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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Without conceding, Trump agrees to Biden transition + UK vaccine news offers hope as US eyes mass rollout + China launches Moon probe to bring back lunar rocks + Tigray people 'ready to die': leader + English sports events to allow some fans back US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump comes his closest yet to admitting election defeat after the government agency meant to ease Joe Biden's transition into the White House said it was finally lifting its unprecedented block on assistance. 850 words 0300 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Pictures. Video Health-virus,WRAP LONDON The developers of a coronavirus vaccine in Britain claim success after mass testing as the United States announces it aims to give jabs to 20 million people before the end of the year to combat surging infections. 800 words moved by Ben Perry and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic China-space,WRAP BEIJING China launches an unmanned spacecraft to bring back lunar rocks -- the first attempt by any nation to retrieve samples from the Moon in four decades. 550 words 0200 GMT by Poornima Weerasekara. Picture. Video Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray,WRAP ADDIS ABABA The leader of Ethiopia's dissident Tigray region says that his people are "ready to die" defending their homeland, rejecting Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's ultimatum that they surrender within 72 hours. 700 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Already moved: Ethiopia-Tigray-conflict,EXCLUSIVE Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray,WRAP Ethiopia-unrest-refugees-Sudan Health-virus-politics-Britain-sports-entertainment,3rdlead LONDON Premier League clubs can look forward to welcoming back spectators in highly limited numbers next month for the first time since March, following an announcement by the British government. 650 words moved. File picture -- VIRUS -- Health-virus-travel-aviation-Australia,LEAD SYDNEY, LEAD International air travellers will require Covid-19 vaccinations before flying with Australia's Qantas, a rule the airline's CEO predicts will become "common" globally. 500 words. 0300 GMT. Picture. Health-virus-Britain-pharmaceutical-vaccines-AstraZeneca,FOCUS LONDON British drugs manufacturer AstraZeneca and its partner the University of Oxford hail their coronavirus vaccine as cheaper and more accessible than its rivals in fighting the global pandemic. 650 words moved by Ben Perry. File picture. File video Also moved: Health-coronavirus-epidemic-Covid-vaccines-pharmaceutical,FACTS Health-virus-US-Thanksgiving-travel,FOCUS NEW YORK Busy airports and serpentine queues at testing sites: many Americans plan to celebrate Thanksgiving with extended family Thursday despite authorities warning they risk exacerbating the coronavirus pandemic engulfing the country. 650 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Video. File picture -- AMERICAS -- US-vote-climate-Kerry,PROFILE WASHINGTON Ex-secretary of state John Kerry is set to be President-elect Joe Biden's climate czar, in a clear sign of the upcoming administration's renewed commitment to fighting global warming. 500 words 0200 GMT by Issam Ahmed. File Picture. Also moved: US-vote-security-immigration-Mayorkas,PROFILE US-vote-diplomacy-Blinken,PROFILE US-vote-politics-economy-government,PROFILE US-vote-economy-business,FOCUS NEW YORK US President Donald Trump may still be trying to overturn Joe Biden's election win, but the business world -- including some Trump backers -- is looking ahead towards the new Democratic administration. 650 words moved by Juliette Michel. File picture Guatemala-politics-protests-budget,WRAP GUATEMALA CITY Guatemala's legislature backs away from approving a business-friendly 2021 budget after demonstrators in the Central American nation torched the Congress building and demanded the resignation of President Alejandro Giammattei in weekend protests. 700 words 0230 GMT by Edgar Calderon. Pictures. Video US-IT-politics-unrest-Facebook,FOCUS NEW YORK A fatal shooting during a demonstration in Wisconsin in August has highlighted concerns that social networks such as Facebook are being used to foment real-world violence with little or no control by the platforms. 650 words 0200 GMT by Daniel Hoffman with Rob Lever in Washington US-economy-health-virus-politics,INTERVIEW WASHINGTON Researchers from HEC Paris business school and Bocconi University in Milan have reached a sobering calculation: the closures beginning at the pandemic's onset in March through May saved 29,000 lives -- at a cost of $169 billion, or around $6 million per person. 550 words 0200 GMT by Chris Stein -- ASIA -- HongKong-lifestyle-fashion-racism,FOCUS HONG KONG As a young black woman modelling in Hong Kong, Harmony Anne-Marie Ilunga rarely saw anyone who looked like her in the magazines. Now the 22-year-old is trying to change that, one model at a time. 750 words 0330 GMT by Rose Troup Buchanan. Picture. Video Thailand-politics-protest-royals,FACTS BANGKOK Tensions are rising around Thailand's pro-democracy protests. As the Thai capital braces for the next major rally on Wednesday, AFP takes a look at the forces in play and what might come next in a country with a long history of political unrest. 700 words 0330 GMT -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA-- Sudan-Ethiopia-Tigray-refugees,FOCUS HAMDAYIT, Sudan Ethiopian refugee Sejmara didn't know what to expect when she and her husband waded across a river to Sudan, certainly not the welcome they received from local residents. 600 words 0300 GMT by Menna Zaki. Picture. Video Iran-transport-cycling-environment,FOCUS TEHRAN One sunny day, Tehran's mayor and foreign diplomats rode bicycles through the Iranian capital to promote cycling -- no mean feat in a city of steep roads, heavy traffic and toxic fumes. 700 words 0300 GMT by Amir Havasi. Picture. Video Israel-Saudi-US-diplomacy,WRAP JERUSALEM Israeli media reports and a government source say that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had held landmark talks in Saudi Arabia with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, but Riyadh denies any such meeting took place. 800 words moved Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict-objector,FOCUS Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Arab-diplomacy,CHRONO Saudi-Israel-US-diplomacy,Q&A Entertainment-Egypt-music-Israel CAIRO An Egyptian court is to hear a case against prominent singer and actor Mohamed Ramadan after photos emerged of him posing with Israeli celebrities, local media say. 300 words moved Yemen-Saudi-energy-Aramcom,lead RIYADH Yemen's Huthi rebels launch a missile attack on a Saudi Aramco oil facility in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, triggering an explosion and a fire in a fuel tank, officials say. 550 words moved -- EUROPE -- Britain-Scotland-Libya-court-Lockerbie-appeal EDINBURGH A posthumous legal challenge to overturn the conviction of the Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Mohmet Al-Megrahi is due to begin in Scotland. 500 words 0200 GMT by Stuart Graham. File picture Europe-migrants-Greece-health-virus,SCENE LESBOS, Greece A new migrant camp created on the Greek island of Lesbos was supposed to be a temporary solution. Now officials are saying that some of the thousands of asylum seekers there will have to battle winter there as well as the threat of the coronavirus. 750 words 0230 GMT by Natasa Papanilaou, Anthi Pazianou. File picture -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- Health-virus-Britain-budget-politics LONDON Britain's government, seeking to support the pandemic-ravaged economy and the nation's post-Brexit future, on Wednesday unveils its eagerly-awaited spending plans. 600 words 0300 GMT by Jean-Baptsite Oubrier -- SPORT -- Fbl-Asia-IND-AUS,FOCUS NEW DELHI An influx of footballers to India from Australia has highlighted changing fortunes as the Indian Super League flourishes and the A-League hits lean times during the coronavirus pandemic. 750 words 0130 GMT. File Picture afp
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