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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + A week from vote, Biden and Trump hit hustings again + US protests after police kill Black man + Huge anti-France rally in Bangladesh + Belgium's hidden princess meets king + 'Very nice!' Kazakstan jumps on Borat slogan US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON Democrat Joe Biden campaigns in the once reliably Republican state of Georgia and President Donald Trump hopscotches across the Midwest as the US election campaign enters its final week. 650 words 1530 GMT by Chris Lefkow. Picture. Video. Graphic US-police-vote,lead NEW YORK Protests erupt in Philadelphia after police shoot dead a 27-year-old Black man holding a knife in the latest police killing to spark anger in the United States, just a week before the election. 400 words 1430 GMT. Video France-politics-religion-trade-Islam, WRAP DHAKA Tens of thousands of protesters march through the Bangladesh capital in the biggest anti-France rally since President Emmanuel Macron defended cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed. 800 words moved by Sam Jahan with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video Belgium-royals BRUSSELS The once secret princess of Belgium meets former king Albert for the first time since her legal battle to be accepted as his daughter, the palace says 600 words moved by Matthieu Demeestere. Picture Kazakhstan-cinema-politics-tourism NUR-SULTAN Kazakhstan banned British comedian Sasha Baron Cohen's first 'Borat' film over its portrayal of the country but has now ended up using his 'Very Nice!' catchphrase in a tourism ad campaign 300 words 1530 GMT -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP ROME Italy faces growing discontent and protests over its virus restrictions, as dire figures on global tourism and investment highlight the devastating impact of the pandemic. 600 words 1530 GMT by Joseph Boyle with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-Britain-politics-race,lead LONDON Ethnic minorities in Britain are paying with their lives after years of government neglect left them uniquely vulnerable to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by a woman whose son was murdered in a racist attack. 650 words 1500 GMT by Jitendra Joshi Health-virus-Australia,2ndlead MELBOURNE Bars reopen in Australia's second biggest city a tick after midnight as a gruelling months-long lockdown ends, with elated residents in Melbourne celebrating a "double donut" -- two days of no new coronavirus cases. 600 words 1430 GMT. Picture Health-virus-France-restaurants,FOCUS LYON, France Deprived of a dinner crowd because of a night-time curfew, restaurants in France are trying to revive the traditional "machon," a boozy breakfast featuring classic hearty dishes such as poached sausage and red wine. 500 words moved by Myriam Chaplain Riou. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Tanzania-Zanzibar-vote-unrest,WRAP STONE TOWN, Tanzania The leader of the opposition in Zanzibar is arrested as tensions soared on the islands ahead of Tanzania's election, with his party claiming nine people were killed, which police deny. 750 words 1630 GMT by Fran Blandy. Picture. Video Also moved: Tanzania-vote-Magufuli,PROFILE Tanzania-vote-opposition,PROFILE Nigeria-unrest,WRAP LAGOS A judicial panel in Nigeria's biggest city Lagos begins an inquiry into the shooting of peaceful protesters last week and broader police brutality that sparked weeks of protests and unrest in Africa's most populous nation. 400 words 1500 GMT Guinea-vote-unrest,WRAP CONAKRY International envoys mediating Guinea's post-election crisis have urged the government to lift its security barricade on opposition leader's house, in a bid to soothe tensions after a week in which 21 people were killed. 450 words moved by Mouctar Bah. File picture Mali-France-Belgium-trial,WRAP BAMAKO A Malian court opens the trial of alleged Islamists accused of killing over two dozen people in attacks targeting foreigners in 2015, one of which was reportedly revenge for French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo publishing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. 550 words 1600 GMT by Amaury Hauchard. File picture ICoast-vote-economy,FOCUS ABIDJAN Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara is seeking re-election on Saturday, campaigning on his record of economic growth and stability in a country shaken by a civil war nearly a decade ago. 550 words moved by David Esnault. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- France-politics-Islam-Tunisia,FOCUS TUNIS French President Emmanuel Macron's defence of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed sparked widespread protests, but in Tunisia it triggered debate balancing hard-won rights of the revolution with respect for religion. 700 words 1600 GMT by Kaouther Larbi. Video Syria-conflict-Russia-Turkey BEIRUT Pro-Turkish Syrian rebels pound Moscow-backed regime forces with rocket and artillery fire in northwest Syria a day after Russian aircraft killed dozens among their ranks, a war monitor says. 400 words moved Yemen-conflict-children-health,WRAP SANAA Malnutrition among young children has soared to record levels in parts of war-torn Yemen, the UN warns, as the coronavirus and aid shortfalls deepen the world's worst humanitarian crisis. 500 words moved. File picture Qatar-Australia-women-rights-aviation,FOCUS DOHA Revelations that passengers flying through Doha were forced to endure vaginal inspections have upended Qatar's efforts to boost its reputation before the Gulf state hosts World Cup 2022, experts say. 750 words moved by Gregory Walton. File video. Israel-Palestinians-conflict-US JERUSALEM Israel plans to greenlight new Jewish settler homes in the West Bank city of Hebron, says the group Peace Now, condemning an attempt to "squeeze in" the approvals before the US presidential election. 400 words moved. File picture -- ASIA -- Pakistan-unrest-bomb,WRAP PESHAWAR At least seven students are killed and scores more wounded in a bomb attack on a Koran study class at a religious school in northwestern Pakistan. 600 words moved by Lehaz Ali. Picture. Video. Graphic India-US-defence-diplomacy,2ndlead NEW DELHI The United States and India are united against China's "aggression", the US defence secretary says after top level talks between key ministers from the two countries. 600 words moved by Paul Handley. Picture. Video -- US ELECTION -- US-vote-IT-politics-hacking,FOCUS WASHINGTON Hackers seeking to sow havoc in the November 3 election are hard at work -- but some experts say they don't need to be successful to have an impact. Simply the perception of breaching election infrastructure could undermine confidence in the outcome. 600 words 1500 GMT by Rob Lever Also moved: US-vote-ballots-count,FOCUS US-vote-energy-fracking,FOCUS DEEMSTON, Pennsylvania Farmer Bryan Latkanich says he was once "the biggest cheerleader there was" for the fracking industry -- but now blames wells drilled on his Pennsylvania property for destroying his son's and his own health, and leaving them financially ruined. 850 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Picture. Video -- Please see our special advisory for full election coverage -- -- BUSINESS/TECHNOLOGY -- China-HongKong-ecommerce-lifestyle-consumers-IPO-AntGroup,FOCUS SHANGHAI The most essential item in aircraft engineer Tao Rui's possession during a recent outing in Shanghai was the Alipay smartphone app from Ant Group, a company little known outside China until it unfurled plans for the biggest IPO in history. 750 words moved by Jessica Yang. Video. File Picture -- ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT -- Spain-art-women-Prado MADRID Slave, witch, prostitute or mother: a new exhibit at Spain's Prado explores how misogyny influenced the way women were portrayed in art -- and the role that the museum itself played. 600 words moved by Marie Giffard. Picture Denmark-museum-history,FOCUS RIBE, Denmark The fire crackles and a woman shrieks as flames lick her body, burning her alive: In Ribe, western Denmark, a museum about witch hunts brings a dark period to life. 700 words moved by Camille Bas-Wohlert. Picture. Video afp
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