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| - Duty Editor: Denholm Barnetson Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Airlines halt China flights as virus toll rises + Israel welcomes Mideast plan amid Palestinian fury + Syria army says retakes key northwest town + Battle for witnesses looms in Trump trial + Disgruntled fans attack home of Man Utd executive China-health-virus,WRAP WUHAN, China Two foreign airlines halt flights to and from China as global fears mount over a coronavirus epidemic that has now killed 132 people and infected nearly 6,000. 800 words 1100 GMT by Sebastien Ricci. Picture. Video. Graphic Israel-Palestinians-conflict-US-diplomacy,WRAP JERUSALEM President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan that gives Israel the greenlight to annex parts of the West Bank is broadly welcomed in the Jewish state but angrily dismissed by the Palestinians. 750 words 1030 GMT by Ben Simon. Picture. Video Syria-conflict,WRAP BEIRUT Syria government forces recapture a strategic highway town in the northwest of the country from jihadist and allied rebels, the last major opposition bastion. 650 words 1000 GMT by Alice Hackman. Video. Picture. Graphic Also moving: Syria-conflict-Maaret,FACTS Syria-conflict-Idlib,Q&A Syria-conflict-Idlib,CHRONO US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON The fight over calling witnesses to testify in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial intensifies after lawyers closed their defense calling the abuse of power charges against him politically motivated. 800 words moved by Paul Handley. Picture. Graphic. Video Britain-Fbl-ENG-Pr-ManUtd-Woodward MANCHESTER The home of Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward is attacked with flares and graffiti by a mob of disgruntled fans as frustration boils over at the plight of the 20-times English champions 500 words by 1000 GMT. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- China-health-virus-Japan-evacuation,4thlead TOKYO Japanese citizens evacuated from Wuhan, the epicentre of a deadly virus outbreak, describe an atmosphere of confusion and fear in the Chinese city and express relief as they arrive in Tokyo. 650 words moved by Miwa Suzuki. Photo. Video. Live video China-health-virus-tourism-hotels,SCENE WUHAN, China The receptionist is MIA, the restaurant is no longer serving customers and the staff flee at the sight of any guests: Welcome to the Marco Polo, a five-star hotel in Wuhan haunted by the city's deadly coronavirus outbreak. 650 words moved by Sebastien Ricci. Picture. Video China-virus-health-epidemic,SCENE BEIJING People in Beijing are donning masks, spraying antiseptic and staying off the streets in a battle to halt the spread of a viral outbreak that has killed more than 130 people nationwide and gripped the country with fear. 500 words moved by Jing Xuan Teng. Video Also moved: China-health-virus-countries,FACTS China-health-virus-evacuations,FACTS China-health-virus-response,FACTS -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-politics-US-diplomacy-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump releases his long-delayed Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, promising "a new dawn," but angry Palestinians call it biased and deserving to go in the "dustbin of history." 900 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video Also moved: Israel-politics-US-diplomacy-Trump-prospects,ANALYSIS Israel-Palestinians-conflict-US-diplomacy-rejection,FOCUS RAMALLAH, Palestinian territories The Palestinians have loudly rejected US President Donald Trump's new peace proposals, but they have few ways to push back if Israel begins implementing the plan by annexing settlements and keys parts of the West Bank 700 words 1130 GMT by Joe Dyke. Picture Israel-Palestinians-conflict-US-diplomacy-Netanyahu,FOCUS JERUSALEM Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hailed President Donald Trump's Middle East peace proposal as a victory for Israel earned under his watch, but questions remain about the plan's impact on his political fortunes a month ahead of elections. 600 words 1200 GMT by Claire Gounon and Jonah Mandel. Picture. Israel-politics-US-diplomacy-Trump-Mideast DUBAI Arab states have cautiously welcomed the US peace plan for the Middle East, but the balancing act aimed at appeasing their powerful ally risks provoking the ire of Palestinians and public opinion. 650 words 1300 GMT by Mohamed Hasni Iraq-politics-US-Iran-NATO-coalition-diplomacy,FOCUS BAGHDAD Iraq is considering a larger role for NATO at the expense of the US-led coalition, Iraqi and Western officials tell AFP, after an American drone strike on Baghdad that sparked outrage. 800 words moved by Maya Gebeily with Damon Wake in Brussels Lebanon-immigration-Canada-US-France,FOCUS BEIRUT When Lebanon's protests erupted in October, thousands found a renewed commitment to their homeland and vowed to fix a country that has long fed its best and brightest to the diaspora. 750 words moved by Hashem Osseiran. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-Brexit-politics,WRAP BRUSSELS Britain's departure from the European Union is set in stone as London returns the signed withdrawal treaty to Brussels and MEPS vote to ratify the divorce. 650 words 1030 GMT by Dave Clark. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Britain-US-politics-diplomacy,WRAP Britain-Brexit-EU-politics-trade,ANALYSIS Britain-politics-diplomacy-trade-EU-Brexit,FOCUS Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-geography,FEATURE NIreland-Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade,FOCUS History-Holocaust-Nazis-Jews-Germany-Israel,WRAP BERLIN Israel's president delivers a speech in Berlin to mark 75 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz Nazi death camp, as fears re-emerge about the safety of Jews in Germany. 550 words 0930 GMT by Mathieu Foulkes, Isabelle Le Page. Picture -- AMERICAS -- Basket-NBA-Bryant-death,WRAP LOS ANGELES A helicopter that crashed into a Los Angeles hillside, killing NBA legend Kobe Bryant and nine others, was not equipped with software that warns pilots when aircraft are too close to terrain, media quotes officials as saying. 750 words 1030 GMT by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-vote-Iowa,ADVANCER DES MOINES, Iowa The heartland state of Iowa takes center stage next week as it kicks off the voting that determines which Democrat will challenge President Donald Trump in November, and the crowded race is going down to the wire. 750 words moved by Jim Watson, with Michael Mathes in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-politics-vote-Iowa-caucuses,FACTS -- ASIA -- Thailand-animal-offbeat BANGKOK A giraffe which bolted from a convoy destined for a Thailand safari park remained on the run as vets scoured farmland near the escape zone in a search that has gripped the public imagination. 250 words 1000 GMT. Picture -- SPORTS -- Tennis-AUS-Open Djokovic-Federer MELBOURNE Novak Djokovic is ever respectful of "great fighter" Roger Federer, but the Serb goes into their Australian Open semi-final as clear favourite after beating the Swiss maestro in every Grand Slam meeting since Wimbledon 2012. 600 words moved by Martin Parry. Picture Tennis-AUS-Open-women-semis,PREVIEW MELBOURNE Ashleigh Barty is two victories away from becoming the Australian Open's first home-grown winner in 42 years, but the top seed must first tame aggressive American Sofia Kenin on Thursday. 550 words moved by Peter Stebbings. Picture Also moved: Tennis-AUS-Open-Djokovic-Federer-five,POINTS Tennis-AUS-Open-Djokovic-Federer,FACTS Tennis-AUS-Open-Barty-Kenin,FACTS Tennis-AUS-Open-Halep-Muguruza,FACTS -- ENTERTAINMENT -- US-celebrity-animal-Argentina,FOCUS WAUCHULA, United States One of them worked alongside Clint Eastwood, others acted in the remake of sci-fi classic "Planet of the Apes", while yet another was the darling favorite of Michael Jackson -- meet the 53 chimpanzees and orangutans living in an unique sanctuary in central Florida. 850 words moved by Leila Macor. Picture Israel-Palestinians-conflict-entertainment,FOCUS TEL AVIV There's a joke that anyone at a laptop in a Tel Aviv cafe must be writing a TV series, producer Maya Fischer says as Israeli drama becomes a global hit. 750 words moved. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-entertainment,INTERVIEW JERUSALEM After cementing his reputation as a top producer in the US, Israel's Hagai Levi has sparked controversy back home with his latest TV series "Our Boys". 700 words moved by Alexandra Vardi. Picture. Video. India-entertainment-film-television-Bollywood-Saif-Netflix,INTERVIEW MUMBAI, India Saif Ali Khan, bonafide Bollywood royalty and star of Netflix hit "Sacred Games", says India's massive film industry does not need international audiences to thrive. But that may not be a good thing, he cautions. 700 words moved by Udita Jhunjhunwala. Picture. Video afp
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