| schema:articleBody
| - Duty Editor: Denholm Barnetson Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + China virus death toll spikes, tops SARS + Turkish, Syrian troops trade deadly fire + Britain, EU outline post-Brexit future + Democrats on final, frantic Iowa mission + Chiefs beat 49ers to win Super Bowl China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING China says it is trying to tackle an "urgent" need for medical equipment and surgical masks, as the death toll from a new coronavirus jumps above 360 to surpass the number of fatalities of its SARS crisis two decades ago. 800 words 1000 GMT by Jing Xuan Teng and Beiyi Seow. Picture. Video Graphic Syria-conflict,WRAP BEIRUT Turkish and Syrian troops trade deadly fire in the Idlib rebel enclave, further raising tension between Ankara and the regime's main sponsor Moscow. 650 words 1100 GMT by Rouba el Husseini Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade,WRAP BRUSSELS The EU and Britain prepare for battle in Brexit's next bruising chapter, laying down their vision and red lines for a post-divorce future following the UK's dramatic exit from the bloc. 650 words 1000 GMT by Alex Pigman US-politics-vote-Iowa,WRAP DES MOINES, United States Months into the Democratic nomination marathon, after seven debates, countless campaign rallies and some bitter tussling between candidates and the president, Iowa holds the first-in-the-nation vote to see who challenges Donald Trump in November's election. 700 words moved by Elodie Cuzin, with Michael Mathes in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic Already moved: US-politics-election-celebrity-vote,FOCUS Amfoot-NFL-SuperBowl,WRAP MIAMI, United States Patrick Mahomes inspires a thrilling late comeback as the Kansas City Chiefs end their 50-year wait for a Super Bowl crown with a 31-20 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. 750 words moved by Rob Woollard. Picture. Video. Graphic -- EUROPE -- Britain-attacks,WRAP LONDON British police search two homes after shooting dead an Islamist extremist released early from prison, who had knifed two people in a London street, prompting calls for changes to the system on post-prison tracking convicted terrorists. 600 words 1100 GMT by Robin Millard. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Iraq-politics-protests,WRAP BAGHDAD Protest camps in Iraq's capital and the south begin fracturing into separate clusters, split over whether to back prime minister-designate Mohammad Allawi. 650 words 1130 GMT. Picture. Video Iran-nuclear-politics,WRAP TEHRAN Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell visits Iran on his first trip to the Islamic republic since taking office, aiming to reduce rising tensions over its nuclear programme. 500 words 1200 GMT. Picture Lebanon-politics-economy,FOCUS BEIRUT Companies are closing, restaurants are half empty but in the gloom of Lebanon's worst economic crisis in decades, luxury jewellers, supercar dealerships and art galleries are doing a brisk business. 650 words 1100 GMT by Bachir el Khoury. Picture Iraq-politics-protest-Sadr,FOCUS BAGHDAD Iraq has been torn by months of violent street protests and political turmoil -- and by the head-spinning power plays of its most influential Shia cleric, the enigmatic Moqtada al-Sadr. 700 words 1200 GMT by Maya Gebeily Also moving: Iraq-politics-Sadr,PROFILE Morocco-migration-Europe-Spain,FOCUS FNIDEQ, Morocco Mustapha left his home in Guinea two years ago to make the arduous journey to Morocco, hoping to cross the fence separating the kingdom from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta -- but migrants today fear waves of arrest that have elicited condemnation from NGOs. 850 words moved by Hamza Mekouar. Picture -- AFRICA -- Malawi-vote-court,WRAP LILONGWE, Malawi Malawi's constitutional court judges deliver their ruling on an opposition petition challenging last year's controversial vote result that saw President Peter Mutharika re-elected. 650 words 1000 GMT by George Ntonya with Jack McBrams in Blantyre. Video. File Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's impeachment trial resumes for final arguments before an expected acquittal later in the week that Democrats have said will be invalid because no witnesses testified. 700 words moved by Frankie Taggart. Picture. Graphic US-politics-vote-Iowa-couple,FOCUS IOWA CITY, United States The signs planted in the snow-covered yard outside their Iowa City home announce the clashing priorities of those living inside: Rod Sullivan and Melissa Fath support opposing candidates in the Democratic presidential vote to be held Monday in their Midwestern state. 600 words moved. Picture. Video US-politics-geography NEW YORK US President Donald Trump draws scorn and laughter on social media after placing the Kansas City Chiefs in the wrong state following their Super Bowl victory. 300 words moved -- ASIA -- China-health-virus-HongKong,2ndlead HONG KONG Hundreds of Hong Kong medical workers walk off their jobs, demanding the city close its border with China to reduce the coronavirus spreading -- with frontline staff threatening to follow suit in the coming days. 650 words 1100 GMT by Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video. Live Video China-health-virus-security-epidemic,FOCUS BEIJING Communities in China are offering cash rewards, knocking on doors and questioning people trying to enter their neighbourhoods -- but they're not looking for criminals. 850 words moved by Eva Xiao, Jing Xuan Teng and Beiyi Seow. Picture. Video China-health-virus-transport BEIJING Wearing a mask and plastic gloves to protect himself from infection, an Uzbek student is among a rush of foreigners trying to fly out of virus-hit China to wait things out overseas. 500 words moved by Beiyi Seow. Picture -- SPORTS -- Tennis-AUS-Open-Djokovic MELBOURNE Novak Djokovic puts Roger Federer on notice as he wins his 17th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open and warns he's going all-out for the Swiss's record of 20 -- and his mark for weeks as world number one. 600 words moved by Talek Harris. Picture. Graphic Also moved: Tennis-AUS-Open-five,POINTS Tennis-AUS-Open-moments-five,POINTS Tennis-AUS-Open-Djokovic-health,FOCUS MELBOURNE A strict vegetarian diet, spiritual guru and family hugging-sessions aren't methods employed by most athletes, but they have helped Novak Djokovic turn himself into one of the most feared tennis players on the planet -- and perhaps the best in history. 600 words moved by Talek Harris. Picture. Graphic -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-foreign,FOCUS LOS ANGELES When South Korea's Bong Joon-ho accepted the Golden Globe for best foreign language film for his widely hailed "Parasite," he urged moviegoers to "overcome the one-inch-tall barrier of subtitles". 800 words moved by Javier Tovar. Picture. File Picture Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-Mexico-indigenous-rights,FOCUS MEXICO CITY A year after the movie "Roma" catapulted her from obscurity to an Oscar nomination, Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio is using the spotlight to promote causes close to her heart: indigenous and women's rights in her country. 650 words moved by Natalia Cano. Video. Picture afp
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