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| - Duty Editor: Katy Lee Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump impeachment lawyers to urge his acquittal + Tokyo Olympics chief resigns over sexist comments + New Covid lockdown hits Australian Open + Draghi poised to take over as Italy's PM + Jazz legend Chick Corea dies at 79 US-politics-impeachment-trial,WRAP WASHINGTON Lawyers for Donald Trump are expected to take just a few hours to argue for acquittal in the former president's impeachment trial and President Joe Biden says he's "anxious" to see how Republicans vote. 700 words 1630 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-politics-impeachment-trial-takeaways,POINTS US-politics-impeachment-trial-digital,FOCUS Oly-2020-2021-Japan-sexism-Mori,WRAP TOKYO Tokyo Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori bows to mounting pressure and resigns over sexist remarks, leaving a leadership vacuum after opposition emerges to his favoured successor. 700 words moved by Kyoko Hasegawa and Sara Hussein. Picture. Video Also moved: Oly-2020-2021-Japan-politics-Mori,PROFILE Oly-2020-2021-Japan-health-virus,CHRONO Health-virus,WRAP MELBOURNE Australia orders more than six million people into an emergency coronavirus lockdown, throwing a showpiece tennis tournament into disarray as the pandemic's economic cost is laid bare in badly-hit Britain. 700 words 1600 GMT by AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-world Italy-politics-virus,WRAP ROME With almost all the political parties behind him, Mario Draghi enters the final straight in his bid to form a new government to lead Italy through the coronavirus pandemic. 650 words 1830 GMT by Alice Ritchie and Alvise Armellini. Picture Entertainment-US-music-jazz-Corea,WRAP NEW YORK Chick Corea, the American jazz composer and electric keyboard trailblazer whose visionary fusion work stretched the traditional boundaries of genre, has died of a rare form of cancer. He was 79. 750 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. File picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Ethiopia-unrest-minorities-massacre,FOCUS CHAGNIA, Ethiopia On the night before Orthodox Christmas last month, Ethiopian priest Girmay Getahun donned a white robe and, Bible in hand, walked down the dirt road to his church to prepare for services. Around midnight, heavily armed fighters arrived in his village, sending Girmay fleeing into the forest to hide for two days. 850 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video. Graphic Pakistan-lifestyle-comedy,VIDEOESSAY PESHAWAR, Pakistan Wearing a bowler hat and familiar toothbrush moustache, Pakistan's Usman Khan darts through traffic swinging a cane, teasing motorists and shopkeepers for laughs and a few rupees with a Charlie Chaplin impersonation that has become a viral sensation. 300 words moved. Picture. Video -- VALENTINE'S DAY -- Health-virus-US-dating-internet,FOCUS NEW YORK The Covid-19 vaccine is becoming a hot new attribute on dating apps, where some users are bragging of being "safe for close contact" or using it as a reason for what one singleton described as "the most 2021 rejection ever." But can you trust every lonely heart who claims they've been innoculated? 700 words 1600 GMT by Thomas Urbain Lifestyle-UAE-dating-Valentines,FOCUS DUBAI In Dubai, known for its luxury haunts and parties, Lindsey knows she has reasons to be happy. But like many young expatriates, she's sure her quest for a partner will force her to leave. 700 words moved by Aziz El Massassi. File Picture US-health-virus-lifestyle-Norway,SCENE NEW YORK With a cocktail in hand: everything is set for the regular Sunday dinner Brandon and Mari have been holding over the past year. But more than 3,700 miles (6,000 kilometers) separate the lovers, with one in New York and the other in Oslo. 600 words moved. Picture. Video Lifestyle-internet-social-virus PARIS Dating apps are booming in lockdown -- no longer just a way of hooking up but also of simple interaction at a time when the coronavirus inflicts loneliness on millions. 550 words moved by Alexandra Del Peral -- CORONAVIRUS -- Heath-virus-Kenya-aviation-vaccines,FOCUS NAIROBI Kenya Airways wants to become a lead distributor of coronavirus vaccines in Africa and spies an advantage when competing to transport the temperature-sensitive vials -- its expertise in getting fresh roses to Europe. 650 words moved by Nick Perry. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain-vaccines LONDON Britain closes in on a mid-February target to offer coronavirus vaccinations to 15 million of the most vulnerable people in the UK, raising hopes it could lead to restrictions being eased. 600 words moved by Joe Jackson. Picture Health-virus-Iceland,FOCUS REYKJAVIK Boasting Europe's lowest Covid incidence rate, Iceland has gradually eased restrictions and allowed swimming pools, gyms and now bars to reopen, focusing instead on testing travellers at the border. 650 words moved by Jeremie Richard. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-trial-Navalny,lead MOSCOW Russia's main Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny is back in court for allegedly defaming a World War II veteran, after being ordered to prison in another case that sparked global outrage and mass protests in his country. 400 words moved by Maxime Popov. Picture. Video Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,FOCUS MOSCOW In turns defiant, mocking, and affectionate, Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has used a series of court appearances to build up his support, infuriate his opponents and craft an image as Russia's preeminent political prisoner. 650 words 1100 GMT by Thibaut Marchand, Maxime Popov and Anna Smolchenko. Picture Health-virus-France-food,FOCUS PARIS The coronavirus crisis has already taken a heavy toll on the French way of life. And it's bringing unwanted change on the nation's eating habits by forcing workers into the habit, officially banned until now, of eating at their desks. 650 words moved by Adam Plowright. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Yemen-conflict-children-UN,lead DUBAI About 400,000 children under the age of five are in danger of dying of acute malnutrition in war-torn and impoverished Yemen, UN agencies warn. 400 words moved. File Picture. File Video Arab-revolution-Bahrain-anniversary,FOCUS DUBAI With a popular, reform-minded crown prince installed as prime minister, and a decade passed since the Arab Spring, Bahrain should have cast off the painful legacy of its uprising -- but instead wounds remain raw. 800 words moved by Sarah Stewart. File Picture. File Video Also moved: Arab-revolution-Bahrain-anniversary,CHRONO Palestinians-politics-vote,FOCUS GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories A deal reached between Palestinian rivals Fatah and Hamas to hold elections is aimed at renewing confidence in Palestinian governance ahead of a diplomatic push and talks with Israel, experts say. 700 words moved by Adel Zaanoun. Picture -- AFRICA -- Britain-Nigeria-court-oil-environment-Shell LONDON Britain's Supreme Court rules that more than 40,000 people in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria can make pollution claims against Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell in English courts. 500 words moved by Callum Paton. File picture Ethiopia-Tigray-unrest-assault ADDIS ABABA Rape has "without a doubt" taken place during the conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, a government minister said, corroborating eyewitness reports and warnings from the UN. 400 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military-army,WRAP YANGON Huge crowds throng cities around Myanmar to demand the return of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a seventh straight day of protests, after Washington announced sanctions on the generals behind last week's coup. 750 words 1800 GMT. Picture. Graphic. Video Myanmar-politics-military-economy-coup,FOCUS BANGKOK Mines, banks, petroleum, agriculture, tourism: large swathes of Myanmar's economy are linked to its ruling junta, providing the powerful military with a colossal -- and closely guarded -- fortune that the United States has targeted with sanctions. 900 words moved by Sophie Deviller. File Picture Afghanistan-US-conflict KABUL US President Joe Biden faces "serious dilemmas" in Afghanistan as a deadline to withdraw troops nears and the Taliban show no sign of ending their bloodshed, a top US official warns. 500 words moved by Jay Deshmukh India-climate-flood-glacier TAPOVAN, India A newly formed Himalayan lake raises fears of another flash flood above a disaster-hit valley in northern India, prompting authorities to conduct helicopter surveys and send a team on a 16-hour climb to investigate. 300 words moved. Picture. Video -- INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE -- ICC-warcrimes-prosecutor,WRAP THE HAGUE The International Criminal Court's member countries are set to elect a new chief prosecutor for the war crimes tribunal, a gruelling job whose current holder is under US sanctions. 650 words 1700 GMT by Danny Kemp -- SPORT -- Tennis-AUS-Open,WRAP MELBOURNE Defending champion Novak Djokovic admits his Australian Open might be over after an injury-hit five-set win and spectators are kicked out ahead of a state-wide coronavirus lockdown. 700 words 1430 GMT. Picture Tennis-AUS-Open-health-virus,SCENE MELBOURNE Tennis's first sizeable crowds since the pandemic have been a welcome sight -- and sound -- at the Australian Open, but Melbourne's arenas will fall silent once again when fans are barred during a snap coronavirus lockdown from Saturday. 550 words 1000 GMT. Picture. Video Also moving: Tennis-AUS-Open-health-virus,POINTS Fbl-WClub-FIFA-WC-2022,FOCUS DOHA Organisers would have wanted to use the Club World Cup as a demonstration of their readiness for next year's World Cup in Qatar, highlighting gleaming infrastructure and a soft touch with fans from abroad, but foreign visitors were barred and instead all eyes were on strict coronavirus containment measures. 750 words 1500 GMT by Gregory Walton. Picture. Video afp
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