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| - Duty Editor: Joseph Boyle Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Angola targets billionaire dos Santos + SARS-like virus spreads in China + Fire-hit Australia battered by storms + Huawei exec battles US extradition + Disputed Van Gogh declared genuine Angola-Britain-corruption-politics,WRAP LUANDA Angola's prosecutor general vows to use "all possible" means to bring back Isabel dos Santos, the ex-president's billionaire daughter, after a leaked documents reveal new accusations she siphoned off millions of dollars of public money. 600 words by 1430 GMT. File picture Also moved: Angola-Britain-politics-corruption-dosSantos,PROFILE China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING A SARS-like virus has killed a third person, spread around China and reached a third Asian country, authorities say, fuelling fears of a major outbreak as millions begin travelling for the Lunar New Year in humanity's biggest migration. 750 words moved by Laurent Thomet. Graphic. Picture. Video Also moved: China-health-virus-travel,SCENE Thailand-China-coronavirus-health,Q&A Australia-fire-environment-climate,WRAP SYDNEY Thunderstorms and giant hail batter parts of Australia's east coast after "apocalyptic" dust storms swept across drought-stricken areas, as extreme weather patterns collide in the bushfire-fatigued country. 600 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Canada-China-US-court-extradition,WRAP VANCOUVER A senior Huawei executive whose arrest in Vancouver led to a breakdown in Canada-China relations heads to court to fight extradition to the United States. 700 words 1700 GMT by Michel Comte Netherlands-Norway-VanGogh-art-painting,WRAP AMSTERDAM Experts declare a gloomy self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh as genuine after decades of uncertainty, identifying it as the only work painted by the Dutch master while he suffered from psychosis. 700 words moved by Danny Kemp. Video. -- EUROPE -- Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan,WRAP-update LONDON Prince Harry voices his "great sadness" at bowing out entirely from representing the British monarchy as newspapers say it is the best viable solution to his desire to step back. 750 words 1600 GMT by Robin Millard. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic. France-politics-strike,FOCUS PARIS The longest transport strike in France in decades appears to be petering out, but opposition to President Emmanuel Macron's pension is still strong and taking an increasingly radical turn, experts warn. 760 words moved by Clare Byrne and Arnaud Bouvier. Picture France-politics-protest-business,FOCUS PARIS While hundreds of stores across Paris have suffered during France's grinding transport strike, a handful of companies say the work stoppage has actually brought them a surge in business. 700 words 1500 GMT by Mariette Le Roux. France-environment-weather-glaciers,FOCUS TOULOUSE, France The glaciers nestled in the Pyrenees mountains separating France and Spain could disappear within 30 years as temperatures rise, upending ecosystems while putting local economies at risk, scientists say. 700 words 1500 GMT by Herve Gavard. File picture Spain-politics-Catalonia-trial-police,WRAP BARCELONA The former police chief of Catalonia goes on trial over his role in the region's failed 2017 independence bid in a move that risks fanning tensions with Catalan separatists. 600 words 1530 GMT by Diego Urdaneta. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Lebanon-politics-protest,WRAP BEIRUT Top officials in Lebanon vow to deter acts of vandalism and attacks on security forces who at the weekend used unprecedented force to quell anti-government demonstrations, now in their fourth month. 750 words by 1500 GMT. Picture. Video Iraq-politics-protest,WRAP BAGHDAD Thousands of Iraqi anti-government protesters grapple with security forces in a bid to shut streets across the country as a deadline nears by which they have demanded authorities implement long-awaited reforms. 700 words 1600 GMT. Picture. Video Libya-conflict-diplomacy,FOCUS BERLIN A peaceful solution to Libya's protracted conflict is uncertain despite an international agreement struck in Germany as a ceasefire between warring factions remains fragile in the deeply-divided country, analysts say. 790 words 1500 GMT Iran-politics-protest-artists,FOCUS NICOSIA Iranian artists, athletes and media personalities have lent their voices to recent anti-government protests in the Islamic republic over the accidental downing of a passenger plane that killed 176 people. 800 words moved Egypt-economy-environment-recycling,PHOTOESSAY EL HARUN, Egypt Residents of the Egyptian village of Mit al-Harun have for decades eked out a living by recycling old tyres into baskets, landscaping materials and alternative fuels. 360 words moved. Picture. Video History-Holocaust-Nazis-Jews-Israel-Palestinians,ADVANCER JERUSALEM World leaders are to travel to Israel this week to mark 75 years since the Red Army liberated Auschwitz, the extermination camp where the Nazis killed over a million Jews. 700 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture Also moving: History-Holocaust-Nazis-Jews-Israel-Yad-Vashem,FACTS Morocco-culture-Judaism-Islam,FOCUS ESSAOUIRA, Morocco In the old Jewish quarter of Morocco's coastal city of Essaouira, a newly-opened "House of Memory" has been dedicated to the historic coexistence of its Jewish and Muslim communities. 550 words moved by Hamza Mekouar. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- China-environment-pollution-plastic,WRAP BEIJING China will ban plastic bags in major cities and single-use straws from restaurants by the end of this year in a bid to cut down on waste. 650 words moved by Beiyi Seouw. File picture Australia-environment-fire-animal,WRAP SYDNEY Australia's bushfires and other climate change effects are devastating the habitats of critically endangered species and driving the native platypus towards extinction, according to surveys highlighting the country's vulnerability to rising temperatures. 650 words moved by David Millikin. Graphic. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-demonstration-weapons,WRAP RICHMOND, Virginia Gun rights supporters mass outside the Virginia state capitol for a rally under heavy surveillance and a state of emergency declared by authorities fearing violence by far-right groups. 700 words 1630 GMT by Cyril Julien. Picture Colombia-Venezuela-US-politics,WRAP BOGOTA Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido is meeting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Colombia to discuss their strategy to try to bring an end to the Nicolas Maduro regime in Caracas. 600 words 1600 GMT by Alina Dieste. Picture. Video. -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-unrest-jihadists-UN KANO, Nigeria Heavily armed jihadists carry out an "extremely violent" attack on a vital aid facility housing United Nations workers in northeast Nigeria, in the latest attack targeting humanitarian workers. 400 words moved -- BUSINESS AND ECONOMY -- UN-tourism,WRAP MADRID Global tourism slowed in 2019 due to a cooling world economy and political tensions, especially in Europe and Asia where uncertainties linked to Brexit and protests in Hong Kong weighed, the UN's tourism body says. 600 words 1600 GMT by Emmanuelle Michel. File picture. Video IMF-economy-growth-trade-indicator,WRAP WASHINGTON Improving US-China trade tensions have eased uncertainty and the world economy may have hit bottom but a sharp slowdown in India is creating a drag worldwide, the International Monetary Fund says. 600 words 1530 GMT by Heather Scott HongKong-China-politics-unrest-economy,WRAP HONG KONG Hong Kong's reputation as a global business hub is dealt a fresh blow after Moody's downgrades a key rating, blaming a lack of government response to months of popular protests and China's increased influence over the city's institutions. 550 words moved by Jerome Taylor -- SPORT -- Tennis-AUS-Open,WRAP MELBOURNE Novak Djokovic survives a scare to join Roger Federer and Serena Williams in the Australian Open's second round as heavy downpours cause chaos, forcing organisers to postpone a swathe of matches. 600 words moved by Talek Harris. Picture afp
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