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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Azerbaijan, Armenia agree Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire + Trump slammed over plan to resume speeches in public + North Korea to defy coronavirus with military parade + Hurricane Delta makes landfall in battered Louisiana + Pope, Prince William spearhead climate crisis appeal Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP MOSCOW Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to cease fire and begin "substantive talks" over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh after nearly two weeks of fierce clashes. 750 words 0300 GMT by Herve Bar. Video. Picture. Graphic Health-virus-US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump will give a public speech at the White House for the first time since testing positive for Covid-19, as he prepares a dramatic campaign trail return just three weeks before the election. 800 words 0130 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture NKorea-politics-diplomacy-military-anniversary,WRAP SEOUL Nuclear-armed North Korea is expected to parade its latest and most advanced weapons through the streets of Pyongyang, as the coronavirus-barricaded country celebrates the 75th anniversary of leader Kim Jong Un's ruling party. 700 words 0130 GMT. File picture. File video US-weather,WRAP LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana Hurricane Delta makes landfall on the Louisiana coast, packing ferocious winds and a "life-threatening" storm surge -- driving out residents still rebuilding from a devastating storm less than two months ago. 650 words 0300 GMT by Leo Mouren. Picture. Video. Graphic US-climate-TED SAN FRANCISCO The Pope and Prince William will join activists, artists, celebrities and politicians at a free streamed TED event aimed at unifying people to confront the climate crisis. 600 words 0130 GMT. File picture -- AMERICAS -- US-Britain-justice-IS,WRAP ALEXANDRIA, Virginia Two members of the notorious Islamic State kidnapping cell dubbed the "Beatles" plead not guilty in a US court to charges of conspiring to murder four American hostages. 650 words moved by Charlotte Plantive. File picture US-politics-crime-unrest,Q&A WASHINGTON The arrest of 13 men in a plot to kidnap the governor of Michigan and "instigate a civil war" places a fresh spotlight on the growth of armed, right-wing extremist "militias" under the administration of President Donald Trump. 700 words moved Health-virus-US-vote-Trump,POINTS WASHINGTON Just days after receiving oxygen therapy for Covid-19, US President Donald Trump is busy giving long TV interviews and plans a return to the campaign trail. But is he risking his recovery by taking on too much too soon, and could he still infect others? 700 words moved by Issam Ahmed Health-virus-US-religion-Judaism,SCENE NEW YORK In an Orthodox Jewish area of Brooklyn, community members vow to defy government attempts to restrict their worship over rising coronavirus concerns as they mark a religious holiday. 750 words 0130 GMT by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Health-virus-Philippines-religion,SCENE MANILA After months of livestreaming mass from behind closed doors, churches in the Philippines are reopening but strict coronavirus rules mean worship is still far from normal, forcing the clergy to get creative to meet the spiritual needs of their congregations. 650 words 0330 GMT by Ron Lopez. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Vatican-religion-pope-Acutis VATICAN CITY A British-born Italian teenager who dedicated his short life to spreading the faith online and helping the poor will be beatified by the Catholic Church. 550 words 0300 GMT Austria-politics-corruption VIENNA The former beacon of Austria's far-right, former vice-chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache, may be under investigation for embezzling more than half a million euros, but that has not deterred his most ardent supporters. 700 words 0230 GMT. Picture Kyrgyzstan-vote-unrest,WRAP BISHKEK At least five people are injured during fresh clashes between rival groups in Kyrgyzstan as the volatile Central Asian country slips deeper into crisis. 750 words moved by Tolkun Namatbayeva. Picture. Video Germany-crime-racism-Jews,WRAP BERLIN German leaders voice their shame over resurgent anti-Semitism, one year after a deadly attack targeting Jews in the city of Halle, as a tribute to the victims was defaced with swastikas. 450 words moved by Femke Colborne. Picture. Video. Live video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Lebanon-fire BEIRUT An explosion and a fuel tank fire in the Lebanese capital killed four people, rescuers said as panic spread in a city already ravaged by a monster blast in August. 500 words moved. Picture 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 moved by Taha Saleh. Picture. Video 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 -- SPORT -- Tennis-FRA-Open-women-final-Kenin-Swiatek PARIS Sofia Kenin and Iga Swiatek are the last women standing at a French Open tournament unlike any other, full of surprises and held in the autumnal Paris chill after it was delayed four months by the coronavirus pandemic. 650 words 0130 GMT by Martyn Wood. Picture afp
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