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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 6 08.72.03.81 -- TOP STORIES -- + No evidence US vote was compromised: election body + US cities impose new virus curbs + Five years on, Paris attacks remembered + Suu Kyi party wins absolute majority + Princess Diana makes dramatic debut in 'The Crown' US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON There is no evidence of compromised ballots or corrupt voting systems in the US election, officials say, as a top Democrat accuses Republicans who refuse to accept President-elect Joe Biden's win of "poisoning" democracy. 650 words moved by Paul Handley. Picture Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON America's biggest city New York orders bars and restaurants to close early as the coronavirus outbreak shatters records, while Greece is forced into a nighttime curfew. 650 words 1300 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic France-attacks,WRAP PARIS France marks five years since the jihadist attacks that caused carnage in central Paris, with the psychological wounds still raw and the country on edge due to the ongoing security threat. 600 words 1030 GMT. Picture. Video Myanmar-vote,WRAP YANGON Aung San Suu Kyi's ruling party secures an absolute majority in Myanmar's election, official results show, in a poll disputed by the military-aligned opposition and criticised by rights groups. 550 words moved by Su Myat Mon and Richard Sargent. Picture. File video Entertainment-Britain-royals-television-drama,FOCUS LONDON More than two decades after her death, Princess Diana's ill-fated entry into the British royal family is the main storyline in the long-awaited fourth season of the hit Netflix drama "The Crown". 700 words moved by Pauline Froissart. File picture - US VOTE -- US-vote-law-ethics,FOCUS WASHINGTON Written in giant capital letters, it's nearly impossible to miss the message emblazoned along a San Francisco street targeting a US law firm: "Jones Day: Hands off our ballots." 750 words moved by Charlotte Plantive. Picture US-vote-Trump-aims,FOCUS WASHINGTON Is President Donald Trump's unprecedented assault on the US election results a coup in progress -- or mere political show? In this golden age of conspiracy theories, few can agree. 850 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture US-vote-Republicans,FOCUS WASHINGTON Most Republican lawmakers have yet to acknowledge Joe Biden as America's next leader, a departure from political norms that suggests President Donald Trump retains an iron grip on his congressional flock. 750 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture US-vote-dispute,Q&A NEW YORK Since US media declared Joe Biden's White House victory on Saturday, President Donald Trump has refused to concede and repeatedly made baseless claims of election fraud. But how long can the vote be disputed and is Biden's victory at risk? 600 words moved by Catherine Triomphe US-politics-Obama-book,lead WASHINGTON Former president Barack Obama says in the first volume of his upcoming memoir that the divisions in America "run deep" and the departure of Donald Trump from the White House will not be enough to bridge the divide. 650 words moved by Jerome Cartillier. File picture -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray,WRAP ADDIS ABABA The leader of Ethiopia's Tigray region says it is a "daydream" to think forces loyal to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will prevail in the escalating conflict, while warning of large-scale displacement and civilian casualties. 700 words 1130 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video. Graphic Ethiopia-unrest-politics-Abiy,PROFILE ADDIS ABABA Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power promising real democracy, promoting women and feverishly planting trees across his vast country, snapping up the Nobel Peace Prize along the way. 850 words 1030 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video. File Video Mali-unrest-France-jihadist,WRAP PARIS Troops with France's anti-jihadist force in Mali kill the military commander of an Al-Qaeda-aligned group linked to attacks in the region, the defence minister announces. 600 words 1000 GMT by Didier Lauras with Amaury Hauchard in Ouagadoogou -- EUROPE -- Britain-politics,WRAP LONDON Dominic Cummings, the controversial mastermind of the campaign for Britain to leave the European Union, is to quit as Prime Minister Boris Johnson's top adviser when Brexit takes full effect. 600 words 1030 by Joe Jackson. Picture. Video Britain-crime-murder-Ripper,WRAP LONDON One of Britain's most notorious serial killers, "Yorkshire Ripper" Peter Sutcliffe, dies aged 74 after being diagnosed with Covid-19. 550 words 1000 GMT. File picture Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,SCENE DADIVANK The mourners drift through the monastery nestled in the deep mountain gorge by the dozen, with loss, disbelief and sometimes tears marking their faces. Armenians are saying a painful goodbye to the Dadivank monastery under a Russian-brokered peace deal with Azerbaijan. 650 words 1130 GMT by Herve Bar. Picture. Video Spain-conflict-ETA-prisoners,FOCUS MADRID Two years after ETA disbanded, Spain's government is accelerating moves to transfer jailed Basque separatist militants to prisons closer to home, angering families whose lives were shattered by the group's violence. 600 words 1100 GMT by Alvaro Villalobos. File picture Moldova-vote,ADVANCER CHISINAU Moldova heads to the polls Sunday for the second round of a tightly-contested presidential election pitting a pro-European challenger against the country's Moscow-backed incumbent. 600 words moved by Anatoli Golia. File picture. File video Also moved: Moldova-vote-culture-history,FACTS Norway-archaeology-Vikings,FOCUS HALDEN, Norway Racing against onsetting mould yet painstakingly meticulous, archaeologists in Norway are exhuming a rare Viking ship grave in hopes of uncovering the secrets within. 650 words moved by Pierre-Henry Deshayes. Picture. Video Also moved: Norway-archaeology-Vikings,FACTS EU-migrants-Greece,FOCUS ATHENS It can be months or even years before the thousands of migrants waiting in camps on Greek islands or on the mainland finally receive the prize they crave: asylum. 650 words moved by Marina Rafenberg. File Picture -- AMERICAS -- Brazil-vote,ADVANCER SAO PAULO Two years after far-right President Jair Bolsonaro's election upended the political gameboard, Brazil votes Sunday in municipal polls that analysts say will likely consolidate its shift to the right. 650 words moved by Paula Ramon. File picture -- ASIA -- Pakistan-India-heritage-entertainment-film-Bollywood,FOCUS PESHAWAR, Pakistan Tucked away near the centuries-old Storytellers' Bazaar, the decaying Pakistani mansions once home to Bollywood superstars are being brought back to life as Peshawar emerges from years of Islamist militancy. 800 words moved by Sajjad Tarakzai. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-vaccine-developing-nations,FOCUS PARIS Hailed as a pandemic gamechanger for rich countries who pre-ordered, experts warn a series of hurdles remain for developing nations to access the new Covid-19 vaccine, ranging from cost to storage. 1,000 words 1100 GMT by Patrick Galey Health-virus-Germany-schools-ventilation,FOCUS MAINZ-BRETZENHEIM, Germany Keeping the windows open to combat Covid-19 is easier said than done as winter approaches. One German school believes it has found a cheap and simple solution with a DIY ventilation system designed by a teacher's scientist husband. 650 words 1200 GMT by Michelle Fitzpatrick. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- US-China-economy-investments-security-diplomacy,3rdlead WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump signs an executive order banning Americans from investing in Chinese firms deemed to be supplying or supporting Beijing's military and security apparatus, earning a sharp rebuke from China. 650 words moved US-China-IT-politics-TikTok,WRAP WASHINGTON The US government announces it will delay enforcement of a ban on TikTok, saying it would comply with a court order in favor of the Chinese-owned social media sensation. 400 words moved by Rob Lever -- SPORT -- Fbl-Euro-2020-NMacedonia,FOCUS SKOPJE The small Balkan state of North Macedonia is over the moon after its football team qualified for Euro 2020, a historic victory that goes beyond football for a country who struggled for decades to have its name recognised. 700 words 1100 GMT by Darko Duridanski. Picture afp
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