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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump admits downplaying coronavirus threat + Blaze razes Greece's largest migrant camp + US unveils sharp cut in Iraq troops + 'Devastation': Wildfires ravage western US + Serena Williams into US Open semi-finals Health-virus-US-politics-Trump-Woodward,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump admits he deliberately downplayed lethal threat of the coronavirus early on in the pandemic, in taped interviews with veteran US journalist Bob Woodward. 500 words 1930 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture Greece-migrants-fire,WRAP LESBOS ISLAND, Greece Thousands of asylum seekers are left homeless after a fire gutted Greece's largest migrant camp on Lesbos, sparking pledges of help from around Europe amid fears of a humanitarian crisis on the Aegean island. 800 words 2000 GMT by Will Vassilopoulos with John Hadoulis in Athens. Picture. Video. Graphic Already moved: Greece-immigration-fire,FACTS US-politics-vote-Iraq-military,WRAP WASHINGTON The US announces a sharp cut to troop numbers in Iraq, as President Donald Trump seeks to honor his pledge to halt the country's "endless wars" overseas, with just two months to go until the election. 600 words 1930 GMT by Paul Handley Moved: Iraq-US-military,CHRONO Iraq-US-military-deployments,FACTS US-fires,WRAP LOS ANGELES "Unprecedented" wildfires fueled by strong winds and searing temperatures rage across a wide swathe of California, Oregon and Washington, destroying scores of homes and businesses in the western US states and forcing tens of thousands of residents to evacuate. 500 words 2300 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Tennis-Open-USA,WRAP NEW YORK Serena Williams comes from a set down to beat Tsvetana Pironkova and reach the semi-finals of the US Open as top men's seeds Dominic Thiem and Daniil Medvedev look to book their places in the last four of the men's draw 500 words 2000 GMT by Peter Hutchison. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-diplomacy-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON Drawing down troops overseas and sealing accords in the Middle East and the Balkans, President Donald Trump has at the last minute racked up foreign policy accomplishments to show voters, even if hard issues he has tackled remain unsolved. 700 words moved by Shaun Tandon US-politics-justice-court-vote,FOCUS WASHINGTON It's a promise he might be able to keep: battling for reelection, President Donald Trump is telling supporters he will pack the Supreme Court with conservative-leaning justices for a generation to come if he defeats Joe Biden in November. 700 words moved by Charlotte Plantive. File picture -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade,WRAP LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is accused Wednesday of presiding over a "rogue state" as his government introduces legislation that intentionally breaches its EU withdrawal treaty in the messy countdown to a full Brexit divorce. 750 words moved by Jitendra Joshi with Joe Stenson in Dublin. Picture. Video. Graphic Belarus-politics-unrest,WRAP MINSK Masked men detain one of the last high-profile opposition figures still free in Belarus, his colleagues say, while Nobel Prize-winning writer Svetlana Alexievich complains of intimidation. 650 words moved by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Video. Graphic Russia-politics-Navalny-Germany,WRAP MOSCOW Russia issues a strong protest to Germany over the alleged poisoning of opposition figure Alexei Navalny, denouncing what it says are baseless claims and warning of a major risk to diplomatic ties. 550 words moved Denmark-Sweden-crime-homicide,WRAP COPENHAGEN The Danish inventor sentenced to life in prison for the murder of journalist Kim Wall aboard his homemade submarine admits to the crime for the first time in a new documentary. 500 words moved. File picture. File video Germany-France-Britain-EU-Brexit-politics,INTERVIEW BERLIN Germany and France pledge to maintain a firm, united front in talks with Britain on its future relationship with the EU as Brexit talks enter a rocky new phase, their ministers for Europe tell AFP. 500 words moved by Benno Koenig and Isabelle Le Page. Picture. Video -- MIDEAST -- Iraq-politics-unrest,FOCUS BAGHDAD War-scarred Iraq hopes to launch reforms and revive its battered economy, but the drive is being derailed by a wave of violence blamed largely on shadowy pro-Iranian groups. 850 words moved by Ammar Karim. File picture -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-conflict-blast-Saleh,WRAP KABUL Afghanistan's vice president Amrullah Saleh suffers minor injuries when an explosion targeting his convoy kills at least 10 people, as government-backed negotiators and the Taliban prepare to meet in Doha for long-delayed talks. 600 words moved by Emal Haidary. Video. Picture. Graphic Australia-China-security-media-diplomacy,WRAP BEIJING Beijing claims that Australian intelligence agencies questioned foreign correspondents working for Chinese state-run media, seizing computers and mobile phones in raids apparently linked to a billowing spy scandal. 750 words moved by Ludovic Ehret with Andrew Beatty in Sydney. Picture. Video SKorea-social-law-tattoo,FOCUS SEOUL South Korean tattooist Doy counts Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt and members of K-Pop band EXO among his celebrity clients, but his delicate, detailed designs could land him in prison. 650 words moved by Claire Lee. Picture. Video -- ENVIRONMENT -- Climate-environment-UN LONDON Record temperatures are accelerating the rise of sea levels, melting glaciers and snow coverage and threatening the water supplies for billions, according to a major UN report charting the "increasing and irreversible" impacts of climate change. 700 words moved by Kelly Macnamara -- BUSINESS -- France-US-luxury-merger PARIS Luxury giant LVMH calls off its planned $16.2-billion acquisition of US jeweller Tiffany, and the sparkling marriage threatens to become a bitter legal battle. 600 words moved -- SPORT -- Amfoot-NFL,ADVANCER LOS ANGELES The NFL will kick off its new season shrouded in trepidation on Thursday as America's most popular sport grapples with the new realities of life in the age of COVID-19. 800 words moved by Rob Woollard -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-Canada-film,ADVANCER LOS ANGELES Hollywood's annual exodus to Toronto for North America's biggest film festival will take place online-only this week, as coronavirus and a closed Canadian border forces A-listers to stay home and peddle their upcoming films remotely. 600 words moved by Andrew Marszal. File picture Entertainment-Italy-film-Venice-Konchalovsky,INTERVIEW VENICE, Italy A paean to the "pure" soul of the Soviet people by Russian master Andrei Konchalovsky has emerged as one of the frontrunners for the top prize at the Venice film festival. 730 words moved by Fiachra Gibbons. Picture. Video afp
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