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| - Duty Editor: Gina Doggett Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + The new 'ordinary': Harry and Meghan + Libya peace talks begin in Berlin + Hundreds hurt as Lebanon protests turn violent + Sunday shows abuzz with Trump trial sparring + Haute couture first: Sub-Saharan designer Ayissi Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan,WRAP LONDON Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan begin a new life as -- somewhat -- ordinary people with financial worries and security concerns after being stripped of their royal titles and public funding by the queen. 750 words 1600 GMT by Dmitry Zaks. Picture. File video Libya-conflict-summit-Germany,WRAP BERLIN World leaders gather in Berlin to make a fresh push for peace in Libya, in a desperate bid to stop the conflict-wracked nation from turning into a "second Syria". 750 words 1430GMT by Imed Lamloum. Picture. Live video. Video. Graphics Lebanon-politics-protest,WRAP BEIRUT Almost 400 people are wounded during running battles between Lebanese anti-government protesters and security forces in Beirut, the heaviest toll since the demonstrations erupted three months ago. 700 words 1600 GMT. Picture. Video Also moved: Lebanon-politics-protest,CHRONO US-politics-impeachment-trial,WRAP WASHINGTON Donald Trump's defenders and congressional adversaries fan out for Sunday talk show skirmishes after the US president's legal team dismisses his impeachment trial as unconstitutional and dangerous. 550 words 1630 GMT. File picture Lifestyle-Africa-Cameroon-France-fashion-Ayissi,INTERVIEW PARIS His father was undefeated boxing champion of Africa. Now Imane Ayissi is making history himself by becoming the first sub-Saharan designer to show in the elite Paris haute couture week. 700 words moved by Olga Nedbaeva. Picture.Video -- EUROPE -- Ukraine-Iran-aviation-crash-accident,WRAP KIEV Around 1,000 people including President Volodymyr Zelensky and his government bid farewell to Ukrainians who died in a plane accidentally shot down by Iran during a spike in tensions with Washington. 450 words 1500 GMT by Andriy Perun. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Yemen-conflict,WRAP DUBAI More than 80 Yemeni soldiers have been killed and scores wounded in a missile and drone attack blamed on Huthi rebels in a central region, medical and military sources say. 6550 words moved. Graphic Also moved: Yemen-conflict-Saudi,CHRONO Iraq-politics-protest,WRAP BAGHDAD Iraqi youths angry at their government's glacial pace of reform ramp up their protests, sealing streets with burning tyres and threatening further escalation unless their demands are met. 700 words moved. Picture. Video Lifestyle-UAE-culture-arts,FOCUS DUBAI In the glitzy city of Dubai, known for its mega-projects, futuristic skyscrapers and ostentatious malls, Dana Alhammadi sits in a cosy cafe learning how to make natural beauty products. 700 words moved by Aziz El Massassi. Picture. Video Iraq-Syria-culture-Kurds,FOCUS ARBIL At first, no one in the Iraqi Kurdish capital Arbil would drink the bitter coffee at Syrian refugee Abdussamad Abdulqadir's cafe. But now it's a hit, part of a growing cultural exchange. 750 words moved by Qassim Khidir. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-impeachment-trial,FOCUS WASHINGTON Bill Clinton's 1999 impeachment trial lasted five weeks. Andrew Johnson's went on for three months in 1868. If the White House and Republicans have their way, President Donald Trump's trial will be over in two weeks, in time for the State of the Union Address. 800 words moved by Paul Handley US-France-business-investment-government-retirement,PROFILE NEW YORK Less familiar to the general public than Warren Buffett, BlackRock Chief Executive Larry Fink has become one of the true titans of American finance. 750 words moved by John Biers -- ASIA -- China-virus-health,lead BEIJING China reports 17 new cases of the mysterious SARS-like virus, including three in a severe condition, heightening fears ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday when hundreds of millions of people move around the country. 500 words moved Nepal-SKorea-tourism-avalanche,2ndlead KATHMANDU Avalanches, heavy snow and poor visibility hamper the search for four South Koreans and three Nepalis caught in an avalanche in the popular Annapurna region of the Himalayas. 450 words moved. Video. Graphic India-politics-demonstration-religion,FOCUS NEW DELHI Defiant women who have been blocking a New Delhi highway for more than four weeks in protest against a bitterly disputed citizenship law have inspired thousands across India to copy their challenge to the Hindu nationalist government. 600 words moved. Picture. Video -- SPORTS -- Tennis-AUS-Open,PREVIEW MELBOURNE Old stagers Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams will aim to keep the younger generation of players waiting in the wings as Grand Slam tennis enters a new decade at the Australian Open on Monday. 500 words moved by Talek Harris. Picture Also moved: Tennis-AUS-Open-men-five,POINTS Tennis-AUS-Open-women-five,POINTS afp
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