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| - Duty Editor: Joshua Melvin Contact: Joshua.Melvin@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + British PM imposes new virus lockdown in England + France's Macron seeks to calm tensions with Muslims + Trump, Biden barrel through Midwest before Election Day + At least 21 dead in new DRCongo massacre + Legendary British actor Sean Connery dead at 90 Health-virus,WRAP LONDON Britain's prime minister joins other European countries in imposing a new coronavirus lockdown in England, as Slovakia takes a different tack and began testing its entire population. 800 words 2030 GMT by Joe Jackson with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-Europe France-attack,WRAP PARIS President Emmanuel Macron seeks to calm flaring tensions with Muslims around the world, telling an Arab TV channel he understood that caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed could be shocking while lashing out at "lies" that the French state was behind them. 750 words 2100 GMT by Stuart Williams. Picture. Video Also moved: France-attack-media-technology,FOCUS US-vote,WRAP NEWTOWN, Pennsylvania President Donald Trump, Joe Biden and their top surrogates barrel through America's industrial Midwest and the coastal southeast in a frantic sprint to mobilize voters before Election Day. 750 words 2030 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Graphic. Picture. Video DRCongo-unrest,WRAP BENI, DR Congo At least 21 people have been killed in a massacre suspected to have been committed by militants from the Islamist ADF group in conflict-wracked northeast DR Congo. 550 words moved Britain-film-Connery,WRAP LONDON Legendary actor Sean Connery, famous for playing the original on-screen James Bond, dies at the age of 90, prompting an outpouring of tributes for one of Britain's best-loved film heroes. 800 words moved by Joe Jackson. File picture. File video Also moved: Entertainment-Britain-film-Connery,OBIT Britain-Connery-film,FACTS -- AMERICAS -- US-vote-Washington,FOCUS WASHNGTON Hammers are pounding and saws are buzzing in Washington as crews board up businesses amid fears that the pivotal US presidential election next week could degenerate into unrest. 700 words 2000 GMT by Lucie Aubourg. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- France-attack-Greece,2ndlead LYON, France An attacker armed with a sawn-off shotgun wounds an Orthodox priest in a shooting in the French city of Lyon before fleeing, said a police source. 500 words 2030 GMT. Picture. Video Turkey-Greece-quake,WRAP BAYRAKLI, Turkey Rescuers race against the clock to save people trapped under rubble in Turkey and Greece as anguished mourners buried the first victims of a powerful earthquake that claimed 39 lives. 700 words 1930 GMT by Raziye Akkoc. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Greece-Turkey-earthquake,SCENE Health-virus-Britain LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces a new four-week coronavirus lockdown across England, a dramatic shift in strategy following warnings hospitals would become overwhelmed within weeks under his current system of localised restrictions. 700 words 2000 GMT by Joe Jackson. Picture. Video Georgia-vote-parliament,WRAP TBILISI Georgia's ruling party and a grouping of opposition forces both claim victory in parliamentary elections after rival exit polls show contradictory results, sparking fears of political instability. 650 words moved by Irakli Metreveli. Picture. Video. Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP YEREVAN Russia pledges "necessary" help for Yerevan in the conflict with Azerbaijan if fighting reached Armenian territory, after its ally requested security assistance. 700 words moved by Mariam Harutyunyan. Picture. Poland-abortion-demonstration,INTERVIEW WARSAW Seven years ago she had an abortion despite stringent Polish legislation against it. Now, Natalia Broniarczyk is helping other women with their own terminations and campaigning against a further tightening of the law. 500 words moved by Bernard Osser. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iraq-politics-protest,WRAP BAGHDAD Tents dismantled, photos of "martyrs" removed and demonstrators sent home -- in Baghdad's Tahrir Square, life has returned to normal after a year of anti-government protests. 550 words moved by Sabah Arar. Picture. Video Palestinians-politics-US-France,VIDEOESSAY RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories Palestinian shoemaker Imad Mohammad makes handcrafted footwear with a difference: they are stamped with the names of the US and French presidents in Arabic calligraphy to show his disapproval of them. 400 words moved. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- ICoast-vote,WRAP ABIDJAN Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara appeals for calm as opponents dismiss the country's presidential election as a failure amid a boycott and scattered protests against his bid for a third term. 750 words 2000 GMT by Patrick Markey and David Esnault. Picture. Video. Graphic Niger-Nigeria-US-unrest-kidnapping,WRAP NIAMEY US military forces rescue an American citizen in Nigeria, the Pentagon says, days after he was kidnapped by gunmen in the south of neighbouring Niger and apparently taken across the border. 450 words moved Tanzania-vote,WRAP STONE TOWN, Tanzania Tanzania's opposition calls on supporters to take to the streets to protest President John Magufuli's landslide election victory, which it says was fraudulent, demanding a fresh vote. 650 words moved by Fran Blandy. Picture. Video. Graphic -- ASIA -- Philippines-weather-typhoon,lead LEGAZPI, Philippines Nearly a million people in the Philippines are evacuated from their homes as the most powerful typhoon of the year so far barrels towards the country, with authorities warning of "destructive" winds and flooding. 500 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic. -- BUSINESS -- Health-virus-aviation-Netherlands-France-AirFranceKLM,WRAP THE HAGUE The Dutch government freezes a 3.4 billion-euro bailout package for beleaguered national carrier KLM after pilot unions refuse to sign an deal involving a five-year pay-cut plan. 600 words 2030 GMT by Jan Hennop -- SPORT -- Fbl-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON Liverpool can go top of the Premier League with victory over West Ham at Anfield as title rivals Manchester City and Chelsea move towards touching distance of the summit. 600 words 2030 GMT by Kieran Canning. Picture RugbyU-6Nations,WRAP LONDON Ireland believe they have a "cracking opportunity" to win the Six Nations when they face France as England take on Italy and Scotland win in Wales for the first time in 18 years. 600 words 2200 GMT by Julian Guyer. Picture afp
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