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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + EU to unveil trillion-euro rescue package + Twitter flags Trump tweets for first time + Hong Kong braces for anthem debate unrest + Fresh ire as black man dies in US custody + Choral singing branded high-risk activity Health-virus,WRAP BRUSSELS A one-trillion-euro recovery plan to get Europe back on its feet after the devastation wreaked by the coronavirus pandemic is set to be unveiled, as badly hit Spain starts 10 days of national mourning for its thousands of dead. 850 words 0330 GMT. Pictures. Graphics. Video US-politics-Trump-Twitter-conspiracy SAN FRANCISCO Twitter labels two Donald Trump tweets "unsubstantiated" and accuses him of making false claims, a first for the social network which has long resisted calls to censure the US president over truth-defying posts. 800 words moved by Glenn Chapman HongKong-China-US-politics-unrest,WRAP HONG KONG Hong Kong police ramp up security around the city's legislature ahead of a debate over a law that would ban insulting China's national anthem, the latest measure activists say is chipping away at free speech in the finance hub. 600 words 0300 GMT by Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video. Live Video US-politics-police-race,lead WASHINGTON A video of a handcuffed black man dying while a Minneapolis officer kneels on his neck for more than five minutes sparks a fresh furor in the US over police treatment of African Americans. 550 words moved. Picture Health-virus-Germany-music-singing,FOCUS BERLIN Hardly considered an extreme activity up to now, singing -- especially choral singing -- is quickly earning a reputation in the pandemic as about the most dangerous thing you can do. 800 words 0300 GMT by Femke Colbourne. File picture Also moved: Health-virus-Italy-Bocelli-music -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-socialmedia-Snapchat,FOCUS WASHINGTON The coronavirus pandemic has put an abrupt stop to traditional US political means of courting young voters -- gone are the lively meetings, the distribution of flyers on busy campuses. The presidential candidates instead have been forced to turn to Snapchat. 700 words 0130 GMT by Camille Camdessus. File Picture Health-virus-US-religion-immigration,FOCUS NEW YORK New York pastor Fabian Arias has been in constant mourning these past two months: the coronavirus has killed 44 members of his mostly Hispanic congregation, highlighting inequalities he says are being worsened by Donald Trump's government. 650 words 0200 GMT by Laura Bonilla US-science-ISS-space-weather,WRAP KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida Stormy weather is the final hurdle as SpaceX counts down to Wednesday's launch of its maiden crewed flight -- the first private company in history to transport astronauts to the International Space Station. 650 words moved by Ivan Couronne. Picture. Video. Graphic -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-conflict-ceasefire,WRAP BAGRAM, Afghanistan Afghan authorities free hundreds more Taliban prisoners, as calls grow for the militants to extend a ceasefire on its third and final day. 750 words moved by Mushtaq Mojaddidi with Emal Haidary in Kabul. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-EU-budget BRUSSELS European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen is to propose a roughly one-trillion-euro post-virus recovery fund for Europe, but will have to win over sceptical member states. 550 words 0200 GMT Health-virus-Britain-politics LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a mounting internal rebellion, including a ministerial resignation, over a scandal around his top aide Dominic Cummings taking a cross-country trip during the coronavirus lockdown. 700 words moved by David Harding and Joe Jackson. Picture. Video Health-virus-Montenegro-Croatia-tourism-economy,FOCUS KOTOR, Montenegro Less than two months after detecting its first infection, Montenegro is the first country in Europe to declare itself coronavirus-free, a success story the tiny state hopes will lure tourists to its dazzling Adriatic coast this summer. 750 words 0230 GMT by Olivera Nikolic with Lajla Veselica in Zagreb. Picture. Video Health-virus-Finland-Estonia,FOCUS HELSINKI When Finland locked its borders in March during the coronavirus crisis, tens of thousands of migrant workers from Estonia had an excruciating choice to make: stay put, or go home to see family -- and risk losing their jobs. 700 words 0300 GMT by Sam Kingsley. Video. Picture Health-virus-social-Belarus-hospital,SCENE MINSK Belarusian volunteers have stepped in to rush free supplies of much-needed protective equipment to hospitals as authorities in the ex-Soviet state play down the scale of the coronavirus epidemic. 650 words 0300 GMT by Alexander Grebenkin Health-virus-Turkey-tourism,FOCUS ISTANBUL An eerie silence has fallen over Istanbul's Grand Bazaar, one of the world's oldest, largest and most visited markets. But there are now signs of life as municipal workers roam its deserted alleys, spraying the floor, columns and walls ahead of the doors reopening on Monday for the first time in two months. 650 words 0300 GMT by Fulya Ozerkan. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-Russia-US-conflict-politics,3rdlead BERLIN Russia recently sent fighter jets to Libya to support Russian mercenaries fighting for strongman Khalifa Haftar in the long-running conflict, the US military says. 500 words moved by Michelle Fitzpatrick Health-virus-Palestinian-religion-Christianity,2ndlead BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories Bethlehem's Church of the Nativity, built on the spot where Christians believe Jesus was born, reopens more than two months after closing in the face of the coronavirus. 400 words moved. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS MISINFORMATION -- Health-virus-internet-misinformation-Mideast,FOCUS BEIRUT Mass conversions, immunity for Muslims: in the global maelstrom of disinformation spurred by coronavirus, many of the more outlandish claims that went viral in the Middle East were religious-themed. 600 words 0330 GMT -- BUSINESS -- Health-virus-Britain-auto-McLaren,2ndlead LONDON British Formula 1 team and supercar maker McLaren says it will cut 1,200 jobs and significantly scale down its racing division after the coronavirus crisis hit sales. 450 words moved by Dmitry Zaks Health-virus-aviation-debt GENEVA Governments have provided airlines $123 billion to help weather the coronavirus storm, the global aviation industry says, warning though that the assistance was adding to surging debt in the industry. 300 words moved -- ENTERTAINMENT & LIFESTYLE -- Virus-health-Britain-JKRowling LONDON The creator of the "Harry Potter" books JK Rowling says she will release a free online serialisation of a bed-time story she wrote for her children 10 years ago. 350 words moved afp
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