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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Plot to kidnap US governor, start 'civil war' foiled + Trump says odds of reaching virus stimulus deal good + French charity worker captured in Mali in 2016 freed + Kyrgyz president 'ready to resign' to end vote chaos + French submarine sunk off Tunisia in 1917 discovered US-crime-Michigan-governor-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON Thirteen men, including members of two right-wing militias, have been arrested for plotting to kidnap the Democratic governor of the US state of Michigan and spark a "civil war," officials say. 750 words moved by Chris Lefkow. File picture. Video US-economy-vote-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump says he now sees "really good" odds of reaching a deal with Democrats in Congress on a new round of coronavirus stimulus to boost the battered US economy, a sharp reversal from his stance earlier this week. 650 words moved by Chris Stein Mali-France-hostages-conflict,WRAP BAMAKO An elderly French aid worker and a top Malian politician landed in the capital Bamako to an emotional reunion with their loved ones after being released from captivity by presumed jihadists. 750 words 0230 GMT. Picture. Video Kyrgyzstan-vote-unrest,WRAP BISHEK Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov is ready to resign, his office says, in an apparent about-turn after rival politicians claiming leadership positions dug in for a confrontation while Russia pushed security forces to restore order. 650 words 0200 GMT by Tolkun Namatbayeva. Picture. Video Tunisia-submarine-war-history LA MARSA, Tunisia Tunisian divers have discovered a French submarine wreck from World War I, which was sunk by the Germans in 1917. 400 words moved. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveils plans to probe Donald Trump's capacity to govern after he contracted Covid-19, as the US president unspools a rant against critics and throws the debate schedule with Joe Biden into turmoil. 800 words 0230 GMT by Sebastian Smith and Michael Mathes. File picture US-Iran-sanction-banking,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's administration imposes sweeping sanctions on Iran's banking sector, taking a major new step to cripple the arch-rival's already struggling economy weeks ahead of US elections. 700 words moved by Shaun Tandon US-vote-ballots-misinformation,FACTCHECK WASHINGTON The allegations of potential voter fraud look plausible, featuring US mail-in ballots addressed to dead people or former residents. But the claims posted on social media are inaccurate, and threaten to undermine confidence in the presidential election. 800 words moved by Louis Baudoin Health-virus-Trump-antibody-treatment,Q&A WASHINGTON Two US companies have applied for emergency approval for their lab-produced antibodies against Covid-19 -- and President Donald Trump has signaled his strong backing based on the fact he was treated with one of them. 750 words moved by Issam Ahmed US-weather,WRAP LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana Hurricane Delta gains strength as it churns across the western Gulf of Mexico towards the United States, threatening to batter part of the Louisiana coast still recovering from a separate storm just weeks ago. 500 words moved by Leo Mouren. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-film-cinemas,FOCUS NEW YORK With theaters closed in New York and Los Angeles and would-be movie goers across the country choosing to stay in, US cinemas are sending out a desperate SOS -- so far unanswered by Congress and studios 700 words 0330 GMT by Thomas Urbain. Picture US-IT-lifestyle-games-pandemic,FOCUS SAN FRANCISCO Mobile games are thriving as players turn to them for fun and friendship during the pandemic, with increasing numbers of women joining the trend. 800 words 0130 GMT by Glenn Chapman -- EUROPE -- Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP SHUSHA Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of shelling a historic cathedral in Nagorno-Karabakh while international mediators seeking to halt escalating fighting over the disputed region were expected to meet in Geneva. 750 words moved by Herve Bar. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,SCENE Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh-Christianity,SCENE Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh-refugee,SCENE TEGH, Armenia "We've become vagabonds," says Knarik Movsisyan, among the tens of thousands forced to flee fighting between Armenian separatists and the Azerbaijani army in the breakaway territory of Nagorno-Karabakh after the worst fighting since a 1990s war forces hundreds of families to escape across the border into Armenia. 450 words 0230 GMT by Andrei Borodouline with Maxime Popov in Yerevan. Picture. Video Also moving: Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh-history-diplomacy,FOCUS Misinformation-children-Facebook-QAnon,FACTCHECK PARIS A surge in child trafficking misinformation pushed by QAnon conspiracy theorists is stirring public panic, generating violence and interfering with official efforts to protect minors, experts warn. 850 words 0300 GMT by Charlotte Mason with AFP bureaus Germany-science-Arctic-environment,ADVANCER BERLIN The biggest Arctic expedition in history is returning to the German port of Bremerhaven after a year-long mission, bringing home observations from scientists that sea ice is melting at a "dramatic rate" in the region. 700 words 0300 GMT by Yannick Pasquet. File picture. File video Entertainment-Nordic-television-crime-horror,FOCUS TURKU, Finland For over a decade, Nordic crime series such as "The Bridge" and "Wallander" have captivated TV audiences with brooding detectives and bleak landscapes. Now a new wave of productions from Europe's far north is turning to genres from period drama to teen horror. 800 words 0330 GMT by Sam Kingsley and Nordic bureaus. Video. File picture WTO-trade-politics-Nigeria-SKorea,WRAP GENEVA The World Trade Organization is set to have its first female leader after Nigeria's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and South Korea's Yoo Myung-hee make it through to the final run-off. 600 words moved by Robin Millard. Picture Also moved: WTO-trade-diplomacy-politics-OkonjoaIweala,PROFILE WTO-trade-politics-SKorea-Yoo,PROFILE France-US-art,FOCUS NUITS-SAINT-GEORGE, France Modern art rebel Jean-Michel Basquiat turned out scores of drawings in his short career, but more than a few eyebrows are being raised over a French gallery show of 35 unknown -- and virtually priceless -- works from the artist. 600 words moved by Loic Vennin. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Israel,FOCUS JERUSALEM Public anger has deepened in Israel over a bitterly unpopular second coronavirus lockdown after reported violations by high profile figures, including a hairdresser visiting the prime minister's wife. 550 words 0300 GMT by Michael Blum and Alexandra Vardi. Picture afp
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