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Obama asks U.S. voters to 'carry' Clinton to White House, defeat Trump
PHILADELPHIA - President Barack Obama painted an optimistic picture of America's future and offered full-throated support for Hillary Clinton's bid to defeat Republican Donald Trump in a speech that electrified the Democratic National Convention. (USA-ELECTION/ (WRAPUP 2, PICTURE, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Jeff Mason and Alana Wise, 1,000 words)
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- USA-ELECTION/TRADE-CLINTON, expect by 1200 GMT/8 AM ET, by Luciana Lopez and Amanda Becker, 770 words
- USA-ELECTION/TRUMP-CYBER (UPDATE 5, PICTURES), moved, by Steve Holland and Emily Stephenson, 820 words
- USA-ELECTION/RUSSIA, moved, by John Walcott, Joseph Menn and Mark Hosenball, 780 words
- USA-ELECTION/BLOOMBERG (PICTURE, TV, GRAPHIC), moved, by Amy Tennery and Jonathan Allen, 420 words
Two top Turkish generals quit amid large-scale military purge
ANKARA/ISTANBUL - Two senior Turkish generals resign, broadcaster CNN Turk says, hours after the military dishonorably discharges nearly 1,700 personnel for alleged role in coup attempt that shook the nation and alarmed its NATO allies. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 1, PICTURE, TV) expect by 1030 GMT/6.30 AM ET, by Can Sezer and Ece Toksabay, 750 words)
Second French church attacker was known to police - source
PARIS/SAINT-ETIENNE-DU-ROUVRAY - The second teenager involved in the killing of a priest in a church in France this week was a 19-year-old who was known to security services as a potential Islamist militant, police and judicial sources say. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/FRANCE (UPDATE 2), expect by 1100 GMT/7 AM ET, by Chine Labbé and Michel Rose, 500 words)
Russia says starts humanitarian operation in Syria's Aleppo
MOSCOW - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu says the Russian and Syrian militaries will start a large-scale humanitarian operation in Aleppo during which civilians and militants will be given the chance to leave the city. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-RUSSIA (UPDATE 1), moved, 205 words)
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- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-BOMBS (PICTURE), moved, 305 words
EUROPE
Pope thanks Poles for clinging to faith in difficult times
CZESTOCHOWA, Poland - Pope Francis prays before Poland's holiest icon - the Black Madonna of Jasna Gora - and says outdoor Mass for a congregation numbering in the tens of thousands, thanking Poles for holding on to their faith in difficult times. (POPE-POLAND/ (PICTURE, TV), moved, by Philip Pullella, 355 words)
ASIA
China, Russia navies to hold drills in South China Sea - China
BEIJING - China and Russia will hold "routine" naval exercises in the South China Sea in September, China says, adding that the drills are aimed at strengthening their cooperation and are not aimed at any other country. (SOUTHCHINASEA-CHINA/DRILLS (UPDATE 2), moved, by Ben Blanchard, 350 words)
Home flight simulator in MH370 captain's home plotted Indian Ocean course-JACC
SYDNEY - A home flight simulator owned by the pilot of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 was used to plot a course to the southern Indian Ocean where the aircraft is believed to have gone missing, the Australian agency in charge of the search says. (MALAYSIA-AIRLINES/, moved, by Matt Siegel, 305 words)
Dead Bangladesh-American suspect was friend of cafe attacker - police
DHAKA - One of nine suspected militants killed in a police raid in Bangladesh this week is a Bangladeshi-American who is a friend of one of the gunmen who attacked a cafe on July 1 killing 22 people, police say. (BANGLADESH-MILITANTS/ (UPDATE 1), moving shortly, by Ruma Paul, 440 words)
Pressure for BOJ easing intensifies as economy minister urges action
TOKYO - Political pressure on the Bank of Japan to expand stimulus on Friday is intensifying with the economy minister calling on the bank to work with the government to boost economic growth. (JAPAN-ECONOMY/BOJ (WRAPUP 1), moved, by Leika Kihara, 530 words)
UNITED STATES
Central California wildfire destroys 34 homes, forces 350 to evacuate
Firefighters work to contain a deadly wildfire that has forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents and destroyed some three dozen homes over the last six days near the coast of central California, officials say. (CALIFORNIA-FIRE/, moving shortly, 380 words)
HEALTH
New crop of robots to vie for space in the operating room
CHICAGO - Even though many doctors see need for improvement, surgical robots are poised for big gains in operating rooms around the world. (HEALTH-ROBOTS/ (PICTURE), moved, by Susan Kelly, 700 words)
Lack of exercise costs world $67.5 bln and 5 million lives a year
LONDON - A study of one million people has found that physical inactivity costs the global economy $67.5 billion a year in healthcare and productivity losses, but an hour a day of exercise could eliminate most of that. (HEALTH-ACTIVITY/ (PICTURE), moved, by Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent, 395 words)
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