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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Global virus deaths pass 650,000 mark + Malaysia's Najib to hear 1MDB verdict + Civil rights icon Lewis lies in state + Debutants dominate in Booker longlist + Rescuers rescue rescue dog in England Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Governments across the world reintroduce new restrictions -- from beach closures to quarantines -- to try to damp down coronavirus hotspots as the global death toll passes 650,000. 850 words 0130 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video Malaysia-politics-corruption-1MDB,WRAP KUALA LUMPUR A Malaysian court will hand down its verdict in Najib Razak's first corruption trial following a long-running case probing the former prime minister's role in the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal. 650 words 0200 GMT by M. Jegathesan, Patrick Lee. Picture. Video US-politics-Congress-rights-JohnLewis WASHINGTON The body of Congressman John Lewis lies in state at the US Capitol as Americans pay their final tributes to the civil rights icon. 600 words moved by Chris Lefkow. Picture Britain-award-literature-Booker LONDON Eight debut novelists face off against veterans Hilary Mantel and Tsitsi Dangarembga in a US-dominated longlist of finalists for Britain's revered Booker Prize. 450 words moved England-mountaineering-StBernard-offbeat LONDON Sixteen rescuers were called out to save a St Bernard dog stranded on an English mountain, in an embarrassing episode for the member of a breed more famed for rescuing stricken humans from the icy dangers of the high Alps. 300 words moved. Picture -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump vows to defeat the coronavirus by "unleashing American scientific genius" as he tours a COVID-19 vaccine facility in the swing state of North Carolina. 700 words moved by Sebastian Smith US-China-diplomacy-history,FOCUS WASHINGTON Nearly a half century after the United States began normalizing relations with China, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has revived a controversial charge -- that the opening itself was a mistake. 800 words moved by Francesco Fontemaggi Health-virus-US-Arizona-tourism,FOCUS BISBEE, Arizona A once flourishing Arizona mining town hit by the Spanish Flu 100 years ago and now visited by tourists and home to hippies and retirees is struggling to survive the new pandemic. 800 words 0130 GMT by Javier Tovar. Picture. Video Entertainment-US-film-politics-Fight,FOCUS LOS ANGELES Immigrant families separated, battles over abortion, voter suppression, and a transgender military ban: the era of the Trump administration has been a frantically busy period for US rights lawyers, a new documentary shows. 650 words 0200 GMT by Andrew Marszal Health-virus-Chile-death,FOCUS SANTIAGO All over the world, people are dying alone as relatives are barred from visiting them in hospital for fear of catching and spreading the coronavirus. But not in Chile. 700 words 0200 GMT by Paula Bustamante. Picture. Video Entertainment-US-television-Emmys,FOCUS LOS ANGELES The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards nominations honoring the best and brightest in television will be announced early Tuesday, kicking off an unusual awards season clouded by the COVID-19 pandemic. 600 words 0130 GMT by Jocelyne Zablit -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-unrest,FOCUS HONG KONG Henry Tong and Elaine To were preparing to spend their first wedding anniversary in separate prison cells -- until their acquittal for rioting during Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests last year. 750 words 0330 GMT by Su Xinqi. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-US-court-media-Depp,WRAP LONDON Johnny Depp's blockbuster libel lawsuit wraps up after three weeks of graphic testimony in which the star admitted to years of drug abuse but denied beating ex-wife Amber Heard. 650 words 0200 GMT by Sylvain Peuchmaurd. Picture Britain-US-court-media-Depp-reputation,FOCUS LONDON Johnny Depp walked into the halls of London's High Court seeking to expunge the stain of being branded a "wife beater", but when the case wraps up he will have to clear his name in the court of public opinion. 650 words 0230 GMT by Charlotte Durand and Martine Puawels. Picture Also moving: Britain-US-court-media-Depp,PROFILE Britain-US-court-media-Depp,POINTS Health virus Germany tourism,2ndlead BERLIN Germany will make coronavirus tests mandatory for travellers returning from at-risk areas, Health Minister Jens Spahn says, as fears grow over rising case numbers blamed on summer holidays and local outbreaks. 650 words moved by Femke Colborn. Video. Picture Also moved: Health-virus-France-restaurants-Paris,FOCUS Health-virus-Kenya-restaurants Uzbekistan-police-internet-politics,FOCUS TASHKENT When comic Erkin Choliyev apologised for mocking the police, in a video posted by Uzbekistan's interior ministry, his loyal fans feared the worst. 700 words 0300 GMT by Shukhrat Khurramov with Christopher Rickleton in Almaty. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Lebanon-conflict,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel says it repelled an attempt by "terrorists" to penetrate its northern border, but the Lebanese group denied any involvement in the incident. 600 words moved by Ben Simon. Picture. Video Iraq-conflict-heritage,FEATURE MOSUL, Iraq Nearly a century ago, Iraqis and Westerners stood here with tickets to Berlin, Istanbul or Venice. Today, the rusting tracks and overturned carriages of Mosul's train station betray the city's isolation. 800 words 0300 GMT by Raad al-Jammas. Picture. Video Israel-Egypt-music-culture,FOCUS HAIFA, Israel She was one of the Arab world's most revered singers, praised by Bob Dylan and sampled by Beyonce: the late Egyptian legend Umm Kulthum seems worthy of having a street named in her honour. 620 words 0300 GMT by Majeda El-Batsh. File picture -- LIFESTYLE & ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-television-Emmys,FOCUS LOS ANGELES The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards nominations honoring the best and brightest in television are to be announced, kicking off an unusual awards season clouded by the COVID-19 pandemic. 600 words 0130 GMT by Jocelyne Zablit Health-virus-Switzerland-entertainment-festival-music,SCENE CHARMEY, Switzerland Honking horns and flashing headlights made for an original form of applause Sunday at a Swiss classical music festival staged before a drive-in audience in the heart of the Alps. 600 words 0300 GMT by Linda Abi Assi. Picture afp
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