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| - Duty Editor: Barry Parker Tel: +33 6 4016 8343 -- TOP STORIES -- + WHO warns of virus danger as Brazil cases hit one million + Americans take to streets to mark end of slavery + Trump's last-ditch bid to block bombshell book goes to court + Trudeau 'disappointed' as China charges Canadians with spying + West Germany to get first Lenin statue after legal battle Health-virus,WRAP RIO DE JANEIRO The World Health Organization warns of a "new and dangerous phase" of the coronavirus pandemic as infections continue to surge in the Americas, with Brazil registering more than one million cases. 800 words 1200 GMT by Joshua Howat Berger. Picture. Video. Graphic US-racism-politics-Juneteenth,WRAP WASHINGTON Protesters in Washington topple a statue of a Confederate general, after nationwide rallies to demand racial justice on a day heavy with symbolism -- the Juneteenth holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. 800 words moved by Chris Lefkow and Laurent Banguet. Picture. Video US-politics-Trump-book-court,WRAP WASHINGTON A judge weighs President Donald Trump's last-ditch bid to stop former aide John Bolton's bombshell book from publication, but with much of the damning contents already out there was little hope for the White House. 550 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture China-Canada-diplomacy-espionage,WRAP OTTAWA Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is "disappointed" China has formally charged two Canadians with spying, more than 18 months after they were arrested amid a row between Beijing and Ottawa. 700 words moved by Michel Comte with Laurie Chen. File picture. File video Also moved: China-Canada-diplomacy,CHRONO Germany-history-social-politics,FOCUS FRANKFURT While a global row rages over the controversial background of historical figures immortalised as statues, a divisive new monument to Soviet leader Lenin will be unveiled in Germany. 600 words moved by Tom Barfield -- EUROPE -- France-politics-fraud-trial,lead PARIS President Emmanuel Macron calls for a probe into claims that prosecutors were pressured to move fast in a fraud inquiry against former prime minister Francois Fillon, his main right-wing rival in France's 2017 presidential race. 450 words 1000 GMT by Caroline Taix. File picture Belarus-politics-vote-opposition,WRAP MINSK Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko's rivals are trying to register to run in the August presidential election as authorities ramp up a crackdown on the opposition. 600 words 1030 GMT by Valery Kalionovsky. Picture Health-virus-EU-economy BRUSSELS Divided EU leaders will meet in person next month to negotiate how to raise and then distribute a major recovery fund to revive a European economy ravaged by the coronavirus. 650 words moved by Alex Pigman. Picture. Video Belgium-racism-politics-history,INTERVIEW BRUSSELS Belgium is due a reckoning with its colonial past, and things left unsaid must now be discussed, argues the Congolese-born 72-year-old who became the country's first black mayor. 550 words moved by Matthieu Demeestere. Picture. Video Health-virus-France-music-film PARIS France will begin to shake off its coronavirus blues on Sunday with cinemas opening on the stroke of midnight and thousands of people taking to the streets for its midsummer music festival. 450 words moved by Fiachra Gibbons. Picture. Video Health-virus-Hungary-military-politics,FOCUS GYOR, Hungary As Hungary's coronavirus-hit economy shrinks and unemployment soars, thousands of Hungarians are seeking to join the army, attracted by job stability and a government scheme that fast-tracks recruits toward a military career. 700 words moved by Peter Murphy. Picture. Video Greece-immigration-politics-refugee NGO ATHENS Dozens of groups helping asylum seekers in Greece risk being edged out in a government move to tighten what it calls "opaque" rules overseeing charities, sparking concern that crucial support will be cut. 750 words moved by John Hadoulis. File picture -- AMERICAS -- US-Russia-China-nuclear-diplomacy-disarmament,ADVANCER WASHINGTON The United States and Russia on Monday open talks on their last major nuclear agreement but to some observers, it may simply be the beginning of the end. 700 words moved by Shaun Tandon with Maria Panina in Moscow and Ludovic Ehret in Beijing Health-virus-Brazil-Mandetta,INTERVIEW SAO PAULO As Brazil's coronavirus outbreak started to turn ugly, then-health minister Luiz Henrique Mandetta calmly but firmly hewed to science and international best practice, preparing the country for an inevitable lockdown. He soon found himself out of a job. 600 words moved by Paula Ramon. Picture. Video US-politics-court-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON Just months before President Donald Trump stands for reelection, his central pitch to conservatives -- that he has remade the US justice system in their image -- is unravelling. 650 words moved by Charlotte Plantive. Picture US-politics-racism-history-Tulsa,FOCUS TULSA, Oklahoma A century after Tulsa, Oklahoma saw one of the worst racial massacres in US history, many here feel President Donald Trump is reawakening old wounds by choosing the city for his first re-election rally since the coronavirus pandemic started. 600 words moved by Laurent Banguet. Picture. Video Also moved: US-politics-racism-history-Tulsa,FACTS US-racism-Confederacy-statues-protest,SCENE US-politics-vote-rally-Trump,WRAP -- ASIA -- India-China-combat-border,FOCUS NEW DELHI Dozens of hardy mountain soldiers die every year in India's high north, but the dangers -- until the June 15 deadly clash with China -- have been the treacherous terrain, avalanches, bitter cold and the occasional bear. 650 words moved by Aishwarya Kumar India-China-conflict,lead NEW DELHI India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi says his country is "hurt and angry" after a border clash with China that left 20 troops dead, and warns that the army has been given free reign to respond to any new violence. 550 words moved -- AFRICA -- Mali-politics-protest,WRAP BAMAKO Tens of thousands of people rally in Mali's capital Bamako to demand the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, heeding the call of the country's newly resurgent opposition. 550 words moved by Amaury Hauchard, Serge Daniel and Kassim Traore. Video. Picture -- SCIENCE -- Science-astronomy-Sun-eclipse PARIS Skywatchers along a narrow band from west Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, India and southern China will witness on Sunday the most dramatic "ring of fire" solar eclipse to shadow the Earth in years. 500 words moved by Marlowe Hood. Graphic. Graphic. Videographic -- SPORTS -- Fbl-ENG-Pr-health-virus, WRAP LONDON Liverpool return to action at the home of neighbours Everton after the coronavirus delayed their title push, with the relegation battle also in the spotlight on the first full weekend of Premier League action. 550 words 1100 GMT by Steve Griffiths. Picture afp
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