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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Millions face new curbs against surging COVID19 + US hots up Huawei battle as China tensions soar + Apple wins 13 billion euro tax fight against EU + NY Times ammounces staff pullout from Hong Kong + Earth to be home to nine billion by 2100: study Health-virus,WRAP NEW YORK Millions of people face new coronavirus restrictions as infections surge in several parts of the globe, with researchers warning the epidemic in the US wis set to get even worse. 800 words by 1930 GMT by Juliette Michel and John Biers with AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-China-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States clears the way for sanctions on employees of telecom giant Huawei, expanding its pressure campaign on China, which summons the US ambassador. 650 words 2100 GMT by Shaun Tandon. Picture EU-taxation-Apple,WRAP BRUSSELS The EU suffers a major setback in its effort to curb profit-shifting as a European court annuls an order that Apple repay Ireland 13 billion euros ($15 billion) in back taxes. 600 words moved by Alex Pigman HongKong-China-politics-media-NYTimes,WRAP HONG KONG The New York Times says it is moving its digital news hub from Hong Kong to South Korea as a result of a national security law Beijing imposed on the city last month and trouble obtaining visas. 700 words moved by Jerome Taylor World-population-economy-migration-diplomacy PARIS Earth will be home to 8.8 billion people in 2100, two billion fewer than current UN projections, according to a major study that foresees new global power alignments shaped by declining fertility rates and greying populations. 800 words moved by Marlowe Hood. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON Pummeled from all sides, US President Donald Trump appears increasingly desperate to turn the page on the unrelenting coronavirus pandemic eating away at his prospects for re-election in November. 700 words 2000 GMT by Jerome Cartillier. Picture. Video Germany-US-EU-Russia-gas,WRAP WASHINGTON Ramping up pressure on ally Germany, the United States lays the groundwork for tougher sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline being built with Russia. 500 words 2030 GMT by Shaun Tandon -- EUROPE -- NMacedonia-vote,WRAP SKOPJE North Macedonia counts ballots in a parliamentary election pitting Social Democrats, who changed the country's name to unlock its EU path, against nationalist rivals. 700 words 2100 GMT by Darko Duridanski. Picture. Video Already moved: NMacedonia-vote,FACTS NMacedonia-vote,PROFILE Health-virus-Turkmenistan,2ndlead ASHGABAT The World Health Organization says it is "concerned" about reports of pneumonia in Turkmenistan, a closed Central Asian country that has yet to declare any coronavirus cases. 500 words moved. Video -- AFRICA -- Mali-unrest-politics, WRAP BAMAKO Envoys from Mali's neighbours in West Africa, led by former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan, arrive in Bamako in a bid to mediate in an escalating political crisis ahead of new high-risk protests. 500 words 2000 GMT by Serge Daniel. File picture -- MIDEAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Tunisia-politics,WRAP TUNIS Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh resigns after less than five months in office as a political row deepens over allegations of conflict of interest. 500 words 1930 GMT Caroline Nelly Perrot. Picture. File video Health-virus-Palestinians-economy-Israel,FOCUS RAMALLAH For Palestinians already hit financially by the coronavirus pandemic, a new round of restrictions has added to their woes as infections in the occupied West Bank spike again. 600 words moved by Hossam Ezzedine -- ASIA -- Health-virus-India-Bihar,SCENE PATNA, India Thousands of Indians ignore social distancing rules to throng markets in Patna, desperate to stock up on essentials before midnight when Bihar state's 125 million inhabitants go into coronavirus lockdown. 400 words moved. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS AND ECONOMY -- Health-virus-US-economy-retail-Walmart,3rdlead NEW YORK Walmart will require shoppers to wear face masks starting next week, joining an increasing number of businesses in mandating the protection amid the latest spike in US coronavirus cases. 750 words moved by John Biers EU-taxation-Apple,WRAP BRUSSELS The EU suffers a major setback in its effort to curb profit-shifting as a European court annuls an order that Apple repay Ireland 13 billion euros ($15 billion) in back taxes. 600 words moved by Alex Pigman Health-virus-US-economy-manufacturing WASHINGTON The US economy showed signs of life nationwide last month, but has not returned to its pre-pandemic level and the outlook remains "highly uncertain," the Federal Reserve cautioned. 650 words 2000 GMT by Heather Scott France-gaming-Ubisoft-harassment-Canada,FOCUS MONTREAL Sexist behavior, discrimination, complaints that go ignored: employees at Ubisoft Montreal, which bills itself as the world's largest gaming studio, tell of a "climate of terror" as the French group struggles with a sexual harassment scandal. 700 words moved by Anne-Sophie Thill with Jules Bonnard in Paris. File picture India-US-economy-Google-Reliance-Ambani-retail,WRAP MUMBAI Google will buy a $4.5 billion stake in Reliance's digital unit and jointly develop an entry-level smartphone with the Indian conglomerate, the two companies say, as global tech giants race to grab a share of the country's massive market. 550 words moved by Vishal Manve Japan-Nissan-automobile TOKYO Nissan unveils the Ariya, a new 100 percent electric crossover model that the boss of the struggling Japanese car manufacturer says will open a "new era" in the firm's fortunes. 400 words moved. Picture afp
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