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| - Duty Editor: Daniel Lawler Tel: +33 7835 78721 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump blocks Biden from preparing transition + Virus vaccine breakthrough raises hope + Russian peacekeepers to Karabakh after peace deal + Peru president ousted, successor takes office + Veteran Palestinian negotiator Erekat dies US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON A week after losing the US election, President Donald Trump continues to push an alternate reality that he is about to win and blocks Democrat Joe Biden from preparing the transition. 600 words 1530 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON Hugely promising results from a coronavirus vaccine trial fuel optimism around the world, even as tighter restrictions are imposed in Europe and the Middle East to try and stem the worst pandemic in a century. 800 words 1700 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-toll,FACTS Health-virus-world,FACTS Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP YEREVAN Hundreds of Russian peacekeepers head to Nagorno-Karabakh after Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to a peace deal to end weeks of fierce fighting over the disputed region. 800 words moved by Herve Bar. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Armenia-Azerbaijan-Karabakh-conflict-politics-Pashinyan,PROFILE Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh-agreement,POINTS Peru-politics,WRAP LIMA Congress chief Manuel Merino takes office as Peru's third president in four years after the impeachment of Martin Vizcarra, who said he was leaving with his head "held high" despite allegations of bribe-taking that date from when he was a regional governor. 550 words 1630 GMT by Carlos Mandujano. Picture. Video Health-virus-Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Erekat,WRAP JERUSALEM Palestinian veteran negotiator Saeb Erekat dies of coronavirus complications at age 65, in a death that is mourned as a "great loss" for his people and sparks tributes from around the world. 700 words 1530 GMT by Hiba Aslan. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Erekat,OBIT -- US ELECTION -- 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 moved by Issam Ahmed 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 views her as the future more than Joe Biden. 650 words moved by Laura Bonilla. Picture US-vote-diplomacy-Biden-China,ANALYSIS BEIJING His style may be less combative than the defeated Donald Trump, but experts say a Joe Biden presidency will tighten Washington's squeeze on big power rival China over trade, human rights and security. 850 words moved US-vote-Biden-Saudi,FOCUS RIYADH US President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to make Saudi Arabia a "pariah" over its human rights failings, but observers say the oil-rich Arab powerhouse still holds enough leverage to deflect a major rupture in relations. 780 words moved by Anuj Chopra -- NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT -- Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh-Pashinyan,FOCUS YEREVAN Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's agreement in the early hours of Tuesday to end fighting with Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region sparked widespread anger from Armenians that threatens to spiral into a full-blown political crisis. 600 words 1600 GMT by Herve Bar. Picture. File Picture Karabakh-Azerbaijan-Armenia-Russia-Turkey-diplomacy,FOCUS PARIS The deal brokered by Russia to end the fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh between Armenia and Azerbaijan will have major repercussions in the Caucasus region and beyond. 700 words 1530 GMT by Didier Lauras and Stuart Williams -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-vaccine,FOCUS PARIS That one of the vaccines for Covid-19 has shown 90 percent effectiveness according to its developers has kindled hopes that the virus can be tamed. But many questions remain about how long it will last, whether it will protect the vulnerable and how it could be distributed. 750 words 1700 GMT by Paul Ricard -- EUROPE -- Spain-attacks-Catalonia-trial,WRAP SAN FERNANDO DE HENARES, Spain Three men take the stand as they go on trial for helping the jihadists behind the 2017 attacks in Barcelona and a nearby town that killed 16 people. 700 words 1500 GMT by Alvaro Villalobos. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-health-insurance-justice,WRAP WASHINGTON A Republican suit aiming to demolish the federal US health program known as Obamacare goes to the Supreme Court, with insurance coverage for 20 million people at stake in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. 550 words 1530 GMT by Charlotte Plantive. Picture. Video Vatican-religion-pope-US-McCarrick,WRAP VATICAN CITY The Vatican denies a cover-up over a US ex-cardinal accused of sexual abuse, admitting mistakes were made but saying Theodore McCarrick's crimes had for years been nothing but rumours. 700 words 1430 GMT by Catherine Marciano and Ella Ide. File picture Canada-homicide-trial,WRAP TORONTO A Canadian man linked to the misogynist "incel" movement goes on trial accused of killing 10 people by ploughing a van into pedestrians in Toronto. 600 words 1600 GMT by Olivier Monnier. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Jordan-vote,WRAP AMMAN Jordanians vote in a parliamentary election overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic which has dealt a heavy blow to the kingdom's already debt-ridden economy. 500 words 1430 GMT. Picture. Video Libya-conflict-diplomacy-Tunisia,Q&A TUNIS The UN is hosting Libyans for talks in its latest push to end to a decade of violence, forge a temporary unity government and prepare for elections in the war-battered North African country. 700 words moved by Paul Raymond. File picture 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 moved by Abdelaziz Ketaz. Picture. Video Egypt-heritage-development 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 live. 750 words moved by Mohamed Abouelenen and Emmanuel Parisse. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-conflict,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says the end of military operations in Ethiopia's north is "coming within reach", as the African Union calls for an immediate ceasefire and thousands flee the violence into neighbouring Sudan. 650 words 1530 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Ethiopia-unrest,Q&A Mali-politics-toure,WRAP BAMAKO Mali's former president, Amadou Toumani Toure, who steered the Sahel nation to democracy and led it for a decade before being ousted in a coup, has died in Turkey aged 72. 500 words moved by Serge Daniel. File picture. Graphic -- ASIA-PACIFIC -- Australia-US-vote-polls SYDNEY Polls that misjudged the outcome of Australia's 2019 election were likely caused by surveys overrepresenting educated voters, an industry inquiry reports, a finding that could resonate with beleaguered pollsters worldwide. 450 words moved 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 television. 700 words moved by Joris Fioriti. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY -- Markets-world,WRAP LONDON Financial markets are less giddy, but sizeable gains continue nontheless for some stocks and oil prices on strong hopes for a coronavirus vaccine. 550 words 1430 GMT -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-tech-gaming-Microsoft-Xbox-US,WRAP TOKYO Microsoft's new Xbox console hits stores worldwide, kicking off a holiday season battle with Sony's latest PlayStation model, as the coronavirus pandemic creates unprecedented gaming demand around the world. 600 words moved. Picture. Video Also moved: Entertainment-tech-gaming-PlayStation-Xbox,FACTS -- SPORT -- Auto-Prix-2021-calendar,WRAP PARIS Formula One unveils a 23-race calendar for 2021, its biggest ever, but the Vietnamese Grand Prix has been dropped amid a corruption scandal engulfing the former mayor of Hanoi. 500 words moved. File picture Fbl-Asia-INA-health-virus-Indonesia,FOCUS BANDA ACEH, Indonesia Hit by a coronavirus-sparked match freeze and huge pay cuts, Indonesia's out-of-work footballers have been forced to take up menial jobs like selling street food or working as security guards, with little end in sight. 750 words moved by Alfath Asmunda, with Dessy Sagita in Jakarta. Picture. Video afp
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