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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + France on high alert after church attack + Biden and Trump head to key states + France locked down as global cases soar + N Zealanders vote to legalise euthanasia France-attack,WRAP PARIS French investigators question a man believed to been in contact with the knifeman who brutally killed three people at a church in Nice, with authorities on high alert for other attacks ahead of a key Catholic holiday. 600 words 1100 GMT by Joseph Schmid. Picture. Video. Graphic US-vote,WRAP TAMPA, Florida Donald Trump and Joe Biden square off with rallies in key Midwestern states as a resurgent coronavirus further highlights their sharp differences just four days before the US presidential election. 700 words moved by Leila Macor with Sebastian Smith and Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic 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 1200 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic NZealand-referenda-euthanasia-drugs-crime,WRAP WELLINGTON New Zealanders have voted overwhelmingly to legalise euthanasia in what supporters say was a victory for "choice" and "dignity", preliminary referendum results show. 700 words moved by Neil Sands -- US VOTE -- 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 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 -- Please see our special advisory for full election coverage -- -- AFRICA -- Tanzania-vote,WRAP STONE TOWN, Tanzania Tanzanian President John Magufuli and his ruling party head for a landslide victory in presidential and parliamentary elections which the opposition has roundly rejected, citing fraud such as ballot box stuffing. 650 words 0930 GMT by Fran Blandy. Picture. Video. Graphic 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 -- EUROPE -- 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 moved by Stanislaw Waszak. Picture France-navy-energy-Turkey-Greece-Cyprus,SCENE ABOARD A FRENCH FRIGATE IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN The 170-strong crew of French frigate La Fayette scan the eastern Mediterranean with a battery of sensors, keeping decision-makers at home updated amid a war of words between Turkey and European nations over energy exploration. 700 words moved by Daphne Benoit. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Algeria-vote-constitution,FOCUS ALGIERS On the eve of a constitutional referendum supposed to satisfy their demands, divisions are rife among residents of Bab el-Oued, a working-class district of Algeria's capital and stronghold of the "Hirak" protest movement. 600 words 1100 GMT by Abdellah Cheballah. Picture. Video Also moving: Algeria-politics-Tebboune,PROFILE 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 -- 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 by Amber Wang with Jerome Taylor in Hong Kong. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Taiwan-China-US-politics-military-Kinmen,SCENE 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 moved by Amber Wang. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-UAE-military-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States has agreed to sell top-of-the-line F-35 fighter jets worth more than $10 billion 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 -- SPORT -- 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 moved by Martin Parry. File picture -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Germany-economy-indicator-health-virus,WRAP BERLIN Germany is expected to unveil a strong rebound in GDP for the third quarter, but relief could be short-lived as the country stands on the brink of new shutdowns to contain a second coronavirus wave. 600 words 1000 GMT by Femke Colborne. Picture -- LIFESTYLE/ENTERTAINMENT -- 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 moved by Charlotte Durand. Picture Austria-museum-death-funerals-offbeat,FOCUS VIENNA Even in midst of a deadly pandemic, the Viennese seek to look death straight in the eye -- an attitude on display at a morbidly humorous museum devoted to death and burial. 650 words moved by Blaise Gauquelin. 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 afp
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