Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Six killed as Hurricane Laura pounds Louisiana + Trump to accept nomination outside White House + Jacob Blake shooting sparks Washington protest + Walmart, Microsoft team together in TikTok bid + The staggering tale of China's 'drunken boxers' US-weather,WRAP LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana At least six people are killed by Hurricane Laura in Louisiana and search teams may find more victims but the governor says the most powerful storm to make landfall in the US state in living memory did not cause the "catastrophic" damage that had been feared. 650 words 0200 GMT by Gianrigo Marletta and Andrew Cabalerro-Reynolds. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump accepts the Republican Party nomination for reelection in front of a large crowd outside the White House -- and against a national backdrop of explosive racial tensions and the coronavirus pandemic. 650 words 0200 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video US-politics-police-racism-unrest,WRAP KENOSHA, Wisconsin A white police officer's shooting of African American Jacob Blake has rekindled anti-racism anger in the United States, with attention shifting from a high-profile boycott movement in the sports world to a mass protest on the streets of the nation's capital. 650 words 0200 GMT by Cyril Julien. Picture. Video Also moving: US-politics-police-racism-unrest-art,SCENE US-IT-China-politics-TikTok-Walmart-Microsoft,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO US retail giant Walmart says it has teamed with Microsoft to buy TikTok, the Chinese-owned short-form video app that has come under fire from the administration of President Donald Trump. 650 words moved by Glenn Chapman China-sport-MartialArts-drunken,VIDEOESSAY SHANGHAI Liu Xuliang lunges menacingly as if spoiling for a fight after too many drinks. But he is in fact stone-cold sober and an expert in an ancient Chinese martial art known as drunken boxing. 400 words 0300 GMT by Peter Stebbings. Video. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-economy-bank-rate-employment-inflation,WRAP WASHINGTON The US central bank rolls out a major policy change that gives greater weight to its mission of maximizing employment for the benefit of lower income families, while ratcheting back its emphasis on fighting inflation. 650 words moved by Heather Scott Basket-NBA-racism-shooting-players-season,WRAP LOS ANGELES NBA playoff games are called off for a second straight day following a boycott by the Milwaukee Bucks but the league is optimistic of restarting games by the weekend after players voted to continue the season. 700 words moved by Rob Woollard Health-virus-ElSalvador-education-internet,FOCUS El TIGRE, El Salvador Two sisters in western El Salvador are taking their love of learning to great heights: every day they climb a mountain, then scramble up an olive tree to get a signal to access their online college lessons. 550 words 0230 GMT by Carlos Mario Marquez. Picture. Video Health-virus-Mexico-homeless,FOCUS NEZAHUALCOYOTL, Mexico After he lost his job because of the coronavirus pandemic, Andres Hernandez suddenly found himself trying to survive on the streets with his wife and children, joining Mexico's growing ranks of homeless. 600 words 0130 GMT by Natalia Cano. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Japan-politics-Abe,WRAP TOKYO Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference to address speculation over his health after recent medical checks in hospital, with reports suggesting he will not be resigning. 500 words 0330 GMT. Picture Myanmar-vote-justice-rights-religion-Islam,FOCUS MEIKTILA, Myanmar One of Myanmar's five million young adults, May Thandar Maung had been excited to cast her ballot for the very first time in November's election. But the 18-year-old is Muslim and says that means she will remain voiceless. 750 words 0330 GMT by Su Myat Mon with Richard Sargent in Yangon. Picture. Video HongKong-China-politics,FOCUS HONG KONG Hong Kong police are using the past words and deeds of government critics to bolster investigations under the city's sweeping new security law, despite the legislation not being retroactive. 750 words 0300 GMT by Su Xinqi. Picture. Video China-hacking-security,FOCUS DONGGUAN, China From a small, dingy office tucked away in an industrial city in southern China, the Red Hacker Alliance -- one of China's most well-known patriotic "hacktivist" groups -- maintain battle in the country's nationalistic online war. 700 words 0330 GMT by Laurie Chen. Picture. Video Vietnam-silk-environment-lifestyle,FOCUS HANOI Vietnamese weaver Phan Thi Thuan hitches up her trousers as she wades into a lotus paddy to gather the stems needed to make a rare and highly sought-after thread. 400 words 0300 GMT by Alice Philipson. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Major European nations France, Germany and Spain announce tougher infection control measures, joining the ranks of countries battling an increase of coronavirus cases. 750 words moved by Tom Barfield with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic -- EUROPE -- Belarus-politics-unrest-demonstration,WRAP MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin vows military support for embattled Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko, while urging a peaceful resolution to unrest and demonstrations that erupted after a disputed election. 800 words moved by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Video Also moving: Belarus-vote-Lithuania,FOCUS Germany-Eritrea-trial-migrants FRANKFURT A verdict is expected in the trial of an Eritrean man who fatally threw a boy under a train in Germany, with the suspect likely to be placed in psychiatric care. 500 words 0230 GMT by Daniel Wolf Montenegro-vote-politics,ADVANCER PODGORICA Montenegro's pro-West leader hopes to extend his party's 30-year grip on the EU candidate country in an election dominated by identity debates and anxiety over a pandemic-hit economy. 650 words 0300 GMT by Olivera Nikolic. Picture. Video Also moving: Montenegro-vote,FACTS France-attacks-justice-trial-security-defence-Sahel,FOCUS PARIS The terrorist threat against Europe has mutated in the last half-decade as jihadist groups have seen their Middle East sanctuaries eroded, but analysts say the West must remain braced for more attacks. 700 words 0330 GMT by Didier Lauras Also moving: France-attacks-justice-trial-Charlie-religion,FOCUS Sweden-religion-women,FOCUS STOCKHOLM Her white clergy robes flowing behind her, Sandra Signarsdotter walks down the aisle of Stockholm's Gustaf Vasa church greeting parishioners, a ritual of hers and a familiar sight in Sweden, where women now outnumber men as priests. 700 words 0330 GMT by Nioucha Zakavati. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-television-Scott,FOCUS LOS ANGELES Legendary filmmaker Ridley Scott's first television series in decades, sci-fi show "Raised by Wolves," sees a pair of advanced male and female androids land on a new planet after the destruction of Earth, charged with raising a new colony of humans. 600 words 0130 GMT by Andrew Marszal. File Picture Health-virus-Egypt-cinema,FOCUS CAIRO Egyptian cinemas are slowly reopening after months of lockdown, but the huge sector sometimes dubbed "the Hollywood of the Arab world" has taken a severe hit during the pandemic. 800 words 0200 GMT by Menna Zaki. Picture. File Picture -- SCIENCE -- Science-chemistry-astronomy-meteorites-Earth-France,2ndlead WASHINGTON Water covers 70 percent of the Earth's surface and is crucial to life as we know it, but how it got here has been a longstanding scientific debate. The puzzle is a step closer to being solved after a French team reported they had identified which space rocks were responsible, and suggested our planet has been wet ever since it formed. 550 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Picture. File picture -- SPORT -- Fbl-ENG-Pr-Chelsea,FOCUS LONDON Chelsea coach Frank Lampard is under pressure to deliver a serious Premier League title challenge after a spending spree fuelled by his desire to catch champions Liverpool. 650 words 0130 GMT by Steven Griffiths Paralympics-disabled-television-documentary-France-Burundi,FEATURE ANTIBES, France The Paralympics is full of stories of disabled athletes overcoming the odds to achieve sporting greatness but few bear the trauma of Jean-Baptiste Alaize. 750 words 0200 GMT by Emmanuel Barranguet. Picture. Video afp