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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + China censors Hong Kong internet + Australia locks down millions over virus + Japan sends in troops to hunt for flood survivors + Johnny Depp 'not a wife-beater': libel trial told + Aide to Russian space chief held for 'treason' HongKong-China-politics-technology,WRAP HONG KONG China unveils new powers to censor Hong Kong's internet and access user data using its feared national security law -- but US tech giants have put up some resistance citing rights concerns. 750 words moved by Karl Malakunas and Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video Also moved: HongKong-China-politics-law-censorship,SCENE HongKong-China-politics-technology,FACTS Health-virus,WRAP MELBOURNE, Australia Australia orders millions of people locked down in its second-biggest city to combat a surge in coronavirus cases, as nations across the planet scramble to stop the rampaging pandemic. 700 words 1600 GMT by Andrew Beatty and AFP bureaus. Video. Picture. Graphic Japan-weather-rain-flood-climate,WRAP YATSUSHIRO, Japan Japan will deploy more troops to search for survivors of devastating floods and landslides that have killed at least 52 people in the southwest of the country, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says. 650 words moved by Charly Triballeau. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Japan-weather-rain-flood-rafting Britain-US-court-media-Depp,WRAP LONDON Hollywood star Johnny Depp strenuously denies being violent to his ex-wife Amber Heard, as he launches a libel claim in a London court against a British tabloid newspaper that called him a "wife-beater". 650 words 1600 GMT by Sylvain Peuchmaurd and Phil Hazlewood. Picture. Video Russia-space-media-arrest,WRAP MOSCOW A high-profile journalist who became an adviser to the head of Russia's space agency is detained, Russian authorities say, on charges of treason for divulging state military secrets. 600 words 1430 GMT by Jonathan Brown. Picture. -- MIDDLE EAST -- US-Iran-Iraq-UN-rights,lead GENEVA The US drone strike that killed Iran's top general Qasem Soleimani was "unlawful", the United Nations expert on extrajudicial killings concludes in a report to be put before the Human Rights Council. 550 words moved by Robin Millard Syria-conflict-UN-rights GENEVA Numerous war crimes, even crimes against humanity, have been committed in Idlib province, the last insurgent stronghold in northwest Syria subjected to a regime offensive in late 2019 and early 2020, according to a UN report. 450 words 1530 GMT by Robin Millard Iran-nuclear-incident-Israel,Q&A TEHRAN Accident or Israeli sabotage? A mysterious incident in the early hours of July 2 badly damaged a building at Iran's Natanz nuclear complex and sparked speculation over the cause. Here is what we know. 650 words moved Also moved: Iran-blast,lead Health-virus-Iran TEHRAN Iran announces 200 more deaths from the coronavirus, the most in a single day since the Middle East's deadliest outbreak began in February. 500 words 1500 GMT Health-virus-Dubai-tourism,FOCUS DUBAI With a "welcome" passport sticker and coronavirus tests on arrival, Dubai reopens its doors to international visitors with hopes of reviving its tourism industry after a nearly four-month closure. 690 words moved by Mohamad Ali Harissi. Picture Israel-Palestinians-conflict-US-diplomacy,PROFILE JERUSALEM A fervent supporter of Jewish settlements in the West Bank, the US envoy in Jerusalem has emerged as a central figure in the uncertainty surrounding Israel's annexation plans in the Palestinian territory. 730 words moved by Ben Simon. File Picture Yemen-conflict-health-hunger,FOCUS SANAA Yemeni infant Masirah Saqer could barely open her eyes as she struggled to swallow the milk that her grandmother attempted to feed her with a syringe. 650 words moved by Abdel Karim al-Marani with Shatha Yaish in Dubai. Picture. Video Syria-conflict-heritage-Hama,FOCUS HAMA, Syria One a riverbank in Syria's Hama, Mohammed Sultan tinkers away on a giant water wheel, one of a dwindling number of artisans able to restore the city's ancient wooden landmarks. 600 words moved by Maher al-Mounes. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- France-politics,FOCUS PARIS With a new cabinet full of rightwing stalwarts, French President Emmanuel Macron is betting that his 2022 re-election hopes are best built on a conservative base that wants economic recovery to be the priority, analysts say. 600 words 1600 GMT by Joseph Schmid France-politics-Darmanin,PROFILE PARIS France's new Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, at just 37, is a rising star on the right whose ascension has not been slowed by a claim he raped a woman over a decade ago. 500 words 1500 GMT by Valentin Bontemps and Marie Heuclin. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain-elderly,lead LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is accused of trying to rewrite history for appearing to blame the deadly spread of coronavirus in care homes on the institutions themselves. 550 words moved by Alice Ritchie -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-Brazil-vaccines,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil may be struggling in its battle against the coronavirus, but it is on the cutting edge of vaccine development, with large-scale trials and the production of millions of doses on the horizon. 750 words 1500 GMT by Louis Genot. File picture Mexico-US-diplomacy,ADVANCER MEXICO CITY Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador heads to Washington on Wednesday to talk trade with Donald Trump, against the backdrop of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the US leader's bid for re-election. 650 words moved by Jean Arce -- ASIA -- Health-virus-China-education,3rdlead BEIJING Nearly 11 million stressed-out Chinese students begin taking the country's gruelling annual college entrance exam following a month-long coronavirus delay, with inspectors this year checking both for cheaters and fever. 650 words moved by Leo Ramirez and Lillian Ding. Picture. Video Taiwan-China-HongKong-politics,FOCUS TAIPEI The imposition of a sweeping new national security law on Hong Kong has sent shivers through Taiwan, adding to fears that Beijing will focus next on seizing the democratic self-ruled island. 750 words moved by Amber Wang. Picture. Video -- HEALTH -- Health-AIDS-remission-patient PARIS A HIV-positive man in remission may be the first patient effectively cured of the illness without needing a bone marrow transplant, researchers announce in a potential breakthrough. 450 words moved by Patrick Galey. File picture Health-virus-masks PARIS People who refuse to wear face masks during the coronavirus pandemic should be stigmatised the same as drink-drivers, the head of the prestigious Royal Society science journal says. 450 words moved by Patrick Galey -- CLIMATE -- Climate-weather-Russia-Siberia PARIS Temperatures soared 10 degrees Celsius above average in June across much of permafrost-laden Siberia, with last month in a dead heat for the warmest June on record globally, the European Union's climate monitoring network says. 500 words moved by Marlowe Hood. Graphic. afp
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