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McCain slams Trump over attack on dead Muslim soldier's parents
WASHINGTON - Decorated war veteran and U.S. Sen. John McCain denounces Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for his attack on parents of Muslim U.S. Army officer killed in Iraq war. (USA-ELECTION/ (UPDATE 2, PIX, TV, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by Doina Chiacu, 900 words)
+ See also:
- USA-ELECTION/TRUMP (PIX), moving shortly, by Richard Cowan, 500 words
- USA-ELECTION/KOCH (PIX, GRAPHIC), moving shortly, by Michelle Conlin, 500 words
Florida has identified 10 more Zika cases; calls in feds for help
CHICAGO - State of Florida identifies 10 more cases of Zika virus caused by local mosquitoes and asks U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to send in experts to help with its investigation of outbreak. (HEALTH-ZIKA/FLORIDA (UPDATE 1), moved, by Julie Steenhuysen, 486 words)
U.S. general seeks to soothe Turkey ties strained by coup purge
ISTANBUL - America's highest-ranking military officer seeks to soothe strained ties with NATO ally Turkey, which is angered by West's response to failed military coup and by apparent U.S. reluctance to hand over cleric it says is responsible. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 2, TV, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, by Nick Tattersall and Gareth Jones, 1,199 words)
UK resists Chinese pressure over nuclear deal but still wants close ties
LONDON/BEIJING - Britain says it wants closer ties with China but resists pressure from Beijing to sign off on $24 billion nuclear power project that is delayed at last minute by Prime Minister Theresa May. (EDF-BRITAIN/NUCLEAR (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by William James and Ben Blanchard, 854 words)
UNITED STATES
U.S. factory activity slips; construction spending hits 1-year low
WASHINGTON - U.S. manufacturing activity slows as orders fall broadly, while drop in construction spending suggests downward revision to economic growth estimate. (USA-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 2, PIX), moved, by Lucia Mutikani, 691 words)
AMERICAS
Rio's Olympic air: Dirty, deadly and no cleaner legacy from Games
RIO DE JANEIRO - Rio de Janeiro's air is dirtier and deadlier than portrayed by authorities and Olympics' promised legacy of cleaner winds is not remotely met, analysis of government data and Reuters' own testing finds. (OLYMPICS-RIO/AIR (UPDATE 1, INSIGHT, PIX, TV), moved, by Brad Brooks, 1,167 words)
WIDER IMAGE
Tears and joy: capturing Olympic history on camera
Rio de Janeiro Olympics kick off Friday for some two weeks of competitive games drawing athletes as well as audiences from around world. As they prepare to cover event, Reuters photographers look back on their favorite pictures from past Olympics where they capture action on ground as well as participants' tears and joy that followed. (OLYMPICS-RIO/HISTORY (PIX), moved, 129 words)
EUROPE
Bank of England prepares to cut rates into uncharted territory
LONDON - Bank of England looks ready to cut interest rates Thursday for first time since 2009, seeking to stop Britain's vote to leave European Union from kicking country into recession. (BRITAIN-BOE/ (PREVIEW, PIX), moved, by David Milliken, 761 words)
Consumed by abuse, UK's Labour faces deepening divisions with leadership contest
LONDON - Death threats, brick through window and one lawmaker even installing panic room in her office; less than year after Britain's Labour elects socialist Jeremy Corbyn leader on promise of 'kinder politics,' party is mired in civil war. (BRITAIN-EU/LABOUR (PIX), moved, by Kylie MacLellan and William James, 1,178 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Rebels launch major assault to try to break Aleppo siege
BEIRUT - Syrian rebel fighters launch major assault on government-held southwestern parts of Aleppo to try to reopen supply lines into opposition-held areas of city after army and its allies tighten their siege. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO (UPDATE 2, PIX), moved, by Suleiman Al-Khalidi, 460 words)
+ See also:
- MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-HELICOPTER (UPDATE 3, PIX), moved, by Lisa Barrington and Dmitry Solovyov, 418 words
Yemen government leaves Kuwait talks after Houthis reject U.N. plan
DUBAI - Yemeni government negotiators say they are leaving peace talks in Kuwait after Houthi militia foes reject U.N. proposal aimed at ending their country's war. (YEMEN-SECURITY/TALKS (UPDATE 1), moved, 229 words)
+ See also:
- YEMEN-SECURITY/SAUDI-UN (PIX), moving shortly, by Michelle Nichols, 500 words
ASIA
Taliban claim Kabul bomb attack on compound used by foreigners
KABUL - Taliban truck bomb explodes outside protected hotel compound used by foreign service contractors in Kabul, ripping deep crater in ground and leaving tangle of wreckage but causing few casualties. (AFGHANISTAN-BLAST/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), moved, by Sayed Hassib, 1,025 words)
SCIENCE
Pharma and tech converge in 'fantastic voyage' to fight disease
LONDON - Line between pharmaceuticals and technology is blurring as companies join forces to tackle chronic diseases using high-tech devices that combine biology, software and hardware. (GSK-ALPHABET/HEALTHCARE-TECH, moved, by Ben Hirschler, 571 words)
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