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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Israel, UAE to normalise ties in historic deal + Global coronavirus death toll passes 750,000 + Thousands rally in Belarus against crackdown + 'Fortnite' maker sues Apple over app system + US to ease showerhead rules after Trump rants Israel-UAE-US-diplomacy,WRAP DUBAI Israel and the UAE agree to normalise ties in a landmark US-brokered deal, only the third such accord the Jewish state has struck with an Arab nation, in which it pledged to suspend annexation of Palestinian lands. 850 words 0300 GMT by Mohamad Ali Harissi and Sarah Stewart. Video. Picture Health-virus,WRAP PARIS The total number of people killed by the novel coronavirus around the world passes 750,000, with some countries toughening control measures as caseloads once again creep up. 800 words moved by Tom Barfield. Picture. Graphic. Video Belarus-vote-unrest,WRAP MINSK Tens of thousands of Belarusians stage a wave of peaceful protests against President Alexander Lukashenko's disputed re-election and an ensuing brutal police crackdown. 800 words moved by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Video. Graphic US-IT-lifestyle-games-court-Apple-Fortnite SAN FRANCISCO The maker of video game sensation "Fortnite" sues Apple for the way it rules over the App Store, accusing the iPhone maker of wielding monopoly power. 500 words moved by Glenn Chapman US-environment-water-energy-Trump-offbeat WASHINGTON The US government is looking at easing regulations on shower fittings following complaints from President Donald Trump who has regularly railed against water conservation rules in his quest for "perfect hair." 350 words moved -- AMERICAS -- US-economy-unemployment WASHINGTON The US Labor Department reports fewer than one million new weekly claims for unemployment benefits for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic struck in March. 550 words moved by Chris Stein US-Cuba-politics-flights,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States announces it is suspending all private charter flights to Cuba, intensifying its drive to starve the Havana government of revenue over its human rights record and support for Venezuela's leftist president. 650 words 0300 GMT by Ariela Navarro. File picture US-politics-vote-Democrats,WRAP WILMINGTON White House hopeful Joe Biden calls for a nationwide mask-wearing mandate for the next three months, drawing a contrast with President Donald Trump as the challenger makes pandemic recovery a focal point of his campaign. 750 words moved by Mandel Ngan with Michael Mathes in Washington. Picture US-China-economy-trade-diplomacy-tariff WASHINGTON Negotiators from the United States and China will on Saturday discuss the "phase one" trade deal signed earlier this year -- before the coronavirus slammed the world economy and relations between the two economic powers took a turn for the worse. 600 words 0130 GMT Venezuela-literature-politics,FOCUS CARACAS The Venezuelan literature prize Romulo Gallegos was once one of the most prestigious in Latin America and the Spanish-language world. But ahead of its awarding in November for the first time in five years, a politically polarized debate is raging between Venezuela's authorities and those opposed to the "dictatorship." 600 words 0130 GMT by Guillaume Decamme. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Lebanon-blast-politics,WRAP BEIRUT Lebanon's parliament approves a two-week state of emergency in Beirut after last week's gigantic portside explosion, giving the army greater powers to suppress resurgent protests. 850 words moved by Tony Gamal-Gabriel. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Lebanon-blast-UN-rights Saudi-politics-rights,FOCUS RIYADH A former Saudi intelligence czar's lawsuit in the US courts makes a host of incendiary claims, including that the powerful crown prince tried to have him killed, and threatens to spill more royal secrets. 800 words 0230 GMT by Anuj Chopra. Picture. Iran-Turkey-rights-politics,FOCUS PARIS A campaign on a rare scale uniting activists and personalities inside Iran and out is pressing Tehran not to execute men detained over anti-government protests, but faces an uphill struggle. 750 words 0400 GMT by Stuart Williams -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain-France-Netherlands,WRAP LONDON Britain says it will reimpose quarantine for travellers from France and the Netherlands, prompting Paris to quickly announce a "reciprocal measure". 650 words moved by James Pheby Health-virus-Italy-history-food-drink,FOCUS FLORENCE, Italy As 16th-century Florentines dropped like flies to the plague, survivors drowned their fears in wine, passed to them through small windows which are enjoying a renaissance during the coronavirus era. 500 words 0300 GMT by Gildas Le Roux. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- SLeone-health-virus-malaria,FOCUS KENEMA, Sierra Leone Doctors in a rural Sierra Leone hospital may be accustomed to treating severely ill infants, but they recently admitted one of the worst cases they had ever seen. 750 words 0330 GMT by Saidu Bah. Picture. Video DRCongo-unrest,ANALYSIS KINSHASA DR Congo's army launched an offensive last October aimed at fulfilling a pledge by President Felix Tshisekedi to root out the armed groups that infest the east of the vast country. 700 words 0400 GMT by Marthe Bosuandole Also moving: DRCongo-unrest-facts,FACTS Health-virus-SAfrica-tradition,FOCUS PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa For the first time in living memory, South Africa's kings, princes and traditional leaders have suspended male initiation rituals because of the coronavirus. 600 words 0430 GMT by Sofia Christensen. Picture afp
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