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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Iranians mass for burial of slain general + Australia firefighters in race ahead of heatwave + Teen gets suspended sentence for Cyprus 'false' rape claim + Japan warrant for wife of fugitive Ghosn + NASA finds new planet in 'Goldilocks Zone' Iran-Iraq-US-unrest,WRAP KERMAN, Iran Iranians gather for the burial of top general Qasem Soleimani in the final stage of funeral processions after he was killed in a US strike in Iraq. 800 words 1100 GMT by Amir Havasi. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Australia-fire-environment-climate,WRAP SYDNEY Firefighters race to contain massive bushfires in southeastern Australia, taking advantage of a brief drop in temperatures and some much-needed rainfall before another heatwave strikes later this week. 650 words moved by Glenda Kwek. Picture. Video Cyprus-Britain-Israel-trial,WRAP PARALAMINI, Cyprus A Cypriot court hands a British teenager a four-month suspended prison sentence after convicting her of falsely accusing a dozen Israeli tourists of gang rape, in a case that sparked protests in the UK. 600 words 1000 GMT by Duncan Woodside. Picture Japan-Lebanon-court-Ghosn-Nissan-Renault,WRAP TOKYO Prosecutors in Japan obtain an arrest for Carole Ghosn, wife of former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn, who last month jumped bail and fled the country. 550 words 0930 GMT. File picture US-astronomy-NASA WASHINGTON NASA announces its planet-hunter satellite has discovered a new Earth-sized planet within the habitable range of its star -- neither too close nor too far, which could allow the presence of liquid water. 450 words moved -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iran-Iraq-US-unrest,SCENE KERMAN, Iran Mourners throng Qasem Soleimani's hometown, many of them baying for blood to avenge the assassination of the top military commander in a US drone strike. 500 words 1100 GMT by Amir Havasi. Picture. Video. Live Video Saudi-unrest-US-Iran-Iraq-diplomacy,FOCUS RIYADH The US has put its ally Saudi Arabia in a perilous position with the assassination of an Iranian general, leaving it bracing for Tehran's retaliation just as it was scrambling to ease tensions after a torrid 2019. 600 words 1130 GMT by Anuj Chopra Iraq-unrest-US-Iran-Kurds,FOCUS BAGHDAD Things are moving fast in federal Iraq, as pro-Iran factions flex their muscles and authorities seek to oust foreign troops. Amid the chaos, Iraq's Kurds are watching apprehensively before placing their bets. 650 words 1200 GMT words by Sarah Benhaida Also moved: Iraq-US-diplomacy-Iran-unrest,FOCUS -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-Brexit-politics,WRAP LONDON British MPs begin three days of debate on Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit deal, but without the threat of further deadlock and delay after he secured a comfortable majority in recent elections. 600 words 1100 GMT by Joe Jackson and Alice Ritchie. Picture. Video Austria-politics,WRAP VIENNA Austria's conservative Sebastian Kurz returns to office as the world's youngest democratically elected leader heading an unlikely coalition with the Greens after his previous far-right alliance collapsed. 700 words 1300 GMT by Julia Zappei. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Also moving: Austria-politics,FACTS Austria-politics-Kurz,PROFILE Spain-politics,WRAP MADRID Spain's parliament will vote on whether to confirm Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez as prime minister at the helm of the country's first-ever coalition government since its return to democracy in the 1970s. 650 words 0930 GMT by Daniel Silva. Picture. Video Switzerland-suicide-social-prison-rights,FOCUS GENEVA A request by a convict behind bars for life is testing Switzerland's support for assisted suicide, raising complex questions over whether ill prisoners can seek help to end their own lives. 750 words moved by Agnes Pedrero. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-Egypt-Sudan-economy-electricity-politics,FOCUS MEKETEL, Ethiopia Cell phone batteries constantly dying, health centres bereft of modern equipment, a dependence on flashlights after sundown -- Kafule Yigzaw experienced all these struggles and more growing up without electricity in rural Ethiopia. 950 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-entertainment-abuse-trial-Weinstein,WRAP NEW YORK Harvey Weinstein is hit with new sex crimes charges in Los Angeles just as his high-profile trial in a separate case opens in New York, kicking off proceedings key to the #MeToo movement. 850 words moved by Jocelyne Zablit with Peter Hutchison in New York. Picture. Video. Graphic Venezuela-politics,WRAP CARACAS Opposition leader Juan Guaido brands a rival claimant to the post of speaker of the National Assembly an "accomplice of the dictatorship" of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro amid a deepening political impasse. 700 words moved by Esteban Rojas. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-film-1917,FOCUS LOS ANGELES Sam Mendes's "1917," an innovative and deeply personal portrayal of World War I, has exploded into Oscar contention following its dramatic wins at the Golden Globes. 700 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Video -- TECHNOLOGY -- US-aerospace-satellite-telecommunications-space,WRAP WASHINGTON SpaceX launches its third batch of 60 mini-satellites into orbit, part of its plans to build a giant constellation of thousands of spacecraft that will form a global broadband internet system. 550 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Picture. Video US-IT-lifestyle-CES,POINTS LAS VEGAS A smart city from Toyota and a new 5G smartphone from China's TCL are among the announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show preview day. 600 words moved by Glenn Chapman. Picture afp
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