good morning. we<u+2019>re trying something new for our readers in europe: a morning briefing to jump-start your day. what do you like? what do you want to see here? email us with your feedback at europebriefing@nytimes.com . here<u+2019>s what you need to know: <u+2022> little more than a week before election day in the united states, the f.b.i. has become enmeshed as never before in a presidential race. the agency said it was looking into a batch of email messages that could be related to the inquiry into whether hillary clinton and her aides mishandled classified information. mrs. clinton has established a slim edge over donald j. trump in early-voter turnout in several important swing states. but mr. trump continued to improve in polls , including in florida, a state he must win for a plausible chance at the presidency. <u+2022> italy is recovering from one of its strongest earthquakes in decades , which struck the country<u+2019>s central provinces that were ravaged by quakes in august. there were no immediate reports of death, in part because of evacuations after those earlier quakes. geologists said they did not know whether the spate of seismic activity was over. <u+2022> the european union and canada signed a far-reaching trade agreement that counters a growing anti-globalization trend. more obstacles for the accord could lie ahead: legislatures of e.u. member states still need to ratify it. <u+2022> turkey discharged 10,000 civil servants suspected of having links to fethullah gulen, a muslim cleric, bringing the number of dismissals and suspensions to more than 100,000 in response to a failed coup. fifteen additional news outlets were closed. the u.s. state department ordered families of its consular staff in istanbul to leave turkey, citing security threats. <u+2022> after we posted a video about women in saudi arabia voting and running for office for the first time, nearly 6,000 saudi women poured out their hearts about living in a society where male relatives oversee all aspects of their lives. <u+201c>i live a lie just so that i wouldn<u+2019>t end up getting killed,<u+201d> one said. <u+2022> about 300 million of the world<u+2019>s children breathe highly toxic air , according to a u.n. report. more than two-thirds of them are in south asia, where pollution is at least six times the level that is considered safe. business <u+2022> the eurozone economy grew 0.3 percent in the third quarter compared with the second, in line with expectations. surveys showed that consumers and businesses in the 19 nations that use the common currency were becoming more optimistic . <u+2022> for the first time since world war ii, u.s. trade with other nations has declined during a period of economic growth . the drop is part of a global trend. <u+2022> tens of thousands of greeks are fighting to save their homes . creditors are asking the government to allow the auction of delinquent debtors<u+2019> properties to prop up the country<u+2019>s tottering banks. <u+2022> twenty years ago , europe largely rejected genetic modifications in agriculture. at the same time, the united states and canada were embracing it. comparing results on the continents shows no discernible advantage in yields, evidence that the technology has fallen short of its promise . <u+2022> here<u+2019>s a snapshot of global markets . in the news <u+2022> king mohammed vi of morocco ordered an inquiry into the death of a fish vendor who was crushed in a garbage truck while trying to save his merchandise from seizure by the authorities. the death led to protests. [ the new york times ] <u+2022> iceland<u+2019>s anti-establishment pirate party won second place in a general election, prompting the prime minister to resign. the party aims to pass the first crowd-sourced constitution. [ the new york times] <u+2022> the shadowy presidential adviser at the center of the south korea<u+2019>s deepening political scandal returned from germany to apologize for <u+201c>wrongdoings<u+201d> and pledged to appear before prosecutors. [ the new york times ] <u+2022> in moldova <u+2019>s first presidential election in 15 years, a pro-russian candidate fell short of a majority against pro-western challengers, forcing a runoff on nov. 13. [ the new york times ] <u+2022> twitter laid off its last employee in russia. [ the moscow times ] noteworthy <u+2022> the tate britain gallery is putting artificial intelligence to work in a new exhibition, letting an algorithm match news photos with works from its collection . above, a photo from this year<u+2019>s afropunk fest in brooklyn, which the program matched with stephen mckenna<u+2019>s <u+201c>venus and adonis.<u+201d> <u+2022> lawmakers in spain are pushing to end the seasonal practice of moving back the clocks by one hour, arguing for the social and health benefits of an extra hour of sunlight. <u+2022> london<u+2019>s listening clubs, featuring rarefied hi-fi equipment, have become a mecca for audiophiles . and global vinyl sales hit a 28-year-high this year. <u+2022> our travel writer set out to explore germany<u+2019>s nudist movement . she found an apolitical national pastime. <u+2022> <u+201c>a man called ove,<u+201d> fredrik backman<u+2019>s debut novel, is one of sweden<u+2019>s most popular literary exports since stieg larsson<u+2019>s <u+201c>the girl with the dragon tattoo.<u+201d> back story when ghosts and witches, elsas and spider-men take to the streets tonight, candy might not be the only thing collected after <u+201c>trick or treat.<u+201d> since 1950, orange boxes with a coin slot have gone hand in hand with halloween traditions. the change goes to unicef , the united nations children<u+2019>s fund. and it is all thanks to a pennsylvania schoolteacher who decided to follow a children<u+2019>s parade led by a cow in philadelphia. the world was still recovering from world war ii in the late 1940s when the rev. clyde allison and his wife, mary emma allison, had their three children trick-or-treat not for candy, but soap and clothing for relief efforts in europe. but the idea to give back on halloween needed more legs. it found them when mrs. allison followed the parade to a department store, where a unicef booth was taking in donations. that first year, children carried hand-painted boxes that were soon replaced with the official orange ones. over the years the trick-or-treat for unicef has raised at least $175 million , with funds going toward improving health care, clean water and education. the <u+201c>constructive approach to halloween,<u+201d> a 1955 times article on oct. 30 noted , encouraged american youngsters <u+201c>to develop the sense of international citizenship responsibility that is essential in today<u+2019>s shrinking world.<u+201d> remy tumin contributed reporting. your morning briefing is published weekday mornings. what would you like to see here? contact us at europebriefing@nytimes.com .
italy, hillary clinton, turkey: your monday briefing
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