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| - Duty Editor: Anita Chang Beattie Contact: Anita.Beattie@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump votes early, campaigns in three swing states + US, Europe battle virus case spikes + 18 dead in IS attack on Afghan education center + Guinea's Conde set for controversial third presidential term + Syrians spruce up famed Crusader castle after years of war US-vote,WRAP LUMBERTON, North Carolina An ebullient President Donald Trump casts his ballot early in Florida and plows through three swing state campaign rallies as he struggles to close the gap with Joe Biden before Election Day. 700 words 2100 GMT by Jerome Cartillier with Sarah Titterton in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP PARIS More countries tighten anti-coronavirus measures with France extending a curfew and Belgium bringing forward its own, as Germany's death toll passed 10,000 and the US reported 80,000 infections in a single day. 750 words moved by Tom Barfield with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Afghanistan-conflict-Kabul-blast,WRAP KABUL A suicide bomber strikes near an education centre in the Afghan capital Kabul, killing at least 18 people in an attack claimed by the extremist Islamic State that rocked the conflict-wracked country. 600 words 1930 GMT by Emal Haidary and Jay Deshmukh. Picture. Video Guinea-vote-unrest,WRAP CONAKRY Guinea's Alpha Conde won the West African nation's highly contested presidential election, the national electoral authority says, setting the stage for a controversial third term for the 82-year old incumbent. 650 words moved by Mouctar Bah. Picture. Video. Syria-conflict-heritage,FOCUS HOMS, Syria Clutching a small saw, Syrian volunteer Rana Jreij cuts away at bushes growing up the centuries-old walls of one of the world's most famous Crusader castles, Krak des Chevaliers, to protect it from forest fires. 500 words moved by Maher Al-Mounes. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Poland,2ndlead WARSAW Poland's President Andrzej Duda says he has tested positive for coronavirus as the EU country faces a record rise in cases and mass protests, despite a ban on public gatherings intended to stem infections. 630 words moved by Mary Sibierski. Picture. File picture Turkey-France-politics,WRAP ISTANBUL France recalls its envoy to Turkey after comments by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan suggesting French counterpart Emmanuel Macron needed a mental health check-up that Paris condemned as unacceptable. 650 words moved by Fulya Ozerkan with Laurence Benhamou in Paris. File picture. Video Also moved: France-attack-Islam-boycott Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh-pandemic,SCENE STEPANAKERT Close quarters, poor ventilation, no masks: in the cellars of Stepanakert, the capital of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh province, residents who have not fled fierce fighting may be safe from shelling, but not coronavirus. 600 words moved by Emmanuel Peuchot. Picture. Video Kyrgyzstan-voting-unrest BISHKEK Kyrgyz election officials announce presidential elections for January 10 even as police raid their offices, in what appears to be a power struggle with the country's acting leader. 500 words moved. File picture -- AMERICAS -- Chile-politics-referendum-voters,FOCUS SANTIAGO One hopes for a "legitimate" constitution, the other believes Chile's problems can be resolved without a new one -- voters from both sides lay out their arguments ahead of Sunday's referendum, and say the choice facing the country is a tricky one. 600 words 2030 GMT by Denis Barnett and Jordane Bertrand. Picture. -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - Egypt-vote-parliament,WRAP CAIRO Egyptians vote in the first phase of parliamentary elections with little doubt of a sweeping victory for supporters of hardline President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. 500 words moved. Picture. Video Libya-conflict,ANALYSIS TRIPOLI Libyans react with a mix of hope and scepticism to the signing of a nationwide ceasefire deal intended to pave the way towards a political solution to the country's grinding conflict. 790 words moved by Rim Taher with Paul Raymond in Tunis. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-unrest,WRAP JOS, Nigeria Several thousand people ransack and loot a government food warehouse in Jos, central Nigeria, the latest incident in a wave of social unrest rattling Africa's most populous country. 450 words 2030 GMT. Picture. Video Seychelles-vote,WRAP VICTORIA Voters on the main islands of the Seychelles cast their ballot in presidential and parliamentary elections that have spanned three days, across an idyllic archipelago that has been economically hammered by the coronavirus. 600 words moved. Picture. File video. Graphic -- ASIA -- India-pollution-health-farmers,FOCUS SANETA, India Delhi's smog crisis is heading for a new toxic peak, but farmers are refusing to stop the stubble burning that is widely blamed for the poisonous clouds engulfing the Indian capital. 500 words moved by Abhaya Srivastava. Picture. Video. -- SPORTS -- Fbl-ESP-Liga-Barcelona-RealMadrid,WRAP MADRID Real Madrid avert a crisis in the best possible way by beating Barcelona 3-1 in the first empty Clasico, landing an early blow in La Liga's title race. 600 words 2100 GMT by Tom Allnutt. Picture Fbl-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON Manchester City squander more points against West Ham to leave them languishing in the lower half of the Premier League table as Manchester United and Chelsea play out a soggy stalemate. 650 words 2100 GMT by John Weaver. Picture. Video afp
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