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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + Global virus cases top 65 million + France threatens to veto Brexit deal + US economy shows more signs of stalling + UN says fighting ongoing in Tigray + Cost of delayed Tokyo Olympics soars Health-virus,WRAP PARIS Global coronavirus infections pass 65 million and countries double down on restrictions, even as plans to roll out vaccines gather pace. 650 words moved by Joseph Boyle. Picture. Graphic. Video Britain-EU-politics-Brexit,WRAP BRUSSELS European doubts over a post-Brexit trade deal with Britain boil over, with France threatening a veto even as intense negotiations enter what could be their final hours. 600 words 1530 GMT by Alex Pigman with Jitendra Joshi in London. Picture. Video US-economy-employment,WRAP WASHINGTON The US economy showed more signs the recovery is stalling as Covid-19 cases surge and more businesses are forced to close, adding a disappointing 245,000 new jobs in November, the government reported. 500 words 1500 GMT by Heather Scott Ethiopia-Tigray-conflict, WRAP ADDIS ABABA The United Nations says fighting is continuing in many parts of Ethiopia's Tigray, complicating efforts to deliver humanitarian aid despite a deal granting the UN access to territory under federal control. 800 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video Oly-2020-2021-Japan-health-virus-cost,WRAP TOKYO The coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Olympics will cost at least an extra $2.4 billion, organisers say, with the unprecedented postponement and a raft of pandemic health measures ballooning an already controversial budget. 500 words moved by Andrew McKirdy. Live video. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Britain-vaccine,2ndlead LONDON Britain maintains its world-first approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine met all safety standards, striving to tamp down any public unease after officials in Europe and the United States queried the rapid process. 650 words moved by Jitendra Joshi. Picture Health-virus-vaccine-Africa,FOCUS BRAZZAVILLE The struggle to get a Covid vaccine to the world's population has often been likened to a race -- in which case, Africa finds itself hobbled by an array of financial, technical and cultural problems. 700 words 1530 GMT by AFP bureaus in Africa. File picture Health-virus-China-arts-music,FOCUS WUHAN, China In music, graffiti, even comics, Wuhan artists are beginning to pay homage to their city with works referencing its coronavirus suffering, punishing 76-day lockdown, and subsequent rebirth. 600 words moved by Lianchao Lan and Dan Martin. Picture. Video Health-virus-Austria-tests,SCENE VIENNA In happier times, Vienna's Stadthalle was one of the city's main concert and event venues but on Friday it was the opportunity to get a coronavirus test that was pulling in the crowds. 600 words 1700 GMT by Jastinder Khera. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Belarus-politics-unrest-rights-UN,2ndlead GENEVA The human rights situation in crisis-wracked Belarus is deteriorating, the UN rights chief says, highlighting mass arrests, including of journalists, and numerous allegations of torture. 550 words moved by Nina Larson Austria-corruption-politics-trial,lead VIENNA A court sentences a flamboyant, jet-setting former Austrian finance minister to eight years in prison at the end of a long and keenly-watched corruption trial. 500 words moved by Denise Hruby. Picture Ireland-Britain-EU-Britain-politics-trade-potatoes,FOCUS DUBLIN A government warning about a ban on the import of British potatoes at the end of this year raises fears of a post-Brexit blight on the supply of spuds for Ireland's fish and chip shops. 750 words 1500 GMT by Joe Stenson. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Bangladesh-Myanmar-refugee-conflict-Rohingya,WRAP CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh Bangladesh transports more than 1,600 Rohingya refugees to a low-lying island in the first phase of a controversial planned relocation of 100,000 people. 450 words moved Thailand-demonstration-politics-unrest BANGKOK Bangkok has been gripped by a rubber duck frenzy since pro-democracy protesters used giant inflatables to shield themselves from water cannon spray last month. 450 words moved -- MIDDLE EAST -- Qatar-Gulf-diplomacy,WRAP DOHA Qatar's foreign minister says there had been "some movements" to resolve the Gulf crisis which has pitted a regional group of nations against his country. 550 words 1600 GMT by Gregory Walton -- AFRICA -- Ghana-vote-politics,ADVANCER ACCRA Ghanaians go to the polls on Monday in a heated contest that will revive old rivalries between incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo and his predecessor John Mahama. 700 words 1600 GMT by Kent Mensah with Louise Dewast in Abuja. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Ghana-vote-politics-AkufoAddo,PROFILE Ghana-vote-politics-Mahama,PROFILE Ghana-vote-politics,FACTFILE Ghana-vote-politics,CHRONO -- AMERICAS -- US-vote-Senate-Georgia,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is hitting the campaign trail for two Republican senators trying to save their seats in crucial Georgia runoffs, but is it a good idea? 700 words moved by Jerome Cartillier. Picture. Video Mexico-US-politics-migration,FOCUS PUERTO PALOMAS, Mexico Weeks before Donald Trump is due to leave office, workers are racing to build the hulking steel fence along the US-Mexican border that was a centerpiece of his presidency. 650 words 1430 GMT by Jean Luis Arce. Picture. Video Venezuela-parliament-vote,ADVANCER CARACAS President Nicolas Maduro and his allies are set to dominate Sunday's legislative elections in Venezuela, which are being boycotted by the mainstream opposition parties led by his main rival Juan Guaido. 700 words moved by Andrea Tosta and Javier Tovar. File picture Also moved: Venezuela-politics-poll,CHRONO Canada-animal-fraud-pandemic,FOCUS OTTAWA Demand for puppies has soared during the pandemic, and scammers are taking advantage -- swindling hundreds of Canadians looking for a pet to ease their loneliness during lockdowns. 700 words moved by Michel Comte. Picture. Video -- SPACE -- China-space,WRAP BEIJING A Chinese space probe lifts off from the surface of the Moon to return to Earth, an ambitious effort to bring back the first lunar samples in four decades. 550 words moved by Helen Roxburgh. File Picture. File Video Japan-science-space-asteroid-Hayabusa-Australia,ADVANCER TOKYO Call it a special delivery: after six years in space, Japan's Hayabusa-2 probe is heading home, but only to drop off its rare asteroid samples before starting a new mission. 700 words moved by Kyoko Hasegawa. File picture. Graphic. Videographic -- CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT -- Britain-climate-energy-emissions LONDON Britain insists it can meet a new commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions by more than two-thirds this decade compared to 1990 levels, the fastest reduction target of any major economy. 600 words moved by Joe Jackson. File picture. Graphic Indonesia-environment-oceans-satellite,FOCUS JAKARTA Pounding rains wash away mountains of plastic rubbish every year from the streets of Jakarta, with some ending up as far as Bali's beaches, so scientists are turning to satellites to trace the waste and figure out how to tackle the problem. 650 words moved by Lucie Godeau. Picture. Video -- OFFBEAT -- World-offbeat-FACTS PARIS From a koala stuck up a Christmas tree to George Clooney's clippers and the world's most lovelorn elephant, we look back on the weird and wacky stories of the week. 500 words moved. File picture. afp
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