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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + US authorises Moderna virus vaccine + Congress stopgap averts US shutdown + Kidnapped Nigerian schoolboys freed + Massive cyberattack grows beyond US + Rooney's son, 11, signs for Man Utd Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States authorizes Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, paving the way for million of doses of a second vaccine to begin shipping across the hardest-hit country in the world. 850 words 0200 GMT by Issam Ahmed. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-economy-health-virus-stimulus,lead WASHINGTON US lawmakers struggling to reach a critical pandemic relief and federal spending deal strike a last-minute agreement to avert a midnight shutdown of the government, and extend negotiations through the weekend. 600 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture Nigeria-kidnapping-unrest-release,WRAP KATSINA, Nigeria Exhausted and dishevelled, hundreds of Nigerian schoolboys seized in a mass abduction claimed by Boko Haram experience their first full day of freedom after a nearly week-long ordeal. 750 words moved by John Okunyomih. Picture. Video. Graphic US-IT-politics-hacking,WRAP WASHINGTON A devastating cyberattack on US government agencies has also hit targets worldwide, with the list of victims still growing, according to researchers, heightening fears over computer security and espionage. 800 words moved by Rob Lever Fbl-ENG-Pr-ManUtd-Rooney-son LONDON Wayne Rooney said Friday he was a "proud dad" after his eldest son Kai followed in his footsteps by signing for Manchester United. 200 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Brazil-politics-vaccines,FOCUS BRASILIA Brazil prides itself on its world-leading immunization experts, medical institutions and vaccine research, but President Jair Bolsonaro's government has been accused of having a chaotic plan to inoculate against Covid-19. 700 words 0130 GMT by Jordi Miro. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-lifestyle-Christmas-NewYork,PHOTOESSAY NEW YORK In a New York where traditional holiday performances are cancelled, Rockefeller Center tree viewings are timed and travel is ill-advised, it's beginning to feel a lot like the Covid Grinch stole Christmas. But in Brooklyn's illuminated Dyker Heights neighborhood, not even a pandemic can keep the festive spirit down. 550 words 0130 GMT by Maggy Donaldson. Picture. Video Health-virus-France-politics-Macron,lead PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledges he had been "slowed down" by his Covid-19 infection and ongoing symptoms but insists he is doing well as as the country's coronavirus death toll tops 60,000. 650 words moved by Laurence Benhamou and Stuart Williams. Picture. Video Health-virus-Turkmenistan,FOCUS ASHGABAT In tightly controlled Turkmenistan, which still insists it has no virus cases, the pandemic has led to a boom in a herb whose Turkmen name translates as "medicine for a hundred illnesses". 700 words 0230 GMT by Anton Lomov with Christopher Rickleton in Almaty. Picture Health-virus-WHO-Gavi-vaccine,2ndlead GENEVA Poorer countries will begin to receive coronavirus vaccination doses early next year from a facility created to ensure fair access, the World Health Organization and its partners announce. 450 words moved by Agnes Pedrero Also moved: Health virus WHO China animal Health-virus-world,FACTS -- AMERICAS -- US-economy-unemployment-politics-health-virus,PROFILE WASHINGTON First, they lost their jobs to the coronavirus pandemic, and now many of the more than 20 million people unemployed in the United States may lose something else: the government aid keeping them afloat through the world's worst Covid-19 outbreak. 750 words moved by Chris Stein. Picture. File picture US-politics-environment-energy-Cabinet-Granholm,PROFILE NEW YORK Since stepping down as Michigan's Governor, Jennifer Granholm, President-elect Joe Biden's nominee as Energy Secretary, has spoken often about the need to boldly rethink energy policy in light of climate change. 750 words moved by John Biers -- ASIA -- Fiji-Tonga-weather-cyclone,WRAP SUVA Fiji expects the cost of devastating Cyclone Yasa to reach hundreds of millions of dollars, with entire villages wiped out on the second largest island of Vanua Levu amid reports the death toll has risen to four. 500 words 0400 GMT by Leon Lord. Video Singapore-gender-social-entertainment,FOCUS SINGAPORE From vaginal warts to masturbation, taboo-breaking Singaporean podcaster Nicole Lim tackles topics that may make some squirm but has won a following in socially conservative Asian societies. 700 words 0330 GMT by Catherine Lai. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-politics-Brexit,WRAP BRUSSELS British and EU negotiators thrash through the final "few hours" of post-Brexit trade negotiations with deep divisions on the highly-charged issue of fishing rights standing in the way of any breakthrough. 700 words moved by Dave Clark. Video. Picture Also moving: Britain-EU-NIreland-politics-Brexit,FACTS Also moved: Britain-EU-politics-Brexit-Netherlands-fishing,FOCUS Turkey-US-politics-trial,WRAP ISTANBUL A Turkish court orders civil society leader Osman Kavala to remain in jail pending trial on charges that rights groups say are part of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's bid to stifle dissent. 650 words moved by Fulya Ozerkan with Burcin Gercek in Ankara. File picture -- AFRICA -- Mali-politics-unrest,FOCUS BAMAKO Hopes that soldiers behind Mali's coup would swiftly restore civilian rule and tackle jihadism and ethnic violence are fading fast as the army expands its role. 750 words 0230 GMT. File picture. Graphic -- BUSINESS -- EU-China-investments-agreement-politics-rights,WRAP BRUSSELS The European Union and China say they are closing in on an investment agreement after seven years of painstaking negotiations. 650 words moved by Clement Zampa, with Patrick Baert in Beijing afp
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