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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump lawyers dismiss impeachment as 'vengeance' + Tokyo Olympics chief resigns over sexist remarks + EU expert: coronavirus could last indefintely + Mario Draghi named as Italy's new prime minister + 'I fell short': Timberlake apologizes to Spears US-politics-impeachment-trial,WRAP WASHINGTON Donald Trump is the target of unconstitutional "vengeance" and senators should reject his impeachment for inciting insurrection, the former president's lawyer tells the US Senate at the opening of the defense case. 800 words 2000 GMT by Michael Mathes and Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture. Video US-politics-impeachment-trial-digital,FOCUS Oly-2020-2021-Japan-sexism-Mori,WRAP TOKYO Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori bows to mounting pressure and resigns over sexist remarks, leaving a leadership vacuum after opposition emerges to his favoured successor. 700 words moved by Kyoko Hasegawa and Sara Hussein. Picture. Video Also moved: Oly-2020-2021-Japan-politics-Mori,PROFILE Oly-2020-2021-Japan-health-virus,CHRONO Health-virus,WRAP STOCKHOLM The head of the EU's disease control agency tells AFP that the novel coronavirus could last indefintely even as global infections slowed by nearly half and vaccine rollouts gathered pace in some regions. 800 words 2000 GMT by Marc Preel with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Italy-politics,WRAP ROME Former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi is formally named Italy's new prime minister, to lead a national unity government and guide his country through the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words 2100 GMT by Alice Ritchie and Alexandria Sage. Picture. Video. Live video. We will also move: Italy-politics-Draghi,PROFILE Italy-politics-challenges,FACTS Entertainment-US-music-celebrity-Spears-Timberlake NEW YORK Justin Timberlake apologizes for moments he "fell short" and condoned misogyny, a week after after the release of a blockbuster documentary on Britney Spears saw the behavior of the former boy band star come under sharp criticism. 550 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. File picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Venezuela-Amazon-gold,VIDEOESSAY YAPACANA NATIONAL PARK, Venezuela Delicately, Jose Valenzuela places a small quantity of gold powder on a digital scale. He will use it to pay for fuel in the Venezuelan Amazon, where the precious metal is the currency of choice. 650 words 2030 GMT. Video. Graphic Ethiopia-unrest-minorities-massacre,FOCUS CHAGNIA, Ethiopia On the night before Orthodox Christmas last month, Ethiopian priest Girmay Getahun donned a white robe and, Bible in hand, walked down the dirt road to his church to prepare for services. Around midnight, heavily armed fighters arrived in his village, sending Girmay fleeing into the forest to hide for two days. 850 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video. Graphic -- VALENTINE'S DAY -- Health-virus-US-dating-internet,FOCUS NEW YORK Dating apps offer a snapshot about a person's life, but in the space of a few weeks, a surprising health issue has emerged as a dealmaker or heartbreaker: have you had the coronavirus vaccine? 850 words moved by Thomas Urbain Lifestyle-UAE-dating-Valentines,FOCUS DUBAI In Dubai, known for its luxury haunts and parties, Lindsey knows she has reasons to be happy. But like many young expatriates, she's sure her quest for a partner will force her to leave. 700 words moved by Aziz El Massassi. File Picture Lifestyle-internet-social-virus PARIS Dating apps are booming in lockdown -- no longer just a way of hooking up but also of simple interaction at a time when the coronavirus inflicts loneliness on millions. 550 words moved by Alexandra Del Peral Also moved: Valentine-history,FACTS US-health-virus-lifestyle-Norway,SCENE -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-world,FACTS PARIS The rate of new Covid-19 infections has slowed by nearly half over the past month, according to a specialised AFP database, with the number of new cases dropping again this week. 500 words moved Health-virus-Britain-vaccines,2ndlead LONDON Britain closea in on a mid-February target to offer coronavirus vaccinations to 15 million of its most vulnerable people, raising hopes that a grinding lockdown could be eased. 650 words moved by Joe Jackson. Picture Health-virus-EU,INTERVIEW STOCKHOLM The coronavirus will probably continue to circulate long-term despite the roll-out of vaccines, the head of the EU's ECDC health agency tells AFP, urging Europe to keep its restrictions in place for now. 500 words moved by Marc Preel. File picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-trial-Navalny,2ndlead MOSCOW Russia's main Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is back in court for allegedly defaming a World War II veteran, after being ordered to prison in another case that sparked global outrage and mass protests in his country. 450 words moved by Maxime Popov. Picture. Video Also moved: Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,FOCUS US-Turkey-diplomacy,ANALYSIS WASHINGTON Joe Biden has opened his presidency by taking a visibly harder line on Turkey, with analysts expecting a rocky path ahead between the uneasy allies as their interests increasingly diverge. 650 words moved by Shaun Tandon -- MIDEAST -- Yemen-conflict,WRAP DUBAI Fighting in Yemen's north has left dozens dead and wounded, a government source says, as UN agencies issue stark warnings that 400,000 children risk death this year from lack of food. 650 words moved by Aziz El Massassi with Fawaz Al Haidari in Abu Dhabi). File Picture. File Video Arab-revolution-Bahrain-anniversary,FOCUS DUBAI With a popular, reform-minded crown prince installed as prime minister, and a decade passed since the Arab Spring, Bahrain should have cast off the painful legacy of its uprising -- but instead wounds remain raw. 800 words moved by Sarah Stewart. File Picture. File Video Also moved: Arab-revolution-Bahrain-anniversary,CHRONO -- AFRICA -- Britain-Nigeria-court-oil-environment-Shell LONDON Britain's Supreme Court rules that more than 40,000 people in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria can make pollution claims against Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell in English courts. 500 words moved by Callum Paton. File picture -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military-army,WRAP YANGON The UN's top rights body demanded that Myanmar's military restore civilian rule and release Aung San Suu Kyi, echoing the calls of hundreds of thousands thronging cities nationwide in a seventh straight day of protests. 800 words moved. Picture. Graphic. Video Also moved: Myanmar-politics-military-economy-coup,FOCUS -- SPORT -- Tennis-AUS-Open,WRAP MELBOURNE Defending champion Novak Djokovic admits his Australian Open might be over after an injury-hit five-set win and spectators are kicked out ahead of a state-wide coronavirus lockdown. 650 words moved. 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