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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Supreme Court orders Trump's finances released + Australia locks down city as global virus toll surges + Japan scrambles to reach stranded flood victims + Most Madagascar lemurs 'risk extinction' + Johnny Depp 'in no condition' to hurt Heard US-politics-justice-Trump-taxes,WRAP WASHINGTON The US Supreme Court orders the release of President Donald Trump's financial records to New York prosecutors -- in a ruling with potentially huge political consequences. 650 words 1600 GMT by Chris Lefkow and Charlotte Plantive. Picture Health-virus,WRAP MELBOURNE Millions of people in Australia's second-biggest city go into lockdown to battle another coronavirus outbreak, as the number of deaths worldwide surges past 550,000. 650 words 1600 GMT by Ryan Smith with Robin Millard in Geneva and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video Graphic Japan-rain-weather-climate-flood,WRAP KUMA, Japan Japanese troops and emergency services scramble to reach thousands of homes cut off by catastrophic flooding and landslides that have killed dozens and caused widespread damage. 700 words moved by Charly Triballeau with Quentin Tyberghien in Takayama, Japan. Picture. Video. Graphic Environment-nature-conservation-biodiversity-endangered PARIS Almost all species of lemur, the small saucer-eyed primates native to Madagascar, face extinction, an international conservation body warns, adding to its growing list of animals and plants under threat. 700 words moved by Kelly Macnamara. Picture. Graphic Britain-US-court-media-Depp,WRAP LONDON Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp testifies that he was so often high or strung out on drugs that he was "in no condition" to hurt his ex-wife Amber Heard. 650 words 1600 GMT by Dmitry Zaks. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-WHO,2ndlead GENEVA The World Health Organization, which faced fierce US criticism over its handling of the coronavirus crisis, launches an independent panel to review its response to the pandemic. 550 words 1700 GMT by Robin Millard. Video Health-virus-pregnant-mothers PARIS There is "strong evidence" that COVID-19- positive mothers can pass the virus on to their unborn infants, scientists says, in findings that could affect how pregnant women are shielded during the pandemic. 400 words moved by Patrick Galey -- ARMS CONTROL -- US-China-Russia-diplomacy-politics-disarmament-nuclear,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States invites China to talks on arms control, saying it sees an opening to three-way negotiations with Russia despite Beijing's charges that Washington is seeking to sabotage diplomacy. 500 words 1500 GMT by Shaun Tandon UN-rights-military-weaponry-technology-drones GENEVA The world is entering a military "second drone age" with uncontrolled proliferation and no standards governing their use, a United Nations expert tells the UN Human Rights Council. 450 words 1430 GMT by Robin Millard -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Serbia-unrest-politics,WRAP BELGRADE Serbia's president accuses "criminal hooligans" of driving the violence in protests that have erupted over his government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words 1500 GMT by Jovan Matic and Sally Mairs. Video France-heritage-Notre-Dame,WRAP PARIS There is a "large consensus" that the spire of the fire-damaged Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris should be rebuilt as it was, France's new culture minister says. 550 words 1600 GMT by Fiachra Gibbons. Picture. Video Russia-politics-crime,WRAP MOSCOW Russia arrests the popular governor of a far eastern region on suspicion of ordering killings of several businessmen 15 years ago, sparking his party's fury. 550 words 1430 GMT by Anna Malpas. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-economy-unemployment-indicator,WRAP WASHINGTON A spike in coronavirus cases in the United States forces some states to again close bars and restaurants, but those measures do not seem to affect the steady drop in new claims for unemployment benefits. 500 words 1500 GMT by Heather Scott US-racism-discrimination-employment,FOCUS SAN FRANCISCO Since the police killing of George Floyd the debate on racism in the US has turned onto the pioneering tech industry, where diversity is often lacking despite past pledges of action. 800 words 1430 GMT by Julie Jammot. File picture US-racism-police-crime-court-Floyd WASHINGTON George Floyd said he couldn't breathe more than 20 times, called out for his children and late mother and said officers would "kill" him before he died in Minneapolis police custody, new evidence shows. 450 words moved Health-virus-Colombia-nature-conservation,FOCUS CALARCA, Colombia When the coronavirus pandemic swept through Colombia in March, forcing a national lockdown, Alberto Gomez decided he would sit it out amid the lush green foliage of his botanical garden and tend to his plants. 650 words moved by Lina Vanagas. Picture. Video Health-virus-Canada-animal-IT-offbeat,VIDEOESSAY UXBRIDGE, Canada The coronavirus pandemic has led millions of people to embrace meetings via Zoom, but the novelty is wearing thin for many. So one animal sanctuary in Canada has found a solution: Meet Buckwheat the donkey, who is ready to inject some fun into your humdrum work-from-home office day -- for a price. 450 words moved by Jorge Uzon. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- ICoast-politics-vote ABIDJAN The West African state of Ivory Coast has been plunged into disarray after the sudden death of its prime minister, the front-runner in looming elections for the presidency. 600 words 1600 GMT by Patrick Fort and David Esnault Chad-unrest,WRAP NDJAMENA At least eight Chadian soldiers are killed in a flareup of jihadist violence in the flashpoint Lake Chad region. 600 words moved by Ali Aba Kaya with Joseph Sotinel in Libreville Malawi-politics LILONGWE Malawians voice anger after newly-appointed President Lazarus Chakwera unveils a cabinet that they said was tainted by family ties. 450 words moved Egypt-Sudan-Ethiopia-diplomacy-water-internet,FOCUS CAIRO As Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan struggle to resolve a long-running dispute over Addis Ababa's mega-dam project on the Nile, some of their citizens are sparring online over their rights to the mighty waterway. 790 words moved by Bassem Aboualabass. File picture -- ASIA -- Australia-HongKong-China-politics-diplomacy,WRAP SYDNEY Australia offers pathways to permanent residency for thousands of people from Hong Kong in response to China's crackdown on dissent, drawing a furious reply from Beijing. 700 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-Cambodia-rights PARIS The Cambodian government is using the coronavirus pandemic as a pretext to ramp up its crackdown on human rights defenders and environmental activists, two leading watchdogs say. 500 words 1530 GMT by Lucie Peytermann and Eleonore Hughes HongKong-China-internet-computers-politics,FOCUS HONG KONG The decision by Chinese-owned video platform TikTok to withdraw from Hong Kong is a savvy commercial move that sidesteps thorny privacy issues and keeps one of the world's top money-making apps on its global march, experts say. 750 words moved by James Edgar. Graphic Also moved: HongKong-China-politics-internet -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Malaysia-aviation-AirAsia,INTERVIEW KUALA LUMPUR AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes insists the top budget carrier would emerge "stronger" from the coronavirus pandemic despite a warning about its future, and said the airline was hopeful of raising a sizeable cash injection. 550 words moved by M Jegathesan. Picture. Video Japan-energy-environment-coal TOKYO Japan says it will tighten rules for investment in foreign coal-fired power stations on environmental grounds, but stopped short of ending government funding for projects. 400 words moved by Natsuko Fukue Health-virus-Britain-economy,FOCUS GUILDFORD, United Kingdom Cranes whir above the affluent market town of Guildford, southwest of London, as Britain's construction sector cranks back into gear after a damaging coronavirus lockdown. 750 words moved by Roland Jackson. Picture. Video -- ENVIRONMENT -- Environment-climate-agriculture-China-Nepal PARIS A parasitic fungus that grows inside the ghost moth caterpillar and then kills its host by bursting through its head is itself threatened with extinction, the IUCN says, as demand surges for Chinese medicine's "Himalayan Viagra". 400 words moved by Kelly Macnamara -- SPORT -- Cycling-GBR-INEOS-Froome,WRAP LONDON Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome will leave Team Ineos at the end of the season to join Israel Start-Up Nation, ending a decade-long partnership. 650 words 1500 GMT by John Weaver. File picture. File video Oly-2020-2021-Box-JPN-Japan-virus-health,INTERVIEW TOKOROZAWA, Japan Olympic boxing hopeful Arisa Tsubata is used to taking blows in the ring but it is during her work as a nurse that she faces her toughest opponent: coronavirus. 600 words moved by Harumi Ozawa. Picture. Video Sport-China-CHN-health-virus,lead SHANGHAI China will not hold most international sporting events for the rest of 2020 as part of measures to stop the spread of coronavirus, the government says, dealing a potential blow to the likes of Formula One and tennis. 350 words moved afp
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