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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Contact: emma.charlton@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Novichok 'found on Navalny's water bottle' + WHO warns Europe virus spread 'alarming' + Sally leaves Gulf Coast trail of destruction + Hasidic pilgrims in Ukraine border standoff + Sea levels may rise 40cm by 2100: study Russia-Germany-politics-Navalny-investigation,WRAP MOSCOW Aides of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny say German experts found Novichok nerve agent on a water bottle taken from the hotel room where he stayed before being poisoned. 650 words moved by Anna Malpas. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP COPENHAGEN The World Health Organization warns of "alarming rates of transmission" of Covid-19 across Europe and cautions against shortening quarantine periods as countries in the region scramble to find ways to reduce infections without resorting to new lockdowns. 750 words 1930 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video US-weather-hurricane,WRAP PENSACOLA, Florida Shellshocked residents clean up after Hurricane Sally left a trail of destruction in US coastal towns stretching from Alabama to the top of the Florida panhandle. 550 words moved by Gianrigo Marletta, with Leila Macor in Miami. Picture. Graphic. Video Health-virus-Ukraine-Israel-religion,UPDATE KIEV Around 1,000 Hasidic Jewish pilgrims are massed on Ukraine's border, with some saying they had no intention of leaving, even though Kiev has refused their entry citing coronavirus and Israel has urged them to return. 650 words moved by Olga Shylenko with Jonah Mandel in Jerusalem. Picture. Video. Graphic Climate-environment-Greenland-Antarctica-warming PARIS Sustained greenhouse gas emissions could see global sea levels rise nearly 40 centimetres this century as ice sheets in Antarctica and Greenland continue to melt, a major international study concludes. 550 words moved by Patrick Galey -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-vaccine-Moderna-politics-transparency,FOCUS WASHINGTON US biotech firm Moderna, one of nine companies in the late stages of clinical trials for a Covid-19 vaccine, has become the first to publish the complete blueprints of its study following calls for greater transparency. 650 words 1930 GMT by Ivan Couronne Health-virus-Britain NEWCASTLE, United Kingdom More than two million people in northeast England face new restrictions because of a surge in coronavirus cases, the government announces, as it battles to contain a potential second wave of infection. 600 words moved by Oli Scarff and Joe Jackson. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON White House hopeful Joe Biden holds his first extended face-to-face with real voters since winning the Democratic nomination, a town hall where he will likely savage President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. 650 words 2100 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video Also moved: US-politic-Obama-book US-politics-unrest-FBI,lead WASHINGTON The FBI is increasingly worried about violent clashes between ideologically-motivated extremist groups before the November election, Director Chris Wray says. 450 words 2000 GMT by Paul Handley. File picture. US-security-IS-militancy-extremism WASHINGTON The Islamic State group continues to expand globally with some 20 affiliates, despite being forced out of Syria and the killing of its leaders, according to a top US counter-terror official. 500 words moved by Paul Handley. File picture Brazil-environment-fires-animals,FOCUS PORTO JOFRE, Brazil Wildlife guide Eduarda Fernandes steers a speedboat up the Piquiri river in western Brazil, scanning the horizon for jaguars wounded in the wildfires ripping through the Pantanal, the world's biggest tropical wetlands. 600 words 1930 GMT by Eugenia Logiuratto. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade-US,lead LONDON Britain plays down a warning by White House candidate Joe Biden of potential fallout on a future UK-US trade deal amid a Brexit war of words with the European Union. 600 words moved by Jitendra Joshi Greece-migrants-fire,WRAP LESBOS ISLAND Police on the Greek island of Lesbos launch an operation to rehouse thousands of asylum seekers sleeping rough for over a week after Europe's largest migrant camp was destroyed by fire. 600 words moved by Camille Bouissou and Manolis Lagoutaris with John Hadoulis in Athens -- MIDDLE EAST / NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-conflict-Sarraj,PROFILE TRIPOLI The head of Libya's unity government, Fayez al-Sarraj, who plans to resign as part of peace efforts, has held his post through five years of economic crisis and deadly infighting that has drawn in foreign powers. 650 words moved by Rim Taher. File picture -- AFRICA -- SAfrica-history-apartheid-Bizos,WRAP JOHANESBURG South Africa bids farewell to George Bizos, the "hero" anti-apartheid lawyer who represented Nelson Mandela at his trial for treason, at a state funeral filled with emotional tributes. 700 words moved by Susan Njanji. Picture. Video ICoast-politics-vote-Soro,WRAP PARIS Former rebel chief Guillaume Soro fires a verbal broadside at presidential elections in Ivory Coast next month after supporters of ex-head of state Laurent Gbagbo call for protests ahead of the vote. 650 words moved by Cecile Feuillatre. File Picture. Picture. Video. Graphic -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-conflict,lead JALALABAD, Afghanistan Fierce fighting between Afghan forces and the Taliban kills dozens in a restive eastern province, officials say, as negotiators from both sides push ahead with peace talks in Qatar. 400 words moved US-Taiwan-China-diplomacy,WRAP TAIPEI A top US diplomat lands in Taiwan, the highest-ranking State Department official to visit in 40 years, in a further sign of Washington's willingness to defy China and its campaign to isolate the self-ruled island. 700 words moved by Amber Wang with Shaun Tandon in Washington -- ECONOMY -- Spain-banking-merger-CaixaBank-Bankia,WRAP MADRID Directors from CaixaBank and Bankia approve their merger into Spain's biggest national lender in a move which will transform the landscape of Spanish banking. 650 words 2000 GMT by Emmanuelle Michel. File picture -- SPORTS -- Cycling-FRA-Tour-2020-,WRAP LA ROCHE-SUR-FORON, France Slovenia's Primoz Roglic retains his lead on compatriot Tadej Pogacar atop the Tour de France overall standings after stage 18 as British outfit Team Ineos claimed a one-two finish with Pole Michal Kwiatkowski and Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz a day after leader and race champion Egan Bernal withdrew. 600 words moved by Damian McCall. Picture. Video. Graphic -- LIFESTYLE -- Lifestyle-Britain-fashion-health-virus,WRAP LONDON London Fashion Week kicks off with a livestreamed show from Burberry but without the hordes of industry insiders, A-listers and journalists who usually flock to it from around the world. 600 words moved by Pauline Froissart. Video Entertainment-France-opera-sex-assault,FOCUS PARIS A young French opera singer who claims she was sexually assaulted on stage is shaking up how opera and classical music worlds deals with harassment. 750 words moved by Rana Moussaoui afp
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