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| - Duty Editor: Adam Plowright Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Brexit deal hangs on Brussels talks + Merkel warns over virus as cases spike + French PM defends anti-extremism law + Boeing 737 MAX takes to skies again + PSG, Basaksehir to resume suspended game Britain-EU-Brexit-politics,WRAP BRUSSELS Prime Minister Boris Johnson heads for Brussels, with hopes for a post-Brexit trade deal hanging on crisis talks with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen. 700 words 1700 GMT by Dave Clark and Jitendra Joshi Health-virus,Wrap BERLIN German leader Angela Merkel warns about the spiralling coronavirus cases and deaths, as Joe Biden pledges to inoculate 100 million people in his first 100 days as US president. 700 words 1530 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic France-politics-religion-Islam,WRAP PARIS The French government defends a draft law clamping down on radical Islamism as a "law of freedom" after a torrent of criticism from Muslim countries and expressions of concern from the US. 600 words 1430 GMT by Jeremy Marot and Stuart Williams. Picture. Video. Brazil-US-aviation-Boeing,WRAP ABOARD A BOEING 737 MAX, Brazil More than 20 months after it was grounded following two deadly crashes, Boeing's 737 MAX returns to the skies with a commercial flight in Brazil. 600 words 1600 GMT by Paula Ramon. Video. Picture Fbl-Eur-C1-FRA-TUR-PSG-Basaksehir-racism,WRAP PARIS Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir are to resume their Champions League game that was suspended over an alleged racist incident, with UEFA promising to investigate an official who sparked the row. 700 words 1500 GMT. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Britain-vaccine-allergy LONDON British health officials warn that anyone with a history of significant allergic reactions should not have the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid jab for the time being. 300 words moved Health-virus-democracy,2ndlead STOCKHOLM More than six in 10 countries around the world have adopted measures during the Covid-19 pandemic that threaten democracy or human rights, a report by democracy institute International IDEA says. 700 words 1500 GMT by Marc Preel. Graphic. Health-virus-Germany-politics-farright,FOCUS BERLIN As Germany battles a second wave of Covid-19, an interesting national pattern has begun to emerge: Many of the hardest-hit regions are those with strong support for the far right. Coincidence? 650 words moved by Mathieu Foulkes. File picture. We have moved: Health-virus-Germany,2ndlead -- EUROPE -- Russia-defence-aviation-crime,lead MOSCOW The Kremlin sounds the alarm over the theft of sensitive equipment from a "doomsday plane" designed to shield top command from the effects of a nuclear explosion. 500 words 1500 GMT by Anna Smolchenko. File picture Netherlands-Switzerland-banking-court-UBS-ING,WRAP THE HAGUE A Dutch court orders the prosecution of the head of Swiss banking giant UBS over money-laundering when he was CEO of the Dutch lender ING. 500 words 1600 GMT by Danny Kemp Italy-economy-taxation,FOCUS ROME Italy is a country where cash is king, but it is slowly moving towards electronic payments -- spurred on first by the coronavirus pandemic, and now the government with a pre-Christmas 'Cashback' offer. 550 words 1500 GMT by Ljuban Milasin. -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Israel-vaccine,WRAP TEL AVIV Israel receives the first batch of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowing the pandemic's end is "in sight" as he pledges to get the first jab. 500 words moved by Stephen Weizman. Picture. Video Iran-nuclear-politics-US-diplomacy,lead TEHRAN Iran is ready to return to full compliance with a 2015 nuclear deal with major powers as soon as the other parties honour their commitments, President Hassan Rouhani says. 450 words moved. Video Iraq-Christians-Vatican-pope,FOCUS KAREMLASH, Iraq Morning mass in Karemlash, an Iraqi village once held by Islamic State jihadists, is usually a sombre affair. But this week, elderly parishioners could rejoice: Pope Francis is planning to visit the country. 700 words moved by Raad al-Jammas with Maya Gebeily in Baghdad. Picture. Video Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM A leading rival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the right-wing Likud party resigns from parliament to challenge him in elections which could be held as early as March. 560 words moved by Ben Simon -- AMERICAS -- US-economy-politics-health-virus WASHINGTON The White House unveils a $916-billion stimulus proposal in a final dash to break a months-long logjam over new aid for the coronavirus-stricken US economy before President Donald Trump leaves office in January. 550 words moved by Chris Stein US-IT-crime-hacking-Fireye,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Cybersecurity firm FireEye says its defenses were breached by sophisticated attackers who stole "Red Team" tools used to test customers' computer systems. 500 words moved by Glenn Chapman -- ASIA -- China-Xinjiang-rights,2ndlead BEIJING Muslims in China's Xinjiang were "arbitrarily" selected for arrest by a computer programme that flagged suspicious behaviour, activists say, in a report detailing big data's role in repression in the restive region. 500 words moved NZealand-volcano-anniversary WELLINGTON New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern paid emotional tribute to victims of the White Island volcano eruption on the first anniversary of the disaster that claimed 22 lives. 300 words moved Indonesia-election-politics,WRAP JAKARTA Indonesia holds nationwide local and regional elections with more than 100 million voters expected to cast a ballot, despite warnings it will worsen the nation's Covid-19 crisis. 500 words moved by Agnes Anya. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Ghana-vote, WRAP ACCRA Five people die in election violence in Ghana, casting a pall over a country celebrated for its democratic stability. 600 words 1500 GMT by Kent Mensah and Louise Dewast. Picture. Graphic Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray-rights-UN GENEVA The UN rights chief voices deep concern over the situation in Ethiopia's conflict-hit northern region of Tigray and beyond, warning it was "spiralling out of control". 400 words moved -- ENVIRONMENT -- Climate-environment-UN-emissions,WRAP PARIS Earth remains on course to warm more than 3 degrees Celsius by the century's end despite a dip in greenhouse gas emissions due to the pandemic and pledges to curb pollution, the UN says. 650 words 1500 GMT by Patrick Galey. Graphic Also moved: Climate-UN-summit-netzero,FOCUS Climate-UN-summit-hydrogen,FACTS Climate-UN-summit-carbon,FOCUS Climate-UN-summit-fuel,FACTS Climate-environment-oceans PARIS Some corals can recover from bleaching even in long heatwaves as long as humans don't interfere, scientists say, raising hopes for the endangered underwater ecosystems essential to much marine life. 450 words moved by Eleanore Hughes. Picture -- SPORTS -- Fbl-Eur-C1-ManUtd-ENG-PR,FOCUS LONDON Manchester United still consider themselves European royalty but their ejection at the group stage of the Champions League at the hands of RB Leipzig is yet more stark evidence of how far they have fallen since the Alex Ferguson era. 600 words moved. Picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Britain-entertainment-animal-film-beasts,FOCUS LONDON London's Natural History Museum has scoured its vast collection for an exhibition to celebrate fantastic beasts in all their forms, drawing parallels between the real world and that imagined by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. 550 words moved by Charlotte Durand. Picture afp
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