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| - Duty Editor: Daniel Woolls Tel: +1 202 414 0543 -- TOP STORIES -- + China expands travel restrictions to contain virus + Turkey quake toll rises + Palestinians push back on Trump peace plan + Israelis get green light for Saudi travel + Rockets land near US embassy in Baghdad + Grammys highlight pop's new guard China-health-virus,WRAP WUHAN China expands drastic travel restrictions to contain an epidemic that has killed 56 people and infected nearly 2,000, as the US, France and Japan prepared to evacuate their citizens from a quarantined city at the outbreak's epicentre. 950 words 2000 GMT by Sebastien Ricci. Video. Picture. Graphic Also moved: China-health-virus-incubation China-health-virus-countries,FACTS China-virus-health-economy,FACTS Turkey-quake,WRAP ELAZIG, Turkey Rescuers desperately attempt to find survivors in eastern Turkey in the rubble of collapsed buildings after a powerful earthquake claimed at least 38 lives. 600 words moved by Gokan Gunes. Picture. Video. Graphic. Also moved: Turkey-quake,SCENE US-Israel-Palestinians-conflict-diplomacy,WRAP RAMALLAH, Palestinian territories Palestinian leaders threaten to withdraw from key provisions of the Oslo Accords, which define arrangements with Israel, if US President Donald Trump announces his Middle East peace plan next week. 600 words 1930 GMT by Nasser Abu Bakr with Ben Simon in Jerusalem. Video. Israel-Saudi-diplomacy,lead JERUSALEM Israel officially gives its citizens the right to travel to Saudi Arabia for religious and business visits, in the latest sign of warming ties between the two states. 500 words moved by Jonah Mandel. Iraq-politics-protests,WRAP BAGHDAD Thousands of students flood Iraqi streets to keep up their anti-government movement despite a crackdown, while rockets land near the US embassy in Baghdad. 750 words moved. Picture. Video Libya-conflict,WRAP Weapons are pouring into Libya in violation of an arms embargo and despite commitments made by world powers, the UN's mission in Libya says, as Germany expresses concern about reports of infringements 600 words 2000 GMT by Rim Taher Entertainment-US-music-Grammy,WRAP LOS ANGELES Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X are ready to make a splash at Sunday's star-studded Grammy awards, where pop's new guard is poised to win big -- even as scandal backstage has threatened to tarnish the glitz. 750 words 2130 GMT by Maggy Donaldson. Picture, File picture, Graphic -- CHINA VIRUS -- China-health-virus-hospital,SCENE WUHAN Overwhelmed staff, patients left to fend for themselves and people lying on the floor: patients in Wuhan describe scenes of chaos as overwhelmed hospitals struggle to cope with crowds who may be infected by the new coronavirus. 650 words moved by Sebastien Ricci. Photo. Video Also moved: China-health-virus-volunteers,SCENE China-health-virus-foreigners,FOCUS WUHAN Anxious foreigners in the locked-down city that spawned China's deadly viral epidemic say they are stranded at home, running out of food and desperate to leave, as governments scramble to draw up evacuation plans. 700 words moved China-health-virus-animals,FOCUS SHANGHAI The animal-borne SARS virus 17 years ago was supposed to be a wake-up call about consuming wildlife as food, but scientists say China's latest epidemic indicates that the practice remains widespread and a growing risk to human health. 800 words moved by Dan Martin. Picture Also moved: China-health-virus-animals-ban,LEAD China-health-virus-HongKong-protest,2NDLEAD HONG KONG Protesters throw petrol bombs on at an empty public housing complex in Hong Kong that has been earmarked to become a temporary quarantine zone as the city battles the outbreak of a SARS-like virus. 550 words moved. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote,WRAP CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa The rush is on for Democratic presidential candidates in Iowa, with a brief break in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump in Washington and the first vote in the party's nominating process a little more than a week away. 600 words moved by Stephen Maturen. Pictures Peru-politics-vote,WRAP LIMA Peruvians vote in legislative elections that Preside nt Martin Vizcarra hopes will put an end to a political crisis and clear the way for anti-corruption reforms. 700 words 2100 GMT by Luis Jaime Cisneros. Picture, Graphic US-politics-vote-Clinton-entertainment-film-Sundance,FOCUS PARK CITY, Utah Hillary Clinton returns to the political stage at the Sundance film festival with a vow to work to defeat her Republican antagonist Donald Trump in November. 550 words moved by Romain Raynaldy. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Libya-conflict,WRAP Weapons are pouring into Libya in violation of an arms embargo and despite commitments made by world powers, the UN's mission in Libya says, as Germany expresses concern about reports of infringements 600 words moved by Rim Taher Saudi-China-rights-Uighurs,FOCUS MEDINA, Saudi Arabia His eyes brimming with tears, a Uighur student in Saudi Arabia holds out his Chinese passport -- long past its expiry date and condemning him to an uncertain fate as the kingdom grows closer to Beijing. 890 words moved by Anuj Chopra. Picture Egypt-textiles-labour,PHOTOESSAY CAIRO In Cairo's centuries-old Darb al-Ahmar district, Salama Mahmoud Salama's traditional dye workshop is a multi-coloured hive of workers busy with all kinds of fabrics. 280 words moved. Photo. Video UAE-technology-telecoms-rights,FOCUS DUBAI With its ultra-modern infrastructure and hyper-connected services, the United Arab Emirates is an emerging technology power, but a scandal surrounding a popular messaging application has highlighted tight controls on the internet. 700 words moved by Aziz El Massassi. File Picture -- EUROPE -- Italy-politics-vote,WRAP BOLOGNA Italians vote in a key regional election which the far-right hopes will shake the country's fragile coalition government to its core and return strongman Matteo Salvini to power. 600 words 2230 GMT by Giovanni Grezzi, with Charles Onian in Rome. File Picture Britain-EU-Brexit-politics,WRAP LONDON Britain calls time on almost half a century of European Union membership this week, striking out alone in a historic move that has bitterly divided the country. 700 words moved by Alice Ritchie. File picture. File video. Graphic Please see our special advisory for the full package of stories ahead of Britain's exit from the EU on January 31 -- AFRICA -- Gambia-politics-demo,2ndlead BANJUL Three people die in the Gambian capital Banjul during a demonstration calling for President Adama Barrow who wants to extend his term to step down, a hospital director says. 400 words 2030 GMT France-US-defence-Sahel PARIS France's defence minister departs for Washington hoping to convince officials to keep US soldiers in West Africa, where French authorities are under pressure after years of trying to bolster local forces against Islamic extremists. 650 words moved by Daphne Benoit. File picture Nigeria-rights-army-oil,FOCUS LAGOS The bustling waterfront slums of Lagos are now quiet after the navy evicted tens of thousands of residents from their homes in recent weeks. The evictions are highlighting tensions over real estate in the megalopolis where building space is an increasingly rare commodity. 850 words moved by Sophie Bouillon. Picture. Video. Graphic -- ASIA -- India-Brazil-diplomacy-parade-military,WRAP Huge crowds gather for India's Republic Day parade, with women taking centre-stage at the annual pomp-filled spectacle of military might featuring army tanks, horses and camels. 650 words moved by Abhaya Srivastava. Picture. Video -- SPORTS -- Fbl-ENG-FACiup,WRAP LONDON Manchester United put a torrid week behind them by thrashing third-tier Tranmere 6-0 as holders Manchester City also cruise into the FA Cup fifth round with a 4-0 win over Fulham. 600 words 2000 GMT by Kieran Canning. Picture afp
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