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| - Duty Editor: Emma Charlton Tel: +1 202 414 0543 -- TOP STORIES -- + Iran denies missile downed Ukrainian plane + Gale-force winds fan Australia bushfire threat + Boeing emails say 737 MAX 'designed by clowns' + Boy kills teacher, self in rare Mexico school shooting + Meghan returns to Canada after 'Megxit' bombshell Iran-Ukraine-Canada-aviation-probe-US,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's civil aviation chief denies that a missile downed a Ukrainian airliner which crashed killing all 176 on board, dismissing claims of a catastrophic mistake by Tehran's air defences. 900 words 1930 GMT by Amir Havasi. Picure. Video. Graphic Also moved: Iraq-Iran-US-unrest-accident-Ukraine-Canada,Q&A EU-diplomacy-unrest-Iran-Libya,WRAP Iran-Ukraine-Canada-aviation-probe-accident,2ndlead Australia-fire-environment-climate,WRAP EDEN, Australia Gale-force winds in Australia merge two enormous fires into a megablaze spanning an area four times the size of Greater London, as tens of thousands rally to again demand action on climate change. 700 words moved by Holly Robertson. Picture. Video Also moved: Australia-fire-environment-climate-disinformation Australia-fire-environment-climate-firestorms,FACTS Tennis-AUS-Open-fire,Q&A Fbl-ENG-Pr-Australia-AUS-fire-Ryan US-aviation-accident-Boeing,WRAP NEW YORK Boeing's 737 MAX plane is "designed by clowns who in turn are supervised by monkeys," a company employee wrote in one of a trove of newly released internal messages that have raised fresh questions about the embattled aerospace giant. 750 words moved by Luc Olinga Mexico-crime-school-shooting,WRAP TORREON, Mexico An 11-year-old boy shots and killed his teacher at a school in northern Mexico and wounded six others before killing himself, authorities say. 550 words 2000 GMT by Brenda Alcala. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-royals-Meghan-Harry-Canada,WRAP LONDON Prince Harry's wife Meghan returns to Canada following the couple's bombshell announcement that they are quitting their frontline royal duties, forcing the Queen Elizabeth II to hold urgent family talks to resolve the crisis. 550 words moved by Alice Ritchie. File picture. Graphic Also moved: Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan-future,ANALYSIS -- IRAN-US CRISIS -- Iraq-Iran-unrest-US,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States rejects a request by Iraq to start talks on pulling out its 5,200 troops, notching up the discord after Washington killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad. 700 words moved by Shaun Tandon, with Maya Gebeily in Baghdad. Pictures. Video US-Iran-unrest-sanctions-economy-mining,2ndlead WASHINGTON The United States piles new sanctions on Iran's already crippled economy and defends the killing of a top Iranian leader, saying he had been planning an "imminent" attack on US embassies. 600 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she intends to transmit articles of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate next week, moving to end a taut standoff with Republicans over terms of the president's trial. 650 words 1930 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture US-politics-Trump-insults,FOCUS WASHINGTON "The economy, stupid" goes one of the most famous mantras in US presidential campaigns. Donald Trump is hitting the 2020 trail with a new twist: brand your opponents stupid -- or worse. 550 words 2030 GMT by Sebastian Smith. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Syria-conflict-diplomacy-UN-aid,WRAP UNITED NATIONS Western nations and Russia lock horns at the UN Security Council over renewing a key mandate to deliver cross-border aid to at least three million Syrians, just hours before the provision is set to expire. 600 words 1930 GMT by Philippe Rater. File picture Syria-conflict-UN-aid-Idlib,SCENE IDLIB, Syria Displaced Syrians spending the winter out in the open and non-governmental organisations have appealed for international support ahead of a decisive Security Council vote on cross-border aid. 550 words moved by Omar Haj Kadour. Picture Syria-conflict-Iran-Iraq-Soleimani-Idlib,SCENE IDLIB, Syria In parts of the Middle East, Qasem Soleimani is revered as a hero. But in opposition-held Syria, the slain Iranian commander was seen as the man to kill. 600 words moved by Aaref Watad. File picture -- EUROPE -- Britain-NIreland-politics,WRAP BELFAST, United Kingdom Northern Ireland's rival parties announce a new power-sharing deal to revive its devolved government for the first time since 2017 and help the volatile province handle the pressures of Brexit. 600 words 2000 GMT by Joe Setenson and Dmitry Zaks in London. Picture. Video France-politics-protest-pensions-unions,WRAP PARIS France's premier will present new proposals on Saturday regarding the government's hotly-contested pensions overhaul, seeking to appease unions waging a damaging, weeks-long transport strike. 650 words 2000 GMT by Jeremy Marot and Bertille Ossey-Woisard. Picture. Video. Graphic EU-parliament-court-Spain-Catalonia,WRAP BRUSSELS The European Parliament declares that jailed Catalan separatist leader Oriol Junqueras is no longer an MEP, stripping him of the parliamentary immunity his supporters hoped would see him freed. 600 words 1900 GMT by Toni Cerda Spain-politics-government,WRAP MADRID Women experts and radical leftists look set to play a dominant role in Spain's new coalition government as Pedro Sanchez names a senior global trade expert as his top diplomat. 500 words moved by Mathieu Gorse. File picture -- AFRICA -- DRCongo-unrest-UN-crime-rape,WRAP KINSHASA Hundreds of people have been killed or raped in attacks on the Hema ethnic group in eastern DR Congo's Ituri province, in what "may amount to crimes against humanity" or even genocide, the UN says. 550 words moved CAfrica-politics-unrest,WRAP BANGUI Former Central African Republic (CAR) rebel leader and president Michel Djotodia returns to Bangui, exactly six years after quitting as head of state, and pledges to support peace in the troubled country. 400 words moved. Picture -- ASIA -- Pakistan-unrest-Balochistan,WRAP QUETTA, Pakistan A suicide bomber targets a mosque in southwestern Pakistan during evening prayers, killing at least 15 people and wounding 19 others, officials say. 450 words moved. Picture Taiwan-vote-China,WRAP TAIPEI Millions of Taiwanese head to the polls for a presidential and parliamentary election in which the island's fraught relationship with China is taking centre stage. 650 words 2100 GMT by Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Taiwan-vote-candidate-Tsai-Han,PROFILE Taiwan-vote-China,FACTS India-politics-unrest-protest,SCENE NEW DELHI Every night, 75-year-old Noornissa braves the freezing cold to help block one of the main roads into the capital of India, in a protest that is at the forefront of a rising challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 600 words moved by Abhaya Srivastava. Picture. Video -- SCIENCE / ENVIRONMENT -- US-Canada-space-astronauts-NASA,WRAP HOUSTON NASA honors its latest class of graduating astronauts in a ceremony at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, a diverse and gender-balanced group now qualified for spaceflight missions including America's return to the Moon and eventual journey to Mars. 600 words 2000 GMT by Julia Benarrous with Issam Ahmed in Washington. Picture. Video Asia-environment-river-climate-conflict,FEATURE HONG KONG The year is 2100. The glaciers of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan region -- the world's "Third Pole" -- are vanishing as the planet warms, the ice that once fed the great rivers of Asia is all but lost, and with it much of the water needed to nurture and grow a continent. 1,100 words moved by Liz Thomas -- Please see features advisory for full package on the crisis facing Asia's great rivers -- -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY/TECHNOLOGY -- US-economy-employment-unemployment-indicator,WRAP WASHINGTON America's solid job creation continued in December but at a slower pace while wages cooled off, according to the closely-watched government report. 600 words 2130 GMT by Douglas Gillison. File picture. Graphic Japan-Lebanon-Ghosn-auto-Nissan-Renault,FOCUS TOKYO Out of Japan and free to speak to the media, a fugitive Carlos Ghosn is proving a fresh headache for his old firm Nissan as it struggles to rebuild its reputation. 650 words moved by Etienne Balmer. File picture US-IT-lifestyle-CES-wearables LAS VEGAS, Nevada From head to toe, wearable technology is taking over the entire body, even the most intimate parts: at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show, wearables from smart eyewear to connected shoes offered improved ways to connect, get information and monitor health. 800 words 2200 GMT by Rob Lever. Picture. Video Also moved: US-IT-lifestyle-CES-transport,FOCUS US-IT-lifestyle-CES-seniors,POINTS LAS VEGAS, Nevada Seniors were getting special attention at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show this week with a new array of connected gadgetry aimed at keeping the elderly safe and connected. 700 words 2230 GMT by Julie Jammot. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-Britain-film-Mendes,INTERVIEW PARIS Sam Mendes says that "1917" is his "most personal" film, and it could yet be his most praised after it ripped up the form books to win him best film and best director at the Golden Globes earlier this week. 700 words moved by Sophie Laubie and Fiachra Gibbons. Video by Natalie Handel. File picture afp
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