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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + WHO sees hope despite surging COVID-19 cases + Turkey to open Hagia Sophia for Muslim worship + Dutch take Russia to court over downed flight + China, US in new spat over Uighur crackdown + Barca, Bayern set for Champions League clash Health-virus,WRAP GENEVA The World Health Organization says it is still possible to bring coronavirus outbreaks under control, even though case numbers have more than doubled in the past six weeks. 700 words 2030 GMT by Robin Millard. Picture Turkey-religion-court-HagiaSophia,WRAP ISTANBUL Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announces that the Hagia Sophia, one of the architectural wonders of the world, will be reopened for Muslim worship after a court revokes the former cathedral's status as a museum, sparking fury among Christian leaders and in neighbouring Greece. 650 words 2000 GMT by Fulya Ozerkan. Picture. Video Already moved: Turkey-religion-politics-Hagia-Sophia,FACTS Netherlands-Ukraine-Russia-MH17-ECHR,WRAP THE HAGUE The Netherlands says it will take Russia to the European Court of Human Rights for its role in bringing down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine, killing nearly 300 people. 600 words moved by Jan Hennop. File picture China-US-diplomacy-rights,WRAP BEIJING China says it will impose tit-for-tat measures after the United States slapped sanctions on Chinese officials for their involvement in a crackdown on Muslim minorities, raising tensions between the superpowers. 700 words moved by Beiyi Seow with Shaun Tandon in Washington. Video. File Picture Also moved: China-US-rights-diplomacy-Uighur-Chen,PROFILE Fbl-Eur-C1-draw,WRAP PARIS Barcelona and Bayern Munich will meet in a blockbuster Champions League quarter-final should both sides make it through, after Friday's draw for the latter stages of the competition which will be played out in Lisbon in August. 680 words moved by Andy Scott. Picture Also moved: Fbl Eur C1 draw Fbl-Eur-C3-draw Fbl-Eur-C3-draw-health-virus -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-longhaul-work,FOCUS PARIS They call themselves "long-haulers", "long-tailers", or simply survivors. Some have been sick almost as long as the new coronavirus is known to have existed. 1,200 words moved by Kelly Macnamara. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-US-longhaulers,FOCUS WASHINGTON Child psychiatrist Scott Krakower tested positive for COVID-19 back in mid-April, but three months on there are still days he feels overwhelmingly tired, short of breath, and unable to speak because of a hoarse throat. 500 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Picture Health-virus-WHO,2ndlead GENEVA The World Health Organization says it is still possible to bring coronavirus outbreaks under control, even though case numbers have more than doubled in the past six weeks. 500 words moved by Robin Millard. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US,2ndlead MIAMI President Donald Trump is forced to cancel an election rally, further darkening his mood as he lashes out at China over the coronavirus pandemic while visiting one of the worst-hit US states. 750 words 2100 GMT by Jerome Cartillier. Picture Health-virus-economy-debt-budgets-IMF,INTERVIEW WASHINGTON As governments rushed out funding to prevent an economic collapse amid the coronavirus pandemic, global public debt swelled to the highest in history, but the IMF warns that cutting back too soon could undermine the recovery. 500 words moved by Heather Scott Brazil-environment-Amazon,WRAP SAO PAULO Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon increased by a record 25 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2020, official data showed, increasing pressure on President Jair Bolsonaro to abandon his plans to develop the region. 500 words moved by Paula Ramon. File picture. File video Also moved: Health-virus-Brazil-Amazon-indigenous,FOCUS -- EUROPE -- Britain-US-court-media-Depp,WRAP LONDON Hollywood star Johnny Depp accuses British tabloid newspaper The Sun of turning him from "Cinderella to Quasimodo" by claiming he beat his ex-wife Amber Heard, during a fourth day of questioning in a London court. 650 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. Picture Entertainment-Britain-music-WWII-Lynn,lead DITCHLING, United Kingdom Two Royal Air Force Spitfires stage a ceremonial fly-past as thousands of people turn out to pay their last respects to British World War II icon Vera Lynn. 450 words moved by Ben Stansall. Picture. Video -- MIDEAST/NORTH AFRICA -- UN-Syria-Russia-conflict-aid,WRAP UNITED NATIONS Russia and China veto a UN Security Council resolution to prolong cross-border humanitarian aid to war-torn Syria, the authorization for which expires later in the day. 550 words 2200 GMT by Philippe Rater. File picture Sudan-women-health-rights,WRAP KHARTOUM Sudan's highest governing body ratifies a law criminalising female genital mutilation, a widespread ritual in the African country, the justice ministry announces. 500 words moved by Abdelmonein Abu Idris -- AFRICA -- Mali-politics-protest-unrest,WRAP BAMAKO A protest in Mali's capital Bamako against the country's embattled president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, turned violent on Friday after protesters erected barricades across main thoroughfares and hurled stones at the parliament. 550 words 1930 GMT by Serge Daniel and Kassim Traore. Pictures. Video -- ASIA -- Singapore-election-vote,WRAP SINGAPORE Singapore's long-ruling party is on course to retain power convincingly, but the opposition has made gains in an election held under the shadow of a coronavirus outbreak, early tallies indicate. 700 words 2100 GMT by Martin Abbugao and Catherine Lai. Picture. Video NKorea-SKorea-politics-summit-nuclear SEOUL The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says there is "no need" for another summit with the United States unless Washington offers a "decisive change" in approach. 400 words moved -- SPORT -- Baseball-Fbl-Japan-virus-health MAKUHARI, Japan Japan begins allowing fans back into baseball and football stadiums, as the nation gradually gets back to normal despite a fresh record of new coronavirus cases in Tokyo. 500 words moved by Hiroshi Hiyama. Picture. Video 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 -- SPACE -- Science-Space-Mars-mission,ADVANCER PARIS "We have lift-off, we have lift-off!" The summer race to land a space probe on Mars is off to a hot start. 750 words moved Mars by Juliette Collen. File picture. Graphic Also moved: Science-Space-Mars-mission-history,FOCUS afp
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