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| - Duty Editor: Patrick Markey Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + WHO warns over Europe virus deaths + Microsoft says TikTok offer rejected + Japan ruling party elects new chief + Germany says tests confirm Navalny poisoning + Thiem takes US Open title Health-virus,WRAP COPENHAGEN Europe will face a rising virus death toll during the autumn months, the World Health Organization warns, as the number of daily infections around the world hits a record high. 750 words 1000 GMT by Camille Bas-Wohlert with Jonah Mandel in Jerusalem and AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video US-China-TikTok-Microsoft,WRAP NEW YORK CITY US tech giant Microsoft says its offer to buy TikTok was rejected, leaving Oracle as the sole bidder, as a deadline looms for the Chinese-owned video app to sell or shut down its US operations. 650 words moved by Danile Hoffman Japan-politics-vote-LDP,WRAP TOKYO Japan's ruling party votes for its next leader, with likely winner Yoshihide Suga expected to become the next prime minister as Shinzo Abe steps down for health reasons. 650 words 1030 GMT by Sara Hussein and Shingo Ito. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Also moved: Japan-politics-Suga,PROFILE Japan-politics-vote-society,POINTS Russia-politics-Germany-Navalny-France-Sweden,WRAP BERLIN Germany says laboratories in France and Sweden have confirmed its own findings that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent, ramping up the pressure on Vladimir Putin's government. 600 words 1000 GMT by Deborah Cole. File picture Tennis-Open-USA-men,WRAP NEW YORK Dominic Thiem produces a historic comeback to beat Alexander Zverev in a nervy five-setter and win the US Open for his first Grand Slam title. 600 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Europe, INTERVIEW COPENHAGEN The head of the World Health Organization's European branch expects October and November in Europe to become "tougher," with a rise in the daily number of Covid-19 deaths on the continent. 500 word moved by Camille Bas-Wohlert. Video. File Picture. Belarus-politics-unrest-Russia-Putin,WRAP MOSCOW Belarusian strongman Alexander Lukashenko visits Russia for his first face-to-face meeting with staunch ally Vladimir Putin following weeks of historic protests in Belarus that erupted over disputed elections. 550 words 1030 GMT. Picture Russia-politics-vote-results,WRAP NOVOSIBIRSK Russia's opposition claims a symbolic victory in regional elections while the ruling party says it was headed for a win in a vote observers said was marred by fraud. 600 words 1100 GMT by Romain Colas. Picture. Video Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade,WRAP LONDON Britain's parliament finds itself in familiar territory -- arguing about Brexit -- with threats of rebellion and resignations over Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan for a new law that will break his EU divorce treaty. 750 words by 0930 GMT by Jitendra Joshi. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- US-Israel-UAE-Bahrain-accord,ADVANCER DUBAI The UAE and Bahrain are to sign agreements Tuesday to recognise Israel, charting a new era for the Middle East in a move that shatters the Arab world's consensus on the Palestinian cause. 800 words moved by Sarah Stewart Afghanistan-conflict-talks,WRAP DOHA The Afghan government ratchets up pressure for a truce with the Taliban, reiterating calls for a long-term ceasefire at talks in Qatar. 550 words moved by Gregory Walton, with Emal Haidary in Kabul Health-virus-Israel JERUSALEM Israelis react with a mix of anger and dismay to the announcement of renewed lockdown measures as the country faces one of the world's highest novel coronavirus infection rates. 500 words 1100 GMT by Rosie Scammell. Picture Israel-UAE-Technology,FOCUS TEL AVIV, Israel The moment a deal normalising ties between the United Arab Emirates and Israel was announced, the head of a high-tech organisation in Tel Aviv starting receiving dozens of LinkedIn invitations from Emiratis. 700 words 1000 GMT by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video Health-virus-Morocco-economy-tourism,FOCUS MARRAKECH, Morocco Snake charmers, storytellers and crowds of tourists: Marrakech's legendary Jamaa El Fna square was almost as famous for its crowds of visitors as for its colourful performers -- until coronavirus slammed the brakes on Morocco's tourism industry. 600 words 1100 GMT by Hamza Mekouar. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- ICoast-politics-vote ABIDJAN Ivory Coast ex-president Henri Konan Bedie and former rebel leader Guillaume Soro are officially nominated as the candidates of their opposition parties for next month's tense presidential election. 550 words moved. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-vote-Trump-rally,FOCUS MINDEN, Nevada President Donald Trump's campaign rallies are packed with familiar rituals, chants and colors -- essentially the same as his 2016 campaign, giving the sense of traveling back in time. 700 words moved by Jerome Cartillier. File Picture US-entertainment-virus-health-Broadway NEW YORK Broadway stars who once lit up New York's most bankable stages are now facing a reckoning over the future of the performing arts, in an industry that has bled money since the pandemic began. 750 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics HONG KONG Concerns grow for the fate of a group of Hong Kongers in mainland custody after a senior Chinese official declared them "separatists" and lawyers were pressured to drop their clients. 450 words 1000 GMT Australia-health-virus-politics,FOCUS SYDNEY A torrid row over Australia's state border closures has pushed the country's prime minister to tears, sparked bitter recriminations among rival regional leaders and even talk of secession. 600 words moved by Andrew Leeson SKorea-health-virus-cinema-film SEOUL The Busan International Film Festival, Asia's biggest gathering of its kind, will be reduced to a fraction of its usual scale with several sections moved online because of the coronavirus pandemic, organisers say. 400 words moved -- BUSINESS -- SoftBank-Nvidia-Arm-computers-chip,WRAP TOKYO Japan's SoftBank Group says it is selling British chip designer Arm to US chip company NVIDIA for up to $40 billion, potentially creating a new giant in the industry. 650 words moved by Etienne Balmer. Picture Health-virus-Thailand-aviation BANGKOK A Thailand court approves the restructuring of Thai Airways, which is billions of dollars in debt and struggling to survive the coronavirus tourism crash. 300 words moved. File video. File picture -- SPORTS -- Fbl-FIFA-SUI-corruption-trial-media,WRAP BELLINZONA, Switzerland Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi and FIFA's former secretary general Jerome Valcke go on trial in Switzerland accused of corruption in the attribution of World Cup TV rights. 600 words 0930 GMT by Coralie Febvre. Picture afp
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