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| - Duty Editor: Joseph Boyle Tel: +33 641 979813 -- TOP STORIES -- + Karabakh rivals trade barbs over broken truce + Thousands rally for beheaded France teacher + US election campaign heats up in swing states + Iran says arms embargo finished + Bale poised for second Tottenham debut Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP STEPANAKERT Armenia and Azerbaijan accuse each other of violating a new ceasefire as they try for the second time in a week to bring a halt to fighting over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. 850 words 1500 GMT by Emmanuel Peuchot with Dmitry Zaks in Terter. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh-hill,SCENE Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh-funeral,SCENE France-attack,WRAP PARIS Thousands rally in central Paris in a defiant show of solidarity with a teacher beheaded for showing pupils cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. 750 words 1530 GMT by Marine Pennetier and Fanny Lattach. Picture. Video Also moved: France-attack-investigation,FACTS US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump and rival Joe Biden hit the ground in the swing states that will decide the election, as the campaign turns increasingly vicious 16 days before voting. 650 words 1630 GMT by Brian Knowlton. Picture. video. Graphic Iran-US-UN-nuclear-diplomacy,WRAP TEHRAN Iran says a longstanding UN embargo on arms sales to and from the Islamic republic has expired in line with a 2015 landmark nuclear deal with world powers from which Washington has withdrawn. 600 words 1500 GMT by Ahmad Parhizi. File picture Fbl-Eng-PR-Tottenham-WestHam, Lead LONDON The stage is set for Gareth Bale's return to the Premier League for Tottenham against West Ham in a London derby 500 words 1830 GMT by Kieran Canning. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Israel and Australia's second city of Melbourne ease draconian anti-coronavirus lockdowns just as European nations tighten restrictions on daily life to try to tackle soaring infections. 650 words 1600 GMT by Erin Conroy and AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video Health-virus-France,SCENE PARIS Shortly before the clock struck 9 pm on Saturday, restaurant shutters in Paris came down and people dashed home to beat a strict new curfew to battle the coronavirus outbreak. 700 words moved by Daphne Rousseau. Picture Health-virus-Israel-politics JERUSALEM Israel starts "cautiously" emerging from a second coronavirus lockdown after a month of tight restrictions, re-opening preschools, beaches and national parks, with numbers of new infections falling. 650 words moved by Claire Gounon. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Belarus-politics-unrest,WRAP MINSK Belarusian police detain more than 100 people as thousands march against strongman Alexander Lukashenko in defiance of threats by authorities to open fire after weeks of demonstrations. 700 words 1500 GMT. Picture. Video Cyprus-TRNC-vote,WRAP NICOSIA Turkish-held northern Cyprus, a breakaway state recognised only by Ankara, votes for a new leader in a run-off election held amid heightened tensions in the eastern Mediterranean. 700 words 1600 GMT by Mathilde Dumazet and Odul Asik Ulker. Picture. Graphic. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-Bahrain-diplomacy,WRAP MANAMA Israel and Bahrain are to formalise diplomatic relations at a ceremony in Manama after the two states reached a US-brokered normalisation deal last month. 700 words 1600 GMT by AFP correspondent in Manama with Ben Simon in Jerusalem Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Arab-diplomacy,CHRONO Israel-UAE-diplomacy-music,FOCUS JERUSALEM The scene cuts from Dubai to Tel Aviv, the lyrics switch from Arabic to Hebrew to English. The normalisation of ties between Israel and the UAE has produced its first musical collaboration. 550 words moved. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Guinea-vote,WRAP CONAKRY Guineans vote in a high-stakes election coloured by concerns over jobs in the poor nation, and fears of democratic backsliding as President Alpha Conde bids for a third term. 700 words 1600 GMT by Laurent Lozano. Picture. Video. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- US-vote-politics-SouthCarolina,FOCUS NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina An epic political battle is cresting in South Carolina, where Senator Lindsey Graham, a presidential ally, is neck-and-neck with an African-American challenger two decades his junior, raising Democratic hopes of snatching a Senate seat in Trump country. 900 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video Also moved: US-vote-polls,Q&A US-vote-protests,lead Bolivia-vote,WRAP LA PAZ Voters expect social upheaval for the second time in a year no matter who wins Sunday's general election in Bolivia, after the 2019 ballot sparked weeks of protests that forced former president Evo Morales into exile. 650 words 1800 GMT by Valeria Pacheco. Picture. Video US-economy-business-investment-banking-health-virus,FOCUS NEW YORK The life of a Wall Street trader was once one of business trips and work dinners, but now it is anything but. 750 words moved by Juliette Michel. Picture US-vote-IT-lifestyle-transport,FOCUS OAKLAND, California Ahead of a referendum that could upend the whole gig economy, Uber driver Karim Benkanoun says his relationship with the rideshare giant must stop being a one-way street. 700 words moved by Julie Jammot. Picture -- ASIA -- Thailand-politics-royals-unrest,WRAP BANGKOK Tens of thousands of protesters defy a ban on gatherings of more than four people to mass at a major Bangkok landmark, carrying posters portraying activists detained in four straight days of strident anti-government rallies. 650 words 1430 GMT by Thanaporn Promyamyai and Dene-Hern Chen. Picture. Video Thailand-politics-royals-unrest-celebrity,FOCUS BANGKOK A K-pop superstar, beauty queens and TV personalities are among a growing wave of celebrities backing Thailand's pro-democracy movement, sending out messages of support to millions of followers on social media. 700 words moved by Dene-Hern Chen. File picture NZealand-vote-health WELLINGTON New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern vows to "crack on" with delivering her vision following a landslide election victory, after a string of disasters frustrated reform in her first term. 500 words moved by Neil Sands. Picture. Video China-culture-economy-sex-health-virus,FOCUS BEIJING Single and locked out of Beijing's dating scene by the pandemic, Amy was encouraged by other women in online chatrooms to find a solution to her enforced abstinence -- a sex toy. 650 words moved by Laurie Chen. Picture. Video -- SPORTS -- Moto-Prix-ESP-Aragon,lead ALCANIZ, Spain Spaniard Alex Rins held off compatriot Alex Marquez to win the Aragon MotoGP on Sunday with another Spaniard Joan Mir finishing third to take the championship lead from Fabio Quartararo 450 words 1530 GMT. Picture Cycling-Giro-ITA,lead PIANCAVALLO, Italy Joao Almeida battling to retain grip on the Giro d'Italia leader's pink jersey in a tough 185km ride through the Dolomites ending in a 14.5km climb to Piancavallo ski resort. 450 words 1600 GMT by Emmeline Moore. Picture RugbyU-NZL-AUS,3rdlead AUCKLAND Wing Caleb Clarke enjoys a storming first Test start as an aggressive All Blacks down Australia 27-7 with a rollicking second half in Auckland to answer their critics after last week's draw. 600 words moved by Chris Foley. Picture afp
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