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| - Duty Editor: Alex Nicoll Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Kabul, Taliban talks get down to business + Smog covers US West Coast as wildfires rage + Vaccine trial resumes as coronavirus surges + Peru police raid homes in impeachment case + Osaka beats Azarenka, wins third Grand Slam Afghanistan-conflict-talks,WRAP DOHA Peace talks between the Taliban and Afghan government get down to business, with the search for a lasting ceasefire one of many key challenges up for discussion. 450 words 0200 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: Afghanistan-conflict-talks-women,FOCUS US-fires,WRAP PORTLAND, Oregon Dense smog from US wildfires that have burnt nearly five million acres and killed 27 people smothers the West Coast, as presidential challenger Joe Biden warns climate change is becoming an existential issue. 700 words 0230 GMT by Cyril Julien. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Clinical trials of one of the most advanced experimental Covid-19 vaccines resume after a brief safety pause, as infection numbers continue to march upward in countries across the globe. 750 words 0200 GMT by Daniel Lawler. Picture. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-vaccine-AstraZeneca-Britain,2ndlead Peru-politics-crime-corruption,WRAP LIMA Police in Peru raid the homes of key government officials in Lima as part of an investigation into allegations that President Martin Vizcarra obstructed a graft probe that will see him face impeachment proceedings next week. 700 words moved by Luis Jaime Cisneros Tennis-Open-USA-women,WRAP NEW YORK Japan's Naomi Osaka comes from a set down to beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus to win the US Open and clinch her third Grand Slam title. 550 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-elections-integrity,FOCUS WASHINGTON "The only way we're going to lose this election is if the election is rigged." President Donald Trump's astonishing remark last month -- and his escalating efforts to sow doubt about the integrity of November's vote -- have highlighted a growing concern: can the United States assure a free and fair election in 2020? 800 words 0130 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture. File picture US-China-internet-telecommunication-Apple,ADVANCER SAN FRANCISCO Apple is expected to spotlight its smartwatch, iPad, and subscription services on Tuesday as it strives to reignite growth with a must-have holiday line-up. 650 words 0130 GMT by Glenn Chapman Health-virus-US-NewYork-fashion,ADVANCER NEW YORK With almost no live audiences and few major names, New York Fashion week, which opens Sunday in city that was ravaged by the pandemic, is not giving up -- and is trying to help American designers survive an unprecedented crisis. 650 words 0200 GMT by Thomas Urbain. Picture Health-virus-US-internet-lifestyle-urban-employment,FOCUS SAN FRANCISCO Real estate agent Kilby Stenkamp sees moving vans on San Francisco streets where she used to see building cranes and tech company hipsters. A work-from-home trend kicked into overdrive by the pandemic is disrupting a city long a mecca for tech talent. 700 words 0200 GMT by Julie Jammot. Video. Picture US-economy-bank-rate,ADVANCER WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve's policy-setting committee will meet on Tuesday amid a prolonged deadlock in Congress over how to support the US economy battered by the coronavirus downturn. 650 words 0200 GMT by Chris Stein US-IT-lifestyle-charity-Seva,FOCUS SAN FRANCISCO As the pandemic disrupted the global economy, Sean Kelly and two others created Seva, which bills itself as the world's first independent, socially conscious search engine that lets people feed hungry children by browsing the internet. 550 words 0130 GMT by Glenn Champan. Picture Entertainment-film-Canada-US OTTAWA Oscar-nominated actress Naomi Watts has worked with Hollywood icons such as David Lynch and Sean Penn, but admits that a magpie stole her scenes in "Penguin Bloom," premiering at the Toronto film festival. 550 words moved by Michel Comte. File picture -- ASIA -- Nissan-Ghosn-Japan-automobile-trial,ADVANCER TOKYO The lengthy saga of ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn takes a new turn next week, when the auto titan-turned-fugitive's former assistant Greg Kelly goes on trial in Tokyo. 650 words 0330 GMT by Etienne Balmer. File picture. Graphic -- EUROPE -- Greece-migrants-fire,WRAP LESBOS ISLAND, Greece Greek riot police fire tear gas at protesting asylum seekers on Lesbos island, as thousands demand help after being left homeless by the fire that destroyed Europe's largest migrant camp. 750 words moved by Marina Rafenberg with Katerina Nikolopoulou in Athens. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Greece-migrants-fire,SCENE France-politics-protest,WRAP PARIS France's "yellow vest" protesters clash with police in Paris and other French cities, as the movement's hopes for a mass September comeback fail to materialise. 600 words moved by Daphne Rousseau. Picture. Video Greece-France-Turkey-defence,WRAP ATHENS Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announces a "robust" arms purchase programme and an overhaul of the country's military amid rising tension with Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean. 700 words moved by John Hadoulis Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade,WRAP LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson has accused the European Union of threatening to tear the UK apart by imposing a food "blockade" between Britain and Northern Ireland, throwing new fuel on the fire of simmering Brexit talks. 700 words moved by Jitendra Joshi with Alex Pigman in Berlin. File Picture Russia-politics-vote,WRAP NOVOSIBIRSK, Russia Russians vote in regional polls overshadowed by the poisoning of main opposition leader Alexei Navalny, an economic crisis exacerbated by the coronavirus and major protests in some regions. 650 words 0130 GMT by Romain Colas. Picture Lifestyle-Ireland-museum-animals,FOCUS DUBLIN A huddle of specialised staff at Dublin's "dead zoo" perform a high-wire puzzle, delicately disassembling two whale skeletons that have dangled airborne for over a century. 700 words 0130 GMT by Joe Stenson. Picture. Video Health-virus-Turkey-weddings,FOCUS ISTANBUL Her bridal hair and makeup done just right, Ayse Keles looked ravishing and relieved: she managed to sneak her wedding day in before Turkey's latest wave of coronavirus restrictions hit. 750 words 0300 GMT by Fulya Ozerkan. Picture. Video -- MIDEAST -- Iran-execution-wrestling,WRAP TEHRAN Iran says it has executed a young wrestler over the murder of a public sector worker during anti-government protests in 2018, eliciting shock from the International Olympic Committee. 650 words moved by Amir Havasi Israel-Bahrain-US-diplomacy-politics,WRAP TEHRAN Iran angrily accuses Bahrain of stirring instability after US President Donald Trump announces Manama and Israel are establishing ties in a landmark deal that reinforces America's push to redraw Middle East conflicts. 800 words moved by Amir Havasi with Sebastian Smith in Washington. Picture. Video Also moved: Bahrain-Israel-US-diplomacy-politics,REAX Mideast-Gulf-Israel-politics,BACKGROUND Israel-Bahrain-Arab-history,CHRONO Israel-Bahrain-diplomacy,CHRONO Health-virus-Iraq-funeral,FOCUS NAJAF, Iraq Mohammad al-Bahadli digs into Iraq's hot desert sand with bare hands to reach his father's corpse. 650 words 0230 GMT by Qassem al-Kaabi. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mali-coup-politics,WRAP BAMAKO Mali's military junta vows to establish an 18-month transition government to return the country to civilian rule after last month's coup, but key figures protest the army's continued influence. 650 words moved by Serge Daniel and Kassim Traore. File picture DRCongo-accident-mine,WRAP BUKAVU, DRCongo About 50 people are feared dead after an artisanal gold mine flooded in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after torrential rain. 500 words moved. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT Entertainment-film-Venice,WRAP VENICE "Nomadland" by director Chloe Zhao scoops the top prize at the Venice film festival, the first woman to win the Golden Lion in a decade. 750 words moved by Alexandria Sage and Fiachra Gibbons. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Oly-2000-AUS,FOCUS SYDNEY When Cathy Freeman lit the cauldron in Sydney to launch the "best-ever" Olympics 20 years ago on Tuesday, then donned a full bodysuit to become the first Aboriginal to win an individual gold medal, she etched her name in sporting folklore. 750 words 0200 GMT by Martin Parry. File picture Fbl-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON Mohamed Salah's hat-trick saves Liverpool from an opening day stumble as the defending Premier League champions edged Leeds 4-3, while Arsenal have a much more comfortable start against newly-promoted opposition with a 3-0 win at Fulham. 600 words moved by Steven Griffiths. Picture Cycling-Tour-FRA-2020,WRAP LYON, France Slovenian race leader Primoz Roglic again looks in fabulous form and survives a test of nerves in Lyon as the Tour de France heads into a mouthwatering series of mountain stages over the next week. 450 words moved by Damian Mcall. Picture afp
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