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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + Thailand cracks down on swelling protests + Paris imposes curfew as virus cases surge + Trump, Biden hold rival town hall rallies + Shares in managers of K-pop's BTS explode Thailand-politics-royal-unrest,WRAP BANGKOK Thai authorities round up protest leaders under sweeping emergency powers announced Thursday as it launched a crackdown on escalating pro-democracy demonstrations that have also targeted the unassailable monarchy. 750 words 1000 GMT. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Also moved: Thailand-politics-royals,Q&A Thailand-politics-royals-protest,Q&A Also moving: Thailand-politics-royals-unrest-HungerGames Health-virus,WRAP PARIS France becomes the latest European nation to toughen infection controls, imposing a curfew in capital Paris and eight other cities, in step with nightlife shutdowns and local confinements across the continent aimed at slowing a surge in new infections. 850 words 1300 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden will participate in duelling town halls instead of clashing face-to-face in their second debate, as the US president seeks a jolt to his struggling campaign 19 days before the election. 700 words moved by Michael Mathes with Eleonor Sense in Des Moines, Iowa. Picture. Video. Also moved: US-justice-politics-SupremeCourt,FOCUS US-vote-Trump-strategy,FOCUS US-vote-Senate,FOCUS US-vote-Biden-family-Ukraine,WRAP SKorea-entertainment-IPO-Kpop-military,WRAP SEOUL Shares in the management agency of K-pop sensation BTS rocket on their stock market debut, making an instant multi-billionaire of its chairman and boosting the seven band members' own fortunes. 650 words moved by Kang Jin-kyu. Picture. Video. Graphic -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-politics-Brexit,WRAP BRUSSELS European leaders will meet to re-examine the post-Brexit talks under pressure from Prime Minister Boris Johnson to give ground or see Britain walk away with no trade deal. 700 words 1300 GMT by Dave Clark. Picture. Graphic. Video Azerbaijan-Armenia-Karabakh-conflict-trenches,SCENE BAKHARLY, Azerbaijan Bayran Khalilov knew trouble was brewing when Azerbaijani government men came to dig trenches in his backyard facing the mountains of Nagorno-Karabakh. 600 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. Picture. Video Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh-weapons,FOCUS STEPANAKERT, Azerbaijan International NGOs raise concerns over the use of cluster munitions in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region which unexploded could remain a danger for years to come. 600 words 1200 GMT by Dylan Collins and Emmanuel Peuchot. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- ICoast-vote,WRAP ABIDJAN, Campaigning starts in Ivory Coast for a tense presidential election at the end of the month, with incumbent Alassane Ouattara seeking a controversial third term and the opposition pushing for a boycott and civil disobedience, sparking fears of violence. 550 words 1030 GMT by Patrick Fort. Picture. Video Guinea-politics-vote-internet,FOCUS DAKAR Internet freedom monitors train their eyes on Guinea ahead of a tension-filled election on Sunday, fearing that the government will restrict access to social media to weaken the opposition. 700 words moved by Emmet Livingstone. File picture. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- US-vote-politics-economy,WRAP WASHINGTON US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says despite some progress, he still has not reached an agreement with Democratic lawmakers on a stimulus package, dampening hopes of a new cash injection for the US economy before the presidential election. 600 words moved by Chris Stein US-vote-Fauci,FOCUS WASHINGTON Anthony Fauci, America's top infectious diseases expert, prides himself on steering clear of politics. But with unrivaled credibility on the novel coronavirus, he is being pulled into the closing stage of the battle for the White House. 800 words moved by W.G. Dunlop US-Yemen-conflict-diplomacy-prisoners,WRAP WASHINGTON Two captive Americans are freed in Yemen as more than 200 supporters of the country's Huthi rebels are allowed to return home, in an apparent swap involving Saudi Arabia and Oman. 600 words moved by Shaun Tandon with Mohammad Ali Harissi in Dubai Bolivia-vote,ADVANCER LA PAZ Bolivians go to the polls to elect a new president on Sunday in the midst of the South American country's biggest economic crisis for 40 years. 700 words moved by Gerardo Bustillos Chile-rights-protests-referendum,FOCUS SANTIAGO Nothing will restore their sight, but a year after the start of Chile's tumultuous social protests and as the country prepares for a landmark referendum, several protesters who suffered eye injuries believe their loss will not be in vain. 750 words moved by Alberto Pena. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- NZealand-vote-internet-Facebook,WRAP WELLINGTON Facebook shuts down the page of a conspiracy-embracing New Zealand political party just two days out from a general election, accusing it of spreading misinformation about the coronavirus. 700 words moved by Neil Sands with Taylor Thompson-Fuller in Sydney. Graphic. File picture Also moved: NZealand-vote-offbeat,FACTS Kyrgyzstan-politics-unrest,WRAP BISHKEK Kyrgyzstan's President Sooronbay Jeenbekov resigns, saying he wanted to bring an end to the crisis sparked by disputed parliamentary elections earlier this month. 600 words 1030 GMT by Tolkun Namatbayeva with Chris Rickleton in Almaty. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Lebanon-politics-protest-year,FOCUS BEIRUT Lebanon's protest movement has made some important gains since it burst out onto the streets a year ago, even if its revolutionary fever has died down. 800 words moved by Bachir El Khoury. File Picture. File Video Also moved: Lebanon-politics-protest,FOCUS Lebanon-politics-protest-year,CHRONO Syria-conflict-Russia-Idlib-rights BEIRUT Attacks on civilian targets during a Syrian-Russian campaign in northeast Syria's rebel-held Idlib may amount to crimes against humanity, the group Human Rights Watch says, calling for sanctions against top commanders. 350 words moved Yemen-conflict-prisoners,WRAP SANAA The warring sides in Yemen's long conflict will exchange some 1,081 prisoners over the next two days under a deal struck in Switzerland last month, a senior rebel official says. 500 words 1300 GMT. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-WHO,INTERVIEW-EXCLUSIVE GENEVA For Maria Van Kerkhove, a top expert in the World Health Organization war room against the pandemic, the past nine months feel like a blur with still no end in sight. 850 words 1300 GMT by Nina Larson. Video. Picture Health-virus-Germany-politics,FOCUS BERLIN When Covid-19 first struck Europe earlier this year, Germany's federal system was credited with helping it achieve early success in containing the virus. But the same decentralised system is now wreaking havoc on its autumn school holidays season, as states disagree over travel restrictions and quarantine rules. 650 words 1000 GMT by Femke Colborne. File picture Health-virus-Germany-books-fair,FOCUS FRANKFURT The Frankfurt book fair, the world's largest, is going ahead this week even after a spike in coronavirus infections turned the German city into a high-risk area. 600 words 1130 GMT by Michelle Fitzpatrick. File picture. Video Health-virus-India-cinema-Bollywood,lead NEW DELHI Cinemas in movie-mad India tentatively reopen but with worries about coronavirus and only old films showing, early punters are few and far between. 650 words moved by Simon Sturdee with Ammu Kannampilly in Mumbai. Picture. Video. Live video -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- SAfrica-aviation-enterprise-business-SAA,FOCUS JOHANNESBURG A rescue plan for South Africa's flag carrier has yet to get off the ground since the government has not provided promised funding, with the upcoming budget looming as a crucial test for its future. 700 words 0930 GMT by Sofia Christensen. File picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- France-US-internet-culture,FOCUS PARIS Love it, hate it or love to hate it: the smash-hit Netflix series "Emily in Paris", which perpetuates long-held fantasies about the City of Light involving berets and pleasure-loving Frenchies, leaves no one indifferent. 700 words moved by Rana Moussaoui. File picture Entertainment-Egypt-music-religion,FOCUS CAIRO Egypt's Mahmoud al-Tohamy is a master of Islamic chanting, a 1,400-year-old art form known as "inshad" -- but that hasn't stopped him from performing the "Game of Thrones" theme song. 650 words moved by Bassem Aboualabass. Picture. Video afp
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