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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump 'will leave office' if Biden win confirmed + Maradona buried as Argentina bids final farewell + Ethiopia warns Tigray leaders of final offensive + Millions defy US rules to celebrate Thanksgiving + Fugging hell: village in Austria to get new name US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump says that he will leave the White House if Joe Biden is confirmed the winner of the US election, making a further concession of defeat even as he rails against the "rigged" vote. 500 words 0200 GMT by Ben Sheppard. Picture Fbl-ARG-Argentina-Maradona-death,WRAP BUENOS AIRES Huge crowds bid a grief-filled farewell to Argentina's favorite son Diego Maradona, who is buried on the outskirts of the capital amid mourning that at times descends into chaos. 800 words moved by Maria Lorente. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Fbl-ARG-Maradona-coach,FOCUS Fbl-ARG-Maradona,OBIT Fbl-ARG-ENG-Maradona-death-agent-Smith Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed orders Ethiopia's army to launch a "final" offensive against Tigray's dissident leaders in their regional capital Mekele, saying the deadline for their surrender had expired. 800 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON Millions of Americans defy Covid-19 guidelines to spend a subdued Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends, while questions emerge over the level of protection that one potential vaccine offers. 800 words moved by Daniel Woolls. Picture. Video Austria-profanity-offbeat,lead VIENNA Residents of an Austrian village will ring in the new year under a new name -- Fugging -- after ridicule of their signposts, especially on social media, became too much to bear. 350 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Britain-Gibraltar-marriage,FOCUS GIBRALTAR Gibraltar was never on Bruno Miani's list of places to visit -- but that all changed when the pandemic upended his plans to marry his girlfriend in Dublin. 800 words 0400 GMT by Daniel Silva. Picture. Video Health-virus-Italy-ski-tourism,SCENE SESTRIERE With their sports shops, hotels and restaurants closed due to coronavirus restrictions, Italy's main ski resorts already resemble ghost towns. And hope of reopening for Christmas is fading fast. 600 words 0230 GMT by Celine Cornu. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Brazil-vote,ADVANCER RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil votes in municipal runoff elections marked by the coronavirus pandemic that will give a preview of where its political players stand going into 2022, when far-right President Jair Bolsonaro is up for reelection. 700 words 0130 GMT by Joshua Howat Berger Also moving: Brazil-vote-candidates,PROFILE Brazil-vote-trans,PROFILE US-minorities-loans-health,FOCUS LOS ANGELES It's been a rough year for Black-owned small businesses in the United States, and the latest surge in coronavirus cases suggests a festive season without much celebration. 750 words 0130 GMT by Patrick Fallon with John Biers in Washington. Picture -- ASIA -- Vietnam-fashion-tradition,FOCUS HANOI Made from delicate silk, intricately embroidered and with vast flared sleeves: Vietnamese 19th-century outfits do not seem a perfect fit for life in the country's hectic modern cities. 550 words 0330 GMT by Alice Philipson and Tran Thi Minh Ha. Picture. Video Health-virus-Malaysia-food JEMAPOH, Malaysia A Malaysian family have cooked up a tasty solution to their economic woes during the pandemic by opening a backyard pizza restaurant that has proved a hit in their sleepy village. 400 words 0330 GMT by Patrick Lee. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- France-politics-justice-discrimination PARIS The French lower house of parliament approves a law banning discrimination based on a person's accent, calling the practice "a form of racism". 400 words moved Iran-trial-attack-Belgium-France,WRAP BRUSSELS An Iranian diplomat goes on trial in Belgium accused of plotting to bomb an opposition rally outside Paris, in a case that has stoked tensions with Tehran. 550 words 0200 GMT by Mattieu Demeestere. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iraq-Kurds-Israel-politics,FOCUS ARBIL, Iraq Decades ago, Iraq's Kurds and Israel shared a common enemy and what felt like being targeted in parallel persecutions. Today, Iraqi Kurds -- long accused of cosy ties with the Jewish state -- are watching on as Israel befriends historically hostile Arab countries. 700 words 0300 GMT by Qassim Khidir. Picture. File picture. Health-virus-Palestinians-Gaza-marriage,FOCUS GAZA CITY, Palestinian territories To the sound of drums and flutes, a freshly coiffed Palestinian groom dances with his brothers, cousins and friends, anxiously waiting for his veiled bride to arrive in her shimmering gown. 500 words 0330 GMT by Adel Zaanoun and Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video. Turkey-politics-diplomacy,ANALYSIS ANKARA Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's increasingly assertive foreign policy is rankling Western allies and scaring away investors -- but few analysts expect him to slow down. 850 words 0330 GMT by Raziya Akkoc. File picture -- BUSINESS -- Environment-energy-transport-biofuel,FOCUS LONDON Hit by the coronavirus pandemic and a sharp drop in oil prices, biofuel demand has declined for the first time in two decades and may struggle to recover, according to experts. 500 words 0230 GMT by Benoit Pelegrin. File picture afp
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