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| - Duty Editor: Katy Lee Tel: +33 1 40.41.79.31 -- TOP STORIES -- + China, US trade barbs as WHO Covid probe set to begin + Russia's Navalny kept behind bars ahead of weekend protests + Virus curbs spark Lunar New Year travel chaos for millions + Hefty prison terms for two former Algeria PMs + Meet 'baby' Claire, explorer of Antwerp's bad air Health-virus,WRAP WUHAN, China World Health Organization experts emerge from quarantine in China to begin a long-awaited inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, with the United States and Beijing sparring over the nature of the probe. 750 words 1700 GMT by Leo Ramirez and Hector Retamal with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographics Also moved: Health-virus-China,4thlead Health-virus-world,FACTS Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny-demonstration,WRAP MOSCOW Opposition figure Alexei Navalny denounces Kremlin pressure and biased courts during a hearing in which he was ordered to remain behind bars ahead of anti-government protests this weekend. 650 words 1430 GMT by Anastasia Clark. Picture. Video Health-virus-China-Beijing BEIJING The travel plans of tens of millions of Chinese people are thrown into disarray by cancelled trains, flights and government advice to stay at home ahead of the Lunar New Year, a sign of Beijing's determination to keep coronavirus cases low at all costs. 600 words moved by Sebastian Ricci. Picture Algeria-politics-corruption-trial,WRAP ALGIERS An Algerian court upholds hefty prison sentences for two former prime ministers of ex-president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in a trial that exposed widespread corruption under the former autocrat. 500 words 1530 GMT. File Picture Belgium-pollution-automobile-transport,FOCUS ANTWERP, Belgium Out for a hike, Veerle Bonaers and a friend stop pushing their baby and look down at their map. Their baby, Claire, doesn't make a sound -- she's a doll, armed with electric sensors that measure air pollution. 750 words moved by Clotilde Gourlet and Alex Pigman. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-vaccine-Germany-AstraZeneca,2ndlead BERLIN Germany's vaccine commission says it is recommending the use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine only for under-65-year-olds, the latest twist in a dispute over the jab that has put Britain and the EU on a collision course. 500 words 1500 GMT by Hui Min Neo Health-virus-France-restaurant-lockdown,lead NICE, France Police detain a restaurant owner after he defied France's coronavirus restrictions by inviting dozens of people to eat in a revolt against the government's ban on the opening of cafes and other eateries. 550 words 1530 GMT. Picture. Video Health-virus-Lebanon-Tripoli,SCENE Tripoli, Lebanon Torched dumpsters, destroyed surveillance cameras, crowds chanting slurs against the ruling elite: protesters outside the houses of north Lebanon's political barons unleash anger at those they blame for the city's woes. 550 words 1600 GMT by Dylan Collins. Picture. Video Health-virus-Netherlands-demonstration-groups,FOCUS THE HAGUE The Dutch government has vowed not to bow to those it labelled "scum" and "criminals" after riots against a coronavirus curfew, but who is really responsible for the unrest? 650 words moved by Jan Hennop. File picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Afghanistan-Hazara-violence,FOCUS BAMIYAN, Afghanistan The choice was straightforward for Hamidullah Asadi, a member of Afghanistan's minority Hazara community -- wait for the next deadly attack or join a growing militia in the mountains. 850 words moved by David Stout and Najiba Noori. Picture. Video Iraq-conflict-IS-property,FOCUS MOSUL, Iraq Mosul's Old City still lies in ruins three years after intense fighting drove out Islamic State jihadists. With rebuilding unlikely and Iraq's economy in tailspin, homeowners are desperate to sell. 800 words moved by Raad al-Jammas. Picture. Video Serbia-sculpture-architecture,VIDEO ESSAY BELGRADE A new gargantuan statue of a medieval Serbian prince in Belgrade has sparked a fierce debate: is it a "beautiful" tribute to a historical icon or "monstrous" kitsch spoiling a public square? 450 words moved. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Germany-politics-farright-homicide-trial,WRAP FRANKFURT A German neo-Nazi is sentenced to life in prison for murdering pro-migration politician Walter Luebcke, a killing that shocked the country and highlighted the growing threat of right-wing extremism. 650 words moved by Annalena Doerner with Femke Colborne in Berlin. Picture, Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iraq-religion-pope,WRAP BAGHDAD Pope Francis is to meet top Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani during the first-ever papal visit to Iraq in March, a senior Catholic cleric tells AFP. 500 words moved by Sarah Benhaida Mideast-US-Trump-Biden-diplomacy,POINTS DUBAI Former US president Donald Trump's mould-breaking approach has reshaped decades of Middle East diplomacy, but his legacy in the troubled region has quickly come under attack from his successor. 800 words 1430 GMT by Mohamad Ali Harissi Israel-Palestinians-conflict-settlers-politics,FOCUS GIVAT HAHISH Jewish settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank are demanding concessions from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of a March general election which could hinge on a battle for right-wing votes. 800 words moved by Michael Blum. File Picture. Video -- CENTRAL ASIA -- Kyrgyzstan-politics,WRAP BISHKEK Populist Sadyr Japarov is sworn in as president of ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan, completing a remarkable transformation from prisoner to president in just a few months. 600 words moved by Tolkun Namatbayeva. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-China-Asia-defense-security,FOCUS WASHINGTON One week into the job, US President Joe Biden has sent a clear warning to Beijing over any expansionist intentions in East and Southeast Asia. 600 words moved by Sylvie Lanteaume. Picture Also moved: US-Japan-diplomacy,WRAP Army-government-defence-China US-art-auction NEW YORK A portrait by Italian renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli is expected to sell for more than $80 million when it goes up for auction at Sotheby's in New York. 500 words moved. Picture -- ASIA -- Indonesia-Rohingya-refugee JAKARTA, Indonesia Hundreds of Rohingya are missing from a refugee camp in Indonesia and are believed to have been trafficked to neighbouring Malaysia, officials and sources say. 400 words moved. Picture. File video Pakistan-UK-US-crime-Pearl,WRAP ISLAMABAD Pakistan's Supreme Court dismisses a series of appeals against the acquittal of the British-born militant convicted of masterminding the kidnap and murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl, paving the way for his release along with three others. 500 words moved by Zain Zaman Janjua. Picture. Video Also moved: Pakistan-US-Britain-Sheikh-Pearl,PROFILE -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- US-economy-growth-unemployment,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States saw growth contract as the coronavirus pandemic hammered the economy last year, but there are tentative signs the country is on a path of recovery -- at least for now. 550 words 1500 GMT by Chris Stein and Heather Scott US-aviation-earnings-AmericanAirlines, WRAP NEW YORK US airlines expect 2021 to be a year of recovery once coronavirus vaccines are widely used, but there is still some more pain ahead: the biggest four carriers lost a total of more than $31 billion in 2020. 550 words 1600 GMT by John Biers -- OFFBEAT -- Australia-animal-offbeat BRISBANE, Australia A man pries a crocodile's jaws from his head to survive an attack in northern Australia, afterwards insisting he will soon return to the swimming spot, according to paramedics. 200 words moved afp
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