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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + New coronavirus cases raise concerns + Russia 'trying to swing vote to Trump' + US, Taliban set to sign historic deal + Conservatives set to dominate Iran vote + Rome unveils 'tomb' of wolf-suckled Romulus China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING Two more people die from the new coronavirus in Iran, infections nearly double in South Korea and clusters surface in Chinese prisons, rekindling concerns about an epidemic that has killed more than 2,200 people in China. 800 words moved by Laurent Thomet with Kang Jin-Kyu in Daegu, South Korea. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-vote-Russia-Germany-intelligence,WRAP WASHINGTON Russia is trying to swing the US election towards Donald Trump, US intelligence officials have warned, in a repeat of the interference campaign that threatened American democracy in 2016. 700 words 1600 GMT by Shaun Tandon Afghanistan-conflict-US-Taliban,WRAP KABUL The US and the Taliban are set to sign a historic agreement that would pave the way to ending America's longest war, the bitter foes announce, hours after Kabul says a week-long partial truce across Afghanistan will kick off this weekend. 700 words 1630 GMT by Mushtaq Mojaddidi. File video. Graphic Iran-vote,WRAP TEHRAN Iranians cast ballots in a general election that conservatives are expected to dominate amid voter apathy amid an economic slump, multiple crises and the disqualification of thousands of candidates. 750 words 1430 GMT by Amir Havasi. Picture. Video. Live Video Italy-history-archaeology-Romulus,WRAP ROME An ancient tomb thought to belong to Rome's founder Romulus will be presented to the world, bringing to a head months of investigation by history sleuths. 500 words 1500 GMT by Franck Iovene. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- China-health-virus-SKorea,WRAP DAEGU, South Korea South Korea's coronavirus cases nearly double, rising above 200 and making it the worst-affected country outside China as the number of infections linked to a religious sect spike. 700 words moved by Kang Jin-kyu. Picture. Video. Live Video Iraq-Kuwait-coronavirus,WRAP BAGHDAD New coronavirus cases surge across the Middle East, following a rapid spread in Iran, where authorities say the death toll from the virus has hit four, sparking alarm and travel bans. 750 words 1600 GMT by Salam Faraj. Picture. Video China-health-virus-Ukraine,WRAP KIEV Ukraine's health minister volunteers to join a quarantine as authorities look to ease panic after protesters attacked buses carrying evacuees from coronavirus-hit China. 650 words 1530 GMT by Dmytro Gorshkov. Picture. Video Also moved: China-virus-health-NKorea,FOCUS China-Japan-virus-health-crew,FOCUS China-virus-health-HongKong-masks -- EUROPE -- Germany-racism-attack-politics-farright, WRAP BERLIN Under pressure to protect migrants and Muslims, German ministers promise to ramp up security and put more police on the streets, two days after a racist gunman killed nine people. 700 words 1430 GMT by Mathieu Foulkes. Picture. Video. Graphic Germany-attack-racism,ANALYSIS PARIS They may lack centralised organisation or even a common goal, but white supremacists encouraged by the exploits of extremist "heroes" canonised on social media pose an ever-growing security threat, experts say. 800 words moved by Didier Lauras. Picture. Video France-politics-trial-Fillon,ADVANCER PARIS French ex-prime minister Francois Fillon goes on trial Monday alongside his wife Penelope over the suspected fake job for which Penelope was paid over a million euros, three years after the scandal that torpedoed his presidential bid and left the French right in disarray. 700 words 1630 GMT by Clare Byrne -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Democrats LAS VEGAS Democrats seeking the White House make 11th-hour pitches for votes in Nevada on the eve of the latest contest in the nomination race, as the state scrambles to avoid the chaos that marred the first voting in Iowa. 600 words 1530 GMT by Andrew Marszal with Michael Mathes in Washington. Picture. Video Afghanistan-conflict-US-Taliban-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is often criticized as a bull in a china shop when it comes to foreign policy, but the US deal with the Taliban puts him on the cusp of fulfilling a key election promise. 500 words 1630 GMT by Sebastian Smith. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Iran-vote,SCENE TEHRAN In Iran, learning to be an anti-American soldier of the Islamic republic can start as early as 19 months of age -- at least for one family voting in a parliamentary election. 700 words 1430 GMT by Abhik Kumar Chanda. Picture. Video Also moved: Iran-politics-Rouhani,CHRONO Syria-conflict-Turkey-Russia,WRAP ANKARA There is a flurry of diplomatic efforts to resolve the deepening crisis in Syria's last rebel stronghold, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan saying he will hold crucial talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 500 words 1600 GMT by Raziye Akkoc. Picture. Video Algeria-protest-politics,WRAP ALGIERS Algeria marks a year since the birth of an unprecedented protest movement -- one that quickly forced an ailing president from power, but is now looking to maintain momentum. 600 words moved. Picture. Video Iraq-politics-corruption-protests,FOCUS BAGHDAD With Iraq rocked by months of protests against corruption and nepotism, the judiciary is investigating allegations ministries are up for sale as politicians wrangle to form a new government. 750 words moved by Ammar Karim -- AFRICA -- Lesotho-crime-politics,WRAP MASERU Lesotho premier Thomas Thabane fails to show up in court where he was due to be charged with murdering his estranged wife, as his aide claims he has gone to neighbouring South Africa for medical checks. 600 words 1600 GMT by Mankholi Ramabitsa. File Picture. File Video -- ASIA -- Thailand-politics,WRAP BANGKOK A stridently anti-military Thai party is dissolved and its key members banned from politics for a decade over a $6 million loan by its billionaire founder, a withering blow to the kingdom's pro-democracy movement. 600 words moved. Picture China-media-US-rights,BACKGROUND SHANGHAI China's expulsion of three Wall Street Journal reporters this week over a headline that displeased Beijing highlights the precarious status of foreign journalists working in the country. 650 words moved by Dan Martin -- CLIMATE -- Climate-diplomacy-COP26-UN,Q&A PARIS Former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres was a key architect of the 2015 Paris deal. Just months ahead of its enactment, she says every member of society needs to act to avoid climate disaster. 700 words 1530 GMT by Patrick Galey -- ENTERTAINMENT/LIFESTYLE -- SKorea-music-BTS,lead SEOUL K-pop superstars BTS release their new album, breaking records even before it came out as the country's most pre-ordered album of all time, with the lead single to make its debut on video app TikTok. 500 words moved. Video Lifestyle-Brazil-carnival-politics-religion,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO The sanctuary at her evangelical mega-church in Rio de Janeiro is where Eleonor Teresa Sousa comes to feel closer to God, and farther from the sin of a city gearing up for carnival. 700 words moved by Joshua Howat Berger. Picture. File picture Also moved: Haiti-carnival-crime-poverty,FOCUS -- SPORT -- India-US-diplomacy-cricket-Trump-Modi-stadium,FOCUS NEW DELHI US President Donald Trump will open the world's biggest cricket stadium in India next week, but critics wonder whether it's just another vanity project by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his home state. 600 words moved by Faisal Kamal. File picture afp
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