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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + NATO to meet over Navalny poisoning + France denounces 'serious attack' by US on ICC + US probes death of black man hooded by police + Facebook to ban political ads before US vote + Serena back in action as Kenin advances at US Open Russia-politics-Navalny-Germany,WRAP BRUSSELS The EU warns of sanctions against Russia and NATO calls a top meeting over Germany's finding that opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by a Soviet-era nerve agent, claims the Kremlin denied. 700 words 2000 GMT. File Picture. File Video. Graphic Already moved: Germany-Russia-politics-diplomacy-Navalny,FOCUS US-France-EU-ICC-justice-sanction-diplomacy-warcrimes,WRAP PARIS France leads criticism of US sanctions on the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, saying Washington has launched a "serious attack" on the global body. 550 words 1930 GMT by Valerie Leroux and Adam Plowright US-police-investigation,WRAP NEW YORK Protests are planned over the death of a black man who police hooded and forced face down on the road, according to video footage that prompted a probe from the state's attorney general. 650 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. Picture. Video US-politics-vote-Facebook-misinformation-ads,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Facebook says it will ban political advertising the week before the US election, one of its most sweeping moves against disinformation yet as CEO Mark Zuckerberg warns of a "risk of civil unrest" after the vote. 650 words moved by Glenn Chapman Tennis-Open-USA,WRAP NEW YORK Serena Williams continues her hunt for a record seventh US Open title as second seed Sofia Kenin breezes into round three at Flushing Meadows. 600 words 2130 GMT by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Graphic -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US-vaccines-politics,Q&A WASHINGTON Can a vaccine be approved before US election day, and can President Donald Trump push for it even if testing isn't completed? 650 words 2000 GMT by Ivan Couronne. File picture Already moved: Health-virus-vaccines-pharmaceutical Health-virus-Britain-treatment LONDON Commonly available anti-inflammatory drugs have been found to reduce the mortality rate of the sickest Covid-19 patients by 20 percent, researchers say. 400 words moved. Video Also moved: Health-virus-WHO-pandemic Health-virus-Norway-politics-children,FOCUS OSLO Can we hug now? Is the coronavirus still as dangerous? When will a vaccine be ready? Norway's prime minister on Thursday answers questions from children eager to put the pandemic behind them. 600 words moved by Pierre-Henry Deshayes. Picture Health-virus-Morocco-economy-Spain,FOCUS FNIDEQ, Morocco Thousands of Moroccans who once crossed into Spanish enclaves on the North African coast to work every day are struggling after six months of border closures due to coronavirus restrictions. 700 words moved by Ismail Bellaouali. Pictur -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-racism,WRAP KENOSHA, Wisconsin Joe Biden meets relatives of Jacob Blake, the black father shot by a white policeman in Wisconsin, as the presidential hopeful undertakes a mission to help a community come together after days of violent unrest. 700 words 2100 GMT by Jim Watson with Michael Mathes in Washington. Picture Jamaica-politics-vote,WRAP KINGSTON Jamaicans head to the polls for a general election amid soaring coronavirus infections and rising criticism about the government's handling of the pandemic. 650 words 2200 GMT by Andre Rich Kosovo-Serbia-US-politics-peace,WRAP WASHINGTON Kosovo and Serbia hold talks at the White House on improving economic relations, but the issue of mutual recognition between the two bitter rivals remains at the center of negotiations. 550 words 2200 GMT by Paul Handley. Picture -- EUROPE -- Britain-France-migrants-police-internet LONDON A British law enforcement agency tackling serious and organised crime says social media companies are hindering efforts to defeat people traffickers. 500 words moved by James Pheby. File picture -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-conflict-talks-Taliban,WRAP KABUL The Afghan government says it has released 400 Taliban prisoners under an exchange deal with the militants, except for "a few" opposed by foreign nations, and expects peace negotiations to start soon. 500 words moved by Usman Sharifi and Elise Blanchard Japan-Philippines-weather-shipping-accident,2ndlead TOKYO Japanese coast guard rescuers search for the remaining 42 crew of a ship believed to have sunk in a typhoon, after a lone survivor was found bobbing in a lifejacket. 500 words moved. Picture. Graphic -- AFRICA -- Cameroon-unrest-BokoHaram,2ndlead YAOUNDE A suicide bomber kills seven civilians in a village housing displaced people in Cameroon's restive northern tip bordering Nigeria, where deadly attacks have been on the rise, the UN and a police official say. 400 words 1930 GMT -- MIDEAST -- Lebanon-blast BEIRUT Rescue workers dig through rubble in a wrecked district of Lebanon's capital in search of possible survivors from a mega-blast at the adjacent port one month ago, after scanners detected a pulse. 250 words moved. Picture. Video -- ECONOMY -- Health-virus-France-economy-budget,WRAP PARIS The French government says employment is paramount as it unleashes a mammoth spending plan for the virus-hit economy that has been hemorrhaging jobs. 700 words moved by Jurgen Hecker and Marie Heuclin. Picture. Video US-economy-unemployment-trade WASHINGTON New claims for unemployment benefits drop below one million in the United States for the second time since the coronavirus pandemic struck, though quirks in the data may account for the decline. 650 words 2000 GMT by Chris Stein and Heather Scott -- SPORTS -- Fbl-Eur-Nations,WRAP PARIS Germany host Spain in a high-profile UEFA Nations League clash as international football returns after its lengthy coronavirus-enforced shutdown 600 words 2100GMT by Andy ScottPicture. Auto-Prix-Williams,WRAP LONDON Drivers George Russell and Nicholas Latifi sum up the feelings of generations of Formula One fans, describing the announcement of the Williams family's shock exit as a "sad day" for the sport. 650 words moved by Tim Collings -- ENTERTAINMENT/ARTS -- Britain-Japan-art-museum LONDON The British Museum acquires 103 "lost" drawings from the 19th century of Japanese artist Hokusai, whose internationally renowned work includes the iconic "The Great Wave". 300 words moved. Picture Entertainment-film-Venice-Germany-Holocaust VENICE, Italy A "vanishingly small number" of Germans were unaware the Holocaust was going on during World War II, a new film which features elderly former SS officers claims. 600 words moved by Fiachra Gibbons. Picture Entertainment-film-Venice-Bosnia-Serbia VENICE, Italy A powerful film about the 1995 Srebrenica massacre has critics in tears at the Venice film festival as Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic appeals his conviction for organising the bloodbath. 450 words moved. Picture. Video afp
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