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| - Duty Editor: Sarah Titterton Email: sarah.titterton@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Rivals trade Karabakh attack claims despite ceasefire + Trump 'feeling great' at virus-defying public speech + North Korea unveils new missile with maskless parade + Teen one step from becoming first millennial saint + Swiatek stunned by 'life-changing' Roland Garros win Armenia-Azerbaijan-Karabakh-conflict,WRAP STEPANAKERT Armenia and Azerbaijan accuse each other of breaching a ceasefire deal that was meant to halt nearly two weeks of fierce fighting over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. 790 words 1930 GMT by Herve Bar with Dmitry Zaks in Barda. Picture US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump rallies hundreds of cheering supporters for a campaign-style comeback event at the White House, jumping back into the race nine days after being stopped in his tracks by Covid-19. 750 words 1930 GMT by Jerome Cartillier. Picture. Video. Graphic NKorea-politics-diplomacy-military-anniversary,WRAP SEOUL North Korea shows off a gigantic new intercontinental ballistic missile analysts describe as the largest of its kind in the world, as the nuclear-armed country defies the coronavirus threat with thousands of maskless troops taking part in a military parade. 800 words moved by Claire Lee. Picture. Video. File picture. File video Vatican-religion-pope-Acutis VATICAN CITY A British-born Italian teenager who dedicated his short life to spreading the faith online and helping the poor has been beatified by the Catholic Church. 550 words moved Tennis-FRA-Open-Swiatek PARIS Iga Swiatek calls her French Open title "a life-changing experience" and says her biggest challenge will be to try match the consistency of her hero, 12-time Roland Garros champion Rafael Nadal. 500 words moved by Martyn Wood. Picture -- HEALTH -- Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Bars and restaurants close early in German capital Berlin under a new curfew measure designed to combat surging coronavirus infections, while in Latin America and the Caribbean the number of cases passes 10 million. 800 words 2100 GMT by Mathieu Foulkes and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-health-virus LONDON Mayors representing millions across northern England vent their anger as the government readies a new three-tier coronavirus lockdown regime which critics charge will leave the poorest workers even worse off. 650 words moved by Jitendra Joshi -- AMERICAS -- US-weather,WRAP LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana Weary Louisiana residents emerge to sunny skies as they began to assess the damage wrought by the second devastating storm to roar through in two months, Hurricane Delta, now a tropical storm. 600 words 2100 GMT by Leo Mouren. Picture. Video. Graphic US-climate-TED,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO With a call to "fix our climate" by 2030, Prince William joins a global array of activists, artists, celebrities and politicians taking part in a free streamed TED event aimed at mobilizing and unifying people to confront the climate crisis. 750 words 2100 GMT by Glenn Chapman. File picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Armenia-Azerbaijan-Karabakh-conflict-frontline,SCENE TARTAR, Azerbaijan Sakhib Khashimov has revenge on his mind as he picks through the wreckage of his shelled-out apartment on the Azerbaijani side of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. 600 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. Picture. Video Also moved: Armenia-Azerbaijan-Karabakh-conflict-Stepanakert,SCENE Belarus-politics-unrest-prisoners MINSK Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko goes to a jail run by the country's KGB security service to meet his jailed political opponents, ostensibly to discuss plans for constitutional reforms. 400 words moved afp
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