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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Tel: +1 202 414 0543 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump trial opens with clash over witnesses + US announces first case of China virus + Trump slams climate 'prophets of doom' + Boeing's 737 MAX won't fly before summer + Harry and Meghan start new life in Canada US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON The historic impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump opens with fireworks as Democrats accuse Senate Republicans of fomenting a "cover-up" by stalling on demands for witnesses. 750 words 2000 GMT by Paul Handley. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Davos-summit-US-politics-Trump,SCENE China-health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States announces a first case of a new virus that has claimed six lives in China and sickened hundreds, as Asian countries ramp up measures to block its spread. 750 words 2030 GMT by Issam Ahmed with Helen Roxburgh. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: China-health-virus,FACTS Davos-summit-diplomacy-economy-climate,WRAP DAVOS, Switzerland President Donald Trump tears into environmental "prophets of doom" at the Davos forum, rejecting fiery warnings from teenage campaigner Greta Thunberg, and talking up his own record in a counterpoint to impeachment back home. 800 words moved by Sebastian Smith and Alex Pigman. Picture. Video. Graphic US-aerospace-transport-Boeing,WRAP NEW YORK Boeing's troubled 737 MAX won't be cleared to fly until the summer, industry sources say, sending shares tumbling even as the aeronautical giant announces plans for the first flight of its much-delayed 777X this week. 550 words 2000 GMT by Luc Olinga. File picture Canada-Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan,WRAP VICTORIA, Canada Prince Harry and his wife Meghan start their new life in Canada by launching a legal warning to media over photographs of duchess near their seaside bolthole. 750 words 1930 GMT by Alia Dharssi with Robin Millard in London. Picture. Graphic. Videographics. Video Also moved: Britain-Canada-royals-celebrity -- AMERICAS -- Canada-China-US-court-extradition,WRAP VANCOUVER, Canada The Chinese telecoms executive whose arrest in Canada has badly strained the country's relations with Beijing returns to court to fight extradition to the United States. 650 words 2030 GMT by Michel Comte. Picture. Video. Graphic Panama-religion-sect,FOCUS ALTOS DEL TERRON Inhabitants of a remote village in northwestern Panama live in fear that murderous exorcists could be lurking in their midst after six children and a pregnant woman were sacrificed in a brutal religious ritual. 600 words 1900 GMT by Juan Jose Rodriguez. Picture. Video US-politics-justice-celebrity-Avenatti,PROFILE NEW YORK He became famous as the celebrity lawyer of a porn star who sued Donald Trump and even touted himself for president, but today Michael Avenatti sits in a New York jail cell once occupied by Mexican drug lord "El Chapo." 650 words 2000 GMT by Peter Hutchison. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iran-Ukraine-Canada-US-aviation,WRAP TEHRAN Iran confirms two missiles were fired at a Ukrainian airliner shot down this month, a catastrophic error that killed all 176 people on board and sparked angry protests. 700 words moved Syria-conflict,WRAP BEIRUT Russian air strikes kill 12 civilians in northwestern Syria as renewed violence tightens the noose around the country's last major opposition bastion and deepens an already dire humanitarian crisis. 500 words moved by Bachir el-Khoury with Aaref Watad in Kfar Taal. Picture Syria-conflict-IS-Kurds-France,FOCUS AL-HOL CAMP, Syria In an overcrowded desert camp for families linked to the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria, a French woman begs for another chance so she and her children can go home. 700 words moved by Delil Souleiman. Picture. Video Lebanon-politics,Q&A BEIRUT Lebanon is facing its worst economic crisis since the civil war, an unprecedented protest movement and mounting international pressure to enact reforms, yet the country's under-fire politicians have yet to form a government. What's the hold-up? 600 words moved by Hashem Osseiran -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-government,WRAP MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin appoints a new government, less than a week after he announced sweeping constitutional reforms and his longtime prime minister resigned. 550 words 1930 GMT moved by Michael Manville.Picture Also moved: Russia-diplomacy-Lavrov,PROFILE Russia-politics-defence-military-Shoigu,PROFILE Davos-Switzerland-Russia-espionage GENEVA Swiss police last year discovered two suspected Russian agents in Davos -- including one who claimed to be a plumber -- who they believed wanted to spy on the World Economic Forum, a Swiss newspaper reports. 400 words moved by Dario Thuburn Netherlands-crime-family,WRAP THE HAGUE A Dutchman isolated six of his children in a remote farmhouse from birth and beat them to drive out "bad spirits", prosecutors tell a court. 550 words moved by Danny Kemp. Picture Germany-WWII-history-photography-Holocaust ESSEN, Germany For decades Naftali Fuerst stayed silent about his horrifying childhood experiences of three Nazi concentration camps and a death march. So even he was surprised to find himself onboard a Luftwaffe plane heading for Germany and a photography exhibition in which he stars. 600 words moved by Ina Fassbender. Picture -- AFRICA -- Angola-Portugal-corruption-politics,FOCUS LISBON Sensational graft allegations against Isabel dos Santos, daughter of Angola's former president, have turned an embarrassing spotlight on Portugal, the country's former colonial power. 700 words moved by Thomas Cabral. File picture Also moved: Angola-Britain-corruption-business,FOCUS -- ASIA -- Geology-science-research-crater-Australia TOKYO A crater in western Australia was formed by a meteor strike more than 2.2 billion years ago and is the world's oldest known impact site, new research shows. 650 words moved by Sara Hussein. Videographics. Graphic Australia-fire-climate,PROFILE BERMAGUI, Australia Once a professional performer who sang backing vocals for British rock star Joe Cocker, Maggie McKinney has spent the last 30 years helping battle the wildfires which are as much an Australian summer staple as cricket and backyard barbecues. 550 words moved by Thomas Lowe. Picture. Video HongKong-China-politics-unrest-lunar,FOCUS HONG KONG Protest-themed Lunar New Year fairs have sprung up across Hong Kong to raise money and morale for the city's pro-democracy movement despite stiff resistance from local authorities and pro-Beijing politicians. 650 words moved by Xinqi Su and Daniel Suen. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS -- Davos-summit-economy-diplomacy-China-telecommunication-US,WRAP DAVOS, Switzerland The chief executive of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei says he was ready for the United States to escalate a "campaign" against the firm this year but insists it would not have a significant effect on business. 400 words moved by Julien Girault. Picture. France-US-trade-diplomacy,WRAP PARIS Presidents Emmanuel Macron and Donald Trump agree to extend negotiations on a dispute over a French tax on digital giants to the end of the year, postponing Washington's threat of sanctions against Paris, French officials say. 750 words moved by Jerome Rivet -- ENTERTAINMENT/LIFESTYLE -- Japan-animation-entertainment SINGAPORE Animated films from Japan's Studio Ghibli, including Oscar winner "Spirited Away", are coming to streaming giant Netflix, delighting many fans but leaving US viewers disappointed as they will miss out. 400 words moved. File video afp
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