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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Biden and Trump duel in battleground states + US court nominee declines abortion question + Two Covid trials paused for safety concerns + Ronaldo and Johnson test positive for virus + Great Barrier Reef's coral in steep decline US-vote,WRAP JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania President Donald Trump tells a Pennsylvania crowd he's fighting "Marxists" and "lunatics" while his Democratic challenger Joe Biden accuses him in Florida, another key electoral state, of having treated Americans as "expendable" during the Covid-19 pandemic. 700 words 0130 GMT by Jerome Cartillier with Sebastian Smith in Washington. Picture US-vote-court,WRAP WASHINGTON US Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett says she will set personal and religious beliefs aside when deciding landmark cases, but withholds her legal views of hot-button issues like abortion and healthcare. 750 words 0230 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture Also moved: US-vote-court-Barrett,PROFILE Health-virus-Lilly-pause,WRAP WASHINGTON Two late-stage Covid-19 medical trials are paused in the space of 24 hours over potential safety concerns, the latest setbacks to scientists in the long fight against the pandemic. 700 words moved Australia-environment-climate-coral-reef BRISBANE, Australia Half of the Great Barrier Reef's corals have died over the past 25 years, scientists say, warning that climate change is irreversibly destroying the underwater ecosystem. 650 words moved by Holly Robertson. Picture Health-virus-sport-fbl-golf PARIS Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and golf's world number one Dustin Johnson test positive for the coronavirus as a fresh round of cases raises questions about the resumption of professional sport. 500 words 0300 GMT. Picture Also moved: Fbl-EUR-Nations-health-virus-Ronaldo,WRAP Health-virus-celebrity-fbl,FACTS -- ASIA -- NZealand-vote-health-virus,ADVANCER WELLINGTON There were no masks on display as about 1,000 university students gave Jacinda Ardern a rock-star reception during her final Wellington campaign rally this week -- and the New Zealand prime minister was fine with that. 750 words 0300 GMT by Neil Sands. Picture. Video Afghanistan-conflict-US-bases,FOCUS ACHIN, Afghanistan Living in the shadow of a US military base had long provided protection to villagers in eastern Afghanistan, but locals now say the withdrawal of foreign troops has left them exposed to militant attacks. 600 words 0330 GMT by Noorullah Shirzada. Picture. Video China-economy-technology-US,FOCUS BEIJING It has Chinese origins but SHEIN is still one of the top US shopping apps, SHAREit was banned in India but blowing up elsewhere, and Likee is chasing TikTok -- but desperate to avoid a similar fate. 750 words 0330 GMT by Beiyi Seow -- AMERICAS -- IMF-economy-recession-health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The global economic crisis will not be quite as grim as feared this year, but GDP will still contract 4.4 percent and the damage inflicted by the pandemic will be felt for years, the IMF said. 750 words moved by Heather Scott. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: IMF-US-economy-recession-health-virus,INTERVIEW US-IT-lifestyle-Apple,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Apple joins the 5G revolution with four new iPhones using the ultrafast network, which could mark a turning point for the new technology. 550 words moved by Julie Jammot with Rob Lever in Washington US-banking-earnings-JPMorgan-Citigroup,WRAP NEW YORK Large US banks report better-than-expected results on an improving economy, but caution that the recovery could falter if Washington fails to enact new stimulus measures. 600 words moved by John Biers Greece-Turkey-EU-diplomacy-energy,WRAP WASHINGTON Turkey's two key Western allies, the United States and Germany, urge it to pull back a ship it has returned to waters contested with Greece, with Washington denouncing the "calculated provocation." 550 words moved by Shaun Tandon with Charlie Charalambous in Nicosia US-vote-Florida-senior-citizens,FOCUS MIAMI, Florida It should have been an idyllic dotage in coastal Florida for Gregory Zec and his wife. Instead, they are contemplating a retirement overshadowed by uncertainty and fear because of a viral outbreak that has laid low friends and family alike. 800 words 0130 GMT by Leila Macor -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-misinformation PARIS Up to a third of people in some countries may believe coronavirus misinformation and in turn be less open to immunisation, scientists say, warning that development of a vaccine "might not be enough". 600 words moved by Kelly Macnamara Armemia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP TERTER, Azerbaijan Armenian and Azerbaijani forces engage in new fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region despite pleas to observe a ceasefire, as the Red Cross warns hundreds of thousands were already affected by the conflict. 850 words moved by Dmitry Zaks and Aris Messinis in Stepanakert. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Armenia-Azerbaijan-Karabakh-conflict-basements,SCENE Croatia-entertainment-film-Church-LGBTQ,FOCUS ZAGREB Marita was a young nun on a Croatian island when she first met Fani, a fellow sister who would become her great love. 700 words 0230 GMT by Lajla Veselica. Picture Russia-architecture-history,PHOTOESSAY TOMSK, Russia The ornate wooden homes dotting the Siberian city of Tomsk are cherished landmarks, but that hasn't prevented many from falling into disrepair following years of neglect and now facing demolition. 500 words 0300 GMT by Romain Colas. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Lebanon-Israel-diplomacy-border,WRAP BEIRUT Lebanon and Israel, still technically at war, begin unprecedented talks sponsored by the UN and Washington to settle a maritime border dispute and clear the way for hydrocarbon exploration. 750 words 0300 GMT by Rouba El Husseini. Picture. File video. Graphic Health-virus-G20-economy,WRAP RIYADH G20 finance ministers and central bankers are set to hold talks aimed at spurring global recovery from a coronavirus-triggered recession while considering a proposal to extend debt relief for crisis-hit poor countries. 500 words 0330 GMT by Anuj Chopra -- AFRICA -- Mali-conflict-unrest,WRAP BAMAKO Twenty-three people are killed in central Mali in a series of attacks, officials say, the deadliest ambush since military officers seized power in August. 550 words moved by Serge Daniel afp
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