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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Biden wins White House, ending Trump era + US sees alarming spike in Covid-19 cases + Ethiopia vows to replace Tigray government + French PM says 'radical Islamism' the 'enemy' + Struggling Man Utd 'set up to fail': Solskjaer US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON Democrat Joe Biden is pronounced winner of the US presidency, defeating Donald Trump and ending an era under the Republican that convulsed American politics, shocked the world and left the United States more divided than at any time in decades. 1,200 words 2000 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video. Graphic. Live video Also moving: US-vote-results,FACTS Moved: US-politics-vote-Biden-celebration-Wilmington,SCENE Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States reports record new coronavirus cases for the third day in a row, as newly-elected Joe Biden vows to act against the pandemic on "day one" of his presidency in the world's worst-hit nation. 850 words 2000 GMT by AFP bureaus. Graphic. Video. Picture Ethiopia-unrest-politics,WRAP SANJA, Ethiopia Ethiopian lawmakers vote to replace the current government of the federal state of Tigray, after the army launched air strikes to destroy military assets in the region in a worsening internal conflict. 750 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture We have also moved: Ethiopia-unrest,Q&A France-attack-security NICE French Prime Minister Jean Castex laments the killings of three people by a knife attacker in Mediterranean city Nice and named "radical Islamism" as an "enemy" for the country. Moved 400 words by Claudine Renaud. Live video. Picture. Video Fbl-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON Ole Gunnar Solskjaer lashes out at the Premier League's scheduling after Manchester United fight back to beat Everton 3-1, saying his struggling team were "set up to fail". 650 words 2030 GMT by John Weaver. Picture Also moved: Fbl-ENG-Pr-ManCity-Liverpool -- US ELECTIONS -- US-vote-Biden,PROFILE WILMINGTON He has suffered profound personal tragedy and seen his political ambitions thwarted, but veteran Democrat Joe Biden's pledge to unify Americans has finally delivered him the presidency after nearly half a century in Washington. 1,700 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video Also moving: US-vote-Biden-career,POINTS US-vote-Trump,PROFILE WASHINGTON Donald Trump rose to power proposing a simple solution to the United States' deepest problems: himself. But four years after Trump's shock victory over Hillary Clinton, Americans voted no-confidence in the 74-year-old's brazen claim, turfing him out of presidency after just one term. 2,200 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video US-vote-politics-celebration,SCENE NEW YORK Joyous New Yorkers pour into the streets after Democrat Joe Biden defeats Donald Trump to win the White House, erupting in celebration as the business mogul and former star of The Apprentice was told: "You're fired." 500 words moved by Catherine Triomphe, Maggy Donaldson and Laura Bonilla. Picture. Video US-vote-Israel-Palestinians-conflict-diplomacy,FOCUS JERUSALEM Joe Biden's US election victory marks a setback for Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu, a strong ally of President Donald Trump -- but it could spur engagement between Washington and the Palestinians, experts say. 700 words 2130 GMT by Guillaume Lavallee and Ben Simon. US-vote-diplomacy-Biden,FOCUS WASHINGTON President-elect Joe Biden has vowed to restore US moral authority in the world but after four years of norms-shattering by Donald Trump, he will have his work cut out for him. 850 words by Shaun Tandon and Francesco Fontemaggi. File picture Also moved: US-vote-100days,POINTS US-vote-Harris,PROFILE US-vote-Biden-Jill,PROFILE US-vote-incumbency,FOCUS Iran-US-sanctions-politics,lead -- For full coverage, please see our Special Election Advisory -- -- EUROPE -- Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,FOCUS SHUSHA Explosions sound in the distance as Kamo Hayrapetyan kneels to pray at the Holy Saviour Cathedral in Nagorno-Karabakh's historic town of Shusha. After weeks of fighting over the disputed territory, Azerbaijan's forces are nearing the strategic city whose capture would be a major turning point in a long-simmering conflict. 700 words moved. Picture. Video Spain-attacks-Catalonia-trial,ADVANCER BARCELONA Three men go on trial at Spain's top criminal court for helping the perpetrators of twin jihadist attacks in 2017 that killed 16 in Barcelona and a nearby seaside town. 700 words moved by Daniel Bosque with Alvaro Villalobos Also moved: Spain-attacks-Catalonia-trial,CHRONO -- AFRICA -- Guinea-politics-unrest,WRAP CONAKRY Guinea's Constitutional Court declares incumbent Alpha Conde has been re-elected for a controversial third term as president at the age of 82, while his main opponent calls for resistance "by all legal means". 600 words moved by Mouctar Bah. File picture. Also moved: Guinea-politics-unrest-Conde,PROFILE ICoast-vote-unrest-opposition,WRAP ABIDJAN Fugitive Ivory Coast opposition leader Pascal Affi N'Guessan has been arrested north of Abidjan, as prosecutors investigate President Alassane Ouattara's rivals for insurrection after they rejected his reelection. 600 words moved by Patrick Fort. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Thailand-politics-gender-LGBTQ-rights BANGKOK Thai feminists and LGBTQ activists march to one of Bangkok's nightlife districts, insisting the fight for equality goes hand-in-hand with a broader push for greater democracy. 400 words moved. Picture -- SPORTS -- Golf-Masters,PREVIEW AUGUSTA, Georgia Next week's 2020 Masters will serve as an autumn closing act to one of golf's most challenging years -- instead of Augusta National's traditional spring launch of major thrills. 750 words moved by Jim Slater. Picture Also moved: Golf-Masters-scene Golf-Masters-winners,FACTS afp
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