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| - Duty Editor: Denholm Barnetson Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Iowa Democrat vote turns into fiasco + HK reports first coronavirus death + Kenya's former strongman Moi dead + Trump readies State of the Union + Pamela Anderson and husband split after 12 days US-politics-vote-Iowa,WRAP DES MOINES Iowa's vote kick-starting the 2020 US presidential contest degenerates into a fiasco, with Bernie Sanders eager to claim a slim lead in the Democratic caucuses despite the lack of official results. 850 words 1100 GMT by Elodie Cuzin. Graphic. Picture. Video China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING Hong Kong becomes the second place outside mainland China to report the death of a coronavirus patient as restrictions on movement are imposed in more cities far from the epicentre, including the home of tech giant Alibaba. 750 words 1030 GMT by Laurent Thomet. Picture. Video. Graphic. Kenya-politics-Moi,WRAP NAIROBI Former Kenyan president Daniel Arap Moi, who ruled the country with an iron fist between 1978 and 2002, dies aged 95. 500 words 1000 GMT by Nicolas Delaunay. File Picture. File Video Also moved: Kenya-politics-Moi,OBIT Kenya-politics-Moi,DATES US-politics-impeachment-speech-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON America's divisions will enter into burning focus when President Donald Trump delivers the annual State of the Union speech to Congress, just ahead of his expected acrimonious impeachment acquittal. 600 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture Entertainment-US-film-PamelaAnderson LOS ANGELES Former "Baywatch" star Pamela Anderson and movie mogul Jon Peters call it quits just 12 days after tying the knot. 300 words moved -- VIRUS OUTBREAK -- China-health-virus-world-economy-insurance,FOCUS LONDON Companies and tourists out of pocket from the global economic disruption caused by the virus epidemic in China risk meeting a cold shoulder from insurers, industry experts warn. 600 words moved by Jitendra Joshi China-health-virus-hospital BEIJING Hundreds of empty beds await coronavirus patients in an exhibition centre converted into a makeshift hospital at the epicentre of China's deadly virus epidemic. 600 words 1100 GMT. Picture. Video China-health-virus-tips,FOCUS BEIJING Crying alone, using a punchbag or practising tai chi are among the tips health experts suggest for the increasingly stressed population of China living under the spectre of a deadly virus. 600 words moved by Beiyi Seow. Video China-health-virus-quarantine-disabled BEIJING A disabled boy has died after being left to fend for himself when his father was quarantined over the deadly new coronavirus in China. 350 words moved China-health-virus-racism,FOCUS SYDNEY As the deadly coronavirus spreads, it carries with it xenophobia -- with Asian communities around the world finding themselves the subject of suspicions and fear. 650 words moved by Andrew Beatty China-health-virus-epidemic-Thailand,Q&A BANGKOK As doctors scramble to battle the deadly coronavirus, a cocktail of anti-retrovirals and flu drugs have emerged as a possible defence against a hitherto unknown sickness. But the science is out on whether it is actually effective, and experts say a successful treatment could take years. 600 words moved by Dene-Hern Chen -- MIDDLE EAST -- Syria-conflict,WRAP BEIRUT A Russian-backed government offensive in northwestern Syria has caused one of the biggest waves of displacement in the nine-year-old conflict. 500 words 1000 GMT by Tony Gamal-Gabriel. File picture. File video -- AFRICA -- Malawi-vote-politics,WRAP LILONGWE, Malawi Malawi opposition supporters celebrate after a historic court ruling that declared the incumbent President Peter Mutharika not "duly" elected in the 2019 disputed polls and ordered fresh polls. 600 words 1000 GMT by Jack McBrams. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Iowa,SCENE DES MOINES, Iowa With bursts of laughter, a faulty megaphone, cries of exasperation and some dance steps, US Democrats take their time to kick off the election season with a curious voting system: the Iowa caucuses. 600 words moved by Elodie Cuzin. Picture. Video Also moved: US-politics-vote-Iowa-couple,FOCUS US-IT-politics-disinformation,WRAP WASHINGTON YouTube vows to remove election-related videos that are "manipulated or doctored" to mislead voters, as part of its efforts to stem online misinformation and promote a "healthy political discourse." 650 words moved by Rob Lever -- BUSINESS -- Aerospace-corruption-Airbus-AirAsia,WRAP KUALA LUMPUR AirAsia's colourful chief executive Tony Fernandez is to step aside from the company while authorities probe unusual payments at the airline, as the fallout from a $4 billion bribery fine at Airbus reverberates across the industry. 500 words moved -- SPORTS -- NAfrica-fbl-politics-social,FOCUS CASABLANCA, Morocco From Casablanca to Algiers via Tunis, the chants belted out across football stadiums echo young North African fans' frustrations not connected to the highs and lows of the beautiful game. 600 words moved by Hamza Mekouar. Picture -- LIFESTYLE and ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-music-rap-women NEW YORK Long stereotyped as a boys' club, not least for its braggadocious lyrics and objectification of women, the rap world has seen a bevy of female stars reclaim their space. 900 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. Picture. Video. File picture Entertainement-France-Ukraine-music-rap-Alyona,INTERVIEW GRONINGEN, Netherlands Alyona Alyona is turning the macho rules of rap on their head. For a start, the former kindergarten teacher tries never to swear in her songs. 700 words moved by Philippe Grelard and Fiachra Gibbons. Picture. Video Italy-museum-fashion-shoes,FOCUS FLORENCE, Italy As sandal season fast approaches, a new exhibit on ancient footwear at a top Italian museum seeks to remind today's well-heeled that when it comes to fashion, do as the Romans did. 700 words moved by Alexandria Sage. Picture. Video afp
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