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| - Duty Editor: Qasim Nauman Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + China coronavirus deaths surge past 360 + Britain, EU outline post-Brexit future + Democrats on final, frantic Iowa mission + Oscar favourite '1917' wins big at Baftas + 49ers, Chiefs battle for Super Bowl glory China-virus-health,WRAP BEIJING China is set to open a hastily built hospital at the epicentre of its virus epidemic, as thousands more people are confirmed with the infection and the death toll jumps above 360. 800 words 0230 GMT by Jing Xuan Teng. Picture. Video. Graphic We will also move: China-health-virus-countries,FACTS Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade,WRAP The European Union and Britain set the stage for Brexit's next bruising chapter, laying down their vision and red lines for a post-divorce future following the UK's dramatic exit from the bloc. 700 words 0200 GMT by Alex Pigman Already moved: Britain-EU-Brexit-diplomacy-politics,WRAP Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade,FACTS Britain-Brexit-EU-France-Dordogne,SCENE US-politics-vote-Iowa,WRAP DES MOINES Democratic candidates make their frantic, final campaign pitches in Iowa, on a mission to persuade undecided voters one day before the state's nominating contest that officially starts the US presidential election season. 800 words 0300 GMT by Elodie Cuzin. Graphic. Picture. Video Moved: US-politics-election-celebrity-vote,FOCUS Entertainment-Britain-film-Bafta-award,WRAP LONDON Sweeping World War I odyssey "1917" wins big at the Bafta awards, landing the best film prize and best director trophy for Sam Mendes, and putting it in line for potential Oscars glory next weekend. 800 words moved by Robin Millard. Picture. Video Amfoot-NFL-SuperBowl,WRAP MIAMI, United States The Kansas City Chiefs battle the San Francisco 49ers in a championship clash poised to usher in a new era for the NFL. 650 words 0400 GMT by Rob Woollard. Picture. Video. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's impeachment trial resumes for final arguments but with little doubt that the Senate's Republican majority will acquit him this week, a decision that Democrats say would be invalid because witnesses were not called. 700 words 0200 GMT by Frankie Taggart. Picture. Graphic US-politics-vote-Iowa-couple,FOCUS IOWA CITY, United States The signs planted in the snow-covered yard outside their Iowa City home announce the clashing priorities of those living inside: Rod Sullivan and Melissa Fath support opposing candidates in the Democratic presidential vote to be held Monday in their Midwestern state. 600 words 0200 GMT. Picture. Video -- ASIA-PACIFIC -- China-health-virus-HongKong HONG KONG Hundreds of medical workers walk off their jobs calling for Hong Kong to close its border with China as the city battles the coronavirus outbreak -- with frontline staff threatening strikes in the coming days. 400 words 0200 GMT China-health-virus-security,FOCUS BEIJING Communities in China are offering cash rewards, knocking on doors and questioning people trying to enter their neighbourhoods -- but they're not looking for criminals. 750 words 0300 GMT by Eva Xiao, Jing Xuan Teng and Beiyi Seow. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-attack-police,WRAP LONDON The British government promises sweeping changes to the system for dealing with convicted terrorists released from prison, after police shoot dead an Islamist extremist who stabbed two people in a busy south London street. 650 words moved by Charlotte Durand, Robin Millard and Joe Jackson. Picture. Video. Graphic -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Iraq-politics-protests,WRAP BAGHDAD Furious anti-government youth in Iraq's capital and south reject the nomination of Mohammad Allawi but come up against rival sit-ins by supporters of an influential cleric backing the new PM. 800 words moved by Ali Choukeir. Picture. Video Morocco-migration-Europe-Spain,FOCUS FNIDEQ, Morocco Mustapha left his home in Guinea two years ago to make the arduous journey to Morocco, hoping to cross the fence separating the kingdom from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta -- but migrants today fear waves of arrest that have elicited condemnation from NGOs. 850 words 0330 GMT by Hamza Mekouar. Picture -- ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-foreign,FOCUS LOS ANGELES When South Korea's Bong Joon-ho accepted the Golden Globe for best foreign language film for his widely hailed "Parasite", he urged moviegoers to "overcome the one-inch-tall barrier of subtitles". 800 words 0130 GMT by Javier Tovar. Picture. File Picture Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-Mexico-indigenous-rights,FOCUS MEXICO CITY A year after the movie "Roma" catapulted her from obscurity to an Oscar nomination, Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio is using the spotlight to promote causes close to her heart: indigenous and women's rights in her country. 650 words 0130 GMT by Natalia Cano. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Tennis-AUS-Open-Djokovic MELBOURNE Novak Djokovic puts Roger Federer on notice as he wins his 17th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open and warns he's going all-out for the Swiss's record of 20 -- and his mark for weeks as world number one. 600 words 0200 GMT by Talek Harris. Picture. Graphic We will also move: Tennis-AUS-Open-five,POINTS Tennis-AUS-Open-moments-five,POINTS Tennis-AUS-Open-Djokovic-health,FOCUS MELBOURNE A strict vegetarian diet, spiritual guru and family hugging-sessions aren't methods employed by most athletes, but they have helped Novak Djokovic turn himself into one of the most feared tennis players on the planet -- and perhaps the best in history. 600 words 0200 GMT by Talek Harris. Picture. Graphic afp
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