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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + China imposes feared Hong Kong security law + Biden forgoes rallies as virus surges in US + Belgium sorry for colonial abuse in DRCongo + Deadly protests after Ethiopian singer shot + Russian Arctic fires erupt amid record heat China-HongKong-politics,WRAP BEIJING China imposes a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong, dramatically tightening its grip on the semi-autonomous city in a historic move decried by Western nations as a threat to the financial hub's freedoms. 900 words 2100 GMT by Laurie Chen with Jerome Taylor in Hong Kong. Picture. Video Also moved: China-HongKong-politics-law,FACTS China-HongKong-politics,CHRONO HongKong-China-politics-unrest,FOCUS Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says he will not hold campaign rallies because of the coronavirus pandemic as the European Union reopens its borders to visitors from 15 countries -- but not the virus-stricken US, Brazil and Russia. 800 words 2100 GMT by Chris Lefkow and AFP bureaus. Photo. Video. Graphic. Belgium-DRCongo-politics-history,WRAP BRUSSELS Belgium's King Philippe expresses "deepest regrets" for the harm done during Belgian colonial rule in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in a first for his country. 600 words moved by Matthieu Demeestere and Alex Pigman. Picture Ethiopia-unrest-protest,WRAP ADDIS ABABA At least four people are killed as protests spread across several Ethiopian cities after a prominent singer from the country's largest ethnic group was shot dead, according to medical sources and a relative. 650 words moved Russia-weather-climate-Arctic MOSCOW The Russian Arctic set record temperatures in June that sparked abnormal tundra fires, the head of Russia's weather service says, blaming climate change for the "fantastical" anomalies 350 words moved -- AMERICAS -- US-UN-Iran-arms-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urges the UN Security Council to extend an arms embargo on Iran, warning that the Middle East's stability is at risk, but he faces wide skepticism over threats to trigger sanctions. 650 words moved by Shaun Tandon US-politics-Biden,WRAP WILMINGTON, Delaware US Democrat Joe Biden says he will not hold presidential campaign rallies during the coronavirus pandemic, an extraordinary declaration that stands in stark contrast with Donald Trump who has already held large campaign gatherings. 650 words 2000 GMT by Brendan Smialowski with Michael Mathes in Washington. Picture -- MIDEAST -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel's deputy premier says West Bank annexations must wait, while allies and regional powers have condemned the project -- but a day before his government can move forward, the prime minister's plans remain unknown. 650 words moved by Ben Simon. Picture. Video Sudan-protest-unrest,WRAP KHARTOUM Tens of thousands of Sudanese protesters flock to the streets calling for reforms and demanding justice for those killed in anti-government demonstrations that ousted president Omar al-Bashir last year. 700 words moved by Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali. Picture. Video We have also moved: Sudan-unrest-politics,CHRONO Iran-France-court,WRAP TEHRAN Iran sentences to death an opposition figure who had lived in exile in France before his arrest last year and separately upholds a five-year jail term for a French-Iranian academic. 500 words moved by Amir Havasi. File Picture -- AFRICA -- DRCongo-unrest-UN-refugee,lead GENEVA More than one million people have been forced to flee their homes in the violence-ravaged eastern Democratic Republic of Congo since the start of the year, the UN says. 500 words moved by Robin Millard Sahel-France-unrest-summit,WRAP NOUAKCHOTT Leaders from five West African countries and their ally France take stock of a new strategy to fight jihadist insurgents in the Sahel and pledge to build on the successes achieved. 750 words 2100 GMT by Jerome Rivet with Laurent Lozano in Dakar. Graphic. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain-politics-economy DUDLEY, United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledges to deliver an "infrastructure revolution" to help Britain build its way out of the economic devastation of the coronavirus outbreak. 650 words moved by Paul Ellis. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Britain-Leicester,SCENE Germany-politics-army-KSK,WRAP BERLIN Germany's defence minister says she has ordered the partial dissolution of the elite KSK commando force, which has come under growing criticism over right-wing extremism in its ranks. 600 words moved by Femke Colborne Russia-vote-constitution-polling,SCENE SAINT PETERSBURG The rickety plastic table beneath a row of apartment blocks in Saint Petersburg does not look much like a polling booth. But as Russians cast votes on constitutional reforms that could extend President Vladimir Putin's rule until 2036, the picnic furniture has taken on official status. 550 words moved by Marina Koreneva. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-conflict-blasts,2ndlead KABUL The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) blamed Afghan forces for firing mortar shells that struck a busy market in a southern province, killing at least 23 civilians. 450 words moved -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TECH -- Health-virus-US-economy-unemployment WASHINGTON The world's largest economy is showing signs it is rebounding faster than expected from the damage inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic, but US officials signaled more aid may be needed to solidify the comeback. 550 words 2000 GMT by Heather Scott. Picture Health-virus-aerospace-layoffs-Airbus,WRAP PARIS European aircraft maker Airbus says it is planning to cut around 15,000 jobs worldwide, 11 percent of its total workforce, in response to the coronavirus which it described as the "gravest crisis" the industry has seen. 500 words 1930 GMT -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Health-virus-Germany-US-Netherlands-dance,FOCUS PARIS They are not supposed to touch, and have to stay two metres apart, but dancers are finding new ways to set hearts aflutter despite the constraints the virus has put on them. 700 words moved by Rana Moussaoui. File picture afp
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