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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + Belarus opposition stages mass protest + Trump's younger brother Robert dies + Oil spill ship off Mauritius splits in two + Man City take stock of latest Euro failure + Italian cruise line resumes operations Belarus-vote-unrest,WRAP MINSK Tens of thousands of Belarusians rally in Minsk in the biggest demonstration yet over a disputed election, as President Alexander Lukashenko rejects calls to step down in a defiant speech. 750 words 1500 GMT by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-Trump-brother,WRAP WASHINGTON Donald Trump's younger brother Robert has died after being hospitalized for an undisclosed illness, the US president says in a statement mourning his loss. 500 words 1500 GMT. File picture Mauritius-Japan-shipping-environment,WRAP PORT LOUIS A ship that has leaked more than 1,000 tonnes of oil in pristine Indian Ocean waters off the Mauritius coast, triggering an environmental and economic disaster, has split into two. 700 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Fbl-Eur-C1-ENG-ManCity,FOCUS LISBON Manchester City squandered an opportunity to make it through to the last four of the Champions League and have still not made it beyond the quarter-finals of Europe's elite club competition in Pep Guardiola's four years in charge of the Abu Dhabi-owned outfit. 600 words moved Italy-cruises-tourism-virus-economy,2ndlead GENOA, Italy The first major cruise ship to set sail in the Mediterranean is poised to depart from Genoa, as Italy's struggling travel industry hopes to regain ground after a bruising coronavirus hiatus. 650 words 1830 GMT by Francesco Gilioli with Alexandria Sage in Rome. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- US-Iran-UN-arms-diplomacy,WRAP BEDMINSTER, New Jersey US President Donald Trump vows to use a controversial technique to unilaterally reinstate UN sanctions on Tehran, a move with huge repercussions for the Iran nuclear deal. 750 words moved by Sebastian Smith with David Vujanovic in Tehran. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Gaza,WRAP GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories Israel's army launches new air strikes against Hamas positions in Gaza and closes the fishing zone around the Palestinian enclave in response to rockets and firebombs sent into Israeli territory. 500 words moved. Picture. Video IHockey-Israel-Poland-WWII-genocide,FOCUS JERUSALEM The captain of Israel's ice hockey team has joined a club whose home town hosted Nazi Germany's most notorious death camp, but he says he will also be "playing for the Holocaust victims". 600 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video Algeria-banking-Islam,FOCUS ALGIERS Algeria has launched Islamic finance products in a bid to attract money from the informal market, but bankers warn it will take more to fix the country's struggling economy. 650 words moved by Amal Belalloufi -- AFRICA -- Zimbabwe-politics,lead HARARE Zimbabwe's government accuses the head of a Catholic bishops congress of stoking division and seeking to create a "genocide" after the group spoke out against alleged rights abuses and deep economic woes. 500 words moved Gabon-history-France,FOCUS LIBREVILLE Gabon on Monday marks 60 years since it gained independence from France, and yet a glance around the capital Libreville begs the question whether it has ever made a clean break from the former colonial ruler. 750 words moved by Camille Malplat. Picture. Video Also moved: Gabon-politics,CHRONO Mozambique-unrest-diplomacy-SADC,FOCUS JOHANNESBURG The audacious attack and occupation of a strategic port in Mozambique's gas-rich province days before a summit of regional leaders will test southern Africa's counter-insurgency skills, analysts say. 750 words moved by Susan Njanji -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Biden-strategy,FOCUS WASHINGTON Despite being gaffe-prone and barely heading out on the campaign trail, Democrat Joe Biden is leading in the polls as the coronavirus epidemic and economic crisis make the November US presidential election a referendum on Donald Trump. 700 words moved by Elodie Cuzin. Picture Also moved: US-politics-vote-guide,FACTS US-politics-vote-Democrats-Biden,PROFILE WASHINGTON Joe Biden, scarred by tragedy and in the twilight of a long career, is finally being elevated as the Democratic presidential nominee, betting he can win over Americans tired of his polar opposite: Donald Trump. 800 words moved by Sebastian Smith and Michael Mathes. Picture. Graphic US-politics-vote-Trump,FOCUS BEDMINSTER, New Jersey Maybe it was the beautiful sunset, or the crowd of tough-looking men cheering his name, or even some reassurance from secret polling, but Donald Trump did not sound like a president who risks humiliation in less than 80 days. 700 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture -- ASIA -- Thailand-politics BANGKOK An anti-government protest in Thailand draws at least 10,000 people, police say, the largest political demonstration the kingdom has seen in years as a pro-democracy movement gathers steam. 650 words 1500 GMT. Picture. Video. Live video Health-virus-Philippines-transport,FOCUS MANILA Forced off the road by coronavirus lockdowns, Philippine "jeepney" driver Daniel Flores now plies the streets of Manila on foot begging for money to feed his hungry family. 700 words moved by Ron Lopez. Picture. -- HEALTH -- Climate-health-virus,FOCUS PARIS Long-dormant viruses brought back to life; the resurgence of deadly and disfiguring smallpox; a dengue or zika "season": all sound like disaster movie storylines but are increasingly plausible scenarios of epidemics unleashed by global warming, scientists say. 1,000 words moved by Amelie Bottollier-Depois Health-virus-US-vaccine-Florida,FOCUS MIAMI Heather Lieberman is betting that she will gain immunity from the coronavirus. Sandra Rodriguez wants to work with scientists for the good of the community. Both have signed up for clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines in Florida, the new US epicenter of the global health crisis. 750 words moved by Leila Macor. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-vaccines-influenza,FOCUS WASHINGTON Global influenza vaccine makers have produced a record number of doses for the coming flu season, as authorities try to ease the burden on hospitals ahead of an expected COVID-19 resurgence. 650 words moved by Ivan Couronne. File picture -- SPORTS -- Cricket-IND-Dhoni,POINTS NEW DELHI Indian cricket superstar M.S. Dhoni has called time on his illustrious international career, which included success in every format and two limited-overs World Cups as captain. 400 words moved -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-Haiti-music-health-virus,FOCUS NEW YORK Livestreamed concerts are now a common feature of the coronavirus age, with musicians vying for a spot on the overcrowded virtual stage even when they're doing it for free. 600 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. File picture Health-virus-entertainment-US-film-Hollywood,FOCUS LOS ANGELES When veteran Hollywood actor Gregg Daniel was offered an audition for a new movie in Los Angeles, he nearly didn't show up -- the pandemic was well under way, and "no one was shooting." 700 words moved by Andrew Marszal. File picture Entertainment-Switzerland-film-festival GENEVA Switzerland's Locarno Film Festival hopes it has set the bar for future international film festivals, having adopted a new semi-virtual format in response to the coronavirus crisis. 400 words 1530 GMT by Robin Millard afp
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