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| - Duty Editor: Anita Beattie Contact: anita.beattie@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump supporters rally against vote result + Europe tightens virus curbs, toll tops 1.3 mn + Ethiopia conflict widens with airport attacks + Villagers burn homes before Karabakh handover + 100 ancient sarcophagi discovered in Egypt US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON Thousands of die-hard Trump supporters chant "four more years" as they march through Washington, blaming fraud for an election defeat that will force the president to vacate the White House after just one term. 650 words 2000 GMT by Sebastien Duval. Picture. Video. Live video Health-virus,WRAP VIENNA A swathe of new restrictions to curtail a second wave of coronavirus infections from Austria to Greece, Italy and Portugal are announced or come into force as the global death toll climbs above 1.3 million. 750 words 2000 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health virus world,FACTS Health-virus-toll,FACTS Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Leaders of Ethiopia's northern Tigray claim rocket attacks on two airports in a nearby region and threaten to strike neighbouring Eritrea, raising tensions that the escalating conflict could spread across national borders. 750 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Ethiopia-conflict-Sudan-refugee,SCENE Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP CHAREKTAR Villagers outside of Nagorno-Karabakh set their houses on fire before fleeing to Armenia ahead of a weekend deadline that will see disputed territory handed over to Azerbaijan as part of a peace agreement. 700 words moved by Herve Bar. Picture. Video Egypt-archaeology,WRAP SAQQARA, Egypt Egypt announces the discovery of an ancient treasure trove of more than 100 intact sarcophagi, dating more than 2,500 years back, the largest such find this year. 450 words moved by Sally Kandil with Menna Zaki in Cairo. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Iran-US-attacks-Qaeda,WRAP TEHRAN Iran dismisses a US newspaper report that Al-Qaeda's second-in-command was killed in Tehran by Israeli agents as "made-up information" and denies the presence of any of the Sunni jihadist group's members in the Islamic republic. 650 words moved. Picture Ethiopia-conflict-Sudan-refugee,SCENE HAMDAYIT, Sudan Two decades since Burhan Yussef sought refuge in Sudan from famine in Ethiopia, the 77-year-old is back -- joining thousands of others fleeing intense fighting in Tigray. 650 words moved by Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali. Picture. Video WSahara-conflict-Morocco,WRAP RABAT The pro-independence Polisario Front reports clashes in the Western Sahara after Morocco launches an operation in the buffer zone in the disputed territory, as the UN leads calls for restraint. 650 words 1930 GMT by Sophie Pons with Algeria bureau. Picture Also moved: WSahara-conflict-Morocco-Mauritania,Q&A -- AMERICAS -- US-France-Turkey-Mideast-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON Secretary of State Mike Pompeo faces an elephant in the room as he begins a seven-nation trip to US allies -- they have congratulated President-elect Joe Biden on his victory and he most certainly has not. 750 words moved by Francesco Fontemaggi US-politics-military-Afghanistan,WRAP WASHINGTON With little more than two months left in office, President Donald Trump appears to be pushing ahead with plans to pull out of Afghanistan as he stacks the Pentagon with loyalists. 750 words moved by Sylvie Lanteaume. File picture -- ASIA -- India-health-virus-pollution-Diwali,lead NEW DELHI Fear of the coronavirus and chronic pollution spoil the party as hundreds of millions of Indians celebrate the biggest Hindu holiday of the year. 550 words 1930 GMT by Archana Thiyagarajan US-vote-India-Biden CHENNAI, India Already bursting with pride at Kamala Harris's ancestry, India has now started digging up potential local roots for US President-elect Joe Biden. 600 words moved by Arun Sankar in Chennai and Vishal Manve in Mumbai. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- US-vote-economy-politics-markets,FOCUS WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump is mounting an unprecedented, and thus far unsuccessful, challenge to last week's presidential election, but that hasn't shaken Wall Street's forward momentum. 550 words moved by Virginie Montet US-economy-employment-health-virus,FOCUS WASHINGTON Covid-19 has come roaring back and is likely to inflict further damage on the American economy, which will take years to recover to its robust pre-pandemic status. 750 words moved by Julie Chabanas -- SPORTS -- Auto-Prix-TUR,WRAP ISTANBUL Lewis Hamilton, chasing a record-equalling seventh world title, makes light of his and Mercedes' first qualifying flop of the year after they are upstaged by Racing Point's Lance Stroll at the Turkish Grand Prix. 650 words 2030 GMT. Picture Golf-Masters,WRAP AUGUSTA, Georgia World number one Dustin Johnson goes four-under par in his first four holes, the best start of any major round in his career, to seize the lead in the third round of the 84th Masters at Augusta National. 650 words 2300 GMT by Jim Slater. Picture afp
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