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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + Biden hammers Trump on pandemic, targets Georgia + France, Germany brace for tough new curbs + Unrest after US police shoot Black man + Opposition claims fraud as Tanzania votes + Kardashian slammed for 'tone deaf' 40th birthday US-vote,WRAP WARM SPRINGS, Georgia Joe Biden flays Donald Trump with accusations the US president has surrendered to a surging pandemic, as the Democrat takes his campaign to the Republican stronghold of Georgia one week before the US election. 800 words moved by Jim Watson with Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP PARIS France and Germany are set to introduce tough new curbs as Europe struggles to contain an alarming surge in coronavirus cases, contrasting with the joy in Australia's second-biggest city where champagne corks pop at the end of a months-long lockdown 700 word 1100 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video US-police-vote,lead NEW YORK Hundreds of people demonstrate in Philadelphia, with looting and violence breaking out in a second night of unrest after the latest police shooting of a Black man in the US. 700 words moved by Thomas Urbain Tanzania-vote,WRAP STONE TOWN, Tanzania Tanzanian opposition presidential candidate Tundu Lissu alleges "widespread irregularities" as the country votes in an election after years of repression under President John Magufuli, who is seeking a second term 700 words 1130 GMT by Fran Blandy. Picture. Graphic. Video Entertainment-US-celebrity-Kardashian LOS ANGELES Reality TV star Kim Kardashian faces a backlash after chartering a private jet to fly her entourage to a remote tropical island for lavish 40th birthday celebrations during the Covid pandemic. 400 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-France PARIS People in France brace for tough new restrictions, with a second lockdown among the measures mooted as hospitals are assailed by an alarming surge in coronavirus cases. 500 words 1030 GMT Health-virus-Germany,2ndlead BERLIN Chancellor Angela Merkel is seeking drastic new curbs, including fresh shutdowns hitting leisure, sports and the food and drink sectors, in crisis talks with Germany's regional leaders to halt surging coronavirus infections and save the Christmas holiday season. 650 words 1000 GMT by Christof Meissner. File picture Health-virus-Australia MELBOURNE Australia's second-biggest city Melbourne reopens to exhilaration and relief as residents begin trickling back to shops and restaurants after a months-long coronavirus lockdown is lifted. 550 words moved by Tania Lee. Picture. Video. Live Video Health-virus-vaccines PARIS Drugmakers Sanofi and GSK say they will set aside 200 million doses of a future coronavirus vaccine for a global initiative to ensure equitable distribution also in poor countries. 400 words moved -- ASIA -- Qatar-Australia-rights-women,WRAP SYDNEY Australia reveals that female passengers on 10 planes flying out of Doha were forced to endure "appalling" physical examinations, as Qatar expresses regret for distress caused to the women. 600 words moved Also moved: Qatar-Australia-women-rights-aviation,FOCUS India-politics-vote-health-virus,2ndlead PATNA, India Millions of people in India's Bihar state turn out to vote in the world's biggest election since the coronavirus emerged, with many not wearing masks and ignoring social distancing. 600 words 1030 GMT by Prakash Singh and Archana Thiyagarajan. Picture. Live video. Video US-China-politics-rights-genocide,lead WASHINGTON US senators seek to declare that China is committing genocide against Uighurs and other Turkic-speaking Muslims, a step that could ramp up pressure on behalf of the estimated one million-plus people in camps. 700 words moved by Shaun Tandon Myanmar-politics-vote-justice,FOCUS YANGON Once celebrated as democracy champions, a tight elite of elderly former political prisoners at the helm of Myanmar's ruling party now stands accused of oppression, discrimination and censorship. 700 words moved by Richard Sargent. File Picture Thailand-politics-royals-unrest-transport,FOCUS BANGKOK Orange-vested and cruising on motorcycles, Thai motortaxi drivers have become allies to pro-democracy protesters gathering across traffic-snarled Bangkok, offering lifts and keeping an eye out for trouble. 500 words moved by Pitcha Dangprasith. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Lebanon-Israel-diplomacy-border,WRAP BEIRUT Lebanon and Israel, still technically at war and with no diplomatic ties, hold a second round of maritime border talks under UN and US auspices to allow for Mediterranean oil and gas exploration. 600 words 1100 GMT. Picture. Graphic. Video Algeria-religion-mosque,WRAP ALGIERS Algeria is set to inaugurate the Great Mosque of Algiers, Africa's biggest and the third largest in the world, with a mass prayer on the eve of the festival marking the birth of the Prophet Mohammed. 500 words 1300 GMT by Amal Belalloufi. Picture. Video Israel-Sudan-diplomacy-migration,FOCUS TEL AVIV Sudanese asylum seekers living in Israel fear being kicked out once ties are normalised between the two countries, though some hope their presence will be seen as an advantage. 800 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-justice-Britain,FOCUS NABLUS, Palestinian Territories Palestinian billionaire Munib al-Masri says he has fulfilled a childhood dream by filing a lawsuit seeking compensation from Britain for the Balfour Declaration - seen as a precursor to Israel's creation in 1948. 650 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-unrest,INTERVIEW LAGOS She hasn't been able to sleep for a week and at first wanted just "to stay hidden".But this survivor of the shooting of peaceful Nigerian protesters at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos last week says she realised she had to speak out. 750 words moved by Sophie Bouillon ICoast-vote-politics, FOCUS ABIDJAN Political feuds have inflamed dangerous ethnic tensions in Ivory Coast, where much-troubled presidential elections are due to take place Saturday. 750 words 1130 GMT by Patrick Fort. File picture. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- US-cult-sex-abuse-sentence,lead NEW YORK A "self-help" guru convicted of running a cult-like organization of sex slaves who were branded with his initials is sentenced to 120 years in prison by a New York judge. 600 words moved by Thomas Urbain. Picture Police-race-US-study PARIS Fatal police shootings of unarmed Black people are three times higher than white people in the United States, according to a study on what researchers termed a "public health emergency". 550 words moved by Kelly Macnamara Chile-politics-referendum,FOCUS SANTIAGO Chile presses ahead with the task of creating a roadmap to a new constitution as Congress debates rules for choosing the body tasked with drafting the new charter. 650 words moved by Paulina Abramovich US-vote-gun-violence,FOCUS WASHINGTON When the parents of a teen murdered in America's deadliest school shooting were asked permission by an advertising agency to digitally resurrect their son for an election video, they didn't hesitate for a moment. 700 words moved by Ivan Couronne. Picture US-vote-NewYork,FOCUS NEW YORK From insults and fearmongering to legal battles and threats of budget cuts, Donald Trump's love-hate relationship with his hometown of New York has descended into one of mutual contempt during his four years in the White House. 700 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture -- Please see our special advisory for full election coverage -- -- EUROPE -- Romania-corruption-fire-health,FOCUS BUCHAREST Five years after a devastating nightclub fire killed three of her friends and left her with severe burns, 39-year-old Romanian Flavia Lupu says justice still has not been served in the case -- and that not enough lessons have been learnt. 750 words moved by Mihaela Rodina and Ionut Iordachescu. Picture -- NUCLEAR WEAPONS -- UN-nuclear-weapons-treaty-ICAN,INTERVIEW GENEVA In 2017, Beatrice Fihn's organisation ICAN won the Nobel Peace Prize for what many considered an idealistic and unrealistic battle against nuclear weapons, but three years later the campaigners have a fully-ratified treaty to show for their efforts -- even though the major nuclear powers did not sign up. 650 words 1100 GMT by Eloi Rouyer. Video. File Picture -- SPORT -- Baseball-MLB-WorldSeries,lead ARLINGTON, Texas The Los Angeles Dodgers end their 32-year wait for a World Series title, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 to finally claim the Major League Baseball crown after a string of agonising near-misses. 700 words moved -- BUSINESS -- Germany-aviation-tourism,ADVANCER BERLIN Nine years late and eye-wateringly over budget, the Berlin region's new international airport will finally open on Saturday. But with a global pandemic crippling air travel, job losses already hanging over the airport and passenger numbers in freefall, there will be no opening party. 650 words moved by Florian Cazeres. Picture. File video Also moved: Germany-aviation-tourism,FACTS -- LIFESTYLE/ARTS -- US-lifestyle-fashion-diversity-Met,ADVANCER NEW YORK Whether by repetition, rupture or reinvention, fashion has always maintained a complex relationship to time, a link New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art is exploring in a new exhibition opening Thursday. 700 words moved by Thomas Urbain. Picture Vietnam-art-history,FOCUS HANOI Aged almost 90, Mong Bich is a "pioneer" who inspired generations of women artists in Vietnam but for years she has been overlooked in her home country and has had to wait until now for her first solo exhibition. 550 words moved by Alice Philipson. Picture. Video afp
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