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| - Duty Editor: Barry Parker Tel: +33 14041 4636 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump calls his Covid-19 'blessing from God' + New curbs in Europe to prevent 'uncontrollable' virus spread + First Karabakh talks as clashes go on + Pence, Harris square up in civil VP debate + Open field for Nobel Literature Prize US-vote-Trump-health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump declares his Covid-19 illness a "blessing from God", as he returns to work in the Oval Office despite warnings he could put others at risk. 650 words moved by Jerome Cartillier. Picture Health-virus,WRAP BERLIN Germany warns it is facing "uncontrolled virus spread" as new infections surge across Europe and several governments prepare to renew quarantine measures. 600 words 1000 GMT by Femke Colborne. Picture. Video. Graphic Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP STEPANAKERT Fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region rages with fresh shelling in the province's capital ahead of a first meeting of international mediators in Geneva. 600 words 1100 GMT by Herve Bar. Picture. Video. Graphic US-vote,WRAP SALT LAKE CITY, Utah Democratic vice presidential hopeful Kamala Harris calls Donald Trump's Covid-19 response a historic failure that disqualified him from a second term, in a pointed but mostly civil debate with Mike Pence who sought to portray her as extreme. 850 words moved by Eric Baradat with Michael Mathes and Shaun Tandon in Washington. Pictures. Video Also moved: US-vote-Republicans-Pence,PROFILE US-vote-Democrats-Harris,PROFILE US-vote-health-virus-debate-plexiglass,FACTS Nobel-literature STOCKHOLM After years of scandals and wildcard picks, the Swedish Academy crowns the 2020 Nobel Literature Prize laureate, but with a number of names touted as the likely winner, experts are hedging their bets. 650 words 0930 GMT by Pia Ohlin. File picture -- EUROPE -- Greece-farright-trial-politics-racism-GoldenDawn,lead ATHENS A Greek court prepares to hand down sentences after leaders of neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn were found guilty of running a criminal outfit in a five-year landmark trial sparked by the murder of an anti-fascist rapper. 600 words 1000 GMT by John Hadoulis. Picture. File picture Kyrgyzstan-vote-unrest,WRAP BISHKEK Kyrgyzstan faces a growing power vacuum as factions contest government positions and the country's pro-Russian president is not seen in public since unrest began over a disputed parliamentary vote. 600 words at 1000 GMT by Tolkun Namatbayeva. Picture. Video Health-maternity-stillbirth PARIS Almost two million babies are stillborn every year -- one every 16 seconds -- the United Nations says, warning that the coronavirus pandemic could add another 200,000 deaths to the "devastating" toll. 600 words moved by Patrick Galey Britain-royals-environment-climate-award,lead LONDON Britain's Prince William launches the "most prestigious" environmental prize of all time, aimed at turning "pessimism into optimism" by rewarding innovative solutions to the planet's biggest problems. 450 words moved Austria-history-racism-art VIENNA A statue of an anti-Semitic former mayor of Vienna who inspired Hitler has become the focus of competing left- and rightwing protests, with anti-racist activists mounting a "shame vigil" around the monument. 650 words moved by Jastinder Khera. Picture. Video -- MIDEAST -- US-vote-Iran,FOCUS TEHRAN For Iran, struggling from sanctions imposed under Washington's policy of "maximum pressure", the US presidential race raises hope of change -- but also fears that life could get even worse. 750 words moved by Ahmad Parhizi. Picture. Video Iraq-religion-politics-Iran,FOCUS KARBALA, Iraq Shiite Muslims mass in Iraq to mourn their spiritual leader but also to commemorate latter-day "martyrs" such as an Iranian general killed in a US drone strike. 600 words 1200 GMT by Salmane Ameen. Picture. Video Cyprus-Turkey-politics-Varosha,WRAP VAROSHA, Cyprus The Turkish army tears down the fence sealing off the ruined Cyprus beach resort of Varosha four decades after its Greek Cypriot residents fled, in a unilateral move that has sparked anger and controversy just days before a Turkish Cypriot election. 600 words 1000 GMT. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Britain-US-justice-IS,WRAP ALEXANDRIA, Virginia Two members of a notorious Islamic State kidnapping cell dubbed the "Beatles" appear in a US court by videolink after being flown to the United States from Iraq to face charges of conspiring to murder four American hostages. 800 words moved by Charlotte Plantive. Picture. Video Also moved: Britain-US-justice-IS-victims,POINTS Afghanistan-conflict-US-military,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump says he wants all US troops to leave Afghanistan by Christmas, speeding up the timeline for ending America's longest war. 550 words moved by Shaun Tandon US-vote-debate,Factcheck WASHINGTON Mike Pence and Kamala Harris went head to head in the US vice presidential debate, sparring over issues including the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus, taxes and health care. AFP analyses the accuracy of their statements. 750 words moved by W.G. Dunlop and Arthur MacMillan US-energy-environment-ExxonMobil-NextEra,FOCUS NEW YORK After decades of embracing fossil fuels, Wall Street appears to be shifting its allegiance to renewable energy, a sharp turn apparent in the contrasting fortunes of NextEra Energy and Exxon Mobil. 550 words moved by Juliette Michel Mexico-weather-US,WRAP CANCUN Hurricane Delta regains strength as it heads towards the United States after lashing Mexico's Caribbean coast, where some tourists complained about conditions in crowded emergency shelters during a pandemic. 600 words moved by Yussel Gonzalez. Picture. Video US-police-racism,2ndlead WASHINGTON The police officer charged with killing George Floyd, the African American whose death sparked a mass protest movement, is released from a Minnesota jail on $1 million bail. 400 words moved US-vote-economy-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON Facing an outcry from all sides over the prospect of further delay in pandemic aid for families and businesses, and trailing badly less than a month before the election, US President Donald Trump has shifted gears and called for limited stimulus measures. 750 words moved by Heather Scott US-vote-politics-Facebook-disinformation,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Facebook says it will stop running political or social issue ads after the US polls close on November 3 to reduce chances of confusion or abuse. 650 words moved by Glenn Chapman Brazil-politics-social-internet,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO Almost unwittingly, Felipe Neto has become a central figure in Brazil's raucous political discourse. As the country's biggest digital influencer, he has used the social networks to challenge far-right President Jair Bolsonaro while becoming a target for the hate speech of some of his supporters. 600 words moved by Eugenia Logiuratto. Picture Ecuador-environment-indigenous-oil,INTERVIEW QUITO Nenquimo is desperate for her five-year-old daughter to inherit her paradisical ancestral lands in Ecuador's Amazonian jungle region that borders Peru. 600 words moved. Video. File picture -- ASIA -- NKorea-politics-anniversary-diplomacy,ADVANCER SEOUL Nuclear-armed North Korea is widely expected to display its latest and most advanced weapons at a military parade on Saturday as it celebrates the 75th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party. 700 words moved by Sunghee Hwang. File Picture Health-virus-misinformation-Australia,FOCUS SYDNEY One minute Australian "wellness" personality Pete Evans is posting a barbecued prawn recipe to 1.5 million Facebook followers, the next he's claiming the coronavirus pandemic is a global hoax. 800 words moved by Andrew Beatty, Andrew Leeson and Johnny Lieu with Tania Lee in Melbourne. Picture. Video HongKong-China-religion-politics,FOCUS HONG KONG Cardinal Joseph Zen fled the communist takeover of China as a teenager and found sanctuary in Hong Kong, a bastion of religious freedom that he now fears could disappear under Beijing's tightening grip. 750 words moved by Su Xinqi. Picture. Video India-US-entertainment-television-children-diversity-Netflix,FOCUS MUMBAI It was a quest worthy of a superhero. Animator Rajiv Chilaka spent years flogging his pitch about a superhuman Indian child to Western executives, to no avail. 750 words moved by Ammu Kannampilly. Picture -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-politics-unrest-rights-Nobel,FOCUS ADDIS ABABA For the past year, workers have been busy transforming a disused plot of land down the hill from Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's office into a park showcasing his political vision. 865 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Tennis-FRA-Open,WRAP PARIS Unlikely semi-finalists Iga Swiatek and Nadia Podoroska target breakthrough places in the Roland Garros championship match as Grand Slam winners Sofia Kenin and Petra Kvitova meet in the other last-four tie. 700 words 1130 GMT by Dave James. Picture Athletics-UGA-ETH-ESP-records-technology,WRAP PARIS The unwavering advance of technology continues unabated in athletics as two long-standing world records are obliterated within an hour by runners wearing Nike's controversial track spikes and guided by trackside pacemaking lights. 500 words 1000 GMT by Luke Phillips. Picture RugbyU-NZL-AUS-Bledisloe,FOCUS WELLINGTON International rugby resumes this weekend when New Zealand's All Blacks face Australia's Wallabies in Wellington, but the mood ahead of the match is one of festering resentment rather than celebration. 650 words moved by Neil Sands. File picture afp
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