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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Contact: emma.charlton@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + More than 40 killed in Pakistan plane crash + Outrage at China's Hong Kong security law + Latin America new COVID-19 'epicenter' + Khashoggi sons say 'forgive' father's killers + NASA go-ahead for first crewed SpaceX flight Pakistan-aviation-accident,WRAP KARACHI More than 40 bodies are recovered after a Pakistani plane crashed with nearly 100 people on board in the southern city of Karachi, the airline says, with dozens more feared dead. 800 words 2000 GMT by Ashraf Khan. Graphic. Picture. Video Also moved: Pakistan-accident-plane,SCENE China-HongKong-politics,WRAP HONG KONG Pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong vow to take to the streets in protest over what they say is China's fiercest assault on the city's treasured autonomy with its move to impose a security law. 700 words moved by Xinqi Su and Yan Zhao. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: China-HongKong-politics-law,Q&A Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON Latin America is declared "a new epicenter" of the coronavirus pandemic as cases soar while US President Donald Trump, seeking to ease the COVID-19 lockdown, demands state officials let churches and other houses of worship resume services. 850 words 2030 GMT by Paul Handley with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Saudi-rights-politics,WRAP RIYADHI would make The sons of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi say they "forgive" the killers of their father, a move slammed by his former fiancee and described as a "parody of justice" by a UN expert. 720 words 2100 GMT by Anuj Chopra with Mohamad Ali Harissi in Dubai. File picture. Graphic US-aerospace-NASA-SpaceX,WRAP WASHINGTON NASA gives the green light to next week's launch of two American astronauts aboard a SpaceX vessel -- the first crewed space flight to leave from US soil in nine years. 600 words 2030 GMT by Ivan Couronne. Picture -- HEALTH & SCIENCE -- Health-virus-hydroxychloroquine-chloroquine,lead PARIS A study of nearly 100,000 COVID-19 patients shows there was no benefit in treating them with anti-viral drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine and even increased their risk of dying in hospital. 550 words moved by Patrick Galey Health-virus-WHO-vaccines GENEVA The coronavirus pandemic is putting tens of millions of children's lives at risk by disrupting routine immunisation programmes, the World Health Organization and UNICEF warn. 500 words moved by Robin Millard. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-Democrats-Biden-racism,WRAP WASHINGTON White House hopeful Joe Biden tells an African-American radio host that he "ain't black" if he is unsure who to support in November's election, igniting controversy and accusations of racism from President Donald Trump's camp. 650 words 2100 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture US-crime-health-virus-Zoom,lead NEW YORK New York is in shock over a gruesome murder that saw a 32-year-old man stab and kill his father, who was participating in a Zoom conference that included some 20 virtual witnesses. 500 words 2000 GMT by Maggy Donaldson Health-virus-Brazil-demographics,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO More young people are dying of COVID-19 in Brazil than other countries, a trend driven partly by demographics -- the overall population is younger -- but also partly by poverty and the need to work. 700 words moved by Louis Genot. File picture Also moved: Health-virus-WHO-SAmerica-Brazil,lead Health-virus-US-Navajo,FOCUS MONUMENT VALLEY, United States Monument Valley would normally be teeming with thousands of tourists at this time of year -- instead it's becoming the latest COVID-19 hotspot inside the hard-hit Navajo Nation, America's biggest Native American territory. 700 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Iran,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says it is an "Islamic duty" to fight for the "liberation of Palestine" in a landmark speech amid rising tensions with regional arch-enemy Israel. 700 words moved by Ahmad Parhizi. Picture. Video Health-virus-Morocco-prison,SCENE CASABLANCA Prisoners in Morocco are doing their bit in the country's fight against the spread of coronavirus -- by making thousands of face masks for fellow inmates. 600 words moved by Ismail Bellaouali. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- US-Russia-EU-NATO-defence-treaty,WRAP PARIS NATO and the EU urge Russia to respect the Open Skies military surveillance treaty after US President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw over accusations that Moscow was failing to comply. 600 words 1930 GMT by Didier Lauras Also moved: US-Russia-NATO-military,FACTS Health-virus-Britain,4thlead LONDON Travellers arriving in Britain will face 14 days in quarantine from next month to prevent a second coronavirus outbreak, the government announces, warning that anyone breaking the rules faced a fine or prosecution. 700 words moved by Phil Hazlewood. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Britain-vaccines,FOCUS -- AFRICA -- Burundi-vote-unrest-politics,WRAP NAIROBI Burundi's ruling party appears headed for a general election victory, as official results from more than 60 percent of municipalities put it far ahead of the opposition, which dismissed the figures as "fantasy". 550 words moved Rwanda-genocide-investigation-UN,WRAP THE HAGUE Former Rwandan defence minister Augustin Bizimana, one of the top suspects wanted over the country's 1994 genocide, died around two decades ago, the UN tribunal prosecuting him announces. 650 words moved by Sara Magniette. Picture Also moved: Rwanda-genocide-Bizimana,OBIT Rwanda-genocide,CHRONO Guinea-music-Kante,WRAP CONAKRY Renowned Guinean singer Mory Kante dies in his native country's capital Conakry after succumbing to chronic health problems. The legendary musician, best known for his 1988 hit "Yeke Yeke," is credited with bringing African music to the world stage. 550 words moved by Carol Valade. File picture -- ASIA -- China-politics-health-virus-economy,WRAP BEIJING China draws Western condemnation over plans for a national security law to quash Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement as it opened an annual congress that also laid bare the "immense" economic challenges caused by the coronavirus. 900 words moved by Leo Ramirez. Picture. Video Also moved: China-politics-health-virus-economy-indicator,3rdlead China-politics-health-virus-economy,SCENE China-HongKong-politics-US,FOCUS Japan-PacMan-offbeat-games-lifestyle TOKYO Forty years ago, a new video game featuring a bright yellow, dot-chomping, pill-popping, ghost-dodging character called Pac-Man appeared in Tokyo. It would become the most successful arcade game of all time. 500 words moved by Richard Carter. File video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-film-France-US-dogs-Uggie PARIS Uggie the adorable terrier from the Oscar-winning film "The Artist" wins the prize for the greatest canine performance ever at the Cannes film festival. 550 words moved by Fiachra Gibbons. Video. File picture afp
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