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TOP STORIES

U.S. Democrats set to nominate Clinton as they seek a way past discord

PHILADELPHIA - Hillary Clinton is set to become first woman presidential nominee of major U.S. party, historic moment that Democrats hope will help eclipse rancor between supporters of Clinton and her rival in primary contests, Bernie Sanders. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by John Whitesides and Alana Wise, 900 words)

+ See also:

- USA-ELECTION/TRUMP (PIX), moved, by Steve Holland, 242 words

- USA-ELECTION/HUNGARY-ORBAN (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), moved, by Marton Dunai, 368 words

Elderly priest killed in French church, attack claimed by Islamic State

SAINT-ETIENNE-DU-ROUVRAY, France - Assailants loyal to Islamic State force elderly priest to his knees before slitting his throat and take several worshippers hostage in French church before police shoot attackers dead. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/FRANCE (UPDATE 9, TV, PIX), expect by 1845 GMT/2.45 PM ET, by Noemie Olive, 800 words)

Turkish troops hunt remaining coup plotters as crackdown widens

ISTANBUL/ANKARA - Turkish special forces backed by helicopters, drones and navy hunt remaining group of commandos thought to have tried to capture or kill President Tayyip Erdogan during failed coup, as crackdown on suspected plotters widens. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 3, PIX, TV, GRAPHICS), expect by 2000 GMT/4 PM ET, by Daren Butler and Orhan Coskun, 1,100 words)

SPECIAL REPORTS

In Venezuela's murky oil industry, the deal that went too far

CARACAS/BOGOTA - Even for Venezuela's notoriously opaque economy, it was sweetheart deal that went too far. Multi-billion-dollar public tender let out by PDVSA provides window onto deep dysfunction plaguing oil-rich socialist nation. (VENEZUELA-PDVSA/CONTRACT (SPECIAL REPORT, PIX), moved, by Alexandra Ulmer and Girish Gupta, 1,732 words)

In Turkish sweatshops, Syrian children sew to survive

ISTANBUL, Turkey - To stem flow of migrants to Europe, Turkey agrees to house and protect those Europe ejects. But Ankara is proving unable to protect all its Syrian refugee children. Many work illegally, including in $40 billion textiles industry. (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/TURKEY-CHILDREN (SPECIAL REPORT, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Dasha Afanasieva, 2,217 words)

UNITED STATES

U.S. issues guidelines for responding to major cyber attacks

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK - White House issues new instructions on how government agencies should respond to major cyber security attacks, attempting to combat perceptions Obama administration is sluggish in addressing threats from sophisticated hacking adversaries. (USA-CYBER/ (UPDATE 5, PIX), expect by 1900 GMT/3 PM ET, by Dustin Volz and Karen Freifeld, 600 words)

U.S. consumer confidence steady; new home sales near 8-1/2-year high

WASHINGTON - U.S. consumer confidence holds steady and new single-family home sales hit their highest level in nearly 8-1/2 years, suggesting sustained momentum in economy that could allow Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this year. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX), moved, by Lucia Mutikani, 669 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Kerry hopes to reveal cooperation plan with Russia on Syria in August

VIENTIANE/GENEVA - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he hopes to announce in early August details of U.S. plan for closer military cooperation and intelligence sharing with Russia on Syria. (SYRIA-CRISIS/KERRY-LAVROV (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Lesley Wroughton and Stephanie Nebehay, 593 words)

From Beirut to Baghdad, 'useless' bomb detectors guard against disaster

BEIRUT/BAGHDAD - At checkpoint in central Beirut, guard checks small truck for explosives. He is manning last security barrier before Lebanon's parliament building 110 yards away, and relying on bomb detector that experts say is useless. (MIDEAST-SECURITY/DETECTORS (PIX), moved, by Dominic Evans and Saif Hameed, 1,148 words)

ASIA

U.S. says backs resumption of China-Philippines talks on South China Sea

VIENTIANE - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he supports resumption of talks between China and Philippines over South China Sea, after international court ruling against Beijing over dispute. (SOUTHCHINASEA-RULING/CHINA (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Simon Webb and Manuel Mogato, 823 words)

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- SOUTHCHINASEA-RULING/ASEAN (TV, PIX), moved, by Simon Webb and Manuel Mogato, 579 words

Knife attacker in Japan kills 19 in their sleep at disabled center

SAGAMIHARA, Japan - Knife-wielding man breaks into facility for disabled in small town near Tokyo and kills 19 patients as they sleep, authorities say, Japan's worst mass killing since World War Two. (JAPAN-ATTACK/ (UPDATE 9, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Elaine Lies and Kwiyeon Ha, 819 words)

AFRICA

Suicide bombers hit peace-keeping base in Somali capital, 13 dead - police

MOGADISHU - Suicide bombers kill at least 13 people at gates of African Union's main peace-keeping base in Somali capital, police say, in attack claimed by Islamist militants of al Shabaab. (SOMALIA-BLAST/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), moving shortly, 400 words)

SCIENCE

Healthy clones: Dolly the sheep's heirs reach ripe old age

LONDON - Heirs of Dolly the sheep are enjoying healthy old age, proving cloned animals can live normal lives and offering reassurance to scientists hoping to use cloned cells in medicine. (SCIENCE-CLONING/DOLLY (TV, PIX), moved, by Ben Hirschler, 594 words)

SPORT

EXCLUSIVE-Russia judo team will go Rio, international federation chief says

MOSCOW/BELGRADE - International Judo Federation - it lists Russian President Vladimir Putin as its honorary president - will allow sport's Russian squad to participate in Olympics, its head tells Reuters. (SPORT-DOPING/RUSSIA-JUDO (EXCLUSIVE), moved, by Christian Lowe and Aleksandar Vasovic, 238 words)

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