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| - Duty Editor: Daniel Lawler Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump resumes tweeting but 'real test' to come + Karabakh conflict escalates as cities hit + Death toll rises from France and Italy floods + New Caledonia rejects independence from France + Teenager shocks top seed Halep at French Open Health-virus-US-vote-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump resumes making calls and tweeting after two nights in hospital, but the next 24 hours will be critical to determine if he develops a more severe form of Covid-19. 850 words 1530 GMT by Brian Knowlton. Picture. Video. Graphic Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP STEPANAKERT Armenian and Azerbaijani forces exchange rocket fire as fighting intensifies over Nagorno-Karabakh, with the breakaway region's capital and Azerbaijan's second-largest city bombarded. 800 words 1530 GMT by Herve Bar. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh-church,SCENE Europe-weather-France-Italy,WRAP SAINT-MARTIN-VESUBIE, France French and Italian rescuers step up search efforts after floods cut off several villages in mountainous border regions, causing widespread damage and killing three people. 600 words 1700 GMT by Chloe Fabre with Vincenzo Pinto in Garessio, Italy. Picture. Video France-vote-NewCaledonia,WRAP NOUMEA The South Pacific territory of New Caledonia chooses to remain French, narrowly rejecting independence in a tightly-fought referendum marked by a high turnout. 500 words 1600 GMT by Claudine Wery and Cecile Azzaro. Picture. Video Tennis-FRA-Open,WRAP PARIS Polish teenager Iga Swiatek shocks top seed and title favourite Simona Halep to reach the French Open's last eight as 12-time champion Rafael Nadal breezes into the quarter-finals for the 14th time. 650 words 1600 GMT by Dave James. Picture -- EUROPE -- Belarus-politics-unrest,WRAP MINSK Belarusian police use water cannon to disperse a rally in Minsk as tens of thousands of demonstrators take to the streets in support of the ex-Soviet country's dozens of political prisoners. 700 words 1500 GMT. Picture. Video Kyrgyzstan-vote,WRAP BISHKEK Kyrgyzstan votes in a parliamentary election as observers warn that the economic blowback from the coronavirus epidemic has laid fertile ground for vote buying and possible post-poll protests. 750 words 1500 GMT by Tolkun Namatbayeva. Picture. Video Health-virus-France,WRAP PARIS Paris is preparing to be placed under maximum coronavirus alert as alarming Covid-19 infection numbers appear to leave the French government little choice but to tighten restrictions, with a complete closure of bars and cafes in the capital looming. 500 words 1500 GMT by Jacques Klopp -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Saudi-religion,WRAP MECCA Mask-clad Muslims circle Islam's holiest site along socially distanced paths, as Saudi authorities partially resume the year-round umrah pilgrimage amid extensive health precautions after a seven-month coronavirus hiatus. 600 words moved. Picture. Video. Live Video -- AFRICA -- Senegal-religion-virus,ADVANCER DAKAR Hordes of Sufi pilgrims are descending on the Senegalese holy city of Touba for a giant annual celebration, despite the threat of coronavirus hanging over the event. 600 words moved by Selim Saheb Ettaba. File Picture -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-economy-Washington,FOCUS WASHINGTON With just a month to go before the presidential election, Washington, the hub of American politics, is still in the social and economic deep freeze it was plunged into by the Covid-19 outbreak that began six months ago. 800 words moved by Delphine Touitou. Picture. File picture US-racism-politics-economy,FOCUS FAYETTE, Mississippi, United States All that remains of what was once a Civil War-era cotton plantation is a crumbling building overgrown by weeds. But the legacy of slavery in Jefferson County in the Deep South US state of Mississippi remains clearly visible. 850 words moved by Charlotte Plantive. Picture. Video Also moved: US-racism-farms,FOCUS -- ASIA -- Japan-lifestyle-alcohol,FOCUS TOKYO At a trendy Tokyo cocktail bar, customers sip on brightly coloured beverages with sophisticated flavour profiles, designed for a small but growing market in hard-drinking Japan: teetotallers. 800 words moved by Kyoko Hasegawa. Picture. Video Cambodia-US-China-diplomacy-naval PHNOM PENH Cambodia has razed a US-funded defence facility on its southern coast, the deputy prime minister confirms, the latest move in the ongoing controversial expansion of a strategically crucial naval base being developed with Chinese aid. 400 words moved. File picture. -- BUSINESS & TECH -- US-internet-politics-Facebook,FOCUS SAN FRANCISCO As division roils the country ahead of the US presidential election, Justine Lee is out to "Make America Dinner Again" and foster understanding in the process. 750 words moved by Glenn Chapman -- SPORTS -- Athletics-GBR-London-Marathon,WRAP LONDON It proved 13th time unlucky as world record holder Eliud Kipchoge fluffed his lines at London marathon, won in a thrilling sprint finish by Ethiopian Shura Kitata. 550 words moved. Picture afp
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