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| - Duty Editor: Patrick Markey Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + War footing after Azerbaijan, Armenia fighting + Trump picks conservative judge for Supreme Court + Swiss reject EU immigration limits + Global virus toll edges toward one million + Chilly French Open starts in shadow of virus Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict,UPDATE YEREVAN Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan says the country's arch-foe Azerbaijan has declared war on his people after heavy fighting erupted between Azerbaijan and Armenian separatists, claiming military and civilian casualties on both sides. 800 words 1500 GMT by Mariam Harutyunyan with Emil Guliyev in Baku. Picture. Video. Graphic US-court-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump names Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, setting in motion a rush by Republicans to cement a conservative majority on the court on the eve of a tense and potentially disputed US election. 650 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-vote-court,PROFILE Switzerland-vote-immigration-EU-politics,WRAP GENEVA Swiss voters reject efforts to slash immigration from the EU, leaving free movement in the heart of Europe intact, and embrace offering paid paternity leave for the first time. 700 words 1600 GMT by Nina Larson. File Picture. File Video Health-virus,WRAP MELBOURNE An overnight curfew in Australia's second-largest city will be lifted this week, officials say, even as the global coronavirus toll inches towards one million dead. 550 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Tennis-FRA-Open,WRAP PARIS Roland Garros gets underway in the "ridiculous" chill and damp of Paris with former world number one Victoria Azarenka walking off court, complaining that it was "too cold" to play. 650 words 1500 GMT by Dave James. Picture -- EUROPE -- France-attack-Pakistan,WRAP PARIS French investigators study a video claiming responsibility for the meat cleaver attack in Paris that targeted satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo as the government condemned an act of "Islamist terrorism". 650 words 1530 GMT by Alexandre Hielard and Guillaume Daudin. Picture. Video Health-Spain-virus,lead MADRID Protesters hit the streets of Madrid against virus restrictions, a day before a partial lockdown is extended to more areas of the region to try to curb a surge in coronavirus cases. 600 words 1500 GMT by Daniel Silva. Picture. Video Belarus-politics-unrest,UPDATE MINSK Belarus police arrest dozens of people during a weekly protest that drew diminished crowds in support of opposition figure Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, days after the country's strongman leader held a secret inauguration. 600 words 1500 GMT by Tatiana Kalinovskaya. Picture. Video Romania-vote-health-virus,WRAP BUCHAREST Romanians vote to choose mayors and local councillors, but a coronavirus surge threatens to hit the first electoral test after years of political turbulence. 600 words 1900 GMT by Mihaela Rodina. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Lebanon-politics,WRAP BEIRUT Lebanon is left reeling without the slightest prospect of ending its multiple crises, after its prime minister-designate stepped down following the failure of talks to form a government. 630 words moved by Bachir El Khoury. File picture Yemen-conflict-prisoners-peace-UN,WRAP DUBAI The warring sides in Yemen's long conflict have agreed to exchange over 1,080 prisoners, the United Nations mediator says, following talks in Switzerland. 600 words by Mohamed Hasni, with Agnes Pedrero in Glion, Switzerland. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-history,INVESTIGATION JENIN, Palestinian Territories Two decades on from the second intifada, Palestinians who grew up in the shadow of the uprising find themselves surrounded by physical and political barriers with little hope for the future. 1,100 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video. File Picture Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict-history-intifada,CHRONO Iraq-US-Iran-rockets-politics,FOCUS BAGHDAD Enraged by near-daily attacks on its interests in Iraq, Washington has threatened to close its embassy in Baghdad, in a blow to a premier seen as a bulwark against Iran. 800 words moved by Ammar Karim -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-debate,WRAP WASHINGTON The volatile US presidential election enters a fierce new stage this week when Donald Trump and Joe Biden hold their first debate -- a television spectacle finally allowing Americans to witness the two antagonists head to head. 750 words 1500 GMT by Sebastian Smith. File picture. Picture Also moved: US-vote-debate-Trump,PROFILE US-vote-debate-Biden,PROFILE US-vote-Ohio,FOCUS YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio Four years after carrying bellwether Ohio and winning the US presidency, Donald Trump again needs the support of disenchanted Democrats in the critical state if he is to earn a second White House term. 750 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video. File picture US-China-IT-politics-court-TikTok,WRAP WASHINGTON A judge is set to rule on whether to allow a Trump administration ban on downloads of popular video-sharing app TikTok, which is seeking an injunction to prevent what it said could be a devastating blow. 500 words moved -- ASIA -- China-coal-environment-pollution-climate,FOCUS BEIJING China's surprise announcement that the country will reduce its carbon footprint to zero by 2060 was met with applause, but new investments in coal to rev up the virus-hit economy are taking the wind out of efforts to boost renewables and create a low carbon future. 700 words moved. File picture Australia-animal-environment SYDNEY A lone whale is rescued from among hundreds of carcasses, taking to 110 the number of creatures that survived a mass stranding in southern Australia. 250 words moved -- BUSINESS -- US-IT-lifestyle-court-Apple-Fortnite SAN FRANCISCO Epic Games will strive Monday to convince a judge that its hit title Fortnite should be restored to Apple's App Store, despite sidestepping the tech titan's standard commission on transactions. 400 words moved -- SPORTS -- Auto-Prix-RUS,WRAP SOCHI, Russia Valtteri Bottas takes full advantage of a troubled day for his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton to claim the ninth win of his career with a measured drive to victory in the incident-packed Russian Grand Prix. 600 words 1430 GMT. Picture Basket-NBA,WRAP MIAMI The Los Angeles Lakers, fuelled by a triple-double from superstar LeBron James, beats the Denver Nuggets 117-107 to reach the NBA Finals for the first time in a decade. 650 words moved. Picture afp
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