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| - Duty Editor: Alex Nicoll Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + US bans travellers from Brazil over virus fears + Afghan president vows to speed up prisoner release + UK's Johnson backs aide over lockdown breach + Israel's PM Netanyahu appears in court + New Zealand PM unfazed as quake rattles interview Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States bans travellers from Brazil over growing coronavirus cases in Latin America's largest country as the United States' own death toll nears 100,000 and Europe inches towards a new normality. 800 words 0430 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic. Afghanistan-conflict-ceasefire,WRAP KABUL Afghan President Ashraf Ghani begins a process to release up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners as a goodwill gesture after the insurgents proposed a surprise ceasefire during the Eid holiday. 650 words moved by Mushtaq Mojaddidi. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain,4thlead LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson defies pressure from within his own party and backs top aide Dominic Cummings over allegations he breached coronavirus lockdown rules. 700 words moved by James Pheby. Picture. Video Israel-trial-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM A combative Benjamin Netanyahu stands in court for the start of his long-anticipated corruption trial, after lashing out at the "fabricated" charges against him. 750 words moved by Jonah Mandel and Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video Also moved: Israel-trial-politics-Netanyahu,SCENE NZealand-quake,LEAD WELLINGTON A moderate 5.6-magnitude earthquake rattles New Zealand's North Island but fails to crack Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's trademark composure as she conducts a live television interview. 350 words 0200 GMT -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-cleaning-service,FOCUS WASHINGTON Tables, chairs, counters, doors: reopened US businesses and restaurants will have to focus on thorough disinfecting if they want to lure customers, and cleaning companies are preparing for an explosion in demand. 650 words 0130 GMT by Julie Chabanas. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-politics-Chomsky,INTERVIEW NEW YORK The United States is on a chaotic path with no federal plan against the coronavirus pandemic as it reduces public health funding and ignores the advances of climate change, says activist scholar Noam Chomsky, considered the founder of modern linguistics. 700 words 0130 GMT by Laura Bonilla We will also move: Health-virus-US-Arquette-entertainment-people,INTERVIEW Health-virus-US-economy-agriculture-trade,FOCUS MOUNT AIRY Worried about the pandemic and trade tensions with China, Dave Burrier steers his tractor through a field, following a GPS map as he tries to plant as much corn as possible amid the yellow and green rye covering the ground. 700 words 0200 GMT by Chris Stein. Video. Picture. US-space-ISS-aerospace-Musk,FOCUS WASHINGTON Space Exploration Technologies Corp. -- commonly known as SpaceX -- will send two astronauts into space on Wednesday despite not yet being 20 years old. 700 words 0200 GMT by Ivan Couronne. File Picture We will also move: US-space,CHRONO Health-virus-US-religion,WRAP NEW YORK One pool party was a crowded bedlam of collective joy and release with no social distancing, while others heading to the beach wore masks: America getting used to scaled-back lockdowns on a big holiday weekend is a study in contrasts. 700 words moved by Catherine Triomphe -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-hospital-attack,FOCUS KABUL For nearly two weeks Zia Gul has been haunted by sleepless nights and bouts of post-traumatic stress since narrowly escaping from a gruesome attack on a Kabul maternity ward where gunmen murdered mothers and newborns. 650 words 0430 GMT by Elise Blanchard. Picture. Video Australia-fire-virus-climate,FOCUS COBARGO, New South Wales, Australia Victims of Australia's catastrophic bushfires are still living in tents, garages and makeshift shelters months after the blazes ended, with efforts to rebuild their lives hampered by the coronavirus pandemic. 750 words 0330 GMT by Andrew Leeson. Picture. Video Virus-health-Japan,WRAP TOKYO Japan is poised to lift its nationwide state of emergency over the coronavirus, gradually reopening the world's third-biggest economy as new cases slow to a crawl. 600 words 0330 GMT by Richard Carter. Picture Japan-food-animal-environment,FOCUS TOKYO In a steamy Tokyo kitchen, a roasted scent wafts through the air as Yuto Shinohara prepares soup stock for ramen, derived not from pork or chicken, but crickets. 700 words moved by Harumi Ozawa. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Spain MADRID Coronavirus lockdown measures will finally be eased for people in Madrid and Barcelona while elsewhere in Spain the first beaches are due to reopen. 450 words 0200 GMT. Picture. Video Germany-automobile-pollution-consumer-trial-Volkswagen,WRAP FRANKFURT Almost five years after Volkswagen's admission to cheating on regulatory emissions tests involving millions of cars, Germany's top court will finally rule in a battle over compensation for tens of thousands of affected owners. 650 words 0230 GMT by Yann Schreiber. File picture. File video. Graphic Russia-trial-espionage-Whelan MOSCOW The trial in Moscow of ex-US marine Paul Whelan on espionage charges is set to conclude, ending a court proceeding that has strained ties with Washington and fuelled speculation of a prisoner exchange. 500 words 0230 GMT. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-Lebanon-conflict-history,FOCUS TEL AVIV Two decades after the end of the war in Lebanon, Israeli veterans still deal with dark memories of the conflict, arguing that many comrades were denied the help they needed. 700 words moved by Alexandra Vardi. Picture Health-virus-Qatar-technology,FOCUS DOHA Privacy concerns over Qatar's coronavirus contact tracing app, a tool that is mandatory on pain of prison, have prompted a rare public backlash and forced officials to offer reassurance and concessions. 700 words 0300 GMT by Gregory Walton. File picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-SAfrica,2ndlead JOHANNESBURG South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa announces that a controversial ban on the sale of alcohol will be lifted for home consumption when the country moves into level three of a five-tier coronavirus lockdown next month. 550 words moved by Sofia Christensen -- SPORT -- Fbl-health-virus-GER-Bundesliga-Dortmund-Bayern,PREVIEW BERLIN Bayern Munich aim to continue the Bundesliga's current trend of teams winning on the road behind closed doors when they face Borussia Dortmund in a potential title decider on Tuesday. 600 words moved by Ryland James Fble-health-virus-Eur-transfers,FOCUS PARIS While the German Bundesliga returns in stadiums devoid of fans, the sport is preparing for an economic crisis which will impact all levels of the game. That will be particularly visible in the transfer market, where it has become the norm to see leading clubs splash out 100 million-euro fees. 650 words moved by Andy Scott afp
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