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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Tel: +1 202 414 0543 -- TOP STORIES -- + 'Watershed' Covid vaccine 90 pct effective + Trump won't concede, Biden acts on virus + Kosovo ex-president denies war crimes + Bolivia's Morales back from year in exile + Hyperloop pod carries first passengers Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON One of the teams racing to develop a coronavirus vaccine announces its drug has 90 percent effectiveness, boosting hopes of a release from punishing lockdowns and sending stock markets soaring, even as US cases top 10 million. 750 words 2100 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: Health-virus-vaccine,INTERVIEW Also moved: Health-virus-vaccine-EU-Pfizer,FACTS Health-virus-vaccine-Germany-BioNTech,FACTS Health-virus-vaccines-Pfizer,4thlead Health-coronavirus-epidemic-vaccines,FACTS US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump, who is refusing to concede election defeat, injects new volatility by firing his defense secretary, while president-elect Joe Biden makes good on a promise to focus on leading the country out of the Covid-19 crisis. 650 words 2030 GMT by Sebastian Smith with Angela Weiss in Wilmington. Picture. Video Serbia-Kosovo-politics-warcrimes-court,WRAP THE HAGUE Kosovo's former president Hashim Thaci pleads not guilty to war crimes charges in the 1990s war against Serbia as he appeared for the first time at a special international court in The Hague. 750 words moved by Danny Kemp with Ismet Hajdari in Pristina. Picture. Video Bolivia-politics-Morales,WRAP VILLAZON, Bolivia Leftist former president Evo Morales crossed the border from Argentina into Bolivia on Monday, triumphantly ending a year-long exile that followed a failed bid for a controversial fourth term. 600 words 2000 GMT by Maria Lorente. Picture. Video Technology-transport-science LOS ANGELES The Virgin Hyperloop makee its first journey carrying passengers, in a test the company claimed represented a major step forward for the "groundbreaking" technology capable of transporting people at 1,000 kilometers an hour. 300 words moved. File picture -- US ELECTION -- US-vote-Pennsylvania,FOCUS TOWANDA, Pennsylvania In the parking lot of Jones Diner, the supporters of President Donald Trump aren't ready to accept a Joe Biden victory until the election results are "certified" but signs of resignation are creeping in. 650 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video US-vote-Biden-NKorea,FOCUS SEOUL Headline-grabbing summits between the leaders of North Korea and the United States will be off the agenda for some time, analysts say, after US president-elect Joe Biden characterised Kim Jong Un a "thug", in contrast to Donald Trump's declarations of love. 700 words moved by Sunghee Hwang. File Picture. Video US-vote-environment-climate-Australia SYDNEY Australia's prime minister welcomes President-elect Joe Biden's vow to return the US to the Paris climate accord, even as he faces mounting pressure to revamp his government's climate targets. 400 words moved by Andrew Beatty US-vote-Iran,FOCUS TEHRAN Joe Biden has promised a change in US policy on Iran, but the president-elect's room to manoeuvre with the Islamic republic is narrow, and time is running out. 730 words moved by Marc Jourdier US-vote-Iraq,FOCUS BAGHDAD Iraq's pro-Tehran factions have welcomed Joe Biden's election as US president, alarming officials and activists in Baghdad who fear a US-Iran de-escalation could empower hardliners in their own country. 850 words moved. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP YEREVAN Azerbaijan accidently shoots down a Russian military helicopter in Armenia as fighting rages over Nagorno-Karabakh, threatening to draw Moscow further into the conflict. 750 words moved by Mariam Harutunyan with Emil Guliyev in Baku. Austria-Islamists-police,WRAP VIENNA Austrian police raid more than 60 addresses allegedly linked to radical Islamists and seize millions of euros in cash, with orders for 30 suspects to be questioned. 600 words moved by Jastinder Khera. Picture Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-diplomacy,WRAP LONDON The British government faces potential defeat in parliament over controversial legislation that would allow it to override parts of the country's EU divorce treaty. 650 words 2000 GMT by Joe Jackson and James Pheby -- ASIA -- Myanmar-vote,WRAP YANGON Aung San Suu Kyi's ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) says it is confident of winning a landslide victory in Myanmar as official results trickle in following the weekend's coronavirus-disrupted election. 500 words 1930 GMT by Richard Sargent. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-conflict-diplomacy-Tunisa,WRAP GAMMARTH, Tunisia The UN launches talks among Libyans aimed at creating a unity government and preparing for elections to bring peace after a decade of violence in the North African country. 750 words 1930 GMT by Aymen Jamli and Paul Raymond. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-UN-US-aid,WRAP JERUSALEM The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, hammered by US aid cuts, says it lacks the funds to pay full salaries but is confident president-elect Joe Biden's administration will restore support. 550 words moved by Ben Simon -- AFRICA -- Ethiopiua-unrest-Tigray,WRAP DANSHA, Ethiopia Ethiopia's air force carries out air strikes in the northern region of Tigray, as the prime minister seeks to ease mounting concerns that the country is hurtling into civil war. 670 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video.Graphic ICoast-vote-unrest,WRAP ABIDJAN Clashes over Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara's disputed reelection kill at least six people as the country's top court validates his third term victory. 700 words 1930 GMT by Patrick Markey and Patrick Fort. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT/LIFESTYLE -- US-television-obituary-Trebek,lead LOS ANGELES Alex Trebek, whose decades as host of the quiz show "Jeopardy!" made him one of the most popular fixtures on American television, dies at age 80. 550 words moved afp
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