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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + First Israel-UAE direct commercial flight + Trump and Biden spar after Portland shooting + Sudan, rebel groups agree peace deal + Lebanon scrambles to select new PM + Lady Gaga cleans up at MTV awards Israel-UAE-US-diplomacy,WRAP BEN GURION AIRPORT, Israel A US-Israeli delegation including White House advisor Jared Kushner takes off on a historic flight from Tel Aviv to Abu Dhabi to mark the Washington-brokered normalisation deal between the Jewish state and the UAE. 650 words 0930 GMT by Nir Kafri. Picture. Video US-politics-racism-unrest,WRAP PORTLAND, Oregon President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden trade pre-election barbs as violent clashes continue to roil the US city of Portland following the fatal shooting of a protestor. 750 words moved. Picture. Video Sudan-rebels-peace-SSudan,WRAP JUBA Sudan and rebel leaders agree on a historic peace deal in a crucial first step towards ending 17 years of conflict. 500 words 1100 GMT by Waakhe Simon Wudu with Sammy Ketz in Khartoum Lebanon-politics-blast-France-diplomacy,WRAP BEIRUT Lebanon's under-fire political leaders scramble into action to select a new prime minister as French President Emmanuel Macron is expected for a fresh visit aimed at pushing change in the crisis-hit country. 750 words 1000 GMT. Picture. Video. Live video Entertainment-US-music-award,WRAP NEW YORK Lady Gaga cleans up at MTV's Video Music Awards in an unorthodox show that pays socially distanced homage to New York City as themes of voting and racial justice punctuate the night. 750 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States nears six million cases of coronavirus, nearly a quarter of the global total, as nations around the world battle persistent outbreaks and resurgences of the pandemic. 600 words moved. Picture. Video US-virus-health-pharmaceutical-vaccines WASHINGTON The head of the US Food and Drug Administration raises the possibility that a future vaccine against the coronavirus might be given emergency approval before the end of trials designed to ensure its safety and effectiveness. 450 words moved Health-virus-SAfrica-religion-alcohol,FOCUS EVATON, South Africa Bottles of their favourite beer in hand, gleeful worshippers walk into a thatched-roof hall and sit down to listen to a Sunday sermon as a South African alcohol-inspired church celebrates the lifting of the ban on booze sales. 600 words 1300 GMT by Susan Njanji. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Montenegro-vote,WRAP PODGORICA Montenegro's pro-West party could be knocked from power for the first time in three decades after a tight election gives a slight edge to opposition camps. 600 words 1030 GMT by Olivera Nikolic. Picture. Video Belarus-politics-unrest-currency-software,FOCUS MINSK The Belarusian currency is tumbling in value and companies in its crucial IT sector are threatening to pull out after three weeks of unprecedented protests against authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko. 650 words moved by Tatiana Kalinovskaya -- MIDDLE EAST -- Lebanon-politics-blast-France-centenary,FOCUS BEIRUT Mourning the deadly Beirut blast, ruined by economic meltdown and hostage to a dysfunctional political system, traumatised Lebanon Tuesday marks its centenary unsure of its future survival as a state. 700 words 1200 GMT by Acil Tabbara -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-conflict-talks-women,FOCUS KABUL Five Afghan women who endured the Taliban's oppressive rule and fought for fragile gains since the militants were ousted are now preparing to face the hardline group in peace talks. 700 words moved by Elise Blanchard. Picture. Video Philippines-media-politics,FOCUS BAGUIO, Philippines Anchor Dhobie de Guzman has been the face of a popular news show in the northern Philippines for more than a decade. Now he and his colleagues are out of work after the closure of dozens of regional stations across the country -- victims, critics say, of crossing President Rodrigo Duterte. 650 words moved by Ron Lopez with Cecil Morella in Manila. Picture. Video Australian-China-politics-university SYDNEY, Australia Australia's parliament is set to probe alleged foreign interference at public universities, a government minister says, as concerns grow about Chinese influence. 450 words moved -- SPORT -- Tennis-Open-USA NEW YORK Overwhelming favorite Novak Djokovic begins his quest for an 18th Grand Slam as a unique, spectator-free 2020 US Open gets underway in a Covid-19 quarantine bubble at Flushing Meadows in New York. 550 words moved by Peter Hutchison. File picture FIFA-FRA-SUI-Switzerland-investigation- Platini,lead BERN Former European football chief Michel Platini meets with the Swiss public prosecutor as part of proceedings investigating a two million Swiss franc ($2.2 million) payment he received in 2011. 500 words 1200 GMT by Robin Millard afp
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