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| - Duty Editor: Qasim Nauman Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Europe, WHO sound alarm over resurgent virus + Trump launches intense, last-ditch vote push + Sudan recognises Israel in triumph for Trump + Libya rivals sign 'permanent' ceasefire deal + Trump says was never a Sacha Baron Cohen fan Health-virus,WRAP STOCKHOLM The European Union's disease control agency joins frantic health workers to sound the alarm over a coronavirus infection surge across the continent, as the World Health Organization warns of an "exponential" rise in cases. 650 words moved by Johannes Ledel, with AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-vote,WRAP PENSACOLA, Florida, United States Donald Trump launches an intense last-ditch reelection push in Florida, insisting that Covid-19 is disappearing, while frontrunner Joe Biden hammers his message that the president had abdicated responsibility for a pandemic that is actually surging. 800 words moved by Jerome Cartillier, with Sebastian Smith in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-vote-points,POINTS US-Sudan-Israel-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON Sudan becomes the latest Arab nation to agree to recognize Israel in a diplomatic triumph for President Donald Trump announced days before the US elections. 800 words moved by Shaun Tandon. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-Sudan-Israel-diplomacy-world,REAX US-Sudan-Israel-diplomacy,CHRONO US-Sudan-Israel-diplomacy,COUNTRY FACTFILE Libya-conflict-UN-talks,WRAP GENEVA Libya's two rival factions sign a "permanent" ceasefire agreement after five days of talks at the United Nations, which has hailed the deal as a historic moment after years of turmoil and bloodshed. 850 words moved by Robin Millard, with Rim Taher in Tripoli. Picture. Video Also moved: Libya-conflict-UN-offensive,CHRONO Libya-conflict-UN-politics,CHRONO US-politics-entertainment-Trump-Borat ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE US President Donald Trump says he has not been a fan of Sacha Baron Cohen -- even before a clip from the British comedian's new Borat movie forced his lawyer Rudy Giuliani into an awkward explanation. 350 words moved -- AMERICAS -- US-vote-offbeat,POINTS WASHINGTON US election day is quickly approaching, but this week has shown there's still plenty of time for dancing and video games on the campaign trail. 450 words moved. File Picture US-vote-Arizona-India,INTERVIEW PHOENIX, Arizona, United States Hiral Tipirneni represents the so-called American Dream -- an Indian immigrant who came to the United States as a child and became a doctor. Now she aspires to become a congresswoman. But to do so, the Democrat will need to win in a suburb that has always voted Republican. 650 words moved by Javier Tovar. Picture. Video US-vote-immigration,FOCUS NEW YORK A testy exchange between Donald Trump and Joe Biden in Thursday's presidential debate has renewed focus on the unknown whereabouts of parents of 545 migrant children separated from their families under US border policy. 750 words moved by Laura Bonilla. File Picture ** PLEASE SEE OUR SPECIAL ADVISORY FOR FULL US ELECTION COVERAGE ** Canada-health-indigenous-racism-discrimination,FOCUS MONTREAL After years fighting for fair treatment, indigenous Canadian Uliipika Kiguktak is finally ready to open up about her experiences in a healthcare system facing a growing outcry over accusations of racism. 850 words moved by Anne-Sophie Thill. Picture. Video Brazil-Argentina-Bolivia-Paraguay-environment,FOCUS MONTEVIDEO Under stress from a historic drought, large swathes of forest and wetlands in central South America known for their exceptional biodiversity have been ravaged by devastating fires. 750 words 0700 GMT by Jordane Bertrand. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Poland-abortion-justice-demonstration-women,WRAP WARSAW Braving the pandemic, thousands of Poles take to the streets to protest against a near-total ban on abortion in a country that already has some of the EU's most stringent restrictions. 550 words moved. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-unrest,SCENE LAGOS Barricades and police checkpoints dot the empty streets of Lagos as authorities try to restore order to Africa's biggest city, under curfew following days of violent unrest. 450 words moved by Sophie Bouillon. Picture. Video Also moved: Nigeria-unrest,WRAP Nigeria-unrest-Buhari,FOCUS Seychelles-vote VICTORIA Most Seychelles will cast their ballot Saturday in presidential and parliamentary elections that spanned three days across an idyllic archipelago that has been economically hammered by the coronavirus. 500 words moved. Graphic. Picture. Video Also moved: Seychelles-vote,FACTS -- ASIA-PACIFIC -- Myanmar-politics-vote-unrest-rights YANGON For many marginalised ethnic minority groups in conflict-plagued regions of Myanmar, next month's national elections had at least offered a glimmer of hope for empowerment. But a decision to exclude swathes of their homelands from the vote has instead filled them with anger and despair. 650 words moved by Su Myat Mon. File Picture. Graphic -- SCIENCE, HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT -- US-space-astronomy-OSIRIS WASHINGTON NASA says its robotic spacecraft OSIRIS-REx has succeeded in collecting a large sample of particles from the Bennu asteroid this week -- but so much that it is leaking. 350 words moved Health-virus-Peru-culture-animal,FOCUS LIMA In a matter of months, the coronavirus has achieved something that animal rights activists failed to do in decades: put a halt to bullfighting in Peru. 600 words moved by Carlos Mandujano. Picture. Video afp
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