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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Vaccine breakthrough raises hope of pandemic's end + Armenia, Azerbaijan agree to end Karabakh fighting + Trump refuses to concede, axes defence chief Esper + McDonald's unveils first meatless 'McPlant' burger + 'Lockdown' named Word of the Year by UK dictionary Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON One of the teams racing to develop a coronavirus vaccine announces its drug had shown 90 percent effectiveness, sending markets soaring and raising hopes of an end to the worst pandemic in a century. 800 words 0230 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-vaccine,INTERVIEW Health-virus-vaccine-EU-Pfizer,FACTS Health-virus-vaccine-Germany-BioNTech,FACTS Health-coronavirus-epidemic-vaccines,FACTS Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP YEREVAN Armenia and Azerbaijan agree on a deal with Russia to end weeks of fierce clashes over Nagorno-Karabakh, after a string of Azerbaijani victories in its fight to retake the disputed region. 650 words moved by Herve Bar. Picture. Video US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump, who is refusing to concede election defeat, injects new volatility by firing his defense secretary, while president-elect Joe Biden makes good on a promise to focus on leading the country out of the Covid-19 crisis. 650 words 0200 GMT by Sebastian Smith with Angela Weiss in Wilmington. Picture. Video Food-lifestyle-McDonalds,WRAP NEW YORK Fast food giant McDonald's announces it is launching a new plant-based burger named the "McPlant" to cater to the growing number of people who do not eat meat. 500 words moved Health-virus-Britain-Collins-dictionary LONDON "Lockdown" is Collins Dictionary's Word of The Year, following the dramatic increase in usage of a word synonymous with the experience of populations across the world during the coronavirus pandemic. 500 words moved by Callum Paton -- US ELECTION -- US-vote-Harris,FOCUS NEW YORK The first female vice president and a symbol of American diversity -- Kamala Harris has electrified women and minority voters on the US left, who view her as the future more than Joe Biden. 650 words 0200 GMT by Laura Bonilla US-vote-IT-politics,POINTS WASHINGTON Silicon Valley is welcoming the election of Joe Biden as US president even as it girds for a series of battles over tech policy in Washington. 800 words 0130 GMT by Rob Lever US-vote-Trump-defeat,FOCUS WASHINGTON With his defeat in the US presidential election, Donald Trump finds himself fighting against being tagged with a label he frequently applies to his rivals but is antithetical to his own brand: "loser." 700 words 0300 GMT by Issam Ahmed Already moved: US-vote-legal-cast,POINTS US-politics-defense-Trump,WRAP US-vote-economy-business,FACTS US-vote-Biden-Turkey,FOCUS ANKARA With Joe Biden, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will probably be unable to influence US policy with a simple phone call, as he had occasionally done with Donald Trump. 800 words 0230 GMT by Raziye Akkoc. File picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-health-insurance-justice,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's lame-duck administration makes a last try in the US Supreme Court to demolish the "Obamacare" health program, which could cancel the health insurance of millions in the middle of a pandemic. 550 words 0230 GMT by Paul Handley Peru-politics-corruption,WRAP LIMA Peru's Congress votes to impeach President Martin Vizcarra over allegations he took kickbacks from developers while a regional governor. 600 words 0200 GMT Bolivia-politics-Morales,WRAP VILLAZON, Bolivia Leftist former president Evo Morales crosses the border from Argentina into Bolivia, triumphantly ending a year-long exile that followed a failed bid for a controversial fourth term. 600 words moved. Picture -- ASIA -- Pakistan-culture-women-politics-religion,FOCUS KARACHI A fiery online series about a group of women who unleash revenge on men has sparked a backlash in conservative Pakistan, where tough censorship rules prevent such shows from appearing on regular television. 700 words 0300 GMT by Joris Fioriti. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-Brexit-politics,WRAP LONDON The British government faces a fresh Brexit setback in parliament over controversial legislation that would have allowed it to override parts of the country's EU divorce treaty. 650 words moved by Joe Jackson. Picture. Video Serbia-Kosovo-politics-warcrimes-court,WRAP THE HAGUE Kosovo's former president Hashim Thaci pleads not guilty to war crimes charges in the 1990s war against Serbia as he appeared for the first time at a special international court in The Hague. 750 words moved by Danny Kemp with Ismet Hajdari in Pristina. Picture. Video Health-virus-Austria-tourism-ski,FOCUS SANKT LEONHARD IM PITZTAL, Austria After some of its economically crucial ski resorts became bywords for coronavirus clusters in the first wave of the pandemic, Austria was glad that mask-clad skiers were once again racing down its powdery slopes for the new season. 750 words 0200 GMT by Denise Hruby. Picture. Video Also moving: Ski-economy-leisure,FACTS Spain-attacks-Catalonia-trial SAN FERNANDO DE HENARES, Spain Three men go on trial in Spain for helping the perpetrators of a double jihadist attack in 2017 in Barcelona and a nearby seaside town that killed 16 people. 400 words 0230 GMT. File picture. File video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Syria-conflict-displaced-heritage,FOCUS BAQIRHA, Syria Abdelaziz al-Hassan did not want to live in an overcrowded camp after fleeing war in northwestern Syria, so instead his family pitched a tent in the ruins of a Roman temple. 650 words 0300 GMT by Abdelaziz Ketaz. Picture. Video Egypt-heritage-development,FOCUS CAIRO In Egypt's "City of the Dead", centuries-old monuments are being restored and artisanal heritage revived, turning a corner of the vast historical cemetery into a vibrant neighbourhood full of life. 700 words 0230 GMT by Mohamed Abouelenen and Emmanuel Parisse. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- ICoast-vote,WRAP ABIDJAN Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara invites his chief rival Henri Konan Bedie for talks to defuse a dispute over his reelection to a third term, as clashes kill at least nine people. 750 words moved by Patrick Markey and Patrick Fort. Picture -- BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY -- Entertainment-gaming-tech-Microsoft-Xbox TOKYO Microsoft's new Xbox hits stores worldwide, kicking off a holiday season head-to-head with the new PlayStation console, as the pandemic creates unprecedented gaming demand around the world. 500 words 0130 GMT by Mathias Cena. Picture -- SPORT -- Fbl-Asia-INA-health-virus-Indonesia,FOCUS BANDA ACEH, Indonesia Hit by a virus-sparked match freeze and huge pay cuts, Indonesia's out-of-work professional footballers have been forced to take up menial jobs such as selling street food or working as security guards, with little end in sight. 750 words 0400 by Dessy Sagita in Jakarta and Alfath Asmunda in Banda Aceh. Pictures. Video afp
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