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| - Duty Editor: Joshua Melvin Email: joshua.melvin@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Iran accuses Israel of acting as US 'mercenary' in nuke scientist's killing + Police in France clash with protesters angry over new security legislation + Ethiopia says military operations in Tigray region 'completed' + US 'Black Friday' online sales surge due to Covid-19 Iran-nuclear-attack-Israel,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's President Hassan Rouhani accuses arch-foe Israel of acting as a "mercenary" for the United States and seeking to create chaos, vowing Tehran would avenge the assassination of a top Iranian nuclear scientist. 800 words 1930 GMT by Amir Havasi. Picture. Video. Graphic France-police-protest-law,WRAP PARIS Police and demonstrators clash in Paris as tens of thousands take to the streets to protest against new security legislation, a controversy intensified by the beating and racial abuse of a black man that shocked France. 700 words 2000 GMT by Daphne Rousseau and Alice Lefebvre. Picture. Video. Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia's leader says military operations in Tigray are "completed" after the army declared victory in a three-week-old conflict that left thousands dead. 800 words 1930 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet. File picture. File video. Graphic US-consumers-retail NEW YORK US online sales surge on the traditional "Black Friday" to set the country's second-highest one-day mark ever as virus-wary Americans shunned in-person shopping. 250 words moved. -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Coronavirus deaths top 400,000 in Europe, the world's second worst-hit region, as parts of the continent begin to reopen shops for the holiday season 800 words moved by AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video -- EUROPE -- Vatican-pope-cardinals, WRAP ROME Pope Francis creates 13 new cardinals -- including the first African-American -- putting his personal stamp on the body that will one day choose his successor. 650 words moved by Catherine Marciano and Alexandria Sage. Picture. Video Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh-Berdashen,SCENE BERDASHEN, Azerbaijan Pomegranate harvest is in full swing on the field Zhorik Grigoryan nearly lost before a ceasefire line between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces was drawn just 50 metres away from his land. 650 words moved by Emmanuel Peuchot. Picture. Video -- MIDEAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Iran-nuclear-attack-US-Israel WASHINGTON The assassination of a top Iranian nuclear scientist, being widely blamed on Israel, risks not only sharpening tensions across the region but also severely complicating plans by US President-elect Joe Biden to resume dialogue with Tehran, analysts say. 650 words by Sylvie Lanteaume Iraq-politics-protests-violence,WRAP NASIRIYAH, Iraq Anti-government protesters defy lockdowns and the threat of violence to demonstrate in several Iraqi cities, with new clashes with security forces claiming the life of one protester. 550 words moved. Picture. Video Syria-conflict-Palestinians-Yarmuk,FOCUS YARMUK When Syrian authorities said they would allow returns to the war-ravaged Yarmuk camp for Palestinian refugees in southern Damascus, Issa al-Loubani rushed to sign up and quickly started fixing his home. 700 words moved by Maher Al Mounes. Picture. Video WSahara-conflict-Morocco-border-economy,FOCUS GUERGUERAT A dusty truck stop that locals dub Morocco's "gateway to Africa", Guerguerat suddenly finds itself at the heart of tensions in the disputed territory of Western Sahara. 600 words moved by Hicham Rafih and Fadel Senna. Picture. Video Sudan-Ethiopia-refugee,FOCUS HAMDAYIT A shack covered by plastic in Sudan's Hamdayit refugee centre has become a source of smiles, sighs and tears for Ethiopian refugees, thanks to a hotline set up to trace relatives. 550 words moved by Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-unrest-BokoHaram,2ndlead Boko Haram fighters kill at least 43 farm workers they toiled in rice fields in northeast Nigeria, anti-jihadist militia tell AFP. 350 words moved -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-US-politics-banking HONG KONG Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says she has "piles of cash" at home as she has no bank account after the United States slapped sanctions on her in response to a draconian security law China imposed on the city. 250 words moved -- SPORTS -- FBL-ENG-PR,WRAP LONDON Jurgen Klopp launches into a furious tirade about Liverpool's fixture list after a late penalty denies his side victory at Brighton, while goal-shy Manchester City thrash Burnley as Premier League clubs across the country pay tribute to Argentine great Diego Maradona. 650 words 1930 GMT. Picture Auto-prix-BRN-pole,WRAP MANAMA Newly-crowned seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton claims pole position for Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix with an impeccable record-breaking lap on as Mercedes dominate the floodlit qualifying session. 600 words moved. Picture afp
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