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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Australian journalists, fearing arrest, flee China + Navalny out of artificial coma, condition improves + China hails its own success in beating coronavirus + Belarus under fire over snatched opposition figure + Barty says missing French Open, citing virus fears Australia-China-diplomacy-media,WRAP SYDNEY Two high-profile Australian journalists flee China fearing arrest on national security charges, part of a targeted crackdown on foreign media. 600 words 0800 GMT by Andrew Beatty. Picture. Video Russia-politics-Germany-Navalny,WRAP BERLIN Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who Germany says was poisoned by a weapons-grade Novichok nerve agent, is now out of a medically induced coma and reacting to speech, the Berlin hospital treating him announces. 700 words moved by Hui Min Neo with Marina Panina in Moscow. File picture. Graphic Also moved: Russia-politics-Navalny-Germany,CHRONO Russia-politics-Navalny-Germany,Q&A Russia-politics-Navalny-EU-sanctions,FOCUS Health-virus,WRAP BEIJING China's leaders hold a triumphant ceremony to celebrate beating the coronavirus, as billions of people around the world suffer and the global death toll nears 900,000. 600 words 0800 GMT. Graphic. Picture. Video Belarus-politics-unrest,WRAP MINSK The European Union leads calls for Belarus to immediately release over 600 people arrested for protesting against a controversial election that extended strongman Alexander Lukashenko's 26 years in power. 700 words moved by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Graphic. Video. File picture Tennis-Open-FRA-Barty-health-virus,2ndlead SYDNEY World number one Ashleigh Barty announces she will not defend her French Open crown, citing the coronavirus fears that prompted her and several other top players to withdraw from this year's US Open. 500 words moved. File picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote,WRAP MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden trade tough blows as the White House race enters its final stretch, with the Republican leader branding his opponent "stupid" -- and the Democrat firing back that the president lacks the "guts" to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. 750 words moved by Kerem Yucel and Elodie Cuzin. Picture. Video US-politics-racism-Portland-Trump,FOCUS OREGON CITY, Oregon Hundreds of Donald Trump's supporters gather for a large motorcade in support of the US president and police near Portland, where anti-racism activists have clashed continuously with law enforcement for more than 100 days. 700 words moved by Laurent Banguet. Video. Picture US-California-fire NORTHFORK, California Wildfires in California have torched a record more than two million acres, the state fire department say, as an uncontrolled blaze forced many residents to flee their homes. 400 words moved. Picture Mexico-politics-corruption,FOCUS MEXICO CITY A widening corruption scandal has given Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador an opportunity to burnish his anti-graft credentials, but experts say the landmark case is in danger of being politicized. 600 words moved by Jean Luis Arce -- ASIA -- China-India-military-politics-conflict,WRAP BEIJING China says its soldiers took "countermeasures" after Indian soldiers opened fire in a contested Himalayan region, intensifying a months-long standoff that has already claimed at least 20 lives. 450 words 0530 GMT Entertainment-US-film-Mulan-China-rights,FOCUS HONG KONG Disney's "Mulan" remake is facing fresh boycott calls after it emerged that parts of the blockbuster were filmed in Xinjiang, where China is accused of committing widespread human rights abuses. 750 words 0800 GMT by Jerome Taylor. File picture Japan-politics-vote,WRAP TOKYO Japan's ruling party kicks off the race to pick Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's successor, with his powerful right-hand man Yoshihide Suga commanding an all-but-insurmountable lead. 600 words 0630 GMT by Hiroshi Hiyama. Picture. Live video. Graphic We have also moved: Japan-politics-Suga,PROFILE Myanmar-vote,WRAP YANGON Myanmar's election campaign begins with Aung San Suu Kyi's party tipped for victory, with the Nobel laureate much loved at home despite her reputation shattered overseas, although she is appealing for a landslide to counter the still mighty military. 500 words moved by Hla Hla Htay and Richard Sargent. Picture -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade,WRAP LONDON Britain demanded "more realism" from the European Union ahead of crucial post-Brexit trade talks on Tuesday, but the mood was soured by reports that London was looking to rewrite an agreement the two sides had already signed. 650 words moved by Jitendra Joshi and Alice Ritchie. File picture. Graphic -- MIDDLE EAST -- Saudi-rights-politics-Khashoggi,WRAP RIYADH A Saudi court overturns five death sentences over journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder in a final ruling that was condemned by his fiancee and slammed by a UN expert as a "parody of justice". 750 words moved by Anuj Chopra. File picture. Graphic Also moved: Saudi-rights-politics-Kashoggi,CHRONO Health-virus-Egypt-plasma,FOCUS CAIRO Mohamed Fathi, an Egyptian man who has recovered from Covid-19, winced as he watched tubes running down his arm to donate blood plasma, but insisted that "if I can help just one person, that's a very good thing". 750 words moved by Farid Farid. Picture. Video Iraq-Syria-olive-oil-business,FOCUS ARBIL, Iraq Tucked away in the rolling hills of Iraqi Kurdistan is a hidden treasure: tens of thousands of olive trees, thriving in a new homeland after being smuggled from neighbouring Syria. 600 words moved by Qassim Khidir. Picture Lebanon-politics-Hezbollah,FOCUS BEIRUT When it comes to Lebanon, the US and France have similar outlooks, but one major point of difference involves the Hezbollah movement -- shunned by Washington but tolerated by a pragmatic Parisian leadership. 800 words moved by Layal Abou Rahal -- SPORT -- Tennis-Open-USA,WRAP NEW YORK Serena Williams battles into the quarter-finals of the US Open as top men's seeds Dominic Thiem and Daniil Medvedev sail through to the last eight at Flushing Meadows. 650 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture afp
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