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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Wuhan escape plans for foreigners as toll hits 106 + Feds probe crash that killed Kobe Bryant + Pressure mounts for Bolton to appear at Trump trial + Weinstein accuser details alleged assault + Glass frogs reappear in Bolivia after 18 years China-health-virus,WRAP WUHAN, China The United States, Japan other nations race to get their citizens out of the locked-down Chinese city at ground zero of a virus epidemic, as the death toll surges to 106 and China tells citizens not to travel abroad. 650 words 0730 GMT by Leo Ramirez. Picture. Video. Graphic Basket-NBA-Bryant-death,WRAP LOS ANGELES Friends, colleagues and fans mourn Kobe Bryant as federal investigators sift through the wreckage of the helicopter crash that killed the basketball legend and eight other people, hoping to find clues to what caused the accident that stunned the world. 700 words 0600 GMT by Jocelyne Zablit. Picture. US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON Donald Trump's lawyers, eager to attain his swift acquittal, push back forcefully against explosive new allegations from former national security advisor John Bolton, insisting the US president's dealings regarding Ukraine were not impeachable. 850 words moved by Chris Lefkow. Picture. Video. Graphic US-entertainment-abuse-trial-Weinstein NEW YORK One of Harvey Weinstein's main accusers tells his rape trial that the ex-Hollywood producer forcibly performed oral sex on her in a children's bedroom in his New York home. 500 words moved. Picture Bolivia-environment-animal LA PAZ A rare species of frog native to the eastern slopes of the Bolivian Andes has been spotted in the South American country for the first time in 18 years, investigators tell AFP. 300 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- China-health-virus-economy,FOCUS BEIJING Travel restrictions, closures of tourist sites and the shutdown of an entire province threaten to worsen the slowdown of an already fragile Chinese economy. 750 words 0630 GMT by Helen Roxburgh. Picture. Also moving: China-health-countries,FACTS China-health-virus-masks,FOCUS BANGKOK As fears of a deadly virus sweep the globe, a panicked public are depending on a flimsy first line of defence -- the surgical mask -- coveted but in short supply and potentially ineffective. 500 words 0800 GMT. China-health-virus-US-epidemic-transport,FOCUS WASHINGTON The deadly new coronavirus that has broken out in China, 2019-nCoV, will afflict a minimum of tens of thousands of people and will last at least several months in the best cases, researchers estimate based on the first available data. 650 words 0530 GMT by Ivan Couronne. -- KOBE BRYANT -- NFL-SuperBowl-Basket-NBA-Lakers-Bryant,lead MIAMI The death of NBA icon Kobe Bryant looms over the build-up to the Super Bowl as players from the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers pay tribute to the Los Angeles Lakers legend. 600 words moved by Rob Woollard. Picture. Video Basket-NBA-Lakers-Bryant-James,lead LOS ANGELES NBA superstar LeBron James says he is "heartbroken and devastated" over the death of Kobe Bryant while vowing in an Instagram post to continue Bryant's championship legacy with the Los Angeles Lakers. 500 words moved. File Picture Basket-NBA-Bryant-death-helicopters,FOCUS LOS ANGELES Police, firefighters, news channels and tourists -- helicopters are omnipresent in the Los Angeles skies, but only a few wealthy people such as Kobe Bryant could afford to use them on a daily basis. 600 words 0130 GMT by Laurent Banguet Basket-NBA-Bryant-death-TMZ,FOCUS LOS ANGELES Known for its celebrity scandals and salacious details, website TMZ has carved out another niche for itself -- breaking the news of famous deaths first, at any cost. 500 words moved by Andrew Marszal Also moved: Basket-NBA-Bryant-daughter,PROFILE Basket-NBA-Bryant-death-fans,SCENE -- AMERICAS -- Israel-politics-US-diplomacy-Trump WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will ignore accusations -- led by the Palestinians themselves -- of pro-Israeli bias and unveil what he says is a peace plan capable of solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 550 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File Picture Brazil-taxation-politics,FOCUS SAO PAULO Alex Serodio struggles to find enough superlatives to describe Brazil's Kafkaesque tax system. "I think rocket science might be easier," quips the online beauty products retailer in Sao Paulo. That could change this year as lawmakers consider various proposals to simplify one of the world's most complicated and time-consuming tax regimes. 700 words moved by Allison Jackson. File Picture US-Britain-justice-royals-Epstein-Andrew-WRAP NEW YORK Prince Andrew has provided "zero cooperation" regarding late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and has yet to respond to an FBI request for an interview despite saying he would be willing to help any investigation, a US prosecutor says. 550 words moved by Peter Hutchison. File picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-rate-forex-BoE,ADVANCER LONDON Bank of England governor Mark Carney steers his final interest-rate meeting this week that could end with a cut on the eve of Brexit to boost Britain's stalled economy. 500 words moved by Ben Perry. Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-Scotland,FOCUS EDINBURGH Britain's departure from the European Union has revived the debate for an independent Scotland, which was thought to have been settled in a landmark referendum nearly six years ago. 750 words moved by Stuart Graham. File picture. File video Also moving: Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-Spain-Catalonia,INTERVIEW Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade,FACTS -- MIDDLE EAST -- US-Israel-Palestinians-conflict-diplomacy RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories The Palestinians urge world powers to reject Donald Trump's peace plan, which they said president Mahmud Abbas had refused to discuss with his US counterpart despite several outreaches. 650 words moved by Joseph Dyke. Video. Picture Iraq-politics-protest-US,WRAP BAGHDAD Anti-government demonstrators rebuild torched protest camps across Iraq as more than a dozen countries condemned the "lethal" reaction by security forces seeking to snuff out the civil campaign. 900 words moved by Maya Gebeily. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mali-unrest-children DAKAR Hundreds of children in the Sahel were killed, maimed or forcibly separated from their parents last year, the United Nations says, as a jihadist conflict rages across the region. 450 words moved. Nigeria-beverage-culture,FOCUS BENUE, Nigeria Government worker Iorliam Shija sits in one of the ramshackle bars along the banks of the Benue river in central Nigeria sipping from a gourd filled with frothy burukutu. As Nigeria's economy struggles to grow, the local brew is enjoying a boom from clients looking for a cheaper option. 600 words 0600 GMT by Emmanuel Anule. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-music-Grammy-Eilish,FOCUS LOS ANGELES The embodiment of cool with haunting, gravelly vocals and original punk-rock style, Billie Eilish's rapid ascent to celebrity has seen her redefine the contemporary pop star. 800 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. Picture afp
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