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| - Duty Editor: Alex Nicoll Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + First full day of Afghan peace talks begins + Trump to visit California as wildfires rage + Russia votes in shadow of Navalny poisoning + Vaccine trial resumes as coronavirus surges + Osaka beats Azarenka, wins third Grand Slam Afghanistan-conflict-talks,WRAP DOHA Peace talks between the Taliban and Afghan government get down to business, with the search for a lasting ceasefire one of many key challenges up for discussion. 500 words 0800 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Afghanistan-conflict-talks-women,FOCUS US-fires,WRAP PORTLAND, Oregon US president Donald Trump says he will meet emergency services in California as record fires that have killed 27 people smother the West Coast in dense smog. 750 words 0600 GMT by Cyril Julien. Picture. Video. Graphic Russia-politics-vote,WRAP NOVOSIBIRSK, Russia Russians vote in regional polls overshadowed by the poisoning of main opposition leader Alexei Navalny, an economic crisis exacerbated by the coronavirus and major protests in some regions. 650 words 0700 GMT by Romain Colas. Picture Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Clinical trials of one of the most advanced experimental Covid-19 vaccines resume after a brief safety pause, as infection numbers continue to march upward in countries across the globe. 750 words moved by Daniel Lawler. Picture. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-vaccine-AstraZeneca-Britain,2ndlead Tennis-Open-USA-women,WRAP NEW YORK Japan's Naomi Osaka comes from a set down to beat Victoria Azarenka of Belarus to win the US Open and clinch her third Grand Slam title. 550 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture Also moved: Tennis-open-USA-women-Osaka-JPN,REAX -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-elections-integrity,FOCUS WASHINGTON "The only way we're going to lose this election is if the election is rigged." President Donald Trump's astonishing remark last month -- and his escalating efforts to sow doubt about the integrity of November's vote -- have highlighted a growing concern: can the United States assure a free and fair election in 2020? 850 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture. File picture US-fires-environment-climate ESTACADA, Oregon "This is just stuff. We're gonna move on from it," says Margi Wyatt holding back tears as she looks at her burned-out mobile home, destroyed by one of the fires raging through the US state of Oregon. 550 words 0800 GMT. Picture. Video Peru-politics-crime-corruption,WRAP LIMA Police in Peru raid the homes of key government officials in Lima as part of an investigation into allegations that President Martin Vizcarra obstructed a graft probe that will see him face impeachment proceedings next week. 700 words moved by Luis Jaime Cisneros US-China-internet-telecommunication-Apple,ADVANCER SAN FRANCISCO Apple is expected to spotlight its smartwatch, iPad and subscription services on Tuesday as it strives to reignite growth with a must-have holiday line-up. 650 words moved by Glenn Chapman Health-virus-US-NewYork-fashion,ADVANCER NEW YORK With almost no live audiences and few major names, New York Fashion week, which opens Sunday in a city ravaged by the pandemic, is not giving up -- and is trying to help American designers survive an unprecedented crisis. 650 words moved by Thomas Urbain. Picture US-IT-lifestyle-charity-Seva,FOCUS SAN FRANCISCO As the pandemic disrupted the global economy, Sean Kelly and two others created Seva, which bills itself as the world's first independent, socially conscious search engine that lets people feed hungry children by browsing the internet. 550 words moved by Glenn Champan. Picture Entertainment-film-Canada-US OTTAWA Oscar-nominated actress Naomi Watts has worked with Hollywood icons such as David Lynch and Sean Penn, but admits that a magpie stole her scenes in "Penguin Bloom," premiering at the Toronto film festival. 550 words moved by Michel Comte. File picture Panama-environment-science-nature-animals PANAMA CITY Cocooned from the outside world, some 200 critically endangered golden frogs are living a sheltered existence in Panama, protected from a devastating fungus that threatens to wipe out a third of the country's amphibian species. 700 words 0600 GMT by Juan Jose Rodriguez. File picture -- ASIA -- Nissan-Ghosn-Japan-automobile-trial,ADVANCER TOKYO The lengthy saga of ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn takes a new turn next week when the auto titan-turned-fugitive's former assistant Greg Kelly goes on trial in Tokyo. 650 words moved by Etienne Balmer. File picture. Graphic Thailand-travel-lifestyle-aviation-pandemic BANGKOK With millions around the world stuck at home due to the pandemic, "plane cafes" in Thailand are offering customers the chance to pretend they are in the sky -- and the idea seems to have taken off. 300 words moved. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade,WRAP LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson has accused the European Union of threatening to tear the UK apart by imposing a food "blockade" between Britain and Northern Ireland, throwing new fuel on the fire of simmering Brexit talks. 700 words moved by Jitendra Joshi with Alex Pigman in Berlin. File Picture Lifestyle-Ireland-museum-animals,FOCUS DUBLIN A huddle of specialised staff at Dublin's "dead zoo" perform a high-wire puzzle, delicately disassembling two whale skeletons that have dangled airborne for over a century. 700 words moved by Joe Stenson. Picture. Video Health-virus-Turkey-weddings,FOCUS ISTANBUL Her bridal hair and makeup done just right, Ayse Keles looked ravishing and relieved: she managed to sneak her wedding day in before Turkey's latest wave of coronavirus restrictions hit. 750 words moved by Fulya Ozerkan. Picture. Video -- MIDEAST -- Iran-execution-wrestling,WRAP TEHRAN Iran says it has executed a young wrestler over the murder of a public sector worker during anti-government protests in 2018, eliciting shock from the International Olympic Committee. 650 words moved by Amir Havasi Health-virus-Iraq-funeral,FOCUS NAJAF, Iraq Mohammad al-Bahadli digs into Iraq's hot desert sand with bare hands to reach his father's corpse. After the easing of restrictions, Iraqis are exhuming coronavirus victims to rebury them in their rightful place in family cemeteries. 650 words moved by Qassem al-Kaabi. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mali-coup-politics,WRAP BAMAKO Mali's military junta vows to establish an 18-month transition government to return the country to civilian rule after last month's coup, but key figures protest the army's continued influence. 650 words moved by Serge Daniel and Kassim Traore. File picture -- SPORT -- Oly-2000-AUS,FOCUS SYDNEY When Cathy Freeman lit the cauldron in Sydney to launch the "best-ever" Olympics 20 years ago on Tuesday, then donned a full bodysuit to become the first Aboriginal to win an individual gold medal, she etched her name in sporting folklore. 750 words moved by Martin Parry. File picture Fbl-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON Mohamed Salah's hat-trick saves Liverpool from an opening day stumble as the defending Premier League champions edged Leeds 4-3, while Arsenal have a much more comfortable start against newly-promoted opposition with a 3-0 win at Fulham. 600 words moved by Steven Griffiths. Picture afp
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