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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + WHO declares global emergency; virus toll at 213 + Britain hails new start on Brexit day + Showdown vote looms at Trump impeachment trial + Facebook stocks slump on fears of slower growth + Briton convicted of trying to steal Magna Carta China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING The World Health Organization declares a global emergency over the new coronavirus, as China reports the death toll had climbed to 213 with nearly 10,000 infections. 900 words 0230 GMT by Helen Roxburgh. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-EU-Brexit-politics,WRAP LONDON Britain ends almost half a century of integration with its closest neighbours and leaves the European Union, starting a new -- but still uncertain -- chapter in its long history. 800 words 0200 GMT by Alice Ritchie. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON US Senators wrap up two days of questioning of House prosecutors and White House lawyers at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial, setting the stage for a showdown vote on Democratic demands for new witnesses. 800 words 0430 GMT by Chris Lefkow. Photo. Video. Graphic. US-IT-lifestyle-earnings-Facebook,FOCUS WASHINGTON Facebook shares come under heavy selling pressure as the latest earnings report highlights growing costs for the social network in dealing with privacy, abuse and misinformation. 600 words moved by Rob Lever with Glenn Chapman in San Francisco Britain-crime-court-history-MagnaCarta LONDON A man is convicted of attempting to steal a priceless 1215 original version of Magna Carta, smashing its case with a hammer. 400 words moved -- VIRAL EPIDEMIC -- China-health-virus-death,SCENE WUHAN, China A grey-haired man wearing a face mask lies dead on the pavement at ground zero of China's virus epidemic, a plastic shopping bag in one hand. 450 words 0300 GMT by Leo Ramirez and Sebastien Ricci. Picture. Video China-health-virus-Italy,WRAP CIVITAVECCHIA, Italy Thousands of stranded tourists are free to disembark from a cruise ship at an Italian port after authorities said two Chinese passengers feared to have the coronavirus tested negative. 550 words moved by Sonia Logre with Ella Ide in Rome. Picture. Video. Live Video. Graphic -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-Johnson,PROFILE LONDON Even for a maverick politician like Boris Johnson, backing Brexit four years ago was a huge gamble. But as Britain prepares to leave the European Union, it has paid off spectacularly. 700 words 0230 GMT by Alice RITCHIE. File picture. File video Also moving: Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-characters,FACTS Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-joins,FOCUS Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-history,CHRONO Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-withdrawal,CHRONO Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-crises,CHRONO Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-enlargement,CHRONO Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-process,FACTS US-Ukraine-politics-diplomacy KIEV US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Kiev on his first trip to Ukraine, the country at the heart of President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. 550 words 0200 GMT by Dmytro Gorshkov -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Iowa,WRAP DES MOINES, Iowa President Donald Trump seeks to crash the Democrats' party by jetting into Iowa and stealing attention from the nation's upcoming debut vote to decide who will challenge him in November. 800 words 0200 GMT by Elodie Cuzin. Picture. Video Also moving: US-vote-Iowa-volunteers,FOCUS AmFoot-NFL-SuperBowl-television-advertising-politics,FOCUS WASHINGTON There's no respite from politics on Super Bowl Sunday, with campaign ads making a debut at the biggest US television event of the year, potentially roiling what is normally a day for good-natured sports rivalries. 700 words 0200 GMT by Rob Lever. File Picture. Graphic. AmFoot-NFL-SuperBowl-music-Lopez,PROFILE LOS ANGELES It's been a pretty big year for Jennifer Lopez. She turned 50, went on tour, earned rave reviews for a new movie and got engaged to retired baseball star Alex Rodriguez. On Sunday, she will take on the Super Bowl halftime show, one of the most-watched half-hours in American television, with Colombian singer Shakira. 750 words 0130 GMT by Javier Tovar. Picture. Video Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-climate-environment,FOCUS LOS ANGELES From glitzy all-vegan galas to recycled red carpet outfits, Hollywood has stepped up efforts to reduce its carbon footprint this awards season, which will soon wrap up with the Oscars. 800 words 0200 GMT by Andrew Marszal. File Picture Brazil-politics-culture-television-internet,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO It's not easy to play the role of a gay Jesus in rightwing President Jair Bolsonaro's Brazil, as Gregorio Duvivier found out on Christmas Eve, when his comedy production studio in Rio was attacked by a mob with Molotov cocktails. 600 words 0200 GMT by Louis Genot. Picture. Video. Brazil-France-environment-Amazon-Yanomami,INTERVIEW PARIS Brazil's far-right president Jair Bolsonaro does not understand the Amazon or like the people who live in it, claims the leader of the Yanomami people. 700 words moved by Jean-Louse de la Vaissiere and Stephane Orjollet. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-conflict-diplomacy-UN,WRAP UNITED NATIONS A UN envoy accuses "unscrupulous" foreign actors of continuing to meddle in Libya's conflict, in violation of commitments made at a major international summit in Berlin this month. 550 words moved by Philippe Rater -- AFRICA -- Sudan-economy-UN,INTERVIEW KHARTOUM A top UN official warns that the international community will "pay a terrible price" if it fails to help rebuild Sudan's dilapidated economy as the African country transitions to civilian rule. 650 words 0230 GMT by Jay Deshmukh. Picture. Video CAfrica-unrest,FOCUS BANGUI Bloodletting along ethnic lines in a key diamond town highlights the problems facing the Central African Republic in its struggle to dampen militia violence. 600 words 0300 GMT by Camille Laffont. Picture. File picture -- ECONOMY, BUSINESS & FINANCE -- US-economy-growth-indicator-GDP,WRAP WASHINGTON The US economy expanded by a solid 2.3 percent in 2019, but was held back by President Donald Trump's trade confrontation with China and others, which made businesses hold off on investments and reduced exports. 550 words moved by Delphine Touitou ECB-banking-Draghi-Germany-award,FOCUS FRANKFURT, Germany Months after the end of his term as president of the European Central Bank, Italian economist Mario Draghi will receive Germany's highest honour, drawing attacks from critics of his easy-money policy. 650 words 0330 GMT by Jean-Philippe Lacour. File picture afp
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