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| - Duty Editor: Daniel Lawler Tel: +33 783578721 -- TOP STORIES -- + Ethiopia conflict widens as Eritrea threatened + Global virus deaths top 1.3m as NYC closes bars + Trump supporters rally to push false fraud claims + Villagers burn homes before Karabakh handover + 100 ancient sarcophagi discovered in Egypt Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Leaders of Ethiopia's northern Tigray region claim rocket attacks on two airports in a nearby region and threaten to strike neighbouring Eritrea, raising fears an escalating conflict could spread. 750 words 1630 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP NEW YORK A swathe of new restrictions to cut off a second wave of coronavirus infections come into force in European nations after New York closes bars and the global death toll climbs above 1.3 million. 750 words moved by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health virus world,FACTS Health-virus-toll,FACTS US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON Donald Trump supporters rally in Washington to push the discredited theory that mass fraud has denied him victory in the election, with turnout uncertain as further results confirm his defeat. 600 words 1500 GMT by Sebastien Duval. Picture. Video Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP CHAREKTAR Villagers outside of Nagorno-Karabakh set their houses on fire before fleeing to Armenia ahead of a weekend deadline that will see disputed territory handed over to Azerbaijan as part of a peace agreement. 650 words 1600 GMT by Herve Bar. Picture. Video Egypt-archaeology,WRAP SAQQARA, Egypt Egypt announces the discovery of an ancient treasure trove of more than a 100 intact sarcophagi, dating more than 2,500 years back, the largest such find this year. 450 words 1530 GMT by Menna Zaki. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Iran-US-attacks-Qaeda,WRAP TEHRAN Iran dismisses a US newspaper report that Al-Qaeda's second-in-command was killed in Tehran by Israeli agents as "made-up information" and denies the presence of any of the Sunni jihadist group's members in the Islamic republic. 650 words moved. Picture WSahara-conflict-Morocco,WRAP RABAT The pro-independence Polisario Front reports clashes in the disputed territory of Western Sahara after the Moroccan army launches an operation in the buffer zone on its southern border. 500 words 1600 GMT by Sophie Pons and the Algeria bureau. File picture. File video. Graphic WSahara-conflict-Morocco-Mauritania,Q&A RABAT For three decades, a UN-monitored ceasefire has kept the peace in disputed Western Sahara. Now a row over a remote desert truck stop is prompting talk of a return to war. 650 words moved by Sophie Pons with Amal Belalloufi in Algiers. File picture Libya-conflict-diplomacy-UN,INTERVIEW TUNIS The UN's former envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame, says he has higher hopes than ever of seeing an end to a decade of violence in the North African country. 750 words moved by Paul Raymond. File Picture. Video Also moved: Libya-conflict-CHRONO -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-conflict-Sudan-refugee,SCENE GEDAREF DISTRICT, Sudan Barefoot and nearing collapse, 10-year-old Tediest Gezriel is among the thousands of Ethiopians fleeing into Sudan from intense fighting reporting artillery bombardments and air strikes in their homeland of Tigray. 650 words moved by Abdelmoneim Abu Idris. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- NMacedonia-Bulgaria-politics,FOCUS SKOPJE After changing its name last year to settle a decades-old battle with Greece, the small Balkan state of North Macedonia was finally on a path to join the European Union. Until Bulgaria stepped in. 750 words moved by Darko Duridanski with Vessela Sergueva. Picture Health-virus-Germany-hospital,FOCUS AACHEN, Germany No matter if a viable vaccine is coming on the market soon or not, Germany's Aachen hospital already knows there will still be a marathon to run when it comes to treating patients worst hit by the coronavirus. 700 words moved by Yann Schreiber. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-France-Turkey-Mideast-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON Secretary of State Mike Pompeo faces an elephant in the room as he begins a seven-nation trip to US allies -- they have congratulated President-elect Joe Biden on his victory and he most certainly has not. 750 words moved by Francesco Fontemaggi US-politics-military-Afghanistan,WRAP WASHINGTON With little more than two months left in office, President Donald Trump appears to be pushing ahead with plans to pull out of Afghanistan as he stacks the Pentagon with loyalists. 750 words moved by Sylvie Lanteaume. File picture -- ASIA -- India-health-virus-pollution-Diwali NEW DELHI The coronavirus pandemic and pollution spoil the party for hundreds of millions of Indians marking the main Hindu festival of the year Diwali. 500 words moved by Archana Thiyagarajan. Picture. Video US-vote-India-Biden CHENNAI, India Already bursting with pride at Kamala Harris's ancestry, India has now started digging up potential local roots for US President-elect Joe Biden. 600 words moved by Arun Sankar in Chennai and Vishal Manve in Mumbai. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- US-vote-economy-politics-markets,FOCUS WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump is mounting an unprecedented, and thus far unsuccessful, challenge to last week's presidential election, but that hasn't shaken Wall Street's forward momentum. 550 words moved by Virginie Montet US-economy-employment-health-virus,FOCUS WASHINGTON Covid-19 has come roaring back and is likely to inflict further damage on the American economy, which will take years to recover to its robust pre-pandemic status. 750 words moved by Julie Chabanas -- SPORTS -- RugbyU-Tri-2020-ARG-NZL,2ndlead SYDNEY A gutsy Argentina stuns the All Blacks 25-15 to pull off one of rugby's biggest upsets, consigning an embarrassed New Zealand to their first back-to-back defeats in almost a decade. 500 words moved by Martin Parry. Picture Golf-Masters AUGUSTA, Georgia Spain's Jon Rahm grabs a share of the lead at the US Masters while defending champion Tiger Woods aims to make a charge as the darkness-interrupted second round resumes on Saturday 650 words 1500 GMT by Jim Slater Auto-Prix-TUR-pole,WRAP ISTANBUL Racing Point's Lance Stroll takes his maiden pole position for Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix in which Lewis Hamilton could clinch a record-equalling seventh world title. 500 words 1430 GMT. Picture afp
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