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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Rambling Trump tears into 'vicious' Democrats + Whistleblowing doctor dies, China toll at 630 + Trump confirms killing of AQAP chief in Yemen + Sanders claims victory as Iowa review ordered + Baked mice among welfare oversights at US lab US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump celebrates his impeachment acquittal in a rambling, emotional speech raging against the investigations that have overshadowed his entire administration. 800 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video. Graphic China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING A Chinese doctor who was punished after raising the alarm about China's new coronavirus himself dies from the pathogen, emphasizing the depth of a worsening crisis that has killed at least 630 people. 800 words 0200 GMT by Laurent Thomet and Poornima Weerasekara. Picture. Video. Graphic. US-crime-shooting-Saudi-Yemen-military-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump confirms that the US has killed the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula -- days after the jihadist group claimed responsibility for a mass shooting at a US naval base. 650 words 0130 GMT by Anita Chang Beattie. File picture US-politics-vote,WRAP MERRIMACK, New Hampshire Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders joins Pete Buttigieg in claiming victory in the chaotic Iowa caucuses as an exasperated party chairman orders a review of the results of the first nominating contest. 800 words moved by Michael Mathes with Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic US-science-animal-ethics,FOCUS-EXCLUSIVE WASHINGTON Mice being baked to death after a heating system failure is among the animal welfare failures at the laboratories of the National Institutes of Health, the steward of US medical and behavioral research. 950 words 0130 GMT by Issam Ahmed. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK -- China-health-virus-doctor,FOCUS BEIJING The Chinese doctor who died from the new coronavirus is among a group of physicians whose early warnings about the outbreak was suppressed by police -- and his death revives anger over the government's handling of the crisis. 700 words 0430 GMT by Jing Xuan Teng China-health-virus-Japan-ship,WRAP TOKYO At least 61 people on board a cruise ship off Japan have tested positive for the new coronavirus, the country's health minister says, as thousands of passengers and crew face a two-week quarantine. 550 words 0230 GMT. Picture China-health-virus-economy-auto-SKorea,FOCUS SEOUL The most productive car factory in the world falls silent as South Korea's Hyundai suspends operations at its giant Ulsan complex, hamstrung by a lack of parts with the coronavirus outbreak crippling China's industrial output. 800 words 0330 GMT by Sunghee Hwang. File picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-impeachment-trial-Romney,FOCUS WASHINGTON He said he expected to be "vehemently denounced" and it did not take long. When Republican Party veteran Mitt Romney voted for US President Donald Trump to be removed from office at his impeachment trial, the backlash was fast and furious. 650 words 0130 GMT by Charlotte Plantive Argentina-economy-poverty-debt,FOCUS TIGRE, Argentina With Argentina suffocated by debt, the government has turned to food stamps, price controls and popular markets to alleviate the suffering of its 10 million poor, but there are no guarantees these measures will stem the ravages of recession. 625 words 0130 GMT by Yemeli Ortega. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Germany-politics-farright-AfD,WRAP FRANKFURT The premier of Germany's Thuringia state steps down and calls for snap elections, barely 24 hours after he was elected with the help of far-right AfD lawmakers in a vote Angela Merkel called "unforgivable". 650 words moved by Michelle Fitzpatrick. Picture. Video Syria-conflict-OPCW,WRAP THE HAGUE The world's chemical watchdog slams two former inspectors who leaked confidential papers questioning the body's findings into a 2018 chlorine attack in the Syrian town of Douma, saying they "are not whistleblowers". 550 words moved by Jan Hennop France-EU-nuclear-Brexit,WRAP PARIS France, the European Union's sole nuclear power since Britain's exit from the bloc, will unveil how it intends to use its atomic arsenal as a deterrent in an increasingly unstable world. 650 words 0300 GMT by Daphne Benoit Britain-EU-politics-Brexit-Germany-Scotland,INTERVIEW BRUNSMARK, Germany The tiny village of Brunsmark, an hour outside Hamburg in the lush north German countryside, might seem an unlikely spot to suffer a sudden Brexit shock. 550 words 0300 GMT by Yannick Pasquet. Picture. Video -- SPACE -- US-Russia-Italy-space-NASA,WRAP ALMATY, Kazakhstan NASA's Christina Koch returns to Earth safely after shattering the spaceflight record for female astronauts with a stay of almost 11 months aboard the International Space Station. 650 words moved by Christopher Rickleton. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP JERUSALEM A car-ramming targeting Israeli troops in Jerusalem wounds 14 people and two Palestinians are shot dead in the West Bank, as violence rises following Washington's controversial Middle East peace plan. 750 words moved by Ben Simon. Picture. Video. Graphic Iraq-politics-protests-students,FOCUS BAGHDAD They once stood side by side against tear gas and bullets, protesting together against Iraq's government. But after cleric Moqtada Sadr's followers switched sides, young activists feel vulnerable and betrayed. 750 words 0400 GMT by Maya Gebeily. Picture. Already moved: Iraq-politics-protest,WRAP -- AFRICA -- AU-diplomacy-summit,ADVANCER ADDIS ABABA Seven years ago, amid extravagant celebrations marking the African Union's 50th anniversary, the continent's heads of state declared they would "end all wars in Africa by 2020." 750 words 0400 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet Cameroon-politics-vote,ADVANCER YAOUNDE Voters in Cameroon will cast their ballots in a country where the mood has been darkened by separatist violence and calls for an election boycott. 600 words 0300 GMT by Joseph Sotinel. Picture. Video Also moving: Cameroon-politics-vote -- ENVIRONMENT -- Brazil-politics-environment-indigenous,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has unveiled a sweeping plan for the Amazon rainforest that would open indigenous lands to mining -- a "dream" for the far-right leader, but a "nightmare" for environmentalists and tribal leaders. 700 words 0130 GMT by Jorge Svartzman. Picture. File picture. Video Also moved: Brazil-environment-water-politics,FOCUS -- BUSINESS -- US-China-Sweden-Finland-politics-telecommunication-investments,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States and its allies should take controlling stakes in Nokia, Ericsson or both to battle Chinese telecoms giant Huawei's dominance of the 5G market, US Attorney General Bill Barr says. 700 words moved by Paul Handley. File picture US-IT-lifestyle-earnings-Twitter,WRAP WASHINGTON Twitter shares jump after an update showing it added millions of new users and boosted ad revenue in the fourth quarter, sparking optimism over its growth prospects. 700 words moved by Rob Lever -- ENTERTAINMENT/LIFESTYLE -- Entertainment-US-film-Oscars,ADVANCER HOLLYWOOD Hollywood's award season reaches its extravagant finale at the Oscars on Sunday, with war epic "1917" tipped to dispatch a brigade of winners to the stage at the movie industry's biggest night. 700 words 0130 GMT by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Graphic. 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