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| - Duty Editor: Jonny Jacobsen Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + US virus cases mount as Trump quits WHO + China opens secret police office in Hong Kong + Rains pound Japan as 58 feared dead + Depp grilled in UK libel case + International cricket resumes after lockdown Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON US coronavirus infections approach three million as President Donald Trump moves to pull his country out of the World Health Organization and Brazil's Covid-skeptic president tests positive. 750 words 1630 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic HongKong-China-politics,WRAP HONG KONG China opens a new office for its intelligence agents to operate openly in Hong Kong for the first time under a tough new security law, in a public display of its tightening control over the finance hub. 750 words moved by Jerome Taylor and Su Xinqi. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Also moved: China-HongKong-politics,CHRONO Japan-rain-weather-climate-flood,WRAP KURUME, Japan Torrential rain pounds the centre of Japan as authorities say 58 people are feared dead in days of heavy downpours that have triggered devastating landslides and terrifying floods. 600 words moved by Charly Triballeau. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-US-court-media-Depp,lead LONDON Hollywood actor Johnny Depp denies claims he slapped his ex-wife Amber Heard, as he faces a second day of questioning in his high-profile libel action in London. 500 words 1600 GMT. Picture Cricket-ENG-WIS-health-virus,WRAP SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdowm International cricket resumes after a four-month coronavirus shutdown as England and West Indies players take a knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement under grey skies in Southampton. 550 words 1630 GMT by Julian Guyer. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-brain-study PARIS COVID-19 complications affecting the brain including delirium, stroke and nerve damage may be more common than first thought, doctors warn. 400 words moved by Patrick Galey. Picture. -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Serbia-unrest,WRAP BELGRADE Serbia's president says a weekend curfew to combat the spread of coronavirus could be walked back after the measure sparked angry protests that ended in clashes with police. 500 words 1530 GMT by Miodrag Sovilj and Sally Mairs. Picture. Video Health-virus-France-lockdown,Lead PARIS French officials are girding for a possible surge in COVID-19 cases in coming months but will not impose another nationwide lockdown, saying the economic and social consequences would be too great. 450 words moved by Joseph Schmid -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-unrest,WRAP ADDIS ABABA The death toll from demonstrations and ethnic violence that erupted in Ethiopia last week following the murder of a popular singer from the Oromo ethnic group rises to 239, according to a tally of police figures. 550 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet -- MIDDLE EAST -- Yemen-UN-conflict-health-virus-economy,INTERVIEW DUBAI Yemen is once again on the brink of famine, and donor funds that averted catastrophe just 18 months ago have now dried up, the UN humanitarian coordinator for the war-torn country tells AFP. 700 words moved by Sarah Stewart. File picture. Video Iran-politics-economy,INTERVIEW TEHRAN Iran's low voter turnout reflects a wider malaise in a country long buckling under sanctions and more recently also hit hard by the coronavirus, spelling "a threat for everyone," Tehran's mayor Pirouz Hanachi tells AFP. 700 words moved by Amir Havasi. Picture. Video Syria-conflict-Iran-arms,WRAP TEHRAN Iran says it will strengthen Syria's air defence systems as part of a military agreement between the two countries, aiming to "confront pressures by America". 400 words 1430 GMT -- ASIA-PACIFIC -- US-China-Tibet-diplomacy-rights,WRAP BEIJING The United States and China impose visa restrictions on each other in tit-for-tat moves over their disagreement on Tibet, adding fuel to the diplomatic fire between the superpowers. 650 words moved by Beiyi Seow with Shaun Tandon in Washington. Video. Australia-health-virus-pandemic-lockdown,lead MELBOURNE Shoppers in Australia's second-biggest city strip supermarket shelves as millions prepare for a return to virus lockdown, with warnings the restrictions will cost the economy Aus$1 billion a week. 750 words moved by Tania Lee. Picture. Video. Graphic Singapore-election-vote,Q&A SINGAPORE Face masks at polling stations, rallies banned and candidates greeting voters with fist bumps: Singapore holds a general election this week, despite a major coronavirus outbreak. 600 words moved by Catherine Lai. Picture Japan-nature-animal-virus-health,FOCUS TATSUNO, Japan As the sun sets in the Japanese town of Tatsuno, thousands of fireflies begin glowing, producing a spectacle that usually draws crowds of delighted visitors. 550 words moved by Harumi Ozawa. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US WASHINGTON The United States closes in on three million confirmed cornavirus cases, as President Donald Trump pushes for schools to re-open in fall and touts a low death rate. 500 words 1430 GMT by Issam Ahmed US-Mexico-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON Mexico's leader is paying his first foreign visit in the unlikeliest of circumstances -- in the midst of the raging coronavirus pandemic to see US President Donald Trump, who has disparaged his country. 600 words 1700 GMT by Shaun Tandon and Alina Dieste -- HUMAN RIGHTS -- UN-rights-homosexuality GENEVA A UN rights expert calls for a global ban on "conversion therapy" aimed at changing the sexuality of LGBT people, calling such practices "degrading and discriminatory". 400 words moved -- SOCIAL MEDIA -- US-IT-politics-rights-racism-Facebook,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Facebook has made a series of "heartbreaking" and "vexing" decisions which have been troubling for civil rights, including allowing posts from President Donald Trump that violate its values, an independent audit finds. 650 words 1530 GMT by Glenn Chapman -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Health-virus-Britain-politics-economy-budget LONDON The UK government unveils a package worth £30 billion ($37 billion, 33 billion euros) to save jobs, help the young into work and kickstart the British economy ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic. 550 words moved by Ben Perry Malaysia-AirAsia-aviation,WRAP KUALA LUMPUR The future of top regional budget carrier AirAsia is in "significant doubt" after the collapse in travel demand caused by coronavirus, its auditor warns, sending the airline's share price tumbling nearly 18 percent. 550 words moved by Sam Reeves and M. Jegathesan WTO-trade-politics,WRAP GENEVA Seven candidates are vying to become the next head of the beleaguered World Trade Organization -- with two entering the race just hours before the close of nominations. 650 words 1500 GMT by Agnes Pedrero. File picture. File video -- HEALTH -- Health-obesity-industry-food PARIS Hunger, poor nutrition and obesity not only present a health burden in developing countries but carry a hidden economic penalty that costs businesses up to $850 billion a year, according to a new report. 600 words moved by Kelly Macnamara. Graphic -- SPORT -- Brazil-Fbl-WC-2014-BRA-offbeat RIO DE JANEIRO Six years after Brazil suffered their most humiliating experience on a football pitch, the 7-1 World Cup thrashing on home soil at the hands of Germany has become a joke, an expression and even a meme. 350 words moved afp
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