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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump to launch election campaign marathon + Azerbaijan, Armenia ceasefire hope dashed + Scientists find proof that Arctic 'dying' + China to test entire city for coronavirus + Lakers crush Heat to win NBA championship US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump will launch a campaign marathon Monday, holding rallies in three key swing states over the next few days as his White House race against Joe Biden enters its critical final weeks. 800 words 0530 GMT by Jerome Cartillier. Picture. Video. Graphic Azerbaijan-Armenia-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP STEPANAKERT A Russian-brokered ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan fails to hold, with both sides accusing the other of intensive shelling of civilian areas and escalating two weeks of fierce clashes. 650 words moved by Herve Bar, with Dmitry Zaks in Ganja. Picture. Video. Graphic Germany-science-Arctic-environment,WRAP BERLIN Researchers on the world's biggest mission to the North Pole will return to dock on Monday, bringing home devastating proof of a dying Arctic Ocean and warnings of ice-free summers in just decades. 650 words 0730 GMT by Yannick Pasquet. File Picture. File Video. Graphic Already moved: Germany-science-Arctic-environment-Russia,FACTS Health-virus,WRAP BEIJING All nine million people in a major Chinese port city will be tested for Covid-19 following a tiny outbreak, as surging infection numbers in Europe force another another round of containment efforts. 650 words 0730 GMT by Sebastien Ricci, with AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Basket-NBA-Finals,WRAP ORLANDO, Florida, United States The Los Angeles Lakers, fueled by superstar LeBron James's triple-double, dominate the Miami Heat 106-93 to win a record-equalling 17th NBA championship but their first in a decade. 650 words moved Also moved: Basket-NBA-Lakers-recovery,FOCUS Basket-NBA-Finals-Lakers-James,FACTS -- AMERICAS -- US-vote-justice-religion,WRAP WASHINGTON The US Senate will start confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, nominated to the Supreme Court by President Donald Trump despite opposition from the Democrats, who appear largely powerless to block the move before the November 3 election. 700 words 0530 GMT Canada-China-politics-diplomacy-extradition-Huawei MONTREAL One of the two Canadians who Ottawa says are held arbitrarily in China was "relieved" to get outside news via a virtual diplomatic visit and remains determined to come home, his wife says. 350 words moved US-vote-Biden-Ireland,FOCUS BALLINA, Ireland Thousands of miles east of the White House in Ireland, a pop-art portrait of US presidential candidate Joe Biden towers over his ancestral hometown of Ballina, County Mayo. 650 words moved by Joe Stenson. Picture. Video -- ASIA-PACIFIC -- Vietnam-Britain-migration,FOCUS NGHE AN, Vietnam Le Minh Tuan has curled up in the bed of his deceased son every night since the young man suffocated in a truck in Britain alongside dozens of other Vietnamese migrants one year ago. 650 words 0600 GMT by Tran Thi Minh Ha. Picture. Video Pakistan-marriage-internet-dating,FOCUS ISLAMABAD After endlessly swiping through pictureless profiles on dating apps, Muhammad Ali Shah still hasn't found the one -- or really anyone -- to get serious with in Pakistan. In the ultra-conservative Islamic republic, where arranged marriages are the norm, he says many women choose to stay anonymous, making online dating matches tricky. 750 words moved by David Stout, with Kaneez Fatima in Lahore. Picture -- EUROPE -- Nobel-economy STOCKHOLM Work on inequality, economic psychology, auctions, health economics and labour markets are some of the favourites as Monday's economics prize closes an unusual Nobel season nearing the record of women laureates in one year. 750 words moved by Helene Dauschy, with Marc Preel. Picture. Video. Graphic Belarus-politics-demonstration,lead MINSK Police deploy water cannon and stun grenades and detain hundreds of demonstrators in Minsk after Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko raised hopes for change by meeting jailed opposition figures. 600 words moved. Picture. Video Poland-Germany-Britain-history-WWII-bomb WARSAW Polish military divers are due to begin a delicate operation to defuse a massive World War II bomb at the bottom of a channel near the Baltic Sea. 500 words moved by Stanislaw Waszak -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iran-rights-film,FOCUS PARIS Campaigning Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, the 2012 winner of the European Parliament's prestigious Sakharov prize and a host of other awards, remains behind bars in Tehran's Evin prison and her case is generating increasing international concern. 700 words moved by Stuart Williams. File Picture -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-police-crime-SARS,WRAP ABUJA Nigeria dissolves a special police unit set up to fight violent crimes after deadly protests and a social media campaign backed by music and cinema celebrities rose up against years of alleged abuses. 600 words moved by Sophie Bouillon, with Louise Dewast in London. Picture -- SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT -- US-weather-hurricanes-climate-religion,FOCUS LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, United States Daniel Schexnayder has water up to his ankles as he stands outside surveying damage to his home from Hurricane Laura -- the second to pummel Louisiana in the past six weeks. But he still does not believe in climate change. 650 words moved by Leo Mouren. Picture. Video Japan-weather-flood-typhoon,FOCUS KASUKABE, Japan It has been called Japan's underground "Parthenon", a cavernous complex charged with protecting Tokyo and surrounding areas from catastrophic flooding -- a risk experts warn is growing as climate change advances. 650 words moved by Shingo Ito. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Tennis-FRA-Open PARIS Rafael Nadal's 13th French Open is hailed as "one of sport's greatest achievements" by close friend and rival Roger Federer, but for tennis's flagging chasing pack, it is another dagger in the heart of their ambitions. 550 words moved by Dave James. Picture Also moved: Tennis-FRA-Open-men-final-Djokovic-Nadal,WRAP Tennis-FRA-Open-Nadal,PROFILE Tennis-FRA-Open-Nadal,FACTS Auto-Prix-GER-Hamilton-record,WRAP NURBURGRING, Germany Lewis Hamilton controls his emotions as he equals Michael Schumacher's record of 91 F1 wins with a measured triumph and thoughtful homage at the Eifel Grand Prix. 650 words moved. Picture Fbl-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON Premier League chiefs have called for unity after leading clubs discussed a "damaging" overhaul that would trigger the most radical changes to English football in decades. 700 words moved afp
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