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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Biden makes big stride, Trump claims fraud + Italy curfew as Europe battles virus surge + Austria admits failings over Vienna attack + Iceberg threatens remote penguin sanctuary + Hunter-gatherers' gender roles get rethink US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON Democrat Joe Biden takes a huge step to capturing the White House, with wins in Michigan and Wisconsin bringing him close to a majority, but President Donald Trump responds with a diatribe alleging mass fraud and demanding a halt to vote counting. 800 words 0200 GMT by Sebastian Smith and Shaun Tandon with Peter Hutchison in Wilmington, Delaware. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: US-vote-paths,POINTS Also moved: US-vote-results,FACTS Health-virus,WRAP ROME Italian officials agree to impose a night-time curfew, joining a slew of European nations in ramping up restrictions to reverse a dramatic surge in coronavirus cases. 800 words moved by Joseph Boyle with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Austria-attack,WRAP VIENNA Austria acknowledges there had been security failings leading up to the deadly gun rampage in Vienna by a convicted Islamic State sympathiser. 700 words moved by Jastinder Khera. Picture. Video Also moved: Austria-attack-religion-Judaism,FOCUS Austria-attack-gunman,PROFILE Climate-environment-Antarctica-icebergs-penguins PARIS The world's biggest iceberg is on a collision course with a remote South Atlantic island that is home to thousands of penguins and seals, and could impede their ability to gather food, scientists tell AFP. 600 words moved by Eleonore Hughes. Picture Science-archaeology-biology-Americas-women,FOCUS PARIS A new study says a woman's place might never have been at home to begin with after scientists discovered the 9,000-year-old remains of a young woman in the Peruvian Andes alongside a well-stocked big game hunting toolkit. 650 words moved by Issam Ahmed -- US ELECTION -- US-vote-court-justice,FOCUS WASHINGTON Democrats and Republicans gird for a legal showdown to decide the winner of the tight presidential race between Republican Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden 700 words 0230 GMT by Paul Handley US-politics-Trump,FOCUS NEW YORK The US presidential election is still up in the air, but one thing is for certain: the movement created by Donald Trump is alive and well, and more solid than pundits expected. No matter if he wins or loses, Trumpism looks set to live on. 650 words moved by Thomas Urbain. US-vote-polls,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has said that, like in 2016, pollsters underestimated the enthusiasm of his legions of supporters. But if Democrat Joe Biden ends up squeaking out a win, the polls may prove to have been more accurate than when Trump upset Hillary Clinton four years ago. 650 words moved by Francesco Fontemaggi and Thomas Urbain in New York US-vote-fraud,FACTCHECK WASHINGTON Allegations of fraud and foul play in the 2020 election spread across the internet as officials count ballots in battleground states that will determine the outcome of the closely fought vote between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. 650 words 0130 GMT Also moved: US-vote-Trump,FACTCHECK US-vote-IT-internet,FOCUS WASHINGTON Twitter and Facebook limit the reach of President Donald Trump's misleading comments about vote counting as a battle over the knife-edge US election spills into social media. 600 words moved by Rob Lever Also moved: US-climate-politics,FOCUS US-vote-Bush-Gore,FACTS US-vote-economy-rate-bank WASHINGTON As President Donald Trump announces legal challenges that could leave the outcome of the US presidential election in doubt, analysts will be watching the Federal Reserve on Thursday for indications of whether it may step in again to help the economy survive the coronavirus downturn. 550 words 0200 GMT by Heather Scott -- AMERICAS -- Weather-hurricane-Centram,WRAP BILWI, Nicaragua Hurricane Eta slows to a tropical storm as it pushes into Honduras, leaving behind a trail of destruction in Nicaragua where it made landfall the day before as a Category 4 hurricane. 600 words 0130 GMT by Inti Ocon. Picture, Video. Graphic -- ASIA -- China-HongKong-ecommerce-AntGroup-IPO,FOCUS SHANGHAI China's last-minute abandonment of Ant Group's record-breaking IPO is part of an intensifying battle for the soul of the nation's financial system that the fintech giant and its charismatic leader Jack Ma helped ignite. 650 words 0300 GMT by Dan Martin -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain-politics,FOCUS LONDON After downing a final round of drinks, queueing outside soon-to-close shops or getting a last haircut, England's 56 million people enter a second coronavirus lockdown with more doubts about the stringent policy than the first time around. 650 words 0230 GMT by Jitendra Joshi. Picture Germany-aviation-tourism-facts,FACTS BERLIN Drab and outdated but beloved for its convenience and quirky hexagonal design, Berlin's Tegel airport will finally close for good on Sunday after more than 60 years. 550 words 0300 GMT by Femke Colborne -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Syria-conflict-economy-Aleppo,FOCUS DAMASCUS Under the elegant arches and domes of an Ottoman-era compound, Joseph Tobjian displays his aromatic Aleppo soap at a trade fair designed to revive Syria's exports-starved arts and crafts. 500 words 0230 GMT by Maher Al Mounes. Picture. Video Sudan-fashion-gender,VIDEOESSAY KHARTOUM In a move that would have been almost unthinkable under ousted Islamist president Omar al-Bashir, Sudanese designers organise a series of mixed-gender fashion shows to present their new lines. 400 words moved. Video -- AFRICA -- ICoast-vote,WRAP ABIDJAN Two Ivory Coast government supporters are killed and a minister's convoy hit by gunfire with the country caught in a standoff over President Alassane Ouattara's contested reelection. 700 words moved by Patrick Fort and Patrick Markey. Picture -- LIFESTYLE -- Games-consoles-IT-lifestyle-Asia-US,FACTS PARIS Sony and Microsoft are in a game consoles rematch with both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X launching next week with well-studied playbooks of dates, technical specs and games aimed at luring buyers. 650 words 0330 GMT by Yassine Khiri Japan-gaming-entertainment-Sony-PS5,FOCUS TOKYO Sony launches its PlayStation 5 console next week angling for a mega-hit, and with the Japanese firm increasingly dependent on the lucrative gaming sector there is little room for error. 700 words 0230 GMT by Mathias Cena Also moving: Entertainment-tech-gaming-PlayStation-Xbox -- HEALTH & SCIENCE -- Health-virus-cancer PARIS Delaying cancer treatment by just a month can put patients at a sharply greater risk of dying, according to research that sounds the alarm over the coronavirus pandemic's impact on other health conditions. 550 words moved by Kelly Macnamara -- SPORT -- Fbl-Maradona-ARG-health,WRAP BUENOS AIRES Doctors treating Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, who had successful brain surgery to remove a blood clot, were "amazed" at the rate of his recovery, his personal physician says. 750 words 0130 GMT by Daniel Merolla and Sonia Avalos. 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