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| - Duty Editor: Denholm Barnetson Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Biden unveils cabinet picks, says 'America is back' + Ethiopian army threatens Tigray capital + Meghan Markle reveals miscarriage + LA shuts restaurants as virus load soars + US desert obelisk sparks wild theories US-vote,WRAP WILMINGTON, Delaware President-elect Joe Biden introduces a slate of veteran diplomats and policy-makers who will make up his national security and foreign policy team, saying: "America is back, ready to lead the world." 800 words moved by Chandan Khanna with Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture. Graphic. Video Also moved: US-vote-cabinet,POINTS Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed calls on the international community not to interfere in the conflict in Tigray, as his army threatens to attack the capital of the rebellious region. 600 words by Robbie Corey-Boulet 1030 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-royals-Meghan-miscarriage,WRAP NEW YORK Meghan Markle reveals she suffered a miscarriage in July this year, writing in New York Times of the "unbearable grief" she endured with her husband Prince Harry. 500 words 0930 GMT We will also move: Britain-royals-Meghan,PROFILE Health-virus,WRAP LOS ANGELES A restaurant dining ban in Los Angeles is due to come into force as officials warn Americans to stay home for the Thanksgiving holiday, while parts of Europe eye looser lockdowns over the festive season. 700 words 1030 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Graphic. Video US-obelisk-offbeat,2ndlead LOS ANGELES A mysterious metal "obelisk" found buried in the remote western United States desert has inflamed the imaginations of UFO spotters, conspiracy theorists and Stanley Kubrick fans around the world. 500 words moved. Video. Picture -- EUROPE -- Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP STEPANAKERT Azerbaijan says its troops entered the second of three districts to be handed back by Armenia as part of a peace deal that ended weeks of brutal fighting over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. 700 words 1030 GMT by Andrey Borodulin. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-vaccine-Germany-Schott,FOCUS MAINZ, Germany As expectations grow that the first Covid-19 jabs will be administered in a matter of weeks, German glassmaker Schott is quietly doing what it has been for months: churning out vials that will hold the vaccine. 650 words moved by Michelle Fitzpatrick. Picture. Video Bosnia-tourism-health-archaeology-Djokovic,FOCUS VISOKO, Bosnia Crowds are back to a controversial 'pyramid park' in Bosnia after two visits this year from tennis star Djokovic, who hailed the healing powers of a site that has been dismissed as a cruel hoax by scientists. 750 words moved by Rusmir Smajilhodzic. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Thailand-demonstration-politics-royals-unrest,2ndlead BANGKOK Twelve Thai pro-democracy protest leaders have been summoned by police to answer charges of royal defamation, the first use of the draconian law in almost three years, as Bangkok gears up for another major rally. 550 words 1200 GMT. File picture. File video -- AMERICAS -- US-crime-fraud LOS ANGELES California prisoners including high-profile serial killers and murderers on death row received hundreds of millions of dollars in pandemic relief funds in one of the biggest frauds in the US state's history, prosecutors say. 500 words moved. Picture Health-virus-Mexico-transplants,FOCUS MEXICO Ruben Vazquez lives in fear of dying before he gets a new kidney -- just one of thousands of organ transplant operations put on hold in Mexico due to the pandemic. 550 words moved by Jennifer Gonzales Covarrubias US-vote-Trump-turkey-offbeat,lead WASHINGTON Lame duck President Donald Trump addresses a live turkey and journalists but again avoids the elephant in the room -- his failure to concede defeat to Joe Biden. 600 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA - WSahara-conflict-Morocco,FOCUS GUERGUERAT, Western Sahara Kamal Zerfi has long run a junkyard in a no-man's land on the far edge of the Sahara desert. Then Moroccan government soldiers came and things took a turn for the worse. 600 words moved by Hicham Rafih. Picture. Video Health-virus-Israel-literature,INTERVIEW JERUSALEM Etgar Keret, one of Israel's most popular living writers, says the Covid-19 pandemic has brought him a lot of inspiration and chides those inclined to romanticise the pre-coronavirus world. 650 words moved by Delphine Matthieussent. Picture -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-economy-recession,FOCUS LAGOS More than 200 million Nigerians will slide further into poverty as the coronavirus pandemic has sent oil prices tumbling and pushed Africa's largest economy into recession. 750 words moved by Camille Malplat and Louise Dewast in Abuja Africa-politics-corruption,FOCUS JOHANNESBURG Over the course of his scandal-tainted career, South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma accumulated 16 fraud charges and faced court over alleged rape but he retains the support of a fervent fan base that continues to rattle politics. 800 words moved by Sofia Christensen. File Picture -- ECONOMY -- Health-virus-Britain-budget-politics,WRAP LONDON Britain's government is set to unveil spending plans for the next year as it seeks to support the coronavirus-ravaged economy and chart the nation's post-Brexit future, amid speculation it could also suspend its foreign aid commitment. 500 words 0930 GMT by Roland Jackson. File picture. -- SPORTS -- RugbyU-Tri-2020-NZL,FOCUS WELLINGTON The mighty All Blacks have seemed almost invincible in recent years but back-to-back defeats have left their new coach and captain under fire and raised an unthinkable prospect: losing three in a row for the first time this century. 750 words moved by Neil Sands -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-music-Grammy,WRAP NEW YORK Pop queen Beyonce leads the Grammy pack with nine nominations, as the music world prepares to celebrate its hitmakers in a year in which the coronavirus devastated the industry. 700 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. File Picture. Graphic Also moved: Entertainment-US-music-Grammy-takeaways,POINTS Entertainment-US-music-Grammy-nominees,FACTS -- SPOTLIGHT -- Lifestyle-Iraq-sailing,FOCUS BAGHDAD Mariam Khaled sets her white dinghy towards a point on the riverbank: Adhamiya, in central Baghdad, where water sports are revolutionising how Iraqis interact with the historic Tigris and Euphrates. 650 words moved by Khalil Jalil. Picture. Video SKorea-entertainment-music-social-television,FOCUS SEOUL When Ryu Sera made her debut with girlband Nine Muses, the years of intense training and ruthless competition seemed worthwhile, but within four years she had been cast on the K-pop scrapheap. 900 words moved by Kang Jin-kyu. Picture. Video afp
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