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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Iran targets US troops in revenge for assassination + Oil prices spike, stocks plummet after Iran attacks + Trial begins in Japan for murder of 19 in care home + Weinstein threatened with prison... for using phone + Gorilla at San Diego Zoo undergoes cataract surgery Iran-Iraq-US-unrest,WRAP BAGHDAD Iran fires missiles at Iraqi bases used by the US military, Iranian and American officials say, in the first clash of Tehran's promised revenge for the US killing of one of Iran's top generals. 800 words 0200 GMT by Maya Gebeily, with Marc Jourdier in Tehran and Sebastian Smith in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic Markets-world,WRAP HONG KONG Oil prices spike and stocks plunge as investors take fright at escalating tensions between the United States and Iran after Tehran launched missile attacks on US forces in Iraq. 450 words 0200 GMT. Picture. File Video Japan-crime-court-Sagamihara-disabled,WRAP YOKOHAMA The man accused of the 2016 murder of 19 disabled people at a Japanese care home goes on trial in a case that ranks among the country's worst mass killings. 650 words 0430 GMT by Natsuko Fukue. Picture. Video. US-entertainment-abuse-trial-Weinstein NEW YORK Harvey Weinstein is threatened with jail for apparently using his mobile phone in court as jury selection gets under way on day two of the disgraced movie producer's sex crimes trial. 550 words moved US-zoo-gorilla-cataract-surgery LOS ANGELES A team of eye doctors in California have tested their skills on an unusual patient -- a western lowland gorilla. 250 words moved -- IRAN CRISIS -- Iran-Iraq-US-unrest,SCENE KERMAN, Iran "We'll give our lives for General Soleimani and we'll avenge him," says the survivor of a stampede that crushed to death dozens of mourners in the Iranian city of Kerman. 500 words moved by Amir Havasi. Picture. Video Iran-Iraq-US-unrest-Soleimani,FOCUS TEHRAN The millions who turned out across Iran to mourn Major General Qasem Soleimani have testified to the apparent across-the-board popularity of a figure hailed as a "living martyr" for the Islamic republic. 650 words moved by Marc Jourdier. Picture. Video Also moved: Iraq-Iran-US-unrest-troops,Q&A Iraq-unrest-US-Iran-Kurds,FOCUS Iraq-US-diplomacy-Iran-unrest,FOCUS Saudi-unrest-US-Iran-Iraq-diplomacy,FOCUS -- ASIA -- Australia-animal-environment SYDNEY Snipers are taking to helicopters in Australia to begin a mass cull of up to 5,000 camels as drought drives large herds of the feral animals to search for water closer to remote towns, endangering indigenous communities. 400 words 0330 GMT by Holly Robertson Taiwan-politics-vote-economy,FOCUS TAIPEI As Taiwan readies to elect a new leader this weekend, President Tsai Ing-wen looks close to securing a second term -- but the economy remains her Achilles heel despite a comparatively strong performance. 750 words 0300 GMT by Amber Wang and Sean Chang China-politics-technology-justice,FOCUS SHANGHAI Facial-recognition technology has become embedded in China, from airports to hotels, e-commerce sites and even public toilets, but a law professor had enough when asked to scan his face at a safari park. 800 words 0400 GMT by Kelly Wang. File Picture SKorea-economy-telecommunication-Samsung,WRAP SEOUL Samsung Electronics' operating profits fall by more than a third in the fourth quarter, the world's biggest manufacturer of smartphones and memory chips estimates. 650 words 0130 GMT by Kang Jin-kyu -- EUROPE -- Turkey-Russia-Syria-Libya-conflict-diplomacy-oil,WRAP ISTANBUL Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will host Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to inaugurate a new gas pipeline, with tensions in Libya and Syria also on the agenda. 550 words 0300 GMT by Gokan Gunes Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-Johnson-VonDerLeyen LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to tell Ursula von der Leyen that Britain will not extend the Brexit transition period, in their first face-to-face meeting since she became European Commission chief. 350 words 0300 GMT -- MIDDLE EAST -- Lebanon-Japan-Ghosn-court-Nissan-Renault,WRAP BEIRUT Carlos Ghosn is to hold a highly anticipated press conference in Lebanon on Wednesday, the first by the fugitive car magnate since his Houdini-like escape from Japan where he was facing trial. 500 words 0300 GMT by Tony Gamal-Gabriel. Picture. Japan-Lebanon-Nissan-Renault-Ghosn-automobile-investigation-enterprises-management,FACTS TOKYO Private jets, bullet trains and boxes with holes for breathing: Carlos Ghosn's escape from Japan is worthy of a Hollywood plot. 700 words 0130 GMT by Richard Carter Also moving: Japan-Nissan-Renault-automobile-court-Ghosn,POINTS -- AMERICAS -- Venezuela-politics-parliament,WRAP CARACAS Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido calls for three days of protests against President Nicolas Maduro, just hours after he was sworn in for another term as speaker of parliament. 700 words 0130 GMT by Andrea Tosta. Picture. Video Argentina-politics-economy,FOCUS BUENOS AIRES A month into his presidency, Alberto Fernandez has embarked on an ambitious and risky juggling act in a bid to drag Argentina out of its worst economic crisis in almost 20 years and avoid a default. 600 words 0200 GMT by Yemeli Ortega and Maria Lorente. File picture -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- US-trade-economy-indicator,WRAP WASHINGTON America's trade deficit continued to tumble in November, hitting its lowest level in three years as imports of crude oil, computers and industrial supplies fell off sharply, the government reports. 600 words moved by Douglas Gillison -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-film-music-Joker,FOCUS LOS ANGELES As the first woman to win a Golden Globe as a solo composer, "Joker" musician Hildur Gudnadottir had every reason to bask in the spotlight of this weekend's star-studded Hollywood gala. 450 words 0200 GMT by Andrew Marszal afp
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