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Rubio wins Republican nod for another U.S. Senate term

WASHINGTON - Insurgent challengers fall flat in Florida as Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio wins his party's nomination to seek re-election in November and U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz holds a big lead in her Democratic nominating race. (USA-ELECTION/REPUBLICANS (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Richard Cowan, 627 words)

- USA-ELECTION/ (PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Emily Stephenson and Alwyn Scott, 621 words

Key Islamic State leader killed in apparent U.S. strike in Syria

BEIRUT/WASHINGTON - Islamic State says one of its most prominent and longest-serving leaders is killed in what appears to be an American air strike in Syria, depriving the militant group of the man in charge of directing attacks overseas. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/ISLAMIC STATE-SPOKESMAN (UPDATE 5, PIX), moved, by Angus McDowall and Phil Stewart, 877 words)

- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-TURKEY (WRAPUP 2, PIX, TV, GRAPHICS), moved, by Angus McDowall, Orhan Coskun and Phil Stewart, 1,011 words

N.Korea makes progress on missiles, but no evidence of nuclear weapons yet

SEOUL - North Korea has made progress this year on weapons technology, such as its first test of a submarine-launched missile, but it is still not clear if the isolated nation has developed a nuclear warhead. (NORTHKOREA-WEAPONS/ (PIX, GRAPHICS), moved, by James Pearson and Ju-min Park, 818 words)

Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan hit by suspected suicide car bomb

BISHKEK - A suspected suicide car bomber rammed the gates of the Chinese embassy in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, killing the attacker and wounding at least three people, officials say. (KYRGYZSTAN-BLAST/CHINA (UPDATE 6, TV, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Olga Dzyubenko, 558 words)

ASIA

Asian shares ease, taking cue from Wall Street, oil slips

TOKYO - Asian shares slip, following modest losses on Wall Street but are still on track for a monthly rise as investors wait to see if upcoming job data could prod the Federal Reserve into raising interest rates as soon as September. (GLOBAL-MARKETS/(WRAPUP 2), expect by 0400 GMT/12 AM ET, by Lisa Twaronite, 400 words)

Indonesia's Widodo masters the politics, but reform agenda fades

JAKARTA - Heading for the end of his second year as Indonesia's president, Joko Widodo has never looked stronger: a crowd of politial parties backs him, he rides high in opinion polls and the economy is beginning to bounce off the bottom. But his agenda for reform in Southeast Asia's largest economy is on the backburner. (INDONESIA-PRESIDENT/ (PIX), expect by 0230 GMT/10.30 PM ET, by John Chalmers, 847 words)

Singapore confirms Zika spread; U.S. and other countries issue travel warnings

SINGAPORE - Confirmed cases of Zika virus in Singapore rise to 82, as the United States joins a growing list of countries warning pregnant women or those trying to get pregnant to avoid travel to the city-state. (HEALTH-ZIKA/SINGAPORE (UPDATE 2, PIX, GRAPHICS), moved, by Marius Zaharia, 699 words)

- HEALTH-ZIKA/ORIGIN (TIMELINE), moved, 2,347 words

- HEALTH-ZIKA/QANDA (FACTBOX), moved, 1,116 words

- HEALTH-ZIKA/HEARING, moved, 268 words

AMERICAS

Brazil lawmakers blame crisis on Rousseff at impeachment trial

BRASILIA - President Dilma Rousseff's opponents make a final call at her impeachment trial for her removal, not just for breaking budget rules, but for plunging Brazil into a political and economic crisis amid a sweeping corruption scandal. (BRAZIL-IMPEACHMENT/ (UPDATE 2, TV, PIX), moved, by Anthony Boadle and Lisandra Paraguassu, 702 words)

EUROPE

British PM May gathers ministers to hear views on Brexit

LONDON - After a summer of political earthquakes followed by a few weeks of holiday calm, Prime Minister Theresa May will meet members of her government to discuss how Britain is to leave the European Union. (BRITAIN-EU/ (PIX), moved, by Elizabeth Piper, 546 words)

France's Macron resigns, preparing for run at presidency

PARIS - French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron resigns to work on proposals "to transform France," clearing way for presidential bid that will further unsettle already wide-open race. (FRANCE-POLITICS/MACRON (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV), moved, by Jean-Baptiste Vey and Leigh Thomas, 612 words)

Italy holds funeral for quake victims as search continues

AMATRICE, Italy - Italy holds state funeral in pouring rain for some of victims of earthquake that leveled mountain communities, killing at least 292 people. (ITALY-QUAKE/ (UPDATE 3, TV, PIX), moved, by Giulia Segreti and Iona Serrapica, 586 words)

EU-U.S. trade deal in doubt as France urges end to talks

PARIS/BRUSSELS - France casts serious doubt on prospects of EU free trade deal with United States, adding to opposition within Germany and growing skepticism among Americans. (EU-USA/TTIP (UPDATE 6, PIX, TV), moved, by Sophie Louet and Philip Blenkinsop, 835 words)

AFRICA

South Africa's ANC backs Gordhan, urges him to cooperate with police

JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's ruling party backs Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan but urges him to cooperate with police investigations, days after Gordhan declines to meet detectives looking into his time at tax office. (SAFRICA-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Stella Mapenzauswa, 641 words)

HEALTH AND SCIENCE

Africa forest elephants may take almost a century to recover from poaching-study

JOHANNESBURG - Rare forest elephants that play a key role in replenishing central African rainforests will need almost a century to recover from an onslaught by ivory poachers because of their slow birth rate, a study says. (WILDLIFE-FORESTELEPHANTS/ (PIX), moved, by Ed Stoddard, 545 words)

ENTERTAINMENT

Singer Chris Brown arrested after standoff at L.A. home

LOS ANGELES - Pop star Chris Brown is arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after a daylong standoff and search at his Los Angeles home that began when a woman called 911, police say. (PEOPLE-CHRISBROWN/ (UPDATE 4, PIX, TV), moved, by Dan Whitcomb, 330 words)

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