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| - Duty Editor: Daniel Lawler Tel: +33 783578721 -- TOP STORIES -- + Three killed in French church 'terror attack' + France, Germany to lock down as virus surges + Trump and Biden set for duelling Florida rallies + UK Labour suspends Corbyn over anti-Semitism report + Nature loss means deadlier future pandemics: UN France-attack,WRAP NICE, France A knife-wielding man kills three people at a church in the French city of Nice, slitting the throat of at least one of them, in what officials are treating as the latest jihadist attack to rock the country. 800 words 1500 GMT by Vincent-Xavier Morvan with Sylvie Maligorne in Paris. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: France-attack-police,CHRONO France-attack,REAX Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Bars, restaurants and services prepare to shut down in France and Germany as countries around the world grapple with how far to push lockdown measures amid a surging tide of coronavirus cases. 800 words moved by Adam Plowright with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-vote,WRAP TAMPA, Florida Joe Biden and Donald Trump hold duelling rallies in the too-close-to-call battleground state of Florida as the president's reelection campaign touts a record surge in third-quarter growth as a sign the virus-battered US economy is getting back on track. 650 words 1530 GMT by Leila Macor with Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-politics-Labour,WRAP LONDON Britain's main opposition Labour party suspends its former leader Jeremy Corbyn, after a government watchdog found his office broke equality law through its "inexcusable" handling of anti-Semitism complaints. 650 words 1500 GMT by Jitendra Joshi. File picture. Video. File video Health-virus-nature-pandemic-agriculture PARIS Future pandemics will happen more often, kill more people and wreak even worse damage to the global economy than Covid-19 without a fundamental shift in how humans treat nature, the United Nations' biodiversity panel warns. 600 words 1600 GMT by Patrick Galey -- US ELECTION -- US-vote-scenarios,FOCUS WASHINGTON Leading in the polls with less than a week to go before the US election, Democrat Joe Biden would appear to be on a glide path to the White House -- but not so fast. Donald Trump has several potential routes to victory on November 3. 650 words moved by Chris Lefkow. File picture. Graphic Please see our special advisory for full election coverage. -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-France-lockdown PARIS Stores and businesses across France are besieged by people racing to get supplies -- and maybe a last-minute haircut -- ahead of a new coronavirus lockdown coming into effect at midnight. 550 words moved by Camille Bouissou and Daphne Rousseau. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-Britain LONDON The British government vows to persist with localised coronavirus restrictions, despite fresh data showing surging numbers of cases and deaths across the country, and new national lockdowns in its European neighbours. 650 words moved by Joe Jackson and James Pheby. Picture Health-virus-Russia-Putin,WRAP MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin says there are no plans to introduce a nationwide lockdown in Russia as officials register a record in new coronavirus infections and several regions were suffering "critical" virus outbreaks. 600 words 1500 GMT by Anastasia Clark. Picture. Video Health-virus-India-medicine,FOCUS NEW DELHI New Delhi housewife Sashi scoops Covid-19 "immunity-boosting" powder into a jug of water every morning for her family, joining a rush of Indians who believe traditional supplements will ward off the pandemic. 600 words moved by Glenda Kwek. Picture -- EUROPE -- Georgia-vote-parliament,ADVANCER TBILISI Georgians vote on Saturday in tightly contested parliamentary elections pitting an unlikely union of opposition parties against the increasingly unpopular ruling party led by the country's richest man. 700 words moved by Irakli Metreveli. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Vietnam-landslide-typhoon-weather,WRAP Quang Nam, VIETNAM Twenty-one people are killed and dozens more are feared dead after a typhoon tore through central Vietnam, triggering landslides and causing some of the worst destruction seen in years. 500 words moved. Picture. Video HongKong-China-politics,WRAP HONG KONG A teenage Hong Kong democracy activist is charged with secession, the first public political figure to be prosecuted under a sweeping new national security law Beijing imposed on the city. 700 words moved by Su Xinqi. File picture. Live video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Saudi-France-attack,3rdlead JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia A Saudi citizen wounds a guard in a knife attack at the French consulate in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, officials say, as France faces growing anger over satirical cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. 650 words moved. Picture Algeria-vote-constitution,ADVANCER ALGIERS Algerians are set to vote Sunday on a new constitution the government touts as establishing a "new republic", but a long-running protest movement rejects the exercise as window-dressing. 650 words moved by Abdellah Cheballah. Picture. Video Also moved: Algeria-vote-constitution,POINTS Algeria-vote-constitution,FACTFILE Algeria-vote-constitution,CHRONO Health-virus-Gaza-technology,FOCUS GAZA CITY Entering a Gaza City restaurant, customers are welcomed by a multi-tasking disinfection machine designed by a Palestinian businesswoman to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the crisis-hit enclave. 450 words moved by Adel Zaanoun. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Tanzania-vote,WRAP STONE TOWN, Tanzania Tanzania's main opposition presidential candidate declares he will not recognise the election result as key seats fell to the ruling party in a vote he described as marred by irregularities. 750 words 1430 GMT by Fran Blandy. Picture. Video. Graphic. ICoast-vote-Gbagbo,lead ABIDJAN Former Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo, in his first public comments since being toppled in 2011, says that Saturday's presidential election spells "disaster" for the troubled country and urges dialogue. 450 words moved. File picture Also moved: ICoast-vote,ADVANCER ICoast-vote-Ouattara,INTERVIEW ICoast-vote,CHRONO ICoast-vote-candidates,FACTS ICoast-vote,COUNTRY FACTFILE -- AMERICAS -- US-weather,WRAP NEW ORLEANS Hurricane Zeta barrels through the southern United States as a Category 2 storm, bringing dangerous winds and surging ocean waves as New Orleans residents are left without power. 800 words moved by Mike Smith. Picture US-health-virus-tourism-Halloween,SCENE CROTON-ON-HUDSON, New York Croton-on-Hudson is a quaint village an hour north of New York City that has thrived thanks to a spooky tale written some 200 years ago. The town is still holding its annual Halloween bash this year -- with the US election and the coronavirus pandemic lending an extra dose of chills. 850 words moved by Laura Bonilla. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- US-economy-health-virus-indicator-GDP,WRAP WASHINGTON After the worst downturn on record, the US economy posted a jaw-dropping annual rate of growth of 33.1 percent in the third quarter, but economists say the headline number obscures potential signs of trouble. 600 words 1500 GMT by Heather Scott. Graphic ECB-eurozone-banking-inflation-health-virus,WRAP FRANKFURT The European Central Bank signals that it stands ready to bolster its pandemic stimulus in December as surging coronavirus infections darken the eurozone's economic outlook. 600 words 1430 GMT by Ed Frankl -- SPORT -- Fbl-ESP-Liga-Eur-C1-Barcelona,FOCUS MADRID Ronald Koeman threw his arms around Lionel Messi and in that moment all seemed well again, Barcelona toasting the resignation of Josep Maria Bartomeu as president on Tuesday by beating Juventus 24 hours later. 650 words moved by Thomas Allnutt. Picture RugbyU-Tri-2020-AUS-NZL,PREVIEW SYDNEY New Zealand haven't had to wrap up the Bledisloe Cup on Australian soil in 11 years and for coach Ian Foster that's a massive motivation to snuff out Wallaby hopes of keeping the series alive when the two sides meet in Sydney. 650 words moved by Martin Parry Also moved: RugbyU-Tri-2020,POINTS Cricket-PAK-ZIM,PREVIEW RAWALPINDI, Pakistan Pakistan take a further step out of the wilderness as international cricket hosts when they welcome Zimbabwe for their first ODI in a year, with England and South Africa both lining up tours. 650 words moved by Shahid Hashmi. Picture afp
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