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| - Duty Editor: Anita Chang Beattie Contact: Anita.Beattie@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump campaigns in must-win Florida + Europe, WHO sound alarm over resurgent virus crisis + Sudan to normalize ties with Israel + Libya rivals sign 'permanent' ceasefire + 'Veggie burgers' can stay, say Euro MPs US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump hits the campaign trail in must-win Florida after a spirited last debate against White House challenger Joe Biden, who seeks to cement his lead with a speech on the Covid-19 crisis. 600 words 2130 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video. Graphic. Health-virus,WRAP STOCKHOLM The EU's disease control agency joins frantic health workers across Europe in sounding the alarm about the surge in coronavirus infections as the World Health Organization warns of an 'exponential' rise in cases 800 words 2030 GMT by Johannes Ledel and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. US-Sudan-Israel-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON Sudan becomes the latest Arab nation to agree to recognize Israel, in a diplomatic triumph announced by President Donald Trump days before US elections. 750 words 2030 GMT by Shaun Tandon. Picture. Video. Also moving: US-Israel-Sudan-diplomacy-world,REAX Also moved: Sudan-US-Israel-diplomacy,COUNTRYFACTFILE US-Israel-Sudan-diplomacy,CHRONO Libya-conflict-UN-talks,WRAP GENEVA Libya's two rival factions sign a "permanent" ceasefire agreement after five days of talks at the United Nations, which has hailed the deal as a historic moment after years of turmoil and bloodshed. 850 words 1930 GMT by Robin Millard with Rim Taher in Tripoli. Picture. Video Also moved: Libya-conflict-UN-offensive,CHRONO Libya-conflict-UN-politics,CHRONO EU-farming-consumer-food-parliament BRUSSELS The European Parliament rejects a much-mocked attempt to ban companies from branding plant-based products with meaty names like "veggie burger". 400 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Britain,2ndlead LONDON Millions more people head into lockdowns across Britain as the country's four home nations adopt differing criteria in their attempts to stem surging coronavirus rates. 600 words moved by Jitendra Joshi. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Britain,SCENE Health-virus-Spain,2ndlead MADRID Spain's "real number" of infections is more than three million, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says, as regional authorities demand tough government action to slow the spread of the virus. 600 words moved by Christian Chaise. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-world,FACTS Health-virus-France-tourism-Eiffel Health-virus-Belgium,FOCUS -- AMERICAS -- US-vote-immigration,FOCUS NEW YORK A testy exchange between Donald Trump and Joe Biden in their final TV debate renews focus on the unknown whereabouts of parents of 545 migrant children separated from their families under US border policy. 600 words 2030 GMT by Laura Bonilla. File picture Also moved: US-vote-factcheck-weekly US-Turkey-diplomacy-defense-Russia,WRAP WASHINGTON The Pentagon strongly condemns the test of a Russian-made S-400 missile defense system by NATO ally Turkey and warns of "serious consequences." 450 words 2030 GMT Chile-referendum,WRAP SANTIAGO A year after the start of months of social unrest, Chileans vote Sunday in a referendum to change a dictatorship-era constitution seen as the bedrock of the nation's glaring inequalities. 650 words 1930 GMT by Denis Barnett. Picture. Video Chile-vote-indigenous-referendum,FOCUS SANTIAGO As millions of Chileans have rallied over the last year against the government and to demand greater equality, the flag of the indigenous Mapuche people has often fluttered overhead. 650 words 2200 GMT by Paulina Abramovich Canada-health-indigenous-racism-discrimination,FOCUS MONTREAL After years fighting for fair treatment, 26-year-old indigenous Canadian Uliipika Kiguktak is finally ready to open up about her experiences in a health care system facing a growing outcry over accusations of racism. 850 words moved by Anne-Sophie Thill. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA - Lebanon-politics,Q&A BEIRUT One year after mass protests pushed him to resign, why is Saad Hariri back as Lebanese prime minister, tasked with putting together a pro-reform cabinet to rescue the country from crisis? 750 words moved by Layal Abou Rahal Algeria-right-women,FOCUS TUNIS Algerian actresses angered by murders and violence targeting women have launched a campaign to fight the phenomenon -- but not everyone has welcomed the initiative. 450 words moved by Salsabil Chellali. File picture -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade LONDON Britain says it is targeting a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union "as soon as possible", after France suggests an intensive new schedule of talks could extend past the bloc's October 31 deadline. 450 words moved Poland-abortion-justice-demonstration-women,lead WARSAW Braving the pandemic, thousands of Poles take to the streets to protest against a near-total ban on abortion in a country that already has some of the EU's most stringent restrictions. 500 words 2000 GMT. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- India-pollution-environment-health-virus NEW DELHI New Delhi is blanketed in noxious haze as air pollution levels in parts of the Indian capital soar to "severe" levels, hours after US President Donald Trump described the air in the vast nation as "filthy". 450 words moved. Picture. -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-unrest,WRAP LAGOS Barricades and police checkpoints dot the empty streets of Lagos as authorities try to restore order to Africa's biggest city, under curfew following days of violent unrest. 730 words moved by Sophie Bouillon. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Nigeria-unrest-Buhari,FOCUS Guinea-vote-unrest,WRAP CONAKRY Guinea, gripped by days of post-election violence, suffers widespread internet disruptions after preliminary results show a victory for President Alpha Conde. 600 words 1930 GMT by Laurent Lozano -- ENVIRONMENT -- Russia-environment-pollution MOSCOW The mass death of sea animals off the coast of the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia's Pacific Far East was caused by blooming algae, scientists say 400 words moved -- SPORTS -- ESP-Liga-Barcelona-RealMadrid,FOCUS MADRID One of the biggest matches in the global football calendar, Barcelona's home clash with Real Madrid, is usually played in front of over 90,000 fans but on Saturday will unfold in a kind of void, as not only the stands but even the streets outside will be empty. 700 words moved by Tom Allnutt and Daniel Bosqu afp
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