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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Tel: +1 202 414 0543 -- TOP STORIES -- + Pompeo in first West Bank settlement visit + WHO chief denies backing Ethiopia dissidents + Georgia recount due, Trump still defiant + Australia troops 'unlawfully killed' Afghans + Pep Guardiola re-commits to Man City Israel-US-diplomacy-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP GOLAN HEIGHTS US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo becomes the first top American diplomat to visit a West Bank Jewish settlement and the disputed Golan Heights, cementing Donald Trump's strongly pro-Israel legacy. 750 words moved by Francesco Fontemaggi with Ben Simon in Jerusalem. Graphic. Picture. Video Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray-army-WHO,WRAP ADDIS ABABA WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the world's highest-profile Tigrayan, denies accusations by Ethiopia's army chief that he was lobbying for and seeking to arm leaders in the conflict-torn dissident region. 750 words moved. Pictures. Video Also moved: Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray-conflict, FACTS US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON Georgia is expected to release results of a hand recount of votes reaffirming President-elect Joe Biden as the state's winner, as Donald Trump and his legal team push increasingly eyebrow-raising claims of widespread fraud. 700 words 2200 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video Australia-Afghanistan-conflict-justice-crime,WRAP CANBERRA Australia's elite special forces "unlawfully killed" 39 Afghan civilians and prisoners, including summary executions as part of initiation rituals, according to evidence in a searing military inquiry now being referred to a special war crimes prosecutor. 750 words moved by Max Blenkin, with Andrew Beatty in Sydney. Picture. Video. Graphic Fbl-ENG-Pr-ManCity-Guardiola,2ndlead LONDON Pep Guardiola ends speculation over his Manchester City future after signing a new two-year contract extension to stay as coach of the Premier League giants until 2023. 600 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- Health-virus-US-ElPaso,FOCUS EL PASO, Texas Prisoners in safety gear have been recruited to move bodies from an overcrowded morgue to refrigerated trucks in El Paso -- as one of America's safest cities in more normal times is overwhelmed by death in one of the country's worst Covid-19 outbreaks. 750 words moved by Julia Benarrous. Picture. Video Cricket-HKG-PHI-HongKong-Philippines,FOCUS HONG KONG After a long week cooking and cleaning in the cramped households of Hong Kong, a group of Filipino domestic helpers are using their one day off for an unlikely hobby: cricket. And they're proving rather good at it. 700 words moved by Talek Harris. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP FRANKFURT BionTech says a Covid-19 vaccine could be rolled out in the United States or Europe this year, but in the meantime restrictions remain and US authorities warn against travelling over Thanksgiving. 700 words 2030 GMT by Camille Bas-Wohlert. File picture Also moved: Health-virus-vaccine-Biontech,INTERVIEW -- AMERICAS -- US-vote-Republicans-Giuliani,FOCUS WASHINGTON With hair dye streaming down his temples and Donald Trump likely watching on television, the president's lawyer Rudy Giuliani unleashes eyebrow-raising claims that Venezuela and George Soros conspired with Democratic "crooks" to hand the US election to Joe Biden. 550 words 2100 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video US-politics-crime-execution WASHINGTON The Trump administration plans to put to death a convicted murderer whose case was marred by issues of racism, rejecting a tradition of governments who lost elections refraining from executions. 450 words 2000 GMT by Charlotte Plantive Weather-climate-hurricane,WRAP BILWI, Nicaragua Rescue workers dig through thick mud in the grim search for bodies as Central American countries count the cost of Hurricane Iota, which has so far claimed 38 lives and left vast areas underwater, affecting some 4.6 million people. 500 words 2030 GMT by Julia Rios. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- EU-summit,WRAP BRUSSELS EU leaders hold the fire against Hungary's Viktor Orban and Poland's Mateusz Morawiecki after their shock veto of the EU coronavirus recovery plan, as the bloc failed to solve a new crisis threatening joint efforts to fight the epidemic. 700 words a2000 GMT by Alex Pigman Britain-defence-funding,WRAP LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson vows "to end the era of retreat" as he unveils Britain's biggest programme of military investment since the end of the Cold War, as the country positions itself for a post-EU future. 650 words moved by Joe Jackson and Jitendra Joshi. Picture. File picture. Video France-climate-warming-court,WRAP PARIS In a ruling hailed as "historic" by environmental activists, France's top administrative court gives the government a three-month deadline to show it is taking action to meet its commitments on global warming. 600 words moved by Clare Byrne. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-US-wine,SCENE PSAGOT WINERY, Palestinian Territories Israeli winemaker Yaakov Berg captured attention by naming his red blend after US Secretary Mike Pompeo, but he said the tag on the label's top right corner -- #madeinlegality -- is as important as the name. 550 words moved by Ben Simon. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Uganda-unrest-politics-vote,WRAP KAMPALA Seven people die in violent protests in Kampala after police arrest popular singer and opposition leader Bobi Wine, who is running against President Yoweri Museveni in January's elections. 500 words moved Pictures -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-US-Taliban-politics-conflict,FOCUS KABUL Donald Trump's plan to slash US troops in Afghanistan could unleash a fresh wave of violence by an emboldened Taliban, analysts say, but a more measured approach by Joe Biden could take the sting out of the insurgent group's bid for power. 600 words moved by Jay Deshmukn and Usman Sharifi. File picture. APEC-summit,WRAP KUALA LUMPUR President Xi Jinping hails China as the pivot point for global free trade, vowing to keep its "super-sized" economy open for business and warning against protectionism as the world battles the Covid-19 pandemic. 550 words moved. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS -- Health-virus-economy-enterprises,FOCUS MILAN, Italy The coronavirus pandemic that has tipped the world into recession isn't affecting all multinational firms equally, according to a study by Italian bank Mediobanca. While most are losers, there are some huge winners from the crisis. 650 words moved by Celine Cornu Also moved: Health-virus-Britain-hospitality-food-drink-sector,lead Germany-finance-fraud-politics-Wirecard,WRAP BERLIN Markus Braun, the former chief executive of disgraced payments giant Wirecard, refuses to answer questions from German lawmakers over the massive accounting fraud that brought down his firm.. 750 words moved by Jan Mueller. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- US-Britain-film-history-racism-McQueen,FOCUS NEW YORK With "Small Axe" -- a five-episode anthology covering Britain's Black history -- Oscar-winner Steve McQueen covers some 20 years of history largely left out of the official record. 500 words 1930 GMT by Thomas Urbain -- SPORT -- RugbyU-AutumnNations-Cricket-WAL-GEO-Botham LONDON Coach Wayne Pivac says James Botham has a "very big future" after handing the grandson of England cricket legend Ian Botham a Wales rugby debut for Saturday's Autumn Nations Cup match at home to Georgia. 600 words moved afp
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