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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + China seals off 8th city, virus toll hits 26 + 'Sopranos' actress says Weinstein raped her + Trump 'flagrantly' abused power, trial hears + Trump to present delayed Mideast peace plan + Serena Williams stunned at Aussie Open China-health-virus,WRAP WUHAN, China China seals off millions more people near the epicentre of a virus outbreak, shutting down public transport in an eighth city in an unprecedented quarantine effort as the death toll climbs to 26. 850 words 0700 GMT by Sebastien Ricci. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON Lead House impeachment manager Adam Schiff calls dramatically for the Senate to remove Donald Trump from office, saying the US president cannot be trusted to put the country's interests ahead of his own. 700 words moved by Paul Handley. Picture. Video. Graphics US-entertainment-abuse-trial-Weinstein,WRAP NEW YORK "The Sopranos" actress Annabella Sciorra's voice cracks as she tells a court that being raped by Harvey Weinstein left her feeling like she was having "a seizure" and caused her to self-harm. 550 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture US-Israel-Palestinians-conflict-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump says he will release a long-delayed plan for Mideast peace before a meeting in Washington next week with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 700 words moved by Jerome Cartillier with Joe Dyke in Jerusalem Tennis-AUS-Open,WRAP MELBOURNE Serena Williams suffers a stunning defeat at the Australian Open as her latest attempt to match Margaret Court's record of 24 Grand Slam titles falls flat. 500 words 0600 GMT by Talek Harris. Picture We will also move: Tennis-AUS-Open-Serena,FACTS Already moved: Tennis-AUS-Open-Wozniacki-five,POINTS -- ASIA -- China-health-virus-Wuhan,SCENE WUHAN, China Trapped in a Chinese city at the epicentre of a deadly virus outbreak, residents anxiously line up at a hospital where doctors are in full-body protective suits. 600 words 0830 GMT by Sebastien Ricci. Picture. Video China-health-virus-quarantine,FOCUS WUHAN, China China's unprecedented bid to lockdown 11 million people in one city to stop a deadly virus from spreading could prove futile, even for a country with strong levers of control. 650 words at 0730 GMT. Picture. Video India-crime-execution-assault,INTERVIEW MEERUT, India Hangman Pawan Kumar feels no remorse for the four men he is due to execute on February 1 for the 2012 gangrape and murder of a young woman on a Delhi bus that shocked India and the world. 700 words 0800 GMT by Aishwarya Kumar. Picture. Video Taiwan-lunar-festival-offbeat,FOCUS TAIPEI As the world prepares to welcome the Year of the Rat, feng shui masters predict a lucky year for Donald Trump, but warn Harry and Meghan's futures are less certain as they make a bid for freedom. 750 words moved by Amber Wang with Jerome Taylor in Hong Kong -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-abortion-rally,WRAP WASHINGTON With his eyes firmly on the November election, Donald Trump will become the first US president to address in person the country's biggest annual gathering of anti-abortion campaigners. 500 words 0530 GMT by Jerome Cartillier. Picture. Video Canada-China-US-court-extradition,WRAP VANCOUVER, Canada The Canadian court tussle over the arrest of a Huawei telecoms executive is put in limbo as a judge adjourns the case, which pits the United States against China. 600 words moved by Michel Comte. Picture US-politics-impeachment-public,SCENE DEFIANCE, Ohio At a diner in the small western Ohio town of Defiance, the television brings President Donald Trump's impeachment trial live from the Senate. But few are paying attention -- and even fewer say their views have changed. 600 words moved by Shaun Tandon. Picture. Video Mexico-CentrAm-migration-politics,WRAP CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico Mexican troops use tear gas to detain 800 migrants from a so-called "2020 Caravan," hours after they waded across a river on the country's southern border with Guatemala. 600 words moved by Alfredo Estella. Picture. Video Peru-politics-vote,ADVANCER LIMA Peru will hold separate parliamentary elections for the first time on Sunday as President Martin Vizcarra looks to break the influence of the main opposition party of Keiko Fujimori. 650 words moved by Jaime Cisneros. Picture. Graphic Also moved: Peru-politics-corruption,CHRONO Peru politics vote,COUNTRY FACTFILE -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-Brexit-politics,WRAP LONDON Queen Elizabeth II gives her formal assent for Britain to end its decades-long involvement in the European Union and seek a more independent but uncertain future at the end of the month. 650 words moved by Dmitry Zaks Italy-politics-vote ROME Italy's fragile governing coalition is bracing for a key regional election which the far-right League hopes will trigger a political earthquake and return strongman Matteo Salvini to power. 650 words moved by Ella Ide. File Picture Austria-Poland-diplomacy-history-Holocaust,FOCUS LANGENSTEIN, Austria As the world marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of a swathe of Nazis concentration camps, the hitherto neglected site of the Gusen camp in northern Austria has become a bone of contention, with the Polish government demanding it be better preserved. 650 words moved by Blaise Gauquelin and Celine Jankowiak. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- History-Holocaust-Nazis-Jews-Israel,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel and the United States call for action against Iran, comparing it to the threat once posed by Nazi Germany, as world leaders marked 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz. 750 words moved by Fank Zeller and Ben Simon. Video. Graphic. Picture Libya-conflict-Algeria-diplomacy,WRAP ALGIERS Libya's neighbours denounce foreign interference in the conflict-hit North African country at talks in neighbouring Algeria to try and find a political solution to a crisis they say threatens regional stability. 600 words moved by Abdellah Cheballah with Philippe Agret in Paris. Picture. Iraq-politics-protests-Sadr-occupation-US,WRAP BAGHDAD Supporters of volatile Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr prepare for a "million-strong" march in Baghdad to demand the ouster of US troops, putting the protest-hit capital on edge. 750 words moved by Ammar Karim and Ayman Henna. -- AFRICA -- Angola-corruption-politics-crime,WRAP LUANDA Isabel dos Santos, the tycoon daughter of Angola's ex-president who is at the centre of an anti-graft investigation, vows she is ready to fight against what she called "misleading and untrue" allegations. 800 words moved by Daniel Garelo Pensador. File Picture. Graphic -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-music-Grammy,ADVANCER LOS ANGELES Los Angeles is gearing up for the Grammys, music's marquee night, but revelations of infighting at the Recording Academy that organizes the show and an explosive allegation of rape has cast a dark shadow over the glitzy gala. 800 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. File Picture We will also move: Entertainment-US-music-Grammy-nominees -- SPORT -- Tennis-AUS-Open-Kyrgios,FOCUS MELBOURNE So often reviled for his antics on court, Australia's Nick Kyrgios is now something of a national hero with his box-office performances in Melbourne and heartfelt support for the victims of deadly bushfires. 550 words 0200 GMT by Peter Stebbings. Picture afp
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