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| - Duty Editor: Tom Barfield Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + World tops 1.5 million virus cases + France warns it could veto Brexit deal + Facebook rethinks hate speech blockers + China probe lifts off from Moon + Warner to stream movies from release day Health-virus,WRAP PARIS The world passes the bleak milestone of 1.5 million coronavirus deaths, as several nations plan to deliver much hoped-for vaccines early next year to break the cycle of lockdowns and restrictions. 800 words 1200 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-EU-politics-Brexit,WRAP BRUSSELS France warns it could veto any post-Brexit trade deal if European negotiators give too much ground, with talks in a final scramble for an agreement while time remains for ratification before Britain crashes out of the single market. 550 words 0930 GMT by Dave Clark and Clement Zampa US-IT-racism-Facebook,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Facebook says it is revising its systems to prioritize blocking slurs against Black people, gays and other groups historically targeted by vitriol, no longer automatically filtering out barbs aimed broadly at whites, men or Americans. 650 words moved by Glenn Chapman China-space,WRAP BEIJING A Chinese space probe lifts off from the surface of the Moon to return to Earth, an ambitious effort to bring back the first lunar samples in four decades. 550 words moved by Helen Roxburgh. File Picture. File Video Entertainment-US-film-Warner,WRAP LOS ANGELES Warner Bros. will release its entire 2021 slate of films on HBO Max streaming and in theaters simultaneously, including "The Matrix 4" and Denis Villeneuve's "Dune" remake, the studio announces in a landmark response to the pandemic. 700 words moved by Andrew Marzal. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Germany,FOCUS WUERZBURG, Germany At first sight, the rectangular white containers made by a German company look no more special than regular boxes. But they are in fact super freezers which could play a major role in transporting life-saving Covid-19 vaccines across the world. 650 words 1000 GMT by Jean-Philippe Lacour. Picture. Video Health-virus-China-arts-music,FOCUS WUHAN, China In music, graffiti, even comics, Wuhan artists are beginning to pay homage to their city with works referencing its coronavirus suffering, punishing 76-day lockdown, and subsequent rebirth. 600 words moved by Lan Lianchao and Dan Martin. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Romania-politics-vote,ADVANCER BUCHAREST Romanians head to the polls in parliamentary elections on Sunday, with pro-European liberals tipped to win despite criticism for their handling of the coronavirus pandemic while in government. 650 words moved by Mihaela Rodina. Picture -- AFRICA -- Ghana-vote-politics,ADVANCER ACCRA Ghanaians will go to the polls on Monday in a heated contest that will revive old rivalries between incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo and his predecessor John Mahama. 700 words moved by Kent Mensah with Louise Dewast in Abuja. Video. Picture. Graphic Also moved: Ghana-vote-politics-AkufoAddo,PROFILE Ghana-vote-politics-Mahama,PROFILE Ghana-vote-politics,FACTFILE Ghana-vote-politics,CHRONO CAfrica-unrest-tradition-rowing,FOCUS BANGUI Citizens in the Central African Republic celebrate their national day with a much-loved canoe race, the first time in years for the war-torn country where two-thirds of the territory remains under control of rebel groups. 650 words moved by Camille Laffont. Video. Picture Senegal-sport-pigeon,FOCUS DAKAR Oumar Johnson ducks to enter his cramped dovecote and snatches his favourite pigeon from dozens of birds fluttering and cooing around him. The pedigree bird is the most expensive pigeon in Senegal. 750 words moved by Emmet Livingstone. Video. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-China-military-technology WASHINGTON Robotics and artificial intelligence are changing the character of war, the top US general says, and the US needs to prepare for a China equally able to use them as a threat. 550 words moved by Paul Handley US-vote-Senate-Georgia,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is hitting the campaign trail for two Republican senators trying to save their seats in crucial Georgia runoffs, but is it a good idea? 700 words moved by Jerome Cartillier. Picture. Video Venezuela-parliament-vote,ADVANCER CARACAS President Nicolas Maduro and his allies are set to dominate Sunday's legislative elections in Venezuela, which are being boycotted by the mainstream opposition parties led by his main rival Juan Guaido. 700 words moved by Andrea Tosta and Javier Tovar. File picture Also moved: Venezuela-politics-poll,CHRONO Canada-animal-fraud-pandemic,FOCUS OTTAWA Demand for puppies has soared during the pandemic, and scammers are taking advantage -- swindling hundreds of Canadians looking for a pet to ease their loneliness during lockdowns. 700 words moved by Michel Comte. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Indonesia-environment-oceans-satellite,FOCUS JAKARTA Pounding rains wash away mountains of plastic rubbish every year from the streets of Jakarta, with some ending up as far as Bali's beaches, so scientists are turning to satellites to trace the waste and figure out how to tackle the problem. 650 words moved by Lucie Godeau. Picture. Video Thailand-demonstration-politics-unrest BANGKOK Bangkok has been gripped by a rubber duck frenzy since pro-democracy protesters used giant inflatables to shield themselves from water cannon spray last month. 450 words moved -- SPORT -- Oly-2020-2021-Japan-health-virus-cost,2ndlead TOKYO The coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Olympics will cost at least an extra $2.4 billion, organisers say, with the unprecedented postponement and a raft of pandemic health measures ballooning an already controversial budget. 500 words 0930 GMT -- SCIENCE -- Japan-science-space-asteroid-Hayabusa-Australia,ADVANCER TOKYO Call it a special delivery: after six years in space, Japan's Hayabusa-2 probe is heading home, but only to drop off its rare asteroid samples before starting a new mission. 650 words 0930 GMT by Kyoko Hasegawa. File picture. Graphic. Videographic afp
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