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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Contact: emma.charlton@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + IS 'Beatles' in court for hostage deaths + Pence, Harris square off in VP debate + Greek neo-Nazi leaders convicted + Europe hits 6 million virus cases + Women gene researchers win Nobel Britain-US-justice-IS,WRAP ALEXANDRIA, Virginia Two members of an Islamic State cell dubbed the "Beatles" appear in a US court after being flown to the United States from Iraq to face charges of conspiring to murder four American hostages. 650 words 2030 GMT by Charlottte Plantive. Picture. Video Also moving: Britain-US-justice-IS-victims,POINTS US-vote-health-virus-debate,WRAP SALT LAKE CITY, Utah For once in a rollercoaster US election, Donald Trump and Joe Biden yield the spotlight to Vice President Mike Pence and the Democrat seeking his job -- Kamala Harris -- as they debate for the first time. 700 words 2200 GMT by Eric Baradat and Michael Mathes. Picture. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-US-vote-Trump-doctor,2ndlead US-vote-Republicans-Pence,PROFILE US-vote-Democrats-Harris,PROFILE Greece-trial-GoldenDawn-farright-crime-politics-racism,WRAP ATHENS A court brands Greece's neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn a criminal organisation, bringing an end to one of the most important trials in the country's political history and heralding heavy sentences for its leaders. 750 words moved by Helene Colliopoulou and Marina Rafenberg. Picture. Video. File Picture Also moved: Greece-politics-farright-racism-court,PROFILE Health-virus,WRAP PARIS With Europe topping six million coronavirus cases, Scotland and Brussels become the latest to introduce curbs on alcohol consumption, while experts detailed the hugely divergent consequences of the pandemic for the world's richest and poorest. 750 words moved by Eric Randolph. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Britain-Scotland-restrictions,lead Nobel-chemistry,WRAP STOCKHOLM Emmanuelle Charpentier of France and Jennifer Doudna of the US win the Nobel Chemistry Prize for the gene-editing technique known as the CRISPR-Cas9 DNA snipping "scissors", the first time a Nobel science prize has gone to a women-only team. 800 words moved by Johannes Ledel. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Nobel-Chemistry-women-science,FOCUS -- AMERICAS -- Mexico-weather-US,WRAP CANCUN, Mexico Hurricane Delta tears across Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, toppling trees, ripping down power lines and lashing a string of major beach resorts with winds of up to 110 miles (175 kilometers) per hour. 600 words 2100 GMT by Yussel Gonzalez. Picture. Video. Graphic US-police-racism,2ndlead WASHINGTON: The police officer charged with killing George Floyd, the African American whose death sparked a mass protest movement, is released from a Minnesota jail on Wednesday on $1 million bail. 400 words 2000 GMT US-vote-economy-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON Facing an outcry from all sides over the prospect of further delay in pandemic aid for families and businesses, and trailing badly less than a month before the election, President Donald Trump shifts the narrative, calling for limited stimulus measures. 750 words moved by Heather Scott US-IT-copyright-court-Google-Oracle,WRAP WASHINGTON US Supreme Court justices pepper lawyers for Google and Oracle with questions on computer code and copyright in a court clash which could have major ramifications for the technology sector and digital innovation 650 words 2000 GMT by Rob Lever -- EUROPE -- Germany-Russia-diplomacy-Navalny-sanction,WRAP BERLIN Germany warns Russia of "unavoidable" targeted sanctions if it fails to shed light on the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, as the Kremlin critic urges the EU to come down hard on Vladimir Putin's inner circle. 650 words 1930 GMT by Hui Min Neo. Picture. Video Kyrgyzstan-vote-unrest,WRAP BISHKEK Two rival factions claim the right to form a government in Kyrgyzstan, with pro-Russian President Sooronbay Jeenbekov unable to impose control on the post-election chaos engulfing the Central Asian country. 700 words moved by Tolkun Namatbayeva. Picture. Video Also moved: Kyrgyzstan-vote-demonstration,FOCUS Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict,WRAP STEPANAKERT Clashes between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces have displaced half of the population of the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, an official said, as Azerbaijan announced it would meet international mediators in Geneva. 850 words 2000 GMT by Herve Bar. Picture. Video Germany-trial-Russia-diplomacy,WRAP BERLIN A German court puts a Russian man on trial over the assassination of a former Chechen commander in a Berlin park, allegedly on Moscow's orders, a case that risks worsening acrimonious ties between Germany and Russia. 700 words moved by Isabelle Le Page. Picture. Video. File picture Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade,WRAP LONDON Britain presses the European Union to secure a post-Brexit trade deal by mid-October, despite deadlock in talks and calls for movement on key areas of disagreement. 600 words moved by Jitendra Joshi and Clement Zampa Britain-Vietnam-court-migrants LONDON Thirty-nine Vietnamese migrants suffocated to death in "unbearable" heat in a container truck after a people-smuggling operation went catastrophically wrong, a London court hears. 400 words moved -- MIDDLE EAST -- Saudi-tourism-economy-health-virus,FOCUS ABOARD A CRUISE SHIP OFF SAUDI ARABIA Sailing past pristine islands and turquoise lagoons, the first cruise ship offering Saudi tours serves a twin purpose -- jump-starting tourism despite coronavirus fears and showcasing austerity-defying megaprojects planned along the Red Sea. 750 words moved by Anuj Chopra. Picture -- AFRICA -- Kenya-attack-Westgate-trial,WRAP NAIROBI A Kenyan court finds two men guilty of conspiring with the Al-Shabaab extremists who killed 67 people in an armed rampage at Nairobi's upscale Westgate shopping mall in 2013. 550 words moved -- ASIA -- Health-virus-misinformation-internet-vaccine-Philippines,FOCUS MANILA Online misinformation is leaching out from cheap mobile phones and free Facebook plans used by millions of poor in the Philippines, convincing many to reject vaccinations for polio and other deadly diseases. 700 words moved by Jake Soriano. Picture. Video. Graphic China-internet-tech-security-sex-hacking HONG KONG A security flaw in an internet-connected male chastity device could allow hackers to remotely lock it -- leaving users trapped, researchers have warned. 400 words moved -- SPORT -- Tennis-FRA-Open-men,WRAP PARIS Stefanos Tsitsipas reaches his second Grand Slam semi-final with a straight-sets win over Andrey Rublev at Roland Garros, setting up a potential clash with world number one Novak Djokovic for a place in the championship match. 650 words 2000 GMT by Martyn Wood. Picture Tennis-FRA-women,WRAP PARIS Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova returns to the French Open semi-finals for the first time in eight years, describing Roland Garros as her "lucky place", and sets up a clash against Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin for a place in the final. 600 words by Dave James moved -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-Britain-film-racism-migration,FOCUS LONDON Steve McQueen's latest film "Mangrove" opens the London Film Festival on Wednesday, with the Oscar-winning UK director calling it a "love letter to black resilience". 700 words moved by Joe Jackson afp
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