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| - Duty Editor: Patrick Markey Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump, Biden trade barbs in election campaign + Rival Thai protests rally on Bangkok streets + Azerbaijan strikes Armenia in Karabakh war + Ronaldo, top golfer Johnson test positive + Great Barrier Reef's coral in steep decline US-vote,WRAP JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania President Donald Trump tells a Pennsylvania crowd that he's fighting "Marxists" and "lunatics" while his Democratic challenger Joe Biden accuses him in Florida, another key electoral state, of having treated Americans as "expendable" during the Covid-19 pandemic. 800 words moved by Jerome Cartillier with Sebastian Smith in Washington Thailand-politics-royals-unrest,WRAP BANGKOK Thousands of anti-government demonstrators rally in front of a large pro-royalist crowd in Thailand's capital as tensions rise over a burgeoning youth-led protest movement. 600 words 1000 GMT by Anusak Konglang and Lisa Martin. Picture. Video. Live Video Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP STEPANAKERT Azerbaijani forces hit missile launch sites inside Armenia it says were targeting civilian areas, raising fears that the fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh could expand beyond the separatist region. 650 words 1030 GMT Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-sports-fbl-golf PARIS Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and men's golf world number one Dustin Johnson both tested positive for the coronavirus as a surge in cases cast a shadow over the return of professional sport. 700 words 0930 GMT. Picture Also moved: Fbl-EUR-Nations-health-virus-Ronaldo,WRAP Health-virus-celebrity-fbl,FACTS Australia-environment-climate-coral-reef BRISBANE, Australia Half of the Great Barrier Reef's corals have died over the past 25 years, scientists say, warning that climate change is irreversibly destroying the underwater ecosystem. 650 words moved by Holly Robertson. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Lilly-pause,WRAP WASHINGTON Two late-stage Covid-19 medical trials are paused in the space of 24 hours over potential safety concerns, the latest setbacks to scientists in the long fight against the pandemic. 700 words moved IMF-economy-recession-health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The global economic crisis will not be quite as grim as feared this year, but GDP will still contract 4.4 percent and the damage inflicted by the pandemic will be felt for years, the IMF said. 750 words moved by Heather Scott. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: IMF-US-economy-recession-health-virus,INTERVIEW Climate-health-virus-emissions PARIS Pandemic restrictions saw an unprecedented fall in greenhouse gas emissions in the first half of 2020 -- larger than during the 2008 financial crisis and even World War II -- experts say. 450 words moved by Patrick Galey Health-virus-mortality PARIS Deaths directly or indirectly attributable to the first wave of Covid-19 infections across 21 wealthy nations earlier this year exceeded government tallies by 20 percent on average, according to a study. 700 words moved by Marlowe Hood -- EUROPE -- Space-Russia-US-ISS,WRAP ALMATY Two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut dock after a fast-track journey to the International Space Station, in the first such launch aboard a Russian capsule since SpaceX's game-changing debut manned flight from US soil. 650 words 1000 GMT by Christopher Rickleton. Picture. Video Kyrgyzstan-politics-unrest,WRAP BISHKEK Kyrgyzstan's parliament gives its blessing to populist Sadyr Japarov as prime minister as the Central Asian state seeks a path out of crisis following a disputed election that sparked unrest. 600 words 1030 GMT Britain-EU-politics-Brexit,WRAP BRUSSELS British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU leader Ursula von der Leyen seek a way to intensify post-Brexit trade talks, on the eve of a key European summit and with time running out for deal. 600 words 1300 GMT by Dave Clark. Picture. Video Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-fishing,FOCUS NEWHAVEN, United Kingdom Trawling the Channel aboard his boat 'About Time', skipper Neil Whitney is crossing his fingers that the UK can strike a post-Brexit trade deal at this week's EU summit that hands British fisherman greater control of their waters. 650 words 1330 GMT by Ben Perry. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Lebanon-Israel-diplomacy-border,WRAP NAQURA, Lebanon Lebanon and Israel, still technically at war, hold unprecedented talks under UN and US auspices to settle a maritime border dispute and clear the way for oil and gas exploration. 750 words 0930 GMT by Rouba el Husseini. Picture. Graphic. Video Health-virus-G20-economy,WRAP RIYADH G20 finance ministers and central bankers are set to hold talks aimed at spurring global recovery from a coronavirus-triggered recession while considering a proposal to extend debt relief for crisis-hit poor countries. 550 words 1200 GMT by Anuj Chopra -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-demonstration-police-youth,FOCUS LAGOS Protests against police brutality in Nigeria have brought traffic to a standstill and dominated social media, channelling anger among frustrated youth and finally forcing the authorities to listen. 750 words 1100 GMT by AFP Lagos bureau. PICTURE. VIDEO Guinea-election-politics,CHRONO CONAKRY Veteran Guinea President Alpha Conde's controversial bid to extend his grip on power in Sunday's election follows a year of harshly-repressed protests in the West African country, costing dozens of lives. 550 words 1030 GMT -- AMERICAS -- US-vote-minorities-internet SAN FRANCISCO Twitter says it has suspended several fake accounts purporting to be African Americans who support President Donald Trump and which had succeeded in garnering several thousand followers in just a few days. 350 words moved US-vote-court,WRAP WASHINGTON US Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett insists that she has no fixed views on hot-button legal issues as Democrats paint her as President Donald Trump's vehicle to end abortion rights and kill the popular Obamacare health program. 750 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture Also moved: US-vote-court-Barrett,PROFILE US-IT-lifestyle-Apple,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Apple joins the 5G revolution with four new iPhones using the ultrafast network, which could mark a turning point for the new technology. 550 words moved by Julie Jammot with Rob Lever in Washington -- ASIA -- NZealand-vote-health-virus,ADVANCER WELLINGTON There were no masks on display as about 1,000 university students gave Jacinda Ardern a rock-star reception during her final Wellington campaign rally this week -- and the New Zealand prime minister was fine with that. 750 words moved by Neil Sands. Picture. Video Afghanistan-conflict-US-bases,FOCUS ACHIN, Afghanistan Living in the shadow of a US military base had long provided protection to villagers in eastern Afghanistan, but locals now say the withdrawal of foreign troops has left them exposed to militant attacks. 600 words moved by Noorullah Shirzada. Picture. Video China-economy-technology-US,FOCUS BEIJING It has Chinese origins but SHEIN is still one of the top US shopping apps, SHAREit was banned in India but blowing up elsewhere, and Likee is chasing TikTok -- but desperate to avoid a similar fate. 750 words moved by Beiyi Seow. File picture afp
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