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| - Duty Editor: Denholm Barnetson Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Biden officially nominated to take on Trump + Mali coup leaders pledge new elections + Belarus opposition urges EU to reject poll result + Suspected Islamist sparks Berlin road accidents + Four-time champ Froome dropped from Tour de France team US-politics-vote,WRAP MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin US Democrats nominate Joe Biden as their 2020 presidential candidate, offering the Washington veteran as a "man of courage" who would sweep away the "chaos" of four years under Donald Trump. 850 words moved by Gabriela Bhaskar, with Michael Mathes in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic Mali-unrest-politics, WRAP BAMAKO Mali awakens to a new chapter in its troubled history after rebel military leaders force President Boubacar Keita from office and pledge new elections, prompting a wave of shock around West Africa. 700 words 1000 by Serge Daniel and Malick Konate. Picture. Video. Picture. Also moved: Mali-unrest-politics,CHRONO Mali-unrest-politics-Keita,PROFILE Belarus-vote-EU-opposition,WRAP MINSK The exiled head of Belarus's opposition urges European leaders to reject strongman Alexander Lukashenko's "fraudulent" re-election ahead of an emergency EU summit. 650 words 0930 GMT by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Video Germany-crime-Islamist,WRAP BERLIN A man has caused a series of motorway accidents in Berlin, injuring six people including three seriously in what German prosecutors describe as a suspected Islamist act. 450 words 1030 GMT by Femke Colborne. Picture. Video Cycling-Tour-FRA-Ineos,2ndlead LONDON Four-time Tour de France champion Chris Froome and 2018 winner Geraint Thomas are glaring omissions from the formidable Team Ineos Grenadier line-up for this year's race. 500 words 1130 GMT -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP SYDNEY Australia's leader calls for coronavirus immunisations to be mandatory, wading into ethical and safety debates raging around the world as the race to develop a vaccine picks up pace. 700 words moved by Andrew Beatty with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic China-health-virus-agriculture-economy-poverty,FOCUS LOUDI, China A ban on the trade and consumption of various animals in China in response to the coronavirus pandemic has cost tens of thousands of jobs in rural areas, where the relatively cheap form of farming of wildlife had once been promoted as a way to lift people out of poverty. 600 words moved by Beiyi Seow. Picture. Video Kenya-health-virus-education-poverty,FOCUS NAIROBI Kenyan teenager Bella Achieng Otieno wants nothing more than to return to her classroom, growing anxious about her future with every passing day her school is closed due to coronavirus. 750 words moved by Cyril Belaud. Video. Picture SAfrica-Health-virus-corruption,FOCUS JOHANNESBURG South Africa is reeling from coronavirus-linked corruption scandals that have battered President Cyril Ramaphosa's credibility and the country's image abroad, but spurred unprecedented efforts to boost transparency. 900 words moved by Sofia Christensen. File Picture. File Video -- EUROPE -- Germany-Eritrea-trial-migrants,WRAP FRANKFURT An Eritrean man goes on trial in Germany for fatally throwing a boy under a train during an episode of paranoid schizophrenia, in a case that stoked a heated immigration debate. 500 words 1100 GMT by Daniel Wolf. File picture Bulgaria-politics-corruption-protest,FOCUS SOFIA The anti-corruption protests that have been roiling in the streets of the Bulgarian capital Sofia for the past six weeks have united people from across the country and all walks of life. 650 words moved by Vessela Sergueva. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Lebanon-UN-tribunal-Hariri-blast,FOCUS BEIRUT Exhausted by months of economic crisis and still in shock after the deadly Beirut blast, despondent Lebanese give the much-awaited verdict in the Rafic Hariri murder trial an anti-climactic reception. 650 words 1030 GMT by Jean-Marc Mojon. Picture Israel-social-LGBT-rights,FOCUS JERUSALEM Israelis Harel Barak and Yakir Kanneli have been married for four years -- but as a gay couple, they are legally barred from starting a family. 700 words by Alexandra Vardi. Picture -- AFRICA -- Japan-environment-Mauritius,lead NARITA, Japan A new team of experts leave Japan for Mauritius with special oil-absorbent materials to help the clean-up of tonnes of oil that leaked from a Japanese-owned ship. 450 words moved. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-race,FOCUS MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin Oscar Walton is an African American in the must-win state of Wisconsin who sat out the 2016 election because he felt neither Hillary Clinton nor Donald Trump spoke for him. 650 words moved by Elodie Cuzin. Picture. Video US-IT-lifestyle-transport-Uber-Lyft,ADVANCER SAN FRANCISCO Uber and Lyft are hoping a courtroom reprieve will spare them from shutting down their rival smartphone-summoned ride services in California on Friday. 600 words moved by Glenn Chapman. File picture. Video US-crime-murder-California-victims,lead LOS ANGELES Dozens of women and men who were terrorized by California's 'Golden State Killer' during a sadistic decade-long crime spree finally get their day in court as they speak emotionally of their trauma. 600 words moved by Jocelyne Zablit. Picture -- ASIA -- Myanmar-work-environment-marble,PHOTOESSAY MADAYA, Myanmar Faces covered in white dust and chisels in hand, marble sculptors in Myanmar say the hills that have given them a livelihood for generations are disappearing, as large companies reap the rewards of the prized white rock. 450 words moved. Picture. Video -- SPORTS -- Fbl-Eur-C1-FRA-PSG-Neymar,FOCUS LISBON An inspired Neymar helped Paris Saint-Germain reach the Champions League final, but the fact that the Brazilian was not their best player against RB Leipzig says everything about the frightening strength of Thomas Tuchel's team and shows why they can be confident of lifting the trophy for the first time. 600 words moved by Andy Scott afp
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