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| - Duty Editor: Denholm Barnetson Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Britain-EU deal hangs in the balance + US set for mass vaccination campaign + Clashes erupt after pro-Trump rallies + Country music pioneer Charley Pride dies from Covid Britain-EU-politics-Brexit,WRAP BRUSSELS Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen hold another crisis call to decide whether or not to abandon post-Brexit trade talks. 700 words 1000 GMT by Dave Clark. Picture. Video Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine is set to begin leaving the company's Michigan factory, ready to be injected into the arms of millions of the most vulnerable Americans as the global death toll approaches 1.6 million. 700 words 1200 GMT by Issam Ahmed with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic US-vote-Trump-rally,LEAD WASHINGTON Four people are stabbed and one shot as rallies backing President Donald Trump's baseless claims of election fraud lead to clashes in major US cities. 700 words moved by Camille Camdessus. Picture. Video US-music-Pride-health-virus,OBIT LOS ANGELES US country music star Charley Pride, a pioneering Black singer who racked up 29 number one hits, dies of Covid-19 complications. He was 86. 250 words moved. File picture -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-Germany,lead BERLIN Chancellor Angela Merkel holds crisis talks with regional leaders of Germany's 16 states to agree tougher curbs including the closure of shops ahead of Christmas, as coronavirus infections surge. 600 words 1100 GMT by Hui Min Neo. Picture Health-virus-Germany-travel-food,VIDEOESSAY GROEBENZELL, Germany Planes might be largely grounded due to the coronavirus pandemic, but at one travel agency in southern Germany, smoked fish and fine wines are flying off the shelves instead. 350 words 1000 GMT by Pauline Curtet. Video Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-Germany-banking,FOCUS FRANKURT More than four years after the vote that took Britain out of the European Union, Frankfurt is emerging the winner among EU financial capitals in attracting London's much-coveted banking business, ahead of Paris, Milan and Amsterdam. 650 words moved by Ed Frankl. File picture Ukraine-Chernobyl-tourism-culture,FOCUS CHERNOBYL, Ukraine More than three decades after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster forced thousands to evacuate, there is an influx of visitors to the area that has officials eyeing UNESCO status to boost tourism and aid preservation efforts. 600 words moved by Ania Tsoukanova and Dmytro Gorshkov. Picture. Video -- NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-tourism-travel,FOCUS Al QARYAH AL GHARBIYAH, Libya A road trip through Libya's desert would long have sounded like a holiday in hell but, two months into a ceasefire, adventurous travellers are exploring the Sahara by four-wheel drive. 570 words moved by Jihad Dorgham. Picture. Video Morocco-Israel-diplomacy-education-Judaism,FOCUS RABAT Jewish history and culture in Morocco will soon be part of the school curriculum -- a first in the region and in the North African country where Islam is the state religion. 770 words moved by Kaouthar Oudrhiri. File picture -- AMERICAS -- US-vote-politics-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's false claims to have won the White House race have been rejected by the courts but have deepened the wounds in a bitterly divided nation and risk leaving long-lasting scars on American democracy. 800 words moved by Chris Lefkow and Charlotte Plantive. Picture Health-virus-US-media-newspaper,FOCUS NEW YORK The buzzing newsroom has long been the lifeblood of American newspapers. But in recent months the buzz has become virtual as the pandemic deepens the industry crisis and forces journalists to work remotely. 700 words moved by Thomas Urbain US-aviation-tourism-aerospace-technology WASHINGTON Virgin Galactic's passenger aircraft SpaceShipTwo is forced to abort a test flight after a technical malfunction, with the two pilots returning to Earth safely, the company says. 200 words moved US-Mideast-Morocco-diplomacy-Kushner,FOCUS WASHINGTON The United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Sudan: These Arab nations are suddenly achieving long-sought goals after agreeing to normalize ties with Israel, in a last-minute triumph for the unorthodox diplomacy of outgoing President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. 800 words moved by Shaun Tandon and Francesco Fontemaggi Brazil-religion-Christmas-racism-environment,VIDEOESSAY RIO DE JANEIRO Instead of a manger in Bethlehem, Jesus will arrive this Christmas in a badly burned clearing in the Amazon rainforest, a black baby born to a black virgin with indigenous cherubs looking on. 400 words moved. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-conflict-Kandahar,lead KANDAHAR Dozens of Taliban die in fierce overnight fighting between Afghan forces and militants who attacked multiple checkpoints in the insurgent bastion of Kandahar, officials say. 450 words moved Malaysia-health-virus-economy-gloves,FOCUS KUALA LUMPUR Bangladeshi migrant worker Sheikh Kibria recalls with horror the filthy, overcrowded dormitory where he was housed by the world's biggest rubber glove manufacturer when the coronavirus outbreak erupted and infected thousands. 700 words moved by Sam Reeves with Sam Jahan in Dhaka. File picture -- ECONOMY -- US-economy-bank-rate,ADVANCER WASHINGTON After a year in which the Federal Reserve pushed out unprecedented lending to support the economy while pleading for government stimulus that never came, central bankers could show early signs of optimism next week. 650 words moved by Chris Stein -- SPORTS -- Fbl-C1-Eur,PREVIEW PARIS After a volatile Champions League group stage, a familiar collection of Europe's football giants are in the draw for the knockout rounds, although one titan looms over all the others. 650 words moved by Peter Berlin afp
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