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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Global coronavirus infections soar past 25 million + Trump pushes security message amid deadly protests + Thousands take to streets against Belarus strongman + Germany condemns bid to storm parliament building + Football icon Messi misses Barcelona Covid-19 test Health-virus,WRAP NEW DELHI Global coronavirus infections soar past 25 million, as countries around the world further tighten restrictions to try to stop the rampaging pandemic. 700 words moved by Glenda Kwek with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographics US-politics-racism-unrest,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO A man is shot dead in the latest violence to upend US anti-racism protests, as President Donald Trump presses an election message characterizing his opponent as weak on violent crime. 500 words 2000 GMT by Glenn Chapman. Picture. Video Belarus-politics-unrest-demo,WRAP MINSK Tens of thousands of opposition supporters march through the Belarusian capital of Minsk calling for an end to strongman Alexander Lukashenko's rule, despite police and troops blocking streets and detaining dozens of demonstrators. 850 words 1930 GMT by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Graphic Health-virus-Germany-demo,2ndlead BERLIN German leaders condemn the "unacceptable" attempt by protesters to storm the Reichstag parliament building during a mass rally against coronavirus restrictions. 650 words moved by Yacine Le Forestier. Picture. Video Fbl-ESP-Barcelona-Messi MADRID Lionel Messi misses a coronavirus test at Barcelona's training ground, club sources confirm to AFP, raising the possibility he will now boycott pre-season to force a transfer. 700 words by Tom Allnutt moved -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-intelligence-Congress-Russia-espionage WASHINGTON US intelligence chief John Ratcliffe defends his move to end in-person election security briefings to Congress, blaming a "pandemic" of leaks from lawmakers. 450 words moved. File picture US-politics-vote,FOCUS WASHINGTON Joe Biden, striving to win over still-undecided voters who could swing the election against Donald Trump, is sparing no effort to broadcast one of his most potent weapons: endorsements from many of his former Republican opponents. 750 words moved by Elodie Cuzin. Picture. File picture. Graphic US-racism-police-crime,PROFILE WASHINGTON When angry protesters shout the names of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor or Jacob Blake -- Ben Crump is listening. He is the seemingly omnipresent black attorney representing the families of all those emblematic victims of US police violence, and others too. 650 words moved by Camille Camdessus. File picture Health-virus-US-education-pods,FOCUS LOS ANGELES As parents across the United States come to terms with remote learning this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic, many who can afford it are opting for so-called "learning pods" to help their kids -- and themselves -- get through the school year. 700 words moved by Jocelyne Zablit. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- France-Russia-espionage-defence PARIS A senior French military officer stationed at a NATO base has been indicted and jailed on suspicion of spying for Russia, local media and sources said on Sunday. 450 words, 2030 GMT. File picture Montenegro-vote,WRAP PODGORICA Montenegro counts ballots after a race pitting the pro-West ruling party, who has run the country for 30 years, against a pro-Serb opposition backed by the influential Orthodox church. 650 words 2000 GMT by Olivera Nikolic. Picture. Video. Also moved: Montenegro-vote,FACTS Italy-migration,WRAP ROME A fishing boat carrying nearly 370 migrants lands on the Italian island of Lampedusa, fuelling local political tensions as a nearby ship carrying another 350 people seeks to make port. 700 words moved. Picture. Graphic -- MIDEAST -- Israel-UAE-US-diplomacy,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel is in secret talks with several Arab states and Muslim countries on establishing ties, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says, on the eve of the Jewish state's first commercial flight to the United Arab Emirates following a normalisation accord. 550 words 1500 GMT by Steve Weizman. Iraq-religion,WRAP KARBALA, Iraq Thousands of tearful Shiite pilgrims wearing gloves and masks flood Iraq's holy city of Karbala to mark Ashura, in one of the largest Muslim gatherings since the Covid-19 pandemic began. 750 words by Salmane Ameen 1430 GMT. Picture. Video. Lebanon-blast-politics-Hezbollah,WRAP BEIRUT Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah says his powerful Iran-backed Shiite movement is "open" to a French proposal for a new political pact for Lebanon. 670 words by Hashem Osseiran 1530 GMT. Picture. Video. Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Jerusalem-housing,FOCUS JERUSALEM Palestinian Alaa Borqan preferred to tear down his own house in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem after a court ruled that it was constructed illegally and must be demolished. 700 words moved by Hiba Aslan. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mali-unrest-coup BAMAKO The Mali protest coalition that campaigned against former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita proposes the military junta which ousted him organise a transition to civilian rule within 24 months, one of its leaders says. 400 words moved by Serge Daniel. Video -- ASIA -- Health-virus-India,WRAP NEW DELHI India sets a new coronavirus record as it reports 78,761 new infections in 24 hours -- the world's highest single-day rise -- even as it continues to open up the economy. 550 words moved by Glenda Kwek. Picture. File video Health-virus-India-dance-communities-tradition-tech,FOCUS JODHPUR, India As a blackout plunges her desert dwelling into darkness, Suwa Devi, a dancer belonging to India's Kalbeliya gypsy community, asks her neighbour to turn on his jeep's headlights so she can continue teaching her Zoom class, outside. 900 words moved by Sunil Verma with Ammu Kannampilly in Mumbai. Picture. Video -- SPORTS -- Auto-Prix-BEL-Hamilton SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium Lewis Hamilton claims a majestic 89th career win at the Belgian Grand Prix but insists he can't be blamed for "boring" races in Formula One. 500 words moved. Picture Cycling-FRA-Tour-2020 NICE An emotional Julian Alaphilippe dedicates his victory in the second stage of the Tour de France to his late father Jo, who passed away in June at the age of 80 after a long illness. 650 words 2000 GMT by Damian McCall. Picture Tennis-USA-Open-health-virus-pandemic NEW YORK France's Benoit Paire is dropped from the US Open after the Grand Slam tournament, which starts in a New York 'bubble' on Monday, announces an unidentified player had tested positive for Covid-19. 500 words moved afp
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