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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Tel: +1 202 414 0543 -- TOP STORIES -- + US kicks off Covid-19 vaccine drive + Electoral college to confirm Biden win + EU sees 'narrow path' to Brexit deal + US sanctions Turkey over Russian arms + Global outage knocks out Google apps Health-virus,WRAP NEW YORK The United States kicks off a mass vaccination drive hoping to turn the tide on the world's biggest coronavirus outbreak, as the country's death toll nears a staggering 300,000. 750 words 1930 GMT by Peter Hutchison with AFP bureaus. Pictured. Video. Graphic. Live video Also moved: Health-virus-Britain,2ndlead US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON Joe Biden's US election victory is set for formal confirmation by the Electoral College, further marginalizing angry and frantic efforts by President Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 vote. 700 words 2030 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-EU-Brexit-politics,WRAP BRUSSELS Chief EU negotiator Michel Barnier signals there is a "narrow path" to a post-Brexit trade deal with Britain, as key sticking points remain after both sides abandon a supposed make-or-break deadline. 750 words 2030 GMT by Max Delany. Picture. Video Also moved: Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-preparations,FACTS US-Russia-Turkey-military-sanction,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States slaps sanctions on Turkey's defense industry, making good on threats to punish the NATO ally for its purchase of Russia's S-400 missile system. 600 words 1930 GMT by Shaun Tandon US-IT-Google-outage,WRAP NEW YORK A massive outage briefly knocks Google services including Gmail and YouTube offline across much of the globe -- in a reminder how critical such technologies have become for businesses, workers and schools alike during the pandemic. 500 words 2000 GMT by Juliette Michel -- SPOTLIGHT -- Ethiopia-conflict-Tigray-Sudan-elderly,FOCUS UM RAQUBA, Sudan As fighting raged and bombs rained down on Ethiopia's Tigray region, 80-year-old Asafu Alamaya begged her daughters to flee with their children to Sudan, and to leave her to die at home. 700 words moved Serene Assir. Picture. Video China-health-virus-Wuhan-river-swimming,FOCUS WUHAN, China Standing beside a large picture of Mao Zedong, Shen Peihua recalls the moment she resumed her daily swim in the Yangtze River in Wuhan after the Chinese city's long coronavirus lockdown. 750 words moved by Peter Stebbings. Picture. Video Pakistan-history-tradition,FOCUS SHOGRAN, Pakistan Mohammad Naseem's eyes shine while he shares the legend of a remote, alpine lake nestled among snow-capped Himalayan peaks as a rare crowd of onlookers hears one of Pakistan's last "storytellers". 650 words moved by Joris Fioriti and Sajjad Tarakzai. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-Iran-missing-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States for the first time accuses Iran of direct involvement in the "probable death" of former FBI agent Bob Levinson, who vanished 13 years ago, and imposed sanctions on two intelligence agents. 650 words 2030 GMT by Shaun Tandon. File Picture US-hacking-computers-government,WRAP NEW YORK The US government issues an emergency directive to federal agencies in the wake of a major cyberattack, following revelations that at least two departments -- including the Treasury -- had been targeted by hackers with ties to Russia. 600 words 2000 GMT by Daniel Hoffman Chile-science-astronomy-eclipse,WRAP PUCON, Chile Thousands of people watch as a solar eclipse lasting around two minutes plunges southern Chile and Argentina into darkness despite fears the weather would ruin the unique phenomenon. 600 words 2030 GMT by Alberto Pena. Picture. Video. Graphic -- EUROPE -- Britain-literature-espionage-LeCarre,WRAP LONDON John le Carre, the British writer best known for his Cold War espionage novels "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and "The Spy Who Came In From The Cold", has died aged 89, his agent and family says. 750 words moved by Phil Hazlewood. File picture. File video Also moved: Britain-literature-espionage-LeCarre,OBIT Britain-literature-espionage-LeCarre,DATES Britain-literature-espionage-LeCarre,QUOTES Britain-literature-espionage-LeCarre-novels,FACTS Russia-Navalny-poisoning MOSCOW Chemical weapons experts from Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) tailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny for several years, including on the day of his poisoning, according to a joint media investigation. 400 words moved Health-virus-Spain-ski LA MASELLA, Spain Skis and snowboards slide down the slopes of the Spanish ski resort of La Masella, which opened Monday with measures to guard against the spread of the coronavirus that has kept ski stations closed in many other European nations. 600 words 1930 GMT by Daniel Bosque. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Saudi-Singapore-maritime-blast,WRAP RIYADH A blast rocks a Singapore-flagged oil tanker at the Saudi port of Jeddah, the vessel's owner says, with the kingdom saying it was struck by an explosives-laden boat in a "terrorist" assault. 650 words moved by Anuj Chopra. File picture US-Sudan-diplomacy-Israel,WRAP KHARTOUM The United States removes Sudan from its state sponsors of terrorism blacklist and declares a "fundamental change" in relations, less than two months after the East African nation pledged to normalise ties with Israel. 750 words moved. File picture Also moved: US-Sudan-diplomacy-Israel,CHRONO US-Sudan-diplomacy-market,SCENE Iran-EU-diplomact-economy-France,lead PARIS Iran faces a growing international backlash over its execution of the France-based dissident Ruhollah Zam, with Western governments accusing Tehran of abducting him abroad to be put on trial. 550 words moved by Stuart Williams -- AFRICA -- ICoast-politics,WRAP ABIDJAN Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara is sworn in for a controversial third term, urging the opposition to help defuse tensions after election-related violence claimed 85 lives in the West African powerhouse. 550 words 2000 GMT by Patrick Fort. Picture. Video Ethiopia-conflict-Tigray,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia says that power and phone connections have been partly restored in Tigray, where civilians speak of deprivation, fear and violence in the troubled region after six weeks of silence. 650 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Nigeria-unrest-school-kidnapping,Q&A ABUJA Outrage is simmering in Nigeria after gunmen kidnapped hundreds of secondary school students, while the government says rescue efforts were under way. 750 words moved by Louise Dewast -- BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY -- WTO-trade-fishing-diplomacy,lead GENEVA The World Trade Organization says it has failed to clinch a long-awaited deal on banning subsidies that contribute to over-fishing by a year-end deadline, adding that talks will resume in January. 600 words moved Germany-leisure-Adidas-Reebok FRANKFURT German sportswear giant Adidas says it is mulling a sale of its long-struggling US subsidiary Reebok. 300 words moved -- SPORT -- fbl-ENG-Pr-Liverpool-Houllier,OBIT PARIS Gerard Houllier, the French coach who set Liverpool back on the path to Premier League and European glory, has died aged 73. 650 words moved. File picture afp
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