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| - Duty Editor: Alex Nicoll Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Germany threatens Russian sanctions + Powerful storm churns towards Japan + Trump demands Fox reporter be fired + India tops four million virus cases + Mali junta starts talks on handover Germany-Russia-politics-diplomacy-Navalny,WRAP BERLIN Germany, the current head of the European Union, will discuss possible sanctions on Russia over the poisoning of Alexei Navalny if the Kremlin does not provide an explanation soon, its foreign minister says. 350 words 0800 GMT by Yacine Le Forestier Japan-weather-typhoon,WRAP KAGOSHIMA, Japan A powerful typhoon heads towards southern Japan, with officials warning of record rainfall and winds strong enough to snap power poles and flip vehicles. 350 words moved US-politics-military-veterans-media,lead WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump demands that Fox News fire its national security correspondent after she confirmed claims that the Republican leader had disparaged the military -- a bombshell that has dogged him for two days. 400 words moved Health-virus,WRAP NEW DELHI India becomes the third country to pass four million coronavirus infections, setting a new record daily surge in cases as the pandemic shows no sign of peaking. 650 words moved by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video Mali-unrest-coup-army-politics,WRAP BAMAKO Mali's military junta begins talks with opposition groups on its promise to hand power back to civilians, after mounting pressure from neighbouring countries in the weeks since it overthrew the nation's leader. 600 words moved. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-Trump-boats HOUSTON A Texas boat parade in support of President Donald Trump's re-election campaign runs into trouble as multiple vessels take on water or sink, authorities say. 250 words moved US-politics-vote-gambling,FOCUS NEW YORK For the time being, all the polls seem to be going Joe Biden's way ahead of the November 3 presidential election. But gamblers see a different reality and are putting their money on Donald Trump. 700 words moved by Thomas Urbain. Picture Health-virus-Dominican-gender-prostitution,FOCUS SANTO DOMINGO Since the novel coronavirus first hit the shores of the Dominican Republic in March, Luna Veras, a transgender sex worker, has struggled to put bread on the table. Between fear of Covid-19 and a nightly curfew, her business has dropped by 80 percent. 500 words moved by Erika Santelices. Picture Entertainment-US-music-philharmonic-health-virus,SCENE NEW YORK Its fall season has been cancelled and its concert hall closed indefinitely, so New York's Philharmonic is taking it to the streets. 600 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Health-virus-China-diplomacy-Wuhan,FOCUS WUHAN China is recasting Wuhan as a heroic coronavirus victim and trying to throw doubt on the pandemic's origin story as it aims to seize the narrative at a time of growing global distrust of Beijing. 700 words moved by Dan Martin. Picture. Video Gambling-China-health-treatment,FOCUS SHANGHAI Gambling was outlawed in mainland China along with other vices by the Communist Party when it took over in 1949, but is making a comeback via websites and apps aimed at Chinese customers and based offshore. 550 words 0700 GMT by Lianchao Lan. Picture. Video HongKong-China-US-politics-economy,FOCUS HONG KONG At the Koon Chun Sauce Factory workers are scrambling to cover hundreds of thousands of bottles with new "Made in China" labels as the popular Hong Kong brand falls victim to spiralling diplomatic tensions. 700 words moved by Su Xinqi. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Russia-economy-development-social-Svobodny,FOCUS SVOBODNY, Russia The remote Russian town of Svobodny has languished in misery for decades but the launch of mega projects with sights on China is expected to give it a new lease of life. 650 words moved by Andrea Palasciano. Picture -- MIDEAST -- Lebanon-blast,2ndlead BEIRUT Rescue workers say there is no longer any sign of life in a collapsed Beirut building, dashing hopes raised by sensor readings showing a pulse beneath the rubble from last month's blast. 450 words moved. Picture. Video Lebanon-blast-recycling-glass TRIPOLI, Lebanon Standing in a pile of broken glass in northern Lebanon, a man shovels shards retrieved from Beirut after a massive explosion at its port into a red-hot furnace. 650 words moved by Susannah Walden. Picture. Video Iraq-history-Jews-heritage,FEATURE ARBIL, Iraq Growing up in Iraq, Omar Farhadi would heat up dinner for his Jewish neighbours when they rested on the Sabbath. Few are left, and their heritage risks fading away too. 800 words moved by Qassim Khidir. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mali-unrest-coup-army,FOCUS BAMAKO Mali's army, which staged last month's coup in the war-torn nation, is taking on a role in politics despite being hamstrung by a crippling lack of resources. 700 words moved by Amaury Hauchard. Picture -- SPORT -- Tennis-Open-USA,WRAP NEW YORK Serena Williams battles into the US Open last 16 as the tournament endures fresh controversy after New York health officials ordered the women's top doubles pairing be withdrawn over coronavirus fears. 750 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Graphic Fbl-ESP-Liga-Barcelona-Messi-Bartomeu,PROFILE MADRID An unexpected winner in 2015 and Barcelona's bad guy in 2020, the club's president Josep Maria Bartomeu might feel some satisfaction after winning his showdown with Lionel Messi. 700 words moved by Patxi Vrignon-Etxezaharreta Already moved: Fbl-ESP-Liga-Barcelona-Messi,WRAP Racing-USA-Derby,2ndlead LOUISVILLE, Kentucky Authentic holds off heavily favored Belmont Stakes winner Tiz the Law to capture the 146th Kentucky Derby, giving trainer Bob Baffert a record-equalling sixth victory in the Run for the Roses. 550 words moved. Picture afp
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