Duty Editor: Denholm Barnetson Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + EU leaders seek huge virus rescue package + India infections surpass one million + BA to retire 747 fleet as virus hits air travel + Twitter hack raises questions ahead of US vote + Barca left with few options after losing Spanish title Health-virus,WRAP BRUSSELS EU leaders gather face to face trying to rescue Europe's economy from the ravages of the coronavirus as infections continue to surge in India, the United States and Brazil. 700 words 1100 GMT by Dave Clark with AFP bureaus Health-virus-India-million,lead NEW DELHI Coronavirus cases in India pass one million, official data shows, as authorities struggle to check the spread of the deadly pandemic across the world's second-most populous nation. 550 words moved by Abhaya Srivastava. Video. Live video. Picture Health-Virus-Britain-aviation-aerospace-IAG-Boeing LONDON British Airways hastens the retirement of its 747 fleet, grounding the ageing aircraft with immediate effect as the coronavirus pandemic crushes demand for air travel and carriers switch to greener jets. 600 words 1130 GMT by Roland Jackson US-internet-hack-Twitter,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Twitter is probing a massive hack of high-profile users from Elon Musk to Joe Biden that has raised questions about the platform's security as it serves as a megaphone for politicians ahead of November's election. 650 words moved by Glenn Chapman. File picture Also moved: US-internet-hack-Twitter-politics,FACTS Fbl-ESP-Liga-Barcelona-Eur-C1,FOCUS MADRID Barcelona made it all about the Champions League and after surrendering La Liga to Real Madrid, now it is all they have left. 600 words 1100 GMT by Tom Allnutt. Picture Also moved: Fbl-ESP-Liga-RealMadrid,WRAP fbl-ESP-Liga-RealMadrid-Zidane,FOCUS -- EUROPE -- EU-summit-budget BRUSSELS European leaders warn the future of their union is at stake as they embark on a summit to thrash out the terms of a huge post-coronavirus economic rescue plan. 650 words 0930 GMT by Dave Clark and Celine le Prioux. Picture. Video Health-virus-Spain-medics,FOCUS MADRID Spain hailed its medic heroes during the coronavirus crisis, but as infections fall many frontline staff have been left depressed and traumatised by their experience, fearful of an insecure future. 600 words moved by Laurence Boutroux Health-virus-Sweden,FOCUS STOCKHOLM Sweden, whose softer approach to fighting the novel coronavirus drew global attention, has one of the EU's highest rates of new cases but authorities say the spread is slowing. 600 words moved by Johannes Ledel -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Israel-politics,FOCUS JERUSALEM His poll numbers are sinking, protests are growing and new economically punishing restrictions are on the way: resurgent coronavirus cases in Israel have left Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu encircled by trouble. 700 words 1000 GMT by Ben Simon -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US WASHINGTON Florida is the new epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic in the United States and is shaping up as a key battleground in a partisan-tinged fight playing out nationally over reopening schools in the fall. 700 words moved by Chris Lefkow. File picture Also moved: Health-virus-US-hospital,SCENE Health-virus-engineering,FOCUS WASHINGTON It's become a familiar mantra: masks, hand-washing and physical distancing can slow the spread of the coronavirus. But as tens of millions of people return to public transit, their workplaces and schools, are these interventions enough? 800 words moved by Issam Ahmed Health-virus-Canada-entertainment-circus MONTREAL, Canada Canadian cultural icon Cirque du Soleil -- currently under court bankruptcy protection -- accepts a purchase offer from its creditors, which will serve as a minimum bid for an investors auction in August. 400 words moved Health-virus-Mexico-culture,FOCUS MEXICO CITY Mexico City's famous "Los Angeles" dance hall was once frequented by Soviet revolutionary Leon Trotsky and Mexican artist Diego Rivera. It's an emblematic establishment where intellectuals rubbed shoulders with guerrillas, but now its future has been left hanging in the balance by the coronavirus pandemic. 650 words moved by Natalia Cano. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- SAfrica-politics-Mandela-people JOHANNESBURG Mandela, the youngest daughter of South Africa's first black president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, is buried at a private funeral following her death aged 59 earlier this week. 500 words moved by Susan Njanji. File picture -- ASIA -- Virus-health-India-hospital,SCENE GREATER NOIDA, India In suffocating full protective gear inside an Indian intensive care unit with no air conditioning, doctor Showkat Nazir Wani risks his life battling brutal heat and treating coronavirus patients. 600 words 1000 GMT by Abhaya Srivastava. Picture. Video SriLanka-women-politics,FACTS PARIS On July 21, 1960 in Sri Lanka, Sirima Bandaranaike became the world's first democratically elected female head of government. AFP takes a look back at 60 years of milestones for women in politics. 550 words 1030 GMT by Robin Legrand. File pictures -- BUSINESS -- India-economy-retail-ecommerce-Reliance-Ambani,FOCUS MUMBAI Backed by multi-billion-dollar investments from global tech giants, India's richest man is ready to rumble with Amazon and Walmart for the country's huge e-commerce market through his conglomerate Reliance. 700 words moved by Vishal Manve and Ammu Kannampilly. File picture US-internet-computers-earnings-Netflix,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Netflix shares dive after the leading streaming entertainment service reports relatively flat quarterly profits despite rising subscriber numbers. 450 words moved by Glenn Chapman -- SPORTS -- Tennis-AUS-Kyrgios-health-virus,FOCUS SYDNEY The coronavirus has turned sport on its head and nowhere more so than in tennis, where trouble-prone Aussie Nick Kyrgios has been dubbed "St. Nick" for his moral leadership during the pandemic. 650 words moved by Martin Parry. File picture RugbyU-Super-NZL-AUS-RSA-ARG,3rdlead WELLINGTON New Zealand Rugby reveals plans to drop South African teams and Argentina's Jaguares from Super Rugby next year, in what could herald a major shake-up for the struggling competition. 650 words moved by Neil Sands. File picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-music-politics-country-Chicks,FOCUS NEW YORK Nearly two decades after country music shunned them for famously repudiating George W Bush, the trio formerly known as The Dixie Chicks have soared back with a new album, new name and renewed fearlessness. 700 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. File picture afp