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| - Duty Editor: Denholm Barnetson Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump fires official who dismissed vote fraud + US to slash troop levels in Iraq, Afghanistan + Ethiopian troops close in on Tigray capital + Ten dead as powerful storm lashes Central America + Germany coach under fire after Spain humiliation US-vote-security-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON Donald Trump fires the government's top election security official, who had rejected the president's unsubstantiated claims of "massive" fraud in the vote he lost to Joe Biden. 550 words moved by Paul Handley. File picture US-politics-military-Afghanistan-Iraq,WRAP WASHINGTON The US will slash troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq to their lowest in nearly 20 years of war after President Donald Trump pledged to end conflicts abroad, the Pentagon says. 700 words moved by Paul Handley. Picture. File Picture. Graphic Already moved: Afghanistan-conflict-talks Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopian troops close in on the capital of the northern region of Tigray after claiming a series of military victories in a two-week-old conflict that has sent thousands pouring across the border, creating what the UN has called a full-scale humanitarian crisis. 750 words 1230 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video. Graphic. Weather-hurricane-Centram,WRAP SAN SALVADOR Storm Iota kills at least 10 people as it smashes homes, uproots trees and swamps roads during its destructive advance across Central America, just two weeks after Hurricane Eta devastated parts of the region. 700 words 1030 by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Fbl-Eur-Nations-GER-Loew,FOCUS BERLIN Germany coach Joachim Loew faces the biggest crisis of his 14-year reign after his side were thrashed 6-0 by Spain, with pundits and the media questioning whether he should lead the team into next year's Euro finals. 600 words 1200 GMT by Ryland James. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Brazil,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO After struggling for months to get its spiraling Covid-19 death toll under control, Brazil is now threatened by the nightmare scenario that has already shaken the United States and Europe: a second wave. 650 words moved by Louis Genot. Picture. Video Health-virus-Australia-Adelaide,3rdlead ADELAIDE, Australia South Australia announces a six-day "circuit-breaker" lockdown for its nearly two million people to contain a sudden coronavirus outbreak that ended a months-long streak of no infections. 550 words moved. Picture Health-virus-environment-masks,FOCUS PARIS Health authorities say the most widespread anti-Covid weapon -- surgical masks -- must be thrown away after a single use, but environmental concerns are pushing some scientists to question this recommendation. 650 words moved by Amelie Bottollier-Depois -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-US-Bahrain-diplomacy,WRAP JERUSALEM US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected in Israel for a farewell visit, sparking anger among Palestinians because of a possible trip to a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank. 600 words 1100 GMT. Picture. Video Israel-conflict-Syria-Iran,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel launches air strikes in Syria, hitting Iranian targets and killing 10 fighters, in what it calls a retaliatory attack after explosives were found near one of its bases on the occupied Golan Heights. 700 words moved by Ben Simon G20-summit-Saudi-diplomacy-economy,ADVANCER RIYADH Saudi Arabia hosts the G20 summit Saturday in a first for an Arab nation, but the scaled-down virtual format could limit debate on a resurgent coronavirus pandemic and crippling economic crisis. 800 words moved by Anuj Chopra Also moved: Saudi-rights-politics-reform,FACTS Iraq-Saudi-border-trade,WRAP ARAR BORDER CROSSING, Iraq Iraq and Saudi Arabia are set to reopen the Arar desert crossing, a long-awaited sign of closer trade ties after 30 years of sealed land borders between the two countries. 600 words 1300 GMT. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Gaza-women,FOCUS GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories Palestinian mother-of-five Nayla Abu Jubbah launched a small revolution this week by becoming the first female taxi driver in the deeply conservative Gaza Strip. 450 words moved. Picture. Video Mideast-music,FOCUS DUBAI The Arab music industry -- plagued by rampant piracy, free YouTube clips and dated channels -- is the new target for global streaming giants intent on bringing the outmoded business into the digital era. 700 words moved by Aziz El Massassi. Picture -- EUROPE -- Georgia-US-diplomacy-Pompeo,WRAP TBILISI US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo seeks to reassure the Caucasus nation of Georgia over Washington's commitment to strengthening ties during a visit to the region where Russia is asserting its influence. 550 words 1030 GMT by Irakli Metreveli. Picture. Video Croatia-tradition-offbeat-tourism,VIDEOESSAY LICKO PETROVA SELO, Croatia Once used to warm men's private parts during harsh winters in rural Croatia, the woollen codpiece or 'nakurnjak' is making a comeback as a popular souvenir, thanks to a handful of women preserving traditional handicrafts from oblivion. 600 words moved by Lajla Veselica. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- DRCongo-health-epidemic-Ebola,WRAP KINSHASA The Democratic Republic of Congo declares the end of the country's latest Ebola epidemic, an outbreak that killed 55 people over five months, with the widespread use of vaccinations helping to contain the spread of the dreaded haemorrhagic fever. 500 words 1030 GMT by Samir Tounsi Burkina-vote-unrest,FOCUS DORI, Burkina Faso Two days before Burkina Faso's president held a campaign rally in the northern town of Dori, the body of a driver for a regional MP was found not far away. 700 words moved by Amaury Hauchard. File Picture -- AMERICAS -- Peru-politics,WRAP LIMA Peru's 76-year-old new president Francisco Sagasti is sworn in at a special session of Congress, tasked with resolving the South American country's crippling political crisis. 600 words moved by Luis Jaime Cisneros. Picture. Video Also moved: Peru-politics-Sagasti,PROFILE US-vote-IT-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON Facebook and Twitter defend their handling of US election misinformation at a heated congressional hearing where one key senator assails the platforms for being the "ultimate editor" of political news. 800 words moved by Rob Lever. Picture. Video Entertainment-US-film-execution,FOCUS LOS ANGELES Next month, Lisa Montgomery, who strangled a pregnant woman and hacked the unborn child from her womb with a kitchen knife, is due to become the first female executed by the US government in 67 years. 600 words moved by Andrew Marszal. File picture US-Mexico-drugs-corruption,lead NEW YORK The US Department of Justice announces plans to drop drug trafficking and money laundering charges against a Mexican ex-defense minister in US custody so that Mexico can do its own probe and potentially prosecute him. 650 words moved by Laura Bonilla. File picture US-vote-television,FOCUS WASHINGTON Tens of thousands of Donald Trump supporters, disbelieving of the presidential election results and increasingly frustrated by the conservative Fox News, are turning -- often at the president's urging -- to smaller, right-wing channels OAN and Newsmax, which still refuse to call the race for Joe Biden. 700 words moved by Thomas Urbain -- ASIA -- Thailand-politics-protest-royals,WRAP BANGKOK Thai democracy protesters will return to the streets of Bangkok, a day after six people were shot with live rounds in violent clashes, as lawmakers vote on possible constitutional reforms. 550 words 1030 GMT by Lisa Martin and Sophie Deviller. Picture. Video HongKong-China-politics HONG KONG Three former lawmakers from Hong Kong's pro-democracy opposition are arrested for protests held earlier this year in the city's legislature as it passed a law criminalising insults to China's national anthem. 400 words moved Solomons-politics-Facebook,lead HONORIA The Solomon Islands is reportedly planning to ban Facebook after the government received harsh criticism on the social media platform, sparking outrage among rights groups and opposition figures in the Pacific island nation. 500 words moved India-Britain-animal NEW DELHI With a wagging tail, an Indian street dog that lost its front legs in a train accident heads for a new life in the English countryside. 400 words moved by Aishwarya Kumar. Picture. Video afp
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