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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Contact: emma.charlton@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump or Biden? America decides + IS jihadists claim Vienna shooting + 'Miracle' girl rescued in Turkey quake + New Europe curbs as cases hit 11 mn + Hurricane tears into Nicaragua coast US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON A bitterly divided America goes to the polls amid the worst pandemic in a century and an economic crisis to decide whether to give President Donald Trump four more years or send Democrat Joe Biden to the White House. 900 words 2000 GMT by Chris Lefkow, Peter Hutchison and Leila Macor. Photo. Video. Graphic. Also moved: US-vote-ElectionDay,FACTS Austria-attack,WRAP VIENNA The Islamic State group claims responsibility for a deadly shooting rampage in Vienna, as Austria mourns the victims of its first major terror attack in decades. 800 words 1930 GMT by Jastinder Khera. Picture. Graphic. Video Also moved: Austria-attack-Switzerland-police-arrest,2ndlead Austria-attack-gunman,PROFILE Austria-attack-NMacedonia-Islam,FACTS Austria-attack,REAX Turkey-Greece-quake, WRAP BAYRAKLI A three-year-old girl is pulled from rubble 91 hours after a powerful earthquake hit western Turkey, offering a ray of hope for grieving families as the death toll soars past 100. 650 words moved by Luana Sarmini-Buonaccorsi with Raziye Akkoc in Ankara. Picture. Video Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Europe passes a new bleak milestone after reporting more than 11 million coronavirus cases, as Austria and Greece became the latest countries on the continent to impose shutdowns. 750 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Weather-hurricane-Centram,WRAP BILWI, Nicaragua Eta smashes into Nicaragua's northern Caribbean coast as a Category 4 hurricane, unleashing 140 mile an hour winds that tore up trees and ripped roofs off dwellings. 600 words 1930 GMT by Inti Ocon. Picture -- US ELECTION -- US-vote-polls,SCENE EASTON, Pennsylvania Whether she knew it or not, Claire D'Angelo spoke for millions of Americans as she stood in the cold after casting a morning vote, a black mask covering her face. 650 words 2100 GMT by Eleonore Sens with Leila Macor in Miami. Picture. Video. Live video Also moved: US-vote-campaign,CHRONO US-vote-Pennsylvania,FACTS US-vote-protests-Portland,FOCUS US-vote-IT-internet,FOCUS WASHINGTON Social media firms are on high alert against election misinformation and manipulation efforts as voters began in-person balloting across the United States. 550 words 2000 GMT by Rob Lever US-climate-politics,FOCUS WASHINGTON Whatever the outcome of the presidential election, the United States will leave the Paris accord on Wednesday, becoming the first country to ever withdraw from an international climate change pact. 700 words moved by Issam Ahmed -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-politics-Brexit,WRAP BRUSSELS EU and British negotiators are holding face-to-face talks in locked-down Brussels to try to find a last-minute accord on post-Brexit ties, officials say, with no sign yet of a breakthrough. 600 words moved by Marc Burleigh Belarus-Russia-Lithuania-politics-nuclear,WRAP MINSK Belarus launches its controversial Russia-built nuclear power station despite safety concerns from neighbouring Baltic states three decades after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. 600 words moved. File picture -- AFRICA -- ICoast-vote, WRAP ABIDJAN Ivory Coast's government accuses the opposition of "plotting" against the state, after it vowed to set up a rival government following bruising presidential elections won in a landslide by the incumbent, Alassane Ouattara. 800 words 2000 GMT by Patrick Markey and David Esnault. Picture. Video Also moved: ICoast-vote-Ouattara,PROFILE UGANDA-vote-unrest,2ndlead KAMPALA Ugandan presidential aspirant Bobi Wine says he was "beaten" and "tortured" Tuesday after registering to challenge Yoweri Museveni in 2021. 700 words 1930 GMT. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-conflict-shooting-university,WRAP KABUL Stunned Kabul University students vow to continue their education despite a brutal attack on their campus by the Islamic State group that killed 22 people. 600 words moved by Emal Haidary with Najiba Noori. Picture. Video. Graphic -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Health-virus-Lebanon,FOCUS BEIRUT Lebanon, mired in economic turmoil deepened by the Beirut port blast three months ago, is weighing a second nationwide lockdown to stem a surge in coronavirus cases. 600 words moved by Tony Gamal-Gabriel. Picture -- BUSINESS -- China-HongKong-ecommerce-AntGroup-IPO,WRAP SHANGHAI China's Ant Group suspends its record-breaking IPO in both Hong Kong and Shanghai as the fintech giant faces growing pressure from Chinese regulators over potential risks. 550 words moved by Dan Martin, with Jin Xuan Teng in Beijing afp
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