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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Biden edges ahead as Trump claims fraud + Europe virus cases now world's highest + Ethiopia MPs back emergency order for Tigray + Kosovo leader quits to face war crimes court + Creating a buzz: insect-based food for pets US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON Former vice president Joe Biden, making his third run at the White House, is tantalizingly close to victory as President Donald Trump seeks to stave off defeat with scattershot legal challenges. 850 words 1500 GMT by Chris Lefkow and Sebastian Smith, with Peter Hutchison in Wilmington. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP LONDON England is the latest European country to enter a second coronavirus lockdown as the continent becomes the region with the most infections and the United States sets a new daily record with nearly 100,000 cases. 750 words 1500 GMT by Jitendra Joshi with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Ethiopia-unrest,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopian lawmakers endorse a six-month state of emergency in the northern region of Tigray, a day after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered military operations there in an escalation of a long-running feud. 700 words 1630 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video. Graphic Kosovo-politics-warcrimes-court-Thaci,WRAP PRISTINA Kosovo President and former guerilla leader Hashim Thaci resigns to face a war crimes court in The Hague, a dramatic downfall for a man who has loomed over the former Serbian province for more than a decade. 500 words 1500 GMT by Zana Cimili. Picture. Video Also moved: Kosovo-politcs-warcrimes-court-Thaci,PROFILE Kosovo-politics-warcrimes-court-Thaci-Serbia-conflict,FACTS Switzerland-Nestle-food-animal-offbeat ZURICH If your pet is a picky eater now, wait until it sees what Nestle's pet food brand Purina has in store: a new line of chow based on insect protein 200 words moved -- US ELECTION -- US-vote-paths,POINTS WASHINGTON The result of the US presidential election is hanging on the vote count in a handful of key states, with the race too close to call so far. 550 words 1600 GMT US-economy-bank-rate-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON With America's election yet to be called, and the likelihood of a split government putting a stimulus package in doubt, focus turns to the Federal Reserve for a signal it will do more to help the US economy weather the pandemic-induced downturn. 550 words 1500 GMT by Heather Scott Markets-world,WRAP LONDON Stock markets rally while the dollar slides as US election uncertainty reigns ahead of a key Federal Reserve update. 600 words 1500 GMT US-politics-Trump,FOCUS NEW YORK The US presidential election is still up in the air, but one thing is for certain: the movement created by Donald Trump is alive and well, and more solid than pundits expected. No matter if he wins or loses, Trumpism looks set to live on. 650 words moved by Thomas Urbain US-vote-Oregon-border,FOCUS PORTLAND, Oregon As a hotly contested election highlights the United States's deep divisions, rural voters in liberal blue-state Oregon have approved a radical solution -- splitting off to join neighboring deep-red conservative Idaho. 550 words moved by Andrew Marszal US-vote-fraud,FACTCHECK WASHINGTON Allegations of fraud and foul play in the 2020 election spread across the internet as officials count ballots in battleground states that will determine the outcome of the closely fought vote between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. 650 words moved Also moved: US-vote-Trump,FACTCHECK US-vote-IT-internet,FOCUS WASHINGTON Twitter and Facebook limit the reach of President Donald Trump's misleading comments about vote counting as a battle over the knife-edge US election spills into social media. 600 words moved by Rob Lever Also moved: US-climate-politics,FOCUS US-vote-Bush-Gore,FACTS US-vote-court-justice,FOCUS WASHINGTON Democrats and Republicans gird for a legal showdown to decide the winner of the tight presidential race between Republican Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden 700 words moved by Paul Handley -- CORONAVIRUS -- India-pollution-environment-health-virus NEW DELHI India's capital reels from the double impact of coronavirus and severe air pollution as the megacity reports a record jump in cases and its worst smog in a year. 450 words moved. Picture Health-virus-EU-eurozone-economy,2ndlead BRUSSELS A second wave of the coronavirus pandemic has stalled a nascent recovery in Europe, the EU says, warning that the economy will not return to pre-virus normality before 2023. 450 words moved by Alex Pigman. Video. Picture. Health-Britain-virus LONDON England goes into a month-long lockdown for the second time in a year, as the government battles to cut spiralling infection rates and cushion the economic fallout of the enforced closure. 650 words 1600 GMT by James Pheby and Jitendra Joshi Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Britain-rate-economy-BoE Health-virus-Britain-politics-employment Health-virus-Britain-business,FOCUS LONDON Businesses that were already struggling to recover from Britain's first coronavirus lockdown are worried and frustrated as England goes into its second. 650 words 1500 GMT by Veronique Dupont. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Tanzania-vote DODOMA John Magufuli is sworn in for his second term as president of Tanzania after a landslide election victory dismissed by the political opposition as a sham. 400 words moved. Pictures ICoast-vote-violence,FOCUS TOUMODI, Ivory Coast Shifting through the charred remains of his home, Jacob Yahot can only talk about fear after his Ivory Coast town became caught up in clashes between rival groups over President Alassane Ouattara's re-election. 750 words moved by Christophe Koffi. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA Syria-conflict-economy-Aleppo,FOCUS DAMASCUS Under the elegant arches and domes of an Ottoman-era compound, Joseph Tobjian displays his aromatic Aleppo soap at a trade fair designed to revive Syria's exports-starved arts and crafts. 500 words moved by Maher Al Mounes. Picture. Video France-attack-Tunisia-jihadists,FOCUS TUNIS The killing of three people at a church in France has focused attention on extremism in the suspected attacker's native Tunisia, where political instability has hobbled efforts to tackle radicalisation. 600 words 1430 GMT -- ASIA -- Myanmar-vote-Rohingya-army-rights,FOCUS NAYPYIDAW As Aung San Suu Kyi is vilified internationally for denying genocide against the Rohingya, her opponents in this week's election in Myanmar are ramping up the rhetoric against the Muslim minority. 650 words moved by Hla-Hla Htay and Richard Sargent. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS/TECHNOLOGY -- China-HongKong-ecommerce-AntGroup-IPO,FOCUS SHANGHAI China's last-minute abandonment of Ant Group's record-breaking IPO is part of an intensifying battle for the soul of the nation's financial system that the fintech giant and its charismatic leader Jack Ma helped ignite. 800 words moved by Dan Martin with Beiyi Seow in Beijing Japan-technology-gaming-Nintendo-earnings,WRAP TOKYO Japanese gaming giant Nintendo says its first-half net profit soared 243.6 percent on-year as it upgraded its full-year sales and profit forecasts, with coronavirus lockdowns driving extraordinary demand. 600 words moved. File picture afp
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