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| - Duty Editor: Denholm Barnetson Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Curfews, clashes as US race protests escalate + NASA astronauts head for ISS on historic SpaceX flight + Virus cases top 6 million as divisions deepen + Trump to delay G7 summit, invite Russia + Going viral: dark online gags soothe youthful angst US-politics-race-unrest,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota Curfews are imposed on major US cities as clashes over police brutality erupt across America with demonstrators ignoring warnings from President Donald Trump that his government will stop the violent protests "cold." 750 words 1030 GMT by Charlotte Plantive, Joy Powell and Laurent Banguet in Los Angeles. Picture. Video. Graphic US-space-SpaceX-NASA,WRAP KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida A SpaceX rocket carrying two veteran NASA astronauts heads for the International Space Station on the first ever crewed flight by a private company, ushering in a new era in space travel. 750 words 1300 GMT by Jerome Cartillier with Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP BRASILIA The number of coronavirus cases worldwide tops six million with Brazil registering another record surge in daily infections as divisions deepen on how to deal with the pandemic. 850 words 1130 GMT by Valeria Pacheco and AFP bureaus. Video. Picture. Videographics. Graphic US-G7-summit-diplomacy-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump says he will delay the G7 summit scheduled to take place in June and invite other countries -- including Russia -- to join the meeting. 500 words moved by Jerome Cartillier US-lifestyle-humor-internet-socialmedia,FOCUS WASHINGTON Climate change, debt, mental health struggles and now the coronavirus: life is no laughing matter. But for under-30s the best way to stay sane is often to wisecrack. 850 words moved by Tori Otten -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iran-US-politics,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's conservative new parliament speaker says any talks with the United States would be "futile" as he denounces the death of a black American that has led to violent protests across the US. 600 words 0930 GMT by Amir Havasi. Picture. Video Health-virus-Israel-Palestinians-Islam JERUSALEM Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound -- Islam's third holiest site after Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia -- reopens after being closed for more than two months because of the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-Saudi-religion,SCENE RIYADH Saudi worshippers flock to mosques as they reopen nationwide -- except in the holy city of Mecca -- but strict social distancing rules apply after a two-month lockdown to combat the coronavirus pandemic. 500 words 1200 GMT by Rania Sanjar. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Belgium-France-border,SCENE SAINT-AYBERT, French-Belgian border For hundreds of Belgians hoping to spend time with French friends and relatives after almost three months of lockdown, the sunny holiday weekend proved a grim disappointment. 550 words moved by Francoise Michel. Picture. Video Russia-US-space-science,FOCUS MOSCOW Russia has lost its long-held monopoly as the only country able to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station following the flawless manned launch by US company SpaceX. 750 words moved by Romain Colas. File Picture. Video Russia-media-politics-Rosneft,FOCUS MOSCOW Oil giant Rosneft, run by a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, is wielding growing influence over Russia's remaining independent media outlets, already squeezed by tightening press freedoms and pressure from the Kremlin. 750 words moved by Andrea Palasciano. File picture Health-virus-Russia-business-economy,FOCUS MOSCOW When Moscow authorities closed non-essential businesses to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, Boris Kupriyanov began to personally deliver books to his customers. 700 words moved by Andrea Palasciano. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-SAfrica-politics-poverty,FOCUS JOHANNESBURG Admired by some but berated by others for imposing a tight lockdown, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa faces a fresh leadership test over his handling of the coronavirus outbreak. 750 words moved by Michelle Gumede. File picture Zimbabwe-land-politics-economy,FEATURE HARARE Eighty-year-old Isobel Simons calmly narrates how she and her late husband lost their 728-hectare Zimbabwe farm two decades ago to Robert Mugabe's controversial land reforms. Then she breaks down and sobs. 1,200 words moved by Ish Mafundikwa. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-Trump-space-Minneapolis,SCENE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida Donald Trump came to Florida to witness the dawn of a new space age -- and, in many respects, he did. But not everyone in America had their eyes to the sky. 650 words moved by Jerome Cartillier. Picture. Video UN-US-China-conflict-diplomacy,FOCUS UNITED NATIONS For nearly a decade, the UN Security Council has been frequently paralyzed by Russia's obstinacy over the Syrian crisis. Today, however, it is the US-China rivalry that has infected a growing array of issues, according to officials and diplomats. 650 words moved by Philippe Rater -- ASIA -- US-politics-race-unrest-China BEIJING Chinese state media take aim at the US government over the weekend as many American cities are gripped by raging protests and clashes, comparing the unrest with the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong. 450 words moved India-health-virus-ambulance-poverty MUMBAI With bodies piling up in wards and patients sharing beds, the coronavirus has crippled Mumbai's health care system. But an ambulance service launched by three 20-somethings is trying to do its bit. 650 words moved by Ammu Kannampilly. Picture. Video Health-virus-Thailand-economy-poverty BANGKOK Shuffling around their tiny slum home which is too small to stand up in, Thanapat and Papassorn Noidee share donated noodles with their sons and worry about how they will pay the bills, as the coronavirus pushes Thailand's poor deeper into penury. 350 words moved by Romeo Gacad and Pitcha Dangprasith. Picture. Video -- ECONOMY/BUSINESS -- Indicator-economy-China,lead BEIJING Factory activity in China expanded at a slower pace in May as the country attempts to get back on track after the coronavirus, official data shows, with the global economic slump making the sector's recovery difficult. 550 words moved Health-virus-US-employment-economy-inequality,FOCUS WASHINGTON As the coronavirus worked its way across the United States, it cleaved the country's workforce in two: those who have the ability to work from home and those who do not. 750 words moved by Chris Stein Health-virus-Latam-economy-aviation,FOCUS MEXICO CITY Latin America's beleaguered airlines will take up to three years to recover losses due to the coronavirus pandemic, and in the meantime desperately need government help, according to experts surveying the damage to the industry. 700 words moved by Jean Luis Arce with Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires bureaus. Picture. Video - SPORTS -- Racing-ENG-health-virus-resume,ADVANCER LONDON English racing will on Monday offer a beacon of hope after months of nationwide gloom when it becomes the first sport in Britain to emerge from coronavirus lockdown. 650 words moved by Pirate Irwin. Picture afp
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