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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + China deploys army medics to virus epicentre + Powerful quake kills 18 people in eastern Turkey + Democratic prosecutors wrap up case against Trump + Trump addresses anti-abortion rally + US Space Force logo mocked for 'Star Trek' design China-health-virus,WRAP WUHAN, China The Chinese army deploys medical specialists to the epicentre of a spiralling viral outbreak that has already killed 41 people and spread around the world, as millions spend their normally festive Lunar New Year holiday under lockdown. 750 words 0700 GMT by Sebastien Ricci. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: China-health-virus-countries,FACTS US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON Democratic prosecutors seek to seal their case for Donald Trump's conviction and removal by furnishing evidence of his obstruction of Congress, before his lawyers take their opportunity to present the president's defense in the historic Senate impeachment trial. 800 words 0630 GMT by Paul Handley. Graphic. Picture. Video US-politics-abortion-rally,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump, seeking to shore up evangelical support ahead of the November election, addresses the country's biggest annual anti-abortion rally as the Senate sits in judgment nearby at his impeachment trial. 750 words moved by Jerome Cartillier and Camille Camdessus. Picture. Video Turkey-quake ELAZIG, Turkey A powerful earthquake kills at least 18 people and injures hundreds in eastern Turkey, as rescue teams search through the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors. 600 words moved by Mahmut Bozarslan with Fulya Ozerkanin in Istanbul. Video. Picture. Graphic Entertainment-US-military-space-offbeat,lead WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump unveils the logo of Space Force, attracting critics who said America's newest military branch had boldly gone where Star Trek went before. 350 words moved. Picture -- HOLOCAUST ANNIVERSARY -- History-Holocaust-Nazis-Jews-Poland-Germany-Auschwitz,ADVANCER WARSAW Elderly Holocaust survivors will gather in Auschwitz on Monday, some for the last time, to mark 75 years since Soviet troops liberated the death camp where Nazi Germany killed more than 1.1 million people, most of them Jews. 800 words moved by Mary Sibierski. File Picture. File Video. History-Holocaust-Nazis-Jews-Israel,SPECIALREPORT JERUSALEM As he looks at pictures of his parents and sisters who perished in Auschwitz, Szmul Icek begins to tremble, tears clouding his eyes. 2,000 words moved by Michael Blum and Guillaume Lavallee Video. Graphic. Picture History-Holocaust-Nazis-Jews-Greece,FOCUS ATHENS "I celebrated my seventh birthday inside the camp of Bergen-Belsen with a piece of bread and sticks for candles," recalls 83-year-old Lola Angel, one of the few Greek Jews left to remember the horror of Nazi concentration camps. 700 words moved by Marina Rafenberg. Pictures. Also moved: Germany-history-Jews-Holocaust-Auschwitz,FACTS History-Holocaust-Nazis-Jews-genocide,FACTS -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-Brexit-sign,WRAP LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson hails "a new chapter" in Britain's history as he signs its divorce treaty with the EU, clearing another hurdle before the country exits the bloc next Friday. 700 words moved by Joe Jackson, with Dave Clark in Brussels. File picture. File video. Graphic HongKong-China-politics-unrest,INTERVIEW BARCELONA Escalating protest violence is not the way to bring about change, Hong Kong democracy activist Jason Ng has says, urging demonstrators to embrace non-violent means in the struggle to throw off a feared tightening of Beijing's control. 600 words moved Ukraine-politics-diplomacy-conflict,FOCUS KIEV In his first nine months as Ukrainian president, former comedian Volodymyr Zelensky has found himself at the centre of major international crises, including the US impeachment investigation and Iran's downing of a passenger jet. 800 words moved by Olga Shylenko. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iraq-politics-protests-US,WRAP BAGHDAD Two anti-government protesters are killed in clashes with security forces in the Iraqi capital, hours after thousands of supporters of cleric Moqtada Sadr rally to demand the ouster of US troops. 850 words moved by Ayman Henna. Picture. Video Also moved: Iraq-conflict-France-Christians,WRAP Israel-Palestinians-conflict-mosque,lead JERUSALEM Israeli police launch a manhunt after an apparent arson attack, accompanied by Hebrew-language graffiti, at a mosque in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem. 450 words moved. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Angola-politics-corruption,ANALYSIS LUANDA Allegations of corruption swirling around his predecessor's daughter have set a crucial test for Angolan President Joao Lourenco in his vow to reform a country rich in oil and tainted by graft. 750 words moved by Daniel Garelo Pensador with Susan Njanji in Johannesburg. File Picture. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- US-entertainment-abuse-trial-Weinstein,WRAP NEW YORK Harvey Weinstein told a private investigator to approach women he suspected were detailing sexual misconduct allegations against him to journalists, his rape trial is told, as the court heard from Oscar-nominated actress Rosie Perez. 700 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture US-accident-explosion,WRAP HOUSTON A large industrial explosion kills at least two people in the US city of Houston, shattering windows and damaging homes as shocked residents emerged to survey the destruction. 450 words moved by Julia Benarrous. Picture. Video. Graphic US-health-breast-milk,PHOTOESSAY SALT LAKE CITY In a world where sharing is so popular it has its own economy, women in Utah have a new item to contribute: breast milk. 550 words moved by Natalie Behring. Picture US-politics-vote-offbeat,POINTS WASHINGTON From axe-throwing to curling and the promise of a snowboarding trip, candidates dipped their toes into local sports in this week's offbeats from the White House campaign trail. 500 words moved US-politics-vote-road-family,FOCUS DEFIANCE Donna Baldwin felt excitement when she went to a rally for President Donald Trump but when she got home, she was aghast -- the media, she says, distorted what he said. 800 words moved by Shaun Tandon. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-music-Grammy-highlights,POINTS LOS ANGELES Music's glitterati will illuminate the red carpet at the Grammy awards, which honors the top hits of the year. 850 words moved. File Picture -- SPORT -- Tennis-AUS-Open-Williams-Gauff,FOCUS MELBOURNE Serena Williams has suffered her earliest exit from the Australian Open since 2006 but the 23-time Grand Slam champion is not ready to hand over the baton just yet to heir apparent Coco Gauff. 700 words moved by Peter Stebbings. Picture afp
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