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| - Duty Editor: Patrick Markey Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Rivals trade Karabakh attack claims despite ceasefire + Trump delivers public speech, defying virus criticism + North Korea unveils new missile with maskless parade + Hurricane Delta passes over battered Louisiana + Teen 'cyber-apostle' on course to be first millennial saint Armenia-Azerbaijan-Karabakh-conflict,WRAP STEPANAKERT Armenia and Azerbaijan trade accusations of new attacks in breach of a ceasefire deal to end nearly two weeks of heavy fighting over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. 700 words 1500 GMT by Herve Bar with Dmitry Zaks in Barda. Picture. Video. Graphic US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON Nine days after testing positive for Covid-19, US President Donald Trump delivers a White House address to hundreds of partisans, in hope of relaunching his struggling campaign less than four weeks from Election Day. 500 words 1600 GMT by Jerome Cartillier. Picture. Video. Graphic NKorea-politics-diplomacy-military-anniversary,WRAP SEOUL North Korea shows off a gigantic new intercontinental ballistic missile analysts describe as the largest of its kind in the world, as the nuclear-armed country defies the coronavirus threat with thousands of maskless troops taking part in a military parade. 800 words 1430 GMT by Claire Lee. Picture. Video. File picture. File video US-weather,WRAP LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana Weary Louisiana residents emerge to sunny skies as they begin to assess the damage wrought by the second devastating storm to roar through in two months, Hurricane Delta, now a tropical storm. 600 words 1500 GMT by Leo Mouren. Picture. Video. Graphic Vatican-religion-pope-Acutis VATICAN CITY A British-born Italian teenager who dedicated his short life to spreading the faith online and helping the poor is set to be beatified by the Catholic Church. 550 words moved -- EUROPE -- Britain-health-virus,lead LONDON Mayors representing millions of residents across northern England threaten legal action as the government readies to impose a new three-tier lockdown system against the coronavirus pandemic which critics charge will leave the poorest worse off. 650 words 1430 GMT by Jitendra Joshi Armenia-Azerbaijan-Karabakh-conflict-frontline,SCENE TARTAR, Azerbaijan Sakhib Khashimov has revenge on his mind as he picks through the wreckage of his shelled-out apartment on the Azerbaijani side of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. 600 words 1600 GMT by Dmitry Zaks. Picture. Video Armenia-Azerbaijan-Karabakh-conflict-Stepanakert,SCENE STEPANAKERT At first sight, the city appears to be almost deserted. But underground, in cellars, garages and depots hidden from sight, Stepanakert, the capital of Nagorno-Karabakh, is fully mobilised to support troops fighting Azerbaijani forces at the front. 600 words moved by Herve Bar. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-climate-TED,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO The Pope and Prince William join activists, artists, celebrities and politicians at a free streamed TED event aimed at unifying people to confront the climate crisis. 600 words 1630 GMT by Glenn Chapman. File picture Health-virus-US-religion-Judaism,SCENE NEW YORK In an Orthodox Jewish area of Brooklyn, community members vow to defy government attempts to restrict their worship over rising coronavirus concerns as they mark a religious holiday. 750 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video -- HEALTH -- Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Germany and Poland bring in new restrictions to fight the coronavirus pandemic, as the number of cases surges in Europe, while in Latin America and the Caribbean the number of infections passes 10 million. 840 words moved by AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic -- SPORTS -- Tennis-FRA-Open-women-final-Kenin-Swiatek,WRAP PARIS Sofia Kenin and Iga Swiatek contest the women's final at a French Open tournament unlike any other, full of surprises and held in the autumnal Paris chill after it was delayed four months by the coronavirus pandemic. 650 words 1600 GMT by Martyn Wood. Picture Tennis-FRA-Open-men-final-Djokovic-Nadal,PREVIEW PARIS Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal meet for the 56th time on Sunday in a Roland Garros final blockbuster with history on the line for both men. 650 words moved by Dave James afp
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