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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + UK first Western nation to approve vaccine + Attorney general rejects US vote fraud claims + Hong Kong activist Wong jailed over protests + Chinese probe gathers samples on Moon + 'Juno' actor Page announces he is transgender Health-virus,WRAP LONDON Britain becomes the first Western country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine for general use, announcing a rollout of Pfizer-BioNTech's drug from next week in a historic advance for humanity's fightback against the coronavirus. 700 words 1030 GMT by Jitendra Joshi. Picture. Graphic. Video US-vote-justice-Barr,WRAP WASHINGTON US Attorney General Bill Barr rejects Republican claims of significant voter fraud in the presidential election, adding to the pressure on President Donald Trump to give up his quixotic effort to overturn Joe Biden's clear victory. 700 words moved by Paul Handley. File picture HongKong-China-politics,WRAP HONG KONG Leading Hong Kong dissident Joshua Wong is jailed alongside two other young activists for taking part in last year's huge democracy protests as the crackdown on Beijing's critics gathers pace. 650 words 0930 GMT by Su Xinqi and Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video Also moving: HongKong-China-politics,CHRONO HongKong-China-politics,PROFILE China-space,WRAP BEIJING A Chinese space probe begins collecting samples on the Moon hours after landing, in an ambitious attempt to bring back the first lunar samples in four decades. 600 words moved by Helen Roxburgh and Jing Xuan Teng. Video. Picture. Graphic Also moved: China-space-history,CHRONO Entertainment-US-film-Page,WRAP LOS ANGELES The Oscar-nominated star of "Juno" has come out as transgender, introducing himself as Elliot Page in social media posts that voice joy at sharing the news -- but also fear over a possible backlash. 650 words moved by Andrew Marszal. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel's precarious coalition government moves closer towards collapse, with lawmakers expected to approve a preliminary measure to dissolve parliament, raising prospects of new elections next year. 550 words 1130 GMT by Ben Simon. File Picture. Video Israel-politics-holocaust-minorities,FOCUS JERUSALEM Israel's nomination of a far-right nationalist with a history of anti-Arab rhetoric to lead Yad Vashem has triggered outrage among Holocaust experts who say his leadership would "disgrace" the revered memorial. 700 words moved by Michael Blum and Guillaume Lavallee. File Picture Egypt-minorities-Berber-language,FOCUS SIWA OASIS, Egypt Youssef Diab drives his truck through the Egyptian oasis of Siwa, singing catchy songs in a local Berber dialect that clings to life despite the dominance of Arabic. 650 words moved by Hager Harabech. Picture. Video Also moved: Egypt-minorities-Berber-language,FACTS -- ASIA -- Thailand-politics-court,WRAP BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha, under pressure from months of street protests, survives a legal challenge over his living arrangements that could have seen him thrown out of office. 550 words 1030 GMT by Lisa Martin. Picture. Video China-court-assault,lead BEIJING A sexual harassment case against a powerful Chinese media figure begins in Beijing, with his accuser calling it a major moment in the country's still-young #MeToo movement. 500 words moved by Beiyi Seow. Video. Picture Singapore-food-science-environment,lead SINGAPORE Lab-grown chicken will soon be available in restaurants for the first time after winning the green light from Singapore regulators. 500 words moved -- AMERICAS -- US-economy-stimulus-politics,WRAP WILMINGTON, Delaware President-elect Joe Biden presents his economic team and pledges they will lead the charge on a plan to provide more relief for the faltering US economy, which his future Treasury secretary calls an "American tragedy." 750 words moved by Chandan Khanna with Heather Scott in Washington. Picture. Video Cuba-US-diplomacy-artists-rights,FOCUS HAVANA A promise of dialogue between the Cuban government and artists calling for greater freedom of expression seems to have stalled, after communist authorities blamed a protest on US interference. 700 words moved by Katell Abiven. File Picture -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-politics-Brexit,WRAP BRUSSELS Chief EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier attempts to reassure nervous member states on his trade talks in London, amid concern that time has all but run out to secure a deal that meets their concerns about fair competition. 600 words 1000 GMT Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-funding,FOCUS EBBW VALE, United Kingdom In a few weeks' time, Britain leaves the European Union single market and Brussels turns off the tap of financial support for the country's most deprived regions. But many locals in Ebbw Vale, south Wales, hope Prime Minister Boris Johnson will step in. 750 words moved by Veronique Dupont. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- SAfrica-agriculture-blueberries,FOCUS VILLIERSDORP, South Africa Floppy hats and face masks on, hundreds of workers carefully pick a bumper crop of blueberries on the sunny slopes of the Groenlandberg, a spur of South Africa's Hottentots Holland Mountains. 750 words moved by Tanya Steenkamp. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-vaccine-Germany-BioNTech,FACTS BERLIN The small German biotech firm BioNTech, started by a husband and wife team with Turkish roots, had never brought a vaccine to market before. But its experimental technology has now become the first authorised for use in the Western world to help end the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words 0930 GMT by Sophie Markis. File picture US-health-virus-vaccines-manufacturing-enterprises,FOCUS BALTIMORE, Maryland A warehouse in the US city of Baltimore may seem an unlikely place to help save the country from the Covid-19 pandemic, but Brian Gallizzo is prepared to do just that. 800 words moved by Chris Stein. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-lifestyle-NewYork-birds,FOCUS NEW YORK On a recent sunny morning in New York a few dozen people gathered in Central Park's wooded Ramble area with a common goal: zero in on an elusive owl. Birdwatching has become a hot pandemic hobby in the city that never sleeps. 750 words moved by Laura Bonilla. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain,FOCUS LONDON England exits a month-long lockdown but most of the country remains under restrictions as a new regional system for cutting coronavirus infection rates kicked in. 700 words moved by Callum Paton. Picture Health-virus-Greece-labour-lockdown,FOCUS ATHENS Every time Elisa drives to a client's house for a hairdressing job, she makes sure to pack a bag of groceries in the car in case she is stopped by Greek police. 700 words moved by Helene Colliopoulou. Picture -- ECONOMY AND BUSINESS -- US-IT-lifestyle-merger-Salesforce-Slack,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO, California Salesforce announceS a $27.7 billion deal to buy online collaboration firm Slack, giving the business software giant a broader array of tools as the pandemic fuels a remote work trend. 700 words moved by Glenn Chapman -- SPORT -- Auto-Prix-Schumacher-Haas,WRAP SAKHIR, Bahrain Mick Schumacher, the son of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, will drive in Formula One for the first time next season after signing for the Haas team. 450 words 0930 GMT by Raphaelle Peltier. File picture afp
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