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| - Duty Editor: Alex Nicoll Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + New virus curbs spark exasperation, anger + Campaigning at hectic pace in US election + Canada sword attacker kills two in rampage + WHO head in quarantine after Covid contact + Hamilton says may not return next season Health-virus,WRAP MADRID Germany leads a further tightening of coronavirus restrictions in Europe that are triggering anger and frustration across the continent, while the crisis in the United States deepens. 750 words 0300 GMT by Daniel Silva with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-vote,WRAP HICKORY, North Carolina Donald Trump vows to again defy the polls as he sprints through five swing states, while his opponent Joe Biden seeks to stir supporters by urging them to "take back our democracy" in two days. 800 words 0300 GMT by Brendan Smialowski with Brian Knowlton in Washington. Pictures. Video. Graphic Canada-crime-stabbing,WRAP QUEBEC CITY A sword-wielding attacker dressed in medieval costume who killed two people and injured five others in a Halloween rampage on Saturday night in Quebec was "not associated with a terrorist group," Canadian police say. 500 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-WHO-Tedros,2ndlead GENEVA The World Health Organization chief said he was self-quarantining after someone he had been in contact with tested positive for Covid-19, but stressed he had no symptoms. 400 words 0200 GMT Auto-Prix-ITA-EmiliaRomagna-Hamilton-future IMOLA, Italy Lewis Hamilton stuns Formula One when, hours after winning the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, he admits that he does not know if he will still be in the sport next season. 500 words moved. Picture -- US ELECTION -- US-vote-Trump,PROFILE WASHINGTON All his life, the only constant about Donald Trump has been that everything must be about Donald Trump. "I alone can fix it," the president has said -- and, on Tuesday, Americans vote in what amounts to a referendum on the 74-year-old's brazen claim. 2200 words 0300 GMT by Sebastian Smith US-vote-Biden,PROFILE WASHINGTON He has suffered profound personal tragedy and seen his earlier political ambitions thwarted, but veteran Democrat Joe Biden hopes his pledge to unify Americans will deliver him the presidency after nearly half a century in Washington. 1500 words 0330 GMT by Michael Mathes Also moving: US-politics-vote-states,FACTS US-vote-ElectoralCollege,FACTS -- Please see our special advisory for full election coverage -- -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-Mexico-culture,lead MEXICO CITY In Mexico death is usually a cause for celebration during the Day of the Dead festival, but this year parades have been canceled and many cemeteries were closed due to the pandemic. 550 words moved by Yussel Gonzalez. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Japan-energy-fuel-climate-ammonia,FOCUS TOKYO Japan's pledge to become carbon neutral by 2050 is offering hope to industry heavyweights pushing ammonia as the fuel of the future -- but critics say the corrosive gas is still far from a clear-cut clean energy. 750 words 0400 GMT by Etienne Balmer. File picture Also moving: Japan-energy-fuel-climate-hydrogen,Q&A -- EUROPE -- Britain-US-court-media-Depp,WRAP LONDON Hollywood star Johnny Depp is set to learn if he has won his libel lawsuit against British newspaper The Sun for branding him a "wife-beater" in a case that laid bare his chaotic lifestyle. 600 words 0230 GMT by James Pheby. File picture. File video Also moving: Britain-US-court-media-Depp,PROFILE Britain-US-court-media-Depp,POINTS France-attack-Tunisia,WRAP NICE, France French Catholics celebrated the All Saints religious festival under heavy security, as police made two new arrests over an attack on a church in the southern city of Nice blamed on an Islamist knifeman. 750 words moved by Vincent-Xavier Morvan. Picture. Video Georgia-vote,WRAP TBILISI Thousands of opposition supporters take to the streets of Georgia's capital Tbilisi to demand snap polls after the ruling Georgian Dream party claimed victory in a parliamentary vote. 700 words moved by Irakli Metreveli. Picture. Video Moldova-vote,WRAP CHISINAU Moldova's pro-Moscow President Igor Dodon won the most votes in Sunday's presidential election, according to partial results, but looks set to face his longtime pro-Western rival Maia Sandu in a second round later this month. 700 words moved by Mihaela Rodina. Picture. Video Belarus-politics-unrest,WRAP MINSK Police in Belarus disperse protesters marching from central Minsk to a Stalin-era execution site in the latest of weeks of demonstrations against strongman Alexander Lukashenko's disputed re-election. 600 words moved. Picture. Video Turkey-Greece-quake,WRAP BAYRAKLI, Turkey Rescue workers search eight wrecked buildings in Turkey with hope dwindling for survivors from a powerful earthquake as the death toll rises to 69. 700 words moved by Raziye Akkoc. Picture. Video. Graphic -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Algeria-constitution-vote,WRAP ALGIERS Algerians snubbed a vote on a revised constitution the regime hoped would neutralise a protest movement -- one which at its peak swept long-time president Abdelaziz Bouteflika from power. 800 words moved by Abdellah Cheballah with Philippe Agret in Tunis. Picture. Video Yemen-conflict-history-culture,FOCUS SHIBAM, Yemen Dubbed the "Manhattan of the desert" for its centuries-old skyscrapers, Yemen's ancient city of Shibam escaped damage in the civil war -- but faces collapse from disrepair amid rains and floods. 600 words 0300 GMT. Picture. Video Morocco-environment-agriculture-drought,FOCUS AGADIR, Morocco Parched fields stretch as far as the eye can see on plains overlooking Agadir in southwestern Morocco, as precious water resources are diverted from the drought-hit agricultural heartland to households. 700 words 0300 GMT by Ismail Bellaouali. Picture. Video Israel-UAE-diplomacy-business,FOCUS DUBAI If you had asked Israeli businessman Yehonatan Ben Hamozeg earlier this year where he'd be pitching his palm tree saving technology in October, there was no chance he would have said the United Arab Emirates. 850 words 0230 GMT by Jonah Mandel. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- ICoast-vote,WRAP ABIDJAN Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara's ruling party on Sunday warned opposition leaders against attempts to call for a transition of power after they boycotted a weekend election in protest over his bid for a third term. 750 words moved by David Esnault and Patrick Markey. Picture. Video. Graphic afp
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