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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump could return to White House Monday: doctor + Karabakh conflict intensifies as cities pummeled + France, Italy step up rescue after deadly floods + New Caledonia says no to independence from France + Teenage kicks: Sinner, Swiatek wow at French Open Health-virus-US-vote-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump resumes making calls and tweeting after two nights in hospital, but the next 24 hours will be critical to determine if he develops a more severe form of Covid-19. 850 words 2100 GMT by Brian Knowlton. Picture. Video. Graphic Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP STEPANAKERT Armenian and Azerbaijani forces exchange rocket fire as fighting intensifies over Nagorno-Karabakh, with the breakaway region's capital and Azerbaijan's second-largest city bombarded. 800 words 2030 GMT by Herve Bar. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh-church,SCENE Europe-weather-France-Italy,WRAP SAINT-MARTIN-VESUBIE, France French and Italian rescuers step up search efforts after floods cut off several villages in mountainous border regions, causing widespread damage and killing at least eight people. 650 words moved by Chloe Fabre with Vincenzo Pinto in Garessio, Italy. Picture. Video France-vote-NewCaledonia NOUMEA, New Caledonia, France The South Pacific territory of New Caledonia chooses to remain French, narrowly rejecting independence in a tightly-fought referendum marked by high turnout. 600 words moved by Claudine Wery and Cecile Azzaro Tennis-FRA-Open,WRAP PARIS Teenagers Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek send shockwaves through Roland Garros, reaching their maiden Grand Slam quarter-finals, as 12-time champion Rafael Nadal breezes into the last eight for the 14th time. 700 words by Dave James 2000 GMT Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US-NewYork, 2ndlead NEW YORK New York Mayor Bill de Blasio says he plans to put nine neighborhoods back under tight shutdowns as Covid-19 cases rise in parts of the city, which had largely controlled the pandemic after a catastrophic outbreak. 450 words 2000 GMT by Catherine Triomphe Moved: Health-virus-US-economy-Washington,FOCUS Health-virus-France,WRAP PARIS Paris is preparing to be placed under maximum coronavirus alert as alarming Covid-19 infection numbers appear to leave the French government little choice but to tighten restrictions, with a complete closure of bars and cafes in the capital looming. 550 words moved by Jacques Klopp. Picture Health-virus-US-vote-justice,FOCUS WASHINGTON While Donald Trump is intent on getting his recent Supreme Court nominee confirmed before the presidential election on November 3, the eruption of Covid-19 in the innermost circles of the White House and Senate has complicated that expedited calendar. 700 words 2000 GMT by Charlotte Plantive. Picture Health-virus-Saudi-religion,WRAP MECCA Mask-clad Muslims circle Islam's holiest site along socially distanced paths, as Saudi authorities partially resumes the year-round umrah pilgrimage amid extensive health precautions after a seven-month coronavirus hiatus. 600 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-Iraq-religion KARBALA Tens of thousands of worshippers have been flooding into Iraq's holy city of Karbala despite the Covid-19 pandemic for the Shiite Muslim pilgrimage of Arbaeen, one of the world's biggest religious gatherings. 360 words moved. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- France-Japan-fashion-virus PARIS Japan's most famous fashion designer Kenzo Takada, founder of the global Kenzo brand, died in Paris on Sunday aged 81 after contracting Covid-19, his spokesman said. 700 words 2000 GMT. Picture Belarus-politics-unrest,WRAP MINSK Belarusian police use water cannon to disperse a rally in Minsk as tens of thousands of demonstrators take to the streets in support of the ex-Soviet country's dozens of political prisoners. 750 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Kyrgyzstan-vote,WRAP BISHKEK Parties close to Kyrgyzstan's pro-Russian President Sooronbai Jeenbekov dominated a parliamentary election on Sunday, though the results were disputed by several opposition parties after widespread claims of vote-buying. 700 words moved by Tolkun Namatbayeva. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Senegal-religion-virus,ADVANCER DAKAR Hordes of Sufi pilgrims are descending on the Senegalese holy city of Touba for a giant annual celebration, despite the threat of coronavirus hanging over the event. 600 words moved by Selim Saheb Ettaba. File Picture -- ASIA -- Japan-lifestyle-alcohol,FOCUS TOKYO At a trendy Tokyo cocktail bar, customers sip on brightly coloured beverages with sophisticated flavour profiles, designed for a small but growing market in hard-drinking Japan: teetotallers. 800 words moved by Kyoko Hasegawa. Picture. Video Cambodia-US-China-diplomacy-naval PHNOM PENH Cambodia has razed a US-funded defence facility on its southern coast, the deputy prime minister confirms, the latest move in the ongoing controversial expansion of a strategically crucial naval base being developed with Chinese aid. 400 words moved. File picture -- BUSINESS & TECH -- US-internet-politics-Facebook,FOCUS SAN FRANCISCO As division roils the country ahead of the US presidential election, Justine Lee is out to "Make America Dinner Again" and foster understanding in the process. 750 words moved by Glenn Chapman -- SPORTS -- fbl-ENG-Pr-ManUtd-Tottenham,lead Manchester, UNITED KINGDOM Tottenham cash in on Anthony Martial's first-half red card to thrash Manchester United 6-1 as Jose Mourinho enjoys a dream return to Old Trafford. 500 words moved. Picture ITA-SerieA-Juventus-Napoli-health-virus MILAN Napoli risk forfeiting their clash with Juventus 3-0, as they fail to turn up for the match because of two coronavirus cases, despite Serie A insisting the game go ahead. 600 words 2000 GMT by Emmeline Moore. Picture afp
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