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| - Duty Editor: Adam Plowright Email: adam.plowright@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Macron seeks to calm tensions over cartoons + At least 28 killed in east Mediterranean quake + More of Europe locks down over virus + Sean Connery dead at 90 + Liverpool eye return to top of Premiership France-attack,WRAP PARIS President Emmanuel Macron says he can understand if Muslims were shocked by cartoons of the prophet Mohammed published in Charlie Hebdo, as he seeks to calm tensions that have seen anti-France protests in many Muslim countries. 700 words 1630 GMT by Jerome Rivet and Stuart Williams. Picture. Video. Turkey-Greece-quake,WRAP BAYRAKLI, Turkey Rescuers race against the clock to save people trapped under rubble as anguished mourners bury the first victims of a powerful earthquake that claimed 30 lives in Turkey and Greece. 650 words 1500 GMT by Razyie Akkoc. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP ATHENS Greece becomes the latest country to announce a partial lockdown to combat soaring coronavirus infections, and news reports suggest England may soon follow as other European countries face protests over restrictions. 700 words 1600 GMT by John Hadoulis with AFP bureaus. Picture. Britain-film-Connery,WRAP LONDON Legendary actor Sean Connery, best known for playing fictional spy James Bond, dies at the age of 90, leading to an outpouring of tributes for one of Britain's best-loved screen heroes. 650 words by 1430 GMT by Joe Jackson. File Video. File Picture. -- EUROPE -- Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP YEREVAN Russia pledges "necessary" assistance to Yerevan in its conflict with Azerbaijan over a breakaway region if fighting reaches Armenian territory after its ally requests security aid. 700 words 1530 GMT by Mariam Harutyunyan. Picture. Georgia-vote-parliament,WRAP TBILISI Georgians vote in tightly contested parliamentary elections pitting an unlikely union of opposition forces against the increasingly unpopular ruling party led by the country's richest man. 650 words 1500 GMT by Irakli Metreveli. Picture. Video. Germany-aviation-tourism,WRAP BERLIN Nine years late, massively over-budget and in the middle of an air transport crisis, Berlin's new international airport officially opens with the first flights by German carrier Lufthansa and low-cost pioneer Easyjet. 600 words 1500 GMT by Femke Colborne. Picture. Video. France-attack-media-technology,FOCUS PARIS As France reels from a string of jihadist attacks, experts say the country has been caught up in a perilous fight: protecting citizens against extremist propaganda whose potency seems to increase with each horrific killing. 650 words moved by Didier Lauras. Poland-abortion-demonstration,INTERVIEW WARSAW Seven years ago she had an abortion despite stringent Polish legislation against it. Now, Natalia Broniarczyk is helping other women with their own terminations and campaigning against a further tightening of the law. 500 words moved by Bernard Osser. Picture. Video. -- AMERICAS -- US-vote WRAP WASHINGTON With the US presidential election only three days away, Donald Trump, Joe Biden and their top surrogates barrel through the crucial states of Michigan and Pennsylvania, digging deep as they press their closing arguments. 750 words 1530 GMT by Brown Knowlton. Picture. Graphic. US-vote-campaign-signs,SCENE NEWTOWN, Pennsylvania The millions of signs that Americans place on their lawns during election season are increasingly being vandalized or removed by disgruntled neighbors, a sign of the acutely hostile political climate. 600 words moved by Thomas Urbain. Picture. Video -- Please see our special advisory for full election coverage -- -- AFRICA -- Niger-US-unrest-kidnapping,WRAP NIAMEY US forces in Nigeria have rescued an American citizen kidnapped by gunmen in neighbouring Niger earlier this week, the Pentagon says. 400 words 1600 GMT ICoast-vote,WRAP ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara urges opponents to end civil disobedience during a presidential vote that his adversaries boycotted to protest against his bid for a third term. 750 words 1530 GMT by Patrick Markey and David Esnault. Picture. Video. Graphic Tanzania-vote,WRAP STONE TOWN, Tanzania Tanzania's opposition calls on supporters to take to the streets to protest President John Magufuli's landslide election victory, which it says was fraudulent, demanding a fresh vote. 650 words moved by Fran Blandy. Picture. Video. Graphic. -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Iraq-politics-protest,WRAP BAGHDAD Tents dismantled, photos of "martyrs" removed and demonstrators sent home -- in Baghdad's Tahrir Square, life has returned to normal after a year of anti-government protests. 550 words moved by Sabah Arar. Picture. Video Palestinians-politics-US-France,VIDEOESSAY RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories Palestinian shoemaker Imad Mohammad makes handcrafted footwear with a difference: they are stamped with the names of the US and French presidents in Arabic calligraphy to show his disapproval of them. 400 words moved. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Philippines-weather-typhoon,LEAD LEGAZPI, Philippines More than 200,000 people in the Philippines are ordered to evacuate their homes as the most powerful typhoon of the year so far barrels towards the country, with authorities warning of "destructive" winds and storm surges. 500 words moved. Picture. -- SPORT -- RugbyU-6Nations-ITA-ENG ROME England are hunting a high margin win over perennial strugglers italy to keep alive their Six Nations title chances ahead of Ireland's clash with France in the coronavirus-delayed final round of matches. 600 words 1815 GMT by Emmeline Moore. Picture. Fbl-ENG-Pr LONDON Liverpool can go back top of the Premier League when West Ham visit Anfield on Saturday, while Manchester City and Chelsea are aiming to get their title challenges back on track after a slow start to the season. 600 words by Kieran Canning 1600 GMT. Picture. Video. afp
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