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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Macron defiant after deadly Islamist attack + France locked down as US cases hit new high + Biden, Trump duel over key state of Florida + N Zealanders vote for legalising euthanasia + Endangered gray wolf stripped of protection France-attack,WRAP NICE, France French president Emmanuel Macron vowed his country would stand firm against religious extremists after a knife-wielding man killed three people at a church, in the country's second attack blamed on Islamist terrorism this month. 800 words moved by Vincent-Xavier Morvan with Joseph Schmid in Paris. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: France-attack-police,CHRONO France-attack,REAX France-attack,FACTS France-attack,2ndlead Health-virus,WRAP PARIS France re-enters lockdown as part of accelerating efforts worldwide to battle a resurgence of the coronavirus that has pushed the US daily caseload to a new record high. 800 words moved Picture. Video. Graphic US-vote,WRAP TAMPA, Florida Donald Trump and Joe Biden duel over the crucial state of Florida, painting radically different visions of the United States as big new GDP figures show an improving economy even as Covid-19 infections reach record highs. 800 words moved by Leila Macor, with Sebastian Smith and Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic NZealand-referenda-euthanasia-drugs-crime,WRAP WELLINGTON New Zealanders have voted overwhelmingly to legalise euthanasia, but not smoking marijuana, referendum results show. 600 words 0630 GMT by Neil Sands US-wildlife-wolves-politics WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump's administration removes endangered species protections for the gray wolf, paving the way for the iconic predator to be more widely hunted. 450 words moved -- US ELECTION -- US-economy-health-virus-indicator-GDP,WRAP WASHINGTON The US economy posts a jaw-dropping annual growth rate of 33.1 percent in the third quarter, a result that has President Donald Trump cheering just days ahead of the election, but economists say the headline number obscures potential signs of trouble. 700 words moved by Heather Scott. Graphic US-vote-Trump-Melania,PROFILE WASHINGTON Melania Trump has been at the receiving end of criticism about everything from her words to her clothes. At times, she has seemed less than enthralled with life in the White House. But come next week, the 50-year-old native Slovenian -- the first foreign-born first lady in two centuries -- might be extending her stay in the East Wing for another four years. 800 words moved by Susan Stumme. Picture -- PLEASE SEE OUR SPECIAL ADVISORY FOR FULL ELECTION COVERAGE -- -- AMERICAS -- US-UAE-military-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States has agreed to sell more than $10 billion of top-of-the-line F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates to reward its recognition of Israel, potentially reshaping power dynamics in the turbulent region, Congress is told. 650 words moved by Shaun Tandon Mexico-US-diplomacy-drugs,FOCUS MEXICO CITY The United States's shock arrest of a former Mexican defense minister on drug trafficking charges has triggered a diplomatic row that experts say could jeopardize the countries' cooperation in fighting powerful cartels. 650 words moved by Sofia Miselem. File picture Bolivia-politics-indigenous-coca,FOCUS TRINIDAD PAMPA, Bolivia Evo Morales was Bolivia's first indigenous president -- but not all of the South American country's native people are fans, and some are calling on president-elect Luis Arce to undo what they see as the harm done under the former leader. 700 words moved by Valeria Pacheco. Picture. Video Health-virus-Brazil-music,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO Few things say Rio de Janeiro like a "roda de samba" legendary jam session where musicians sit in a circle gushing out Brazil's most beloved music and a tight crowd of beer-guzzling revelers surrounds them. But the coronavirus pandemic has forced the performers who keep this tradition alive to adapt. 600 words moved by Eugenia Logiuratto. Picture. Video -- 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 GMT by Amber Wang with Jerome Taylor in Hong Kong. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Taiwan-China-US-politics-military-Kinmen,SCENE 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 0600 GMT by Martin Parry. File picture Taiwan-gay-rights-marriage-social TAIPEI Waving rainbow flags and shedding tears of joy, two Taiwanese same-sex couples tied the knot at a mass wedding hosted by the military in another gay rights landmark for Asia. 550 words 0530 GMT by Amber Wang. Picture -- EUROPE -- US-vote-Britain-Scotland-politics-environment-golf,FOCUS BALMEDIE, United Kingdom David Milne has vowed to take down the Mexican flag that flies above his home near Donald Trump's golf course in northeast Scotland if he is voted out of office next week. But he is also furious the US president has been allowed to build a second course nearby. 750 words moved by Stuart Graham. File picture. Video Poland-abortion-demonstration-religion,FOCUS WARSAW Graffiti on church walls, demonstrations during mass and angry confrontations with priests: Catholic churches have become a new battleground in the struggle over abortion rights in Poland. 600 words 0300 GMT by Stanislaw Waszak. Picture Lifestyle-Britain-clubs-sexism-discrimination,FOCUS LONDON Britain's elite private members' clubs have long been places where politicians, businessmen and other high-fliers have hobnobbed. But revolt is brewing in the #MeToo era, as women are eager to join the so-called old boys' clubs. 750 words 0230 GMT by Charlotte Durand. Picture -- AFRICA -- Cameroon-unrest-anglophone-schools,FOCUS YAOUNDE Schools are "weapons of war" in a separatist insurgency in Cameroon's two Anglophone regions, but the massacre of eight young children in class last week brought a new level of horror. 800 words moved Nigeria-unrest,FOCUS LONDON Young Nigerians who took to the streets to demand better governance are in shock after a brutal crackdown on their movement but say their resolve for change remains undimmed. 750 words moved by Louise Dewast. File picture. File video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Lebanon-blast-cinema-politics,FOCUS BEIRUT A distressed son looks for his father, a lazy beach day ends in tragedy: Lebanese can now stream short films about this summer's devastating port blast -- but some say it's too soon. 700 words moved by Tony Gamal-Gabriel. Picture. Video France-politics-Islam-trade-Mideast-Gulf,FOCUS DOHA French brands have long enjoyed prestige in the Gulf, but the country's clout in the conservative region is in jeopardy amid fury over the French president's defence of cartoons insulting Islam. 750 words moved by Gregory Walton. Picture. Video afp
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