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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Contact: emma.charlton@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump win as Serbia, Kosovo ink economy pact + WHO tempers quick Covid-19 vaccine hopes + US vote-by-mail kicks off as race turns ugly + Hunt for possible survivors in Beirut rubble + All-Asian 'Mulan' makes small-screen debut Kosovo-Serbia-US-politics-peace,WRAP WASHINGTON Former foes Kosovo and Serbia agree to normalize economic relations in a US-brokered deal heralded as a diplomatic score for President Donald Trump. 600 words 2030 GMT by Paul Handley. Picture Health-virus,WRAP GENEVA The World Health Organization says it does not expect widespread immunisation against Covid-19 until mid-2021, despite growing expectations in the US and beyond that a vaccine could be released within weeks. 700 words 2000 GMT by Nina Larson with AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video Already moved: Health-virus-world,FACTS US-politics-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON The US election is officially open: North Carolina launches vote-by-mail operations for a November 3 contest between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden that is getting uglier by the hour. 750 words 2000 GMT by Jerome Cartillier, with Michael Mathes in Wilmington, Delaware. Picture Lebanon-blast,WRAP BEIRUT Rescuers resume a search for a possible survivor under rubble in Beirut, buoyed by faint hopes of a miracle a month after a monster blast ripped through the Lebanese capital's port. 750 words 1930 GMT by Layal Abu Rahal and Dylan Collins. Picture. Video. Live Video Also moved: Lebanon-blast-recovery,FOCUS Lebanon-blast,FACTS Entertainment-US-film-Mulan,FOCUS LOS ANGELES Disney's live-action "Mulan" featuring an all-Asian cast finally premieres, launching on streaming service Disney+ in a bold small-screen gamble that analysts say could change Hollywood forever. 700 words moved by Andrew Marszal. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Italy-politics-Berlusconi,WRAP MILAN Italy's flamboyant former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has been hospitalised after testing positive for the coronavirus, becoming the latest high-profile figure to contract the coronavirus. 700 words moved by Celine Cornu. Picture. Video Also moved Health-virus-Italy-politics-Berlusconi,PROFILE -- AMERICAS -- US-racism-unrest-Portland,FOCUS PORTLAND One was an far-right activist, the other a member of the far-left antifa movement. Both men paid with their lives after getting drawn into the anti-racism demonstrations that have shaken the US for the last three months. 600 words 2030 GMT. File picture US-vote-Trump,SCENE LATROBE, Pennsylvania In pro-Trump areas of Pennyslvania, long a Democratic-leaning state, some supporters of the Republican president say they are more enthusiastic than ever, and will work to re-elect an incumbent they say has kept his promises. 650 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-Navalny-Germany,WRAP MOSCOW Russia defies threats of new Western sanctions in a staring match over the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, as NATO demanded Moscow uncover its Novichok nerve agent programme. 700 words moved by Anna Smolchenko. File picture. File video. Graphic Also moved: Britain-Russia-politics-Navalny-Salisbury,FOCUS Greece-Turkey-Cyprus-diplomacy-NATO-energy,WRAP ATHENS Turkey accuses Greece of shunning dialogue after Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says NATO-brokered talks to reduce tension in the eastern Mediterranean could only be held if Ankara stopped making "threats". 800 words moved by John Hadoulis and Raziye Akkoc. Picture. Video Also moved: Cyprus-Turkey-politics-energy,INTERVIEW Netherlands-politics-trial-Wilders,WRAP THE HAGUE Dutch judges uphold Geert Wilders' conviction for collectively insulting Moroccan people at a rally, in what the firebrand far-right leader brands a "political trial" by a "banana republic." 650 words moved by Danny Kemp. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-Serbia-Kosovo-US-diplomacy,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel scores two diplomatic gains as majority-Muslim Kosovo agrees to recognize the Jewish state and Serbia says it will move its embassy to Jerusalem. 650 words 2000 GMT. File picture Iran-nuclear-politics-IAEA,WRAP VIENNA The UN's nuclear watchdog says that Iran granted its inspectors access to one of two sites where undeclared nuclear activity may have taken place in the early 2000s. 450 words moved by Jastinder Khera and Blaise Gauquelin Also moved: Iran-nuclear-UN,CHRONO -- AFRICA -- Mali-unrest-ambush,WRAP BAMAKO At least 10 Malian soldiers are killed in an overnight ambush in a central region near the Mauritanian border where armed jihadist groups are rampant, security and local sources say. 500 words moved DRCongo-Mukwege-Nobel-Rwanda,lead KINSHASA Nobel peace laureate Denis Mukwege becomes embroiled in tensions between his native DR Congo and neighbouring Rwanda, leading to growing calls for his protection following a series of death threats. 600 words moved. File picture Health-virus-Malawi-hunger-environment,FOCUS LILONGWE A popular snack when food is bountiful, mice have become a vital source of protein in Malawi since the coronavirus outbreak aggravated food shortages and economic hardship. 600 words moved by Jack McBrams. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- SriLanka-India-tanker-accident-energy,WRAP COLOMBO Tugboats battle to stop a blazing oil tanker carrying 270,000 tonnes of crude from drifting towards the Sri Lankan coast. 550 words moved by Amal Jayasinghe. Picture. Video Japan-Philippines-shipping-weather-accident,WRAP TOKYO Japanese authorities race to find dozens of people missing after a cargo ship carrying 6,000 cows sank in a typhoon, as another powerful storm approaches. 500 words moved by Kyoko Hasegawa. Video. Graphic US-China-military-Palau-diplomacy,WRAP KOROR The tiny Pacific nation of Palau urges the US to build military bases on its territory -- which lies in a region where Washington is pushing back against growing Chinese influence. 650 words moved by Bernadette Carreon. Graphic Pakistan-wildlife-elephant-zoo,lead ISLAMABAD A team of international vets assisted by tranquiliser darts, flatbreads and the soothing lyrics of Frank Sinatra conducts a medical examination on Pakistan's only Asian elephant, ahead of his planned move to Cambodia. 650 words moved by Thomas Watkins. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS -- Health-virus-US-economy-unemployment WASHINGTON The US economy adds 1.4 million jobs in August and the unemployment rate falls to 8.4 percent as the country emerges from pandemic lockdowns, but the data points to a slowdown in the recovery. 600 words moved by Chris Stein -- SPORTS -- Tennis-Open-USA,WRAP NEW YORK Novak Djokovic continues his bid for an 18th Grand Slam at the US Open as Naomi Osaka labors to a three-sets win to move into the last 16 at Flushing Meadows. 500 words 2130 GMT by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Graphic afp
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