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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Biden closes in on victory, calls for unity + US reports record virus cases for third day + 150 dead or missing in Guatemala landslides + Vienna terrorism chief suspended over lapse + Is Murdoch's media empire turning on Trump? US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON Joe Biden, inching closer to victory after a bitter presidential election, appeals to Americans to turn the page on divisions as a seething Donald Trump warned him not to declare victory. 900 words 0630 GMT by Sebastian Smith and Shaun Tandon with Peter Hutchison in Wilmington, Delaware. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States reports record new coronavirus cases for the third day in a row, as Joe Biden vows to act against the pandemic on "day one" if he wins the presidential election in the world's worst-hit nation. 650 words 0530 GMT by AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Guatemala-CentrAm-weather,WRAP GUATEMALA CITY About 150 people have either died or remain unaccounted for in Guatemala due to mudslides caused by powerful storm Eta, which buried an entire village, President Alejandro Giammattei says. 600 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Austria-attack-investigation,WRAP VIENNA The head of anti-terror operations in the Austrian capital Vienna is suspended as details emerge of further security lapses in the run up to this week's jihadist attack which left four people dead. 650 words moved by Jastinder Khera. Picture. Video US-vote-media-Murdoch,FOCUS NEW YORK Fox News and the New York Post, magnate Rupert Murdoch's main media outlets, have started distancing themselves from Donald Trump as the election vote counting drama drags on -- a first since the president came to power and a potential turning point. 600 words moved by Thomas Urbain -- US ELECTION -- US-vote-time,POINTS WASHINGTON Three days after polls closed, the United States and the world still do not have final results from the presidential election, although Democrat Joe Biden is on the brink of unseating Donald Trump. 500 words moved US-vote-Republicans,FOCUS WASHINGTON Donald Trump's unfounded accusations of fraud in the US presidential election have been condemned by some of his fellow Republicans, but top party figures have maintained their support. 700 words moved by Ivan Couronne Also moved: US-vote-paths,POINTS US-vote-IT-politics-media,FOCUS WASHINGTON Amid an intense effort by social media platforms to curb misinformation around the US election, political operatives are finding loopholes in YouTube and other video platforms. 800 words moved by Rob Lever with Daniel Hoffman in New York US-vote-internet-Facebook,FOCUS NEW YORK All it took was a Facebook page and a hashtag: As election tallies trickled in Donald Trump supporters were busy going viral, accelerating the unsubstantiated claim that Democrats were "stealing" the election under the rallying cry #StopTheSteal. 750 words moved by Catherine Triomphe with Julie Jammot in San Francisco -- EUROPE -- Spain-attacks-Catalonia-trial,ADVANCER BARCELONA Three men go on trial at Spain's top criminal court for helping the perpetrators of twin jihadist attacks in 2017 that killed 16 in Barcelona and a nearby seaside town. 700 words moved by Daniel Bosque with Alvaro Villalobos Also moved: Spain-attacks-Catalonia-trial,CHRONO -- MIDEAST-- US-Lebanon-politics-corruption-sanction,WRAP WASHINGTON The US Treasury announces sanctions against Lebanon's former energy and foreign affairs minister Gebran Bassil, accusing him of corruption involving billions of dollars that has left the economy in a shambles. File picture. 750 words moved. File picture -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-unrest,WRAP GONDAR, Ethiopia Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed vows air strikes in the northern region of Tigray and urges civilians to reduce mass gatherings to avoid becoming "collateral damage" in the conflict. 900 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video. Graphic ICoast-vote-unrest,WRAP ABIDJAN Ivory Coast prosecutors say they are investigating three opposition leaders for insurrection, murder and terrorism after they rejected President Alassane Ouattara's re-election and vow to set up a rival government. 600 words moved by Patrick Markey. Pictures. Graphic afp
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