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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Japan cruise in 2-week virus quarantine + Buttigieg takes shock early lead in Iowa + Trump's State of the Union lays bare US divisions + Half a million displaced by Syria offensive + Lesotho first lady charged with murder China-health-virus-Japan-ship,WRAP YOKOHAMA, Japan Thousands are marooned on a cruise ship off the Japanese coast after 10 people are found to be infected with the potientially deadly new virus, with many facing an anxious wait for their own test results. 650 words 0800 GMT by Harumi Ozawa. Picture. Video US-politics-vote-Iowa,WRAP MANCHESTER, New Hampshire Democratic White House candidate Pete Buttigieg seizes a shock lead in the chaotic Iowa caucuses, closely trailed by leftist senator Bernie Sanders, according to partial returns released after an embarrassing delay in reporting the results. 750 words moved by Agnes Bun with Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-politics-vote-Democrats-Buttigieg,PROFILE US-politics-impeachment-speech-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's State of the Union address becomes a shocking display of US divisions with Democrats protesting the Republican's boasts before their leader, Nancy Pelosi, rips up her copy of the speech on live television. 800 words 0700 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture Syria-conflict,WRAP HAZANO, Syria A regime offensive in Syria's last rebel enclave has caused one of the biggest waves of displacement in the nine-year war, with tensions spiking between Ankara and Damascus following a deadly exchange of fire. 800 words moved by Aaref Watad with Alice Hackman in Beirut. Picture. Video Lesotho-politics-crime,WRAP MASERU Lesotho police have charged first lady Maesaiah Thabane with murder for her alleged links to the brutal 2017 killing of the prime minister's previous wife. 400 words moved by Marafaele Mohloboli -- CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK -- China-virus-health,WRAP HANGZHOU, China More Chinese cities hunker down by fencing off streets and telling millions of people to stay home as the death toll from the new coronavirus soared to nearly 500. 750 words 0630 GMT by Dan Martin. Picture. Video China-virus-health-economy,FOCUS BEIJING China's struggle to contain a deadly new virus is deepening concerns about its economy, as factories stay closed and millions of consumers remain holed up at home. 800 words 0600 GMT by Beiyi Seow. Picture -- STATE OF THE UNION -- US-politics-speech-Trump-soldier WASHINGTON In a reality TV moment during one of the United States' most formal occasions, President Donald Turmp reunites a soldier with his family during the annual State of the Union speech. 250 words moved. Picture US-politics-impeachment-speech-Trump-Afghanistan,2NDLEAD WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump renews his vow to negotiate a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying he has no desire to kill "hundreds of thousands" in unending fighting. 450 words moved. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-election-primary,FOCUS DES MOINES, United States Iowa is proud of its time-honoured role as the first state to vote when America starts picking presidential candidates. This time, it even instituted new rules it said would make things more transparent. But Monday night's voting could not have gone worse. 750 words moved by Elodie Cuzin. Picture. Video We will also move: US-politics-vote-Iowa-computers,FOCUS US-Nigeria-diplomacy-immigration,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States and Nigeria voice hope that President Donald Trump's administration will soon lift onerous visa restrictions on travelers from Africa's most populous country, whose foreign minister admits being "blindsided" by the ally. 550 words moved by Shaun Tandon. Picture Cuba-politics-economy-rum,FOCUS SAN JOSE DE LAS LAJAS, Cuba US sanctions against Cuba have made life tough for producers of the island's signature alcoholic drink, rum, but despite running a gauntlet of obstacles, they're still managing to survive. 650 words moved by Carlos Batista -- MIDDLE EAST -- Lebanon-economy-press,FOCUS BEIRUT Publications disappearing from newsstands, radio and TV channels struggling to stay on air: Lebanon's once-flourishing media is collapsing under the weight of the worst economic crisis in decades. 700 words moved by Bachir El Khoury. File Picture -- ENVIRONMENT -- EU-climate-gas-infrastructure,WRAP PARIS Europe is set to spend more than 100 billion euros on "unnecessary" natural gas infrastructure, boosting its import capacity by a third and imperilling the continent's climate goals, new analysis shows. 650 words moved by Patrick Galey -- ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-Syria-film-Oscars-documentary-TheCave,INTERVIEW PARIS A hero Syrian doctor who treated thousands of children in a besieged underground hospital is the centre of a shattering Oscar-nominated documentary, "The Cave". 700 words moved by Rana Moussaoui. Pictures by Abdulmonam Eassa. Video by Natalie Handel Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-women,FOCUS LOS ANGELES It is an accusation that has been levelled at the Oscars all too often over the years, and 2020 is no different -- too many men, not enough women, particularly in the most prestigious categories. 700 words moved by Laurent Banguet Also moving: Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-gender,FACTS -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- US-automobile-enviroment-stocks-technology-Tesla,FOCUS NEW YORK Elon Musk is some way away from his goal of sending millions of people to Mars, but Tesla's shares are heading into orbit on Wall Street, leaving conventional automakers in the dust. 600 words moved by Luc Olinga France-US-luxury-merger,WRAP PARIS Shareholders of US jewellery company Tiffany give the green light for its acquisition by luxury behemoth LVHM for $16.2 billion, setting the French firm up to become a power player in fine gems at a time that demand is soaring. 450 words moved -- SPORT -- FSkate-assault-FRA-France,WRAP PARIS French prosecutors open an investigation into claims of rape and sexual abuse of minors in figure skating as details emerge of allegations made 20 years ago against the coach at the heart of the case. 750 words moved by Eleonore Dermy and Andrea Bambino. File Picture -- LIFESTYLE -- Indonesia-drug-culture-crime,FOCUS BANDA ACEH, Indonesia Agus plunges a wooden paddle into his coffee and marijuana-filled wok, taking care to roast just the right mix of ingredients -- and stay one step ahead of police in Indonesia's Aceh province. 800 words moved. Picture. Video. afp
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