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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + New Karabakh ceasefire breached 'within minutes' + Biden accuses Trump of giving up virus fight + Belarus opposition calls national strike + Outrage over searches of women at Qatar airport + Hamilton passes Schumacher with 92nd F1 victory Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP STEPANAKERT A third attempt at halting weeks of fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh collapses quickly with Armenia and Azerbaijan trading accusations of violating the US-brokered ceasefire within minutes. 650 words 1030 GMT by Emmanuel Peuchot. Picture. Video. Graphic US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON US presidential challenger Joe Biden accuses Donald Trump of giving up in the fight against Covid-19 as the president faces a new outbreak in his team, surging infections nationwide and an uncomfortable admission by his chief of staff. 700 words moved by Brian Knowlton. Picture. Video. Graphic Belarus-politics-unrest-strike,WRAP MINSK Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya says supporters are beginning a nationwide strike, in a test of the opposition's ability to ramp up pressure on strongman Alexander Lukashenko after weeks of protests. 600 words 1000 GMT. Picture Qatar-Australia-women-rights-aviation,WRAP DOHA Female passengers flying from Qatar were subjected to invasive searches after a premature baby was found abandoned in an airport bathroom, in procedures the Australian government described as "grossly disturbing" and "offensive". 600 words moved. File video Auto-Prix-POR,WRAP PORTIMAO, Portugal Lewis Hamilton becomes Formula One's record all-time race-winner when he claims his 92nd victory at the Portuguese Grand Prix to pass Michael Schumacher at the top of the list. 650 words moved. Picture Also moved: Auto-Prix-Hamilton,PROFILE Auto-Prix-Hamilton,FACTS Auto-Prix-POR-Hamilton,REAX -- US VOTE -- US-vote-justice-court,WRAP WASHINGTON Despite trailing in the polls barely one week from election day, US President Donald Trump will likely celebrate a monumental victory for the conservative cause: his third nominee confirmed onto the US Supreme Court. 650 words moved by Michael Mathes. File picture. Picture US-vote-racism-justice,FOCUS MONTGOMERY, Alabama Anthony Ray Hinton, an innocent man, spent 30 years on death row in Alabama because, he says, he was "black and poor". His name finally cleared, he now campaigns for justice -- which he says can only be achieved by beating Donald Trump at the ballot box. 650 words moved by Sebastien Duval. Pictures. Video US-vote-Britain-politics-diplomacy,FOCUS LONDON The political bromance between Boris Johnson and Donald Trump leaves Britain and its transatlantic "special relationship" exposed if Joe Biden wins next week, just as the country needs all the friends it can get. 700 words 1230 GMT by Jitendra Joshi -- Please see our special advisory for full US election coverage -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP ROME Anger mounts in Italy over harsh new coronavirus restrictions brought in to "save Christmas", while other hard-hit countries around the world impose curfews and other curbs in a bid to avoid fresh national lockdowns. 650 words 1130 GMT by Ella Ide. Picture. Graphic. Video Health-virus-Australia,2ndlead MELBOURNE Australia's second-biggest city Melbourne is to end nearly four months of onerous stay-at-home restrictions, after no new coronavirus cases or deaths are recorded for the first time in 139 days. 500 words moved. Picture -- EUROPE -- France-Islam-politics-diplomacy-trade,WRAP PARIS France's largest employers' federation says companies will "endure" a product boycott by Arab countries as a backlash over Paris's hardened stance against radical Islam gathers momentum. 500 words 1030 GMT Lithuania-politics-vote,WRAP VILNIUS Lithuania's centre-right opposition appears set to form the next government with an all-female coalition following elections that were overshadowed by a surge in coronavirus cases. 500 words 1200 GMT by Vaidotas Beniusis. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Chile-referendum,WRAP SANTIAGO Chileans vote overwhelmingly to replace their dictatorship-era constitution seen as underpinning the nation's glaring inequalities, partial results show, setting off celebrations in the capital. 700 words moved by Denis Barnett. Picture. Video Also moved: Chile-referendum-politics,FACTFILE Canada-China-US-court-Huawei,WRAP VANCOUVER Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou returns to a Canadian court as part of her two-year fight against extradition to the United States, with her lawyers expected to renew objections to the way in which she was detained. 500 words moved by David Ball. File Picture -- ASIA-PACIFIC -- Politics-defence-China-US-Taiwan,WRAP BEIJING China says it will impose sanctions on Lockheed Martin, Boeing Defense, Space & Security and other US firms involved in arm sales to Taiwan, the self-governed island that Beijing views as its territory. 500 words 0930 GMT Thailand-politics-royals-unrest,FOCUS BANGKOK Images of coffins, guns, and death threats -- outraged ultra-royalists are ramping up online abuse against pro-democracy protesters demanding reforms to Thailand's unassailable monarchy. 650 words moved by Sophie Deviller and Pitcha Dangprasith. Picture. Video Also moved: Thailand-politics-royals-unrest,WRAP Afghanistan-conflict-Taliban-media,FOCUS ISLAMABAD As Afghan peace talks grind on, the Taliban are trying to portray themselves as a viable government-in-waiting in an image makeover that includes rehabilitating their ultra-violent affiliate, the Haqqani network. 700 words moved by Joris Fioriti. Picture Japan-climate-environment-politics,WRAP TOKYO Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga sets a 2050 deadline for the world's third-largest economy to become carbon-neutral, significantly firming up its climate change commitments. 650 words moved by Hiroshi Hiyama -- AFRICA -- Tanzania-vote,ADVANCER STONE TOWN, Tanzania Tanzanians head to the polls on Wednesday in an election set to be a litmus test of President John Magufuli's authoritarian style after a five-year crackdown on the opposition and freedom of speech. 800 words moved by Fran Blandy Also moved: Tanzania-vote,CHRONO Tanzania-vote,FACTS -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- ECB-banking-politics-Lagarde,FOCUS FRANKFURT It's been a baptism by fire for Christine Lagarde, whose first year as head of the European Central Bank has been dominated by the pandemic and the drastic action needed to keep the eurozone economy afloat. 650 words 1000 GMT by Ed Frankl. File picture -- ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-film-SKorea-television-diplomacy,FOCUS SEOUL At the age of 93, the arc of South Korean television host Song Hae's life mirrors that of his country, from Japanese colonialism to war to cultural rise, chequered by suffering and loss. 750 words moved by Claire Lee. Picture. Video Hungary-Roma-music-lifestyle-social, PROFILE BUDAPEST Monika Lakatos, a celebrated singer of "Olah Gypsy" music from Hungary, is the first Romani artist to receive the prestigious World Music Exp lifetime achievement award. 550 words moved by Peter Murphy afp
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