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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Biden makes big strides, Trump claims fraud + England joins Europe's virus lockdown + Austria admits failings over Vienna attack + Iceberg threatens penguin sanctuary + Hunter-gatherer gender roles get rethink US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON The knife-edge US presidential race tilts toward Democrat Joe Biden, with wins in Michigan and Wisconsin bringing him close to a majority, but President Donald Trump claims he is being cheated and goes to court to try and stop vote counting. 800 words 0600 GMT by Sebastian Smith with Peter Hutchison in Wilmington. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-vote-paths,POINTS US-vote-results,FACTS Health-virus,WRAP LONDON England's 56 million people join much of western Europe in a second coronavirus lockdown, as close to 100,000 new infections in the United States set a daily record. 700 words 0630 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Austria-attack,WRAP VIENNA Austria acknowledges there had been security failings leading up to the deadly gun rampage in Vienna by a convicted Islamic State sympathiser. 700 words moved by Jastinder Khera. Picture. Video Also moved: Austria-attack-religion-Judaism,FOCUS Austria-attack-gunman,PROFILE Climate-environment-Antarctica-icebergs-penguins PARIS The world's biggest iceberg is on a collision course with a remote South Atlantic island that is home to thousands of penguins and seals, and could impede their ability to gather food, scientists tell AFP. 600 words moved by Eleonore Hughes. Picture Science-archaeology-biology-Americas-women,FOCUS PARIS A new study says a woman's place might never have been at home to begin with after scientists discovered the 9,000-year-old remains of a young woman in the Peruvian Andes alongside a well-stocked big game hunting toolkit. 650 words moved by Issam Ahmed -- US ELECTION -- US-politics-Trump,FOCUS NEW YORK The US presidential election is still up in the air, but one thing is for certain: the movement created by Donald Trump is alive and well, and more solid than pundits expected. No matter if he wins or loses, Trumpism looks set to live on. 650 words moved by Thomas Urbain. US-vote-Oregon-border,FOCUS PORTLAND, Oregon As a hotly contested election highlights the United States's deep divisions, rural voters in liberal blue-state Oregon have approved a radical solution -- splitting off to join neighboring deep-red conservative Idaho. 550 words moved by Andrew Marszal US-vote-fraud,FACTCHECK WASHINGTON Allegations of fraud and foul play in the 2020 election spread across the internet as officials count ballots in battleground states that will determine the outcome of the closely fought vote between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. 650 words moved Also moved: US-vote-Trump,FACTCHECK US-vote-IT-internet,FOCUS WASHINGTON Twitter and Facebook limit the reach of President Donald Trump's misleading comments about vote counting as a battle over the knife-edge US election spills into social media. 600 words moved by Rob Lever Also moved: US-climate-politics,FOCUS US-vote-Bush-Gore,FACTS US-vote-court-justice,FOCUS WASHINGTON Democrats and Republicans gird for a legal showdown to decide the winner of the tight presidential race between Republican Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden 700 words moved by Paul Handley US-vote-polls,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has said that, like in 2016, pollsters underestimated the enthusiasm of his legions of supporters. But if Democrat Joe Biden ends up squeaking out a win, the polls may prove to have been more accurate than when Trump upset Hillary Clinton four years ago. 650 words moved by Francesco Fontemaggi and Thomas Urbain in New York -- AMERICAS -- US-climate-politics,FOCUS WASHINGTON The United States leaves the Paris accord, becoming the first country ever to withdraw from an international climate change pact, but Joe Biden vows he will immediately return as president. 750 words moved by Issam Ahmed Fbl-Maradona-ARG-health,WRAP BUENOS AIRES Doctors treating Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, who had successful brain surgery to remove a blood clot, were "amazed" at the rate of his recovery, his physician says. 750 words moved by Daniel Merolla and Sonia Avalos. File picture. Picture. Video Weather-hurricane-Centram,WRAP TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras Hurricane Eta weakens to a tropical storm as it pushes into Honduras, leaving behind a trail of destruction in Nicaragua where it made landfall the day before as a Category Four hurricane. 600 words 0130 GMT by Inti Ocon. Picture, Video. Graphic -- ASIA -- China-HongKong-ecommerce-AntGroup-IPO,FOCUS SHANGHAI China's last-minute abandonment of Ant Group's record-breaking IPO is part of an intensifying battle for the soul of the nation's financial system that the fintech giant and its charismatic leader Jack Ma helped ignite. 650 words 0630 GMT by Dan Martin Myanmar-vote-Rohingya-army-rights,FOCUS NAYPYIDAW As Aung San Suu Kyi is villified internationally for denying genocide against the Rohingya, her opponents in this week's election in Myanmar are ramping up the rhetoric against the Muslim minority. 650 words 0700 GMT by Hla-Hla Htay -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Britain-politics,FOCUS LONDON After downing a final round of drinks, queueing outside soon-to-close shops or getting a last haircut, England's 56 million people enter a second coronavirus lockdown with more doubts about the stringent policy than the first time around. 650 words moved by Jitendra Joshi. Picture Germany-aviation-tourism-facts,FACTS BERLIN Drab and outdated but beloved for its convenience and quirky hexagonal design, Berlin's Tegel airport will finally close for good on Sunday after more than 60 years. 550 words moved by Femke Colborne -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Sudan-fashion-gender,VIDEOESSAY KHARTOUM In a move that would have been almost unthinkable under ousted Islamist president Omar al-Bashir, Sudanese designers organise a series of mixed-gender fashion shows to present their new lines. 400 words moved. Video -- AFRICA -- Mali-Sahel-France-conflict,FOCUS GAO, Mali Inside a military base in the northern Mali, a concrete bollard emblazoned with French, Estonian and Swedish flags marks a zone reserved for a new anti-jihadist unit of elite European troops. 600 words 0530 GMT by Daphne Benoit ICoast-vote,WRAP ABIDJAN Two Ivory Coast government supporters are killed and a minister's convoy hit by gunfire with the country caught in a standoff over President Alassane Ouattara's contested reelection. 700 words moved by Patrick Fort and Patrick Markey. Picture -- LIFESTYLE -- Games-consoles-IT-lifestyle-Asia-US,FACTS PARIS Sony and Microsoft are in a game consoles rematch with both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X launching next week with well-studied playbooks of dates, technical specs and games aimed at luring buyers. 650 words moved by Yassine Khiri Japan-gaming-entertainment-Sony-PS5,FOCUS TOKYO Sony launches its PlayStation 5 console next week angling for a mega-hit, and with the Japanese firm increasingly dependent on the lucrative gaming sector there is little room for error. 700 words 0230 GMT by Mathias Cena Also moving: Entertainment-tech-gaming-PlayStation-Xbox -- SPORT -- Fbl-Maradona-ARG-health,WRAP BUENOS AIRES Doctors treating Argentine football legend Diego Maradona, who had successful brain surgery to remove a blood clot, were "amazed" at the rate of his recovery, his personal physician says. 750 words 0130 GMT by Daniel Merolla and Sonia Avalos. File picture. Picture. Video -- ECONOMY -- US-vote-economy-rate-bank WASHINGTON With America's knife-edge election yet to be called, and the Covid-19 pandemic surging across the nation, analysts will be watching the Federal Reserve Thursday for signs of whether it may step in again to help the US economy survive the coronavirus downturn. 550 words moved by Heather Scott -- SCIENCE -- Science-archaeology-biology-Americas-women,FOCUS WASHINGTON A new study says a woman's place might never have been at home to begin with. Scientists say they have discovered the 9,000-year-old remains of a young woman in the Peruvian Andes alongside a well-stocked big game hunting toolkit. 650 words moved by Issam Ahmed afp
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