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| - Duty Editor: Alex Nicoll Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump unveils Supreme Court justice choice + 'It is clear Lukashenko has to go': Macron + WHO says two million virus deaths 'likely' + Swiss free-movement vote threatens EU ties + LA Lakers beat Nuggets to reach NBA Finals 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 Belarus-politics-unrest-France-Macron,WRAP PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron says that Belarus's leader Alexander Lukashenko must step down, after the EU refused to recognise him as the legitimate president of the ex-Soviet country. 550 words moved Health-virus,WRAP GENEVA Coronavirus deaths could more than double to two million without collective action against the pandemic, the World Health Organization warns, as Australia's prime minister urges any nation that develops a vaccine to share it with the world. 650 words moved by Robin Millard with AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Switzerland-vote-immigration-EU-politics GENEVA A Swiss vote on limiting immigration from the European Union, while not expected to pass, has sparked fears a shock "yes" could devastate relations with the bloc. 700 words moved by Nina Larson. File picture. File video Basket-NBA,2ndlead MIAMI The Los Angeles Lakers, fueled by a triple-double from superstar LeBron James, beat the Denver Nuggets 117-107 to reach the NBA Finals. 600 words moved -- 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 0530 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 -- EUROPE -- Britain-politics-economy-health-virus-Johnson,FOCUS LONDON The coronavirus outbreak is testing all world leaders. But Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing a torrid time, with criticism of his government's response and a death toll among the worst in the world. And worse may lie ahead -- even before Brexit is mentioned. 750 words moved by Jitendra Joshi. File picture Europe-migrants-politics-Greece,FOCUS ATHENS Greece's government has cautiously welcomed a plan from Brussels to reform the EU's shaky asylum system, but charity groups working with refugees on the ground blasted a continued "outrageous containment policy". 650 words moved by Helene Colliopoulou. File picture Germany-migrants-politics-Greece-EU,FOCUS NEURUPPIN, Germany The town of Neuruppin is nestled in an eastern part of Germany where the far-right AfD party enjoys some of its strongest support. But it is offering to take in refugees again, five years after a huge migrant influx bitterly divided the country. 600 words moved by Yannick Pasquet. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- 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. File Picture. Picture. Video 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 -- 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 0600 GMT. File Picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- US-IT-lifestyle-court-Apple-Fortnite SAN FRANCISCO Epic Games will strive anew 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 -- fbl-ENG-Pr-Liverpool-Arsenal-three,PREVIEW LONDON Mikel Arteta has "changed the mood" around Arsenal, according to Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp, with the Gunners rejuvenated by winning the FA Cup, Community Shield and their opening two games of the Premier League season. 550 words moved tennis-FRA-Open-health-virus PARIS Roland Garros gets underway in chilly, damp Paris still in the grip of the coronavirus which organisers had hoped they would escape by unilaterally pushing back the clay court Grand Slam event by four months. 700 words moved by Dave James. Picture afp
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