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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Tel: +1 202 414 0543 -- TOP STORIES -- + China virus death toll nears 1,400 + Record heat sparks fresh concern for Antarctic ice + Macron ally quits Paris mayor race over sex tape + Man City gets European ban for financial breaches + 'French Oscars' board quits after Polanski row China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING The death toll from China's virus epidemic nears 1,400, with six medical workers among the victims, underscoring the country's struggle to contain a deepening health crisis. 850 words 2200 GMT by Laurent Thomet and Eva Xiao. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: China-health-virus-countries,FACTS Also moved: China-health-virus,CHRONO China-health-virus-research,Q&A Antarctica-environment-climate,WRAP PARIS As Antarctica became the latest place on Earth to smash its high temperature record, new studies are alerting humanity to the risks of continuing to warm the continent that is home to enough frozen water to lift global sea levels dozens of metres. 600 words moved by Stephane Orjollet. Graphic France-politics-vote-sex,WRAP PARIS Emmanuel Macron's candidate for Paris mayor, Benjamin Griveaux, withdraws from the race over a leaked sex video, in a blow for the French president's party ahead of March local elections. 700 words moved by Ambre Tosunoglu. Picture. Video Fbl-Eur-C1-ManCity-UEFA,WRAP NYON, Switzerland Manchester City have been banned from European competitions for the next two seasons for "serious financial fair-play breaches", UEFA announces. 450 words moved France-entertainment-film-award,WRAP PARIS France's Cesar Academy, which awards its version of the Oscars, is in crisis after its entire board resigns, overwhelmed by a series of rows that have infuriated both women's activists and industry insiders. 600 words moved by Aurelie Mayembo Also moved: Entertainment-France-film-Cesar,FACTS -- CORONAVIRUS -- China-health-virus-Japan-ship,WRAP YOKOHAMA, Japan Japan begins allowing elderly passengers who test negative for the new coronavirus to leave a quarantined cruise ship and finish their isolation in government-designated lodging. 750 words moved by Hiroshi Hiyama with Natsuko Fukue in Tokyo. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: China-health-virus-Cambodia-cruise,WRAP China-health-virus-Japan-ship-Valentines,SCENE TOKYO "Cupid's avocado" for dinner, heart-shaped messages for the crew, but also painful separation: for those trapped on board the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship, this is no ordinary Valentine's Day. 650 words moved by Richard Carter and Sara Hussein. Picture. Video China-health-virus-holiday,FOCUS BEIJING Love in the time of coronavirus: Couples around China are settling for a quiet Valentine's Day this year, with COVID-19 intruding as an unwelcome third-wheel in romantic celebrations. 800 words moved by Eva Xiao, Beiyi Seow and Jing Xuan Teng. Picture. Video. Graphic China-health-virus-modelling,FOCUS PARIS As the novel coronavirus spreads around the world, scientists are using the latest computer modelling techniques to predict its fallout. 550 words moved by Paul Ricard Also moved: China-epidemic-health-France-virus China-health-virus-Fbl-Asia-CHN,FOCUS -- AMERICAS -- US-entertainment-abuse-trial-Weinstein,WRAP NEW YORK Prosecutors urge jurors to convict Harvey Weinstein of rape and sexual assault, focusing on the accusers' harrowing accounts of abuse and countering the claim they were opportunists who agreed to sex to further their careers. 550 words 1930 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Haiti-fire-children,WRAP KENSCOFF, Haiti Fire swept through an unlicensed orphanage outside Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, killing 15 children, a judge tells AFP. 550 words 2100 GMT. Graphic. Picture US-politics-vote-offbeat,POINTS WASHINGTON A bizarre joke, a rocking campaign party and an unfortunate photo of President Donald Trump, the man Democrats hope to beat in November: here are some offbeat highlights from a week on the US campaign trail. 500 words 1930 GMT. File picture US-SriLanka-warcrimes-military,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States says it will refuse entry to Sri Lanka's army chief over what it called credible evidence of human rights violations in the 2009 finale to the civil war. 550 words moved by Shaun Tandon -- EUROPE -- Germany-defence-diplomacy-spending-US-China,WRAP MUNICH Global defence spending saw its biggest jump in a decade in 2019, driven by the US and China, a study says, as rivalries and conflicts stoke military investment 700 words moved by Damon Wake. Picture. Video Germany-investigation-farright-terrorism-police,WRAP BERLIN Police in Germany arrest 12 men, including one of its own officers, in a nationwide probe into an extreme-right group suspected of planning attacks on politicians, asylum-seekers and Muslims, state interior ministry sources and prosecutors say. 500 words moved by Kit Holden -- MIDDLE EAST -- Syria-conflict-Israel-Iran,WRAP BEIRUT Israeli strikes on Damascus airport kill seven fighters, a war monitor says, the latest in a string of attacks targeting Iran's military presence in Syria. 600 words moved by Tony Gamal-Gabriel with Rim Haddad in Damascus. Picture. Video Also moving: Syria-conflict-Idlib,2ndlead Also moved: Syria-conflict-Idlib,WRAP Yemen-conflict-UN-aid,WRAP DUBAI Yemen's Huthi rebels say they have dropped a threat to impose a tax on aid, in a significant step towards resolving a crisis that has jeopardised the world's biggest humanitarian operation. 700 words moved by Sarah Stewart -- AFRICA -- Mali-unrest-minorities,WRAP BAMAKO Twenty-one people were killed in an attack overnight on a village in central Mali, the government says in an apparent spate of ethnic violence in the deeply troubled region. 550 words moved by Kassim Traire. -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-US-Taliban-conflict-talks,FOCUS KABUL Now that the Taliban and the United States have agreed to a "reduction in violence" across Afghanistan, hopes are high a comprehensive peace deal will eventually follow but analysts warn the attempt to stem Afghanistan's bloodshed is fraught with complications. 700 words 2000 GMT by Elise Blanchard Indonesia-Valentine-lifestyle-religion MAKASSAR, Indonesia Indonesia isn't feeling the love for Valentine's Day as authorities arrest couples in one city, scold stores over condom displays and warn students they would be reprimanded for amorous activities. 400 words moved -- BUSINESS -- Germany-automobile-diesel-pollution-Volkswagen, WRAP FRANKFURT Consumer representatives and car giant Volkswagen each blame the other for a breakdown in talks over an 830-million-euro ($900 million) settlement for German customers in the firm's "dieselgate" emissions cheating scandal, although customers could still see a payout. 550 words 1930 GMT by Yann Schreiber. File Picture Britain-banking-earnings-climate-RBS,WRAP LONDON Royal Bank of Scotland, a lender synonymous with the financial crisis, is to be renamed, new chief executive Alison Rose says as she also placed climate top of her agenda. 600 words moved by Ben Perry AFP
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