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| - Duty Editor: Bryan McManus Tel: +33 1 4041 4636 -- TOP STORIES -- + China bolsters defences as virus death toll hits 56 + White House lawyers say voters should decide Trump's fate + Turkish rescuers find more quake survivors + Israel PM hopes to 'make history' with peace accord + Gauff, 15, crashes out in tears at Australian Open China-health-virus,WRAP WUHAN China expands drastic travel restrictions to contain an epidemic that has killed 56 people and infected nearly 2,000, as the United States and France prepare to evacuate their citizens from a quarantined city at the outbreak's epicentre. 900 words 1430 GMT by Sebastien Ricci. Video. Picture. Graphic Also moved: China-health-virus-incubation China-health-virus-countries,FACTS China-virus-health-economy,FACTS US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON White House lawyers begin their defence of Donald Trump at his historic Senate impeachment trial, saying the president did nothing wrong in his dealings with Ukraine and American voters -- not Congress -- should decide his fate. 800 words moved by Jerome Cartillier and Chris Lefkow. Picture. Video. Graphic Turkey-quake,WRAP ELAZIG, Turkey Hopes fade of finding more survivors from a powerful earthquake in eastern Turkey as more bodies are pulled from the rubble and the death toll climbs to 36. 600 words 1430 GMT by Gokan Gunes. Picture. Video. Graphic. Also moved: Turkey-quake,SCENE US-Israel-Palestinians-conflict-diplomacy,WRAP JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he hopes to "make history" in Washington this week during talks on US President Donald Trump's peace plan for the Middle East, which has already been rejected by the Palestinians. 600 words 1530 GMT by Jonah Mandel. Video. Tennis-AUS-Open,WRAP MELBOURNE Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer sweep into the Australian Open quarter-finals but 15-year-old Coco Gauff exited in tears after her quest to become the Open era's youngest Grand Slam winner came screeching to a halt. 500 words moved by Talek Harris. Picture Already moved: Tennis-AUS-Open-Kyrgios-Nadal -- CHINA VIRUS -- China-health-virus-hospital,SCENE WUHAN Overwhelmed staff, patients left to fend for themselves and people lying on the floor: patients in Wuhan describe scenes of chaos as overwhelmed hospitals struggle to cope with crowds who may be infected by the new coronavirus. 650 words moved by Sebastien Ricci. Photo. Video Also moved: China-health-virus-volunteers,SCENE China-health-virus-foreigners,FOCUS WUHAN Anxious foreigners in the locked-down city that spawned China's deadly viral epidemic say they are stranded at home, running out of food and desperate to leave, as governments scramble to draw up evacuation plans. 700 words moved. China-health-virus-animals,FOCUS SHANGHAI The animal-borne SARS virus 17 years ago was supposed to be a wake-up call about consuming wildlife as food, but scientists say China's latest epidemic indicates that the practice remains widespread and a growing risk to human health. 800 words moved by Dan Martin. Picture Also moved: China-health-virus-animals-ban,LEAD China-health-virus-HongKong-protest,LEAD HONG KONG Protesters throw petrol bombs at an empty public housing complex in Hong Kong that had been earmarked to become a temporary quarantine zone as the city battles an outbreak of the SARS-like Novel Coronavirus. 500 words moved. Picture. -- EUROPE -- Italy-politics-vote,WRAP BOLOGNA Italians vote Sunday in a key regional election which the far-right hopes will shake the country's fragile coalition government to its core and return strongman Matteo Salvini to power. 600 words 1800 GMT by Giovanni Grezzi, with Ella Ide in Rome. File Picture Britain-EU-Brexit-politics,WRAP LONDON Britain calls time on almost half a century of European Union membership this week, striking out alone in a historic move that has bitterly divided the country. 700 words moved by Alice Ritchie. File picture. File video. Graphic Please see our special advisory for the full package of stories ahead of Britain's exit from the EU on January 31 -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-Saudi-diplomacy,lead JERUSALEM Israel officially gives its citizens the right to travel to Saudi Arabia for religious and business visits, in the latest sign of warming ties between the two states. 550 words 1500 GMT by Jonah Mandel. Iraq-politics-protests,WRAP BAGHDAD Security forces shoot live rounds to clear protest hotspots in Baghdad and southern Iraq for a second day, sparking skirmishes with demonstrators determined to keep up their movement. 750 words 1430 GMT. Picture. Video Libya-conflict TRIPOLI The United Nations mission to Libya slams ongoing violations of a UN Security Council arms embargo, despite commitments made a week ago at an international summit in Berlin. 600 words 1500 GMT by Rim Taher Saudi-China-rights-Uighurs,FOCUS MEDINA, Saudi Arabia His eyes brimming with tears, a Uighur student in Saudi Arabia holds out his Chinese passport -- long past its expiry date and condemning him to an uncertain fate as the kingdom grows closer to Beijing. 890 words moved by Anuj Chopra. Picture UAE-technology-telecoms-rights,FOCUS DUBAI With its ultra-modern infrastructure and hyper-connected services, the United Arab Emirates is an emerging technology power, but a scandal surrounding a popular messaging application has highlighted tight controls on the internet. 700 words moved by Aziz El Massassi. File Picture -- AFRICA -- France-US-defence-Sahel PARIS France's defence minister departs for Washington hoping to convince officials to keep US soldiers in West Africa, where French authorities are under pressure after years of trying to bolster local forces against Islamic extremists. 650 words moved by Daphne Benoit. File picture Nigeria-rights-army-oil,FOCUS LAGOS The bustling waterfront slums of Lagos are now quiet after the navy evicted tens of thousands of residents from their homes in recent weeks. The evictions are highlighting tensions over real estate in the megalopolis where building space is an increasingly rare commodity. 850 words moved by Sophie Bouillon. Picture. Video. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote,WRAP CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa The rush is on for Democratic candidates in Iowa, with a break in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump in Washington and the first vote in the party's nominating process a little more than a week away. 650 words 1630 GMT. Picture US-politics-diplomacy-Ukraine-mass-media,2ndlead WASHINGTON Shouts, glares and unprintable words: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo loses his temper at a journalist after she questioned him on the administration's stance on Ukraine, the country at the heart of President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. 600 words moved. Picture Peru-politics-vote,WRAP LIMA Peruvians head to the polls in legislative elections that could put an end to a political crisis and allow President Martin Vizcarra to push through anti-corruption reforms. 700 words 1430 GMT Luis Jaime Cisneros. Picture, Graphic -- ASIA -- India-Brazil-diplomacy-parade-military,WRAP Huge crowds gather for India's Republic Day parade, with women taking centre-stage at the annual pomp-filled spectacle of military might featuring army tanks, horses and camels. 650 words 1430 GMT by Abhaya Srivastava. Pciture. Video -- BUSINESS and TECHNOLOGY -- US-aerospace-transport-Boeing-777X,WRAP EVERETT, United States Boeing's new long-haul 777X airliner makes its first flight, a step forward for the company whose broader prospects remain clouded by the 737 MAX crisis. 650 words moved by Jason Redmond, with Christophe Vogt in Washington. Picture UAE-technology-telecoms-rights,FOCUS DUBAI With its ultra-modern infrastructure and hyper-connected services, the United Arab Emirates is an emerging technology power, but a scandal surrounding a popular messaging application has highlighted tight controls on the internet. 700 words moved by Aziz El Massassi. File Picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-music-Grammy,WRAP LOS ANGELES Pop's new guard is poised to win big at Sunday's star-studded Grammy awards, with Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X ready to make a splash -- even as scandal backstage has threatened to tarnish the glitz. 700 words 1630 GMT by Maggy Donaldson. Picture, File picture, Graphic Entertainment-US-film-television-DGA,WRAP LOS ANGELES Hollywood's directors hand World War I thriller "1917" their top annual prize, one of the final major award shows that typically spells success at next month's Oscars. 600 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Picture afp
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