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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Contact: emma.charlton@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump and Biden take fight to Midwest + France in lockdown as global cases soar + Major quake hits Turkey, Greece, 14 dead + France bolsters security after church attack + New Zealand votes to legalize euthanasia US-vote,WRAP DES MOINES, Iowa President Donald Trump and challenger Joe Biden wage pitched battles for the American Midwest, chasing every last vote with four days to go in a region that propelled the Republican to victory in 2016. 700 words 2000 GMT by Jim Watson, with Mandel Ngan in Waterford Township, Michigan and Michael Mathes in Washington. Graphic. Picture. Video. Health-virus,WRAP PARIS France enters a new lockdown as the resurgent coronavirus pandemic increasingly forces other countries to consider following suit, with Europe passing 10 million total infections and the United States posting a daily record of 90,000 cases. 800 words moved by Stuart Williams with AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video Also moved: Health-virus-world,FACTS Health-virus-toll,FACTS Turkey-Greece-quake,WRAP IZMIR, Turkey Rescuers dig through heavy blocks of concrete with their bare hands in a desperate search for survivors from a powerful earthquake that levelled buildings across Greece and Turkey, killing at least 14 people. 750 words 2000 GMT by Raziye Akkoc with Helene Colliopoulou in Athens. Picture. Video. Graphic France-attack,WRAP PARIS The French government vows to send thousands more police onto the streets to ensure security as investigators seek to uncover what motivated a young Tunisian to kill three people inside a church in the southern city of Nice. 750 words 2100 GMT by Joseph Schmid. Picture. Video. Graphic NZealand-referenda-euthanasia-drugs-crime,WRAP WELLINGTON New Zealanders have voted overwhelmingly to legalise euthanasia in what supporters say is a victory for "choice" and "dignity", preliminary referendum results show. 700 words moved by Neil Sands -- US VOTE -- US-vote-Trump-women,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is pleading with suburban American women to vote for him but with the election just four days away the polls suggest his appeal is falling on deaf ears. 700 words moved by Francesco Fontemaggi. Picture -- Please see our special advisory for full coverage of the US election -- -- FRANCE ATTACKS -- France-attack-Tunisia-family,lead SFAX, Tunisia The family of a man detained for killing three church-goers in France weeks after leaving his home in Tunisia tells AFP they are struggling to believe he carried out the attack. 750 words 1930 GMT. Picture. Video Also moved: France-attack,FACTS France-attack-Brazil-church,PROFILE -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-WHO-China,lead GENEVA The World Health Organization says that international experts had held their first meeting, albeit virtually, with their Chinese counterparts in order to investigate the animal origins of the novel coronavirus pandemic 650 words 1930 GMT by Nina Larson. Video Health-virus-Britain LONDON Millions more people in northern England face stricter coronavirus rules next week, as new statistics show a sustained surge in cases across the nation. 650 words moved by Joe Jackson. Picture Also moved: Health-virus-France-lockdown,FOCUS Health-virus-Italy-supplements,FOCUS -- EUROPE -- Poland-abortion-demonstration,WRAP WARSAW Tens of thousands rally in Warsaw and across Poland, defying government orders and risking coronavirus contagion to voice their anger at a court ruling banning almost all abortions. 600 words 2200 GMT by Anna Maria Jakubek and Dario Thuburn. Picture. Video. Belarus-politics-unrest,WRAP MINSK Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko orders his security chiefs to get tough on protesters and "take no prisoners" in his grimmest warning yet to protesters after months of demonstrations. 500 words moved. File picture Ukraine-politics-corruption-court,WRAP KIEV Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on parliament to dissolve the constitutional court, as hundreds of people gather to protest a ruling to block a number of anti-corruption laws. 550 words moved by Ania Tsoukanova. Picture. Video Britain-politics-Labour,WRAP LONDON Britain's main opposition Labour party urges shocked members to stand united against anti-Semitism, appealing against a renewal of internecine "civil war" following the suspension of its left-wing former leader. 650 words moved by Jitendra Joshi. Picture. File video -- AFRICA -- Tanzania-vote,WRAP STONE TOWN, Tanzania Tanzanian President John Magufuli and his party barrel towards victory in presidential and parliamentary elections that the opposition condemn as stained by fraud. 750 words moved by Fran Blandy. Picture. Video. Graphic Kenya-attack-Westgate-trial,WRAP NAIROBI A Kenyan court hands prison terms of 33 and 18 years respectively to two men accused of conspiring with the Al-Shabaab extremists who attacked Nairobi's Westgate shopping mall in 2013, killing 67 people. 600 words moved -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Qatar-rights-aviation,WRAP DOHA Qatar says that those responsible for invasive gynaecological searches of passengers at Doha airport have been referred for prosecution over the "violations" following widespread outrage. 600 words moved by Gregory Walton -- ASIA -- Taiwan-China-US-politics-military-Kinmen,FOCUS KINMEN, Taiwan The tank traps on the beaches of Kinmen Island are a stark reminder that Taiwan lives under the constant threat of a Chinese invasion -- and fears of a conflict breaking out are now at their highest in decades. 950 words moved by Amber Wang with Jerome Taylor in Hong Kong. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Taiwan-China-US-politics-military-Kinmen,SCENE China-US-Taiwan-politics-military,FACTS Taiwan-gay-rights-marriage TAOYUAN, Taiwan Waving rainbow flags and shedding tears of joy, two Taiwanese same-sex couples tie the knot at a mass wedding hosted by the military in another landmark for Asia's LGBT community. 600 words moved by Amber Wang. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- RugbyU-AUS-gay,lead SYDNEY Dan Palmer becomes the first Australian national rugby player to come out as gay, a decision spurred in part by sacked star Israel Folau's homophobic comments. 600 words moved by Martin Parry. File picture afp
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