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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Tel: +1 202 414 0544 -- TOP STORIES -- + US, Taliban embark on truce in Afghanistan + Trump rejects Russia vote meddling warning + Time running out to stem coronavirus: WHO + Iran's conservatives tipped for vote gains + Rome shows tomb that may belong to Romulus Afghanistan-conflict-US-Taliban,WRAP KABUL A week-long partial truce starts across Afghanistan, with the Taliban, the US and Afghan forces all agreeing to a lull that could be a major turning point in the long conflict. 750 words 1930 GMT by Mushtaq Mojaddidi. File video. Graphic US-politics-vote-Russia-Germany-intelligence,WRAP WASHINGTON Donald Trump and Russia both angrily dismiss US intelligence's account that Moscow is meddling in this year's election as Democrats accuse the president of betraying democracy. 700 words 2300 GMT by Shaun Tandon China-health-virus,WRAP GENEVA The World Health Organization warned Friday that the window to stem the deadly coronavirus outbreak was shrinking, amid concern over a surge in cases with no clear link to China. 800 words 2030 GMT by Nina Larson with Laurent Thomet in Beijing Iran-vote,WRAP TEHRAN Iran extends voting twice in an election expected to see conservatives tighten their grip on parliament, amid voter apathy after the disqualification of thousands of candidates. 780 words 1930 GMT by Amir Havasi. Video. Picture Italy-history-archaeology-Romulus,WRAP ROME An ancient tomb thought to belong to Rome's founder Romulus will be presented to the world, bringing to a head months of investigation by history sleuths. Moved 500 words moved by Franck Iovene. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- China-health-virus-SKorea,WRAP DAEGU, South Korea South Korea's coronavirus cases nearly double, rising above 200 and making it the worst-affected country outside China as the number of infections linked to a religious sect spike. 700 words moved by Kang Jin-kyu. Picture. Video. Live Video Also moved: China-virus-health-NKorea,FOCUS China-Japan-virus-health-crew,FOCUS China-virus-health-HongKong-masks Iraq-Kuwait-coronavirus,WRAP China-health-virus-Ukraine,WRAP KIEV Ukraine's health minister volunteers to join a quarantine as authorities look to ease panic after protesters attacked buses carrying evacuees from coronavirus-hit China. Moved 650 words moved by Dmytro Gorshkov. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Democrats LAS VEGAS Democratic White House hopefuls make their final pitches to Nevada voters on the eve of the latest contest in the nomination race, as the state seeks to avoid the chaos that marred voting in Iowa. 600 words 2100 GMT by Andrew Marszal with Michael Mathes in Washington. Picture. Video Also moving: US-politics-vote-offbeat,POINTS Afghanistan-conflict-US-Taliban-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is often criticized as a bull in a china shop when it comes to foreign policy, but the US deal with the Taliban puts him on the cusp of fulfilling a key election promise. 500 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture -- EUROPE -- Syria-conflict-Turkey-Russia,WRAP ANKARA Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urges his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to halt the Syrian regime's violence in Idlib as efforts intensified to avoid more bloodshed in the final rebel holdout. 600 words 2000 GMT by Raziye Akkoc. Graphic. Video EU-summit-budget,WRAP BRUSSELS An EU summit called to set the bloc's next seven-year budget ends in impasse, riven by competing blocs among the 27 member states and pressure to fill a gap left by Brexit. 600 words 2030 GMT by Marc Burleigh. Live Video. Video. Picture. Germany-racism-attack-politics-farright, WRAP BERLIN Under pressure to protect migrants and Muslims, German ministers promise to ramp up security and put more police on the streets, two days after a racist gunman killed nine people. Moved 700 words moved by Mathieu Foulkes. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Germany-attack-racism,ANALYSIS France-politics-trial-Fillon,ADVANCER PARIS French ex-prime minister Francois Fillon goes on trial Monday alongside his wife Penelope over the suspected fake job for which Penelope was paid over a million euros, three years after the scandal that torpedoed his presidential bid and left the French right in disarray. Moved 700 words moved by Clare Byrne -- MIDEAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Iran-vote,SCENE TEHRAN In Iran, learning to be an anti-American soldier of the Islamic republic can start as early as 19 months of age -- at least for one family voting in a parliamentary election. 600 words moved by Abhik Kumar Chanda. Picture. Video Also moved: Iran-politics-Rouhani,CHRONO Algeria-protest-politics,WRAP ALGIERS Algerians flood the capital's streets to mark the first anniversary of a protest movement that has forced the president to quit but still clamours for the complete overhaul of the political system. 800 words moved by Abdellah Cheballah. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Lesotho-crime-politics,WRAP MASERU Lesotho premier Thomas Thabane fails to show up in court where he was due to be charged with murdering his estranged wife, as his aide claims he has gone to neighbouring South Africa for medical checks. 600 words moved by Mankholi Ramabitsa. File Picture. File video -- CLIMATE -- Climate-diplomacy-COP26-UN,Q&A PARIS Former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres was a key architect of the 2015 Paris deal. Just months ahead of its enactment, she says every member of society needs to act to avoid climate disaster. Moved 700 words moved by Patrick Galey -- ENTERTAINMENT/LIFESTYLE -- Lifestyle-Brazil-carnival-politics-religion,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO The sanctuary at her evangelical mega-church in Rio de Janeiro is where Eleonor Teresa Sousa comes to feel closer to God, and farther from the sin of a city gearing up for carnival. 700 words moved by Joshua Howat Berger. Picture. File picture Also moved: Haiti-carnival-crime-poverty,FOCUS -- SPORT -- India-US-diplomacy-cricket-Trump-Modi-stadium,FOCUS NEW DELHI US President Donald Trump will open the world's biggest cricket stadium in India next week, but critics wonder whether it's just another vanity project by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his home state. 600 words moved by Faisal Kamal. 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