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| - Duty Editor: Tom Barfield Tel: +33 1.40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + French security forces target mosques + Hong Kong holds media tycoon Jimmy Lai + Former French president Giscard dies + Trump weighs 2024 presidential run + Wuhan virus lockdown captured in craft beer France-security-religion,lead PARIS France launches a crackdown on dozens of mosques suspected of radicalisation, in a drive aimed at rooting out extreme Islamists after a spate of attacks over the last weeks. 500 words 1200 GMT HongKong-China-politics-media-law,WRAP HONG KONG Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai is remanded into custody after being charged with fraud, the latest in a string of prosecutions brought against high-profile Beijing critics and democracy campaigners. 550 words moved by Su Xinqi and Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video. Graphic France-politics-Giscard,WRAP PARIS France mourns its former president Valery Giscard d'Estaing after he died from Covid-19 aged 94, with tributes hailing him as an ambitious social reformer and great European statesman. 700 words 1000 GMT by Stuart Williams and Anne Renaut. File picture. File video. Graphic Also moving: France-politics-Giscard,PROFILE US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON Still irate and bitter one month after his election defeat to Joe Biden, Donald Trump is openly musing about a second run at the US presidency in 2024. 700 words moved by Jerome Cartillier Health-virus-China-lifestyle-beer,SCENE WUHAN, China When the coronavirus emerged in Wuhan and the Chinese city went into a strict 76-day lockdown, Wang Fan resolved to commemorate the turbulent period in the way he knew best -- through beer. 550 words moved by Peter Stebbings. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP LONDON Britain becomes the first Western country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine for general use, while Japan and Italy pledge free inoculations for all even as the global death toll rises towards 1.5 million. 850 words moved by Jitendra Joshi with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-vaccines,BACKGROUND Health-virus-US-vaccine,FOCUS NEW YORK They are first in line for a Covid-19 vaccine if they want it, but some generally pro-vaccine US health care workers are wary about receiving an injection developed in record time, even as the pandemic rages on. 800 words moved by Catherine Triomphe Health-climate-pandemic-risk PARIS From small island states to urbanised powerhouses, every country on Earth faces "multiplying and intensifying" threats to human health as climate change renders future pandemics and system collapses ever more likely, a major study concludes. 700 words moved by Patrick Galey Health-virus-SAfrica,FOCUS JOHANNESBURG Localised coronavirus outbreaks in parts of South Africa have raised fears that the country could see a resurgence in cases compounded by gatherings during the upcoming festive season. 750 words moved by Sofia Christensen and Susan Njanji Health-virus-Spain-tourism-hotels,FOCUS BARCELONA Hugely popular with international visitors, Barcelona has seen most of its hotels close as the pandemic has kept tourists away, and the few that remain open have had to repurpose themselves to stay afloat. 750 words moved by Daniel Bosque. Picture. Video Heath-virus-US-racism-hospital LOS ANGELES A Jewish doctor working with coronavirus patients in California shares his shock about the moment he saw neo-Nazi tattoos on the body of a severely ill man he was treating. 400 words moved -- ASIA -- Bangladesh-Myanmar-refugee-conflict-Rohingya,WRAP COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh Bangladesh begins transferring hundreds of Rohingya refugees to a low-lying island prone to cyclones and floods, with rights groups alleging they were being coerced into leaving. 650 words 1000 GMT by Sam Jahan. Picture. Video. Live video SKorea-health-virus-education-social,lead SEOUL South Korea falls into hush mode as hundreds of thousands of students sit the high-stakes national university entrance exam, with the added tension of strict anti-coronavirus measures. 550 words moved by Kang Jin-kyu. Picture. Video SKorea-politics-court-assassination,FOCUS PAJU, South Korea Forty years after South Korea's spy chief shot dead his boss, dictator Park Chung-hee, the assassin's sister is seeking to clear him of treason, arguing the killing was in the service of the country. 700 words moved by Kang Jin-kyu. Picture. Video Philippines-prison-tattoo,FOCUS MANILA Heavily tattooed Philippine prisoners wince in pain as fellow inmates use improvised tattooing machines to cover up gang symbols in a skin-deep effort by authorities to reduce jail violence. 600 words moved by Ron Lopez. Picture. Video NZealand-hobby-sex-offbeat WELLINGTON The genteel world of New Zealand pottery has been rocked by a row over plans for a ceramic dildo-making workshop, sparking allegations of bullying and online abuse. 400 words moved -- AMERICAS -- Iran-nuclear-politics-US,WRAP WASHINGTON President-elect Joe Biden has signaled he will return the United States to a nuclear accord with Iran before quickly launching talks on other concerns, reviving diplomacy to ease soaring tensions. 700 words moved by Shaun Tandon -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-conflict-Tigray,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia grants the United Nations full access to deliver aid to the northern region of Tigray, following weeks of lobbying amid military operations there, according to an agreement seen by AFP. 750 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Ethiopia-conflict-Tigray,Q&A Madagascar-famine,SCENE AMBOASARY, Madagascar In drought-ravaged southern Madagascar people resort to eating clay in a desperate effort to fill their stomachs and trick hunger pangs. 650 words 1200 GMT by Tsiresena Manjakahery. Video. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Iraq-conflict-trauma,FOCUS BAJET KANDALA CAMP, Iraq For half a decade, Zedan suffered recurring nightmares about jihadists overrunning his hometown in northern Iraq. The 21-year-old Yazidi was just starting to recover when Covid-19 revived his trauma. 700 words moved by Florent Vergnes. Picture. Video Lebanon-politics-economy-Basket,FOCUS BEIRUT Basketball player Charles Tabet was once a national hero blocking shots for Lebanon, but a crumbling economy has forced him into a new life selling cars in Michigan. 700 words moved by Ahmad Muhieddine. File Picture -- HEALTH -- Science-research-health-sight TOKYO Scientists say they have restored sight in mice using a "milestone" treatment that returns cells to a more youthful state and could one day help treat glaucoma and other age-related diseases. 650 words moved by Sara Hussein -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- OPEC-oil,WRAP LONDON The members of the OPEC group of oil producers meet with their allies to see if they can reach an accord on extending production cuts over the coming months. 450 words 1200 GMT by Benoit Pelegrin US-aviation-accident-Boeing-AmericanAirlines,WRAP DALLAS, Texas The Boeing 737 MAX takes another big step towards commercial service as American Airlines completes a test flight with journalists aboard, seeking to reassure the public following a 20-month grounding of the jet. 600 words moved by Juliette Michel. Picture. Live Video Also moved: US-aviation-accident-Boeing-AmericanAirlines,SCENE -- SPORT -- RugbyU-Tri-2020-ARG-racism-Matera,2ndlead SYDNEY Argentina's rugby union lifts the interim suspension of skipper Pablo Matera and two other players for racist tweets, in a shock U-turn just two days after calling the posts "unacceptable". 650 words moved Fbl-Asia-CHN,lead SHANGHAI Next season's Chinese Super League will take on a new look after the 16 teams were told to drop the corporate part of their names, infuriating some fans. 500 words moved afp
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