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| - Duty Editor: Daniel Lawler Tel: +33 783578721 -- TOP STORIES -- + Madrid state of emergency as Europe cases soar + Trump wants to campaign this weekend despite virus + Armenia-Azerbaijan talks as ceasefire hopes rise + World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize + French aid worker freed in Mali returns home Virus-health,WRAP MADRID Spain's government announces a state of emergency and a new partial lockdown for the virus-hit Madrid area after seeing its previous measures struck down in court, with the legal wrangling emblematic of the difficulties faced by governments across Europe. 700 words 1500 GMT by Hazel Ward. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: Health-virus-world,FACTS Health-virus-US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump takes to the airwaves and proposes live rallies this weekend, despite questions over his recovery from Covid-19, in a frenetic attempt to catch up with challenger Joe Biden just 25 days before election day. 650 words 1530 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP STEPANAKERT Armenia and Azerbaijan hold their first high-level talks after nearly two weeks of clashes over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, with hopes rising that a ceasefire could be brokered in Moscow. 700 words 1500 GMT by Herve Bar. Picture. Video Also moved: Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,SCENE Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh-history-diplomacy,FOCUS Nobel-peace,WRAP OSLO The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to the World Food Programme for feeding millions of people from Yemen to North Korea, as the coronavirus pandemic pushes millions more into hunger. 700 words 1500 GMT by Pierre-Henry Deshayes. Picture. Video. Graphic. Also moving: Nobel-peace,REAX Also moved: Nobel-peace-WFP-Yemen Nobel-peace-WFP,FACTS Nobel-peace,FACTS Mali-France-hostages-conflict-release,WRAP PARIS French aid worker Sophie Petronin is reunited with her family on home soil, a day after being freed by insurgents in Mali who abducted the 75-year-old on Christmas eve nearly four years ago. 800 words moved. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Kyrgyzstan-vote-unrest,WRAP BISHKEK Thousands take to the streets of Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek as rival factions jostle for power and embattled President Sooronbay Jeenbekov claims he is ready to resign to end a deepening post-vote crisis. 700 words 1630 GMT by Tolkun Namatbayeva. Picture. Video EU-budget-fraud-justice,FOCUS LUXEMBOURG Europe's bid to set up an independent prosecutor's office to root out fraud in member state spending has been undermined by bureaucratic delays even as Brussels prepares to dole out billions in coronavirus recovery funds. 650 words moved by Pierre Sorlut and Anne-Laure Mondesert in Brussels Heath-virus-Russia MOSCOW Russia reports its highest-ever number of new coronavirus infections and officials warn that tight restrictions would be reimposed if residents fail to start wearing masks and follow anti-virus rules. 550 words 1500 GMT by Anastasia Clark. Picture. Video Jihad-terror-Al-Qaeda-IS,ANALYSIS PARIS To the uninitiated, Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group may seem to be pursuing the same long-term goal of spreading Islamic law through territorial expansion and deadly violence. In fact, their ideologies and methods differ so fundamentally that they are increasingly turning on each other. 700 words moved by Didier Lauras France-livestock-animals-restaurants,FOCUS PIERRELATTE, France The French consume some 4,000 tonnes of frogs legs annually but 99 percent of those amphibian limbs come from abroad, as wild harvesting of the protected creatures is all but banned and their cultivation strictly controlled. 650 words 1530 GMT by Myriam Chaplain Riou. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Yemen-conflict-education,FOCUS TAEZ, Yemen With its walls pounded by artillery, roofs torn open and concrete beams in shreds, Al-Wehdah school lies in ruins as students return for the first day of Yemen's school year. 600 words by Taha Saleh. Picture. Video Cyprus-Turkey-vote,ADVANCER NICOSIA Turkish Cypriots vote Sunday in a presidential election upended by a controversial move by Ankara restoring access to a beach resort sealed off since its Greek Cypriot inhabitants fled in 1974. 700 words by Odul Asik Ulker. Picture. Video Also moved: Cyprus-Turkey-vote,FACTS Saudi-G20-EU-diplomacy,FOCUS RIYADH A push to downgrade the EU's attendance at next month's G20 summit in Riyadh over human rights concerns marks another setback for Saudi plans to host a coming-out party on the world stage. 750 words moved by Anuj Chopra -- AFRICA -- SAfrica-corruption-politics-investigation,lead JOHANNESBURG A South African judicial panel orders former president Jacob Zuma to testify next month over allegations of state corruption during his nine-year rule, forcing the embattled politician to appear in court despite his plea that the judge was biased against him. 550 words moved by Michelle Gumede -- AMERICAS -- US-crime-Michigan-governor-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON Thirteen men, including members of two right-wing militias, have been arrested for plotting to kidnap the Democratic governor of the US state of Michigan and spark a "civil war," officials say. 800 words moved by Chris Lefkow. File picture. Video Health-virus-US-vote-Trump,POINTS WASHINGTON Just days after receiving supplementary oxygen for Covid-19, US President Donald Trump is busy taking interviews and says he's eager to return to the campaign trail. But is he risking his recovery by taking on too much too soon, and is he still infectious? 600 words 1700 GMT US-diplomacy-sanctions,ANALYSIS WASHINGTON With the clock ticking on his term, President Donald Trump is still ramping up sanctions, his key tool against foreign adversaries, but he has yet to achieve the results he wanted. 700 words 1630 GMT by Francesco Fontemaggi US-weather-hurricane,WRAP LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana Hurricane Delta churns toward the Louisiana coast packing ferocious wind and potential for a dangerous storm surge, prompting the evacuation of people still rebuilding from a devastating storm two months ago. 600 words 1500 GMT by Leo Mouren. Picture. Video US-weather-hurricane,SCENE LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana As Hurricane Delta hurtles towards the US south coast, residents of Lake Charles are fleeing and for many it's the second time in two months they have had to leave faced with a potentially devastating storm. 400 words moved by Leo Mouren. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- China-internet-tech-security-sex-hacking HONG KONG The maker of a "smart" male chastity device has recommended using a screwdriver to break them open after warnings they can be locked remotely by hackers. 400 words moved -- BUSINESS & TECH -- US-IT-lifestyle-games-pandemic,FOCUS SAN FRANCISCO Mobile games are thriving as players turn to them for fun and friendship during the pandemic, with increasing numbers of women joining the trend. 850 words moved by Glenn Chapman -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-Nordic-television-crime-horror,FOCUS TURKU, Finland For over a decade, Nordic crime series such as "The Bridge" and "Wallander" have captivated TV audiences with brooding detectives and bleak landscapes. Now a new wave of productions from Europe's far north is turning to genres from period drama to teen horror. 800 words moved by Sam Kingsley with AFP bureaus. Video. File picture Health-virus-US-film-cinemas,FOCUS NEW YORK With theaters closed in New York and Los Angeles and would-be movie goers across the country choosing to stay in, US cinemas are sending out a desperate SOS -- so far unanswered by Congress and studios 750 words moved by Thomas Urbain. Picture -- SPORTS -- Tennis-FRA-Open-men PARIS Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, with 36 Grand Slam titles between them, are both just two wins away from creating more tennis history at Roland Garros -- but standing in the way in the semi-finals are Stefanos Tsitsipas and Diego Schwartzman. 650 words 1700 GMT by Dave James. Picture Basket-NBA ORLANDO The Los Angeles Lakers can complete the franchise's return to the pinnacle of basketball as they look to seal a record-equalling 17th NBA Finals crown Friday with a victory over the Miami Heat. 650 words moved. Picture afp
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