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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Tel: +1 202 414 0543 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump impeachment trial begins in Senate + Putin's new PM promises 'real changes' + Dozens killed in Syria regime Idlib offensive + US Senate approves N.American trade deal + Harry resurfaces but silent on royal split US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON The historic impeachment trial of Donald Trump begins in a bitterly divided Senate whose members are sworn in as jurors after a solemn reading of the charges facing the combative 45th US president. 750 words 2000 GMT by Chris Lefkow. Picture. Video. Graphic. Live Video Also moved: US-politics-impeachment-Trump-Nadler,FOCUS US-politics-impeachment-Trump-Roberts,PROFILE US-politics-impeachment-Schiff,PROFILE Russia-politics,WRAP MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin's new prime minister promises "real changes" as he is approved by lawmakers after the Kremlin announced sweeping reform plans. 700 words moved by Maria Antonova. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Russia-politics-government-Putin,Q&A Syria-conflict,WRAP BEIRUT Dozens of fighters and civilians are killed in Syria's Idlib province as the government presses an offensive towards a key town in the country's last rebel bastion. 650 words moved by Layal Abou Rahal with Omar Haj Kadour in Idlib. Picture. Graphic. Video Also moved: Syria-conflict-Kurds-IS-children,EXCLUSIVE-LEAD US-trade-economy-tariffs,WRAP WASHINGTON The US Senate votes overwhelmingly to approve a new North American trade pact, handing President Donald Trump a second back-to-back trade win just as his impeachment trial begins in Washington. 700 words 2130 GMT by Douglas Gillison. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan,WRAP LONDON Prince Harry keeps silent about the shock decision he and his wife took last week to quit as full-time royals at his first public appearance since the bombshell announcement. 750 words moved by Robin Millard. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic Also moved: Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan-court-media,Q&A -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-Warren-Sanders,FOCUS WASHINGTON As the flagbearers of progressive politics, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren rebuffed any suggestion their friendship was under threat ever since declaring their rival White House candidacies -- until a hot mic caught them trading accusations of lying. 600 words 2030 GMT by Michael Mathes. File picture Brazil-politics-environment-Amazon,WRAP PIARACU, Brazil Dozens of indigenous leaders and representatives of Amazon communities gather in the heart of the threatened rainforest to form an alliance against Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro's environmental policy and his threats to throw their homelands open to mining concerns. 600 words 2030 GMT by Paula Ramon. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- France-politics-protest-unions,WRAP PARIS Striking workers pour into streets across France for a sixth day of mass demonstrations against a pensions overhaul, putting up a show of defiance after Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said a historic transport stoppage "has gone on for too long. 500 words moved. Picture. Video Also moved: France-demos-politics-police,FOCUS Iran-Ukraine-Canada-US-aviation,lead LONDON Canada's foreign minister vows to push Iran for answers about the mistaken downing of a passenger plane after the US killed one of Tehran's top commanders. 400 words moved Britain-EU-politics-Brexit-bells,FOCUS LONDON To bong or not to bong? The question exercising Britons as they face their last few days of EU membership is not about trade or sovereignty but whether Big Ben should ring out for Brexit. 650 words moved by Alice Ritchie. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iran-nuclear-politics-US-diplomacy,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says he is working daily "to prevent military confrontation or war" after Tehran and Washington came within a hair's breadth of direct confrontation for the second time in seven months. 700 words moved. Picture. Video Libya-conflict-diplomacy-Germany,WRAP TRIPOLI Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar agrees "in principle" to attend a peace conference in Berlin after the head of Tripoli's UN-recognised government Fayez al-Sarraj signals he will be present. 750 words 1930 GMT. Picture. Video Yemen-conflict-south,EXCLUSIVE-INTERVIEW ADEN The leader of Yemen's southern separatists warns against the looming collapse of a landmark power-sharing deal, saying the region is menaced by the twin threats of economic catastrophe and Islamist attacks. 700 words moved by Nabil Hasan. Picture. Video Egypt-Ethiopia-Sudan-dam-electricity-diplomacy CAIRO Progress towards a final agreement between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan over what is set to be Africa's largest dam has eased tensions around Addis Ababa's mega-project on the Nile. 500 words moved by Farid Farid Iraq-politics-US-invasion,FOCUS BAGHDAD When it invaded Iraq in 2003, the United States promised freedom, democracy and prosperity. But 17 years later, its troops may be ousted from a country beset by just the opposite. 850 words moved by Sarah Benhaida Also moved: Iraq-conflict-US-politic,CHRONO -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-US-Taliban,WRAP KABUL The Taliban have offered a brief ceasefire to the US, two insurgent sources say, a move which could allow for the resumption of talks seeking a deal for Washington to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. 700 words moved. File picture HongKong-politics-unrest-China,lead HONG KONG Hong Kong may be allowed to keep its unique freedoms beyond their 2047 expiry date, its leader says, but only if inhabitants remain loyal to Beijing's vision of how the city should be run. 500 words moved by Xinqi Su and Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Angola-politics-corruption,WRAP LUANDA The billionaire daughter of Angola's ex-president, Isabel dos Santos, says she would consider running for president in the next election in 2022. 750 words moved by Daniel Garelo Pensador. File picture Also moved: Angola-politics-dosSantos,FACTS Africa-hunger-food-aid,WRAP JOHANNESBURG Roughly 45 million people in southern Africa are in urgent need of food aid as a result of drought, flooding and economic hardship, the UN says. 450 words moved. File picture -- ECONOMY & ENVIRONMENT -- Australia-fire-environment-climate,WRAP NOWRA, Australia Heavy rain falls across parts of fire-ravaged eastern Australia and more wet weather is forecast, giving some relief following months of catastrophic blazes fuelled by climate change. 600 words moved by Thomas Lowe. Picture. Video Also moved: Australia-fire-environment-climate-home,SCENE Australia-fire-environment-climate-animal,FOCUS Australia-fire-environment-climate-trees,WRAP Tennis-AUS-Open-climate-environment-fire-Australia Germany-environment-energy-coal,WRAP FRANKFURT Bowing to public pressure on climate change, Germany promises to speed up its exit from coal power generation and to pay operators compensation in a strategy instantly rejected by environmental campaigners. 600 words moved by Tom Barfield. Picture US-IT-climate-Microsoft,lead WASHINGTON Microsoft pledges to become "carbon negative" by 2030 as part of a ramped-up effort by the US tech giant to combat climate change. 500 words 2000 GMT by Rob Lever -- HEALTH -- Japan-China-health-virus,WRAP TOKYO Japan has confirmed a case of a mystery virus that first emerged in China and is from the same family as the deadly SARS pathogen, authorities say. 600 words moved by Hiroshi Hiyama. Picture. Video Belgium-award-health-research,FOCUS BRUSSELS Not all patients who fall into a coma return, and when they do it can mark a moment of joy for their loved ones -- but their troubles are rarely over. Often, brain damage leaves them paralysed or unable to communicate. 500 words moved by Matthieu Demeestre. Picture. Video Science-animal-dog-wolf,lead WASHINGTON A new study in the journal iScience shows that some wolf puppies also know how to play fetch, upending the long-held hypothesis that the ability to interpret subtle human social cues is unique to dogs and arose as a result of selective breeding. 500 words moved by Issam Ahmed -- ENTERTAINMENT -- France-entertainment-film-assault-Haenel,WRAP PARIS French filmmaker Christophe Ruggia is charged over accusations he sexually assaulted actress Adele Haenel when she was a minor. 500 words moved by Mehdi Cherifia. File picture afp
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