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| - Duty Editor: Patrick Markey Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + China fights 'demon' virus as foreigners leave + Trump unveils Mideast plan over Palestinian outcry + Pressure grows for Bolton to appear at Trump trial + UK approves limited role for Huawei in 5G network + Rare glass frog reappears in Bolivian Andes China-health-virus,WRAP WUHAN, China President Xi Jinping says China is in a struggle against a "demon" virus that has killed more than 100 people, as countries start sending planes to airlift foreigners trapped at the epicentre of the outbreak. 850 words 1430 GMT by Leo Ramirez. Video. Picture. Graphic Also moved: China-health-virus-countries,FACTS China-health-virus-economy,FACTS China-health-virus-response,FACTS China-health-virus-evacuations,FACTS Israel-politics-US-diplomacy-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will ignore accusations of pro-Israeli bias -- led by the Palestinians themselves -- and unveil what he says is a peace plan that can solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 650 words 1600 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON Donald Trump's lawyers wrap opening arguments at his impeachment trial as debate rages over calling witnesses amid damaging revelations about the US president's conduct from a former top aide. 600 words 1630 GMT by Chris Lefkow. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-China-US-telecommunication-Huawei,WRAP LONDON Britain approves a limited role for Chinese telecoms giant Huawei in the country's 5G network, insisting that "high risk vendors" would be excluded from "sensitive" core infrastructure. 600 words 1600 GMT by Roland Jackson Also moved: Technology-telecommunication-5G-Huawei,FACTS Bolivia-environment-animal LA PAZ A rare species of frog native to the eastern slopes of the Bolivian Andes has been spotted in the South American country for the first time in 18 years, investigators tell AFP. 300 words moved -- CHINA VIRUS -- China-health-virus-US-epidemic-transport,FOCUS WASHINGTON The deadly new coronavirus that has broken out in China, 2019-nCoV, will affect at least tens of thousands of people and will last several months in the best cases, researchers estimate based on the first available data. 650 words moved by Ivan Couronne China-health-virus-Philippines,Lead MANILA Asian nations ramp up defences against a deadly viral epidemic, sealing borders, shuttering public places and clamping down on visitors from China. 560 words moved China-health-virus-France,WRAP PARIS France will send a plane to start evacuating its citizens from Wuhan, the Chinese city at the centre of a coronavirus scare, in the first repatriations by a European country. 500 words moved by Paul Ricard -- EUROPE -- Germany-hotel-tourism-NKorea-court-diplomacy BERLIN The "City Hostel" in Berlin may look fairly innocuous from the outside -- but it now faces closure in a legal drama over the West's economic sanctions against North Korea and the repressive regime of Kim Jong Un. 500 words 1500 GMT by Mathieu Foulkes. Picture France-agriculture-politics,WRAP PARIS France plans to ban the hugely controversial but widespread poultry industry practice of systematically slaughtering male chicks from the end of 2021, bowing to pressure from animal rights advocates. 600 words 1500 GMT by Emmanuelle Trecolle. -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-politics-protest,WRAP RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories Palestinians launch angry protests against US President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan, hours before it is to be unveiled in Washington. 600 words 1500 GMT by Hossam Ezzedine. Picture Israel-politics-corruption-US JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu drops his request for parliamentary immunity from corruption charges in a move expected to speed the opening of his trial. 600 words moved. Video Iraq-politics-protest,WRAP BAGHDAD Two Iraqis are killed and dozens wounded in protest-related violence after authorities suspend a local television station which has intensely covered the months-long movement demanding regime change. 700 words 1530 GMT. Picture. Video Qatar-politics,WRAP DOHA Qatar's ruler appoints a trusted adviser as prime minister, replacing a veteran regime insider who spearheaded diplomatic efforts to end a regional embargo on Doha. 500 words moved by Gregory Walton Syria-conflict,WRAP BEIRUT Syrian regime forces storm Maaret al-Numan, a rebel-held town of symbolic and strategic importance in the country's last major opposition bastion that is mostly deserted after months of bombardment. 500 words 1500 GMT. Picture Yemen-conflict-economy-currency,FOCUS DUBAI A flare-up of a currency war between Yemen's foes has sent the riyal crashing, aggravating a humanitarian crisis that has already driven millions to the brink of famine after five years of conflict. 700 words moved by Shata Yaish. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Burkina-violence,WRAP OUAGADOUGOU At least 10 men have been killed in a jihadist massacre at a village in Burkina Faso, the latest violence in a years-long Islamist insurgency. 550 words 1530 GMT by Armel Baily. Picture CAfrica-unrest BANGUI Clashes between rival armed groups in Bria, a strategic town in eastern Central African Republic, have left dozens dead, a senior official says. 430 words moved Mali-unrest-coup, WRAP BAMAKO A court in Mali's capital Bamako ordered the temporary release of former coup leader Amadou Sanogo, who had been detained over his involvement in a massacre while in charge of the country's military junta. 500 words 1500 GMT by Malick Konate. File picture. Video. Uganda-environment-Davos, INTERVIEW KAMPALA Africa is on the frontline of climate change, and it is crucial to listen to voices from the continent in global discussions about the crisis, Ugandan activist Vanessa Nakate told AFP, after being caught up in a viral debate on racism. 450 words moved by Michael O'Hagan. Picture. -- AMERICAS -- NFL-SuperBowl-Basket-NBA-Lakers-Bryant,lead MIAMI The death of NBA icon Kobe Bryant looms over the build-up to the Super Bowl as players from the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers pay tribute to the Los Angeles Lakers legend. 600 words moved by Rob Woollard. Picture. Video Basket-NBA-Lakers-Bryant-James,lead LOS ANGELES NBA superstar LeBron James says he is "heartbroken and devastated" over the death of Kobe Bryant while vowing in an Instagram post to continue Bryant's championship legacy with the Los Angeles Lakers. 500 words moved. File picture -- BUSINESS -- France-US-Britain-aerospace-corruption-Airbus,WRAP PARIS European aerospace giant Airbus reaches an "agreement in principle" with French, British and US authorities over corruption investigations, hoping to avoid months of costly litigation. 500 words moved by Mathieu Rabechault. France-automobile-management-Renault,WRAP PARIS French auto giant Renault is set to name Luca de Meo, a former top-ranking Volkswagen director, its new chief executive as it seeks to regain its footing after a year of turmoil sparked by the arrest of Carlos Ghosn. 600 words 1600 GMT by Daneil Aronssohn. -- SPORTS -- RugbyL-rugbyU-Super-FRA-AUS-Folau-Dragons,WRAP TOULOUSE, France Controversial former Australian rugby union star Israel Folau, sacked over anti-gay comments, has signed a one-year contract with French rugby league club Catalans Dragons 600 words 1500 GMT by Alexandre Peyrille. File picture Tennis-AUS-Open,WRAP MELBOURNE Swiss great Roger Federer says "I believe in miracles" after he saves seven match points in a five-set nail-biter against 100th-ranked Tennys Sandgren to go into an Australian Open semi-final with Novak Djokovic. 650 words moved by Talek Harris. Picture -- FASHION/ENTERTAINMENT -- France-art-fashion-Agnesb,INTERVIEW PARIS Veteran French fashion designer and activist Agnes b. is opening a huge new art gallery and "culture factory" in Paris to put some fizz back into the French capital. 700 words 1600 GMT by Jean-Louis de la Vassiere. Picture. Video afp
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