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BBC News with Daniel *.

The coronavirus crisis has dominated the latest day of campaigning in the U.S. presidential election with the number of infections there continuing to rise. Several media outlets say more than 80,000 new cases were reported on Friday, the highest daily figure so far. President Trump promised supporters at a rally in Florida that the pandemic could end soon. His rival Joe Biden accused Mr. Trump of having given up fighting the virus.

The president of Poland * has tested positive for Covid-19.  A senior official said president * was fine and consulting the medical authorities. News of his infection comes as Poland wrestles with the record spike in cases.

Argentina's state news agency says that the former Bolivian president * is visiting Venezuela, where there is speculation, he may meet his ally president Maduro. Mr. * has been in Buenos Aires since December after leaving Bolivia during unrest over last year's disputed election.

At least nine people have been killed in central Afghanistan in a roadside bombing. Officials said the victims' van was caught up in an explosive near * city. Local officials blamed the Taliban for the attack.

A Pakistani television channel * News says that one of its reporters has gone missing in Karachi. * did not return home on Friday. Amnesty International said it feared he had been subjected to an enforced disappearance.

In Nigeria, a curfew introduced after nationwide protests against police brutality is due to be lifted in Lagos state. The 24-hour curfew's been relaxed released from 8  in the morning to 6 in the evening local time.

A NASA space probe which successfully collected rock fragments from an asteroid earlier this week is at risk of losing the consignment. The mission team says rock fragments have * in particles adrift off into space. The mission aims to bring material from the asteroid back to Earth in 2023.      
   
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