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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Next two weeks in US 'critical', Fauci warns + Noose not evidence of NASCAR hate crime: FBI + Trump warns DC protesters he could use force + Five die as powerful quake hits south Mexico + Djokovic 'deeply sorry' after catching virus Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The coming two weeks will be "critical" in addressing surges in states like Florida, Texas and Arizona, US health officials warn, as the death toll in Latin America passes the 100,000 mark. 650 words by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video. Graphic Auto-USA-NASCAR-racism,lead LOS ANGELES The noose found in the garage stall of NASCAR's only black driver Bubba Wallace was not evidence of a racist hate crime but a rope that had been there for months, US investigators say. 400 words moved Also moved: US-politics-unrest-racism-police-Brooks,lead US-racism-politics-history-statues,FOCUS US-politics-unrest-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump delivers a strong warning to protestors in Washington, vowing to use force if they try to create a police-free "autonomous zone" in the US capital. 550 words moved by Paul Handley. Picture. Video Also moving: US-politics-vote-Biden-Obama Mexico-earthquake,WRAP MEXICO CITY A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake strikes southern Mexico, sending panicked residents running into the streets and killing at least five people, but an initial tsunami warning is later reversed. 550 words moved by Yussel Gonzalez. Picture. Video. Graphic Tennis-Djokovic-health-virus BELGRADE Novak Djokovic says he is "deeply sorry" after becoming the fourth tennis player to test positive for coronavirus following an exhibition tournament he hosted in the Balkans, admitting he and organisers "were wrong" to go ahead with the event. 750 words moved by Rusmir Smajilhodzic. File picture. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- US-climate-IT-Amazon,2ndlead WASHINGTON Amazon pledges to invest $2 billion in projects aimed at combating climate change, stepping up efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of the tech giant and others. 500 words moved by Rob Lever US-politics-immigration-IT,FOCUS WASHINGTON The US tech sector is likely to be hit hard by President Donald Trump's decision to extend a freeze on most immigrant visas, with critics saying the move could undermine American innovation and leadership. 650 words moved by Rob Lever Health-virus-Venezuela-motorbikes,FOCUS CARACAS Zully Rodiz and her kind are seen as modern-day angels in the chaos of the Venezuelan capital, roaring off on powerful motorcycles to the scene of a road accident or to bring medicine to the sick. 600 words 0200 GMT by Andrea Tosta. Picture Health-virus-Peru-Bolivia,FOCUS LIMA Latin America has become the epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic but one group of people seems to be resisting its effects better than the rest: Andeans. 650 words 0200 GMT by Enresto Tovar with Gerardo Bustillos in La Paz. File picture Health-virus-Brazil-indigenous,FOCUS CRUZEIRINHO, Brazil Cruzeirinho, a small indigenous village of wooden shacks deep in the Amazon, is nearly empty these days: all but five of its 32 families have fled into the rainforest to escape the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words 0230 GMT by Florian Plaucheur. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Poland-US-vote,WRAP WARSAW Polish President Andrzej Duda will be hoping for a pre-election windfall from a trip to Washington that risks being overshadowed by the fallout from revelations about Donald Trump's foreign policy. 650 words 0200 GMT by Dario Thuburn. File picture Spain-detention-youth-rights,FOCUS MADRID A leaked video showing the death of a Moroccan teenager at a Spanish juvenile detention centre has sparked demands for his case to be reopened and the method used to restrain him banned. 850 words 0300 GMT by Hazel Ward. Picture. Video Also moved: France-rights-police,WRAP Russia-army-history-politics-pandemic MOSCOW Columns of tanks and troops will parade through Red Square as President Vladimir Putin oversees grand World War II commemorations to stir up patriotic fervour ahead of a vote on extending his rule. 650 words 0300 GMT by Jonathan Brown. Picture. Video -- MIDEAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict,ADVANCER JERUSALEM Only a week before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to kick-start annexation plans in the occupied West Bank, Israel's premier is facing challenges at home and abroad. 700 words 0400 GMT by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video Also moving: Israel-Palestinians-conflict-JordanValley,FACTS Israel-Palestinians-conflict-WestBank,FACTS Israel-Palestinians-conflict-agriculture,SCENE JERICHO, Palestinian Territories Mamoun Jasr has grown hundreds of date palms near Jericho, but now the farmer fears being marooned on a scrap of Palestinian land if Israel forges ahead with its plans to annex the Jordan Valley. 600 words 0430 GMT by Claire Gounon. Picture. Video Health-virus-Egypt-bodybuilding,FOCUS CAIRO Egypt's musclemen are frustrated with working out from home due to coronavirus restrictions and are raring to get back to gruelling routines at their gyms, where they also earn a living. 750 words 0300 GMT by Farid Farid. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- China-HongKong-politics-censorship,FOCUS HONG KONG Hong Kong satirists, cartoonists and journalists say self-censorship has already begun blunting voices and pulling punches as fears crescendo over Beijing's plan to impose a sweeping anti-subversion law on the restless city. 750 words 0330 GMT by Su Xinqi. Picture. Video. File Picture SKorea-NKorea-war-anniversary-legacies,SCENE GOSEONG, South Korea From North Korean party headquarters to holiday homes to cemeteries, 70 years after the Korean War began its legacies line the Demilitarized Zone that marks where the fighting came to a standstill. 650 words 0300 GMT SKorea-NKorea-war-anniversary-diplomacy,FOCUS SEOUL In the capitals of the two Koreas, flagship museums offer radically different accounts of the same conflict -- the war launched to unify the peninsula that now defines its division. 850 words 0400 GMT by Sebastien Berger. Video. Picture Thailand-tourism-animal-health,SCENE LOPBURI, Thailand Residents barricaded indoors, rival gang fights and no-go zones for humans. Welcome to Lopburi, an ancient Thai city overrun by monkeys super-charged on junk food, whose population is growing out of control. 600 words 0330 GMT by Stephani Delfour and Pitcha Dangprasith. Video. Picture Health-virus-pandemic-Fiji-Australia-NZealand-economy-tourism,FOCUS SUVA Tourism-reliant Fiji has proposed a "travel bubble" to welcome visitors from virus-free countries, as the South Pacific holiday hotspot desperately tries to revive its stalled economy. 700 words 0330 GMT by Aileen Torres-Bennett. Picture -- SPORT -- Cricket-IND-WC-1983,FOCUS NEW DELHI "First love cannot be forgotten," is how one member of Kapil Dev's team describes India's 1983 cricket World Cup win -- a victory that aroused passions so fierce they would change the game forever. 700 words 0200 GMT by Faisal Kamal. File picture afp
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