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| - Duty Editor: Barry Parker Tel: +33 14041 4636 -- TOP STORIES -- + Virus death toll in US tops 100,000 + China parliament backs Hong Kong security plan + US protests after policeman kills black man + Trump wants to hold social media to account + British sex workers' hands tied by lockdown Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The US coronavirus death toll passes 100,000 as the pandemic tightens its grip on South America, which is outpacing Europe and the United States in daily infections. 900 words 0930 GMT by Michael Mathes with AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video HongKong-China-US-politics-unrest,WRAP BEIJING China's parliament approves plans to impose a security law on Hong Kong that critics say will eradicate the city's promised freedoms. 700 words 1000 GMT by Laurie Chen. Live video. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-Trump-Twitter,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order that could see tech companies held responsible for the content posted on their platforms, US media reports. 850 words 1100 GMT by Sebastian Smith. File picture. Picture US-politics-police-justice-race,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS Demonstrators clash with police, loot stores and set fires as a man is fatally shot during a second night of protests in the US city of Minneapolis over the killing of a black man by a police officer. 860 words moved by Joy Powell. Picture. Video Health-virus-sexwork,FOCUS LONDON The bondage chairs and polished metal whipping tools sit gathering dust on a quiet street near London's trendy Shoreditch neighbourhood -- and Madame Caramel is not pleased. 800 words moved by Elizaveta Malykhina. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-EU-economy,FOCUS BRUSSELS The European capitals' uncoordinated approach to the coronavirus epidemic called into question the EU's ability to rise to the challenge, but Brussels hopes its economic recovery passage will mark a turning point. 650 words 1100 GMT by Clement Zampa. Picture. Video Health-virus-France-elderly,FEATURE BOURBOURG,Northern France Nathalie Szczepaniak caresses the hand of her husband, a care home resident, after two months without visits amid France's coronavirus lockdown. But this is no ordinary reunion -- The couple meet in a "bubble," separated by a clear plastic sheet that allows them to reconnect with no infection risk. 700 words 1330 GMT by Elia Vaissiere. Picture. Video Health-virus-France PARIS The French government is preparing new measures to ease the coronavirus lockdown, potentially allowing restaurants in areas where the outbreak remains contained to open as soon as next week. 550 words moved by Laurence Benhamou and Ingrid Bazinet. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain-politics LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says it is time to "move on" from the scandal over top aide Dominic Cummings' cross-country travels during the coronavirus lockdown, as he faces a rare grilling from lawmakers dominated by the topic. 600 words moved by Joe Jackson. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Britain Health-virus-Turkey,FOCUS ANKARA When Turkey had the highest number of coronavirus cases outside of Europe and the US in April, there were fears its health system could be overwhelmed and its death rate could rocket. But more than a month later, Turkey is proclaiming that the pandemic has been contained. 650 words moved by Raziye Akkoc Health-virus-WHO GENEVA The World Health Organization launches a new foundation for private donations, as US President Donald Trump threatens to pull the plug over its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. 550 words moved by Robin Millard. Video Health-virus-Germany-hotels-leisure,FOCUS FRANKFURT From wipe-down place-mats to paper napkins and a drive-through ice-cream stand by the grand entrance, guests returning to the swanky Kempinski just outside Frankfurt will find a very different hotel when it reopens its doors after a two-month lockdown. 500 words moved by Jean-Philippe Lacour. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-China-rights-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON The US Congress authorizes sanctions against Chinese officials over the mass incarceration of Muslim Uighurs, ramping up pressure on another front in the troubled relationship between the Pacific powers. 650 words moved by Shaun Tandon and Michael Mathes Canada-court-extradition-US-China,WRAP VANCOUVER, Canada An executive for Chinese telecoms giant Huawei suffers a legal setback when a Canadian judge rules that proceedings to extradite her to the United States will go ahead. 800 words moved by David Ball. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Afghanistan conflict,WRAP KABUL Seven members of the Afghan security forces are killed in an attack officials blamed on the Taliban, the first deadly assault since a three-day ceasefire ended. 450 words 0930 GMT. Graphic Bangladesh-India-weather-cyclone-environment KHULNA, Bangladesh At least 300,000 people remain homeless a week after a major cyclone ravaged Bangladesh and eastern India and killed more than 100 people, officials say. 600 words 0900 GMT by Sam Jahan and Kazi Santo with Sailendra Sil in Kolkata. Picture. Video HongKong-China-US-politics-unrest-courts,FOCUS HONG KONG Hong Kong's courts are clogged with a backlog of protester trials nearly a year after an explosion of huge pro-democracy rallies, with hundreds of mostly young demonstrators facing the prospect of lengthy jail terms. 700 words moved by Su Xinqi. Picture Health-virus-India-water-weather-climate,FOCUS NEW DELHI Bollywood stars and political leaders have urged Indians to wash their hands to protect against coronavirus but that's a pipe dream for slum-dwellers like Bala Devi, now sweltering through a summer heatwave. 650 words moved by Abhaya Srivastava. Picture. Video Health-virus-Pakistan-technology,FOCUS ISLAMABAD Pakistan's intelligence services are deploying secretive surveillance technology normally used to locate militants to instead track coronavirus patients and the people they come into contact with. 600 words moved by Nasir Jaffry. Picture -- BUSINESS -- Japan-automobile-Nissan-earnings,WRAP TOKYO Crisis-hit Japanese automaker Nissan reports a staggering $6.2 billion annual net loss, and announces it will slash production and close a plant employing thousands in Spain. 550 words 0930 GMT by Shingo Ito. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-conflict,Q&A TRIPOLI After backing different sides in the Libya war, Russia and Turkey appear to have agreed to avoid direct confontation and carve up the oil-rich country into spheres of influence, analysts say. 650 words 1300 GMT by Rim Taher. File picture Iran-politics,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's new parliament elects former Tehran mayor Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf as its speaker in a boost for conservatives ahead of next year's presidential election. 600 words 0930 GMT by Amir Havasi. Picture. Video Health-virus-Iraq-economy,FOCUS BASRA, Iraq In Iraq, a national lockdown to halt the coronavirus pandemic has found some unexpected fans: local businesses who no longer have to compete with Turkish, Iranian or Chinese imports. 800 words moved by Dawood Salman. Picture. Video Health-virus-Tunisia-politics,INTERVIEW TUNIS During Tunisia's coronavirus lockdown, feminist activist and former lawmaker Bochra Belhaj Hmida has been worrying about family violence, rethinking gender roles -- and crocheting. 700 words moved by Caroline Nelly Perrot. File Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-SAfrica-animal, FOCUS As tourism has come to a standstill and the demand for food donations rises, a South African supermarket owner has started processing culled wild animals in his butchery and distributing venison to those in need. 900 words 1000 GMT by Sofia Christensen. Video Ethiopia-telecom-investment,FOCUS ADDIS ABABA For delivery man Sisay Alebachew, the difference between a good and bad day depends on Ethio Telecom, Ethiopia's monopoly telecoms provider. 850 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS MISINFORMATION -- Health-virus-science-misinformation-Africa,FACTCHECK JOHANNESBURG As the novel coronavirus wreaks global havoc, Bill Gates is the new bete noire for conspiracy theorists worldwide including in Africa where a Kenyan politician's false online post has added major fuel to the spread of misinformation. 800 words moved by Brett Horner -- SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT -- Science-health-genetics TOKYO Imagine the body's instruction manual, the genome: here words are genes, letters are DNA, and the equivalent of typos can have disastrous consequences. 700 words moved by Sara Hussein Climate-forests-fires-Arctic PARIS Dormant "zombie fires" scattered across the Arctic region -- remnants of record blazes last year -- may be coming to life after an unusually warm and dry spring, scientists warn. 450 words moved by Marlowe Hood afp
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