam Ahmed -- ASIA -- SKorea-politics-social-gender,FOCUS SEOUL The suicide of a South Korean politician and longstanding women's rights advocate after harassment allegations against him illustrates the breadth and depth of gender discrimination in the country, campaigners say. 600 words 0730 GMT by Claire Lee. Picture. Video Health-virus-Australia-travel-aviation,lead SYDNEY Australia will slash the number of returning citizens allowed into the country by half as it struggles to contain an outbreak of coronavirus in its second-largest city, officials announce. 500 words 0600 GMT Singapore-election-vote,WRAP SINGAPORE Wearing masks and gloves and being careful to observe social distancing, Singaporeans vote in a general election as the city-state struggles to recover from a coronavirus outbreak. 700 words 0800 GMT by Martin Abbugao, Catherine Lai. Picture. Video Malaysia-Australia-media-AlJazeera,lead KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police call in a group of Australian journalists from Al Jazeera for questioning over a documentary about the arrest of migrants, as the broadcaster expresses shock at the investigation. 500 words 0800 GMT. Picture. Video HongKong-China-politics-police,FOCUS HONG KONG Nine months ago he was burned by corrosive liquid hurled during anti-government protests, but Hong Kong police officer Ling says he has no regrets and remains devoted to being a law enforcer. 800 words moved by Yan Zhao and Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video India-Asia-lifestyle-health-racism-gender,FOCUS NEW DELHI When Chandana Hiran was a child, strangers would urge her to lighten her skin. Today the Indian student is leading a campaign against whitening creams as global anti-racism protests highlight the obsession with fair complexions for many in Asia. 750 words 0530 by Glenda Kwek with Ammu Kannampilly in Mumbai and Archana Thiyagarajan in Delhi. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Biden-economy,2ndlead DUNMORE, Pennsylvania Joe Biden unveils a $700 billion plan to create millions of jobs and invest in new technologies in an aggressive challenge to President Donald Trump on economic policy, a critical campaign issue ahead of November's election. 650 words moved by Timothy Clary with Michael Mathes in Washington. Picture Health-virus-Brazil-Amazon-indigenous,FOCUS AMAJARI, Brazil In the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, the advance of COVID-19 presents indigenous people with a cruel cultural dilemma -- remain in their villages with little medical help, or seek safety in the city and risk being deprived of their ancestral funeral rites. 700 words 0600 GMT by Paula Ramon. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-US-court-media-Depp,WRAP LONDON Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp testifies that he was so often high or strung out on drugs that he was "in no condition" to hurt his ex-wife Amber Heard. 650 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. Picture Poland-vote GODZISZOW, Poland A farmer and father of five, Grzegorz Myszak is crystal clear about his reasons for backing Poland's right-wing President Andrzej Duda on Sunday in a knife-edge run-off against liberal Warsaw mayor Rafal Trzaskowski. 650 words moved. Picture. Video. graphic Also moved: Poland-vote-Duda,PROFILE Poland-vote-Trzaskowski,PROFILE Poland-vote-culture-economy-religion,FACTS -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- UN-Syria-Russia-conflict-aid,WRAP UNITED NATIONS The UN is to announce the results of a vote on a resolution to prolong cross-border humanitarian aid to war-torn Syria, the same day authorization expires. 550 words 0600 GMT by Philippe Rater. File picture Lebanon-politics-economy-aid,FOCUS BEIRUT Talks between crisis-hit Lebanon and the International Monetary Fund are deadlocked, and leaders reluctant to enact reforms. Without a vital multi-billion-dollar bailout, is Lebanon haded for "hell"? 800 words moved by Layal Abu Rahal. File Picture. File Video. Graphic Yemen-conflict-energy,FOCUS SANAA A fuel shortage is blighting life in the swathes of Yemen controlled by Huthi rebels, cutting electricity supplies, halting water pumps and stranding people in need of medical care as warring sides trade blame. 700 words moved. Picture. Video Iraq-Mosul-reconstruction-displaced,FOCUS MOSUL, Iraq Ahmed Hamed has dreamt of rebuilding his pulverised home in Iraq's Mosul from the moment government forces recaptured the city from jihadists in 2017. But three years on, it remains a pile of rubble. 800 words moved by Raad al-Jammas. Picture. Video Health-virus-UAE-Dubai-tourism,INTERVIEW DUBAI After a painful four-month tourism shutdown that ended this week, Dubai is betting pent-up demand will see the industry quickly bounce back, billing itself as a safe destination with the resources to ward off coronavirus. 550 words moved by Sarah Stewart. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Fbl-Asia-CHN-VanBronckhorst-NED,INTERVIEW SHANGHAI Giovanni van Bronckhorst won the Champions League and captained his country to a World Cup final, but the Dutchman tells AFP he's still learning -- and never more so than during his coronavirus-hit start to life as a coach in China. 650 words moved by Peter Stebbings. File picture Also moving: Fbl-Asia-CHN-VanBronckhorst-NED-ESP-Liga-Barcelona-Messi afp
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