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Turkish police raid science council, many detained, in post-coup purge -NTV

Turkish police raid the offices of the national science research council, broadcaster NTV says, widening the investigation into followers of the U.S.-based cleric suspected of masterminding last month's coup attempt. (TURKEY-SECURITY/SCIENCE (UPDATE 1), moving soon, by Humeyra Pamuk, 150 words)

UK economy contracting at fastest since 2009 -Markit PMI survey

LONDON - Post-Brexit vote Britain is seeing its economy shrinking at the fastest rate since the 2008-09 financial crisis, making a Bank of England rate cut on Thursday "a foregone conclusion," the publishers of a closely watched business survey say. (BRITAIN-EU/ECONOMY (UPDATE 1, PIX), expect by 1100 GMT/7 AM ET, by David Milliken, 600 words)

South African vote tests ANC hold on cities, Zuma in focus

South Africans vote in local elections that could see the ruling African National Congress (ANC) and its scandal-hit leader lose control of the capital and other key cities for the first time since the end of apartheid. (SAFRICA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 3, PIX, TV), expect 1400 GMT, by Nqobile Dludla, 700 words)

North Korea missile lands near Japanese waters

SEOUL - North Korea launches a ballistic missile that lands in or near Japanese-controlled waters for the first time, the latest in a series of launches by the isolated country in defiance of United Nations Security Council resolutions. (NORTHKOREA-MISSILE/ (UPDATE 5), moved, 510 words)

RIO OLYMPICS

Brazil to deploy military to tourist sites, stadium security lax

RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil says it is deploying the military to patrol emblematic tourist sites in Rio de Janeiro to guard against the "minimal" chance of an attack, though security at the Olympic stadium appeared slack three days before the Games. (OLYMPICS-RIO/SECURITY-STADIUM (PIX), moved, by Pedro Fonseca and Rodrigo Viga Gaier, 454 words)

+ See also:

- OLYMPICS-RIO/POLICE (moved), moved, 293 words

- OLYMPICS-RIO/COUNTERFEITS (PIX, TV), moved, by Paulo Prada, 747 words

- PERU-DRUGS/OLYMPICS (TV), moved, by Marco Aquino, 308 words

UNITED STATES

Republican rift widens as Trump declines to endorse Ryan, McCain

WASHINGTON - U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump ratcheted up tensions in his party by denying two leading figures, House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and Senator John McCain, support in their re-election bids. (USA-ELECTION/ (WRAPUP 3, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Alana Wise and David Morgan, 1,400 words)

- USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-UNIVERSITY (UPDATE 2), moved, 200 words

ASIA

Bitcoin exchange confirms second-biggest heist in US dollar terms

HONG KONG - Nearly 120,000 bitcoin worth about US$72 million has been stolen from the exchange platform Bitfinex in Hong Kong, making it the second-biggest security breach ever of such an exchange. ((BITFINEX-HACKED/HONGKONG (UPDATE 1) moving shortly, by Clare Baldwin, 300 words)

Revolving-door politics in Nepal as Maoist becomes PM

KATHMANDU - Nepal's parliament to confirm former Maoist rebel chief Prachanda as the Himalayan nation's new prime minister after K.P. Oli stepped down to avoid a no-confidence motion. (NEPAL-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 1, PIX, TV), expect by 1200 GMT, by Gopal Sharma, 500 words)

Japan's PM picks hawkish defense minister in limited reshuffle

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe appoints conservative ally Tomomi Inada as defense minister, which risked upsetting China and South Korea, as part of a limited cabinet reshuffle that left most top posts unchanged. (JAPAN-POLITICS/CABINET (UPDATE 1), moved, by Linda Sieg and Elaine Lies, 500 words)

Suu Kyi tackles military land grabs in test of new Myanmar government

HTA NI - By the standards of her village in Myanmar's swampy Ayeyarwady Delta, Than Shin was a prosperous woman. She had 20 acres of farmland on which her family grew rice. (MYANMAR-MILITARY/LAND (INSIGHT, PIX, TV), moved, by Aubrey Belford, Hnin Yadana Zaw and Antoni Slodkowski, 1,466 words)

AMERICAS

Tropical Storm Earl strengthens as it churns toward Belize

MEXICO CITY - Tropical Storm Earl bears down on Central America's Caribbean coastline, strengthening as it was forecast to strike land as a hurricane, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) says. (STORM-EARL/ (UPDATE 2), moved, 251 words)

Venezuela names general accused of drug crimes by U.S. as minister

CARACAS - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro names a general accused of drug crimes by the United States as his new interior minister and removes from the cabinet his top economic official, who was viewed as a potential reformer. (VENEZUELA-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV), moved, by Andrew Cawthorne, 388 words)

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