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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Mother of US shooting victim in appeal for calm + Melania headlines on second night of convention + Kremlin ridicules claims Putin poisoned Navalny + Messi breakup: striker tells Barca he wants out + Socially distanced Santas set to save Christmas US-police-shooting-racism,WRAP KENOSHA, Wisconsin The mother of a black man shot repeatedly in the back by Wisconsin police calls for calm after two nights of violent protests, as her lawyer said it would take a "miracle" for her son to walk again. 600 words 0230 GMT by Robert Chiarito. Picture. Video US-politics-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON Melania Trump, who married Donald Trump after coming to the United States as a young model, will attempt to soften the president's rocky reputation among women and immigrants with a star turn on the second night of the Republican convention. 700 words 0130 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture Germany-Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,WRAP MOSCOW Russia faces mounting international calls for a probe into the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, even as the Kremlin dismisses the findings of his German doctors. 700 words moved by Anna Malpas. Picture. Video. Graphic Fbl-ESP-Liga-Barcelona-ARG-Messi,WRAP MADRID Six-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi tells Barcelona he wants to leave -- on a free transfer -- in a "bombshell" fax that is expected to trigger a legal battle over a buy-out clause worth hundreds of millions of dollars. 700 words 0300 GMT. Picture Also moving: Fbl-ESP-Liga-Barcelona-ARG-Messi,PROFILE Health-virus-Britain-Christmas LONDON As questions arise over how Christmas traditions will be possible under coronavirus restrictions, one dedicated Briton has a plan to make sure children can experience the magic of meeting Santa Claus. 450 words moved. File Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-weather-Haiti-Cuba,WRAP NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana Storm Laura is upgraded to a destructive hurricane and forecast to make landfall along the Texas or Louisiana coasts, after earlier causing 25 deaths in the Caribbean. 600 words 0300 GMT by Gianrigo Marletta. Picture. Video US-politics-vote-Republicans-Trump,FACTCHECK WASHINGTON The 2020 US election race is rife with concerns about disinformation, and the first session of the Republican National Convention did nothing to dispel them. 850 words moved by Arthur MacMillan. Picture US-vote-politics-family-Trump,FOCUS NEW YORK Donald Trump is keeping it all in the family at this week's Republican convention, giving four of his children prime speaking slots alongside his wife Melania and highlighting the unprecedented role they have played in the political affairs of the United States. 700 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. File Picture Health-virus-Brazil-corruption,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO Ingrid dos Santos has no idea who's been receiving the paychecks from her job as a nurse at a COVID-19 field hospital in Rio de Janeiro, but she knows it isn't her. 800 words 0130 GMT by Joshua Howat Berger. File Picture. Health-virus-Mexico-obesity,FOCUS MEXICO CITY With martial arts training on rooftops, virtual exercise classes and outdoor workouts, Mexicans are getting creative as they try to slim down during the pandemic in one of the world's most obese countries. 600 words 0200 GMT by Sofia Miselem. Picture. Video Canada-agriculture-organic-food,FOCUS MONTREAL Building on a new hanging garden trend, a greenhouse atop a Montreal warehouse growing eggplants and tomatoes to meet demand for locally sourced foods has set a record as the largest in the world. 600 words 0130 GMT. Picture. Video Health-virus-Argentina-tango,FOCUS BUENOS AIRES As Argentina's annual tango championship gets under way, hundreds of dancers competing in an arena in Buenos Aires will do so virtually. 450 words 0200 GMT by Sonia Avalos. Picture. -- ASIA -- NKorea-health-virus-weather-typhoon-Kim SEOUL North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has issued warnings over the global coronavirus pandemic and a typoon forecast to hit the peninsula this week, after international speculation he was in a coma. 400 words 0230 GMT India-animal-dog-virus-health,VIDEOESSAY CHENNAI, India As the world marks International Dog Day, a growing number of people across India are adopting man's best friend to cope with the loneliness inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words 0330 GMT by Archana Thiyagarajan with Glenda Kwek in New Delhi. Picture. Video China-food-agriculture-trade,FOCUS SHANGHAI A national campaign to curb mounting food waste in China is feeding speculation that the supply outlook is worse than the government admits and fuelling warnings that food could become another front in the worsening US-China rivalry. 700 words 0330 GMT by Lan Lianchao and Dan Martin. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iraq-Turkey-Iran-water-diplomacy,FOCUS DIWANIYAH, Iraq With its neighbours activating new dams, Iraq's historic twin rivers could run dry -- unless new infrastructure projects and tense talks with Turkey and Iran bear fruit. 800 words 0200 GMT by Haydar Indhar. Picture. Video Health-virus-Qatar,Q&A DOHA Qatar has the world's highest per-capita coronavirus infection rate but one of the lowest death rates, due to extensive testing, a young population and lavish healthcare spending. 750 words 0230 GMT by Gregory Walton. File Picture -- EUROPE -- Montenegro-health-virus-tourism-economy,FOCUS KOTOR, Montenegro Montenegro's stunning Kotor bay hasn't been this tranquil in years, but locals are having a hard time enjoying the peace as anxiety mounts about the economic future of a country heavily dependent on its tourism industry. 700 words 0330 GMT by Olivera Nikolic. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-film-US-health-virus,WRAP PARIS Tenet is the film of the summer -- the release that cinema operators, beset by coronavirus regulations around the world which have largely kept audiences at home, are praying will reboot the industry. 700 words 0300 GMT by Philippe Grelard. File picture -- SPORT -- Cycling-FRA-Tour-Prudhomme-health-virus,INTERVIEW PARIS The coronavirus pandemic has forced the rescheduling of the Tour de France away from its traditional summer slot, but director Christian Prudhomme has vowed that some fans will be accommodated when the delayed 2020 Grande Boucle gets underway. 500 words moved by Jean Montois afp
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