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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 3, PICTURE, TV, GRAPHIC), expect by 1445 GMT/6.45 AM ET, by Jeff Mason and Alana Wise, 1,000 words)
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Turkey's armed forces face deep overhaul in wake of coup
ANKARA/ISTANBUL - Turkey's top brass and political leaders are poised to launch a major overhaul of the armed forces after a failed military coup that has shaken the nation of nearly 80 million people and alarmed its NATO allies. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 2, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Ece Toksabay and Can Sezer, 1,120 words)
France had been hunting second church attacker after tipoffs
PARIS/SAINT-ETIENNE-DU-ROUVRAY, France - Police had been hunting the second teenager who killed a priest in a church in France this week after foreign intelligence tipoffs that he was a suspected jihadist, police sources say. (EUROPE-ATTACKS/FRANCE (UPDATE 3, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Chine Labbé and Michel Rose, 700 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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EUROPE
Spanish parties stick to guns in talks with King as stalemate drags on
MADRID - Major parties holding the balance of power in Spain decline to support plans for a conservative-led government in talks with the King, dashing hopes of a quick end to a seven-month political stalemate. (SPAIN-POLITICS/ (UPDATE 1, PICTURE, TV), moved, by Sarah White and Julien Toyer, 360 words)
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)
Swiss-EU immigration curb talks creep on despite Brexit vote
ZURICH/BRUSSELS - European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has let negotiators pursue a deal on curbing an influx of foreigners to Switzerland, diplomats said, keeping alive Swiss hopes of avoiding a rupture with its most important trading partner. (SWISS-EU/ (PICTURE), moved, by Michael Shields and Philip Blenkinsop, 865 words)
Euro zone economy resilient to Brexit - so far
FRANKFURT - The euro zone economy has remained surprising resilient to the shock of Britain's vote to leave the European Union, fresh data shows, a big contrast to the UK where signs of widespread economic pain are already apparent. (EUROZONE-SENTIMENT/ (WRAPUP 1), moved, by Balazs Koranyi, 565 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Al Qaeda tells Syrian branch Nusra Front it can drop links
BEIRUT - Al Qaeda told its Syrian branch, the Nusra Front, that it could break organizational ties with global jihadist organization to preserve its unity and continue its battle in Syria, in an audio statement released on Thursday. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-NUSRA FRONT (UPDATE 2), by Lisa Barrington and Suleiman Al-Khalidi, 526 words)
Saudi snow city tests kingdom's capacity for fun
RIYADH - At a shopping mall in southern Riyadh, a woman shrouded in black robes and bulgy black coat throws snowballs at her young son, giggling underneath a face covering. The boy gleefully lobs snowy projectiles back in her direction. (SAUDI-LEISURE/SNOW CITY (TV, PICTURE), moved, by Katie Paul, 435 words)
Getting pumped and pampered in hard-times Gaza
GAZA - Sparkling Mediterranean beaches, expensive restaurants and state-of-the-art health clubs do not readily spring to mind when it comes to the Gaza Strip. (PALESTINIANS-GAZA/LIFE (PICTURE, TV), moved, by Nidal al-Mughrabi, 460 words)
UNITED STATES
Central California wildfire destroys 34 homes, forces 350 to evacuate
Firefighters scramble to contain a deadly wildfire that has forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents and gutted dozens of homes near the coast of central California. (CALIFORNIA-FIRE/, moved, 370 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)
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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