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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Vaccine 'watershed' in virus fight + Biden presses on with transition + Kosovo ex-leader at war crimes court + Ethiopia hits Tigray with air strikes + Hyperloop carries first passengers Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON One of the teams racing to develop a coronavirus vaccine announces its drug has 90 percent effectiveness in preventing the illness, boosting hopes of a release from punishing lockdowns and sending stock markets soaring. 700 words 1430 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump still refuses to concede the election, but Democrat Joe Biden plows ahead anyway with the first meeting of a parallel committee on the coronavirus crisis, initiating an awkward and potentially volatile transition period. 650 words 1600 GMT by Sebastian Smith and Michael Mathes. Picture. Video Serbia-Kosov-politics-warcrimes-court,WRAP THE HAGUE Kosovo's former president Hashim Thaci appears before a war crimes court in The Hague, in a stunning downfall for the one-time guerilla liberation hero from the 1990s conflict with Serbia. 700 words 1530 GMT by Danny Kemp with Ismet Hajdari in Pristina. Picture Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray,WRAP DANSHA, Ethiopia Ethiopia's air force carries out air strikes in the northern region of Tigray, as the prime minister seeks to ease mounting concerns that the country is hurtling into civil war. 700 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. File Picture. File Video. Graphic Also moved: Ethiopia-conflict-politics,FOCUS Technology-transport-science LOS ANGELES The Virgin Hyperloop makee its first journey carrying passengers, in a test the company claimed represented a major step forward for the "groundbreaking" technology capable of transporting people at 1,000 kilometers an hour. 300 words moved. File picture -- US ELECTION -- US-vote-Pennsylvania,FOCUS TOWANDA, Pennsylvania In rural Pennsylvania's Bradford county, a stronghold of support for Donald Trump, some are having a hard time accepting Joe Biden's White House win -- holding out "until it's certified" even as they slowly start to face the facts. 600 words 1730 GMT by Catherine Triomphe. Picture. Video US-vote-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON His brow furrowed, shoulders slightly slumped, Donald Trump seemed alone on his golf course near Washington. It was the physical reflection of a nightmarish weekend. 700 words moved by Lucie Aubourg. Picture. Video US-vote-Biden-Senate,FOCUS WASHINGTON Joe Biden's ambitious presidential plans -- including Covid-19 relief and climate action, not to mention naming a cabinet -- rest largely on Congress, where a Senate under potential Republican control could throw a political spanner in the works. 700 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture US-vote-Biden-NKorea,FOCUS SEOUL Headline-grabbing summits between the leaders of North Korea and the United States will be off the agenda for some time, analysts say, after US president-elect Joe Biden characterised Kim Jong Un a "thug", in contrast to Donald Trump's declarations of love. 700 words moved by Sunghee Hwang. File Picture. Video US-vote-Germany,FOCUS BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel warmly offers close cooperation to Joe Biden on his election as America's next president, a sharp contrast to her stern warning to Donald Trump four years ago. 650 words moved by Hui Min Neo. Picture. Video. Live video US-vote-environment-climate-Australia SYDNEY Australia's prime minister welcomes President-elect Joe Biden's vow to return the US to the Paris climate accord, even as he faces mounting pressure to revamp his government's climate targets. 400 words moved by Andrew Beatty Also moved: US-vote-diplomacy-China US-vote-Iran,FOCUS TEHRAN Joe Biden has promised a change in US policy on Iran, but the president-elect's room to manoeuvre with the Islamic republic is narrow, and time is running out. 730 words moved by Marc Jourdier US-vote-Iraq,FOCUS BAGHDAD Iraq's pro-Tehran factions have welcomed Joe Biden's election as US president, alarming officials and activists in Baghdad who fear a US-Iran de-escalation could empower hardliners in their own country. 850 words moved. Picture. Video US-vote-Poland,FOCUS WARSAW A faithful ally of Donald Trump, Poland's populist right-wing government is having trouble digesting his defeat and is worried the new president-elect will be far more critical, experts say. 500 words 1600 GMT by Bernard Osser. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-vaccines-Pfizer,4thlead PARIS A vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and BioNTech was 90 percent effective in preventing Covid-19 infections in Phase 3 trials, the companies announce in what is hailed as a "watershed moment" in the pandemic. 700 words 1500 GMT by Marlowe Hood and Patrick Galey. File picture. Video Also moving: Health-coronavirus-epidemic-vaccines,FACTS Health-virus-Switzerland-army,FOCUS MOUDON, Switzerland Swiss army reservists have been called up once again to help do battle against one of the worst coronavirus outbreaks in Europe. 650 words 1530 GMT by Agnes Pedrero. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP YEREVAN Armenia says that fighting is continuing for the key town of Shusha in Nagorno-Karabakh, a day after Azerbaijan claimed to have captured it from Armenian separatist forces. 650 words 1500 GMT by Mariam Harutyunyan. Picture Russia-army-shooting,WRAP MOSCOW A Russian soldier is detained on suspicion of carrying out an attack using an axe and a gun that left three people on a military airfield dead. 500 words 1500 GMT Austria-Islamists-police,WRAP VIENNA Austrian police raid more than 60 addresses allegedly linked to radical Islamists and seize millions of euros in cash, with orders for 30 suspects to be questioned. 600 words moved by Jastinder Khera. Picture Britain-EU-Brexit-politics,WRAP LONDON Members of Britain's upper chamber of parliament vote on controversial government legislation that would unilaterally rewrite the EU divorce treaty, as London and Brussels meet again to thrash out a post-Brexit trade deal. 650 words 1600 GMT by Joe Jackson and James Pheby France-history-WWII,FOCUS LIMOGES, France France this week commemorates as a hero a boy aged just six who died in World World II and worked with the resistance to Nazi occupiers by carrying messages for the resistance leaders under his shirt. 600 words moved by Pierre Hel. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-Cuba-weather-Eta,WRAP MIAMI, Florida Tropical Storm Eta made landfall at the Florida Keys late Sunday, bringing heavy rains and strong winds after slamming Cuba and earlier cutting a deadly path through Central America and southern Mexico. 500 words moved by Leila Macor with Carlos Batista in Havana. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Myanmar-vote,lead YANGON Aung San Suu Kyi's ruling National League for Democracy says it is confident of winning a landslide victory in Myanmar as official results trickle in following the weekend's coronavirus-disrupted election. 450 words moved. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-conflict-diplomacy-Tunisa,WRAP GAMMARTH, Tunisia Libyan delegates start UN-supervised talks aimed at preparing for elections and bringing a lasting peace in the war-torn North African country. 650 words 1500 GMT by Aymen Jamli and Paul Raymond. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-UN-US-aid,WRAP JERUSALEM The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, hammered by US aid cuts, says it lacks the funds to pay full salaries but is confident president-elect Joe Biden's administration will restore support. 500 words 1500 GMT by Ben Simon Syria-conflict-refugees-politics DAMASCUS Syria's President Bashar al-Assad tells his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin ahead of a Moscow-backed conference on repatriations that he is adamant on the return of refugees. 400 words moved. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- ICoast-vote,WRAP ABIDJAN Ivory Coast's constitutional council validates President Alassane Ouattara's reelection to a third term after his landslide victory in an October 31 ballot was marred by clashes and an opposition boycott. 600 words 1500 GMT by Patrick Markey -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Markets-World,WRAP LONDON Global financial markets soar as news of a successful coronavirus vaccine trial and Joe Biden's US election victory bolsters investor confidence. 600 words 1730 GMT. Picture EU-US-trade-aviation,WRAP BRUSSELS The EU pushes ahead with tariffs against the US as part of the long-running Boeing-Airbus row, despite hopes for a trade truce after Joe Biden's election. 500 words 1500 GMT by Alex Pigman. Video -- HERITAGE -- Crime-heritage-internet-health-virus,FOCUS PARIS From ancient mosaics to world-famous canvasses -- antiquities trafficking has gathered pace during the coronavirus pandemic with criminals increasingly persuing the trade online. 650 words 1530 GMT by Joelle Garrus -- ENTERTAINMENT/LIFESTYLE -- US-television-obituary-Trebek,lead LOS ANGELES Alex Trebek, whose decades as host of the quiz show "Jeopardy!" made him one of the most popular fixtures on American television, dies at age 80. 550 words moved China-economy-lifestyle-luxury-retail,FOCUS BEIJING The discovery of a Burberry jacket she does not recall buying proved to Chen Rui that she was right to have brought in experts to manage her out-of-control luxury wardrobe. 650 words moved by Ye Qian and Helen Roxburgh. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Cricket-IND-IPL-fantasy-India MUMBAI Unable to bet legally, tens of millions of Indian cricket fans have turned to fantasy games based on the Indian Premier League, exploiting a loophole to create a billion-dollar industry. 650 words moved by Vishal Manve, with Faisal Kamal in Delhi. File Picture afp
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