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| - Duty Editor: Kelly Macnamara Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Airlines halt China flights as virus toll rises + Israel welcomes Mideast plan amid Palestinian fury + Syria army says retakes key northwest town + Battle for witnesses looms in Trump trial + Boeing reports first year in red since 1997 China-health-virus,WRAP WUHAN, China Two foreign airlines halt flights to and from China as global fears mount over a coronavirus epidemic that has now killed 132 people and infected nearly 6,000. 800 words 1430 GMT by Sebastien Ricci. Picture. Video. Graphic Israel-politics-US-diplomacy-Trump,WRAP JERUSALEM US President Donald Trump's Middle East Peace plan that gives Israel the greenlight to annex parts of the West Bank is broadly welcomed in the Jewish state but angrily dismissed by the Palestinians. 700 words 1600 GMT by Ben Simon. Picture. Video Syria-conflict,WRAP BEIRUT Syrian government forces recapture a strategic highway town from jihadist and allied rebels, in the latest blow to the last major opposition bastion in the northwest of the country. 700 words 1600 GMT by Alice Hackman. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: Syria-conflict-Maaret,FACTS Syria-conflict-Idlib,Q&A Syria-conflict-Idlib,CHRONO US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON After days of listening in silence to the case against Donald Trump, senators at the US president's impeachment trial cross-examine both sides as he ratchets up attacks on his former national security advisor, a potential key prosecution witness. 600 words 1600 GMT by Paul Handley. Picture. Graphic. Video US-aerospace-earnings-aviation-Boeing, WRAP NEW YORK Boeing reports its first annual loss in more than two decades as the lengthy grounding of the 737 MAX weighed on revenues and added to costs. 500 words 1600 GMT by John Biers -- CORONAVIRUS -- China-health-virus-Japan-evacuation,5thlead TOKYO Japanese citizens evacuated from Wuhan, the epicentre of a deadly virus outbreak, describe an atmosphere of confusion and fear in the Chinese city and express relief as they arrive in Tokyo. 650 words moved by Miwa Suzuki. Photo. Video. Live video China-health-virus-tourism-hotels,SCENE WUHAN, China The receptionist is MIA, the restaurant is no longer serving customers and the staff flee at the sight of any guests: Welcome to the Marco Polo, a five-star hotel in Wuhan haunted by the city's deadly coronavirus outbreak. 650 words moved by Sebastien Ricci. Picture. Video China-virus-health-epidemic,SCENE BEIJING People in Beijing are donning masks, spraying antiseptic and staying off the streets in a battle to halt the spread of a viral outbreak that has killed more than 130 people nationwide and gripped the country with fear. 500 words moved by Jing Xuan Teng. Video Also moved: China-health-virus-countries,FACTS China-health-virus-evacuations,FACTS China-health-virus-response,FACTS -- MIDDLE EAST -- Palestinians-Israel-politics-US-Trump-diplomacy,FOCUS RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories Palestinians reject US President Donald Trump's peace proposals but may struggle to push back if Israel launches the plan on the ground by annexing settlements and keys parts of the West Bank. 600 words moved By Joe Dyke with Adel Zaanoun in Gaza. Picture. Graphic Israel-politics-US-diplomacy,FOCUS JERUSALEM Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hailed President Donald Trump's Middle East peace prosal as a victory for Israel earned under his watch, but questions remain about the plan's impact on his political fortunes a month ahead of elections. 550 words 1500 GMT by Jonah Mandel. Picture Israel-politics-US-diplomacy-Trump-Mideast DUBAI Arab states have cautiously welcomed the US peace plan for the Middle East, but the balancing act aimed at appeasing their powerful ally risks provoking the ire of Palestinians and public opinion. 650 words 1530 GMT by Mohamed Hasni Iraq-politics-US-Iran-NATO-coalition-diplomacy,FOCUS BAGHDAD Iraq is considering a larger role for NATO at the expense of the US-led coalition, Iraqi and Western officials tell AFP, after an American drone strike on Baghdad that sparked outrage. 800 words moved by Maya Gebeily with Damon Wake in Brussels Lebanon-immigration-Canada-US-France,FOCUS BEIRUT When Lebanon's protests erupted in October, thousands found a renewed commitment to their homeland and vowed to fix a country that has long fed its best and brightest to the diaspora. 750 words moved by Hashem Osseiran. Picture. Video Britain-US-politics-diplomacy,WRAP LONDON US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urges Palestinians who rejected Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan to come up with a "counter-offer" that could win Israeli support, as he visits Britain. 650 words 1500 GMT by Dmitry Zaks. Picture -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-Brexit-politics,WRAP BRUSSELS Britain's departure from the European Union is set in law as London returns a signed treaty and MEPs prepare to vote to ratify the divorce. 750 words 1700 GMT by Dave Clark. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Britain-US-politics-diplomacy,WRAP Britain-Brexit-EU-politics-trade,ANALYSIS Britain-politics-diplomacy-trade-EU-Brexit,FOCUS Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-geography,FEATURE NIreland-Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade,FOCUS History-Holocaust-Nazis-Jews-Germany-Israel,WRAP BERLIN The "evil spirits" of racism and anti-Semitism are re-emerging, the presidents of Germany and Israel warn in Berlin as they mark 75 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp. 650 words moved by Mathieu Foulkes. Picture. Video Britain-EU-Brexit-France-politics-municipal,FOCUS PERRIERS-EN-BEAUFICEL They have assimilated the culture, learnt the language, paid the taxes, and served as public representatives in their adopted home. But from March this year, hundreds of Britons serving as municipal councillors in France, will no longer be eligible to hold office. Or vote. 700 words 1600 GMT by Antoine Agasse with AFP bureaux in Bordeaux and Toulouse. Picture Bulgaria-politics-environment-water,FOCUS PERNIK, Bulgaria Forced to "live without water, in the 21st century, in a European Union country": Bulgarian Yana Stoyanova is not bemoaning climate change but the incompetence of the authorities which has left some 100,000 people with an acute water shortage. 700 words 1430 GMT by Vessela Sergueva and Diana Simeonova. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- DRCongo-unrest, WRAP OICHA, Democratic Republic of Congo Fifteen people have been killed in the volatile eastern DR Congo region of Beni, where hundreds have died in militia violence since November. 500 words 1500 GMT. File picture. Graphic -- SPORTS -- Britain-Fbl-ENG-Pr-ManUtd-Woodward-crime Police launch an investigation into an attack on the home of Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward as fans' frustrations mount over the plight of the 20-times English champions. 500 words moved. Picture. Video Tennis-AUS-Open,WRAP MELBOURNE Dominic Thiem shocks top seed Rafael Nadal and Alexander Zverev ousts former champion Stan Wawrinka as tennis's young pretenders steal a march on the old guard to reach the Australian Open semi-finals. 500 words moved by Talek Harris. Picture Tennis-AUS-Open-Djokovic-Federer MELBOURNE Novak Djokovic is ever respectful of "great fighter" Roger Federer, but the Serb goes into their Australian Open semi-final as clear favourite after beating the Swiss maestro in every Grand Slam meeting since Wimbledon 2012. 600 words moved by Martin Parry. Picture Tennis-AUS-Open-women-semis,PREVIEW MELBOURNE Ashleigh Barty is two victories away from becoming the Australian Open's first home-grown winner in 42 years, but the top seed must first tame aggressive American Sofia Kenin on Thursday. 550 words moved by Peter Stebbings. Picture Also moved: Tennis-AUS-Open-Djokovic-Federer-five,POINTS Tennis-AUS-Open-Djokovic-Federer,FACTS Tennis-AUS-Open-Barty-Kenin,FACTS Tennis-AUS-Open-Halep-Muguruza,FACTS -- ECONOMY & BUSINESS -- EU-US-China-Huawei,WRAP BRUSSELS EU countries could ban telecoms operators deemed a security risk from critical parts of 5G infrastructure under new guidelines, amid US pressure to shut out Chinese giant Huawei. 650 words 1530 GMT by Damon Wake. Picture. Video US-economy-bank-rate,WRAP WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve is widely expected to leave its key interest rate unchanged but the deadly SARS-like virus spreading in China adds a new element to keep policymakers on alert. 600 words 1530 GMT by Heather Scott. Picture. Video. Graphic Germany-environment-economy-energy-coal-law, WRAP BERLIN German ministers sign off a law to end coal electricity generation that demonstrators and environmentalists say does too little, too late. 600 words 1430 GMT by Yann Schreiber. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Britain-media-BBC,WRAP LONDON The BBC will axe 450 newsroom jobs as part of plans to adapt "to changing audience needs" and meet its £80 million ($104 million, 95 million euro) savings target, the British broadcaster announces. 500 words 1500 GMT by James Pheby Entertainment-France-US-Poland-film-assault-Polanski, WRAP PARIS Roman Polanski's new film "An Officer and a Spy" tops the list of nominations for the "French Oscars", sparking fury from feminists. 700 words moved by Fiachra Gibbons. File picture. Video. Graphic France-Asia-children-assault-Matzneff PARIS Disgraced French writer Gabriel Matzneff says he "regrets" trips to Asia to have sex with children, claiming that at the time "no one ever said it was a crime". 500 words moved by Fiachra Gibbons and Loic Vennin. File picture Entertainment-Germany-film-festival BERLIN Films starring Johnny Depp and Sigourney Weaver will be among those premiering at Berlin's film festival next month, organisers say, as they defend a competition line-up with fewer female directors than last year. 450 words moved by Kit Holden. Picture US-celebrity-animal-Argentina,FOCUS WAUCHULA, United States One of them worked alongside Clint Eastwood, others acted in the remake of sci-fi classic "Planet of the Apes," while yet another was the darling favorite of Michael Jackson. Meet the 53 chimpanzees and orangutans living in an unique sanctuary in central Florida. 850 words moved by Leila Macor. Picture France-Japan-restaurant-Michelin-Kobayashi,INTERVIEW PARIS The first ever Japanese cook to win the maximum three Michelin stars in France says he had to learn to speak his mind to win gastronomy's holy grail. 700 words 1600 GMT by Fiachra Gibbons. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-entertainment,FOCUS TEL AVIV There's a joke that anyone at a laptop in a Tel Aviv cafe must be writing a TV series, producer Maya Fischer says as Israeli drama becomes a global hit. 750 words moved. Picture. Video Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict-entertainment,INTERVIEW afp
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