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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Tel: +1 202 414 0544 -- TOP STORIES -- + Japan, US plan airlifts from China virus ground zero + Trump hails 'new dawn' Mideast plan amid Palestinian fury + White House seeks swift acquittal in Trump Senate trial + Britain approves restricted 5G role for China's Huawei + 'Miracle' man Federer saves seven match points China-health-virus,WRAP WUHAN, China Japan and the United States gear up to airlift hundreds of their citizens from ground zero of China's deadly virus epidemic, with other governments soon to follow suit. 650 words 2000 GMT by Sebastien Ricci. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: China-virus-health-evacuations,FACTS China-health-virus-countries,FACTS Israel-politics-US-diplomacy-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump releases his long delayed Israeli-Palestinian peace plan and promises "a new dawn" for the region, even though the Palestinians have rejected the proposal as hopelessly biased. 650 words 1930 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture Moved: Israel-politics-US-diplomacy-Trump,POINTS US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump's lawyers wrap up their defense at his Senate impeachment trial but their hopes for a swift acquittal may be in jeopardy amid calls for more witnesses. 600 words 2100 GMT by Paul Handley. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-China-US-telecommunication-Huawei,WRAP LONDON Britain gives the green light to a limited role for Chinese telecoms giant Huawei in the country's 5G network, in a decision that left the United States "disappointed" after Washington pushed for a total ban. 750 words moved by Roland Jackson. Picture. Video Also moved: Technology-telecommunication-5G-Huawei,FACTS Tennis-AUS-Open,WRAP MELBOURNE Swiss great Roger Federer says "I believe in miracles" after he saves seven match points in a five-set nail-biter against 100th-ranked Tennys Sandgren to go into an Australian Open semi-final with Novak Djokovic. 650 words moved by Talek Harris. Picture. Graphic -- CHINA VIRUS -- China-health-virus-US-epidemic-transport,FOCUS WASHINGTON The deadly new coronavirus that has broken out in China, 2019-nCoV, will affect at least tens of thousands of people and will last several months in the best cases, researchers estimate based on the first available data. 650 words moved by Ivan Couronne China-health-virus-Philippines,lead MANILA Asian nations ramp up defences against a deadly viral epidemic, sealing borders, shuttering public places and clamping down on visitors from China. 550 words moved Also moved: China-health-virus-economy,FACTS China-health-virus-response,FACTS China-health-virus-France,WRAP PARIS France will send a plane this week to start evacuating its citizens from Wuhan, the Chinese city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak, as a fourth case is reported on French soil. 550 words moved by Paul Ricard. Picture. Video. Graphic -- EUROPE -- France-agriculture-politics,WRAP PARIS France says it will ban the controversial but widespread practices of live-shredding day-old male chicks and castrating piglets without anaesthesia, in a move cautiously welcomed by animal welfare activists. 650 words moved by Emmmanuelle Trecolle and Nicolas Gubert. File picture -- MIDEAST -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-politics-protest,WRAP RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories Islamist movement Hamas immediately rejects Washington's Israeli-Palestinian peace proposal, after President Donald Trump says Jerusalem would remain the Jewish state's "undivided capital" in an address alongside the Israeli premier. 650 words 1930 GMT. Picture Also moving: Israel-Palestinians-conflict-US-diplomacy-JordanValley,CHRONO Moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict-US-diplomacy-plan,CHRONO Israel-Palestinians-conflict-US-diplomacy-history,CHRONO Israel-Palestinians-conflict-US,CHRONO Israel-Palestinians-conflict-US-diplomacy,FACTS Israel-Palestinians-conflict-US-diplomacy-Trump,CHRONO Israel-politics-corruption-US JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is formally charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust, the justice ministry says, shortly after the embattled politician drops his request for parliamentary immunity. 600 words moved by Alexandra Vardi. Video Iraq-politics-protest,WRAP BAGHDAD Two Iraqis are killed and dozens wounded in protest-related violence after authorities suspend a local television station which has intensely covered the months-long movement demanding regime change. 700 words moved. Picture. Video Syria-conflict,WRAP BEIRUT Regime forces recapture most of Maaret al-Numan, a semi-deserted town of symbolic and strategic importance in Syria's last major rebel-held bastion, state media and a war monitor say. 650 words moved. Picture -- AFRICA -- Burkina-unrest-attack,WRAP OUAGADOUGOU Six soldiers die in the latest suspected jihadist attack in Burkina Faso, in the grip of an Islamic insurgency after a weekend massacre which is thought to have claimed up to 30 lives. 650 words 2030 GMT by Armel Bailly Mali-unrest-coup,WRAP BAMAKO Former coup leader Amadou Sanogo has been freed from detention in Mali, an AFP journalist says, casting doubt on whether a case involving the massacre of 21 soldiers will be resolved. 650 words 2000 GMT by Malick Konate. File picture CAfrica-unrest,WRAP BANGUI Clashes between rival armed groups in Bria, a strategic town in eastern Central African Republic, have left dozens dead, a senior official says. 550 words moved by Camille Laffont. File picture -- BUSINESS -- France-US-Britain-aerospace-corruption-Airbus,WRAP PARIS European aerospace giant Airbus says it has reached an "agreement in principle" with French, British and US authorities over corruption investigations, and will set aside 3.6 billion euros to pay fines in a bid to avoid expensive litigation. 550 words 2000 GMT by Mathieu Rabechault. Picture -- SPORTS -- NFL-SuperBowl-Basket-NBA-Lakers-Bryant,lead MIAMI The death of NBA icon Kobe Bryant looms over the build-up to the Super Bowl as players from the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers pay tribute to the Los Angeles Lakers legend. 600 words moved by Rob Woollard. Picture. Video Also moved: Basket-NBA-Lakers-Bryant-James,lead RugbyL-rugbyU-Super-FRA-AUS-Folau-Dragons,WRAP TOULOUSE, France French rugby league club Catalans Dragons signs controversial former Australian rugby star Israel Folau, triggering widespread condemnation for hiring a player banned at home for highly publicised homophobic views. 750 words moved by Alexandre Peyrille. File picture afp
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