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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + Climate crisis an existential threat: Biden + WHO team in Wuhan to probe virus origin + US declares domestic terror alert + 'Nerds v Wall Street' in epic GameStop fight + Fishing wiping out shark populations: study US-environment-climate-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden vows the US will lead the world's charge to confront the "existential threat" of the climate crisis, as he signed a raft of new orders and announced a global summit in April. 750 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Picture. Video Health-virus,WRAP WUHAN, China World Health Organization experts emerge from quarantine in China to begin a long-awaited investigation into the origins of the devastating coronavirus pandemic, which is showing no signs of slowing down. 700 words moved by Hector Retamal and Leo Ramirez with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic US-politics-unrest-alert,WRAP WASHINGTON The US declares a nationwide terrorism alert, citing the potential threat from domestic anti-government extremists opposed to Democrat Joe Biden as president. 800 words moved by Paul Handley. Picture US-stocks-politics-GameStop,Q&A NEW YORK An epic battle is unfolding on Wall Street that has sent struggling video game store chain GameStop on a stomach-churning ride with amateur investors taking on the financial establishment. 750 words moved by Daniel Hoffman. File picture Oceans-animal-conservation-environment,lead TOKYO Overfishing has wiped out over 70 percent of some shark and ray populations in the last half-century, leaving a "gaping, growing hole" in ocean life, a new study says. 650 words moved by Sara Hussein. Graphic -- SPOTLIGHT -- Afghanistan-Hazara-violence,FOCUS BAMIYAN, Afghanistan The choice was straightforward for Hamidullah Asadi, a member of Afghanistan's minority Hazara community -- wait for the next deadly attack or join a growing militia in the mountains. 850 words moved by David Stout and Najiba Noori. Picture. Video Belgium-pollution-automobile-transport,FOCUS ANTWERP, Belgium Out for an afternoon hike, Veerle Bonaers and a friend stop pushing their baby and look down to their map, suddenly aware they have taken a wrong turn. Their baby, Claire, doesn't make a sound -- she's a doll, armed with electric sensors that measure air pollution. 750 words moved by Clotilde Gourlet and Alex Pigman. Picture. Video Serbia-sculpture-architecture,VIDEO ESSAY BELGRADE A new gargantuan statue of a medieval Serbian prince in Belgrade has sparked a fierce debate: is it a "beautiful" tribute to a historical icon or "monstrous" kitsch spoiling a public square? 450 words moved. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-China WUHAN, China A team of experts from the World Health Organization leaves quarantine in Wuhan to begin a heavily scrutinised probe into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic, after Washington urged a "robust and clear" investigation. 550 words moved by Hector Retamal and Leo Ramirez. Picture. Video. Live Video China-virus-China-Beijing BEIJING The travel plans of tens of millions of Chinese people are thrown into disarray by cancelled trains, flights and government advice to stay at home ahead of the Lunar New Year, a sign of Beijing's determination to keep coronavirus cases low at all costs. 600 words moved by Sebastian Ricci. Picture Britain-Scotland-politics-health-virus,WRAP LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson will praise the United Kingdom's collective response to coronavirus during a trip to Scotland, in a bid to counter record support for independence. 600 words 0930 GMT by Joe Jackson and James Pheby -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,WRAP MOSCOW Several allies of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny are taken into custody in the early hours after their apartments and offices were searched by police during the night. 550 words 1100 GMT by Anastasia Clark. Picture. Video Germany-politics-farright-homicide-trial,WRAP FRANKFURT A German court sentences a neo-Nazi to life in prison for murdering pro-migration politician Walter Luebcke, a killing that shocked the country and highlighted the growing threat of right-wing extremism. 650 words 1000 GMT by Annalena Doerner with Femke Colborne in Berlin. Picture. Video Britain-history-racism-slavery,FOCUS LONDON From statues to slavery, Britain faces calls to confront its colonial past in the wake of last year's Black Lives Matter protests, including better teaching of the subject in schools. 750 words moved by Callum Paton. Picture. File picture Denmark-literature-Islam,INTERVIEW COPENHAGEN Born amid the horrors of war in Iraqi Kurdistan, Danish author Sara Omar now uses her voice to denounce violence inflicted on women in the name of reactionary Islam, a "calling" that has left her living under police protection. 700 words moved by Camille Bas-Wohlert. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Indonesia-Rohingya-refugee JAKARTA, Indonesia Hundreds of Rohingya are missing from a refugee camp in Indonesia and are believed to have been trafficked to neighbouring Malaysia, officials and sources say. 400 words moved. Picture. File video Pakistan-UK-US-crime-Pearl,WRAP ISLAMABAD Pakistan's Supreme Court dismisses a series of appeals against the acquittal of a British-born militant convicted of masterminding the kidnap and murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl, paving the way for his release along with three other accomplices. 350 words 0930 GMT by Zain Zaman Janjua. Picture Pakistan-US-Britain-Sheikh-Pearl,PROFILE ISLAMABAD Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, the militant who spent over 18 years behind bars for masterminding the abduction of slain US reporter Daniel Pearl, traded privilege and scholarship for a life of jihad, kidnappings, and ultimately a prison cell. 580 words 0930 GMT. File picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden's administration signals a fresh look at US policy in the Middle East, announcing reviews of massive arms packages for the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia as well as envisioning a slow return to diplomacy with Iran. 650 words moved by Shaun Tandon. Picture US-China-Asia-defense-security,FOCUS WASHINGTON One week into the job, US President Joe Biden has sent a clear warning to Beijing over any expansionist intentions in East and Southeast Asia. 600 words moved by Sylvie Lanteaume. Picture Also moved: US-Japan-diplomacy,WRAP US-politics-impeachment,FOCUS WASHINGTON Donald Trump looks increasingly likely to dodge conviction after nearly all senators from his party signalled opposition to his trial, fuelling efforts to instead censure the ex-president over the ransacking of the US Capitol. 600 words moved by Michael Mathes. File picture -- CENTRAL ASIA -- Kyrgyzstan-politics,WRAP BISHKEK Populist Sadyr Japarov is sworn in as president of ex-Soviet Kyrgyzstan, completing a remarkable transformation from prisoner to president in just a few months. 600 words moved by Tolkun Namatbayeva. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-unrest-military-politics,FOCUS LAGOS Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's sudden replacement of his top military commanders may be a welcome change in a country frustrated over a decade-long insurgency, but on the ground, soldiers face a complex mix of conflicts. 800 words moved by Louise Dewast with Aminu Abubakar in Kano. Video. Graphic -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-settlers-politics,FOCUS GIVAT HAHISH Jewish settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank are demanding concessions from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of a key March election which could hinge on a battle for right-wing votes. 700 words 1200 GMT by Michael Blum. Picture. Video Iraq-conflict-IS-land,FOCUS MOSUL, Iraq Mosul's Old City still lies in ruins three years after intense fighting drove out Islamic State group jihadists. With rebuilding unlikely and Iraq's economy in tailspin, homeowners are desperate to sell. 700 words 1200 GMT by Raad al-Jammas. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS/TECH -- US-IT-lifestyle-earnings-pandemic,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Apple and Facebook deliver stunning gains in profits and revenues over the past quarter, in the latest sign that Big Tech is delivering for pandemic-hit consumers around the world. 500 words moved by Glenn Chapman with Rob Lever in Washington -- CULTURE -- US-art-auction NEW YORK A portrait by Italian renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli is expected to sell for more than $80 million when it goes up for auction at Sotheby's in New York. 500 words moved. Picture -- OFFBEAT -- Australia-animal-offbeat BRISBANE, Australia A man pries a crocodile's jaws from his head to survive an attack in northern Australia, afterwards insisting he will soon return to the swimming spot, according to paramedics. 200 words moved afp
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