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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Tel: +1 202 414 0543 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump vaccine pledge, new Europe curbs + US to ban TikTok, WeChat downloads + Taiwan scrambles jets after China drill + Wildfire smoke blankets parts of Canada + Emmys scramble for first virus-era show Health-virus,WRAP MADRID A host of European countries impose new local restrictions to reduce spiralling new cases of coronavirus, as US President Donald Trump says he expects enough Covid-19 vaccines "for every American" by next April. 750 words 2200 GMT by Hazel Ward with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-WHO US-China-IT-politics-security-TikTok-WeChat,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States bans downloads of popular the video app TikTok and effectively blocks the use of the Chinese super-app WeChat on US national security grounds, escalating a fight with Beijing over digital technology. 700 words 2000 GMT by Ben Sheppard with John Biers in New York. File picture. File video. Graphic China-military-Taiwan-US,4thlead BEIJING Taiwan scrambles fighter jets as the Chinese military conducts exercises near the Taiwan Strait during a rare visit by a high-ranking US diplomat to the self-ruled island. 600 words moved US-fires-Canada-health,FOCUS VANCOUVER Smoke from California and Oregon wildfires has cloaked Canada's third-largest city of Vancouver -- known for its majestic mountain views and fresh ocean breezes -- in the dirtiest air in the world this week. 600 words 2000 GMT by David Ball. Picture Also moved: US-fires-world,FACTS Entertainment-US-television-Emmys,ADVANCER LOS ANGELES No red carpet, no star-studded audience and no "Game of Thrones" -- this year's Emmys honoring the best in television promise to be radically different as producers scramble to create Hollywood's first major pandemic-era awards show. 650 words moved by Andrew Marszal. File picture. Graphic. Also moved: Entertainment-US-television-Emmys-nominees,FACTS -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Israel,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel imposes a second nationwide lockdown to tackle one of the world's highest coronavirus infection rates, despite public protests over the new blow to the economy. 550 words moved by Rosie Scammell. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain,2ndlead DIDCOT, United Kingdom Britain is seeing a second wave of the coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Boris Johnson says, as millions more people face new restrictions and the government warns that another national lockdown could be imminent. 650 words moved by Jitendra Joshi and Joe Jackson. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Britain-London-fireworks Health-virus-China-entertainment-film-Weiwei,INTERVIEW PARIS China's coronavirus response has been both hugely efficient and chillingly inhumane, says artist and activist Ai Weiwei after releasing a documentary about the world's first virus lockdown in the Chinese city of Wuhan. 500 words by Joelle Garrus. File picture -- AMERICAS -- US-China-IT-politics-security-TikTok-WeChat-users,REAX NEW YORK American TikTok users react with a collective shrug to the US move to ban new downloads of the video app -- but many are already planning an exit towards other platforms should the clampdown lead to an outright ban. 500 words 2200 GMT by Thomas Urbain US-Venezuela-Brazil-diplomacy,WRAP BOA VISTA, Brazil US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo uses a South American tour to increase pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, telling the leftist leader he "has to leave." 550 words 2200 GMT by Shaun Tandon. Picture. Video Health-virus-media-US,FOCUS NEW YORK While institutions, governments, elected officials, companies, and sports federations are all having to adapt to new constraints under the coronavirus pandemic, experts say they are often using the health crisis as an excuse to restrict journalists' access. 700 words moved by Thomas Urbain with AFP bureaus -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Ukraine-Israel-religion,WRAP KIEV More than 1,000 Jewish pilgrims who massed for several days along Ukraine's border gave up hope of entering the country on Friday after being turned back due to coronavirus restrictions. 550 words moved by Dmytro Gorshkov. Video. Picture. Graphic Belarus-unrest-demonstration-rights-UN,WRAP GENEVA Belarus and several allies try to block a video message from opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya at the UN Human Rights Council, where she urges "the strongest" international response to Minsk's abuses. 750 words moved by Nina Larson. Picture. File Picture. Video Turkey-Greece-diplomacy-EU,WRAP ISTANBUL President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey is ready to meet with Greece's leader to resolve the standoff over energy exploration in contested waters in the eastern Mediterranean. 550 words moved. Video. File Picture Greece-migrants-fire,WRAP ATHENS The UN refugee agency warns Greece that a new camp on Lesbos island hastily built to house thousands of migrants left homeless by a fire last week can only be temporary. 650 words moved by Camille Bouissou with Natasa Papanikolaou in Lesbos. Picture Greece-weather-climate ATHENS A rare hurricane-like storm hits western Greece, disrupting travel and causing floods and power outages on several Ionian Sea islands. 600 words moved. -- AFRICA -- Somalia-vote-unrest MOGADISHU Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed appoints a new prime minister hours after brokering an agreement with regional leaders for elections next year that abandons a promised one-person, one-vote model. 450 words moved -- MIDDLE EAST -- Syria-conflict-Turkey-UN-rights,lead GENEVA Armed groups in the area of northern Syria controlled by Turkey may have committed war crimes and other violations of international law, says the UN rights chief. 600 words moved -- ASIA -- Thailand-royals-politics-budget BANGKOK A youth-led pro-democracy movement is set to make a massive stand in Bangkok, with an expected turnout of tens of thousands calling for PM Prayut Chan-O-Cha to step down and demanding reforms to the monarchy. 600 words 2000 GMT. File picture. File video Thailand-crime-politics BANGKOK The heir to the Red Bull billions will be indicted for reckless driving and cocaine use in a fatal hit-and-run, Thailand's attorney general says, following public outrage after his charges were dropped in July. 350 words moved. File picture -- BUSINESS -- WTO-trade-diplomacy-Africa-women,lead GENEVA Three women -- two Africans and a South Korean -- are among the five candidates still in the running to take the helm of the World Trade Organization after the field is whittled down. 450 words moved Also moved: WTO-trade-candidates,PROFILE -- SPORTS -- fbl-GER-Bundesliga MUNICH European champions Bayern Munich kick off the new Bundesliga campaign against Schalke behind closed doors as they start their bid to win a ninth straight league title after conquering the treble last season. 650 words by 2100 GMT. Picture afp
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