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| - Duty Editor: Adam Plowright Email: adam.plowright@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Clashes, anger as virus lockdowns spread + Trump hits key swing States + Two killed in Quebec Halloween attack + Bond actor Sean Connery 'had dementia' + Mercedes secures F1 title with Hamilton win Health-virus,WRAP MADRID Protesters in several Spanish cities clash with security forces for a second night running as exasperation and anger over coronavirus restrictions grow worldwide. 850 words 1630 GMT by Daniel Silva with AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON Donald Trump visits five swing states in a punishing finale to a frantic weekend sprint against challenger Joe Biden just days ahead of the US presidential election. 800 words 1530 GMT by Brian Knowlton. Picture. Video. Graphic Canada-crime-stabbing,WRAP QUEBEC CITY Two people are killed and five wounded in a Halloween attack in Quebec City by a sword-wielding suspect dressed in medieval clothing, Canadian police say. 500 words moved. Picture Britain-film-Connery,WRAP LONDON Late British actor Sean Connery, who died at the age of 90, suffered from dementia in his final years, his widow Micheline Roquebrune reveals. 400 words moved. File picture. Video Auto-Prix-ITA-EmiliaRomagna IMOLA Lewis Hamilton wins the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola to extend his championship lead and secure all-conquering Mercedes a record-breaking seventh consecutive constructors title. 600 words at 1400 GMT. Picture -- US VOTE -- US-vote-Idaho,INTERVIEW WASHINGTON "I was wrong about Trump," says Frank VanderSloot, the richest man in Idaho. In 2016, like many other conservatives, he didn't initially take the New York real estate magnate seriously. 650 words 1700 GMT by Ivan Couronne US-vote-campaign,SCENE COPLAY, Pennsylvania In Pennsylvania, dedicated Democrats endure brush-offs from Republicans, shrugs of indifference from non-voters and householders wary of coronavirus as they make a final push for votes in a battleground state. 700 words 1800 GMT by Peter Hutchinson. Picture. Video US-vote-Trump-future,FOCUS WASHINGTON Of course, Donald Trump doesn't plan on losing Tuesday, but what's the future if he does? From court battles to road trips with his wife Melania, the post-White House options are as unconventional as everything else about the 45th president. 800 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture -- Please see our special advisory for full election coverage -- -- EUROPE -- Belarus-politics-unrest,WRAP MINSK Police in Belarus disperse protesters who had gathered near the site of Stalin-era massacres for the latest in weeks of demonstrations against strongman Alexander Lukashenko's disputed re-election. 550 words 1500 GMT Picture. Video Health-virus-Germany-culture,lead MUNICH, Germany The German cultural world voices concern about an imminent shutdown of operas, museums and theatres ordered by the German government to fight coronavirus, calling it an incomprehensible decision that threatens hundreds of thousands of livelihoods. 600 words 1500 GMT by Pauline Curtet. Video Georgia-vote,WRAP TBILISI Georgia's opposition calls for mass protests after the ruling Georgian Dream party claimed victory in a tightly contested parliamentary election. 650 words 1530 GMT by Irakli Metreveli. Picture. Video France-attack-Tunisia,WRAP NICE, France French police make two new arrests over the attack on a church in the southern city of Nice blamed on an Islamist knifeman as Catholics celebrate a religious festival under the tightest security. 700 words 1530 GMT by Vincent-Xavier Morvan. Picture. Video. -- AFRICA -- ICoast-vote,WRAP ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast Ivory Coast officials tally results after a tense presidential election marked by an opposition boycott and clashes that killed at least two over President Alassane Ouattara's bid for a third term. 700 words 1530 GMT by Patrick Fort and Patrick Markey. Picture. Video. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-Mexico-culture MEXICO CITY In Mexico death is usually a cause for celebration during the Day of the Dead festival, but this year parades are cancelled and cemeteries closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. 450 words moved by Yussel Gonzalez. Picture. Video Chile-politics-referendum-elite-social,FOCUS SANTIAGO In Santiago's well-heeled suburbs, Chile's elite say they are facing uncertainty after the rest of the country voted to ditch the dictatorship-era constitution that has served them well for decades. 800 words moved by Denis Barnett. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Rabin,FOCUS JERUSALEM Twenty-five years after Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin's assassination, enthusiasm appears to have waned among a generation of young Israelis who pledged support for the peace he sought with the Palestinians. 700 words moved by Alexandra Vardi. File picture Algeria-vote-constitution,WRAP ALGIERS Alerians vote on a revised constitution the regime hopes will finally neutralise a protest movement which at its peak last year swept long-time president Abdelaziz Bouteflika from power. 750 words 1530 by Abdellah Cheballah with Philippe Agret in Tunis. Picture. Video Saudi-rights-technology-Twitter,FOCUS RIYADH The former Saudi official's tweet expressing condolences over an activist's death seemed benign, but his mysterious disappearance soon afterwards highlighted what observers call the state's "digital authoritarianism". 770 words moved by Anuj Chopra -- ASIA -- Philippines-weather-typhoon,WRAP LEGAZPI, Philippines At least four people are killed as Typhoon Goni pounds the Philippines, with authorities warning of "catastrophic" conditions in the hardest-hit regions where hundreds of thousands have fled their homes. 750 words moved. Pictures. Video. Graphic China-census SHANGHAI Millions of census-takers begin knocking on doors across China for a once-a-decade head count of the world's largest population that for the first time will use mobile apps to help crunch the massive numbers. 550 words moved by Dan Martin. Picture -- SPORTS -- RugbyU-6Nations-FRA-AutumnNations PARIS France just missed out on their first Six Nations title in a decade despite a home win over Ireland in a scintillating display created, controlled and decided by young half-backs Antoine Dupont and Romain Ntamack. 500 words moved by Illtud Dafydd. Picture afp
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