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| - Duty Editor: Qasim Nauman Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump declares himself immune to Covid-19 + Azerbaijan, Armenia ceasefire hope dashed + Scientists find proof that Arctic 'dying' + Economics Prize to wrap 2020 Nobel season + Nadal hammers Djokovic to win French Open US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump declares himself immune to Covid-19 and ready for a fight as his White House race against surging rival Joe Biden enters its critical final weeks. 600 words 0130 GMT by Jerome Cartillier. Picture. Video. Graphic Azerbaijan-Armenia-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP STEPANAKERT A Russian-brokered ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan fails to hold, with both sides accusing the other of intensive shelling of civilian areas and escalating two weeks of fierce clashes. 650 words moved by Herve Bar, with Dmitry Zaks in Ganja. Picture. Video. Graphic Germany-science-Arctic-environment,WRAP BERLIN Researchers on the world's biggest mission to the North Pole will return to dock on Monday, bringing home devastating proof of a dying Arctic Ocean and warnings of ice-free summers in just decades. 650 words 0200 GMT by Yannick Pasquet. File Picture. File Video. Graphic Also moving: Germany-science-Arctic-environment-Russia,FACTS Nobel-economy STOCKHOLM Work on inequality, economic psychology, auctions, health economics and labour markets are some of the favourites as Monday's economics prize closes an unusually feminine Nobel season near the record of women laureates in one year. 750 words 0230 GMT by Helene Dauschy, with Marc Preel. Picture. Video. Graphic Tennis-FRA-Open-men-final-Djokovic-Nadal,WRAP PARIS Rafael Nadal demolishes Novak Djokovic to win his 13th French Open and equal the all-time record of 20 Grand Slam titles held by Roger Federer, who hails the victory as "one of sport's greatest achievements". 650 words moved by Dave James. Picture. Graphic Also moved: Tennis-FRA-Open-Nadal,PROFILE Tennis-FRA-Open-Nadal,FACTS -- AMERICAS -- Canada-China-politics-diplomacy-extradition-Huawei MONTREAL One of the two Canadians who Ottawa says are held arbitrarily in China was "relieved" to get outside news via a virtual diplomatic visit and remains determined to come home, his wife says. 350 words moved US-vote-Biden-Ireland,FOCUS BALLINA, Ireland Thousands of miles east of the White House in Ireland, a pop-art portrait of US presidential candidate Joe Biden towers over his ancestral hometown of Ballina, County Mayo. 650 words 0230 GMT by Joe Stenson. Picture. Video -- ASIA-PACIFIC -- Pakistan-marriage-internet-dating,FOCUS ISLAMABAD After endlessly swiping through pictureless profiles on dating apps, Muhammad Ali Shah still hasn't found the one -- or really anyone -- to get serious with in Pakistan. In the ultra-conservative Islamic republic, where arranged marriages are the norm, he says many women choose to stay anonymous, making online dating matches tricky. 750 words 0400 GMT by David Stout, with Kaneez Fatima in Lahore. Picture -- EUROPE -- Belarus-politics-demonstration,lead MINSK Police deploy water cannon and stun grenades and detain hundreds of demonstrators in Minsk after Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko raised hopes for change by meeting jailed opposition figures. 600 words moved. Picture. Video Poland-Germany-Britain-history-WWII-bomb WARSAW Polish military divers are due to begin a delicate operation to defuse a massive World War II bomb at the bottom of a channel near the Baltic Sea. 500 words 0300 GMT by Stanislaw Waszak -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iran-rights-film,FOCUS PARIS Campaigning Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, the 2012 winner of the European Parliament's prestigious Sakharov prize and a host of other awards, remains behind bars in Tehran's Evin prison and her case is generating increasing international concern. 700 words 0300 GMT by Stuart Williams. File Picture Syria-Turkey-Kurds-anniversary,FOCUS HASAKEH, Syria The five-month-old baby girl of Wadha Sheikhmous has only ever lived in a tent because Turkish troops and their Syrian proxies captured her family's hometown in northern Syria from Kurdish forces a year ago. 700 words 0300 GMT by Delil Suleiman. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-police-crime-SARS,WRAP ABUJA Nigeria dissolves a special police unit set up to fight violent crimes after deadly protests and a social media campaign backed by music and cinema celebrities rose up against years of alleged abuses. 600 words moved by Sophie Bouillon, with Louise Dewast in London. Picture -- SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT -- US-weather-hurricanes-climate-religion,FOCUS LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, United States Daniel Schexnayder has water up to his ankles as he stands outside surveying damage to his home from Hurricane Laura -- the second to pummel Louisiana in the past six weeks. But he still does not believe in climate change. 650 words moved by Leo Mouren. Picture. Video Japan-weather-flood-typhoon,FOCUS KASUKABE, Japan It has been called Japan's underground "Parthenon", a cavernous complex charged with protecting Tokyo and surrounding areas from catastrophic flooding -- a risk experts warn is growing as climate change advances. 650 words 0430 GMT by Shingo Ito. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Auto-Prix-GER-Hamilton-record,WRAP NURBURGRING, Germany Lewis Hamilton controls his emotions as he equals Michael Schumacher's record of 91 F1 wins with a measured triumph and thoughtful homage at the Eifel Grand Prix. 650 words moved. Picture Fbl-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON Premier League chiefs have called for unity after leading clubs discussed a "damaging" overhaul that would trigger the most radical changes to English football in decades. 700 words moved afp
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