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| - Duty Editor: Daniel Lawler Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump takes victory lap after impeachment acquittal + Cruise ship chaos as coronavirus panic spreads + Violence flares after Jerusalem car-ramming + China to slash tariffs on billions of US imports + Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas dead at 103 US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump takes a victory lap after his impeachment acquittal, with a high-profile appearance at a conservative religious gathering and a formal White House address on what he insists was a "hoax" trial. 600 words 1500 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING China's new coronavirus crisis worsens with the death toll soaring to 563, as thousands of people trapped on quarantined cruise ships overseas add to the deepening global panic about the epidemic. 850 words moved by Helen Roxburgh and Laurent Thomet. Picture. Video. Graphic Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP JERUSALEM A car-ramming targeting Israeli troops in Jerusalem wounds 14 people and two Palestinians are shot dead in the West Bank, as violence rises following Washington's controversial Middle East peace plan. 700 words 1500 GMT by Ben Simon. Picture. Video. Graphic China-US-trade,WRAP BEIJING China says it will halve tariffs on $75 billion-worth of US imports as part of its trade truce with Washington and as officials look to calm markets unnerved by the deadly virus outbreak. 650 words moved by Beiyi Seow Entertainment-US-film-Douglas,WRAP LOS ANGELES Kirk Douglas, one of the last superstars of Hollywood's golden age renowned for his intense, muscular performances in "Spartacus" and "Paths of Glory," dies aged 103. 750 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Entertainment-US-film-Douglas,FACTS Entertainment-US-film-Douglas,OBIT Entertainment-US-film-Douglas,DATES Entertainment-US-film-Douglas-reax -- CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK -- China-health-virus-Japan-ship,WRAP YOKOHAMA Thousands of people are stranded aboard two cruise ships in Asia, quarantined by officials desperate to stem the spread of a deadly virus that has killed hundreds in China and spread panic worldwide. 700 words moved by Harumi Ozawa. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Also moved: China-health-virus-Japan-ship-Britain,SCENE China-health-virus-travel-education,FOCUS BEIJING Students blocked from returning to their universities; tourists forced to extend expensive holidays; a scientist cut off from her lab in the United States: coronavirus entry bans are wreaking havoc on the plans of thousands of Chinese travellers. 650 words moved by Ludovic Ehret and Eva Xiao China-health-virus-internet,FOCUS HONG KONG Claims that gargling salt water and steaming face masks are defences against the deadly coronavirus are among the deluge of misinformation flooding the internet as the epidemic spreads around the world. 700 words moved by Spencer Feingold Also moved: China-health-virus,CHRONO China-health-virus-countries,FACTS China-health-virus-HongKong,lead -- EUROPE -- Germany-politics-farright-AfD,WRAP FRANKFURT The premier of Germany's Thuringia state steps down and calls for snap elections, barely 24 hours after he was elected with the help of far-right AfD lawmakers in a vote Angela Merkel called "unforgivable". 650 words 1530 GMT by Michelle Fitzpatrick. Picture. Video Italy-train-accident,WRAP LODI, Italy Two rail workers are killed and about 30 people injured when a high-speed train derails before dawn near Milan in northern Italy, authorities say. 600 words 1500 GMT by Miguel Medina and Alexandria Sage in Rome. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-Scotland-politics-finance,WRAP EDINBURGH Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon suspends her finance minister and orders a full investigation after revelations he sent a string of messages to a 16-year-old schoolboy. 600 words moved by Andy Buchanan and Stuart Graham. Picture Syria-conflict-France-justice-Turkey,FOCUS PARIS How was a prominent member of Syrian Islamist armed group Jaysh al-Islam given a visa by France and allowed to study at a prominent academic institution, before being arrested on charges of war crimes? 800 words 1500 GMT by Didier Lauras with Francois Becker in Marseille Ireland-vote,WRAP Ireland goes to the polls on Saturday, with Prime Minister Leo Varadkar touting his successful handling of Brexit, but facing pressure over housing and healthcare. 730 words moved by Joe Stenson. File picture. Video. Graphic We have also moved: Ireland-vote-SinnFEIN,FOCUS Ireland-vote-Varadkar,PROFILE Ireland-vote-Martin,PROFILE Ireland-vote-history,FACTS -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-impeachment-vote-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON Donald Trump was acquitted of high crimes in his impeachment trial -- but could the unpredictable president now decide he's above the law? 600 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture Also moved: US-politics-impeachment,CHRONO US-politics-impeachment-Trump-survive,POINTS US-politics-impeachment,FOCUS US-politics-impeachment-lessons,POINTS US-politics-vote,WRAP MANCHESTER, New Hampshire White House hopefuls Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders are in a dead heat with final results expected from Iowa's bungled Democratic caucuses, as the focus shifts to the next contest of the nomination race in New Hampshire. 600 words 1730 GMT by Chris Lefkow. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-vote-Democrats-left,ANALYSIS NEW YORK With self-described socialist Bernie Sanders and progressive flag-bearer Elizabeth Warren earning podium places in the Iowa caucuses, the leftist wing of the US Democratic Party is feeling unusually bullish. 700 words 1530 GMT by Catherine Triomphe. File picture Brazil-environment-water-politics,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO First the water was dirty, then it was full of detergent: Rio de Janeiro residents have had some disturbing stuff coming out of their taps, the latest environmental bungle for Brazil. 700 words 1500 GMT by Joshua Howat Berger. File picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iraq-politics-protest,WRAP NAJAF, Iraq Young Iraqi protesters push on with anti-government rallies across the country as they bury seven fellow activists killed overnight in violence blamed on supporters of powerful cleric Moqtada Sadr. 700 words 1530 GMT by Haidar Hamdani with Maya Gebeily in Baghdad. Picture. Video Libya-conflict-diplomacy,FOCUS TRIPOLI After 10 months of fighting that has torn their country apart, exhausted Libyans voice deep fears and say their fate is no longer in their own hands. 750 words moved by Jihad Dhorgam. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- India-politics-vote,ADVANCER NEW DELHI In a crammed Delhi slum, stickers with the face of a diminutive former tax inspector with moustache and glasses outnumber those of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of elections in the Indian capital on Saturday. 600 words moved by Glenda Kwek. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Malawi-politics-vote,WRAP LILONGWE, Malawi Malawian President Peter Mutharika has slammed a decision by the Constitutional Court to annul his re-election but promises to run in a fresh ballot ordered by the judges. 600 words moved by George Ntonya and Jack McBrams in Blantyre. File Picture. Video -- SPACE -- US-Russia-Italy-space-NASA,WRAP ALMATY, Kazakhstan NASA's Christina Koch returns to Earth safely after shattering the spaceflight record for female astronauts with a stay of almost 11 months aboard the International Space Station. 650 words moved by Christopher Rickleton. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS AND ECONOMY -- US-IT-lifestyle-earnings-Twitter,WRAP WASHINGTON Twitter rallies after an update shows gains of millions of new users and increased revenue for the social platform. 650 words 1600 GMT by Rob Lever -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-NorthMacedonia-film-Oscars-Honeyland,INTERVIEW PARIS A Turkish-Macedonian village beekeeper has become Hollywood's unlikeliest new star, with the documentary about her life making history with two Oscar nominations. 800 words moved by Fiachra Gibbons. Picture afp
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