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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Tel: +1 202 414 0544 -- TOP STORIES -- + Global fears rise as virus death toll soars + Trump takes victory lap after acquittal + Violence flares after Jerusalem car-ramming + China to halve tariffs on $75 bn of US imports + Twitter surges as global user growth revives China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING China's worsening new-coronavirus crisis has now killed 563, latest tolls show, and the global panic about the epidemic deepens with thousands of people trapped on quarantined cruise ships overseas. 850 words 1930 GMT by Helen Roxburgh and Laurent Thomet. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump celebrates his impeachment acquittal in a rambling, emotional speech raging against the investigations that have overshadowed his entire administration. 600 words 2100 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP JERUSALEM A car-ramming targeting Israeli troops in Jerusalem wounds 14 people and two Palestinians are shot dead in the West Bank, as violence rises following Washington's controversial Middle East peace plan. 750 words 1930 GMT by Ben Simon. Picture. Video. Graphic China-US-trade,WRAP BEIJING China says it will halve tariffs on $75 billion-worth of US imports as part of its trade truce with Washington and as officials look to calm markets unnerved by the deadly virus outbreak. 650 words moved by Beiyi Seow US-IT-lifestyle-earnings-Twitter,WRAP WASHINGTON Twitter sharers surge after an update showing it added millions of new users and boosted ad revenue in the fourth quarter, sparking optimism over its growth prospects. 650 words 2100 GMT by Rob Lever -- CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK -- China-health-virus-Japan-ship,WRAP YOKOHAMA Thousands of people are stranded aboard two cruise ships in Asia, quarantined by officials desperate to stem the spread of a deadly virus that has killed hundreds in China and spread panic worldwide. 800 words moved by Harumi Ozawa. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: China-health-virus-Japan-ship-Britain,SCENE China-health-virus-travel-education,FOCUS China-health-virus-internet,FOCUS HONG KONG Gargle salt water, use herbal eyedrops, steam-clean a face mask -- false claims about how to combat a deadly coranavirus epidemic emerging out of China are flooding the internet. 650 words moved by Spencer Feingold Also moved: China-health-virus,CHRONO China-health-virus-countries,FACTS China-health-virus-HongKong,lead Britain-China-virus-diplomacy -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-impeachment-vote-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON Donald Trump was acquitted of high crimes in his impeachment trial -- but could the unpredictable president now decide he's above the law? 600 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture Also moved: US-politics-impeachment,CHRONO US-politics-impeachment-Trump-survive,POINTS US-politics-impeachment,FOCUS US-politics-impeachment-lessons,POINTS US-China-Sweden-Finland-politics-telecommunication-investments,WRAP WASHINGTON US Attorney General Bill Barr, a former telecommunications executive, calls for the United States and allies to take a "controlling stake" in Nokia and Ericsson to fight Chinese 5G network power Huawei. 700 words 1930 GMT by Paul Handley. File picture US-politics-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders joins Pete Buttigieg in claiming victory in the chaotic Iowa caucuses as the party chairman orders a review of the results of the bungled first nominating contest. 700 words 2030 GMT by Michael Mathes and Chris Lefkow. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-vote-Democrats-left,ANALYSIS NEW YORK With self-described socialist Bernie Sanders and progressive flag-bearer Elizabeth Warren earning podium places in the Iowa caucuses, the leftist wing of the US Democratic Party is feeling unusually bullish. 700 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. File picture Brazil-environment-water-politics,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO First the water was dirty, then it was full of detergent: Rio de Janeiro residents have had some disturbing stuff coming out of their taps, the latest environmental bungle for Brazil. 700 words moved by Joshua Howat Berger. File picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Germany-politics-farright-AfD,WRAP FRANKFURT The premier of Germany's Thuringia state steps down and calls for snap elections, barely 24 hours after he was elected with the help of far-right AfD lawmakers in a vote Angela Merkel called "unforgivable". 650 words moved by Michelle Fitzpatrick. Picture. Video Italy-train-accident,WRAP LODI, Italy Two rail workers are killed and about 30 people injured when a high-speed train derails before dawn near Milan in northern Italy, authorities say. 550 words moved by Miguel Medina and Alexandria Sage in Rome. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-Scotland-politics-finance,WRAP EDINBURGH Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon suspends her finance minister and orders a full investigation after revelations he sent a string of messages to a 16-year-old schoolboy. 600 words moved by Andy Buchanan and Stuart Graham. Picture Syria-conflict-OPCW,WRAP THE HAGUE The world's chemical watchdog slams two former inspectors who leaked confidential papers questioning the body's findings into a 2018 chlorine attack in the Syrian town of Douma, saying they "are not whistleblowers". 550 words 1930 GMT by Jan Hennop Ireland-vote,WRAP DUBLIN Ireland goes to the polls on Saturday, with Prime Minister Leo Varadkar touting his successful handling of Brexit, but facing pressure over housing and healthcare. 730 words moved by Joe Stenson. File picture. Video. Graphic We have also moved: Ireland-vote-SinnFEIN,FOCUS Ireland-vote-Varadkar,PROFILE Ireland-vote-Martin,PROFILE Ireland-vote-history,FACTS -- MIDEAST -- Iraq-politics-protest,WRAP NAJAF Young Iraqi protesters push on with anti-government rallies across the country as they bury seven fellow activists killed overnight in violence blamed on supporters of powerful cleric Moqtada Sadr. 800 words moved by Haidar Hamdani with Maya Gebeily in Baghdad. Picture. Video Syria-conflict-Israel,WRAP BEIRUT Israeli air strikes kill 23 Syrian and foreign fighters in Syria, a monitor says, the latest in a spate of raids Israel has said targeted an Iranian presence on its doorstep. 550 words moved. Video -- SPACE -- US-Russia-Italy-space-NASA,WRAP ALMATY, Kazakhstan NASA's Christina Koch returns to Earth safely after shattering the spaceflight record for female astronauts with a stay of almost 11 months aboard the International Space Station. 650 words moved by Christopher Rickleton. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-film-Douglas,WRAP LOS ANGELES Kirk Douglas, one of the last superstars of Hollywood's golden age renowned for his intense, muscular performances in "Spartacus" and "Paths of Glory," dies aged 103. 750 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Entertainment-US-film-Douglas,FACTS Entertainment-US-film-Douglas,OBIT Entertainment-US-film-Douglas,DATES Entertainment-US-film-Douglas-reax afp
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