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| - Duty Editor: Joshua Melvin Email: joshua.melvin@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Scramble for Brexit trade deal + US hits record daily Covid cases + Maduro seeks gains in Venezuela vote + Japan probe delivers rare asteroid samples + Apology over Roald Dahl's anti-Semitic comments Britain-EU-Brexit-politics,WRAP BRUSSELS British and EU negotiators embark on probably their final two-day scramble to secure a post-Brexit trade deal, after failing for eight months to reach agreement. 700 words moved by Alex Pigman Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States notches up a record number of coronavirus cases in 24 hours for the third day running, as it is reported Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will get a vaccine within weeks. 750 words 2000 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Venezuela-parliament-vote,WRAP CARACAS Venezuelans vote in legislative elections set to tighten President Nicolas Maduro's grip on power and further weaken his US-backed opposition rival Juan Guaido, who is leading a boycott of the polls he calls a fraud. 700 words 2130 GMT by Andrea Tosta. Picture. Video Also moved: Venezuela-politics-poll,COUNTRYFACTFILE Space-Japan-science-asteroid,WRAP TOKYO Japan space agency officials hail the arrival of rare asteroid samples on Earth after they were collected by space probe Hayabusa-2 during an unprecedented mission. 750 words moved by Sara Hussein and Kyoko Hasegawa. Picture. Video. Animated graphic. Graphic. Britain-religion-anti-Semitism-apology LONDON The family of British children's books writer Roald Dahl apologises for historical anti-Semitic comments made by the late renowned author. 300 words moved -- EUROPE -- Health-virusBritain-queen-vaccines LONDON Britain's Queen Elizabeth II will receive the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine within weeks, reports say, as the biggest immunisation programme in UK history begins next week. 60 words moved. File picture. File video Germany-bomb-evacuation-history BERLIN Nearly 13,000 residents were evacuated in Frankfurt as experts defused an unexploded World War II bomb, local emergency services say. 250 words moved. Picture. Romania-politics-vote,WRAP BUCHAREST Broad disillusion with Romania's political class along with a harsh second wave of the coronavirus pandemic keep voters away from parliamentary polls, but the ruling pro-European liberals are still expected to emerge on top after polls close. 700 words 2100 GMT by Mihaela Rodina. Picture. Video Netherlands-Britain-food-Unilever-VegetarianButcher-environment,FOCUS ETTEN-LEUR, Netherlands When Dutch farmer Jaap Korteweg turned vegetarian and set up a shop selling meat-free products, his friends thought he was joking. But the founder of "The Vegetarian Butcher" has had the last laugh after his company was gobbled up by British-Dutch consumer giant Unilever. 700 words moved by Danny Kemp. Video. File picture -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-politics WASHINGTON US health officials express alarm over the refusal of many Americans to wear masks as the nation faces a soaring daily Covid-19 death toll and Donald Trump holds a packed rally where basic health measures are flouted. 550 words moved by Brian Knowlton. Picture US-economy-food-health-virus,FOCUS COCKEYSVILLE, Maryland Before the pandemic closed her school and US immigration agents deported her father to El Salvador, Kimberly Orellana did not fear going hungry. But with her mother now alone and cleaning houses for low pay, the 14-year-old treks to a nearby school for a handout of groceries organized by a non-profit. 825 words moved by Chris Stein. Picture US-health-virus-hospital-Texas,SCENE HOUSTON Through multiple masks, a face shield and a protective suit he likens to those worn by astronauts, Dr Joseph Varon bends over his Covid-19 patient and waves into the phone she is holding up. 750 words moved by Mark Felix with Sarah Titterton in Washington. Picture US-economy-family-health-pandemic,FOCUS POTOMAC, Maryland After separating from her husband in 2007, Katie Marcoux and her two young daughters moved in with her parents for financial reasons. She expected to stay a year at most. Thirteen years later, Marcoux -- now remarried -- still lives in the house, along with her parents and one of her daughters. 650 words moved by Delphine Touitou. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- DRCongo-politics KINSHASA DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi says he plans to form a new coalition government and warns he might be forced to dissolve parliament and hold fresh elections if he is unable to do so. 350 words moved Liberia-politics-election-referendum,ADVANCER MONROVIA Liberians vote Tuesday in a referendum on shortening presidential terms, a change some members of the opposition fear President George Weah will exploit to extend his stay in office. 750 words moved by Zoom Dosso -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-diplomacy-Saudi,WRAP MANAMA An influential Saudi prince launches a bitter attack on Israel at a regional conference, drawing retorts from the Jewish state's foreign minister who addresses the gathering virtually. 600 words moved by Sarah Stewart. Picture. Video -- SPORTS -- Fbl-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON Son Heung-min and Harry Kane fire Tottenham back to the top of the Premier League after Jamie Vardy struck in the final minute to lift Leicester to third in the table. 650 words 1930 GMT by Kieran Canning. Picture Auto-prix-BRN-Sakhir,WRAP MANAMA Mexican Sergio Perez claims his maiden Formula One victory in a dramatic Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain, as Mercedes paid for an error-strewn performance. 650 words 2000 GMT. Picture afp
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