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| - Duty Editor: Tom Barfield Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.46 -- TOP STORIES -- + US election kicks off with North Carolina mail-in votes + WHO sees no widespread vaccine before mid-2021 + Berlusconi in hospital after catching virus + Hunt for possible survivors in Beirut rubble + Sound of Sinatra charms Pakistani elephant US-politics-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON The US election is officially open: North Carolina launches vote-by-mail operations for the November 3 contest between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden, which is heating up with attack after attack. 600 words 1600 GMT by Jerome Cartillier with Michael Mathes in Wilmington, Delaware. Picture. Video Health-virus,WRAP GENEVA The World Health Organization says it does not expect widespread immunisation against Covid-19 until mid-2021, despite growing expectations in the US and beyond that a vaccine could be released within weeks. 600 words 1600 GMT by Nina Larson with AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video Health-virus-Italy-politics-Berlusconi,WRAP MILAN Italy's flamboyant former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been hospitalised after testing positive for the coronavirus, becoming the latest high-profile figure to contract the coronavirus. 750 words moved by Celine Cornu. Picture. Video Also moving: Health-virus-Italy-politics-Berlusconi,PROFILE Lebanon-blast,WRAP BEIRUT Rescuers resume a search for possible survivors under rubble in Beirut, buoyed by faint hopes of a miracle a month after a monster blast ripped through the Lebanese capital's port. 750 words 1600 GMT by Layal Abu Rahal and Dylan Collins. Picture, Video. Live Video Also moved: Lebanon-blast-recovery,FOCUS Lebanon-blast,FACTS Pakistan-wildlife-elephant-zoo ISLAMABAD A team of international vets assisted by tranquiliser darts, flatbreads and the soothing lyrics of Frank Sinatra conducts a medical examination on Pakistan's only Asian elephant, ahead of his planned move to Cambodia. 500 words moved by Thomas Watkins. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- US-health-virus-vaccines,FOCUS WASHINGTON An international group of ethicists criticizes the World Health Organization's goal of distributing coronavirus vaccines to treat 20 percent of each country's population, proposing instead what they call a more equitable system of distribution. 550 words moved by Ivan Couronne Also moved: Health-virus-US-vaccines-politics,Q&A Health-virus-vaccines-pharmaceutical -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-Navalny-Germany,WRAP MOSCOW Russia defies threats of new Western sanctions in a staring match over the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, as NATO demands Moscow uncover its Novichok nerve agent programme. 650 words 1530 GMT by Anna Smolchenko. File picture. File video. Graphic Britain-Russia-politics-Navalny-Salisbury,FOCUS SALISBURY, United Kingdom A long way from the cauldron of Russian politics, the picturesque city of Salisbury is contending with painful memories and a burning sense of injustice as the nerve agent Novichok again hits headlines. 650 words 1500 GMT by Jitendra Joshi. Picture Greece-Turkey-Cyprus-diplomacy-NATO-energy,WRAP ATHENS Turkey accuses Greece of shunning dialogue after Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says NATO-brokered talks to reduce tension in the eastern Mediterranean could only be held if Ankara stopped making "threats". 750 words 1530 GMT by John Hadoulis and Raziye Akkoc. Picture. Video Cyprus-Turkey-politics-energy,INTERVIEW NICOSIA Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades denounces Turkey's "aggressiveness" and urges talks to resolve a row over maritime borders and gas drilling rights, telling AFP that spiralling Mediterranean tensions risk destabilising the region. 800 words 1430 GMT by Jo Biddle and Guillaume Klein. Picture. Video Netherlands-politics-trial-Wilders,WRAP THE HAGUE A Dutch appeals court upholds far-right leader Geert Wilders' conviction for collectively insulting Moroccan people at a political rally, but throws out a charge of inciting discrimination. 500 words 1530 GMT by Danny Kemp. Picture. Video. Switzerland-economy-transport-rail-construction-EU CAMORINO, Switzerland Switzerland opens its Ceneri tunnel, completing a mammoth project cutting a new route through the Alps which should transform rail links between northern and southern Europe. 500 words moved by Nathalie Olof-Ors. Picture. Video. Kosovo-Serbia-US-politics-peace,WRAP WASHINGTON Kosovo and Serbia are expected to sign an agreement at the White House opening up economic relations between the longtime bitter foes, giving President Donald Trump a fresh diplomatic triumph. 650 words 1630 GMT by Paul Handley. Picture -- AFRICA -- Mali-unrest-ambush,2ndlead BAMAKO At least 10 Malian soldiers are killed in an overnight ambush in a central region near the Mauritanian border where armed jihadist groups are rampant, security and local sources say. 400 words 1530 GMT DRCongo-unrest-militia,2ndlead BUNIA, DRCongo Dozens of armed men storm Bunia, the capital of DR Congo's northeastern Ituri province, to demand the release of jailed militia fighters but are peacefully evicted by security forces. 350 wrods moved. Graphic. File picture DRCongo-Mukwege-Nobel-Rwanda KINSHASA Nobel peace laureate Denis Mukwege says he received death threats over a tweet condemning continuing massacres in his native DR Congo's volatile east, stirring tensions within the country over neighbouring Rwanda. 500 words moved. File picture Health-virus-Malawi-hunger-environment,FOCUS LILONGWE A popular snack when food is bountiful, mice have become a vital source of protein in Malawi since the coronavirus outbreak aggravated food shortages and economic hardship. 600 words moved by Jack McBrams. Picture. Video Zimbabwe-politics-people-Mugabe,FOCUS CHITUNGWIZA, Zimbabwe Despondent and waiting in a long queue for daily food handouts from a well-wisher, Milka Mandimutsa gets nostalgic about Zimbabwe's autocratic and longtime ex-leader Robert Mugabe, who died a year ago. 650 words moved by Fanuel Jongew. File picture. Video Rwanda-arrest-politics-unrest,FOCUS NAIROBI The shadowy arrest of Paul Rusesabagina on terrorism charges has thrust the polarising "Hotel Rwanda" hero back into the spotlight and underscored what analysts say are the lengths Kigali will go to silence its critics. 900 words moved by Nick Perry and Cyril Belaud. File picture Sudan-weather-flood,FOCUS KHARTOUM On Sudan's Tuti Island, where the Blue and White Nile meet, the highest river waters since records began have left people struggling hopelessly to hold back the rising floods. 700 words moved by Sammy Ketz. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-Portland-protests-politics,FOCUS PORTLAND, Oregon Portland marks 100 days since nightly protests erupted in the western US city to denounce police brutality and racism, shining a spotlight on a deeply polarized America as it prepares for high-stakes elections. 700 words moved by Laurent Banguet. Picture. Video US-vote-Trump,SCENE LATROBE, Pennsylvania In pro-Trump areas of Pennyslvania, long a Democratic-leaning state, some supporters of the Republican president say they are more enthusiastic than ever, and will work to re-elect an incumbent they say has kept his promises. 650 words 1600 GMT by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- SriLanka-India-tanker-accident-energy,lead COLOMBO A Panamanian-registered oil tanker burns out of control for a second day off Sri Lanka as authorities confirm that a Filipino crew member was killed in an explosion and fears grow of a devastating oil spill in the Indian Ocean. 500 words 1600 GMT by Amal Jayasinghe. Picture. Video Japan-Philippines-shipping-weather-accident,WRAP TOKYO Japanese authorities race to find dozens of people missing after a cargo ship carrying 6,000 cows sank in a typhoon, as another powerful storm approaches. 600 words moved by Kyoko Hasegawa. Video. Graphic. US-China-military-Palau-diplomacy,WRAP KOROR The tiny Pacific nation of Palau urges the US to build military bases on its territory -- which lies in a region where Washington is pushing back against growing Chinese influence. 650 words moved by Bernadette Carreon. Graphic HongKong-China-politics-UN,WRAP GENEVA China's national security law for Hong Kong poses a serious risk to the city's freedoms and breaches international legal obligations, UN special rapporteurs on human rights have warned. 500 words moved. Graphic -- BUSINESS -- Health-virus-US-economy-unemployment-employment WASHINGTON The US economy adds 1.4 million jobs in August and the unemployment rate falls to 8.4 percent as the country emerges from pandemic lockdowns, but the data points to a slowdown in the recovery. 600 words 1500 GMT by Chris Stein WTO-trade-politics-Britain-health-virus,INTERVIEW GENEVA The coronavirus pandemic has heaped pressure on the troubled World Trade Organization, says WTO leadership candidate Liam Fox, warning the crisis could spell the end of rules-based international trade altogether. 600 words moved by Nina Larson. File picture -- SPORTS -- Tennis-Open-USA,WRAP NEW YORK World number one Novak Djokovic is in action on day five of the US Open, when he seeks to progress to the last 16 at Flushing Meadows. 500 words 1730 GMT by Peter Hutchison. Picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-film-Mulan,FOCUS LOS ANGELES Disney's live-action "Mulan" featuring an all-Asian cast finally premieres, launching on streaming service Disney+ in a bold small-screen gamble that analysts say could change Hollywood forever. 700 words moved by Andrew Marszal. File picture afp
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