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| - Duty Editor: Tom Barfield Tel: +33 7.64.72.67.61 -- TOP STORIES -- + Iran says 'mercenary' Israel killed nuclear scientist + French rally against police law after racist beating + Europe shops reopen as virus toll passes 400,000 + Ethiopia army tightens grip on dissident capital + US sanctions leave Hong Kong leader hoarding cash Iran-nuclear-attack-Israel,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's President Hassan Rouhani accuses arch-foe Israel of acting as a "mercenary" for the US and seeking to create chaos, blaming it for the assassination of a top Iranian nuclear scientist. 700 words 1000 GMT. Picture. Video. Live video. France-police-protest-law,lead PARIS Dozens of rallies are planned against a new French law that would restrict sharing images of police, only days after the country was shaken by footage showing officers beating and racially abusing a black man. 500 words 0930 GMT Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Coronavirus deaths top 400,000 in Europe as parts of the world's second worst-hit continent begin to reopen shops for the holiday season. 750 words 0930 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia's army says it will bring the capital of the dissident Tigray region under its control within days, as a widely-criticised military operation enters its final phase. 750 words 1100 GMT. Picture. Video. HongKong-China-US-politics-banking HONG KONG Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says she has "piles of cash" at home as she has no bank account after the United States slapped sanctions on her in response to a draconian security law China imposed on the city. 250 words moved -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Hungary-Russia-vaccine,FOCUS BUDAPEST An Aeroflot delivery of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine to EU member Hungary last week has sparked new criticism at home and abroad of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's go-it-alone policies. 700 words moved by Peter Murphy 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 1300 GMT by Emmanuel Peuchot. Picture. Video Health-virus-Germany-vaccines-aviation,FOCUS FRANKFURT As a string of Covid-19 vaccines near approval, Frankfurt Airport staff are gearing up to handle the unprecedented logistical challenge of transporting millions of life-saving doses worldwide. 600 words moved by Ed Frankl and Yann Schreiber. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- 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 by Maher Al Mounes. Picture. Video. -- AMERICAS -- US-vote-court-Pennsylvania-Trump WASHINGTON A federal appeals court flatly dismisses President Donald Trump's claim that the election was unfair and refuses to freeze Joe Biden's win in the key state of Pennsylvania. 400 words moved Mexico-US-migration-politics,FOCUS MEXICO CITY Mauricio Lopez was deported to Mexico after spending most of his life in the United States. Now he hopes against the odds that Joe Biden's administration will let him return. 600 words moved by Natalia Cano. Picture Health-virus-US-pharmaceutical-vaccines,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's announcement in May of plans to develop a Covid-19 vaccine by year's end is near realization -- despite a setback among one of the six candidates that the US supported. 700 words moved by Ivan Couronne US-consumers-retail,WRAP NEW YORK Uncertainty over the coronavirus hangs over this year's holiday shopping season, potentially limiting overall retail sales despite higher spending expected by well-off consumers who have more disposable income. 550 words moved by John Biers -- SPORTS -- Box-heavy-Tyson-Jones LOS ANGELES Mike Tyson says he never imagined as a heavyweight boxing champion that he would climb into the ring with Roy Jones Jr. at age 54 as he does on Saturday. 600 words moved Fbl-Argentina-Maradona-ARG,lead BUENOS AIRES Argentine prosecutors investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Diego Maradona and whether it could have involved medical negligence, judicial sources said. 500 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Fbl-ESP-Liga-Maradona,PREVIEW MADRID The Barcelona squad observes a minute's silence for their former star Diego Maradona before training and will continue to lead the mourning in Spain when they do the same before they play Osasuna in La Liga. 600 words moved Fbl-Argentina-Maradona-ARG-family,FOCUS BUENOS AIRES Diego Maradona's tormented private life, with its tangled relationships and paternity suits, suggests distributing his inheritance will be a complex task for lawyers bracing for claims from a slew of children -- those he recognized and those he didn't. 600 words moved by Liliana Samuel. Picture. Video afp
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