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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump impeachment trial begins in Senate + Iran's supreme leader to lead weekly prayers + Second death from SARS-like virus in China + Microsoft pledges to become carbon negative by 2030 + Famed Bocuse restaurant loses third Michelin star US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON The historic impeachment trial of Donald Trump opens in the US Senate, as lawmakers take a solemn oath to be impartial in deciding whether to force the 45th US president from office. 800 words moved by Chris Lefkow and Michael Mathes Also moved: US-politics-Trump-impeachment-Nadler,FOCUS US-politics-impeachment-Trump-Davos,FOCUS Iran-nuclear-EU-US,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leads the main weekly Muslim prayers in Tehran, after a traumatic month in which the country had appeared on the brink of war with the United States and accidentally downed a Ukrainian passenger jet. 700 words 1000 GMT. Picture. Live video China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING A second person dies in China from a mysterious SARS-linked virus that has stricken dozens and appeared in two other Asian countries, with a new case reported in Thailand. 700 words 0930 GMT. File picture. File video US-IT-climate-Microsoft,lead WASHINGTON Microsoft pledges to become "carbon negative" by 2030 as part of a ramped-up effort by the US tech giant to combat climate change. 500 words moved by Rob Lever Lifestyle-France-food-Bocuse-Michelin,WRAP PARIS Almost exactly two years after famed French chef Paul Bocuse died, his iconic restaurant has lost the coveted Michelin three-star rating it held since 1965. 550 words 0930 GMT by Sandra Laffont. File picture -- EUROPE -- Ukraine-politics,WRAP KIEV Ukraine's prime minister offers his resignation after audio was leaked of him reportedly accusing President Volodomyr Zelensky of having a "primitive understanding" of the economy. 600 words 1030 GMT by Dmytro Gorshkov. File Picture. File Video Balkans-environment-health-pollution,FOCUS SARAJEVO As winter grips the Balkans, the poor are caught in a cruel bind, being forced to light fires at home for heating while fuelling a pollution crisis smothering the region. 650 words moved by Rusmir Smajilhodzic with Emmy Varley in Belgrade. Picture. Video Switzerland-animal-wildlife-environment-hunting-tourism,FOCUS VEX, Switzerland A woman wearing a bright orange vest aims her rifle and on her second shot, a large Alpine ibex with majestic curved horns collapses in the snow. 850 words moved by Nina Larson. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Australia-fire-environment-climate,WRAP SYDNEY Drought-breaking storms dump desperately needed rain on some bushfire-ravaged parts of eastern Australia, while giving joy to many farmers who have faced losing precious livestock and crops. 600 words moved by Karl Malakunas. Video. Picture. Graphic Also moved: Australia-fire-environment-climate-animal Australia-fire-environment-climate-tourism HongKong-aviation HONG KONG A Hong Kong airline forced a Japanese woman to take a pregnancy test before it would allow her on a flight to a Pacific island popular with mothers seeking US citizenship for their babies. 400 words 1000 GMT China-economy-population,WRAP BEIJING China's birth rate dropped last year to its lowest level since the Communist country was founded in 1949, adding to concerns that an ageing society and shrinking workforce will pile pressure on a slowing economy. 600 words 1000 GMT by Beiyi Seow. Video. File picture -- ECONOMY -- China-economy-growth,WRAP BEIJING China's economy grew last year at its slowest pace in three decades, hit by weak domestic demand and trade tensions, but while officials warned of further headwinds, separate figures suggest the downward trend is bottoming out. 750 words moved by Beiyi Seow. Picture. Video Myanmar-China-diplomacy-economy-rights NAYPYIDAW Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Myanmar's capital to pomp and fanfare on a state visit aimed at buttressing the embattled government of Aung San Suu Kyi and driving through multi-billion-dollar infrastructure deals. 650 words 1100 GMT by Hla Hla Htay and Dene-Hern Chen. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Libya-conflict-talks,WRAP ATHENS Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar hold talks in Athens, just two days ahead of a peace conference in Berlin which he and the head of Tripoli's UN-recognised government Fayez al-Sarraj are expected to attend. 700 words 1100 GMT by John Hadoulis. Picture. Video Eswatini-law-rape-marriage,FOCUS MBABANE, Eswatini The southern African kingdom of Eswatini is ramping up rights for married women, enforcing the charge of rape against offending husbands -- a taboo in conservative Swati society. 600 words moved by Mongi Zulu -- AMERICAS -- Canada-China-US-extradition,ADVANCER OTTAWA A Canadian court on Monday will consider a US request to hand over Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou, whose arrest 13 months ago on fraud charges plunged Canada-China relations into a deep freeze. 700 words moved by Michel Comte. File Picture Also moving: Canada-China-US-extradition,CHRONO Canada-China-US diplomacy-telecoms-court,FACTS Argentina-politics-justice-Nisman,FOCUS BUENOS AIRES Five years following the mysterious death of Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman after he accused then-president Cristina Kirchner of a cover-up in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center, a Netflix documentary has revived debate in the country still bitterly divided over the case. 800 words moved by Liliana Samuel. File Picture Brazil-politics-environment-Amazon,WRAP PIARACU, Brazil Dozens of indigenous leaders and representatives of Amazon communities gather in the heart of the threatened rainforest to form an alliance against Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro's environmental policy and his threats to throw their homelands open to mining concerns. 600 words moved by Paula Ramon. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Tennis-AUS-Open-Court MELBOURNE Margaret Court is one of Australia's greatest athletes, but celebrating 50 years since she won all four Grand Slam titles in a season is posing a dilemma for Australian Open organisers with her conservative views angering the tennis world. 550 words moved. Picture -- ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT -- Netherlands-Iran-art-crime-culture,FOCUS AMSTERDAM A stolen 15th-century book by the famed Persian poet Hafez has been recovered by a Dutch art detective after an international "race against time" that drew the alleged interest of Iran's secret service. 700 words moved by Jan Hennop. Picture. Video Entertainment-Cuba-music-culture-jazz,INTERVIEW HAVANA Roberto Fonseca has been enchanting jazz fans in Havana since he was 15. As the prodigious pianist once again heads a list of stars at the 35th edition of the Havana Jazz Festival, he spoke to AFP about his new -- and ninth -- album. 600 words moved by Katell Abiven. Picture. Video afp
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