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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Kim declares end to North Korea's test moratoriums + US boosts Mideast troops after Iraq embassy attack + Australia races to reach thousands stranded by fires + Hong Kong set for massive New Year democracy rally + World welcomes 2020 with fireworks, despite upheaval NKorea-diplomacy-defence,WRAP SEOUL Kim Jong Un declares an end to North Korea's moratoriums on nuclear and intercontinental ballistic missile tests and threatens a demonstration of a "new strategic weapon" soon. 750 words 0400 GMT by Sebastien Berger. Video. File Picture Iraq-politics-protests,WRAP BAGHDAD The US says it is sending around 750 more troops to the Middle East after protesters storm the US embassy in Baghdad in an attack it says was orchestrated by terrorists with the help of Iranian proxies. 700 words 0200 GMT by Ahmad al-Rubaye with Paul Handley in Washington. Picture. Video. Also moved: Iraq-conflict-Iran-US,FACTS Australia-fire-climate-environment,WRAP SYDNEY Fire-ravaged Australia is scrambling to reach thousands of people stranded in seaside towns after deadly bushfires ripped through popular tourist areas on New Year's Eve. 700 words 0230 GMT by Holly Robertson. Picture. Video HongKong-China-unrest-NewYear,WRAP HONG KONG Hong Kong readies for a massive pro-democracy rally after seeing in the New Year with an evening of peaceful protests that morphed into tear gas-choked clashes between hardcore demonstrators and police. 600 words 0200 GMT NewYear-World,WRAP PARIS Strike-hit Paris welcomes the New Year with a huge fireworks display while London's Big Ben rings out after a long restoration, as crisis clouds celebrations elsewhere after a year of upheaval. 700 words 0200 GMT by Alice Lefebvre. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-China-trade-economy-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON A partial new US-China trade agreement will be signed in the middle of next month, US President Donald Trump says, announcing that he will also then travel to China for continued talks. 700 words moved by Douglas Gillison -- EUROPE -- France-food-drink-restaurants-tourism-trial NANTERRE, France A French court rejects a lawsuit brought by a star chef seeking to force the prestigious Michelin restaurant guide to hand over its reasons for stripping his restaurant of a third star, just a year after he won it. 550 words moved by Celine Agniel and Joseph Schmid. File Picture. -- AFRICA -- Mauritania-politics,FOCUS NOUAKCHOTT In less than six months after he was elected, Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has consolidated his grip on power, leaving on the sidelines his predecessor and one-time mentor, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, a soldier who ran the African desert country for 10 years. 750 words 0300 GMT by Hademine Ould Sadi. File picture afp
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