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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Former French leader Giscard d'Estaing dies + Trump openly discusses 2024 White House run + UN given access to Ethiopia's Tigray region + 'Milestone' treatment restores mice's sight + 40-million-year-old skeleton up for auction France-politics-Giscard,WRAP PARIS Former French president Valery Giscard d'Estaing, who led his country into a new modern era and onto a firmly pro-European path, died of Covid-19, his family said. 750 words moved by Jurgen Hecker. File picture. File video. Also moved: France-politics-Giscard,DATES France-politics-Giscard,PROFILE US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON Still irate and bitter one month after his election defeat to Joe Biden, Donald Trump is openly musing about a second run at the US presidency in 2024. 700 words moved by Jerome Cartillier Ethiopia-conflict-Tigray,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia grants the United Nations full access to deliver aid to the northern region of Tigray, following weeks of lobbying amid military operations there, according to an agreement seen by AFP. 750 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Ethiopia-conflict-Tigray,Q&A Science-research-health-sight TOKYO Scientists say they have restored sight in mice using a "milestone" treatment that returns cells to a more youthful state and could one day help treat glaucoma and other age-related diseases. 650 words moved by Sara Hussein Switzerland-animal-palaeontology-auction-US GENEVA A nearly 40-million-year-old skeleton belonging to what is popularly called a sabre-toothed tiger is going under the hammer next week in Geneva, a year after its discovery on a US ranch. 550 words moved by Agnes Pedrero. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC -- Health-virus,WRAP LONDON Britain becomes the first Western country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine for general use, while Japan and Italy pledge free inoculations for all even as the global death toll rose towards 1.5 million. 800 words 0200 GMT by Jitendra Joshi with AFP bureaus Health-virus-US-vaccine,FOCUS NEW YORK They are first in line for a Covid-19 vaccine if they want it, but some generally pro-vaccine US health care workers are wary about receiving an injection developed in record time, even as the pandemic rages on. 800 words 0200 GMT by Catherine Triomphe Health-climate-pandemic-risk PARIS From small island states to urbanised powerhouses, every country on Earth faces "multiplying and intensifying" threats to human health as climate change renders future pandemics and system collapses ever more likely, a major study concludes. 700 words moved by Patrick Galey Health-virus-France-vaccine,FOCUS PARIS France was once home to the father of immunisation, Louis Pasteur, but it is now among the most vaccine-sceptic nations on Earth -- a pressing concern as it prepares one of the biggest vaccination campaigns in its history. 700 words 0300 by Caroline Taix and Clare Byrne Health-virus-Spain-tourism-hotels,FOCUS BARCELONA Hugely popular with international visitors, Barcelona has seen most of its hotels close as the coronavirus pandemic has kept tourists away, and the few that remain open have had to repurpose themselves to stay afloat. 700 words 0330 by Daniel Bosque. Pictures by Pau Barrena. Video by Maud Watine and Anahi Arada -- AMERICAS -- US-aviation-accident-Boeing-AmericanAirlines,WRAP DALLAS, Texas The Boeing 737 MAX takes another big step towards commercial service as American Airlines completes a test flight with journalists aboard as the airline seeks to reassure the public following a 20-month grounding of the jet. 600 words moved by Juliette Michel. Picture. Live Video Also moving: US-aviation-accident-Boeing-AmericanAirlines,SCENE Iran-nuclear-politics-US,WRAP WASHINGTON President-elect Joe Biden has signaled he will return the United States to a nuclear accord with Iran before quickly launching talks on other concerns, reviving diplomacy to ease soaring tensions. 700 words moved by Shaun Tandon -- ASIA -- SKorea-health-virus-education-social,lead SEOUL South Korea falls into hush mode as hundreds of thousands of students sit the high-stakes national university entrance exam, with the added tension of strict anti-coronavirus measures. 550 words 0130 GMT by Kang Jin-kyu. Picture. Video SKorea-politics-court-assassination,FOCUS PAJU, South Korea Forty years after South Korea's spy chief shot dead his boss, dictator Park Chung-hee, the assassin's sister is seeking to clear him of treason, arguing the killing was in the service of the country. 700 words 0330 GMT by Kang Jin-kyu. Picture. Video Health-virus-China-lifestyle-beer,SCENE WUHAN, China When the coronavirus emerged in Wuhan and the Chinese city went into a strict 76-day lockdown, Wang Fan resolved to commemorate the turbulent period in the way he knew best -- through beer. 550 words 0330 GMT by Peter Stebbings. Picture. Video Philippines-prison-tattoo,FOCUS MANILA Heavily tattooed Philippine prisoners wince in pain as fellow inmates use improvised tattooing machines to cover up gang symbols in a skin-deep effort by authorities to reduce jail violence. 600 words 0330 GMT by Ron Lopez. Video Picture -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-politics-Brexit,WRAP BRUSSELS Chief EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier warns he cannot guarantee he will strike a trade deal with Britain before time runs out, and that the next few days will be crucial. 600 words moved by Alex Pigman. Picture Also moved: Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-funding,FOCUS OPEC-oil,WRAP LONDON The members of the OPEC group of oil producers meet with their allies to see if they can reach an accord on extending production cuts over the coming months. 450 words 0230 GMT by Benoit Pelegrin Switzerland-Liberia-conflict-warcrimes-trial,WRAP GENEVA A former warlord will become the first Liberian to face a war crimes trial over alleged atrocities during the country's 1990s civil war when he goes on trial in Switzerland. 600 words 0230 GMT by Agnes Pedrero. Picture Romania-coal-energy-environment,FOCUS PETROSANI In the large, dark locker room of southern Romania's Lonea coal mine, 20-year-old Liviu dons his uniform and helmet before embarking on a six-hour shift in a vanishing industry. 750 words 0300 GMT by Mihaela Rodina and Ionut Iordachescu. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel's precarious coalition government takes a first step towards collapse, as lawmakers give preliminary approval to a bill dissolving parliament, raising prospects of a fourth election in less than two years. 650 words moved by Ben Simon. Picture. Video Lebanon-politics-economy-Basket,FOCUS BEIRUT Basketball player Charles Tabet was once a national hero blocking shots for Lebanon, but a crumbling economy has forced him into a new life selling cars in Michigan. 700 words 0230 GMT by Ahmad Muhieddine. File picture Health-virus-Iraq-conflict-trauma,FOCUS BAJET KANDALA CAMP, Iraq For half a decade, Zedan suffered recurring nightmares about jihadists overrunning his hometown in northern Iraq. The 21-year-old Yazidi was just starting to recover when Covid-19 revived his trauma. 700 words 0230 GMT by Florent Vergnes. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Health-virus-SAfrica,FOCUS JOHANNESBURG Localised coronavirus outbreaks in parts of South Africa have raised fears that the country could see a resurgence in cases compounded by gatherings during the upcoming festive season. 750 words 0330 GMT by Sofia Christensen and Susan Njanji DRCongo-politics,WRAP KINSHASA The UN has sounded a warning about a brewing political crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where a long-running impasse between President Felix Tshisekedi and supporters of his predecessor Joseph Kabila has reached a crucial point. 700 words moved by Bienvenu-Marie Bakumanya and Samir Tounsi Nigeria-unrest,FOCUS KANO, Nigeria For several days, the killers lived peaceably among their future victims, sharing their dormitories and eating their food. Then, on Saturday afternoon, they took out their guns, rounded up the people like cattle and slaughtered them one by one. 600 words moved by Aminu Abubakar afp
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