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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + US hits 200,000 coronavirus deaths + China says to be carbon neutral by 2060 + Trump lashes Beijing at fiery UN speech + White House to announce Supreme Court pick + Hundreds of whales die in a mass stranding Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States passes 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic, as a record-breaking wave of new infections forces authorities in Europe to reimpose lockdown restrictions. 700 words moved by AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. UN-summit-China-climate,WRAP-update UNITED NATIONS Chinese President Xi Jinping seizes the climate agenda from the US, vowing that the world's largest polluter will go carbon neutral by 2060, a target hailed by environmental activists as a major stride forward. 750 words at 0600 GMT. UN-summit,WRAP UNITED NATIONS US President Donald Trump casts blame on China over the coronavirus pandemic in an address before the United Nations, whose chief warns against a new "Cold War" between the two powers. 750 words moved by Philippe Rater with Shaun Tandon in Washington. Pictures. Video US-vote-court,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump says he will announce his pick on Saturday for the crucial Supreme Court seat left open by the death of justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- and his Republican party vows a quick vote to confirm the nominee. 700 words moved by Sebastian Smith and Elodie Cuzin. Picture. Graphic. Video Australia-animal-environment,WRAP HOBART, Tasmania Hundreds of pilot whales die in a mass stranding in southern Australia despite efforts to save them, with rescuers racing to free a few dozen survivors. 600 words 0730 GMT by Mellany Chun. Picture. Video. Graphic -- CLIMATE -- China-UN-summit-climate-2060,Q&A Beijing Xi Jinping's shock promise to lead the world into a safer climate future was thin on details, leaving many questions unanswered on how the world's worst polluter will meet a 2060 carbon neutral target. 700 words at 0700 GMT -- AMERICAS -- US-energy-computers-science-automobile-transport-Tesla,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Tesla chief Elon Musk says the company is slashing battery costs to speed a global shift to renewable energy, and could have a $25,000 model available in three years or so. 650 words moved by Glenn Chapman Entertainment-US-film-Zeller-Hopkins,INTERVIEW LOS ANGELES Florian Zeller -- the acclaimed French writer, adapting his own play "The Father" for the big screen -- was so determined, he even changed his main character's name and birthdate to those of his dream leading man: Anthony Hopkins. 600 words moved by Andrew Marzal Canada-politics-speech,WRAP OTTAWA Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday will lay out in a policy speech a new post-pandemic direction for Canada that will test his minority government's support in parliament in the coming weeks. 750 words 0530 GMT by Michel Comte US-Sudan-diplomacy WASHINGTON With weeks to go before US elections, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo races to make a breakthrough with Sudan that he hopes could also benefit Israel. 600 words 0600 GMT by Francesco Fontemaggi US-vote-court,WRAP WASHINGTON Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whose death has opened a crucial Supreme Court seat that President Donald Trump has promised to quickly and controversially fill against the wishes of Democrats, will lie in repose at the high court. 750 words 0630 GMT by Elodie Cuzin and Sebastian Smith. Picture. Graphic. Video -- ASIA -- Malaysia-politics,WRAP KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim says he has the "strong" backing of lawmakers and is seeking an audience with the king to form a new government. 500 words 0600 GMT by Patrick Lee Japan-games-computers-virus-health,FOCUS TOKYO Once a premier industry event, the Tokyo Game Show has been increasingly overshadowed by competitors in recent years. But as the pandemic forces it online, some see a chance for reinvention. 650 words moved by Mathias Cena. File picture China-HongKong-politics,FOCUS HONG KONG On the night he made a failed attempt to flee to Taiwan by speedboat, 16-year-old Hong Konger Hoang received a phone call, signalling it was time to leave at once. 800 words moved by Su Xinqi Health-virus-Indonesia-mining-environment-gold,FOCUS TIMIKA, Papua, Indonesia With the coronavirus devastating livelihoods across the country, desperate Indonesians are flocking to illegal gold mines as the soaring price of the precious metal overrides the risk to their lives and the environment. 650 words moved by Helena Kobagau with Haeril Halim in Jakarta. Picture -- EUROPE -- EU-migration-politics,lead BRUSSELS Five years after Europe's migrant crisis, Brussels will propose on Wednesday that member states share the responsibility for asylum seekers under a "compulsory solidarity mechanism". 500 words 0800 GMT Sweden-crime,FOCUS STOCKHOLM Police in Sweden say they're struggling to control mafia-like criminal "clans" exercising their own form of justice, amid an escalation of violent crime in what has long been a tranquil and safe country. 750 words moved by Johannes Ledel. File picture. Belarus-politics-unrest-Poland-technology,FOCUS WARSAW With Belarus in upheaval, its neighbours are eyeing its tech sector in the hope of attracting the talent behind global successes such as calling app Viber and the game World of Tanks. 650 words moved by Stanislaw Waszak and Maxine Popov in Moscow. File picture Greece-EU-politics-energy,WRAP ANKARA Turkey and Greece have agreed to talks over disputed waters in the eastern Mediterranean, both sides say, after diplomatic efforts led by Germany to defuse a crisis that has raised fears of conflict. 650 words moved by Raziye Akkoc -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Saudi-religion,WRAP RIYADH Saudi Arabia will gradually resume the year-round umrah pilgrimage for Muslims from October 4, the interior ministry says, seven months after it was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words moved Saudi-politics-culture-Israel,FOCUS RIYADH From scrubbing hate-filled school textbooks to a taboo-defying religious sermon, Saudi Arabia is pushing for another kind of normalisation after declining to establish formal relations with Israel -- co-existence with Jews. 840 words moved by Anuj Chopra. File picture. File video Lebanon-blast-Armenia,FOCUS BEIRUT Beirut resident Vany Bandikian once dreamt of travelling outside Lebanon, but after a massive explosion wrecked her neighbourhood, all she wants is to stay in the home her father built. 750 words moved by Tony Gamal-Gabriel. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mali-politics-coup,WRAP BAMAKO The head of Mali's military junta has demanded an end to economic sanctions imposed by West African states in response to last month's coup. 550 words moved by Serge Daniel. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Cycling-Tour-FRA-2020-investigation-doping,WRAP MARSEILLE The leader of a Tour de France team caught up in a doping investigation says he has "nothing to hide" after two unnamed members of the French outfit are detained. 500 words moved afp
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