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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Belarus leader comes under increasing pressure + Tourists hit as Europe tightens virus controls + Japanese cabinet members visit Yasukuni shrine + Messi's Barca hammered 8-2 by merciless Bayern + Mexico zoo livestreams birth of elephant 'Zoom' Belarus-vote-unrest,WRAP MINSK Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko faces mounting opposition to his disputed re-election as factory workers join popular protests and the European Union moves to impose new sanctions on his regime. 850 words moved by Valery Kalinovsky. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Belarus-vote-unrest-jail,SCENE Health-virus,WRAP LONDON Thousands of UK holidaymakers scramble to get home to beat new restrictions on arrivals from European countries, as a second wave of virus infections threatens further disruption on the continent. 750 words 0630 GMT by James Pheby with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Japan-WWII-history-conflict-Yasukuni,lead TOKYO Four Japanese cabinet ministers pay their respects at a war shrine seen by neighbouring countries as a symbol of Tokyo's past militarism, in the first such visit since 2016. 450 words moved. Picture Fbl-Eur-C1-ESP-GER-Barcelona-Bayern,WRAP LISBON A merciless Bayern Munich inflict a humiliating, record defeat on Barcelona, recording a scarcely believable 8-2 victory in their Champions League quarter-final in Lisbon to leave Lionel Messi forlorn and surely hastening in the end of an era in Catalonia. 700 words moved by Andy Scott. Picture. Video Mexico-animal-conservation PUEBLA, Mexico A baby African elephant whose birth was livestreamed by a safari park in Mexico has been named Zoom after the video chat app made popular by the coronavirus pandemic. 150 words moved. Picture -- MIDEAST -- US-Iran-UN-arms-diplomacy,WRAP UNITED NATIONS The United Nations Security Council overwhelmingly rejects a US resolution to extend an Iranian arms embargo, in a move with huge repercussions for the Iran nuclear deal. 650 words 0600 GMT by Peter Hutchison -- ASIA -- India-politics-diplomacy,WRAP NEW DELHI India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches a new warning to China over deadly border tensions using his most important speech of the year to promise a stronger military. 500 words 0530 GMT by Bhuvan Bagga. Picture. Video. Live Video Afghanistan-conflict-Taliban-victims,FOCUS KABUL The decision to release hundreds of the Taliban's most dangerous prisoners has stirred painful memories for the loved ones of those killed in Afghanistan's war, with many questioning whether the move will help bring peace. 600 words moved by Usman Sharifi with Rashid Durrani in Kandahar. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-racism-Trump-Harris,FACTCHECK WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump has stoked false claims that Democratic vice-presidential contender Kamala Harris is ineligible to hold that office because her parents were foreign born. 600 words moved by Ian Timberlake. Picture. Video US-politics-vote-Biden-strategy,FOCUS WASHINGTON Despite being gaffe-prone, getting up in years 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 presidential election a referendum on Donald Trump. 700 words moved by Elodie Cuzin. Picture Also moved: US-politics-Democrats-Florida,FOCUS US-politics-vote-Democrats-convention-steps,FACTS US-politics-election-Biden-Scranton,SCENE US-Britain-royals-media-racism NEW YORK Meghan Markle says she is pleased to be back in America, where she plans to speak out against racism and campaign for positive change in her home country. 500 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Video US-history-racism-slavery,INTERVIEW WASHINGTON At 88, Dan Smith has witnessed some of the defining moments in America's fraught battle for racial equality. He also represents a living link to the nation's dark past: his father Abram was born a slave, 157 years ago. 1,000 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-economy-retail-industry-indicator WASHINGTON The US economy continues to regain ground as the coronavirus crisis drags on, with retailers and manufacturing posting gains, but new data shows progress is slowing and the recovery is in doubt amid a political stalemate over a new aid package. 600 words moved by Heather Scott. Picture -- AFRICA -- Mauritius-Japan-environment-pollution-shipping,WRAP PORT LOUIS A fresh streak of oil spills from a ship stranded on a reef in pristine waters off Mauritius, threatening further ecological devastation as demands mount for answers as to why the vessel had come so close to shore. 600 words moved. Picture. Video afp
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