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| - Duty Editor: Tom Barfield Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.46 -- TOP STORIES -- + Biden hits campaign trail with Kenosha visit + Russia denies behind Navalny poisoning + US probes death of black man hooded by police + Facebook to ban political ads before US vote + Japan searches for crew of ship 'sunk' with 6,000 cattle US-politics-Biden-racism-Kenosha WILMINGTON, Delaware Joe Biden travels to Kenosha, Wisconsin to meet the family of a black man shot by police, his first major trip in months as he intensifies his presidential campaign two months before the US election. 600 words 1530 GMT by Jim Watson with Michael Mathes in Washington. Picture Russia-politics-Navalny-Germany,WRAP MOSCOW The Kremlin rejects claims that Moscow is behind the poisoning of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, as calls mount for international action after Germany says he has been dosed with the nerve agent Novichok. 650 words 1500 GMT by Michael Mainville. File picture. File video. Graphic US-police-investigation,WRAP NEW YORK New York state's attorney general investigates the March death of a black man after a video emerged of him being hooded by police and forced face down. 600 words 1700 GMT by Maggy Donaldson. Video US-politics-vote-Facebook-misinformation-ads,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Facebook says it will ban political advertising the week before the US election, one of its most sweeping moves against disinformation yet as CEO Mark Zuckerberg warns of a "risk of civil unrest" after the vote. 500 words 1600 GMT by Glenn Chapman Japan-Philippines-weather-shipping-accident,2ndlead TOKYO Japanese coast guard rescuers search for the remaining 42 crew of a ship believed to have sunk in a typhoon, after a lone survivor was found bobbing in a lifejacket. 500 words moved. Picture. Graphic -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Britain-treatment LONDON Commonly available anti-inflammatory drugs have been found to reduce the mortality rate of the sickest Covid-19 patients by 20 percent, researchers say. 400 words moved. Video Also moved: Health-virus-WHO-pandemic Health-virus-US-vaccines,POINTS WASHINGTON Many experts in the US fear the White House may push for approval of a coronavirus vaccine before the November 3 election, but it is not impossible that clinical trials will yield clear results within the next two months. 600 words 1630 GMT by Ivan Couronne Health-virus-Norway-politics-children,FOCUS OSLO Can we hug now? Is the coronavirus still as dangerous? When will a vaccine be ready? Norway's prime minister on Thursday answers questions from children eager to put the pandemic behind them. 600 words 1500 GMT by Pierre-Henry Deshayes. Picture Health-virus Morocco-economy-Spain,FOCUS FNIDEQ, Morocco Thousands of Moroccans who once crossed into Spanish enclaves on the North African coast to work every day are struggling after six months of border closures due to coronavirus restrictions. 700 words 1530 GMT by Ismail Bellaouali. Picture. US-health-virus-education,FOCUS NEW YORK As the first day of school approaches, New York's poorest, often uninsured families face a risky choice: send kids to school where they could contract coronavirus, or keep them home for online classes, potentially compromising their academic progress and preventing parents from working. 700 words moved by Laura Bonilla. Picture. Video Australia-health-virus-police MELBOURNE Australian police defend arresting a pregnant woman in her home for a Facebook post promoting a rally against virus lockdowns, as footage of the incident goes viral and triggers a civil liberties debate. 450 words moved. Picture -- EUROPE -- Germany-Russia-politics-diplomacy-Navalny,FOCUS BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces mounting pressure to toughen her ambivalent stance toward Russia following her announcement Berlin has "unequivocal" proof that Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a deadly nerve agent. 650 words moved by Deborah Cole. File picture Britain-France-migrants-police-internet LONDON A British law enforcement agency tackling serious and organised crime says social media companies are hindering efforts to defeat people traffickers. 500 words moved by James Pheby. File picture -- AMERICAS -- Jamaica-politics-vote,WRAP KINGSTON Jamaicans head to the polls for a general election amid soaring coronavirus infections and rising criticism about the government's handling of the pandemic. 650 words 1630 GMT by Andre Rich US-health-virus-Florida-Hemingway,FOCUS KEY WEST, Florida Starved of international visitors, the house once inhabited by writer Ernest Hemingway in the Florida Keys has struggled to stay open. Almost all of its staff have been laid off during the coronavirus pandemic, yet the six-toed cats who live there still attract locals to the site. 600 words moved by Leila Macor. Picture Brazil-environment-transport,FOCUS NOVO PROGRESSO, Brazil With his feather headdress and body paint, chief Beppronti Mekragnotire doesn't seem to have much in common with trucker Sergio Sorresino, but they share a cause: neither wants a railroad built across the Amazon rainforest. 650 words moved by Jordi Miro. File picture -- ASIA -- India-internet-politics-Facebook NEW DELHI Facebook has banned an outspoken right-wing Indian politician for spreading hate speech about Muslims as the social media giant battles accusations of bias over its handling of rival parties in the key market. 500 words moved. File Picture Afghanistan-conflict-talks-Taliban,WRAP KABUL The Afghan government says it has released 400 Taliban prisoners under an exchange deal with the militants, except for "a few" opposed by foreign nations, and expects peace negotiations to start soon. 500 words moved by Usman Sharifi and Elise Blanchard China-politics-culture-education-protest BEIJING Chinese police have offered bounties for people accused of joining the big rallies that have erupted in the northern region of Inner Mongolia against Mandarin-only education. 400 words moved -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-Nigeria-prisons-rights,FOCUS LAGOS They are called Nigeria's "forgotten" prisoners: The thousands of people who languish in the country's jails, sometimes for years and in some cases for decades, without ever being convicted of anything. 650 words moved by Sophie Bouillon. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-UAE-US-diplomacy-Arab-culture,FOCUS JERUSALEM The UAE move to pursue normalisation with Israel has prompted a backlash from Arab artists and intellectuals, who are boycotting Emirati-backed cultural awards and events to support the Palestinian cause. 650 words moved by Hiba Aslan -- ECONOMY -- Health-virus-France-economy-budget,WRAP PARIS The French government says employment is paramount as it unleashes a mammoth spending plan for the virus-hit economy that has been hemorrhaging jobs. 650 words 1430 GMT by Jurgen Hecker and Marie Heuclin. Picture. Video US-economy-unemployment-trade WASHINGTON New claims for unemployment benefits drop below one million in the United States for the second time since the coronavirus pandemic struck, though analysts warn of worrying signs for the economy. 550 words 1500 GMT by Chris Stein and Heather Scott -- SPORT -- Tennis-Open-USA,WRAP NEW YORK Six-time winner Serena Williams and Andy Murray are back in action on day four at the US Open after top women's seed Karolina Pliskova crashed out in the tournament's first shock. 500 words 1730 GMT by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Graphic Cycling-FRA-Tour,WRAP MONT AIGUOAL, France British rider Adam Yates is defending the leader's jersey on the sixth stage of the Tour de France, a mountainous 191-kilometre run from Teil to Mont Aigoual. 500 words 1600 GMT by Damian McCall. Picture. Video. Graphic -- ENTERTAINMENT/ARTS -- Britain-Japan-art-museum LONDON The British Museum acquires 103 "lost" drawings from the 19th century of Japanese artist Hokusai, whose internationally renowned work includes the iconic "The Great Wave". 300 words moved. Picture Entertainment-film-Venice-Germany-Holocaust VENICE, Italy A "vanishingly small number" of Germans were unaware the Holocaust was going on during World War II, a new film which features elderly former SS officers claims. 600 words 1500 GMT by Fiachra Gibbons. Picture Entertainment-film-Venice-Bosnia-Serbia VENICE, Italy A powerful film about the 1995 Srebrenica massacre has critics in tears at the Venice film festival as Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic appeals his conviction for organising the bloodbath. 500 words 1630 GMT. Picture. Video afp
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