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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Biden on verge of winning White House + Italian regions enter Covid lockdowns + Ethiopia PM vows air strikes in north + Vienna anti-terror chief is suspended + Johnny Depp to appeal UK libel ruling US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON Democrat Joe Biden was on the verge of winning the White House after taking the lead in the state of Pennsylvania as President Donald Trump appeared to be backing away from his fiery, defiant claims that the election was being "stolen." 1,000 words by Chris Lefkow and Peter Hutchison. Photo. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP PARIS The coronavirus surge ploughs on relentlessly in Europe which reports more than 12 million cases as swathes of Italy return to lockdown and the British city of Liverpool trials city-wide testing. 750 words 2000 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-world,FACTS Health-virus-Italy,SCENE Ethiopia-unrest,WRAP GONDAR, Ethiopia Fears of a civil war in the Horn of Africa mount as Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed vows to carry out air strikes on military assets in the northern region of Tigray and urges civilians to avoid becoming "collateral damage." 850 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Graphic. Video Austria-attack-investigation,WRAP VIENNA The head of anti-terror operations in the Austrian capital Vienna is suspended as details emerge of further security lapses in the run up to this week's jihadist attack which left four people dead. 650 words moved by Jastinder Khera. Picture. Video Ethiopia-unrest,WRAP Britain-US-court-media-appeal-Depp,lead LONDON Hollywood star Johnny Depp says he will appeal against a UK court ruling that upheld claims he was violent violent towards his ex-wife Amber Heard. 350 words moved -- US ELECTION -- US-vote-Republicans,FOCUS WASHINGTON Donald Trump's unfounded allegations of fraud in the US presidential election have met with condemnation from some of his fellow Republicans, but top party figures have maintained their support. 700 words 2000 GMT by Ivan Couronne Also moved: US-vote-paths,POINTS US-vote-IT-politics-media,FOCUS WASHINGTON Amid an intense effort by social media platforms to curb misinformation around the US election process, political operatives are finding loopholes in YouTube and other video platforms. 600 words moved by Rob Lever with Daniel Hoffman in New York US-vote-internet-Facebook,FOCUS NEW YORK All it took was a Facebook page and a hashtag: As election tallies trickled in Donald Trump supporters were busy going viral, accelerating the unsubstantiated claim that Democrats were "stealing" the election under the rallying cry #StopTheSteal. 750 words moved by Catherine Triomphe with Julie Jammot in San Francisco US-vote-Trump,FACTCHECK WASHINGTON As the tortuous US presidential election appeared headed to a conclusion, Donald Trump addressed the nation and claimed without evidence that he was being robbed of a second term. In his 17-minute presentation, Trump made a series of inaccurate comments. AFP breaks it down. 600 words moved by Arthur MacMillan and W.G. Dunlop. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Britain-Liverpool,3rdlead LIVERPOOL, England Liverpool begins England's first city-wide trial of coronavirus testing in an attempt to prevent hospitals becoming overwhelmed during the country's second wave of the pandemic. 500 words moved Health-virus-Denmark-mutation-minks COPENHAGEN Denmark defends the strict measures it has imposed on the north of the country after a mutated version of the new coronavirus linked to mink farms was found in humans. 450 words moved. Video Singapore-tourism-health-virus SINGAPORE Hundreds of passengers set sail from Singapore on a "cruise to nowhere" with safety measures in place to prevent coronavirus outbreaks, as the industry seeks to bounce back from a pandemic-induced crunch. 400 words moved. Picture Health-virus-Italy,SCENE MILAN Italy's northern regions begin a month-long lockdown and the country braces for a new curfew, as Rome tries to stem a surge in virus cases despite protests. 500 words moved by Francesco Gilioli with Alexandria Sage in Rome. Video. File Picture Health-virus-China-France-Russia BEIJING Beijing has banned foreign arrivals from France and a host of other countries, the latest in a growing number of entry bans as China closes itself off from a world still battling the coronavirus pandemic. 350 words moved -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-Navalny,lead MOSCOW Russian officials say metabolic problems and pancreatitis caused Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to fall ill in August, ruling out findings by European labs that he was poisoned with Novichok. 500 words moved -- MIDEAST-- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-prison-rights,WRAP JERUSALEM A Palestinian detained by Israel for his alleged membership of a militant group has ended his hunger strike after over 100 days, his wife says. 550 words moved by Majeda El-Batsh US-Lebanon-politics-corruption-sanction,WRAP WASHINGTON The US Treasury announces sanctions against Lebanon's former energy and foreign affairs minister Gebran Bassil, accusing him of corruption involving billions of dollars that has left the economy in a shambles. 700 words moved -- AFRICA -- ICoast-vote-unrest, WRAP ABIDJAN Ivory Coast prosecutors say they are investigating three opposition leaders for insurrection, murder and terrorism after they rejected President Alassane Ouattara's re-election and vowed to set up a rival government. 600 words 1930 GMT by Patrick Markey. Pictures. Graphic France-Sahel-army-conflict PARIS Less than a year after sending hundreds of extra troops to the Sahel, France is hoping to cut back its military presence in the restive region to make room for a stronger European commitment, army sources say. 500 words moved by Daphne Benoit. File pictures -- ENVIRONMENT -- Climate-finance-aid PARIS Wealthy countries are falling short on a decade-old promise come due to ramp up climate finance for the developing world, according to a new semi-official report. 700 words moved by Marlowe Hood Also moved: Climate-environment-food-agriculture -- LIFESTYLE/TECHNOLOGY -- Entertainment-tech-games-culture-gender,FOCUS HONG KONG In the 25 years since Sony launched the groundbreaking PlayStation, video games have exploded into the biggest form of entertainment in the world, and analysts say the growing diversity of billions of players is reshaping the industry. 800 words moved by Qasim Nauman. Graphic. File Picture Also moved: Games-consoles-IT-lifestyle-Asia-US -- SPORTS -- Fbl-ENG-Pr-ManUtd-Solskjaer,lead LONDON Ole Gunnar Solskjaer vows he will not "fall like a house of cards" after damaging defeats ramp up the pressure on the Manchester United manager. 500 words moved by John Weaver afp
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