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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump says his Covid a 'blessing from God' + Pence, Harris square up in only VP debate + Europe coronavirus cases pass six million + IS 'Beatles' in court over hostage deaths + Brain cells identified in Vesuvius victim US-vote-Trump-health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump declares his Covid-19 illness a "blessing from God", as he gets back to work in the Oval Office despite warnings that his return could put others at risk. 650 words moved by Jerome Cartillier. Picture US-vote,WRAP SALT LAKE CITY, Utah US Vice President Mike Pence and Kamala Harris, the Democrat seeking his job, face off in a high-stakes debate, with Covid-19 and an infected Donald Trump's widely denounced response to the pandemic as the backdrop. 700 words 0130 GMT by Eric Baradat with Michael Mathes and Shaun Tandon in Washington. Pictures. Video Also moved: US-vote-Republicans-Pence,PROFILE US-vote-Democrats-Harris,PROFILE US-vote-health-virus-debate-plexiglass,FACTS Health-virus,WRAP PARIS With Europe topping six million coronavirus cases, Scotland and Brussels become the latest to introduce curbs on alcohol consumption, while experts detailed the hugely divergent consequences of the pandemic for the world's richest and poorest. 750 words moved by Eric Randolph. Picture. Video Britain-US-justice-IS,WRAP ALEXANDRIA, Virginia Two members of a notorious Islamic State kidnapping cell dubbed the "Beatles" appear in a US court by videolink after being flown to the United States from Iraq to face charges of conspiring to murder four American hostages. 800 words moved by Charlotte Plantive. Picture. Video Also moved: Britain-US-justice-IS-victims,POINTS Italy-anthropology-archaeology-heritage-volcano-research ROME Brain cells have been found in exceptionally preserved form in the remains of a young man killed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius almost 2,000 years ago, an Italian study reveals. 500 words moved. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Afghanistan-conflict-US-military,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump says he wants all US troops to leave Afghanistan by Christmas, speeding up the timeline for ending America's longest war. 550 words moved by Shaun Tandon Mexico-weather-US,WRAP CANCUN Hurricane Delta loses strength as it heads towards the United States after lashing Mexico's Caribbean coast, where some tourists complained about conditions in crowded emergency shelters during a pandemic. 600 words moved by Yussel Gonzalez. Picture. Video US-police-racism,2ndlead WASHINGTON The police officer charged with killing George Floyd, the African American whose death sparked a mass protest movement, is released from a Minnesota jail on Wednesday on $1 million bail. 400 words moved US-vote-economy-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON Facing an outcry from all sides over the prospect of further delay in pandemic aid for families and businesses, and trailing badly less than a month before the election, US President Donald Trump has shifted gears and called for limited stimulus measures. 750 words moved by Heather Scott US-vote-politics-Facebook-disinformation,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Facebook says it will stop running political or social issue ads after the US polls close on November 3 to reduce chances of confusion or abuse. 650 words moved by Glenn Chapman Brazil-politics-social-internet,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO Almost unwittingly, Felipe Neto has become a central figure in Brazil's raucous political discourse. As the country's biggest digital influencer, he has used the social networks to challenge far-right President Jair Bolsonaro while becoming a target for the hate speech of some of his supporters. 600 words 0200 GMT by Eugenia Logiuratto. Picture CostaRica-tourism-prison,FOCUS ISLA SAN LUCAS, Costa Rica Despite the country's coronavirus lockdown, Costa Rica's island of San Lucas, a former penal colony with a dark history, has been newly converted into a tourist paradise, albeit with strict pandemic protocols in place. 550 words 0200 GMT by Marco Sibaja. Picture. Video. Graphic -- ASIA -- NKorea-politics-anniversary-diplomacy,ADVANCER SEOUL Nuclear-armed North Korea is widely expected to display its latest and most advanced weapons at a military parade on Saturday as it celebrates the 75th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party. 700 words 0300 GMT by Sunghee Hwang. File Picture Health-virus-misinformation-Australia,FOCUS SYDNEY One minute Australian "wellness" personality Pete Evans is posting a barbecued prawn recipe to 1.5 million Facebook followers, the next he's claiming the coronavirus pandemic is a global hoax. 800 words 0330 GMT by Andrew Beatty, Andrew Leeson and Johnny Lieu with Tania Lee in Melbourne. Picture. Video HongKong-China-religion-politics,FOCUS HONG KONG Cardinal Joseph Zen fled the communist takeover of China as a teenager and found sanctuary in Hong Kong, a bastion of religious freedom that he now fears could disappear under Beijing's tightening grip. 750 words 0330 GMT by Su Xinqi. Picture. Video India-US-entertainment-television-children-diversity-Netflix,FOCUS MUMBAI It was a quest worthy of a superhero. Animator Rajiv Chilaka spent years flogging his pitch about a superhuman Indian child to Western executives, to no avail. 750 words 0330 GMT by Ammu Kannampilly. Picture -- EUROPE -- Nobel-literature STOCKHOLM After years of scandals and wildcard picks, the Swedish Academy crowns the 2020 Nobel Literature Prize laureate, but with a number of names touted as the likely winner, experts are hedging their bets. 650 words 0230 GMT. File picture Germany-Russia-diplomacy-Navalny-sanction,WRAP BERLIN Germany and France directly accuse Russia of "involvement and responsibility" in the poisoning of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, announcing that they will seek EU sanctions over the case. 750 words 0230 GMT by Hui Min Neo. Picture. Video Kyrgyzstan-vote-unrest,WRAP BISHKEK Two rival factions claim the right to form a government in Kyrgyzstan, with pro-Russian President Sooronbay Jeenbekov unable to impose control on the post-election chaos engulfing the Central Asian country. 700 words moved by Tolkun Namatbayeva. Picture. Video Also moved: Kyrgyzstan-vote-demonstration,FOCUS Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict,WRAP STEPANAKERT Clashes between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces have displaced half of the population of the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region, officials say, as Azerbaijan announces it will meet international mediators in Geneva. 850 words moved by Herve Bar. Picture. Video Britain-royals-environment-climate-award LONDON Britain's Prince William launches the "most prestigious" environmental prize of all time, aimed at turning "pessimism into optimism" by rewarding innovative solutions to the planet's biggest problems. 350 words France-EU-internet-media-Google,WRAP PARIS A Paris appeals court is to rule on whether France's competition authority overstepped its jurisdiction in ordering Google to negotiate with media groups in a dispute about digital copyright 400 words 0230 GMT by Mariette Le Roux Austria-history-racism-art VIENNA A statue of an anti-Semitic former mayor of Vienna who inspired Hitler has become the focus of competing left- and right-wing protests, with anti-racist activists mounting a "shame vigil" around the monument. 650 words 0300 GMT by Jastinder Khera. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- US-vote-Iran,FOCUS TEHRAN For Iran, struggling from sanctions imposed under Washington's policy of "maximum pressure", the US presidential race raises hope of change -- but also fears that life could get even worse. 750 words 0300 GMT by Ahmad Parhizi. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-politics-unrest-rights-Nobel,FOCUS ADDIS ABABA For the past year, workers have been busy transforming a disused plot of land down the hill from Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's office into a park showcasing his political vision. 865 words 0330 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video Benin-art-culture-history-politics,Q&A COTONOU A vote by French lawmakers to return 26 prized artefacts looted in Benin in the 19th century is a "big victory", according to Alain Godonou, the West African country's director of museums 450 words 0300 GMT by Josue Mehouenou. File Picture. File video -- SPORT -- RugbyU-NZL-AUS-Bledisloe,FOCUS WELLINGTON International rugby resumes this weekend when New Zealand's All Blacks face Australia's Wallabies in Wellington, but the mood ahead of the match is one of festering resentment rather than celebration. 650 words 0200 GMT by Neil Sands. File Picture afp
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