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TOP STORIES

Trump acts to shake up troubled campaign

WASHINGTON - U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump moves to overhaul his struggling campaign, tapping a seasoned political operative and the head of the conservative website Breitbart News for top roles. (USA-ELECTION/ (PICTURE, GRAPHIC), moved, 100 words)

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- USA-ELECTION/CHENEY (PICTURE), moved, by Ruffin Prevost, 300 words

- USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-MEXICO, moved, 180 words

Turkey set to release 38,000 prisoners, makes space in jails after coup

ISTANBUL - Turkey will release some 38,000 prisoners under a penal reform announced as the arrests of tens of thousands of people suspected of links to last month's attempted coup burden overstretched jails. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (UPDATE 2, PICTURE), moved, by Daren Butler, 620 words)

Australia agrees to close controversial refugee detention center

SYDNEY - Australia and Papua New Guinea say they have agreed to close a controversial Australian-funded asylum seeker detention center on Manus Island, but give no timeline, leaving the fate of 800 refugees held in the camp unclear. (AUSTRALIA-ASYLUM/ (UPDATE 1, TV, PICTURE), moved, by Matt Siegel, 465 words)

North Korea's deputy ambassador defects in London - reports

SEOUL - North Korea's deputy ambassador in London has defected with his family, according to media reports, and if confirmed it will be one of the most high-profile defections in recent years from the increasingly isolated country. (NORTHKOREA-DEFECTOR/ (UPDATE 1, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by James Pearson, 785 words)

Naming the nameless: experts struggle to identify drowned migrants

ROME/ATHENS - Helping people find out their loved ones' fate is becoming ever more pressing as Europe's migrant crisis drags on in its third year and the death toll rises (EUROPE-MIGRANTS/IDENTIFICATION (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 1200 GMT, by Isla Binnie and Michele Kambas, 982 words)

SPECIAL REPORT

Not so SWIFT: Bank messaging system slow to address weak points

LA HULPE, Belgium - More than a dozen current and former board directors and senior managers of SWIFT, the bank messaging system that helps transmit billions of dollars around the world every day, have told Reuters the organization for years suspected there were weaknesses in the way smaller banks used its messaging terminals - but did not address such vulnerabilities. (CYBER-HEIST/WARNINGS (SPECIAL REPORT, PICTURE), moved, by Tom Bergin, 1,800 words)

MIDDLE EAST

Russian bombers fly from Iran to bomb Syrian militants for second day - Ifax

MOSCOW - Russian SU-34 bombers based at Iran's Hamadan air base carry out strikes on Islamic State targets inside Syria for a second day, the Interfax news agency quote Russia's defense ministry as saying. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/RUSSIA-IRAN (UPDATE 1), moving shortly, 115 words)

AFRICA

Key S.African municipalities set for minority rule as coalition talks fail

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's biggest opposition parties have failed to form coalition governments in two major economic hubs following elections this month, one party says, raising the prospect of less stable minority administrations. (SAFRICA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PICTURE), moved, by Joe Brock, 395 words)

Zimbabwean police fire tear gas, water cannon to disperse protest

HARARE - Zimbabwean police fire tear gas and water cannon to disperse crowds protesting against central bank plans to re-introduce local banknotes, a Reuters witness says. (ZIMBABWE-PROTEST/ (UPDATE 1, TV, PICTURE), moving shortly, 320 words)

ASIA

Malaysian oil tanker taken over commercial dispute, not hijacked - maritime official

KUALA LUMPUR - An oil tanker, which was earlier reported to have been hijacked and sailed into Indonesian waters, was believed to have been taken due to a commercial dispute, Malaysian authorities say. (MALAYSIA-HIJACKING/ (UPDATE 1), moved, 225 words)

Philippines' Duterte says he's willing to face probe into drug killings

MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says his government is willing to face any inquiry into the deaths of hundreds of suspected drug dealers and users as human rights groups express alarm over extrajudicial killings. (PHILIPPINES-DUTERTE/DRUGS (PICTURE), moved, 290 words)

China uncovers $30bln worth of illegal banking activity

BEIJING - Chinese police have uncovered $30 billion worth of illegal money transfers through underground banks and offshore companies so far this year, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) says. (CHINA-UNDERGROUNDBANKS/ (UPDATE 1), moving shortly, by Shu Zhang and Engen Tham, 310 words)

China warns 'protectionist' Australia on investment after grid deal blocked

SYDNEY/BEIJING - Australia's decision to block the A$10 billion ($7.7 billion) sale of the country's biggest energy grid to Chinese bidders is a protectionist move that would negatively affect investment in the country, China's Ministry of Commerce says. (AUSTRALIA-PRIVATISATION/AUSGRID (UPDATE 2 PICTURE), moved, by Jonathan Barrett and Sue-Lin Wong, 590 words)

Front-runner to lead Japanese opposition says PM's 'Abenomics' has stalled

TOKYO - The clear favorite to become the first female leader of Japan's biggest opposition party believes Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's signature "Abenomics" policy has stalled and a change of gear is needed to favor people over corporations. (JAPAN-POLITICS/OPPOSITION (INTERVIEW, PICTURE), moved, by Linda Sieg and Sumio Ito, 525 words)

UNITED STATES

Southern California wildfire rages unchecked after evacuations

Hundreds of firefighters are battling a rapidly-spreading wildfire raging unchecked in drought-stricken Southern California after flames forced more than 80,000 residents to flee. (CALIFORNIA-FIRE/ (PICTURE, TV), moved, 310 words)

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