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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Tributes for 'great European' Giscard + Ex-warlord on trial over Liberia war crimes + France to raid dozens of mosques + Clay quells hunger in famine-hit Madagascar + UK leagues agree football virus rescue deal France-politics-Giscard,WRAP PARIS France mourns its former president Valery Giscard d'Estaing after he died from Covid-19 aged 94, with tributes hailing him as an ambitious social reformer and great European statesman. 800 words 1700 GMT by Anne Renaut and Stuart Williams. File picture. File video. Graphic Also moved: France-politics-Giscard,PROFILE Switzerland-Liberia-conflict-warcrimes-trial,WRAP GENEVA A former warlord goes on trial in Switzerland, becoming the first Liberian to face prosecution for war crimes over alleged atrocities during his country's bloody conflict a generation ago. 600 words 1800 GMT by Agnes Pedrero France-security-Islam-mosques,WRAP PARIS The French government says dozens of mosques will be raided in a clampdown on places of worship that promote radical Islam following a spate of extremist attacks. 450 words 1600 GMT by Sylvie Maligorne. File picture Madagascar-famine-health,FOCUS AMBOASARY, Madagascar In drought-ravaged southern Madagascar people resort to eating clay in a desperate effort to fill their stomachs and trick hunger pangs. 650 words moved by Tsiresena Manjakahery. Video. File picture Fbl-ENG-Pr-health-virus-rescue,WRAP LONDON The Premier League and the English Football League have agreed a £250-million rescue package to ease the financial pressure on lower-league clubs during the coronavirus pandemic. 550 words 1500 GMT by John Weaver -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US,POINTS WASHINGTON More than 100,000 Americans are hospitalized with Covid-19, the death rate is as high as it was in spring, and a top US scientist has predicted the winter will be the "most difficult time in the public health history" of the nation. Here's what we know. 600 words 1600 GMT by Issam Ahmed Health-virus-Iran,FOCUS TEHRAN Iran's novel coronavirus infections surpass one million cases, as the authorities consider easing restrictions in many parts of the Middle East's hardest hit country. 650 words 1500 GMT by Ahmad Parhizi. File Picture. File Video Health-virus-US-vaccine,FOCUS NEW YORK They are first in line for a Covid-19 vaccine if they want it, but some generally pro-vaccine US health care workers are wary about receiving an injection developed in record time, even as the pandemic rages on. 800 words moved by Catherine Triomphe Health-virus-Britain-politics-science,FOCUS LONDON British leaders who ridiculed expert opinion over Brexit are now turning to the professionals to sell their message on Covid vaccination -- above all a football-loving scientist of Vietnamese heritage who has a mania for metaphors. 730 words moved by Jitendra Joshi. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-politics-Brexit,WRAP BRUSSELS European diplomats warn that EU negotiators are "millimetres" from giving all they can in trade talks with Britain, as both sides agreed negotiations are in their most sensitive phase. 450 words 1500 GMT by Alex Pigman. Picture Sweden-crime-children STOCKHOLM Swedish proSwedish prosecutors say they no longer suspect a woman of holding her son captive in their apartment for decades, saying he had not been held against his will. 400 words moved -- AMERICAS -- US-economy-unemployment-stimulus,WRAP WASHINGTON A drop in new applications for US unemployment benefits offers small comfort to the 20 million Americans receiving aid amid the pandemic, much of which is set to expire without an agreement in Congress on a new relief program. 550 words 1500 GMT by Heather Scott -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-media-law,WRAP HONG KONG Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai is remanded into custody after being charged with fraud, the latest in a string of prosecutions brought against high-profile Beijing critics and democracy campaigners. 550 words moved by Su Xinqi and Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video. Graphic Bangladesh-Myanmar-refugee-conflict-Rohingya,WRAP COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh Bangladesh begins transferring hundreds of Rohingya refugees to a low-lying island prone to cyclones and floods, with rights groups alleging they were being coerced into leaving. 650 words moved by Sam Jahan. Picture. Video. Live video SKorea-politics-court-assassination,FOCUS PAJU, South Korea Forty years after South Korea's spy chief shot dead his boss, dictator Park Chung-hee, the assassin's sister is seeking to clear him of treason, arguing the killing was in the service of the country. 700 words moved by Kang Jin-kyu. Picture. Video NZealand-hobby-sex-offbeat WELLINGTON The genteel world of New Zealand pottery has been rocked by a row over plans for a ceramic dildo-making workshop, sparking allegations of bullying and online abuse. 400 words moved -- AFRICA -- CAfrica-vote,WRAP BANGUI The Central African Republic's top court rejects ex-president Francois Bozize's candidacy in forthcoming elections, boosting Faustin-Archange Touadera's bid for a second term at the helm of the impoverished, volatile country. 600 words 1600 GMT. File picture. Graphic -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-conflict-politics-UN,FOCUS TRIPOLI On the surface, Libya's ceasefire is holding and rival parties are at the negotiating table. But success hangs in the balance because of deep divisions over a transitional executive. 550 words 1500 GMT by Jihad Dorgham Health-virus-Iraq-conflict-trauma,FOCUS BAJET KANDALA CAMP, Iraq For half a decade, Zedan suffered recurring nightmares about jihadists overrunning his hometown in northern Iraq. The 21-year-old Yazidi was just starting to recover when Covid-19 revived his trauma. 700 words moved by Florent Vergnes. Picture. Video Lebanon-politics-economy-Basket,FOCUS BEIRUT Basketball player Charles Tabet was once a national hero blocking shots for Lebanon, but a crumbling economy has forced him into a new life selling cars in Michigan. 700 words moved by Ahmad Muhieddine. File Picture -- SPORT -- RugbyU-Tri-2020-ARG-racism-Matera,2ndlead SYDNEY Argentina's rugby union lifts the interim suspension of skipper Pablo Matera and two other players for racist tweets, in a shock U-turn just two days after calling the posts "unacceptable". 650 words moved Fbl-Asia-CHN,lead SHANGHAI Next season's Chinese Super League will take on a new look after the 16 teams were told to drop the corporate part of their names, infuriating some fans. 500 words moved -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- OPEC-oil,WRAP LONDON The members of the OPEC group of oil producers meet with their allies to see if they can reach an accord on extending production cuts over the coming months. 600 words 1600 GMT by Benoit Pelegrin Brazil-economy,WRAP RIO DE JANIERO Brazil's economy rebounds by 7.7 percent in the third quarter, surging out of recession as it tries to shrug off the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, according to figures released by the national statistics institute. 500 words 1500 GMT Switzerland-Nestle-climate-environment-food-marketing,lead ZURICH Swiss food giant Nestle, which has come under fire from environmental campaigners over plastic packaging pollution and deforestation, unveils a multi-billion programme to slash its carbon footprint, aiming to halve emissions by 2030. 500 words moved by Nathalie Olof-Ors afp
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