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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Anger over Italy virus rules, curfews hit Europe + Trump set for Supreme Court boost as vote looms + Turkey urges French goods boycott over Islam row + Third attempt at Karabakh ceasefire collapses + Moon richer in water than once thought: studies Health-virus,WRAP ROME Italian officials face a backlash after imposing coronavirus restrictions aimed at "saving Christmas", as other hard-hit countries enforce curfews or toughen controls in a bid to avoid fresh national lockdowns. 700 words 2000 GMT by Ella Ide and Joseph Boyle. Picture. Graphic. Video US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's struggling reelection campaign receives a major boost with the expected confirmation of his latest Supreme Court nominee, tilting the top body to the right for potentially decades to come in a historic victory for American conservatives. 750 words 2000 GMT by Michael Mathes, with Saul Loeb in Lititz, Pennsylvania. Picture. Video. Graphic France-politics-religion-Islam-trade,WRAP ANKARA Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan joins calls for a boycott of French goods, ramping up a standoff between France and Muslim countries over Islam and freedom of speech. 650 words moved by Raziye Akkoc with Mariette le Roux in Paris. Picture We have also moved: France-politics-religion-Islam-trade-massacre Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP STEPANAKERT A third attempt at halting weeks of fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh collapses quickly with Armenia and Azerbaijan trading accusations of violating the US-brokered ceasefire within minutes. 700 words moved by Emmanuel Peuchot. Picture. Video. Graphic Science-space-astronomy-moon,lead PARIS There may be far more water on the Moon than previously thought, according to two studies, raising the tantalising prospect that astronauts on future space missions could find refreshment -- and maybe even fuel -- on the lunar surface. 750 words moved by Juliette Collen and Kelly Macnamara. Graphic -- US VOTE -- US-vote-Scranton,FOCUS SCRANTON, Pennsylvania David Mitchko has no doubts: Donald Trump can win Pennsylvania. In Scranton, Joe Biden's hometown, Republicans' confidence before the US election contrasts with the cautious Democrats. 550 words moved by Daxia Rojas. Picture. Video US-vote-racism-justice,FOCUS MONTGOMERY, Alabama Anthony Ray Hinton, an innocent man, spent 30 years on death row in Alabama because, he says, he was "black and poor". His name finally cleared, he now campaigns for justice -- which he says can only be achieved by beating Donald Trump at the ballot box. 650 words moved by Sebastien Duval. Pictures. Video -- Please see our special advisory for full US election coverage -- -- AMERICAS -- Chile-politics-referendum,WRAP SANTIAGO Chileans gleefully ripped up their Pinochet-era constitution in a weekend referendum, but focus turns to the next chapter, as the country begins the tricky task of forging its replacement. 600 words 2300 GMT by Denis Barnett. Picture. Video Canada-China-US-court-Huawei,WRAP VANCOUVER Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou returns to a Canadian court as part of her two-year fight against extradition to the United States, with her lawyers expected to renew objections to the way she was detained. 500 words moved by David Ball. File Picture -- EUROPE -- Finland-therapy-hack,WRAP HELSINKI Distressed psychotherapy patients flood mental health charity hotlines, after Finnish police revealed over the weekend that the treatment records of tens of thousands of people had been hacked, and some leaked online. 600 words moved by Sam Kingsley. Picture Belarus-politics-unrest-strike,WRAP MINSK Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya says supporters begin a nationwide strike after her deadline expires for strongman Alexander Lukashenko to step down. 600 words moved. Video -- MIDEAST -- Syria-conflict-Russia-Turkey,WRAP BEIRUT Air strikes by Syrian regime ally Russia killed 78 Turkey-backed rebels, a war monitor says, in the bloodiest surge in violence since a truce was declared almost eight months ago. 700 words 1930 GMT by Layal Abou Rahal with Omar Haj Kadour in Binnish. Picture Also moved: Syria-conflict-Turkey-proxy,FACTS Qatar-Australia-women-rights-aviation,WRAP DOHA Female passengers flying from Qatar were subjected to invasive searches after a premature baby was found abandoned in an airport bathroom, in procedures the Australian government described as "grossly disturbing" and "offensive". 600 words moved. File video -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-unrest-poverty ABUJA Huge crowds ransack food warehouses in Nigeria's capital Abuja in the latest looting to hit the country during a wave of unrest. 400 words moved. Picture. Video Tanzania-vote,ADVANCER STONE TOWN, Tanzania Tanzanians head to the polls on Wednesday in an election set to be a litmus test of President John Magufuli's authoritarian style after a five-year crackdown on the opposition and freedom of speech. 800 words 1930 GMT by Fran Blandy. Picture. Video Mali-conflict-France,WRAP BAMAKO France's Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has said that dialogue with Sahel jihadists is not possible, despite a growing tendency both in war-torn Mali and abroad to believe that talks are the only way to end the bloody conflict. 550 words moved by Amaury Hauchard and Valerie Leroux. Picture -- ASIA -- Thailand-politics-royals-unrest,WRAP BANGKOK Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha says Thailand needs to bring "illegal protests" under control as he opens a special parliamentary session to discuss months of pro-democracy rallies. 700 words moved by Thanaporn Promyamyai. Picture. Video Politics-defence-China-US-Taiwan,WRAP BEIJING China says it will impose sanctions on Lockheed Martin, Boeing Defense, Space & Security and other US firms involved in arm sales to Taiwan, the self-governed island that Beijing views as its territory. 500 words moved by Sebastien Ricci. Video Japan-climate-environment-politics,WRAP TOKYO Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga sets a 2050 deadline for the world's third-largest economy to become carbon neutral, significantly firming up the country's climate change commitments. 700 words moved by Hiroshi Hiyama. Picture. Video. Graphic afp
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