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| - Duty Editor: Alex Nicoll Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + TikTok to sue over Trump order + Kremlin critic Navalny 'stable' + California wildfires spreading + Virus death toll passes 800,000 + London's Tower Bridge gets stuck US-IT-China-politics-TikTok,WRAP NEW YORK Video app TikTok says it will challenge in court a Trump administration crackdown on the popular Chinese-owned service, which Washington accuses of being a national security threat. 500 words moved by Juliette Michel. File picture Germany-Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,WRAP BERLIN Leading Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who has suffered a suspected poisoning, is in a stable condition in hospital after being flown to Berlin following a standoff over his medical evacuation from Russia. 700 words moved by Femke Colborne. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Germany-Russia-politics-Navalny-NGO,FOCUS US-California-fires,WRAP LOS ANGELES Some of California's largest-ever fires rage across the state, forcing tens of thousands from their homes as forecasters warn of further blazes sparked by lightning. 550 words moved by Jocelyne Zablit. Picture. Video Health-virus,WRAP PARIS The global death toll from the coronavirus surpasses 800,000, according to an AFP count, with numerous countries ramping up restrictions in an effort to battle an eruption of new cases. 800 words 0130 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-transport-TowerBridge-offbeat LONDON London's iconic Tower Bridge suffers "technical issues" when it is raised to let a ship through -- and is unable to close. 150 words moved. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON Donald Trump loves recounting how everyone told him he wouldn't win in 2016, but he now has his work cut out to prove the doubters wrong a second time on November 3. 700 words 0130 GMT by Sebastian Smith. File picture US-vote-Florida-seniors,FOCUS THE VILLAGES, Florida Hurled insults, physical attacks and pleas for police protection: it sounds like the fallout of a gang war or the scene of a riot. But the adversaries locking horns at the otherwise idyllic Florida retirement community known as The Villages are mobilized pensioners, and their battle has a sharp political edge. 750 words 0130 GMT by Leila Macor. Picture. File picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Belarus-vote-unrest,WRAP MINSK Belarus's authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko orders his defence minister to take "stringent measures" to defend the country's territorial integrity after mass protests erupted against his claim to election victory. 450 words moved by Tatiana Kalinovskaya with Vaidotas Beniusis in Vilnius. Picture. Video Belarus-vote-Tsikhanovskaya,INTERVIEW VILNIUS Belarus opposition figurehead Svetlana Tikhanovskaya urges pro-democracy protesters to keep up the momentum, telling AFP that President Alexander Lukashenko has "no choice" but to engage with the opposition. 500 words moved by Vaidotas Beniusis. Picture. Video Serbia-Bosnia-arts-warcrimes,INTERVIEW BELGRADE Word by word, a Serbian artist has transcribed the 400-page diary of notorious war criminal Ratko Mladic, in a Belgrade exhibit raising questions about how to confront one of the Balkan's darkest chapters. 750 words 0200 GMT by Sally Mairs. Picture. Video Turkey-Greece-EU-politics-energy,FOCUS ISTANBUL Turkey's explosive push into the Mediterranean, featuring controversial drilling, bombastic rhetoric and warships, is rooted in a grand vision of a "Blue Homeland" that takes over waters claimed by EU neighbours. 800 words 0130 by Gokan Gunes with Raziye Akkoc in Ankara. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: Turkey-Greece-EU-politics-energy,INTERVIEW Health-virus-economy-markets,FOCUS PARIS The disconnect between the booming financial markets and the real economy could not be starker as coronavirus lockdowns destroy untold numbers of jobs and push even traditional economic powerhouses such as the US, Britain and Germany into unprecedented contractions. 750 words 0230 GMT by Ali Bekhtaoui -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-SAfrica-economy-retail,FOCUS JOHANNESBURG South Africa's retail industry is feeling the pain from the coronavirus pandemic on two fronts -- store closures during lockdown and the sharply reduced purchasing power of households. 650 words 0130 GMT by Michelle Gumede Mali-unrest-coup,WRAP BAMAKO West African envoys hold talks with Mali's military junta to try to push for a speedy return to civilian rule after a coup in the troubled nation. 800 words moved by Serge Daniel. Picture. Video. Graphic Icoast-politics-vote,WRAP ABIDJAN Sporadic violence flares in Ivory Coast as President Alassane Ouattara is chosen by his ruling party to run for a third term in an October election, despite furious opposition charges the move is unconstitutional. 700 words moved by Christophe Koffi and Patrick Fort. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Libya-conflict-politics,FOCUS TRIPOLI A surprise ceasefire announcement by Libya's rival administrations offers a glimmer of hope for peace, but analysts caution scepticism after years of violence and as multiple foreign forces back opposing sides. 650 words moved by Rim Taher. -- SPORT -- Fbl-Eur-C1-FRA-GER-PSG-Bayern LISBON Sunday's historic UEFA Champions League final in Lisbon will be the first played behind closed doors and could also see the Paris Saint-Germain of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe win the trophy for the first time, but a Bayern Munich side led by the prolific Robert Lewandowski block their path. 650 words 0130 GMT by Andy Scott. Picture. Video Fbl-ENG-ManUtd-Pr-Maguire-Greece-arrest,2ndlead ATHENS Manchester United captain Harry Maguire is released from Greek police custody ahead of a hearing next week on assault charges regarding an altercation on the island of Mykonos. 400 words moved by John Hadoulis. File Picture
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