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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Global coronavirus infections top 30 million + Biden ramps up campaign with town hall event + Study links Covid-19 with persistent fatigue + Dozens killed as Afghan peace talks continue + Osaka withdraws from French Open with injury Health-virus,WRAP COPENHAGEN Coronavirus infections top 30 million around the globe as the World Health Organization warns of "alarming rates of transmission" across Europe, where fresh restrictions are to be introduced. 750 words 0400 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-vote,WRAP SCRANTON, Pennsylvania Democrat Joe Biden lashes US President Donald Trump over his "close to criminal" handling of the coronavirus as he fields questions from voters impacted by the pandemic in a state that is key to his election hopes. 750 words 0200 GMT by Jim Watson, with Michael Mathes in Washington. Picture. Video Health-virus-symptoms-Ireland,lead LONDON More than half of patients and staff with Covid-19 monitored by an Irish hospital suffered persistent fatigue in the aftermath of the initial disease, according to a new study highlighting the "significant burden" of lingering symptoms. 600 words moved by Kelly Macnamara Afghanistan-conflict,lead JALALABAD, Afghanistan Fierce fighting between Afghan forces and the Taliban kills dozens in a restive eastern province, officials say, as negotiators from both sides push ahead with peace talks in Qatar. 400 words moved Tennis-FRA-Open-JPN-Osaka,WRAP LOS ANGELES US Open champion Naomi Osaka pulls out of the French Open with a hamstring injury, in another major blow for the pandemic-weakened event following the withdrawal of world number one Ashleigh Barty. 500 words 0200 GMT. File picture -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-police-internet,FOCUS HONG KONG A sophisticated and shady website called HK Leaks has ramped up publishing the personal details of Hong Kong pro-democracy figures, targeting those it says have broken a sweeping new national security law. 650 words 0330 GMT by Rachel Blundy with Esther Chan in Sydney. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-China-IT-politics-TikTok,FOCUS WASHINGTON Amid a looming deadline set by President Donald Trump, negotiators scramble to find a new ownership structure for the popular video app TikTok that would pass muster in both the United States and China. 650 words 0130 GMT by Rob Lever US-politics-vote-Latinos-Florida,FOCUS MIAMI The shadows of Cuban leader Fidel Castro and Hurricane Maria which devastated Puerto Rico, are looming large over Latino voters in Florida as they decide whether to back President Donald Trump or his Democratic challenger Joe Biden. 750 words 0130 GMT by Leila Macor. Picture US-Britain-Brexit-EU-NIreland,FOCUS WASHINGTON Joe Biden, with his defense of the Northern Ireland peace accord, has issued a warning to Britain over Brexit and support for an EU bruised by Donald Trump while making it clear he would preside over the Atlantic alliance. 700 words moved by Francesco Fontemaggi. File picture Peru-politics,ADVANCER LIMA President Martin Vizcarra faces an impeachment trial in congress after Peru's top court rejected his government's appeal to block the vote, though analysts said he would likely survive. 550 words 0200 GMT. File picture Health-virus-media-US,FOCUS NEW YORK While institutions, governments, elected officials, companies, and sports federations are all having to adapt to new constraints under the coronavirus pandemic, experts say they are often using the health crisis as an excuse to conceal. 700 words 0130 GMT by Thomas Urbain US-Suriname-Guyana-Venezuela-diplomacy,WRAP PARAMARIBO, Suriname US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo makes a direct pitch for fast-growing Suriname and Guyana's new leaders to pick American firms, warning of the risks of China amid an oil boom. 600 words 0130 GMT by Shaun Tandon Health-virus-Canada-religion,FOCUS OTTAWA As in-person religious services start resuming in Canada after a pandemic lockdown forced many churches to close, one Ottawa parish is offering its congregation a unique way to connect with their faith -- in a "God Pod." 500 words 0200 GMT. Picture -- EUROPE -- Russia-Germany-politics-Navalny-investigation,WRAP MOSCOW Aides of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny say German experts found Novichok nerve agent on a water bottle taken from the hotel room where he stayed before being poisoned. 650 words moved by Anna Malpas. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-UN-diplomacy,FOCUS GENEVA Meetings postponed and marble-clad hallways echoing empty: The coronavirus pandemic and a liquidity crunch have all but silenced the usual frenzied diplomatic wrangling at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva. 900 words 0300 GMT by Agnes Pedrero. Video. Picture Italy-vote,ADVANCER ROME Italians head to the polls this weekend, despite a coronavirus resurgence in Europe, for a referendum and Tuscany-led regional elections which analysts say could change the face of the far-right. 700 words 0200 GMT by Ella Ide. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Yemen-conflict-donkeys-economy-social,FOCUS ADEN, Yemen Abu Mohammed fusses over the donkeys he's selling in war-torn Yemen, where the animal has become a must-have commodity at a time of biting fuel and currency crises. 500 words 0230 GMT by Talib al-Mamari. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-television-Emmys,ADVANCER LOS ANGELES No red carpet, no star-studded audience and no "Game of Thrones" -- this year's Emmys honoring the best in television promise to be radically different as producers scramble to create Hollywood's first major pandemic-era awards show. 650 words 0200 GMT by Andrew Marszal. File picture. Graphic. Also moving: Entertainment-US-television-Emmys-nominees,FACTS afp
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