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| - Duty Editor: Patrick Markey Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Virus cases top 25 million worldwide + One dead as rival Portland protests clash + Thousands rally against Belarus leader + Germany condemns bid to storm parliament + Messi misses Barcelona virus test Health-virus,WRAP NEW DELHI Global coronavirus infections soar past 25 million, as countries around the world further tighten restrictions to try to stop the rampaging pandemic. 700 words moved by Glenda Kwek with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographics US-politics-racism-unrest,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO One person is shot dead in the US city of Portland following clashes between Black Lives Matter protesters and supporters of US President Donald Trump. 500 words 1500 GMT by Glenn Chapman. Picture. Video Belarus-politics-unrest-demo,WRAP MINSK Tens of thousands of opposition supporters march through the Belarusian capital of Minsk calling for an end to strongman Alexander Lukashenko's rule, despite police and troops blocking streets and detaining dozens of demonstrators. 800 words 1500 GMT by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Video Health-virus-Germany-demo,2ndlead BERLIN German leaders condemn the "unacceptable" attempt by protesters to storm the Reichstag parliament building during a mass rally against coronavirus restrictions. 600 words 1530 GMT by Yacine Le Forestier. Picture. Video Fbl-ESP-Liga-Barcelona-Messi,2ndlead BARCELONA, Spain Lionel Messi misses a coronavirus test at Barcelona's training ground, club sources confirm, raising the possibility he will now boycott pre-season to force a transfer. 600 words moved. File picture -- EUROPE -- Montenegro-vote,WRAP PODGORICA Montenegro votes in an election challenging the 30-year domination of a pro-West ruling party after a year of protests and high tension with supporters of the influential Orthodox church. 600 words 1500 GMT by Olivera Nikolic. Picture. Video. Also moved: Montenegro-vote,FACTS Europe-migrants-Italy,Lead ROME A fishing boat carrying nearly 370 migrants lands on the Italian island of Lampedusa, fuelling local political tensions as a nearby ship carrying another 350 people seeks to make port. 650 words moved -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-UAE-US-diplomacy,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel is in secret talks with several Arab states and Muslim countries on establishing ties, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says, on the eve of the Jewish state's first commercial flight to the United Arab Emirates following a normalisation accord. 550 words 1500 GMT by Steve Weizman. Iraq-religion,WRAP KARBALA, Iraq Thousands of tearful Shiite pilgrims wearing gloves and masks flood Iraq's holy city of Karbala to mark Ashura, in one of the largest Muslim gatherings since the Covid-19 pandemic began. 750 words by Salmane Ameen 1430 GMT. Picture. Video. Lebanon-blast-politics-Hezbollah,WRAP BEIRUT Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah says his powerful Iran-backed Shiite movement is "open" to a French proposal for a new political pact for Lebanon. 670 words by Hashem Osseiran 1530 GMT. Picture. Video. Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Jerusalem-housing,FOCUS JERUSALEM Palestinian Alaa Borqan preferred to tear down his own house in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem after a court ruled that it was constructed illegally and must be demolished. 700 words moved by Hiba Aslan. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mali-unrest-coup BAMAKO The Mali protest coalition that campaigned against former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita proposes the military junta which ousted him organise a transition to civilian rule within 24 months, one of its leaders says. 400 words moved by Serge Daniel. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-racism-Blake-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump will travel next week to the Midwestern city where African American Jacob Blake was shot multiple times in the back by a white policeman, sparking a nationwide wave of protest. 400 words moved US-politics-vote,FOCUS WASHINGTON Joe Biden, striving to win over still-undecided voters who could swing the election against Donald Trump, is sparing no effort to broadcast one of his most potent weapons: endorsements from many of his former Republican opponents. 750 words moved by Elodie Cuzin. Picture. File picture. Graphic US-racism-police-crime,PROFILE WASHINGTON When angry protesters shout the names of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor or Jacob Blake -- Ben Crump is listening. He is the seemingly omnipresent black attorney representing the families of all those emblematic victims of US police violence, and others too. 650 words moved by Camille Camdessus. File picture Health-virus-US-education-pods,FOCUS LOS ANGELES As parents across the United States come to terms with remote learning this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic, many who can afford it are opting for so-called "learning pods" to help their kids -- and themselves -- get through the school year. 700 words moved by Jocelyne Zablit. Picture. Video US-museum-virus-tourism,SCENE NEW YORK With visitors raising their arms, clapping and lining up eagerly at ticket windows, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art reopens its doors to the public in a festive atmosphere -- a sign for many that the largest US metropolis is returning to normality after a nearly six-month closure caused by the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Health-virus-India,WRAP NEW DELHI India sets a new coronavirus record as it reports 78,761 new infections in 24 hours -- the world's highest single-day rise -- even as it continues to open up the economy. 550 words moved by Glenda Kwek. Picture. File video Health-virus-India-dance-communities-tradition-tech,FOCUS JODHPUR, India As a blackout plunges her desert dwelling into darkness, Suwa Devi, a dancer belonging to India's Kalbeliya gypsy community, asks her neighbour to turn on his jeep's headlights so she can continue teaching her Zoom class, outside. 900 words moved by Sunil Verma with Ammu Kannampilly in Mumbai. Picture. Video -- SPORTS -- Cycling-Tour-FRA-2020 NICE, France The rain-slick roads that caused dozens of crashes on stage 1 make way for the French Riviera's heat Sunday with Norway's Alexander Kristoff likely to lose his race leader's yellow jersey with two mountains on the stage 2 menu before another finish line dash along Nice's iconic Promenade des Anglais. 600 words 1630 GMT by Damian McCall. Picture. Video. Graphic Auto-prix-BEL SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium Britain's Lewis Hamilton, championship leader and six-time champion, starts from pole in the Belgian Grand Prix. 600 words at 1500 GMT. Picture afp
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