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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + US vote in chaos after Trump claims victory + Maradona brain clot surgery a 'success' + Ethiopia declares emergency after deadly attack + US formally quits Paris climate deal + Heat waves linked to pregnancy problems US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON The US election is plunged into chaos as President Donald Trump prematurely declares victory and seeks Supreme Court intervention to stop vote-counting -- even as his Democratic rival Joe Biden voices confidence in his own chances. 900 words 1200 GMT by Sebastian Smith and Shaun Tandon with Peter Hutchison in Wilmington. Picture. Video. Graphic. Live video Also moving: US-vote-results,POINTS Also moved: US-vote-results,FACTS Fbl-Maradona-ARG-health,WRAP BUENOS AIRES Argentine football great Diego Maradona undergoes successful brain surgery for a blood clot in a specialist private clinic in Buenos Aires, his doctor says. 550 words moved. File picture. Picture Ethiopia-unrest,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia's government declares a state of emergency in Tigray after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed ordered a military response to a deadly attack by the ruling party of the restive region on a federal troop camp. 700 words 1300 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Graphic US-climate-politics WASHINGTON The United States formally leaves the Paris accord, becoming the first country to ever withdraw from an international climate change pact as the fate of its presidential election hangs in the balance 700 words moved by Issam Ahmed Health-climate-pregnancy PARIS Women exposed to high temperatures and heatwaves during pregnancy are more likely to have premature or stillborn babies, researchers say. 450 words moved by Marlowe Hood -- US ELECTION -- Markets-world,WRAP LONDON European stock markets slump while the dollar rallies on US election uncertainty as President Donald Trump says he will go to the Supreme Court to dispute a vote count too close to call. 600 words 0930 GMT US-vote-Congress,FOCUS WASHINGTON Despite retaining the House of Representatives, the path for Democrats to flip control of the US Senate narrows sharply after two key Republicans facing tough reelection battles claim victory. 600 words moved by Michael Mathes US-vote-Biden-Wilmington-politics,SCENE WILMINGTON, Delaware Joe Biden's supporters turned up hoping for a victory party. They left none the wiser as Biden told them he was confident of defeating Donald Trump -- but urged patience, with the nail-biting contest hanging in the balance. 550 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video Also moved: US-vote-WhiteHouse,SCENE US-vote-polls,SCENE US-vote-IT-internet,FOCUS US-climate-politics,FOCUS -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP ROME Italy prepares for an overnight curfew, joining a host of other European nations in imposing new restrictions to try to halt a dramatic upsurge of coronavirus cases across the continent. 650 words 1100 GMT by Joseph Boyle. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-Finland,FOCUS HELSINKI As millions across Europe face new lockdown measures to tackle the resurging coronavirus, Finland is bucking the trend: infection rates are falling, while attitudes to restrictions remain the most positive on the continent. 700 words moved by Sam Kingsley. Video Health-virus-Britain-pubs,FOCUS LONDON English pubs call last orders at the bar for a month on Wednesday evening, as the country effectively shuts down for the second time this year to try to cut coronavirus cases. 750 words moved by Callum Paton. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Austria-attack,WRAP VIENNA Questions mount in Austria over the early release from prison of the convicted Islamic state supporter who went on a shooting rampage in Vienna, killing four people 600 words 1130 GMT by Jastinder Khera. Picture. Video Also moving: Austria-attack-religion-Judaism,FOCUS Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh-Russia,FOCUS MOSCOW At a bustling produce market in southwest Moscow, Azerbaijani salesman Avas's fruit and vegetables kiosk is just a few steps away from Armine's stall where she sells cheese from Armenia. The two Caucasus diasporas are determined to keep the peace in Russia despite fierce fighting at home over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. 750 words moved by Marina Lapenkova. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-vote-drugs LOS ANGELES Oregon becomes the first US state to decriminalize hard drugs, including the possession of small amounts of heroin and cocaine, and to legalize access to "magic mushrooms" for therapeutic use. 500 words moved by Jocelyne Zablit US-vote-IT-transport-labor-Uber-Lyft,2ndlead SAN FRANCISCO California voters put the brakes on a state law forcing ride share firms like Uber and Lyft to treat their drivers as employees, instead of independent contractors. 400 words 1000 GMT Weather-hurricane-Centram,WRAP BILWI, Nicaragua Hurricane Eta slowed to tropical storm speeds as it pummeled Nicaragua, killing two people there and one in neighboring Honduras while unleashing fierce winds and heavy downpours. 700 words 0930 GMT by Inti Ocon. Picture. Video. Graphic -- AFRICA -- ICoast-vote,WRAP ABIDJAN Security forces surround the homes of Ivory Coast's opposition leaders after they rejected President Alassane Ouattara's re-election and vowed to set up a "transitional government". 750 words moved by Patrick Markey and David Esnault. Picture. Video Also moved: ICoast-vote-Ouattara,PROFILE -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY China-HongKong-ecommerce-AntGroup-IPO,WRAP SHANGHAI China's shock, last-minute decision to suspend the record-breaking IPO of fintech giant Ant Group hammers the share price of founder Jack Ma's e-commerce titan Alibaba and leaves investors reeling. 700 words moved by Dan Martin with Jerome Taylor in Hong Kong. Picture. Graphic Also moving: China-HongKong-ecommerce-AntGroup-IPO-investors,FOCUS China-HongKong-ecommerce-AntGroup-IPO,FACTS China-HongKong-ecommerce-AntGroup-IPO-Ma,PROFILE BEIJING Jack Ma, the ebullient and unconventional billionaire founder of tech giant Alibaba, now finds himself battling the ignomy of having the world's biggest ever IPO halted days before its launch by Chinese regulators. 600 words moved by Helen Roxburgh. File picture. File video afp
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