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| - Duty Editor: Tom Barfield Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Supreme court spot last-minute boost for Trump + New Karabakh ceasefire breached 'within minutes' + Fighting surges again on Syria's northern front + Erdogan, Macron step up verbal joust over Islam + Panic for Finnish psych patients after mass hack US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump receives a major boost with the expected confirmation of his Supreme Court nominee, but eight days before the US election he remains hog-tied by surging Covid-19 cases and accusations he is abandoning the pandemic fight. 650 words 1530 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video. Graphic Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP STEPANAKERT A third attempt at halting weeks of fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh collapses quickly with Armenia and Azerbaijan trading accusations of violating the US-brokered ceasefire within minutes. 700 words 1530 GMT by Emmanuel Peuchot. Picture. Video. Graphic Syria-conflict-Russia-Turkey,WRAP BEIRUT Air strikes by Syrian regime ally Russia killed 78 Turkey-backed rebels, a war monitor says, in the bloodiest surge in violence since a truce was declared almost eight months ago. 580 words moved by Layal Abou Rahal with Omar Haj Kadour in Binnish. Picture Also moving: Syria-conflict-Turkey-proxy,FACTS France-politics-religion-Islam-trade,WRAP ANKARA Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan joins calls for a boycott of French goods, ramping up a standoff between France and Muslim countries over Islam and freedom of speech. 650 words 1530 GMT by Raziye Akkoc with Mariette le Roux in Paris. Picture Finland-therapy-hack,WRAP HELSINKI Distressed psychotherapy patients flood mental health charity hotlines, after Finnish police revealed over the weekend that the treatment records of tens of thousands of people had been hacked, and some leaked online. 600 words moved by Sam Kingsley. Picture. -- US VOTE -- US-vote-Scranton,FOCUS SCRANTON, Pennsylvania David Mitchko has no doubts: Donald Trump can win Pennsylvania. In Scranton, Joe Biden's hometown, Republicans' confidence before the US election contrasts with the cautious Democrats. 550 words 1500 GMT by Daxia Rojas. Picture. Video US-vote-racism-justice,FOCUS MONTGOMERY, Alabama Anthony Ray Hinton, an innocent man, spent 30 years on death row in Alabama because, he says, he was "black and poor". His name finally cleared, he now campaigns for justice -- which he says can only be achieved by beating Donald Trump at the ballot box. 650 words moved by Sebastien Duval. Pictures. Video -- Please see our special advisory for full US election coverage -- -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP ROME Anger grows in Italy over harsh new coronavirus restrictions, while other hard-hit countries enforce curfews in a bid to avoid fresh national lockdowns. 700 words 1500 GMT by Ella Ide with AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video -- EUROPE -- Belarus-politics-unrest-strike,WRAP MINSK Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya says supporters begin a nationwide strike after her deadline expires for strongman Alexander Lukashenko to step down. 600 words 1430 GMT. Video Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh-volunteers,SCENE NEAR THE LACHIN CORRIDOR Wearing camouflage and holding Kalashnikov rifles, volunteer villagers patrol a winding river in a Nagorno-Karabakh valley, defending a strategic area between the disputed region's capital and Armenia. 500 words moved by Emmanuel Peuchot. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain-politics-poverty-food,FOCUS WATFORD, United Kingdom A campaign by Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford to feed England's poorest children in school holidays has turned into a political football, while highlighting rises in poverty during the pandemic. 650 words 1500 GMT by Ben Perry. Picture. Video US-vote-Britain-politics-diplomacy,FOCUS LONDON The political bromance between Boris Johnson and Donald Trump leaves Britain and its transatlantic "special relationship" exposed if Joe Biden wins next week, just as the country needs all the friends it can get. 700 words 1500 GMT by Jitendra Joshi. File picture Lithuania-politics-vote,WRAP VILNIUS Lithuania's centre-right opposition begins talks to form a coalition government led by women after winning elections with a campaign criticising the government for its handling of the pandemic. 500 words moved by Vaidotas Beniusis. Picture. Video. -- MIDDLE EAST -- Qatar-Australia-women-rights-aviation,WRAP DOHA Female passengers flying from Qatar were subjected to invasive searches after a premature baby was found abandoned in an airport bathroom, in procedures the Australian government described as "grossly disturbing" and "offensive". 600 words moved. File video -- AFRICA -- Mali-conflict-France,WRAP BAMAKO France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has said that dialogue with Sahel jihadists is not possible, despite a growing tendency both in war-torn Mali and abroad to believe that talks are the only way to end the bloody conflict. 550 words moved by Amaury Hauchard and Valerie Leroux. Picture Mali-conflict-trial,ADVANCER BAMAKO A rare Malian terror trial over separate 2015 attacks on a hotel and nightclub, one of which was allegedly revenge for the Charlie Hebdo cartoons, is opening in the Sahel state. 650 words moved by Amaury Hauchard. File picture Gabon-virus-religion,FOCUS LIBREVILLE Church leaders in Gabon are engaged in a fierce tussle with the government as it prepares to re-open places of worship after months of coronavirus-induced closure with restrictions deemed far too severe for poor families. 650 words 1600 GMT by Dylan Gamba and Adrien Marotte. File picture -- AMERICAS -- Chile-politics-referendum,WRAP SANTIAGO Chileans turn a page on an ugly chapter of their history by banishing the Pinochet-era constitution to history in a referendum, now fixing their sights on forging a new charter which is to be put to a vote in two years' time. 600 words 1600 GMT by Denis Barnett. Picture. Video Canada-China-US-court-Huawei,WRAP VANCOUVER Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou returns to a Canadian court as part of her two-year fight against extradition to the United States, with her lawyers expected to renew objections to the way in which she was detained. 500 words moved by David Ball. File Picture -- ASIA -- Politics-defence-China-US-Taiwan,WRAP BEIJING China says it will impose sanctions on Lockheed Martin, Boeing Defense, Space & Security and other US firms involved in arm sales to Taiwan, the self-governed island that Beijing views as its territory. 500 words moved. Video Thailand-politics-royals-unrest,lead BANGKOK Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha says Thailand needs to bring "illegal protests" under control on Monday as he opens a special parliamentary session to discuss months of pro-democracy rallies. 500 words moved. Picture. Video Japan-climate-environment-politics,WRAP TOKYO Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga sets a 2050 deadline for the world's third-largest economy to become carbon neutral, significantly firming up the country's climate change commitments. 700 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic -- BUSINESS -- China-HongKong-ecommerce-AntGroup-IPO,WRAP BEIJING Chinese e-payments giant Ant Group says it plans to raise $34 billion in a joint Asian listing, making it the biggest IPO in history. 500 words 1500 GMT. File picture ECB-banking-politics-Lagarde,FOCUS FRANKFURT It's been a baptism by fire for Christine Lagarde, whose first year as head of the European Central Bank has been dominated by the pandemic and the drastic action needed to keep the eurozone economy afloat. 650 words moved by Ed Frankl. File picture -- SPORTS -- Auto-Prix-POR-Hamilton Portimao Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team chief Toto Wolff will continue their assault on Formula One's records next season, the pair make clear in the aftermath of Hamilton's landmark 92nd career win in Sunday's Portuguese Grand Prix. 400 words moved afp
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