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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + India virus cases surge to world's third highest + Oscar winning composer Morricone dead at 91 + France's new PM unveils cabinet lineup + Japan hunts for survivors after deadly floods + Louvre reopens after 16-week virus shutdown Health-virus,WRAP NEW DELHI India emerges with the third-highest coronavirus caseload in the world, as officials warn that hospitals in the United States are in danger of being overwhelmed by a surge in infections. 700 words 1200 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video Italy-music-Morricone,WRAP ROME Ennio Morricone, one of the world's best-known and most prolific film composers, dies in Rome at the age of 91. 600 words 1100 GMT by Ljubomir Milasin. File picture. Also moving: Italy-music-Morricone,OBIT France-politics,WRAP PARIS France's new Prime Minister Jean Castex unveils a new cast of government ministers in a bid to inject fresh momentum into Emmanuel Macron's presidency in the face of the worst economic crisis since World War II. 600 words 1200 GMT by Laurence Benhamou and Stuart Williams. Picture. Video Japan-weather-rain-flood,WRAP TOKYO Driving rain hampers rescue efforts in southwestern Japan as tens of thousands search for survivors from deadly floods and landslides, with more torrential downpours forecast. 700 words 1030 GMT by Natsuko Fukue. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-France-museum-Louvre PARIS The Louvre, the world's most visited museum, reopens in Paris after a crippling coronavirus closure that has cost it tens of millions of euros, but visitor numbers are being sharply reduced and many galeries remain closed. 600 words 1100 GMT by Aurelie Mayembo and Jean-Louis de la Vaissiere. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Germany-court-WWII-Holocaust,WRAP HAMBURG, Germany Prosecutors make their closing arguments in the trial of 93-year-old former Nazi concentration camp guard for complicity in the murdr of more than 5,000 people during World War II. 600 words 1030 GMT by Sebastian Bronst. Picture Britain-EU-Brexit-politics LONDON Britain's separation talks with European Union resume with few signs of compromise on a new trade agreement and time running out to avoid a messy split. 450 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. File picture Health-virus-Germany-restaurants,FOCUS BERLIN Germany has weathered the pandemic better than many of its neighbours, but its restaurants and cafes are still struggling to win back customers, as coronavirus fears linger. 600 words moved by Florian Cazeres. File picture -- ASIA -- Health-virus-Australia,lead MELBOURNE, Australia Australia will effectively seal off the state of Victoria from the rest of the country, authorities say, announcing unprecedented measures to tackle a worrying surge in coronavirus cases. 500 words moved by Holly Robertson HongKong-China-politics,WRAP HONG KONG The world must stand in solidarity with Hong Kongers after Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on the semi-autonomous city, activist Joshua Wong said, vowing to continue campaigning for democracy. 550 words 0930 GMT. File Picture. Video Health-virus-China-politics-arrest-rights,WRAP BEIJING Chinese authorities detain a law professor who published essays criticising President Xi Jinping over the coronavirus pandemic and his efforts to consolidate power, according to friends of the man. 450 words moved Myanmar-crime-heritage-health-tourism BAGAN, Myanmar A squad of gun-toting police patrol Myanmar's sacred site of Bagan under the cover of night, taking on plunderers snatching relics from temples forsaken by tourists due to coronavirus restrictions. 550 words moved by Su Myat Mon. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Dominican-vote-health-virus,WRAP SANTO DOMINGO Opposition candidate Luis Abinader claims victory in the Dominican Republic's presidental race after voters braved a worsening coronavirus outbreak to cast their ballots for a new leader and legislature. 700 words moved. Picture US-politics-racism-history,FOCUS WASHINGTON A national park populated with statues of "American heroes"? The surprise idea, proposed by President Donald Trump over the July 4 holiday weekend, hardly seems likely to calm partisan passions in the deeply divided country. 800 words moved by Jerome Cartillier. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-asnomia,FOCUS PARIS For some survivors of coronavirus, their brush with the virus costs them their sense of smell, which one sufferer describes as a kind of torture. 650 words moved by Laurence Coustal. File picture -- SPORTS -- Fbl-Eng-Leeds,FOCUS LONDON After 16 years in the wilderness, Leeds United are on the brink of an eagerly awaited return to the Premier League -- as long as they can hold their nerve with the finish line in sight. 650 words moved by Steven Griffiths -- LIFESTYLE -- Lifestyle-France-fashion-virtual,WRAP PARIS The first ever online Paris fashion week clicks off with the world of glitzy runway shows thrown into an existential crisis by the coronavirus. 600 words moved by Fiachra Gibbons. Picture. 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