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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump and Biden hit key Midwest states + France on alert after church attack + Deadly quake rocks Turkey and Greece + France under lockdown as global cases soar + New Zealanders vote to legalise euthanasia US-vote,WRAP WILMINGTON, Delaware The American Midwest becomes a fierce political battleground as Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden woo voters four days before the election in a region that helped propel the Republican president to victory in 2016. 650 words 1530 GMT by Jim Watson with Michael Mathes in Washington. Graphic. Picture. Video France-attack,WRAP PARIS French police detain a man believed to have been in contact with the jihadist knifeman who brutally killed three people at a church in Nice, as security forces were put on high alert for other attacks ahead of a key Catholic holiday. 700 words 1600 GMT by Joseph Schmid. Picture. Video. Graphic Turkey-Greece-quake,WRAP ISANBUL A powerful earthquake rocks Turkey and Greece, killing at least four people, causing buildings to collapse and triggering a sea surge that floods streets near the Turkish resort city of Izmir. 600 words 1500 GMT by Gokan Gunes. Picture. Video Health-virus,WRAP PARIS France is under a new nationwide virus lockdown, as the resurgent pandemic hits new heights in the United States with a daily record of more than 90,000 cases, just days before the presidential election. 800 words moved by Stuart Williams with AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video Also moved: Health-virus-world,FACTS Health-virus-toll,FACTS 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-vote-Trump-women,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is pleading with suburban American women to vote for him but with the US election just four days away the polls are showing that they have turned their backs on him. 650 words 1530 GMT by Francesco Fontemaggi. Picture 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-politics-betting,FOCUS LONDON The US presidential election is proving a boon for bookmakers, with estimates that more than $1 billion has already been bet on the winner around the world, even before polling day. 600 words moved by Pirate Irwin. Picture US-politics-election-health-virus PARIS The Lancet becomes the latest science journal to urge Americans to vote for change in next week's presidential election, publishing a scathing editorial that describes the US pandemic response under Donald Trump as "disastrous". 550 words moved by Kelly Macnamara -- Please also see our special advisory for full coverage of the election -- -- FRANCE ATTACKS -- France-attack-Tunisia-family SFAX, Tunisia The family of a man detained for killing three church-goers in France within weeks of leaving their home in Tunisia tells AFP they are struggling to believe he carried out the attack. 650 words 1600 GMT. Picture. Video France-Bangladesh-politics-Islam-demonstration,lead DHAKA Tens of thousands of protesters across South Asia vent their fury at France, with a crowd in Bangladesh burning an effigy of President Emmanuel Macron as anger flared over his tough stance on Islamic extremism. 550 words moved. 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 of the Prophet Mohammed. 750 words moved by Gregory Walton. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Britain LONDON Millions more people in northern England face stricter coronavirus rules next week, as new statistics show a sustained surge in cases across the nation. 600 words moved by Joe Jackson. Picture. File picture Health-virus-France-lockdown,FOCUS PARIS After enduring two months of coronavirus lockdown last spring, there is a weary sense of deja-vu across France as people resign themselves to going through it all again for at least a month -- and maybe even to Christmas and beyond. 1600 GMT by Paul Ricard and Stuart Williams. Picture. Video -- 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. 750 words 1530 GMT by Fran Blandy. Picture. Video. Graphic ICoast-vote-unrest,FOCUS ABIDJAN When fighting broke out between rival Ivorian factions 10 years ago, Veronique Yao left it late to flee Abidjan. Two days before Ivory Coast's contested Saturday election, she was taking no chances. 750 words moved by Patrick Markey. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Poland-abortion-demonstration,WRAP WARSAW Protesters from across Poland defy coronavirus restrictions to demonstrate in Warsaw against a court ruling that would ban almost all abortions. 450 words 1630 GMT by Dario Thuburn and Anna Maria Jakubek. Picture. Video. File picture Belarus-politics-unrest,WRAP MINSK Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko orders his security chiefs to get tough on protesters and "take no prisoners" in his grimmest warning yet to protesters after months of demonstrations. 500 words moved. File picture Britain-politics-Labour,WRAP LONDON Britain's main opposition Labour party urges shocked members to stand united against anti-Semitism, appealing against a renewal of internecine "civil war" following the suspension of its left-wing former leader. 650 words moved by Jitendra Joshi. Picture. File picture. File video Moldova-vote,ADVANCER CHISINAU Moldovans go to the polls Sunday to elect a president under the watchful eye of Moscow which wants the polarised country to remain in its orbit amid political and security crises on Russia's borders. 600 words moved by Mihaela Rodina. Picture. Video Also moved: Moldova-vote-culture-history,FACTS -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Qatar-rights-aviation,WRAP DOHA Qatar says those responsible for invasive gynaecological searches of passengers at Doha airport have been referred for prosecution over the "violations" following widespread outrage. 600 words moved by Gregory Walton 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 moved by Abdellah Cheballah. Picture. Video 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 -- 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 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 -- 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 afp
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