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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Surgeons battle to save Kremlin critic Navalny + White House hopeful Biden pledges 'a new path' + Rebel Malian soldiers plan transitional leader + Top former Trump aide arrested for donor fraud + Monster munch: giant dino fed on fellow titan Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,WRAP OMSK, Russia Leading Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny fights for his life in intensive care in a Siberian hospital after a suspected poisoning as Germany dispatches an air ambulance to help treat the Kremlin critic. 750 words 2000 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,PROFILE Russia-politics-opposition-poison,FACTS US-politics-vote,WRAP WILMINGTON, Delaware Democratic White House candidate Joe Biden is poised to make the most important speech of his long political career as he accepts the party's nomination to take on Republican Donald Trump in a November election taking place under the grim shadow of an unprecedented health and economic crisis. 650 words 2030 GMT by Olivier Douliery and Chris Lefkow. Photo. Video. Graphic Mali-unrest-coup,WRAP BAMAKO Military rebels who seized power in Mali say they plan for a 'transitional' leader from either civilian or military ranks as the country's neighbours demand the restoration of ousted president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. 750 words 1930 GMT by Serge Daniel with Boureima Hama in Niamey. Pictures. Video. Graphic US-politics-crime-fraud-Bannon,WRAP NEW YORK Former top Trump aide Steve Bannon is arrested and charged along with three others for defrauding hundreds of thousands of donors in a Mexico border wall fundraising campaign -- a blow to the Republican incumbent. 500 words 2200 GMT by Maggy Donaldson. Picture Science-animal-paleontology,LEAD WASHINGTON More than 230 million years ago, a giant, dolphin-like marine reptile known as an ichthyosaur devoured its final meal -- a creature almost its own size -- then died a short time later. 550 words 2000 GMT by Issam Ahmed. Picture. Graphic -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Spikes in coronavirus infections in European countries cause alarm but the World Health Organization (WHO) says the continent should be able to fight the pandemic without reimposing full lockdowns. 750 words moved by Mariette Le Roux and Jan Hennop in Rome. Video. Picture. Graphic Health-virus-Germany-labour,FOCUS FRANKFURT The coronavirus pandemic has reignited debate in Germany about cutting the working week to four days to help preserve jobs during and after the economic shock. But the idea remains highly controversial. 600 words moved by Jean-Philippe Lacour Fbl-Asia-CHN-health-virus,FOCUS SHANGHAI Strict coronavirus measures appear to be taking their toll on Chinese Super League footballers, with one saying his head is "spinning" in the claustrophobic "bubble" -- and they still have six weeks to go. 700 words moved by Peter Stebbings. File Picture Health-virus-PNG-China PORT MORESBY China faces demands to explain why a state-backed firm claimed it had vaccinated dozens of staff against the coronavirus before sending them back to work at a mine in Papua New Guinea. 600 words moved -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Democrats-Harris,FOCUS WILMINGTON, Delaware Kamala Harris accepts her historic vice presidential nomination after being introduced by three of her closest female relatives, a symbol of the central role women have played in her trailblazing life and could have in November's election. 600 words moved by Olivier Douliery, with Michael Mathes in Washington. Picture US-Iran-UN-arms-diplomacy,WRAP UNITED NATIONS US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo travels to the UN to activate a controversial mechanism aimed at reimposing international sanctions on Iran, in a disputed move that widens a rift with European allies and threatens the Iranian nuclear deal. 550 words 2000 GMT by Peter Hutchison. Picture US-politics-conflict-Iran,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump says American troops will leave Iraq but gives no timetable for the withdrawal, as he meets the country's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi for the first time in Washington. 650 words moved by W.G. Dunlop. Picture US-IT-transport-Uber-Lyft-halt,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Uber rival Lyft says it will suspend its rideshare service in California rather than classify drivers as employees entitled to benefits under a new law. 550 words 2030 GMT by Glenn Chapman Mexico-politics-corruption,WRAP MEXICO CITY A corruption scandal shaking Mexico's political elite intensifies as a leaked document containing a raft of allegations raises pressure on several former presidents and senior officials. 500 words 2000 GMT by Yussel Gonzalez US-environment-court-Flint,lead WASHINGTON The US state of Michigan has agreed to pay some $600 million to victims of the Flint water crisis, officials say, in a health scandal that became a symbol of social injustice in America. 450 words moved. File picture Health-virus-US-technology-education,INTERVIEW WASHINGTON Sal Khan's first inkling that COVID-19 was going to disrupt education around the world came in February, when the popular online learning platform he created saw a surge in traffic from South Korea. 800 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Belarus-vote-unrest,WRAP MINSK Belarus opens a criminal investigation into attempts by the opposition to "seize power" as strongman Alexander Lukashenko moves to assert his authority after days of protests over a disputed election. 600 words moved by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-court-Manchester,WRAP LONDON The brother of a suicide bomber who killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in the British city of Manchester is jailed for life, with a minimum term of 55 years. 600 words moved by James Pheby. Picture. File picture. Video Germany-EU-climate-politics,lead BERLIN Swedish activist Greta Thunberg urges German Chancellor Angela Merkel to be "brave" in the fight against global warming as she seeks to breathe fresh life into a climate movement overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic. 650 words moved by Marion Payet with Michelle Fitzpatrick in Frankfurt. Picture. Video. Live video -- ASIA -- Thailand-politics-unrest BANGKOK Thai police arrest several more prominent activists involved in the kingdom's young pro-democracy movement, which is demanding an overhaul of the government and breaking taboos by calling for reforms to the monarchy. 450 words moved. Picture Also moved: Thailand-politics,Q&A China-flood,Q&A BEIJING China has touted its massive dam network as a remedy for its devastating annual floods, but record deluges have once again killed hundreds of people and submerged thousands of homes this year. Why is flooding such an issue every year? 800 words moved by Jing Xuan Teng -- MIDEAST -- UAE-Israel-trade,FOCUS DUBAI Israel and the UAE expect rapid dividends for their pandemic-hit economies from a normalisation of ties which gives the Jewish state "kosher" access to the wealthy Gulf for the first time. 780 words moved by Mohamad Ali Harissi with Guillaume Lavallee in Jerusalem Also moved: UAE-Israel-trade-research,FACTS Iran-UAE-fishing-diplomacy,WRAP TEHRAN Tehran says it seized an Emirati boat following a Gulf incident in which two Iranian fishermen died, stoking tensions after the UAE said it would establish ties with Iran's arch-enemy Israel. 500 words moved. Picture. Video. Also moved: Iran-military-US afp
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