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| - Duty Editor: Adam Plowright Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Novichok 'found on Navalny's water bottle' + WHO warns of 'alarming' virus spread in Europe + Sea levels may rise 40cm by 2100: study + Obama announces memoirs for November + Premier League flags new deal in China 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 1530 GMT 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 scrambled to find ways to reduce infections without resorting to new lockdowns. 750 words 1600 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video 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 1530 GMT by Patrick Galey US-politic-Obama-book WASHINGTON Former US president Barack Obama announces the publication in November of the first half of his memoirs, "A Promised Land" -- two weeks after the election 300 words moved Britain-China-fbl-ENG-Pr-broadcast,WRAP LONDON The Premier League announces that it has agreed a new broadcast deal in China for the rest of the season with Tencent Sports following the termination of its previous agreement. 550 words at 1500 words by John Weaver -- EUROPE -- 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 1500 GMT by Camille Bouissou and Manolis Lagoutaris with John Hadoulis in Athens Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade-US LONDON Britain reaffirms its backing for Northern Ireland's peace accord, after White House candidate Joe Biden warned of potential fall-out for a future UK-US trade deal from London's Brexit manoeuvring. 450 words moved 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 1500 GMT by Olga Shylenko with Jonah Mandel in Jerusalem. Picture. Video. Graphic -- MIDDLE EAST / NORTH AFRICA -- Lebanon-Cyprus-poverty-migration,FOCUS TRIPOLI, Lebanon Suad Mohammad had hoped for a better life when her husband climbed into a dinghy to flee poverty-hit Lebanon, but he disappeared into the waves before he reached Cyprus. 700 words moved by Jana Dhayby. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Rwanda-court-genocide-people KIGALI A Kigali court denies bail to Paul Rusesabagina, whose actions during the genocide inspired the Oscar-nominated film "Hotel Rwanda". 450 words 1430 GMT. Picture. Video SAfrica-history-apartheid-Bizos,WRAP JOHANNESBURG 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. 650 words 1500 GMT by Susan Njanji. Picture. Video Uganda-prisoners-crime,2ndlead KAMPALA A manhunt is underway in Uganda after 200 inmates overpowered their guards and escaped with weapons in a jailbreak that has left four people dead, a prison spokesman says. 250 words moved -- 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 is set to savage President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic. 500 words 1500 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video US-weather-hurricane,WRAP PENSACOLA, Florida Shellshocked residents pick through scenes of devastation after Tropical Storm Sally turns streets to rivers and knocks out power to hundreds of thousands across the US southeast. 650 words 1600 GMT by Gianrigo Marletta, with Leila Macor in Miami. Picture. Graphic. Video -- ASIA -- 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 Afghanistan-conflict JALALABAD, Afghanistan Fierce fighting between Afghan forces and the Taliban leaves dozens dead in a restive eastern province, officials say, as negotiators from both sides push ahead with peace talks in Qatar. 250 words moved China-virus-rights-families,FOCUS WUHAN, China Wuhan pensioner Zhong Hanneng endured every parent's worst nightmare when coronavirus claimed her son in February, and -- alongside other bereaved relatives -- she wants to sue the local government she blames for his death. 750 words moved by Dan Martin. Picture. Video -- ECONOMY -- Spain-banking-merger-CaixaBank-Bankia,WRAP MADRID Directors from CaixaBank and Bankia meet to approve their merger into Spain's biggest NATIONAL lender in a move which will transform the landscape of Spanish banking. 650 words 1500 GMT by Emmanuelle Michel. File picture US-IT-lifestyle-games-Sony-PlayStation,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Sony's eagerly awaited PlayStation 5 will launch in November, setting up a holiday-season battle with rival console Xbox Series X as the gaming industry thrives during the pandemic. 500 words moved. File picture -- SPORTS -- Cycling-FRA-Tour-2020,WRAP LA ROCHE-SUR-FORON Primoz Roglic hopes to edge closer to Tour de France victory as stage 18 takes the peloton on a 175km run from Meribel to La Roche-sur-Foron. 600 words at 1630 by Damian McCall. Picture. Video. Graphic -- LIFESTYLE -- 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 1500 GMT by Rana Moussaoui Entertainment-Britain-US-music-Hendrix,FOCUS LONDON Guitarist Jimi Hendrix exploded onto the 1960s music scene but 50 years after his untimely death, his legacy lives on, including at his former home, which has now been turned into a museum. 700 words 1500 GMT by Sylvain Peuchmaurd. Picture. Video 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 afp
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