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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump's Union address lays bare US divisions + Buttigieg takes shock early lead in Iowa + Passengers held on Japan cruise ship over virus + UK ex-PM Cameron's bodyguard leaves gun in plane toilet US-politics-impeachment-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is set to win acquittal from impeachment in the Senate, hours after his partisan State of the Union speech triggered unprecedented protests from Democrats in a seething display of US political divisions. 600 words 1000 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture Also moved: US-politics-speech-Trump-soldier US-politics-vote-Iowa,WRAP MANCHESTER, New Hampshire Democratic White House candidate Pete Buttigieg seizes a shock lead in the chaotic Iowa caucuses, closely trailed by leftist senator Bernie Sanders, according to partial returns released after an embarrassing delay in reporting the results. 750 words moved by Agnes Bun with Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-politics-vote-Democrats-Buttigieg,PROFILE China-health-virus-Japan-ship,WRAP YOKOHAMA, Japan Thousands are marooned on a cruise ship off the Japanese coast, after medics evacuated 10 people infected with the deadly coronavirus, with many facing an anxious wait for their own test results. 650 words 1000 GMT by Harumi Ozawa. Picture. Video Britain-politics-Cameron-security LONDON British police launch an investigation after former prime minister David Cameron's bodyguard left his gun in a toilet on a commercial flight back from the United States. 400 words 1000 GMT -- CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK -- China-health-virus,WRAP HANGZHOU, China Millions more people have been ordered to stay indoors as China battles to curb the spread of a new virus that authorities say has already killed nearly 500 people. 750 words 1030 GMT by Dan Martin. Picture. Video China-health-virus-Hangzhou,SCENE HANGZHOU, China A loudspeaker blares ominous advice to people in Hangzhou, the eastern Chinese city that is home to e-commerce giant Alibaba: "Please don't go out, don't go out, don't go out!" 750 words 1100 GMT by Dan Martin. Picture. Video China-health-virus-economy,FOCUS BEIJING China's struggle to contain the deadly coronavirus is deepening concerns about the impact on the world's number-two economy, as factories stay closed and millions of consumers remain holed up at home. 850 words moved by Beiyi Seow. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iran-Ukraine-aviation-crash-diplomacy,FOCUS TEHRAN The investigation into the downing of a Ukrainian plane near Tehran is causing diplomatic tensions between Iran and other countries that lost citizens in the disaster over the slow pace at which the Islamic republic has shared key information. 600 words 1300 GMT. File picture -- AFRICA -- Malawi-politics-vote,WRAP LILONGWE Malawian President Peter Mutharika plans to challenge a court decision overturning his 2019 election victory, a move that could spark fresh opposition protests in the impoverished southern African country 650 words 1230 GMT by George Ntonya and Jack McBrams. Video. File Picture. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-impeachment-speech-Trump-Afghanistan,2ndlead WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump renews his vow to negotiate a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, saying he has no desire to kill "hundreds of thousands" in unending fighting. 450 words moved. Picture -- ASIA -- Indonesia-drug-culture-crime,FOCUS BANDA ACEH, Indonesia Agus plunges a wooden paddle into his coffee and marijuana-filled wok, taking care to roast just the right mix of ingredients -- and stay one step ahead of police in Indonesia's Aceh province. 800 words moved. Picture. Video. Thailand-China-Mekong-river-environment BANGKOK Thailand has spiked Chinese-led plans to open up a key stretch of the Mekong river, in a rare victory for activists fighting to preserve Southeast Asia's most important waterway. 250 words moved -- BUSINESS -- Germany-economy-manufacturing-earnings-environment-Siemens,WRAP MUNICH Rather than focusing on a solid if unspectacular first quarter, Siemens chief executive Joe Kaeser must deal with environmental protests inside and outside the hall at the group's annual shareholder meeting. 600 words 1100 GMT by Ralf Isermann with Tom Barfield in Frankfurt. Picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-Syria-film-Oscars-documentary-TheCave,INTERVIEW PARIS A hero Syrian doctor who treated thousands of children in a besieged underground hospital is the centre of a shattering Oscar-nominated documentary, "The Cave". 700 words moved by Rana Moussaoui. Picture. Video Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-women,FOCUS LOS ANGELES It is an accusation that has been levelled at the Oscars all too often over the years, and 2020 is no different -- too many men, not enough women, particularly in the most prestigious categories. 700 words moved by Laurent Banguet Also moved: Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-gender,FACTS afp
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