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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Dozens dead, hundreds hurt in Beirut blasts + Spain's scandal-hit ex-king flees into exile + Deaths in COVID-19 pandemic approach 700,000 + Tropical Storm Isiais bears down on New York + SOS in sand leads to stranded sailors rescue Lebanon-explosions,WRAP BEIRUT Two enormous explosions rock the Lebanese capital's port, killing and wounding dozens of people, shaking buildings and sending huge plumes of smoke billowing into the Beirut sky. 900 words 1930 GMT by Hachem Osseiran and Layal Abou Rahal. Picture. Video. Graphic Spain-royals-politics-corruption,WRAP MADRID Spain's former king Juan Carlos, at the centre of an alleged $100 million corruption scandal, has reportedly fled to Portugal after his shock announcement he was going into exile. 700 words moved by Daniel Silva. File picture. Video Health-virus,WRAP PARIS The coronavirus death toll approaches 700,000 as the Philippines reimposes confinement and France and the Netherlands make face masks compulsory in crowded outdoor areas in major cities. 700 words 2000 GMT by AFP bureaus. Photo. Video US-weather-hurricane,WRAP NEW YORK Tropical storm Isaias pounds the US eastern seaboard with driving rain and strong winds, leaving hundreds of thousands without power, felling trees and threatening tornados as New York City tells residents to stay indoors. 450 words 2200 GMT by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video. Graphic Micronesia-Australia-rescue-SOS SYDNEY, Australia Three Micronesian sailors stranded on a tiny island in the remote Western Pacific are rescued after Australian and US warplanes spotted a giant "SOS" they had scrawled on the beach. 150 words moved. Picture. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-technology-virus,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is battling mail-in voting in the November elections, which health experts say is crucial to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, but which he thinks will boost Democratic voters. 650 words 2200 GMT by Charlotte Plantive. File picture Argentina-economy-debt,WRAP BUENOS AIRES Recession-hit Argentina announces it has reached an agreement with three major creditors over the restructuring of a $66 billion debt, which the IMF describes as a "significant step" to solving its latest sovereign default crisis. 650 words 1930 GMT by Nina Negron and Maria Lorente. Graphic. Video Health-virus-Brazil-science,FOCUS SAO PAULO Doctors in Brazil, the country with the second-highest number of infections and deaths in the coronavirus pandemic, have a new tool in their fight against COVID-19: artificial intelligence to detect infections. 450 words 1930 GMT by Paula Ramon. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Belarus-vote,WRAP MINSK Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko accuses the opposition and Russia of planning violent unrest and vows to defend his regime as early voting begins in presidential elections. 700 words moved by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Video Also moved: Belarus-politics-vote,FOCUS Belarus-politics,PROFILE Spain-royals-politics,FOCUS MADRID Many Spaniards question whether former king Juan Carlos, who is under investigation for corruption, is trying to escape responsibility for his actions by moving abroad. 600 words moved by Marie Giffard. File picture. File video -- MIDEAST -- Israel-Syria-conflict-Lebanon JERUSALEM Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows a tough response to any threats after Israel struck Syrian military targets in retaliation for an attempted attack in the occupied Golan Heights. 350 words moved Egypt-politics-rights CAIRO Hollywood star Maggie Gyllenhaal and writer Arundhati Roy are among signatories of an open lettter calling on Egypt to free prominent activist Sanaa Seif and other political prisoners. 400 words moved -- AFRICA -- Zimbabwe-politics,WRAP HARARE Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa warns he will "flush out" what he called "bad apples" as rights groups report dozens of activists have been arrested in a broad crackdown on dissent. 750 words moved. File picture. Video -- ASIA -- India-Pakistan-conflict-Kashmir-curfew,2ndlead SRINAGAR, India Thousands of Indian troops impose a curfew in Kashmir, with razor wire and steel barricades blocking main roads a day ahead of the one-year anniversary of the restive region being stripped of its autonomy. 550 words moved by Parvaiz Buhkari. Picture Also moved: India-Kashmir-conflict-politics,FOCUS India-Kashmir-conflict-politics-Pakistan,Q&A Afghanistan-conflict-inmates-IS,lead JALALABAD Afghan authorities search for about 270 inmates -- most of them Islamic State fighters -- who remain on the loose after escaping during a deadly prison raid. 500 words moved. Picture -- BUSINESS, ECONOMY & TECH -- China-US-diplomacy-Internet-TikTok,WRAP BEIJING China accuses the United States of "bullying" over popular video app TikTok, after President Donald Trump ramped up pressure for its US operations to be sold to an American company. 550 words moved. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-China-internet-teenagers-politics-TikTok,FOCUS US-IT-China-politics-TikTok-Microsoft,FOCUS WASHINGTON A deal allowing Microsoft to buy social media phenomenon TikTok could be transformative for the US tech giant's efforts to become more consumer focused -- if it can overcome the business and political risks. 600 words 2000 GMT by Rob Lever US-automobile-government-Ford,WRAP NEW YORK Ford announces that Jim Hackett will resign as chief executive and be replaced by auto veteran Jim Farley as the car giant pushes further into digital and electric investment. 650 words 2100 GMT by John Biers -- SPORTS -- Fskate-assault-FRA-France-investigation PARIS The French sports ministry said on Tuesday an investigation into figure skating had produced evidence about 21 coaches which was being referred to prosecutors, with more than half accused of sexual harassment. 350 words moved afp
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