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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump battles to quell supremacist group row + UN says $15bn needed for global vaccine fund + Tensions high as Hong Kong marks anniversary + Armenia, Azerbaijan vow to continue fighting + Neanderthal DNA can mean Covid complications US-vote-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump scrambles to quell an uproar over his failure to explicitly denounce white supremacist groups during his debate debacle with Joe Biden, who branded his election rival a "national embarrassment." 750 words 0300 GMT by Michael Mathes with Roberto Schmidt in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Graphic. Picture. Video Also moving: US-vote-BeauBiden,PROFILE Health-virus-vaccine-UN,lead WASHINGTON UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres calls for an "immediate infusion" of $15 billion to a global pool for the procurement and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines at a virtual summit hosted by the world body. 500 words moved HongKong-China-politics,WRAP HONG KONG Hong Kong's leader hails the "return of peace" to her city after China imposed a security law that silenced a democracy movement as thousands of police are put on standby to stamp out any further protests during National Day celebrations. 650 words 0130 GMT by Yan Zhao and Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video. Live video Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP STEPANAKERT, Azerbaijan Armenia and Azerbaijan vow to keep fighting and rejected international calls for negotiations as clashes over the disputed Nagorny Karabakh region rage for a fourth day. 800 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,SCENE Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,FACTS Health-virus-science-Neanderthals-coronavirus PARIS Covid-19 patients with a particular snippet of Neanderthal DNA that crossed into the human genome some 60,000 years ago run a higher risk of severe complications from the disease, researchers say. 450 words moved by Marlowe Hood -- AMERICAS -- US-vote-Trump-extremism,FOCUS WASHINGTON With a shout-out to the Proud Boys militia, US President Donald Trump has once again shown a readiness to court right wing extremists as he battles for reelection. 700 words moved by Paul Handley Health-virus-US-politics,FOCUS NEW YORK As cases of coronavirus tick up again in New York, particularly in neighborhoods with significant populations of Orthodox Jews, some residents of those areas say they feel attacked or insulted, accusing authorities of creating a stigma based on their faith. 650 words 0200 GMT by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video Colombia-conflict-massacre-youth,FOCUS CALI,Colombia A wave of deadly violence is once again roiling rural Colombia, after several years of comparative respite following the 2016 peace agreement with the FARC guerrillas. 600 words 0200 GMT. Pictures. Video Health-virus-Latam-ecommerce,FOCUS MEXICO CITY Latin America's e-commerce industry is booming as millions of shoppers across the region venture online during the pandemic, many for the first time, forcing traditional businesses to adapt to survive. 600 words 0200 GMT by Sofia Miselem with AFP bureaus in Latin America. Picture -- ASIA -- France-attack-Pakistan-religion-blasphemy,FOCUS KOTHI QAZI, Pakistan Pakistani farmer Arshad Mehmood has been filled with pride since his son stabbed two people outside the former offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris last week, in the latest attack to expose the violent consequences of blasphemy allegations. 550 words moved by Kaneez Fatima with Joris Fioriti in Islamabad. Picture. Video Myanmar-mining-crime-jade,FOCUS HPAKANT, Myanmar A torrent of water, rock and heavy sludge spun Sai Ko as he clung to a corpse to survive -- a memory that still traumatises the young "jade-picker" three months on from Myanmar's worst-ever mine disaster. 750 words 0330 GMT by Ye Aung Thu and Lapyae Ko. File Picture. File Video France-vote-NewCaledonia,ADVANCER NOUMEA The French South Pacific territory of New Caledonia votes in a referendum on independence Sunday, with voters expected to reject breaking away from France's control after almost 170 years despite increasing support for the move. 700 words 0300 GMT by Cecile Azzaro Also moving: France-vote-NewCaledonia-Pacific,FACTS -- EUROPE -- Nobel-prizes,ADVANCER STOCKHOLM Press freedom groups and climate activist Greta Thunberg are making Nobel Peace Prize buzz ahead of next week's award announcements, in a pandemic year that has highlighted the importance of science and research. 800 words 0200 GMT by Pia Ohlin. Video. File video. File picture. Also moving: Nobel-prizes,FACTS Nobel-prize-history,FACTS EU-summit,WRAP BRUSSELS European leaders meet to tackle disputes that threaten their huge coronavirus recovery package and weaken their ability to respond to crises on their borders with Turkey and Belarus. 850 words 0230 GMT GMT by Dave Clark and Damon Wake Turkey-politics-media-internet ISTANBUL Turkey enters a new era of tight social media restrictions that threaten to erase the local presence of Facebook and Twitter should they fail to take down contentious posts. 650 words 0200 GMT by Fulya Ozerkan. Picture. Video Greece-Turkey-EU-diplomacy-energy,ANALYSIS ATHENS Greece looks for EU support this week in tough upcoming talks with Turkey after securing a diplomatic boost from the visiting US secretary of state -- but after nearly 20 years of attempted talks, expectations are low, analysts say. 850 words 0230 GMT by John Hadoulis. File Picture Europe-migrants-Italy-trial-Salvini,ADVANCER ROME Italy's far-right chief Matteo Salvini stands trial for allegedly illegally detaining migrants at sea, in a case that could see him jailed for 15 years or serve him a political win. 600 words 0230 GMT by Ella Ide. File picture Kyrgyzstan-vote,ADVANCER BISHKEK Kyrgyzstan goes to the polls to choose a new parliament on Sunday with voters and smaller parties afraid vote buying will spoil a rare competitive election in former Soviet Central Asia. 700 words 0230 GMT by Tolkun Namatbayeva. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Iraq-conflict-US-diplomacy,WRAP BAGHDAD Baghdad is "not happy" with a "dangerous" threat by Washington to pull its troops and diplomats out of Iraq, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein says. 500 words moved Iraq-Kurds-Turkey-Iran-drone,FOCUS SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq Turkey and Iran are increasingly adopting "game-changing" drones as their weapon of choice against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, prompting fears for the safety of civilians and stoking geopolitical tensions. 750 words 0300 GMT by Shwan Mohammed with Maya Gebeily in Baghdad. Picture. Algeria-US-defence-diplomacy,WRAP TUNIS US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper heads to Algeria to bolster ties with the North African nation, as it attempts to mediate in war-ravaged Libya and Mali and contends with domestic extremist threats. 550 words 0300 GMT by Philippe Agret -- AFRICA -- Rwanda-genocide-investigation,PROFILE KIGALI Accused of commanding a presidential guard implicated in high-profile murders during the Rwandan genocide, Protais Mpiranya is now the most sought of the six remaining fugitives indicted by an international tribunal. 800 words 0330 GMT -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-film-Cronenberg,INTERVIEW LOS ANGELES For Brandon Cronenberg -- son of legendary director David Cronenberg -- making an ultra-violent movie about corporate assassins who control other people's bodies through mind-hacking technology felt more appropriate than ever as the US is wracked by a pandemic, anti-racism protests and a polarizing election. 550 words 0200 GMT by Andrew Marszal afp
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