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| - Duty Editor: Barry Parker Tel: +33 (0)6 4016 8343 -- TOP STORIES -- + Barrett confirmed to Supreme Court in Trump win + Angry clashes in Italy over Covid curbs + Huge anti-France rally held in Dhaka + Child hunger surges in war-torn Yemen + Moon holds far more water than thought US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON The US Senate confirms conservative jurist Amy Coney Barrett as the Supreme Court's newest justice, delivering a landmark and controversial win for President Donald Trump just eight days before the election. 800 words moved by Michael Mathes with Saul Loeb in Lititz, Pennsylvania. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP ROME Thousands of Italians angry over new restrictions announced to control the spread of coronavirus clash with police in cities as European governments toughen curbs to control the contagion. 900 words moved by Ella Ide and Joseph Boyle. Picture. Graphic. Video France-politics-religion-trade-Islam,WRAP DHAKA, Bangladesh Tens of thousands of protesters march through the Bangladesh capital in the biggest anti-France rally since President Emmanuel Macron defended cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed. 600 words 1030 GMT by Sam Jahan. Picture. Video Yemen-conflict-children-health,WRAP DUBAI Malnutrition among young children has soared to record levels in parts of war-torn Yemen, the UN warns, as coronavirus and aid shortfalls deepen the world's worst humanitarian crisis. 400 words 1100 GMT. File picture Science-space-astronomy-moon,lead PARIS There may be far more water on the Moon than previously thought, according to two studies, raising the tantalising prospect that astronauts on future space missions could find refreshment -- and maybe even fuel -- on the lunar surface. 750 words moved by Juliette Collen and Kelly Macnamara. Graphic -- US ELECTION -- US-vote-campaign,SCENE MARTINSBURG, Pennsylvania President Donald Trump barnstorms Pennsylvania with three mass rallies and his Democratic opponent also makes a surprise appearance, hoping to defend his lead in a swing state that could well decide the outcome of the election in eight days. 700 words moved by Saul Loeb with Sebastian Smith in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic US-vote-ballots-count,FOCUS WASHINGTON The massive surge in voting by mail for the November 3 election is posing huge new manpower, technical, and legal challenges across thousands of election jurisdictions, each with its own procedures and rules. 750 words moved by Paul Handley. Picture US-vote-IT-politics-Facebook,FACTS SAN FRANCISCO Facebook is leveraging its vast resources to help protect the 2020 election against the kind of massive manipulation and disinformation efforts that the platform failed to act on in 2016. 600 words moved by Julie Jammot -- PLEASE SEE SPECIAL ADVISORY MOVING SEPARATELY FOR FULL FILING PLAN -- -- AMERICAS -- US-fires-California,2ndlead LOS ANGELES More than 90,000 people flee their homes near Los Angeles as two fast-spreading and uncontained wildfires rage across more than 14,600 acres (5,900 hectares), blocking key roadways and critically injuring two firefighters. 650 words moved by Jocelyne Zablit. Picture Health-virus-Brazil-vaccines-politics,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil is a top testing ground for vaccines against Covid-19, but its plans for vaccinating its own population have been plunged into chaos by a political war waged by President Jair Bolsonaro. 700 words moved by Pascale Trouillaud. File picture Health-virus-US-music,FOCUS SCRANTON, Pennsylvania Clearly visible from afar with her flashing earrings and sequin jacket, Charity Valente is attending her first drive-in rave in Scranton, Pennsylvania: a night of electronic music where the party-goers are all in their cars, owing to the coronavirus pandemic. 650 words moved by Daxia Rojas. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Pakistan-unrest-bomb,WRAP PESHAWAR At least seven students are killed and scores more wounded in a bomb attack on a Koran study class at a religious school in northwestern Pakistan. 600 words 1000 GMT by Lehaz Ali. Picture. Video. Graphic China-ecommerce-AntGroup-IPO-JackMa BEIJING Chinese tech titan Jack Ma is set to become the world's 11th richest person after the financial arm of his e-commerce titan Alibaba raises billions in a mammoth public listing. 350 words moved Also moved: China-HongKong-ecommerce-AntGroup-IPO,FACTS China-HongKong-ecommerce-lifestyle-consumers-IPO-AntGroup,FOCUS SHANGHAI The most essential item in aircraft engineer Tao Rui's possession during a recent outing in Shanghai was the Alipay smartphone app from Ant Group, a company little known outside China until it unfurled plans for the biggest IPO in history. 750 words moved by Jessica Yang. Video. File Picture India-US-defence-diplomacy,WRAP NEW DELHI The United States warns of China's "threats to security" as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary Mark Esper hold top level talks in India. 600 words 1000 GMT by Paul Handley. Picture. Video Health-virus-Australia,lead MELBOURNE Melbourne achieves what elated residents call the "double donut" -- two days of no new coronavirus cases -- as bars in Australia's second-biggest city ready for a midnight reopening after a gruelling months-long lockdown. 550 words moved. Picture -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-France-restaurants,FOCUS LYON, France Deprived of a dinner crowd because of a night-time curfew, restaurants in France are trying to revive the traditional "machon," a boozy breakfast featuring classic hearty dishes such as poached sausage and red wine. 500 words moved by Myriam Chaplain Riou. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Qatar-Australia-women-rights-aviation DOHA Revelations that passengers flying through Doha were forced to endure vaginal inspections have upended Qatar's efforts to boost its reputation before the Gulf state hosts World Cup 2022, experts say. 750 words moved. File video -- AFRICA -- Tanzania-Zanzibar-vote-unrest,WRAP STONE TOWN, Tanzania The leader of the opposition in Zanzibar is arrested and three people killed, his party says, as chaos erupts on the semi-autonomous archipelago ahead of Tanzania's election. 1030 GMT by Fran Blandy. Picture. Video Also moved: Tanzania-vote-Magufuli,PROFILE Tanzania-vote-opposition,PROFILE ICoast-vote-age,FOCUS ABIDJAN Ivorians will be called out to vote on Saturday in presidential elections where the frontrunners are nearly two generations older than the average citizen. 650 words 1000 GMT by David Esnault and Christophe Koffi. Picture ICoast-vote-economy,FOCUS ABIDJAN Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara is seeking re-election on Saturday, campaigning on his record of economic growth and stability in a country shaken by a civil war nearly a decade ago. 550 words moved by David Esnault. Picture -- LIFESTYLE -- Lifestyle-Mexico-toys-culture,FOCUS MEXICO CITY She's been a princess, a president, a Marine Corps sergeant, an astronaut and a Star Wars stormtrooper. In Mexico for the Day of the Dead festival, Barbie is even a skeleton. 450 words moved by Natalia Cano. Picture. Video -- ART, ENTERTAINMENT -- Spain-art-women-Prado MADRID Slave, witch, prostitute or mother: a new exhibit at Spain's Prado explores how misogyny influenced the way women were portrayed in art -- and the role that the museum itself played. 600 words 1030 GMT by Marie Giffard. Picture Denmark-museum-history,FOCUS RIBE, Denmark The fire crackles and a woman shrieks as flames lick her body, burning her alive: In Ribe, western Denmark, a museum about witch hunts brings a dark period to life. 700 words moved by Camille Bas-Wohlert. Picture. Video afp
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