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| - Duty Editor: Denholm Barnetson Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + UK vaccine raises hopes of end to pandemic + Biden to start naming cabinet Tuesday + French ex-president Sarkozy on trial + Israeli PM 'held secret talks in Saudi' + Elephant pulled from Indian well Health-virus,WRAP LONDON Results from trials of a vaccine developed in Britain offer fresh hope for an end to the coronavirus pandemic, as the United States says it aims to vaccinate as many as 20 million people by year's end. 800 words 1100 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-vote-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON US President-elect Joe Biden will name his first cabinet picks on Tuesday, his chief of staff says, even as Donald Trump clings to unsubstantiated claims of fraud despite growing dissent from within his own party. 850 words moved by Brian Knowlton France-politics-trial-Sarkozy,WRAP PARIS Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy heads to court on charges of trying to bribe of a judge, in what could turn into a humiliating postscript to a political career tainted by a litany of legal woes. 700 words 1000 GMT by Anne-Sophie Lasserre and Anne Lec'hvien. Picture. File Picture. File Video Israel-Saudi-US-diplomacy,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel's PM held secret talks in Saudi Arabia with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and US top diplomat Mike Pompeo, media reports say, weeks after the Jewish state historically normalised ties with several other Arab states. 500 words 1100 GMT by Ben Simon Also moving: Saudi-Israel-US-diplomacy,Q&A India-animal-elephant DHARMAPURI, India Indian forest rangers use a crane to rescue an elephant stuck at the bottom of a deep well in a major 16-hour operation involving dozens of people. 350 words 1000 GMT. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Britain-pharmaceuticals-vaccines-AstraZeneca LONDON AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford say they will seek regulatory approval for their coronavirus vaccine, after encouraging data indicating protection against Covid-19. 550 words 1030 by Ben Perry -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia's army marches on the Tigrayan capital Mekele, a day after Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gave the dissident region's leadership 72 hours to surrender. 600 words 1230 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray,SCENE HUMERA, Ethiopia Rubble lines city streets, the power is cut and civilians are still recovering from shelling and shooting that slammed Ethiopia's Tigray region in the first days of the country's internal conflict. 850 words 1030 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video Burkina-vote,WRAP OUAGADOUGOU Hundreds of thousands of Burkina Faso voters were unable to cast ballots in Sunday's general election because of security threats, officials say, as the West African nation grapples with a growing jihadist insurgency. 750 words moved by Amaury Hauchard and Armel Bailly. Picture. Video. Graphic -- EUROPE -- Belgium-migration-trial-Iraq,WRAP MONS, Belgium Belgium's approach to policing undocumented migration is in the dock as an officer goes on trial over the shooting death of a two-year-old Kurdish girl. 600 words 1000 GMT by Matthieu Demesteere. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-objector,FOCUS ATLIT, Israel Standing at the gate of an Israeli army prison after being detained for refusing mandatory military service, 19-year-old conscientious objector Hallel Rabin calls herself "the happiest person in the world". 600 words 1300 GMT by Claire Gounon. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Guatemala-politics-budget,WRAP GUATEMALA CITY Hundreds of Guatemalans take to the streets for a second day to demand the resignation of President Alejandro Giammattei, following the passage of a budget that has sparked outrage in the impoverished Central American nation. 800 words moved. Video. Picture US-vote-democracy,FOCUS WASHINGTON The United States has long championed democracy around the world, but President Donald Trump is now establishing a new American model -- refusing to concede, making unsubstantiated claims of fraud and seeking the intervention of courts. 800 words moved by Shaun Tandon -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics,WRAP HONG KONG Three young Hong Kong dissidents including Joshua Wong are remanded into custody after pleading guilty to inciting a rally during last year's pro-democracy protests, deepening the crackdown against Beijing's critics. 700 words 0930 GMT by Su Xinqi and Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video. Live video Also moved: HongKong-China-politics-activists Thailand-politics-royals-unrest-LGBTQ,FOCUS BANGKOK It takes Siraphob Attohi three hours to transform from a harried student into his drag persona Masala Bold -- a wisecracking microphone queen who raises calls for gender equality during Thailand's protests for democratic reforms. 750 words moved. Picture. Video Pakistan-environment-politics-government,FOCUS KARACHI A short boat ride from the shores of Karachi, mangrove trees sprout along the quiet inlets of an uninhabited island that environmentalists say provides vital coastal protection to Pakistan's largest city. But government plans to build there put that all at risk. 700 words moved by Joris Fioriti and Ashraf Khan. Picture. Video -- SPORTS -- Tennis-GBR-ATP-Finals,WRAP LONDON Daniil Medvedev comes from behind to beat US Open champion Dominic Thiem in a gripping encounter and win the biggest title of his career at the ATP Finals in London. 500 words moved by John Weaver. Picture Also moved: Tennis-ATP-WTA-2020 -- SPOTLIGHT -- Women-justice-violence-Greece,FOCUS ATHENS Efforts to combat domestic violence in Greece lag far behind those of other European countries, with deep-seated prejudices often leaving victims afraid to seek help, say experts and battered women themselves. 600 words moved by Helene Colliopoulou and Marina Raffenberg. Picture Health-virus-women-violence,FOCUS PARIS Few countries have been spared the coronavirus epidemic, nor the scourge of domestic violence, which has surged during lockdowns as the day marking such violence approaches on Wednesday. 750 words moved by Jessica Lopez. File Picture. File Video. Women-rights-violence,FOCUS MONTEVIDEO When Ana Amoros fell prey to Uruguay's dictatorship, the first thing her torturers did was lash her naked body with a whip. Then they raped her. 750 words 0600 GMT by Leticia Pineda. Picture by Pablo Porciuncula. Video by Michelle De La Rosa Health-virus-Thailand-minorities-tourism-environment,FEATURE PHUKET, Thailand Coronavirus has wrought havoc across the world, but for Thailand's "sea gypsies" it has brought welcome respite from the threat of mass tourism. 750 words moved by Thanaporn Promyamyai and Sophie Deviller. Picture. Video afp
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