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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Contact: emma.charlton@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + New French lockdown as virus cases soar + Big Tech grilled on politics at fiery US hearing + Philadelphia curfew over Black man's shooting + Azerbaijan says 21 dead in Armenian strike + Erdogan vows action over 'disgusting' cartoon Health-virus,WRAP PARIS France orders a new lockdown and Germans face new curbs on their daily lives as global virus infections hit a daily record, and leaders scramble to contain the surge. 800 words 2030 by Marianne Barriaux with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: Health-virus-France,2ndlead US-vote-IT-politics-media-hearing,WRAP WASHINGTON Capitol Hill clashes with Silicon Valley over legal protections and censorship on social media during a fiery hearing a week before Election Day in which Twitter's Jack Dorsey acknowledged that platforms need to do more to "earn trust." 800 words 1930 GMT by Rob Lever. Picture US-politics-unrest-racism-police,WRAP PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia announces a curfew following two nights of unrest over the latest police killing of a Black man, 27-year-old Walter Wallace, whose family said he suffered from mental health issues. 500 words 2100 GMT by Eleonore Sens. Picture. Video Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP BARDA, Azerbaijan Azerbaijan accuses Armenia of killing 21 people and wounding dozens in a missile strike near Nagorno-Karabakh, the deadliest reported attack on civilians in a month of fighting over the disputed region. 600 words moved. Picture. Video Turkey-France-politics-Islam,WRAP ISTANBUL Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vents his outrage at a "disgusting" cartoon in the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo depicting him looking up a woman's skirt, as tensions flare between Ankara and Paris. 650 words 1930 GMT by Fulya Ozerkan. Picture. Video Also moving: France-politics-Islam-Iran,2ndlead -- US VOTE -- US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON Democrat Joe Biden vows to tackle coronavirus from Day 1 if elected president but warns there is no magic "switch" to end the pandemic, as Donald Trump campaigns across America seemingly unfazed by Covid-19's dangers. 650 words 1530 GMT by Michael Mathes. Graphic. Picture. Video US-vote-scenarios,FOCUS WASHINGTON Leading in the polls with less than a week to go before the US election, Democrat Joe Biden would appear to be on a glide path to the White House -- but not so fast. Donald Trump has several potential routes to victory on November 3. 650 words moved by Chris Lefkow. File picture. Graphic -- Please see our special advisory for full election coverage -- -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Germany-politics,3rdlead BERLIN Germany orders a new round of shutdowns for the cultural, leisure as well as food and drink sectors, in a bid to halt a surge in new coronavirus infections and save the Christmas holiday season. 550 words moved by Hui Min Neo. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Italy-politics-unrest,lead Health-virus-Australia Health-virus-US-masks,FOCUS WASHINGTON As the United States' Covid-19 outbreak hits an all-time high, calls are growing for a nationwide mask mandate to replace the current patchwork of state regulations. 650 words 2000 GMT by Ivan Couronne. File picture -- AMERICAS -- US-China-espionage-Foxhunt,WRAP WASHINGTON The US Justice Department announces the arrest of five Chinese agents for their roles in an operation targeting opponents of the Chinese government in the United States. 550 words 2030 GMT by Chris Lefkow. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Poland-politics-abortion-demonstration,WRAP WARSAW Women in Poland walk off the job and hit the streets nationwide, the seventh straight day of mass protests over a court ruling to impose a near-total abortion ban in Poland. 600 words moved by Mary Sibierski. Picture. Video France-entertainment-film-assault-women-Depardieu,2ndlead PARIS Star actor Gerard Depardieu will face a new rape investigation in France after prosecutors reopen a case into allegations he assaulted a woman during casting tryouts at his Paris mansion, sources close to the case tell AFP. 350 words moved Also moved: France-entertainment-film-assault-women-Depardieu,FACTS -- AFRICA -- Tanzania-vote,WRAP STONE TOWN, Tanzania Tanzanians vote in an election overshadowed by opposition complaints of irregularities such as ballot-box stuffing, as President John Magufuli who is accused of stifling democracy, seeks a second term in office. 750 words moved by Fran Blandy. Picture. Video. Graphic Mali-France-Belgium-trial,WRAP BAMAKO Two jihadists are found guilty and sentenced to death by a Malian court for the killing of over two dozen people in attacks targeting foreigners in 2015. 600 words 1930 GMT ICoast-vote-Ouattara,INTERVIEW ABIDJAN Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara, who is running for a contested third term in an election on Saturday, accuses the opposition of sending supporters to their deaths by carrying out a campaign of civil disobedience. 550 words moved by Patrick Fort and David Esnault -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Iran-Mideast,FOCUS TEHRAN Iran declares "full-scale war" with coronavirus as it reports a record death toll for a second straight day and surging infections overload a health care system struggling with US sanctions. 650 words moved by Amir Havasi -- ASIA -- India-US-China-diplomacy-defense,FOCUS NEW DELHI Two days of meetings by the top US and Indian diplomatic and defense chiefs in New Delhi underscored a desire for growing military cooperation driven by mutual distrust of China. 750 words moved by Paul Handley India-politics-vote-health-virus,2ndlead PATNA, India Millions of Indians turn out to cast ballots in a state election in the world's biggest vote since the coronavirus emerged, with booths packed out and many ignoring government advice on wearing masks and social distancing. 600 words moved by Prakash Singh and Archana Thiyagarajan. 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Video -- BUSINESS AND ECONOMY -- IFC-economy-investments-health-virus,FOCUS WASHINGTON The Covid-19 pandemic has drained the resources of the world's poorest countries, which now face 10 years eroding economic growth and job creation, a top development finance official warned. 700 words 2000 GMT by Heather Scott US-aviation-earnings-Boeing,WRAP NEW YORK Pressured by a prolonged commercial travel downturn and the hit from 737 MAX crisis, Boeing announces an additional 7,000 job cuts that will lower headcount by 30,000 positions over two years. 650 words 2100 GMT by John Biers -- ENVIRONMENT -- Denmark-Arctic-climate,WRAP COPENHAGEN Danish researchers warn the extent of sea ice in the Arctic are hitting record lows for October, due to unusually warm waters slowing the recovery of the ice. 550 words moved by Camille Bas-Wohlert -- SPORT -- Fbl-Eur-C1,WRAP PARIS Angry Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo is left out of Juventus' team for the high-profile Champions League clash against Barcelona, two weeks after testing positive for coronavirus. 650 words 2200 GMT. 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