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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Tel: +1 202 414 0543 -- TOP STORIES -- + Teen arrested over US protest deaths + 'Unsurvivable' hurricane threatens Texas + Pence center stage at Trump convention + Battle looms over Messi's Barca breakup + 'Tenet' blockbuster seen as cinema savior US-police-shooting-racism,WRAP KENOSHA, Wisconsin A 17-year-old teenager is arrested for murder after two people are shot dead during anti-police protests in the Midwestern city of Kenosha, as President Donald Trump says he is sending in additional federal forces to quell the unrest. 650 words 2000 GMT by Robert Chiarito. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: US-police-shooting-racism,POINTS US-weather,WRAP LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana Hurricane Laura strengthens into a powerful Category 4 storm in the Gulf of Mexico, prompting warnings of "unsurvivable" storm surge and evacuation orders for hundreds of thousands of coastal residents of Louisiana and Texas. 700 words 2130 GMT by Gianrigo Marletta and Andrew Caballero-Reynolds. Photo. Video. Graphic. US-politics-vote-Republicans,WRAP WASHINGTON Donald Trump's devoutly evangelical Christian vice president, Mike Pence, takes center stage at the Republican convention with a speech likely aimed at voters worried about the president's moral standing and leadership during the Covid-19 crisis. 600 words 2030 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture Fbl-ESP-LIga-Barcelona-ARG-Messi BARCELONA Lionel Messi's bombshell request to leave Barcelona is expected to spark a legal battle over a multi-million-dollar buy-out clause but also raises the question of which club could afford him in the heat of the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words 2030 GMT Picture. Video. Graphic Entertainment-film-US-health-virus,WRAP LONDON Christopher Nolan's new film "Tenet" goes on general release, with hopes it will entice audiences back to the cinema after months of closure due to the coronavirus outbreak. 700 words moved by James Pheby. File Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Republicans-MelaniaTrump,FOCUS WASHINGTON Stung by criticism over her 2016 Republican convention appearance, US First Lady Melania Trump has been a circumspect participant in public efforts to boost her husband's presidency. 650 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture -- EUROPE -- Greece-Turkey-diplomacy-energy,WRAP ATHENS Greece and its EU allies stage war games in the Mediterranean while Turkey conducts drills with the US navy nearby as the dispute between the two neighbours over gas and maritime borders ratchets up another notch. 700 words 2000 GMT by Helene Colliopoulou with Raziye Akkoc in Ankara. Picture. Graphic. Video Belarus-politics-unrest,WRAP MINSK Belarusian Nobel Prize-winning author Svetlana Alexievich says she refused to answer investigators' questions after being summoned by investigators, as more protesters are arrested. 600 words 2000 GMT. Picture. Video Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,WRAP MOSCOW The Kremlin dismisses international calls for an investigation into the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, saying medics had not identified any toxin. 650 words moved by Anna Malpas. Picture. File picture Also moved: Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,SCENE Bosnia-Serbia-warcrimes-trial,WRAP THE HAGUE Former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic says he was "pushed into war" and dismisses a UN court as a "child of western powers" in a dramatic end to his appeal against his conviction for genocide. 600 words moved by Danny Kemp. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-Britain-schools,lead LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson seeks to reassure pupils about the risks of going back to school, after a policy reversal on facemasks sparked fresh questions about the government's handling of the coronavirus outbreak. 500 words moved. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Bahrain-US-Israel-UAE-diplomacy,WRAP MANAMA Bahrain says it is committed to the creation of a Palestinian state in talks with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, implicitly rejecting his push for Arab countries to swiftly normalise ties with Israel. 700 words moved. Picture. Video Israel-conflict-Lebanon,WRAP MANARA, Israel Israel launches air strikes against Lebanese Hezbollah targets after saying shots were fired across the border and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns of a "forceful" response to any further attacks. 700 words 2000 GMT by Jalaa Marey with Guillaume Lavallee in Jerusalem. Picture. Video Also moved: Israel-conflict-Palestinians-stabbing,2ndlead Iran-nuclear-politics-UN,WRAP TEHRAN Iran agrees to allow a UN watchdog the access it has requested to two alleged nuclear sites, as the head of the agency ends his first visit to Tehran. 550 words moved. Picture Libya-conflict-protest-rights,WRAP TUNIS Armed men have abducted at least six peaceful protesters in Libya's capital and used live fire to disperse a demonstration wounding others, Amnesty International said on Wednesday. 500 words moved -- AFRICA -- Mali-coup-unrest,WRAP KATI A Malian protest coalition that had campaigned against former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita says it is willing to work with the junta which ousted him in a process to restore civilian rule. 550 words moved. Picture. Video ICoast-politics-vote,WRAP ABIDJAN Supporters of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo, who lives in Europe after being tried by the International Criminal Court, say they will file a candidacy in his name for October's election. 500 words moved -- ASIA -- US-China-politics-security-sanction,2ndlead WASHINGTON The United States announces sanctions and restrictions on two dozen Chinese companies and associated officials for taking part in building artificial islands in disputed waters in the South China Sea. 550 words moved by Paul Handley. File picture HongKong-China-politics-law,WRAP HONG KONG Two prominent Hong Kong opposition lawmakers are among more than a dozen people arrested as part of a widening crackdown against the city's democracy camp. 650 words moved by Su Xinqi and Jerome Taylor. Video. File Video. File Picture Afghanistan-floods-toll,WRAP CHARIKAR, Afghanistan Rescue workers in Afghanistan search for survivors of flash floods that killed more than 100 people and destroyed hundreds of houses near Kabul, officials say. 450 words moved. Picture. Graphic NKorea-health-virus-weather-typhoon-Kim SEOUL North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has issued warnings over the global coronavirus pandemic and a typoon forecast to hit the peninsula this week, after international speculation he was in a coma. 400 words moved -- SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT -- Mauritius-environment-animal PORT LOUIS At least nine melon-headed whales wash up on the shores of Mauritius, prompting speculation of a link to an oil spill earlier this month. 450 words moved. Picture. Video Climate-science-Antarctica PARIS More than half the ice shelves ringing Antarctica that prevent huge glaciers from sliding into the ocean and lifting sea levels are at risk of crumbling due to climate change, researchers say. 650 words moved. File picture. Graphic Science-technology-robot-nanotechnology LONDON Scientists have created an army of microscopic four-legged robots too small to see with the naked eye that walk when stimulated by a laser and could be injected into the body through hypodermic needles, says a new study. 600 words by Kelly Macnamara with Laurence Coustal in Paris. Picture Health-virus-disease-sex PARIS A new study looking at male and female immune responses to the new coronavirus may shed new light on why men are more likely to become seriously ill with Covid-19, say researchers. 500 words moved by Kelly Macnamara. File picture -- ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT -- France-literature-race-Britain,lead PARIS The French translation of Agatha Christie's hit novel "And Then There Were None" changes its title to remove a racially offensive word already dropped from the British edition decades ago. 450 words moved. File picutre -- SPORT -- Fbl-ESP-Liga-Barcelona-ARG-Messi-future MADRID If Lionel Messi's mind is made up to leave Barcelona, the question turns to where he goes next. 700 words moved by Tom Allnutt Also moved: Fbl-ESP-Liga-Barcelona-ARG-Messi-career Fbl-ESP-Liga-Barcelona-ARG-Messi,PROFILE Fbl-ESP-Liga-Barcelona-ARG-Messi,FACTS afp
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