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| - Duty Editor: Patrick Markey Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Voting starts in key US state Florida + Europe tightens curbs as virus surges + French police target Islamist networks + Thai protesters defy ban in streets + Morales ally set for Bolivia victory US-vote,WRAP MIAMI Americans in Florida begin casting ballots in person as early voting kicks off in the pivotal swing state fought over relentlessly by President Donald Trump and rival Joe Biden with two weeks to go until election day. 650 words 1530 GMT by Leila Macor. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic 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 worldwide caseload tops 40 million. 750 words 1530 GMT by Dave Clark with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic France-attack,WRAP PARIS French police launch a series of raids targeting Islamist networks three days after the beheading of a history teacher who had shown his pupils a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed. 700 words 1600 GMT by Alexandre Hielard and Clare Byrne. Picture. Video. Graphic Thailand-politics-royals-unrest,WRAP BANGKOK Thousands of Thais defy a fresh government warning and again take to the streets, as the embattled premier recalls parliament to thrash out how to end weeks of protests. 650 words moved. Picture. Video 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 by Valeria Pacheco. Picture. Video -- US ELECTION -- 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 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 -- EUROPE -- Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP 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. 550 words moved. Picture. Video. 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 moved by Emmanuel Peuchot. Picture. Video Britain-EU-Brexit-politics,WRAP LONDON Britain and the European Union hold fresh meetings to try to unlock their Brexit impasse after London threatened to abandon trade talks and go its own way next year despite warnings of further damage to the Covid-hit economy. 650 words 1600 GMT by Jitendra Joshi. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain-Wales,3rdlead LONDON Wales will impose a full 'firebreak' lockdown for two weeks from Friday to try to reduce a surge in coronavirus cases, as Britain's four home nations adopt increasingly different levels of restrictions to contain the pandemic. 600 words 1700 GMT by James Pheby. Picture Belarus-US-politics-unrest,lead MINSK The authorities in Belarus move to house arrest a high-profile American political analyst and strategist held for over two-and-a-half months in jail as President Alexander Lukashenko cracks down on opponents, his lawyer says. 500 words moved Cyprus-TRNC-vote-Turkey,Q&A NICOSIA A Turkey-backed nationalist won an election in the breakaway north of Cyprus. What will be the impact on efforts to reunify the divided island and on a dispute in the eastern Mediterranean? 750 words moved by Mathilde Dumazet. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Mideast-economy-IMF-health-virus DUBAI The IMF urges Middle East and North African countries to accelerate reforms and diversify as the energy-rich region faces huge challenges due to the coronavirus and low oil prices. 400 words moved by Mohamad Ali Harissi. Video -- AFRICA -- Guinea-vote,WRAP CONAKRY An electoral dispute is brewing in Guinea, one day after a presidential poll in which incumbent Alpha Conde is seeking a controversial third term, with the opposition signalling it will declare its own results. 650 words 1700 GMT by Laurent Lozano and Carol Valade. Picture. Video Nigeria-police-unrest,WRAP LAGOS At least 15 people have been killed, including two policemen, since protests against police brutality erupted in Nigeria this month, Amnesty International says, as youths return to the streets, with the movement snowballing into calls for sweeping changes in the West African powerhouse. 600 words 1530 GMT by Sophie Bouillon ICoast-vote-unrest,WRAP ABIDJAN A local mayor accuses Ivorian security forces of killing one person and injuring a dozen at a protest staged near main city Abidjan by the opposition, which has called for acts of civil disobedience as the West African country heads towards a contentious presidential election on October 31. 500 words 1600 GMT by Patrick Fort Sudan-Bashir-ICC-crime-justice KHARTOUM Sudan says talks with the International Criminal Court's top prosecutor to try ousted president Omar al-Bashir over the Darfur conflict explored a range options, from a potential handover to forming hybrid court. 400 words 1430 GMT ICoast-Ghana-cocoa-trade ABIDJAN Ghana and Ivory Coast account for two-thirds of the world's cocoa supply, but unlike oil-producing countries, they are unable to influence prices that are historically too low to meet the basic needs of small planters. 700 words moved by David Esnault with Benoit Pelegrin in London -- AMERICAS -- Chile-protests,WRAP SANTIAGO Police make nearly 600 arrests after demonstrations to mark the anniversary of Chile's social protests turned violent as protesters torched two Catholic churches in Santiago, a week before a landmark constitutional referendum. 600 words 1600 GMT by Alberto Pena. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- 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 afp
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