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| - Duty Editor: Alex Nicoll Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Iran says Israel killed scientist, seeks 'chaos' + French protesters clash with police over new law + Ethiopia's Abiy says Tigray fighting 'completed' + Liverpool frustrated as Man City click into gear Iran-nuclear-attack-Israel,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's president accuses arch-foe Israel of acting as a "mercenary" for the United States and seeking to create chaos, vowing Tehran would avenge the assassination of a top Iranian nuclear scientist. 850 words moved by Amir Havasi. Picture. Video. Graphic France-police-protest-law,WRAP PARIS Violent clashes erupt in Paris as tens of thousands take to the streets to protest against new security legislation, with tensions intensified by the police beating and racial abuse of a black man that shocked France. 750 words 0230 GMT by Daphne Rousseau and Alice Lefebvre. Picture. Video Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia's leader says military operations in Tigray are "completed" after the army declared victory in a three-week-old conflict that left thousands dead. 800 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. File picture. File video. Graphic Fbl-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON Jurgen Klopp again fumes at a "dangerous" schedule as Liverpool have two goals disallowed and concede two penalties in a 1-1 draw at Brighton, while Man City click back into gear with a 5-0 thrashing of Burnley. 650 words moved by Kieran Canning. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Coronavirus deaths top 400,000 in Europe, the world's second worst-hit region, as parts of the continent begin to reopen shops for the holiday season. 800 words moved by AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-consumers-retail NEW YORK US online sales surge on the traditional "Black Friday" to set the country's second-highest one-day mark ever as virus-wary Americans shun in-person shopping. 250 words moved Iran-nuclear-attack-US-Israel,FOCUS WASHINGTON The assassination of a top Iranian nuclear scientist, which Tehran has blamed on Israel, risks not only sharpening tensions across the region but also severely complicating plans by US President-elect Joe Biden to resume dialogue with the Islamic republic, analysts say. 650 words moved by Sylvie Lanteaume. File picture Health-virus-US-art,FOCUS NEW YORK Artists are taking over New York storefronts made empty by the coronavirus pandemic, receiving invaluable free exposure and breathing life into depressed shopping streets. 600 words 0200 GMT by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Poland-politics-abortion,FOCUS WARSAW While mass protests against a court verdict backing a near-total ban on abortion have taken on an increasingly political flavour in Poland, the devout Catholic country is far from turning pro-choice. 600 words 0230 GMT by Anna Maria Jakubek. Picture Also moving: Poland-politics-abortion,INTERVIEW Health-virus-Germany-Christmas-market,FOCUS LANDSHUT, Germany Chestnuts roasting, mulled wine steaming and music blaring from wooden chalets lined with artificial snow -- the Landshut Christmas market in southern Germany has all the usual trimmings. But this year, visitors must enjoy the sights and smells of the traditional Christmas market from inside their cars due to precautions to prevent the spread of Covid-19. 550 words 0300 GMT by Pauline Curtet. Picture. Video Health-virus-Serbia-Bosnia-NMacedonia-pandemic,FOCUS BELGRADE Not enough beds and not enough doctors: a skyrocketing coronavirus caseload is pushing hospitals in the Balkans to the cusp of collapse, in chaotic scenes reminding some medics of the region's 1990s wars. 750 words 0300 GMT by Miodrag Sovilj with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video OPEC-oil-health-virus,ADVANCER VIENNA The OPEC oil producers' club and its allies will hold a virtual meeting on Monday and Tuesday to finalise an expected extension to production cuts as the coronavirus pandemic continues to weigh on global demand. 600 words 0230 GMT by Benoit Pelegrin Vatican-pope-cardinals,WRAP ROME Pope Francis creates 13 new cardinals -- including the first African-American -- putting his personal stamp on the body that will one day choose his successor. 650 words moved by Catherine Marciano and Alexandria Sage. Picture. Video Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh-Berdashen,SCENE BERDASHEN, Azerbaijan Pomegranate harvest is in full swing on the field Zhorik Grigoryan nearly lost before a ceasefire line between Azerbaijani and Armenian forces was drawn just 50 metres away from his land. 650 words moved by Emmanuel Peuchot. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Cyprus-agriculture-climate-environment,FOCUS AKAKI, Cyprus Standing in her olive grove in Cyprus, Elena Simpson sighs at the sight of hundreds of barren trees and vows to stand up to climate change after another scorching year. 500 words 0230 GMT by Valentine Graveleau. Picture. Video Iraq-politics-protests-violence,WRAP NASIRIYAH, Iraq Anti-government protesters defy lockdowns and the threat of violence to demonstrate in several Iraqi cities, with new clashes with security forces claiming the life of one protester. 550 words moved. Picture. Video Syria-conflict-Palestinians-Yarmuk,FOCUS YARMUK When Syrian authorities said they would allow returns to the war-ravaged Yarmuk camp for Palestinian refugees in southern Damascus, Issa al-Loubani rushed to sign up and quickly started fixing his home. 700 words moved by Maher Al Mounes. Picture. Video WSahara-conflict-Morocco-border-economy,FOCUS GUERGUERAT A dusty truck stop that locals dub Morocco's "gateway to Africa", Guerguerat suddenly finds itself at the heart of tensions in the disputed territory of Western Sahara. 600 words moved by Hicham Rafih and Fadel Senna. Picture. Video Sudan-Ethiopia-refugee,FOCUS HAMDAYIT A shack covered by plastic in Sudan's Hamdayit refugee centre has become a source of smiles, sighs and tears for Ethiopian refugees, thanks to a hotline set up to trace relatives. 550 words moved by Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-unrest-BokoHaram,3ndlead Boko Haram fighters kill at least 43 farm workers and injure six in rice fields near the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, an anti-jihadist militia tells AFP. 350 words moved -- SPORT -- Fbl-Maradona-ARG-tributes,WRAP PARIS On the first weekend of sporting action since the death of Diego Maradona, sports leagues and teams round the world pay tribute to the Argentine football great. 600 words moved by Peter Berlin. Picture afp
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