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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Latin America now pandemic's 'epicentre': WHO + Argentina defaults for second time since 2001 + Biden apologises for comments on black voters + At least 80 killed as Pakistani plane crashes + 'Real Lord of the Flies' to be made into film Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON Latin America is declared "a new epicenter" of the coronavirus pandemic as cases soar while US President Donald Trump demands state officials let churches and other houses of worship resume services. 850 words 0330 GMT by Paul Handley with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-Democrats-Biden-racism,WRAP WASHINGTON White House hopeful Joe Biden apologizes for telling a black radio host that African-Americans "ain't black" if they are unsure who to support in November's election, sparking accusations of racism. 650 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture. File picture Argentina-economy-debt,WRAP BUENOS AIRES Argentina defaults for the second time in less than 20 years after failing to pay $500 million of interest on its bond debt, but it continues to negotiate a restructure with creditors, Finance Minister Martin Guzman says. 700 words moved by Nina Negron and Maria Lorente. Graphic Pakistan-aviation-accident,WRAP KARACHI Eighty bodies are recovered after a Pakistani plane crashed into a residential area of Karachi killing several people on the ground, with the death toll expected to rise. 750 words 0400 GMT by Ashraf Khan. Graphic. Picture. Video Also moved: Pakistan-accident-plane,SCENE Entertainment-US-film-book-LordOfTheFlies LOS ANGELES The remarkable story of six boys stranded on a remote island that has been dubbed the "Real Lord of the Flies" is to become a Hollywood movie, it is announced. 400 words moved -- ASIA -- China-HongKong-politics-US,FOCUS WASHINGTON The United States steps up threats to strip Hong Kong of special trading privileges as it leads Western nations in anger over China's brazen assault on the territory's autonomy. 800 words moved by Shaun Tandon Pakistan-Turkey-entertainment-diplomacy,FOCUS ISLAMABAD Dubbed the Muslim "Game of Thrones", a drama about the makings of the Ottoman Empire has sent Pakistan wild this Ramadan, smashing television records but exposing the country's lack of original content. 700 words 0300 GMT by Zain Zaman Janjua. Picture Health-virus-Indonesia-religion,FOCUS JAKARTA Indonesians are turning to smugglers and bogus travel documents to get around bans on an annual end-of-Ramadan exodus that could send virus cases skyrocketing in the world's biggest Muslim majority nation. 650 words 0330 GMT by Haeril Halim. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-crime-health-virus-Zoom,lead NEW YORK A New York suburb is in shock over a gruesome murder that saw a 32-year-old man stab and kill his father, who was attending a Zoom conference that included about 20 participants. 450 words moved by Maggy Donaldson US-aerospace-NASA-SpaceX,WRAP WASHINGTON NASA gives the green light to next week's launch of two astronauts aboard a SpaceX vessel -- the first crewed space flight from US soil in nine years and a crucial step towards ending American dependence on Russian rockets. 600 words moved by Ivan Couronne. Picture. Video Cuba-US-politics-diplomacy-Trump,INTERVIEW HAVANA The re-election of Donald Trump as president of the United States would be "the worst" scenario for Cuba, Havana's top diplomat in charge of relations with Washington told AFP. 550 words 0130 GMT by Carlos Batista. File picture. Video Health-virus-US-education-volunteer,PHOTOESSAY LOS ANGELES A group of teens in the Los Angeles area are paying it forward during the COVID-19 pandemic, making grocery runs for seniors -- and learning some life lessons along the way. 400 words 0130 GMT by Laurent Banguet. Picture Suriname-vote,ADVANCER PARAMARIBO Suriname will hold legislative elections on Monday that are crucial to convicted murderer President Desi Bouterse's hopes of staying in power for a third term. 650 words 0230 GMT by Ranu Abhelakh -- MIDEAST -- Saudi-rights-politics,WRAP RIYADH The sons of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi say they "forgive" the killers of their father, a move condemned by his former fiancee and described as a "parody of justice" by a UN expert. 750 words moved by Anuj Chopra with Mohamad Ali Harissi in Dubai. File picture. Graphic -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Spain-Croatia-Portugal-tourism,FOCUS BARCELONA The absence of tourists in some of Europe's most-visited hotspots has led locals to rediscover and reclaim their cities. 700 words 0230 GMT by Daniel Bosque with Denis Lobrovic in Dubrovnik and Thomas Cabral in Lisbon. Picture. Video Health-virus-Germany-tourism,FOCUS OSTSEEBAD BINZ, GERMANY Germans usually love their sun-soaked summer holidays abroad. But fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections have prompted a new holiday destination of choice: their home country. 700 words 0200 GMT by Isabelle Le Page. Pictures by John MacDougall. Video by Raphaelle Logerot US-Russia-EU-NATO-defence-treaty,WRAP PARIS NATO and the EU urge Russia to comply with the 1992 Open Skies military surveillance treaty, as European nations scrambled to save the pact after US President Donald Trump said his country would withdraw. 750 words moved by Didier Lauras Also moved: US-Russia-NATO-military,FACTS Health-virus-Britain-politics LONDON One of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's top advisers, Dominic Cummings, draws police attention after allegedly breaking the coronavirus lockdown, reports say. 350 words moved. File picture -- AFRICA -- Burundi-vote-unrest-politics,WRAP NAIROBI Burundi's ruling party appears headed for a general election victory, as official results from more than 60 percent of municipalities put it far ahead of the opposition, which dismissed the figures as "fantasy". 550 words moved -- SPORTS -- fbl-Euro-2020-health-media-virus PARIS Euro 2020 may have been swept from the calendar due to coronavirus, but UEFA's video-game eTournament version kicks off on Saturday regardless. 400 words moved by Yassine Khiri. Picture afp
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