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Turkey nabs commandos accused of trying to seize Erdogan during coup bid
ISTANBUL - Turkish special forces capture a group of commandos accused of trying to seize or kill President Tayyip Erdogan during a failed coup, after the government took tighter control of the military and dismissed more than a thousand more soldiers. (TURKEY-SECURITY/ (WRAPUP 1, TV, PIX), moved, by Daren Butler and Yesim Dikmen, 900 words)
Factories struggle as world demand sputters
LONDON/SYDNEY - British manufacturers slammed on the brakes last month after the Brexit vote and growth eased in the euro zone, surveys indicated, with factories in China, Japan and elsewhere in Asia offering only crumbs of comfort. (GLOBAL-ECONOMY/ (WRAPUP 1), moved, by Jonathan Cable and Wayne Cole, 770 words)
+ See also:
- BRITAIN-EU/ECONOMY (UPDATE 1), moved, by Ana Nicolaci da Costa, 670 words
- BRITAIN-BOE/ (PREVIEW), moved, by David Milliken, 770 words
UK "continues to seek close ties with China" despite nuclear deal delay
LONDON/BEIJING - Britain says it still wants closer ties with China, but rejects pressure from Beijing to sign off on a landmark nuclear power project funded in part by Chinese cash that was subject to a last-minute delay. (EDF-BRITAIN/NUCLEAR (UPDATE 2), moving shortly, by William James and Ben Blanchard, 700 words)
Taliban claim Kabul bomb attack on compound used by foreigners
KABUL - A Taliban truck bomb explodes outside a protected hotel compound used by foreign service contractors in Kabul, ripping a deep crater in the ground and leaving a tangle of wreckage but causing few casualties. (AFGHANISTAN-BLAST/ (UPDATE 5, PIX, TV), moved, by Sayed Hassib, 1,025 words)
EUROPE
Shackled remains at ancient Greek site tell tale of intrigue
ATHENS - At least 80 skeletons lie in a mass grave in an ancient Greek cemetery, their wrists clamped by iron shackles. (GREECE-ARCHAELOGY/EXECUTIONS, (PIX, TV), moved, by Deborah Kyvrikosaios, 547 words)
MIDDLE EAST
Rebels launch major assault to try to break Aleppo siege
BEIRUT - Syrian rebel fighters have launched a major assault on government-held southwestern parts of Aleppo to try to reopen supply lines after the army and its allies tightened their siege of opposition-held parts of the city last week. (MIDEAST-CRISIS/SYRIA-ALEPPO (UPDATE 1, PIX), moved, by Suleiman Al-Khalidi, 370 words)
ASIA
"Give them a bloody nose": Xi pressed for stronger S.China Sea response
BEIJING - China's leadership is resisting pressure from elements within the military for a more forceful response to an international court ruling against Beijing's claims in the South China Sea, sources say, wary of provoking a clash with the United States. (SOUTHCHINASEA-RULING/CHINA (INSIGHT, PIX, GRAPHIC), moved, Ben Blanchard and Benjamin Kang Lim, 1,200 words)
AFRICA
ANC faces losses in vote that could reshape South African politics
PORT ELIZABETH - Opinion polls suggest local elections could herald a sea change in South African society and politics. The ANC could lose major cities it has held virtually unchallenged since the end of white-minority rule 22 years ago.(SAFRICA/ELECTION (PIX, TV), moved, by Joe Brock, 1024 words)
SCIENCE
Pharma and tech converge in "fantastic voyage" to fight disease
LONDON - The 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, expect by 1500, by Ben Hirschler, 550 words)
OLYMPICS
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 the Olympics' promised legacy of cleaner winds has not remotely been met, an analysis of government data and Reuters' own testing found. (OLYMPICS-RIO/AIR (INSIGHT, PIX, TV), moved, by Brad Brooks, 1154 words)
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