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| - Duty Editor: Denholm Barnetson Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + China hardens virus defences as death toll hits 56 + White House lawyers say voters should decide Trump's fate + Turkish rescuers find more quake survivors + Gauff, 15, crashes out in tears at Australian Open + '1917' scoops top Hollywood director prize for Mendes China-health-virus,WRAP WUHAN China expands drastic travel restrictions to contain a viral contagion that has killed 56 people and infected nearly 2,000, as the United States and France prepare to evacuate their citizens from a quarantined city at the outbreak's epicentre. 750 words 0930 GMT by Sebastien Ricci. Video. Picture. Graphic Also moving: China-virus-health-economy,FACTS China-virus-health-volunteers Also moved: China-health-virus,Q&A US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON White House lawyers begin their defence of Donald Trump at his historic Senate impeachment trial, saying the president did nothing wrong in his dealings with Ukraine and American voters -- not Congress -- should decide his fate. 800 words moved by Jerome Cartillier and Chris Lefkow. Picture. Video. Graphic Turkey-quake,WRAP ELAZIG, Turkey Rescuers pull more survivors from the rubble after a powerful earthquake struck eastern Turkey as the death toll rises to 31. 500 words 1000 GMT by Gokan Gunes. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Turkey-quake,SCENE Tennis-AUS-Open,WRAP MELBOURNE Defending champion Novak Djokovic sweeps into the Australian Open quarter-finals but 15-year-old Coco Gauff exits in tears as her quest to become the Open era's youngest Grand Slam winner comes screeching to a halt. 500 words 1100 GMT by Talek Harris. Picture Already moved: Tennis-AUS-Open-Kyrgios-Nadal Entertainment-US-film-television-DGA,WRAP LOS ANGELES Hollywood's directors hand World War I thriller "1917" their top annual prize, one of the final major award shows that typically spells success at next month's Oscars. 600 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Picture -- CHINA VIRUS -- China-health-virus-hospital,SCENE WUHAN Overwhelmed staff, patients left to fend for themselves and people lying on the floor: patients in Wuhan describe scenes of chaos as overwhelmed hospitals struggle to cope with crowds who may be infected by the new coronavirus. 800 words 1130 GMT by Sebastien Ricci. Photo. Video China-health-virus-animals,FOCUS SHANGHAI The animal-borne SARS virus 17 years ago was supposed to be a wake-up call about consuming wildlife as food, but scientists say China's latest epidemic indicates that the practice remains widespread and a growing risk to human health. 800 words moved by Dan Martin. Picture Also moved: China-health-virus-animals-ban,LEAD -- EUROPE -- Italy-politics-vote,WRAP BOLOGNA Italians vote in a key regional election which the far-right hopes will shake the country's fragile coalition government to its core and return strongman Matteo Salvini to power. 600 words 1300 GMT by Giovanni Grezzi, with Ella Ide in Rome. File Picture Britain-EU-Brexit-politics,WRAP LONDON Britain calls time on almost half a century of European Union membership this week, striking out alone in a historic move that has bitterly divided the country. 700 words 1030 GMT by Alice Ritchie. File picture. File video. Graphic Please see our special advisory for the full package of stories ahead of Britain's exit from the EU on January 31 -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP JERUSALEM The Trump administration's peace plan will be "historic", Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu says as he and political rival Benny Gantz head to Washington to discuss the initiative, already rejected by the Palestinians. 500 words 1000 GMT. Picture. Video Iraq-politics-protests,WRAP BAGHDAD Security forces shoot live rounds to clear protest hotspots in Baghdad and southern Iraq for a second day, sparking skirmishes with demonstrators determined to keep up their movement. 700 words 1030 GMT. Picture. Video Saudi-China-rights-Uighurs,FOCUS MEDINA, Saudi Arabia His eyes brimming with tears, a Uighur student in Saudi Arabia holds out his Chinese passport -- long past its expiry date and condemning him to an uncertain fate as the kingdom grows closer to Beijing. 890 words moved by Anuj Chopra. Picture Egypt-textiles-labour,PHOTOESSAY CAIRO In Cairo's centuries-old Darb al-Ahmar district, Salama Mahmoud Salama's traditional dye workshop is a multi-coloured hive of workers busy with all kinds of fabrics. 280 words 0930 GMT. Photo. Video -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-rights-army-oil,FOCUS LAGOS The bustling waterfront slums of Lagos are now quiet after the navy evicted tens of thousands of residents from their homes in recent weeks. The evictions are highlighting tensions over real estate in the megalopolis where building space is an increasingly rare commodity. 850 words moved by Sophie Bouillon. Picture. Video. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-diplomacy-Ukraine-mass-media,2ndlead WASHINGTON Shouts, glares and unprintable words: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo loses his temper at a journalist after she questioned him on the administration's stance on Ukraine, the country at the heart of President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. 600 words moved. Picture Peru-politics-vote,WRAP LIMA President Martin Vizcarra looks set to break the opposition stranglehold of Peru's Congress as legislative elections get underway, the first time they have been held separately from a general election. 700 words moved by Luis Jaime Cisneros. Graphic Also moved: Peru-politics-vote-gender-indigenous-discrimination,INTERVIEW -- ASIA -- India-Brazil-diplomacy-parade-military NEW DELHI Huge crowds gather for India's Republic Day parade, with women taking centre-stage at the annual pomp-filled spectacle of military might featuring army tanks, horses and camels. 500 words moved by Abhaya Srivastava. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS and TECHNOLOGY -- US-aerospace-transport-Boeing-777X,WRAP EVERETT, United States Boeing's new long-haul 777X airliner makes its first flight, a step forward for the company whose broader prospects remain clouded by the 737 MAX crisis. 650 words moved by Jason Redmond, with Christophe Vogt in Washington. Picture UAE-technology-telecoms-rights,FOCUS DUBAI With its ultra-modern infrastructure and hyper-connected services, the United Arab Emirates is an emerging technology power, but a scandal surrounding a popular messaging application has highlighted tight controls on the internet. 700 words moved by Aziz El Massassi. File Picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-music-Grammy,WRAP LOS ANGELES Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X are ready to make a splash at the star-studded Grammy awards, where pop's new guard is poised to win big -- even as scandal backstage threatens to tarnish the glitz. 650 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. Picture. File picture. Graphic Also moved: Entertainment-US-music-Grammy-nominees,FACTS afp
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