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| - Duty Editor: Lachlan Carmichael Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + China toll soars as Hong Kong enforces quarantine + Trump fires two high-profile impeachment witnesses + Irish vote in 'three horse race' for next government + Democrats in TV clash ahead of primary + No sign of engine failure in Kobe Bryant crash China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING The death toll from China's coronavirus outbreak soars to 722, including the first foreign victim, as Hong Kong imposes a mandatory quarantine on mainland arrivals to block the spread of an epidemic that has caused global panic. 750 words 1000 GMT by Laurent Thomet. Picture. Video. Graphic. Also moved: China-health-virus-HongKong,lead US-politics-impeachment-Vindman,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump, emboldened by his acquittal in the US Senate two days earlier and apparently seeking revenge, fires two high-profile witnesses who had provided damning testimony in his impeachment probe. 650 words moved by Sebastian Smith and Anita Chang Beattie. File picture Ireland-vote,WRAP DUBLIN Ireland begins voting in a general election, with Prime Minister Leo Varadkar hoping to secure a new term on the back of Brexit but voters likely to judge him more on his domestic record. 700 words 1100 GMT by Joe Stenson. Video. Live video. Picture. Graphic US-politics-vote,WRAP MANCHESTER, United States White House hopefuls Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg -- riding neck-and-neck in the polls ahead of the next Democratic primary contest -- come under sustained attack on the debate stage from rivals seeking to challenge Donald Trump in November. 800 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video. Graphic Basket-NBA-Bryant-death LOS ANGELES Wreckage at the scene of the helicopter crash that killed NBA great Kobe Bryant and eight others showed no evidence of engine failure, a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said. Moved 500 words. Picture -- VIRUS OUTBREAK -- China-health-virus-HongKong,SCENE HONG KONG Waiting at a bus stop on Hong Kong's border with mainland China, Billy Yiu was preparing to say goodbye to his wife and baby, unsure when he might see them again. 700 words moved by Su Xinqi. Picture. Video China-health-virus-Japan-ship,LEAD Three more people on a cruise ship off Japan test positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the number aboard to 64, the government says, with passengers facing a two-week quarantine. 500 words moved. Picture. Video China-health-virus-WHO-name,FOCUS GENEVA Keen to avoid stigmatising the city of Wuhan, where the outbreak began, or Chinese people, the World Health Organization is treading carefully on naming the new virus. 550 words moved by Dario Thuburn China-health-virus-computers-data,FOCUS BEIJING China has deployed its technological know-how to combat the new coronavirus, from apps showing travellers if they have taken flights with infected people to robots scolding passersby who are not wearing masks. 750 words moved by Eva Xiao. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Syria-conflict-Idlib,FOCUS BEIRUT The Syrian regime will claw back the country's last major opposition bastion in stages, experts say, chipping away at Idlib until jihadists and rebels have run out of options. 700 words 1000 GMT by Layal Abou Rahal Yemen-conflict-Qaeda,Q&A DUBAI The US killing of Qassim al-Rimi, the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula in war-torn Yemen, raises questions about the jihadist group's operations and its future. 700 words moved by Dana Moukhallati -- AMERICAS -- US-homelessness-California-moms,FOCUS OAKLAND, United States When Dominique Walker moved back to her native California last year, she planned to pursue a nursing degree. But she and other moms have ended up living as squatters in a high-profile protest against homelessness. 800 words moved by Jocelyne Zablit. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS AND ECONOMY -- US-economy-employment-unemployment-indicator WASHINGTON The US economy saw an explosion of new hiring in January, possibly helped by mild weather but nonetheless getting the year off to an impressive start, according to key government data. 750 words moved by Heather Scott. File picture. Graphic -- ASIA -- India-vote-Delhi,LEAD NEW DELHI Millions in the Indian capital vote in a regional election seen as a key test for right-wing Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 500 words by 1330 GMT by Abhaya Srivastava and Maude Brulard. Live Video. Video. Picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-moments,POINTS HOLLYWOOD Hollywood's big night is here. From Brad Pitt to Bong Joon-ho, here are the things you should be watching for at the Oscars. 550 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Also moving: Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-picture-winners-20years,FACTS Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-stunt,FOCUS HOLLYWOOD For Hollywood's stuntmen, the sight of one of their own receiving an Oscar at this Sunday's ceremony would be a cause for celebration. 500 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Video Entertainment-Brazil-film-politics-Oscars,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian cinema is having a moment: an Oscar nod, prizes at Cannes, an invitation to the Berlinale. But filmmakers are also feeling vulnerable amid the boom, as far-right President Jair Bolsonaro's government declares a "culture war" and slashes state support for the industry. 700 words moved by Eugenia Logiuratto. Picture afp
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