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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + Europe tightens curbs as global cases top 40 million + Trump lashes out at 'stupid' Republican critics + French police raids after teacher's beheading + Morales heir Arce 'leads Bolivia vote' Health-virus,WRAP BRUSSELS A raft of European nations including Italy and Belgium take desperate new measures to try to combat a second wave of coronavirus infections as the global caseload tops 40 million. 700 words 1200 GMT by Dave Clark with AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video US-vote,WRAP CARSON CITY, Nevada, United States President Donald Trump lashes out at "stupid" critics from within his own party and called for unity after growing Republican criticism and warnings of a "bloodbath" in the November 3 election. 850 words moved by Mandel Ngan with Brian Knowlton in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic France-attack,WRAP PARIS French police raid the homes of dozens of suspected Islamist militants three days after the beheading of a teacher who had shown his pupils cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. 650 words 1100 GMT by Alexandre Hielard and Clare Byrne. Picture Bolivia-vote,WRAP LA PAZ Bolivian presidential candidate Luis Arce, the leftist heir to former leader Evo Morales, says his country has "recovered democracy" after an authoritative exit poll showed him heading to a first-round election victory. 800 words moved. Picture. Video -- US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION -- US-vote-climate,FOCUS PARIS The US presidential election will be "make or break" for the planet after four years during which Donald Trump frustrated global efforts to slash emissions, climate experts warn, fearing his re-election may imperil the world's chances of avoiding catastrophic warming. 800 words moved by Kelly Macnamara and Amelie Bottollier-Depois US-vote-religion-Islam,FOCUS WASHINGTON Pamela and Afshin Ragehbi will celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary this December -- but whether it's a joyful occasion or one marred by the pain of their ongoing forced separation depends on the outcome of the November 3 election. 750 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Picture US-vote-religion-Catholic-Biden,FOCUS WILMINGTON, Delaware, United States A rosary around his wrist, Joe Biden often speaks of the great comfort his Catholic faith has brought him in overcoming the tragedies that have deeply marked his life. The Democratic presidential candidate hopes he will have persuaded enough of his fellow Catholics to back him on November 3 -- a majority of them supported Donald Trump in 2016. 750 words moved by Elodie Cuzin. File Picture Please also see our special advisory for full coverage -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-politics-Brexit,WRAP LONDON Britain and the EU hold fresh contacts to try to break their Brexit impasse after London threatened to walk out and go its own way next year despite the likely harm to the Covid-hit economy. 650 words 1100 GMT by Jitendra Joshi. Picture. Video Cyprus-TRNC-vote-Turkey,Q&A NICOSIA Turkey-backed nationalist Ersin Tatar won an election in the breakaway north of Cyprus, which is recognised only by Ankara. What will be the impact on long-stalled efforts to reunify the divided island and on a wider maritime dispute in the eastern Mediterranean? 700 words 1300 GMT Mathilde Dumazet. Picture. Video Armenia-Azerbaijan-Karabakh-conflict STEPANAKERT A new ceasefire agreed between Armenia and Azerbaijan to halt fighting over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh again fails to hold as both sides accuse each other of fresh attacks. 450 words moved. Picture Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,SCENE ON KARABAKH FRONTLINE, Azerbaijan In a trench on the frontline of conflict-torn Nagorno-Karabakh, a soldier scrambles for shelter as the sound of a military drone is heard from the sky. But the separatist Armenian fighters are not deterred as they continue to take watch in a small look-out post, their eyes fixed on enemy territory just 100 metres away. 600 words 1330 GMT by Emmanuel Peuchot. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Guinea-vote,WRAP CONAKRY Vote counting is under way in Guinea after a tense presidential poll, with fears of post-election discord mounting after the opposition leader suggests the incumbent President Alpha Conde -- seeking a controversial third term -- may cheat. 650 words 1200 GMT by Laurent Lozano. Picture -- ASIA -- Thailand-politics-royals-unrest,lead BANGKOK Thailand's embattled premier calls for a special session of parliament as protesters plan more rallies to demand his resignation, the release of jailed activists, and reforms to the monarchy. 550 words 1130 GMT Thailand-politics-HongKong,FACTS BANGKOK Hong Kong and Thailand have both seen their streets filled with protesters daring to take on an entrenched political elite -- and discuss once-taboo subjects in their push for greater freedoms. 700 words moved by Dene Hern-Chen with Jerome Taylor in Hong Kong. File picture. File video -- AMERICAS -- Colombia-politics-indigenous-protest BOGOTA Thousands of indigenous Colombians arrive in the country's capital, demanding a meeting with President Ivan Duque and an end to growing violence in their territories. 450 words moved. Picture. Video afp
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