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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Backlash grows against Macron's Islam statement + Biden accuses Trump of giving up in virus fight + Spain declares emergency as new virus wave hits + Outrage over searches of women at Qatar airport + Hamilton passes Schumacher with 92nd F1 victory France-politics-religion-Islam,WRAP ISTANBUL The backlash against President Emmanuel Macron's comments on Islam intensifies, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan again urging him to have "mental checks" and protests flaring in Muslim-majority nations. 650 words moved. Picture. Video US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON US presidential challenger Joe Biden accuses Donald Trump of giving up in the fight against Covid-19 as the president faces a new outbreak in his team, surging infections nationwide and an uncomfortable admission by his chief of staff. 700 words moved by Brian Knowlton. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP MADRID Spain declares a national state of emergency to tackle a second coronavirus wave as the World Health Organization (WHO) reports a third straight day of record new infections around the world. 800 words moved by Christian Chaise, with Ella Ide in Rome and AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Qatar-Australia-women-rights-aviation,WRAP DOHA Female passengers flying from Qatar are subjected to invasive searches after a premature baby was found abandoned in an airport bathroom, in procedures the Australian government describes as "grossly disturbing" and "offensive". 600 words moved. File Video Auto-Prix-POR,WRAP PORTIMAO, Portugal Lewis Hamilton becomes Formula One's record all-time race-winner when he claims his 92nd victory at the Portuguese Grand Prix to pass Michael Schumacher at the top of the list. 650 words moved. Picture Also moved: Auto-Prix-Hamilton,PROFILE Auto-Prix-Hamilton,FACTS Auto-Prix-POR-Hamilton,REAX -- AMERICAS -- US-vote-justice-court WASHINGTON Despite trailing in the polls barely one week from election day, US President Donald Trump on Monday will likely celebrate a monumental victory for the conservative cause: his third nominee confirmed onto the US Supreme Court. 650 words 0600 GMT by Michael Mathes. File Picture. Picture US-vote-racism-justice,FOCUS MONTGOMERY, Alabama, United States Anthony Ray Hinton, an innocent man, spent 30 years on death row in Alabama because, he says, he was "black and poor." His name finally cleared, he now campaigns for justice -- which he says can only be achieved by beating Donald Trump at the ballot box. 650 words moved by Sebastien Duval. Pictures. Video ** PLEASE SEE OUR SPECIAL ADVISORY FOR FULL US ELECTION COVERAGE ** Canada-China-US-court-Huawei,WRAP VANCOUVER Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou returns to a Canadian court Monday as part of her two-year fight against extradition to the United States, with her lawyers expected to renew objections to the way in which she was detained. 500 words 0600 GMT by David Ball. File Picture Chile-referendum,WRAP SANTIAGO Chileans vote overwhelmingly to replace their dictatorship-era constitution seen as underpinning the nation's glaring inequalities, partial results show, setting off celebrations in the capital. 700 words moved by Denis Barnett. Picture. Video Also moved: Chile-referendum-politics,FACTFILE -- ASIA-PACIFIC -- Health-virus-Australia,2ndlead MELBOURNE Australia's second-biggest city Melbourne is to end nearly four months of onerous stay-at-home restrictions, after no new coronavirus cases or deaths are recorded for the first time in 139 days. 500 words 0700 GMT. Picture Thailand-politics-royals-unrest,FOCUS BANGKOK Images of coffins, guns, and death threats -- outraged ultra-royalists are ramping up online abuse against pro-democracy protesters demanding reforms to Thailand's unassailable monarchy. 650 words 0700 GMT by Sophie Deviller and Pitcha Dangprasith. Picture Afghanistan-conflict-Taliban-media,FOCUS ISLAMABAD As Afghan peace talks grind on, the Taliban are trying to portray themselves as a viable government-in-waiting in an image makeover that includes rehabilitating their ultra-violent affiliate, the Haqqani network. 700 words moved by Joris Fioriti. Picture -- EUROPE -- Armenia-Azerbaijan-Karabakh-conflict-US,WRAP WASHINGTON Armenia and Azerbaijan have again agreed to respect a "humanitarian ceasefire" in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict effective Monday, the US State Department announces, after previous attempts to stem the bloodshed in the disputed region failed. 650 words by Francesco Fontemaggi Belarus-politics-strike-demonstration,WRAP MINSK Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya calls on the country to strike from Monday as 100,000 people take to the streets of Minsk to protest against embattled strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko. 750 words moved. Picture. Poland-abortion-politics-religion-social,lead WARSAW Protesters target Catholic churches across Poland in the fourth straight day of upheaval against a near-total ban on abortion in the EU country. 450 words moved. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Iraq-politics-protest,WRAP BAGHDAD Iraqi security forces and protesters clash in Baghdad during demonstrations to mark the first anniversary of mass anti-government protests demanding the ouster of the ruling class. 750 words moved by Ahmed al-Rubaye. Picture. Video Also moved: Iraq-politics-protest,CHRONO Sudan-Israel-diplomacy,FOCUS KHARTOUM Sudan's move to normalise relations with Israel has laid bare deep societal splits, with some bashing it as a betrayal and others viewing it as a way to save the sinking economy. 800 words moved by Abdelmoneim Abu Idris. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Cameroon-unrest,2ndlead YAOUNDE Cameroon is in shock after a massacre at a school in the English-speaking southwest of the country, which the government has blamed on separatist militants there. 600 words moved. File Picture -- ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-film-SKorea-television-diplomacy,FOCUS SEOUL At the age of 93, the arc of South Korean television host Song Hae's life mirrors that of his country, from Japanese colonialism to war to cultural rise, chequered by suffering and loss. 750 words moved by Claire Lee. Picture. Video Hungary-Roma-music-lifestyle-social,PROFILE BUDAPEST Monika Lakatos, a celebrated singer of "Olah Gypsy" music from Hungary, is the first Romani artist to receive the prestigious World Music Expo (WOMEX) lifetime achievement award. 550 words moved by Peter Murphy afp
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