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| - Duty Editor: Denholm Barnetson Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Azerbaijan, Armenia on war footing + Trump unveils Supreme Court choice + Virus toll edges toward one million dead + Swiss free-movement vote threatens EU ties + French Open tennis starts in shadow of virus Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict,WRAP YEREVAN Armenia and Azerbaijan put themselves on a war footing after heavy fighting erupts between Azerbaijan and Armenian separatists that claims military and civilian casualties on both sides, including at least one child. 750 words 1100 GMT by Mariam Harutyunyan with Emil Guliyev in Baku. Picture. Video Also moved: Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict,BACKGROUND US-court-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump names Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, setting in motion a rush by Republicans to cement a conservative majority on the court on the eve of a tense and potentially disputed US election. 650 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-vote-court,PROFILE Health-virus,WRAP MELBOURNE An overnight curfew in Australia's second-largest city will be lifted this week, officials say, even as the global coronavirus toll inches towards one million dead. 550 words moved Switzerland-vote-immigration-EU-politics,lead GENEVA The Swiss vote on limiting immigration from the European Union, which, while not expected to pass, has sparked fears a shock "yes" could devastate relations with the bloc. 650 words 1230 GMT by Nina Larson. File Picture. File Video Tennis-FRA-Open-health-virus,WRAP PARIS The French Open gets underway in a damp and chilly Paris still in the grip of the coronavirus which organisers had hoped they would escape by unilaterally pushing back the clay court Grand Slam event by four months. 700 words 1030 GMT by Dave James. Picture. Graphic. Video -- EUROPE -- Romania-vote-health-virus,WRAP BUCHAREST Romanians begin voting to choose mayors and local councillors, but a coronavirus surge threatens to hit the first electoral test after years of political turbulence with a high abstention rate. 600 words 0930 GMT by Mihaela Rodina. Picture. Video Belarus-politics-unrest-France-Macron,WRAP PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron says that Belarus's leader Alexander Lukashenko must step down, after the EU refused to recognise him as the legitimate president of the ex-Soviet country. 550 words moved Britain-politics-economy-health-virus-Johnson,FOCUS LONDON Described as dejected and dogmatic even by his partisans, Boris Johnson is enduring a torrid time in his tumultuous premiership, and worse may lie ahead. 750 words moved by Jitendra Joshi. File Picture Europe-migrants-politics-Greece,FOCUS ATHENS Greece's government has cautiously welcomed a plan from Brussels to reform the EU's shaky asylum system, but charity groups working with refugees on the ground blasted a continued "outrageous containment policy". 650 words moved by Helene Colliopoulou. File picture Germany-migrants-politics-Greece-EU,FOCUS NEURUPPIN, Germany The town of Neuruppin is nestled in an eastern part of Germany where the far-right AfD party enjoys some of its strongest support. But it is offering to take in refugees again, five years after a huge migrant influx bitterly divided the country. 600 words moved by Yannick Pasquet. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Lebanon-politics,WRAP BEIRUT Lebanon is left reeling without the slightest prospect of ending its multiple crises after its prime minister-designate stepped down following the failure of talks to form a government, despite international pressure. 500 words 1030 GMT by Bachir El Khoury Israel-Palestinians-conflict-history,INVESTIGATION JENIN, Palestinian Territories Two decades on from the second intifada, Palestinians who grew up in the shadow of the uprising find themselves surrounded by physical and political barriers with little hope for the future. 1,100 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video. File Picture Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict-history-intifada,CHRONO Iraq-US-Iran-rockets-politics,FOCUS BAGHDAD Enraged by near-daily attacks on its interests in Iraq, Washington has threatened to close its embassy in Baghdad, in a blow to a premier seen as a bulwark against Iran. 800 words moved by Ammar Karim -- AFRICA -- Africa-currency-economy-France,FOCUS ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast Hopes raised by West African leaders of finally launching this year their "Eco" common currency, in the pipeline for three decades, have faded as the coronavirus crisis and squabbling over severing the remaining monetary ties to former colonial ruler France snarl progress. 650 words moved by David Esnault -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-debate,WRAP WASHINGTON The volatile US presidential election enters a fierce new stage this week when Donald Trump and Joe Biden hold their first debate -- a television spectacle finally allowing Americans to witness the two antagonists head to head. 750 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture. Picture Also moved: US-vote-debate-Trump,PROFILE US-vote-debate-Biden,PROFILE US-vote-Ohio,FOCUS YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio Four years after carrying bellwether Ohio and winning the US presidency, Donald Trump again needs the support of disenchanted Democrats in the critical state if he is to earn a second White House term. 750 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video. File picture US-China-IT-politics-court-TikTok,WRAP WASHINGTON A judge is set to rule on whether to allow a Trump administration ban on downloads of popular video-sharing app TikTok, which is seeking an injunction to prevent what it said could be a devastating blow. 500 words moved -- ASIA -- China-coal-environment-pollution-climate,FOCUS BEIJING China's surprise announcement that the country will reduce its carbon footprint to zero by 2060 was met with applause, but new investments in coal to rev up the virus-hit economy are taking the wind out of efforts to boost renewables and create a low carbon future. 700 words moved. File Picture -- TECHNOLOGY / BUSINESS -- US-IT-lifestyle-court-Apple-Fortnite SAN FRANCISCO Epic Games will strive anew Monday to convince a judge that its hit title Fortnite should be restored to Apple's App Store, despite sidestepping the tech titan's standard commission on transactions. 400 words moved -- ENVIRONMENT -- Australia-animal-environment SYDNEY A lone whale is rescued from among hundreds of carcasses, taking to 110 the number of creatures that survived a mass stranding in southern Australia. 250 words moved -- SPORTS -- Basket-NBA,WRAP MIAMI The Los Angeles Lakers, fueled by a triple-double from superstar LeBron James, beat the Denver Nuggets 117-107 to reach the NBA Finals for the first time in a decade. 650 words moved. Picture Auto-Prix-RUS,WRAP SOCHI Runaway Formula One series leader Lewis Hamilton can equal Michael Schumacher's record of 91 Grand Prix wins with victory at the Russian Grand Prix. 600 words 1030 GMT. Picture afp
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