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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump praises police, rejects claims of racism + Top general says photo op with Trump was wrong + Brazil virus toll tops 40,000 as markets slide + Twitter erases Chinese 'state-linked' accounts + Spain's La Liga resumes after three months off US-politics-racism-Trump,WRAP DALLAS, Texas US President Donald Trump reboots his flagging reelection campaign with a speech starkly rejecting nationwide protesters' claims of police racism, saying only a "few bad apples" are to blame. 850 words moved by Nicholas Kamm with Sebastian Smith in Washington. Picture. File picture Also moved: US-politics-racism-Seattle-Trump,LEAD US-military-politics-unrest-Milley,3rdlead WASHINGTON America's top general says he was wrong to appear with President Donald Trump in a photo op near the White House last week, staged after the area was forcefully cleared of anti-racism protesters. 600 words moved by Paul Handley. File picture Health-virus,WRAP MONTEVIDEO A worrying social crisis is brewing in Latin America where the coronavirus pandemic is spiralling, experts are warning, as fears of a second wave in the United States sent shivers through global markets. 650 words moved by Barnaby Chesterman with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video US-China-Russia-Turkey-internet-Twitter,lead HONG KONG Twitter says it has deleted 170,000 accounts linked to a Chinese government misinformation campaign that targeted Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement and sought to discredit the United States. 650 words 0800 GMT by Jerome Taylor Fbl-ESP-Liga MADRID Sevilla beat local rivals Real Betis 2-0 as La Liga returns after three months away, becoming the second of Europe's five major leagues to resume following the coronavirus pandemic. 650 words moved by Thomas Allnutt. Picture -- ASIA -- NKorea-US-diplomacy-summit-anniversary,WRAP SEOUL North Korea criticises Donald Trump in a stinging denunciation of the United States on the second anniversary of the landmark Singapore summit where the US president shook hands with leader Kim Jong Un. 650 words 0600 GMT. File picture HongKong-China-politics-unrest-Britain,FOCUS HONG KONG Shortly before Hong Kong was handed back to China, Simon Ng applied for a British National (Overseas) passport, a document he never thought he'd need. Now he is considering whether to use it to emigrate. 700 words 0330 GMT by Su Xinqi. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-unrest-racism-police,Q&A WASHINGTON The Black Lives Matter protests that erupted across the United States after the killing in custody of African-American George Floyd have begun to wane, having chalked up some accomplishments in the fight against racism and police brutality. 750 words moved. File picture Also moved: US-racism-unrest-minorities,FOCUS US-politics-racism-unrest-retail-consumers-litigation,WRAP US-Afghanistan-politics-warcrimes-ICC,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump authorizes sanctions against any official at the International Criminal Court who investigates US troops, ramping up pressure to stop its case into alleged war crimes in Afghanistan. 700 words moved by Shaun Tandon Health-virus-Canada-students-circus,FOCUS MONTREAL Students soon to graduate from Montreal's National Circus School expect months of uncertainty but are trying, as best they can, to keep up their skills during a three-month pandemic lockdown. 550 words moved by Anne-Sophie Thill. Picture. Video Health-virus-Cuba-economy-tourism,FOCUS HAVANA Cuba is planning to welcome tourists with COVID-19 tests and limit their contact with locals as part of a raft of measures designed to get its vital tourism industry back up and running. 650 words by Katell Abiven. Picture Health-virus-Chile-astronomy,FOCUS SANTIAGO It's as if the Earth has closed its eyes, some scientists say: the coronavirus pandemic has forced astronomers in northern Chile to shut down the world's most powerful telescopes, running the risk of missing out on supernovas and other spectacles in space. 600 words 0600 GMT by Paulina Abramovich. Picture. Video US-politics-vote-racism-sports-rights,FOCUS WASHINGTON A conservative commentator once advised him to "shut up and dribble," but basketball legend LeBron James is bringing star power to a voter mobilization movement as concerns over disenfranchisement swell ahead of November's presidential election. 750 words 0630 GMT by Michael Mathes Argentina-economy-debt,ADVANCER BUENOS AIRES Argentina will offer a new proposal to creditors as it looks to restructure a $66 billion debt that contributed to the crisis-hit South American country defaulting last month for the ninth time in its history. 600 words 0530 GMT by Nina Negron -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain-tourism,FOCUS LONDON Britons look likely to forgo their annual trip to the sun because of the coronavirus pandemic, and instead discover the joys of staying at home, whatever the weather. 650 words 0530 GMT by Jean-Baptiste Oubrier. File picture Bulgaria-politics-crime-corruption-gambling,FOCUS SOFIA The recent fall from grace of one of Bulgaria's richest men has stunned his compatriots as they keenly follow his judicial woes in their corruption-ridden country. 650 words 0530 GMT GMT by Vessela Sergueva. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Syria-politics-economy,WRAP DAMASCUS Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sacks his prime minister of four years, Imad Khamis, as the country grapples with a stinging economic crisis and renewed protests. 500 words moved. Picture. File Video Saudi-health-virus-investment-economy,FOCUS RIYADH Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund has snapped up around $8 billion worth of stakes in global giants -- from Boeing to Facebook -- in a spree that belies deep and unpopular austerity measures at home. 880 words moved by Anuj Chopra Health-virus-Kuwait-social,FOCUS KUWAIT CITY Warda is a 37-year-old teacher whose family only allow her to go to two places: work, and the beauty salon that was her only social outlet before coronavirus restrictions shut it down. 550 words moved Europe-migrants-Tunisia,WRAP TUNIS More than 50 people, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa, died when a boat carrying migrants bound for Italy sank off Tunisia, a health official says in an updated toll. 350 words moved. Graphic -- SPORT -- Cricket-IND-IPL-Patel NEW DELHI The Indian Premier League could be moved out of the country if the coronavirus pandemic does not ease in the next two months, IPL chairman Brijesh Patel tells AFP. 400 words 0600 GMT. File picture Fbl-Asia-CHN-ENG-Gascoigne-Gong,INTERVIEW SHANGHAI Former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne's brief, madcap stint in China is fondly remembered by his head coach at the time, Gong Lei, who tells AFP: "I miss him so much." 600 words 0700 GMT by Peter Stebbings, with Lan Lianchao. File picture afp
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