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| - Duty Editor: Denholm Barnetson Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Biden pushes on with transition + Armenia arrests opposition figures after unrest + China warns over HK opposition walkout + Sony launches PlayStation into console war + S.African song is global lockdown hit US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON US President-elect Joe Biden presses ahead with his transition despite Donald Trump's refusal to acknowledge defeat, naming a seasoned Democratic operative as chief of staff in his first public White House personnel choice. 800 words moved by Sarah Titterton with Michael Mathes in Philadelphia. Picture. Video. Graphic Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP YEREVAN Armenia arrests several leading opposition figures for violently protesting a Russian-brokered peace deal that ended weeks of fighting with Azerbaijan and sparked fury towards Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. 550 words 1100 GMT by Mariam Harutyunyan. Picture. Video HongKong-China-politics-parliament,lead HONG KONG China warns the mass resignations of pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong are a "blatant challenge" to the authority of the central government. 550 words moved. Picture. Video Also moved: HongKong-China-politics-parliament,CHRONO Entertainment-tech-gaming-Sony-PlayStation TOKYO Sony's PlayStation 5 goes on sale just two days after rival Microsoft released its newest Xbox, with the next-generation consoles vying for holiday season dominance as the pandemic boosts gaming demand. 500 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-Malawi-SAfrica-music JOHANNESBURG When coronavirus placed much of the world in lockdown, a gospel-influenced anthem with Zulu lyrics brought people together through social media, lifting spirits and instantly becoming a global phenomenon. 550 words moved by Michelle Gumede. File Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-pharmaceutical-vaccine-research,INTERVIEW GENEVA Data indicating that a vaccine being developed against Covid-19 is highly effective is the best science news of the year, a pharmaceutical industry association chief says, voicing hope other vaccine candidates would show equally good results. 650 words 1100 GMT by Nina Larson. Video. 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 Health-virus-Russia,FOCUS MOSCOW An emotional Alexander Komarov, 62, 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 hospital are struggling to cope with a surge in virus patients. 650 words moved by Romain Colas. Picture. Video 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 -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Saudi-Iran-diplomacy,WRAP RIYADH Saudi Arabia's King Salman urges world powers to take a "firm stance" against its arch-rival Iran, as expectations mount that US President-elect Joe Biden will seek to revive a 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran. 500 words 1100 GMT by Anuj Chopra Libya-conflict-Tunisia-UN GAMMARTH, Tunisia Libyans agree in UN-led talks a plan to hold elections within 18 months as diplomatic efforts grow to end a decade of violence in the North African country. 450 words moved. Video UAE-Emirates-Dubai-aviation,WRAP DUBAI Dubai-based Emirates airline posts a $3.4 billion half-year loss, its first in more than three decades, saying it had been badly hit by the global lockdown that brought air transport to "a literal standstill". 500 words 1100 GMT by Mohamad Ali Harissi 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 moved by Florent Vergnes. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia tries to drum up support for the military offensive in the northern Tigray region, with a rally in the capital and a blood drive, as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed claims more advances on the ground in his week-old conflict. 700 words 1100 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video. Graphic. -- AMERICAS -- 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 moved. Pictures. Video 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 Mexico-tourism-police-gender,FOCUS CANCUN, Mexico Images of terrified protesters fleeing police and gunfire shake one of Mexico's top beach resorts and deal another blow to a tourism industry already reeling from the coronavirus pandemic. 650 words moved by Alejandro Castro. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Philippines-weather-typhoon,WRAP MANILA The third typhoon to hit the storm-battered Philippines in as many weeks causes major flooding in Manila, trapping people on rooftops and claiming at least two lives in another part of the country. 650 words 1100 GMT by Mikhail Flores and Ron Lopez. Picture. Video. Graphic US-vote-diplomacy-security-Australia-Japan-SKorea SYDNEY US President-elect Joe Biden rings allies in Seoul, Sydney and Tokyo, vowing to repair frayed partnerships and reaffirming mutual-defence pacts thrown in doubt by the current White House. 550 words moved by Andrew Beatty Taiwan-politics-China-US-Trump-Biden-diplomacy,FOCUS TAIPEI Donald Trump's departure from the White House will leave many US allies breathing easier, but his fiery anti-China rhetoric will be missed by many in Taiwan. 600 words moved by Amber Wang China-economy-ecommerce-shopping-SinglesDay BEIJING Chinese shoppers splurge more than $100 billion in the world's biggest shopping event of the year, in a huge spending spree that suggests the country's all-important army of consumers is fighting back after months of pandemic agony. 550 words moved ASEAN-Vietnam-diplomacy-politics-trade-RCEP HANOI Fifteen Asia-Pacific nations are set to sign an enormous free trade deal at an online summit that started Thursday, with the pact seen as a coup for China in extending its influence across the region. 600 words moved by Alice Philipson, with Martin Abbugao in Singapore. 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