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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump's non-concession overshadows Veterans Day + EU sees vaccination starting by early next year + Maradona leaves clinic after brain clot surgery + New Sony PlayStation hits stores in console war + Warmer seas make hurricanes stronger for longer US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump and president-elect Joe Biden attend separate, simultaneous ceremonies marking Veterans Day, as what should have been a moment of national unity was marred by the Republican's refusal to acknowledge Biden's election win. 750 words 0400 GMT by Sarah Titterton with Michael Mathes in Philadelphia. Picture Health-virus,WRAP STOCKHOLM The European Union expresses hope that it could start vaccinating people against the novel coronavirus as early as next year, as Italy records more than one million cases and Britain said its death toll has surpassed the 50,000 mark. 800 words moved by Pia Ohlin with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Fbl-ARG-Maradona-health,WRAP OLIVOS, Argentina Argentine football legend Diego Maradona leaves hospital followed by a convoy of supporters eight days after undergoing surgery to remove a blood clot on his brain. 600 words 0230 GMT. Pictures. Video Entertainment-tech-gaming-Sony-PlayStation TOKYO Sony's PlayStation 5 goes on sale, two days after rival Microsoft's Xbox Series X, with the next-generation consoles vying for victory in a holiday sales battle as the pandemic drives demand. 450 words 0230 GMT. Picture. Video Weather-climate-research-storms TOKYO Warmer seas caused by climate change are making hurricanes stronger for longer after landfall, increasing the destruction they can wreak on impact, a new study has found. 600 words moved by Sara Hussein -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US-hospitals,FOCUS WASHINGTON As coronavirus cases surge in the US, hospitals around the country are once again overwhelmed, forcing local authorities to take new measures to cope with the pandemic. 650 words moved by Lucie Aubourg. Picture Health-virus-Russia,FOCUS MOSCOW An emotional Alexander Komarov says he fears he may succumb to coronavirus. But the 62-year-old acknowledges he is lucky to be receiving treatment in Moscow and not in the regions beyond the Russian capital where underfunded and poorly staffed hospitals are struggling to cope with a surge in virus patients. 600 words 0200 GMT by Romain Colas. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Bolivia-politics,WRAP CHIMORE, Bolivia Thousands of supporters of Bolivia's ex-president Evo Morales crowd into his political stronghold for a climactic rally to mark his triumphant return to his homeland. 600 words moved by Maria Llorente. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- ASEAN-Vietnam-diplomacy-politics-trade,WRAP HANOI Fifteen Asian countries are expected to sign an enormous China-backed trade deal following an online regional summit as they desperately try to jumpstart their pandemic-hit economies. 500 words 0230 GMT by Alice Philipson with Martin Abbugao in Singapore Taiwan-politics-China-US-Trump-Biden-diplomacy,FOCUS TAIPEI Donald Trump's departure from the White House will leave most US allies breathing easier, but his fiery anti-China rhetoric will be missed by many in Taiwan, with concerns a less bellicose Biden presidency may embolden its nemesis Beijing. 650 words 0330 GMT -- EUROPE -- Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP YEREVAN Several thousand protest in the Armenian capital as anger mounts over Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's decision to cede swathes of disputed territory to Azerbaijan under a controversial peace deal. 850 words moved by Herve Bar. Picture. Video Germany-crime-robbery,WRAP BERLIN German investigators launch a manhunt for suspects who made off with 6.5 million euros ($7.6 million) in cash after breaking into a customs office. 500 words moved -- MIDEAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Saudi-attack-WWI-memorial-France-Europe,WRAP JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia A bomb blast strikes a World War I commemoration attended by French and other diplomats in the Saudi city of Jeddah, wounding at least two people in the second such assault in weeks. 700 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Syria-conflict-Iraq-refugees-radio,FOCUS ARBAT, Iraq Speaking into a microphone in her modest studio, Sherin Mohammad goes live with the news. But this is no typical radio station: Gardenya FM is run by, and for, Syrian refugees at a camp in Iraq. 700 words 0200 GMT by Florent Vergnes. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Rwanda-genocide-court,WRAP THE HAGUE The alleged financier of the 1994 Rwandan genocide pleads not guilty as he makes his first appearance at a UN court after a quarter of a century on the run. 550 words moved by Danny Kemp. Video. Live video Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia's air force says it has bombed arms and fuel depots in the northern region of Tigray, as an escalation in fighting prompts thousands more people to seek refuge in neighbouring Sudan. 800 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. File picture. Graphic. File video ICoast-vote-politics,WRAP ABIDJAN Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara and his main rival, Henri Konan Bedie, vow to strive for peace, reporting progress in much-awaited talks on an election crisis that has claimed scores of lives. 650 words moved by Patrick Fort and David Esnault. File picture. Graphic US-vote-Africa,ANALYSIS JOHANNESBURG After years of neglect by successive US presidents, Africans doubt Joe Biden's globally celebrated electoral victory last week will bring miracles to the world's poorest continent. 800 words moved by Gersende Ramsbourg with AFP bureaus. File picture afp
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