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Turkish PM says overhaul will boost military

ANKARA/ISTANBUL - An overhaul of Turkey's military in the wake of a failed coup will make it better equipped to ensure national security, the prime minister says, but a former chief of staff and the nationalist opposition warns it is being badly damaged (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 1), expect by 1500 GMT, by Ercan Gurses and Daren Butler)

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- PAKISTAN-TURKEY/, TV, moved, 300 words

- TURKEY-SECURITY/ERDOGAN-INTELLIGENCE, moved, 100 words

- TURKEY-SECURITY/ERDOGAN-MILITARY, moved, 200 words

Rescuers say toxic gas dropped on Syrian town where Russian helicopter shot down

BEIRUT - A Syrian rescue service operating in rebel-held territory says a helicopter dropped containers of toxic gas overnight on a town close to where a Russian military helicopter was shot down hours earlier (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-IDLIB (UPDATE 2, TV), moved, by Lisa Barrington, 500 words)

PM May resurrects industrial policy as Britain prepares for Brexit

LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May outlines her bid to reshape the British economy for a post-Brexit world, reviving the once unfashionable concept of industrial policy 30 years after Margaret Thatcher killed it off. (BRITAIN-EU/INDUSTRY (UPDATE 1), by William James, 661 words, expect 1700 GMT)

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- BRITAIN-EU/ECONOMY (UPDATE 1), moved, by Andy Bruce, 538 words

Japan approves $130 bln fiscal steps as BOJ denies curbing stimulus

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet approves 13.5 trillion yen ($132 billion) in fiscal measures even as the central bank fights market speculation that it is preparing to put the brakes on monetary stimulus for the world's third-biggest economy. (JAPAN-ECONOMY/STIMULUS (WRAPUP 1), 650 words, moved)

RIO OLYMPICS

Tears and joy: capturing Olympic history on camera

The Rio de Janeiro Olympics kick off on Friday for some two weeks of competitive games drawing athletes as well as audiences from around world. As they prepare to cover event, Reuters photographers look back on their favorite pictures from past Olympics where they capture action on ground as well as participants' tears and joy that followed. (OLYMPICS-RIO/HISTORY (PIX), moved, 129 words)

RIO DE JANEIRO - Want an Olympic license plate, or a hand-embroidered Olympic handkerchief? These and other products are among those being seized by Brazilian police in a crackdown on less-than-approved use of the five rings, mascots and other Olympic symbols ahead of the Games, which start in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. (OLYMPICS-RIO/COUNTERFEITS (PIX, TV), by Paulo Prada, 747 words, moved)

RIO DE JANEIRO - On a chilly morning, with a breeze blowing in from Paraguay, customs officials stop and search vehicles crossing Brazil's busiest border point. With just days to go before the Olympics start in Rio de Janeiro, Brazilian security forces have shifted their gaze to an even more amorphous crime: terrorism. (OLYMPICS-RIO/SECURITY (PIX, TV), by Stephen Eisenhammer, 1125 words, expect by 1600 GMT)

UNITED STATES

Trump campaign asks Capitol Hill for support in Khan controversy

WASHINGTON - U.S. Republican Donald Trump's presidential campaign appeals to Capitol Hill for support as his attacks on Muslim parents of decorated American soldier killed in Iraq draw sharp rebukes from fellow party members. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Richard Cowan and David Morgan, 1,128 words)

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- USA-ELECTION/BUFFETT, (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved, by Amanda Becker

- USA-ELECTION/GOLDSTAR (FACTBOX), moved, by Gina Cherelus, 461 words

EUROPE

France buries priest murdered by Islamist militants

ROUEN, France - Mourners cram into Rouen Cathedral for the funeral of the Roman Catholic priest knifed to death at his church altar, as France's political leaders seek ways to defeat home-grown Islamist violence. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/FRANCE (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), moveing shortly, by Antony Paone, 536 words)

Spain faces specter of third election as parties lock horns

MADRID - Spain's two main political parties hold fruitless talks to form a new government and acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says a new election - the third in less than a year - may be necessary (SPAIN-POLITICS/ELECTION, (UPDATE 1), by Sarah White and Blanca Rodríguez, 350 words, moved)

Pope sets up group to study women deacons

ROME - Pope Francis sets up a commission to study the role of women deacons in early Christianity, the Vatican says, a move that may lead to changes in the role of women in the Roman Catholic Church. (POPE-WOMEN/ (UPDATE 1), by Philip Pullella, 400 words, moved)

AFRICA

Libyan forces wary of Islamic State redoubt despite U.S. support

SIRTE, Libya - A day after the United States began a formal campaign of air strikes against Islamic State's stronghold in Libya, anti-IS fighters welcomed Washington's involvement but remained wary of advancing for fear of mines and snipers (LIBYA-SECURITY/ (PIX, TV), moved, by Aidan Lewis and Goran Tomasevic, 1,000 words)

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- EUROPE-MIGRANTS/ (UPDATE 1), moved, 400 words

Tens of thousands flee South Sudan violence - U.N.

GENEVA/JUBA - Tens of thousands of people have fled a fresh outbreak of violence in South Sudan, reporting mass killings, looting and forced recruitment of child soldiers, U.N. agencies say (SOUTHSUDAN-SECURITY/, (UPDATE 1, TV, PIX), 600 words, moved)

ASIA

South Korea suspends sales of most Volkswagen models

SEOUL - South Korea suspends sales of most Volkswagen models in a new blow to the German automaker as it struggles to overcome the global repercussions of its emissions-test cheating scandal and rebuild its tattered image. (VOLKSWAGEN-SOUTHKOREA/ (UPDATE 2), PIX, TV, moved, 500 words)

EXCLUSIVE-Bangladesh officials visit Manila to seek recovery of bank heist money

Officials from the Bangladesh central bank are visiting Manila this week to pressure the authorities in the Philippines to find ways to return the $63 million that is still missing out of the funds stolen from its account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York earlier this year, two people close to Bangladesh Bank say. (CYBER-HEIST/BANGLADESH-PHILIPPINES (EXCLUSIVE, PIX), moved, By Krishna N. Das, Serajul Quadir and Karen Lema, 905 words)

Typhoon Nida shuts Hong Kong, more than 150 flights canceled

HONG KONG - Typhoon Nida sweeps through Hong Kong, shutting down most of the financial hub and disrupting hundreds of flights with gale-force winds, with low-lying areas put on flood alert. (ASIA-STORM/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), moved, 307 words)

If the pope can retire, why can't Japan's elderly emperor?

TOKYO - Pope Benedict XVI did it. Dutch Queen Beatrix did it. So why is it so hard for Japan's elderly emperor to abdicate? (JAPAN-EMPEROR/ABDICATION (PIX), by Linda Sieg, 628 words)

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