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| - Duty Editor: Becca Milfeld Email: becca.milfeld@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump-Biden chasm evident on Veterans Day + Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers resign en masse + Alleged financier of Rwandan genocide pleads not guilty + Germany launches manhunt in 6.5 mln euro heist US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden attend separate, simultaneous ceremonies marking Veterans Day, as what should have been a moment of national unity was marred by the Republican's refusal to acknowledge Biden's election win. 700 words 2100 GMT by Sarah Titterton with Michael Mathes in Philadelphia. Picture HongKong-China-politics-parliament,WRAP HONG KONG Hong Kong's pro-democracy lawmakers say they will all quit in protest at the ousting of four of their colleagues by the city's pro-Beijing authorities. 650 words moved by Yan Zhao. Picture. Video. Graphic Rwanda-genocide-court,WRAP THE HAGUE The alleged financier of the 1994 Rwandan genocide pleads not guilty as he makes his first appearance at a UN court after a quarter of a century on the run. 550 words moved by Danny Kemp. Video. Live video Germany-crime-robbery,WRAP BERLIN German investigators launch a manhunt for suspects who made off with 6.5 million euros ($7.6 million) in cash after breaking into a customs office. 500 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP STOCKHOLM Health-virus, WRAP STOCKHOLM The European Union expresses hope that it could start vaccinating people against the novel coronavirus as early as next year, as Italy records more than one million cases and Britain said its death toll has surpassed the 50,000 mark. 800 words 1930 GMT by Pia Ohlin with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-Italy-testing,FOCUS ROME A doctor in an open-air tent crouches and sticks a swab deep into his patient's nostrils. Italy has enthusiastically embraced rapid coronavirus tests, but they not have stopped a surge in cases. 650 words moved by Joseph Boyle and Giuliana Ricozzi. Picture Health-virus-US-hospitals,FOCUS WASHINGTON As coronavirus cases surge in the US, hospitals around the country are once again overwhelmed, forcing local authorities to take new measures to cope with the pandemic. 600 words 2330 GMT by Lucie Aubourg. Picture -- EUROPE -- Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP YEREVAN Several thousand protest in the Armenian capital as anger mounts over Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's decision to cede swathes of disputed territory to Azerbaijan under a controversial peace deal. 850 words moved by Herve Bar. Picture. Video WWI-memorial-France-Britain,PHOTOESSAY PARIS Political leaders, active duty troops, health workers and sports players in Britain and France pause to honour the sacrifice of soldiers killed in World War I on Armistice Day. 500 words moved. Picture Poland-Germany-abortion,FOCUS WARSAW Abortion charities report a sharp increase in the number of Polish women turning to them for help after a constitutional court ruling in Warsaw last month to tighten legislation. 700 words moved by Anna Maria Jakubek with Isabel Guigui in Berlin. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- ICoast-vote-politics, WRAP Ivory Coast's two main political rivals say they have broken the ice in talks aimed at ending electoral violence that has claimed scores of lives. 650 words 1930 GMT by Patrick Fort and David Esnault. File picture. Graphic Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia's air force says it has bombed arms and fuel depots in the northern region of Tigray, as an escalation in fighting prompts thousands more people to seek refuge in neighbouring Sudan. 800 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. File picture. Graphic. File video US-vote-Africa,ANALYSIS JOHANNESBURG After years of neglect by successive US presidents, Africans doubt Joe Biden's globally celebrated electoral victory last week will bring miracles to the world's poorest continent. 800 words moved by Gersende Ramsbourg with AFP bureaus. File picture Guinea-politics-unrest,WRAP CONAKRY Guinean police launch a vast sweep operation against scores of opposition activists, after official election results delivered President Alpha Conde a controversial third term in office. 450 words 1930 GMT by Mouctar Bar. File picture SAfrica-politics-corruption-Magashule JOHANNESBURG The secretary general of South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC), Ace Magashule, will appear in court over alleged graft committed under former president Jacob Zuma, the police say. 400 words moved -- AMERICAS -- Bolivia-politics,WRAP COCHABAMBA, Bolivia Thousands of supporters of Bolivia's ex-president Evo Morales crowd into his political stronghold for a climactic rally to mark his triumphant return to his homeland. 500 words 2000 GMT by Maria Llorente. Picture. Video -- MIDEAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Saudi-attack-WWI-memorial-France-Europe,WRAP JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia A bomb blast strikes a World War I commemoration attended by French and other diplomats in the Saudi city of Jeddah, wounding at least two people in the second such assault in weeks. 700 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Erekat-health-virus,WRAP JERICHO, Palestinian Territories Palestinians bury their veteran negotiator Saeb Erekat, who died aged 65 of coronavirus complications, amid cautious hope the stalled peace process with Israel may be revived under Joe Biden's presidency. 700 words moved by Nasser Abu Bakr. Picture. File Picture. Video Health-virus-Israel-employment,FOCUS NETANYA, Israel When Israeli bartender Lotem Benbenishti was mixing cocktails for a living, the beach was where she went for fun. Today she is scooping garbage from the sand as part of a pandemic-era job change. 650 words moved by Jonah Mandel. Picture. Video Bahrain-politics,WRAP MANAMA Bahrain's crown prince, Sheikh Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa, is appointed prime minister after the death of his uncle, who had held the post since independence in 1971. 700 words moved. Picture. File Picture -- ASIA-PACIFIC -- US-vote-China-politics BEIJING Nearly two decades ago, the residents of a small Chinese village near Beijing were visited by a foreigner who is soon to become America's most powerful man: Joe Biden. 500 words moved by Laurie Chen. Picture. Video China-economy-ecommerce-shopping-SinglesDay,2ndlead SHANGHAI Chinese consumers snap up everything from food to electronics and beauty products as retailers slashed prices for the world's largest online shopping bonanza, closely watched this year for clues on post-pandemic consumer sentiment. 600 words moved by Dan Martin. Picture. Video Also moved: China-ecommerce-internet Health-virus-travel-tourism-HongKong-Singapore,WRAP HONG KONG Hong Kong and Singapore will launch a "travel bubble" on November 22, their governments announce, in a rare piece of good news for the pandemic-battered airline and tourism industries. 400 words moved afp
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