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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Tel: +1 202 414 0544 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump set for Senate acquittal in divided US + 'Severe' bed shortage on Chinese virus wards + Erdogan warns Syria to leave Turkish outposts + Weeks-old Romanian pro-EU government collapses + Scientists unlock secrets of how cancers form US-politics-impeachment-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is set to win acquittal from impeachment in the Senate, hours after his partisan State of the Union speech triggered unprecedented protests from Democrats in a seething display of US political divisions. 600 words 2200 GMT by Paul Handley. Picture China-health-virus,WRAP HANGZHOU, China Authorities in China warn they face a severe shortage of hospital beds and equipment needed to treat a growing number of patients stricken by the new coronavirus, as cities far from the epicentre tighten their defences. 850 words 2230 GMT by Dan Martin. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: China-health-virus-world-company,FACTS Also moved: China-health-virus-countries,FACTS China-health-virus,CHRONO Syria-conflict-Turkey,WRAP BEIRUT Syrian regime forces penetrate the strategic town of Saraqeb in Idlib province, a war monitor says, after Ankara demands that Damascus pull back from Turkish-manned posts in the holdout rebel enclave. 700 words 1930 GMT by Layal Abou Rahal and Eric Randolph. Picture. Video Romania-politics,WRAP BUCHAREST Romania's pro-European government collapses in a parliamentary no-confidence vote after only three months in office, bringing the EU member closer to early elections. 550 words moved by Ionut Iordachescu. Picture Health-cancer-genetics-research-science TOKYO A massive, decade-long study sequencing the genomes of dozens of cancers has revealed the secrets of how tumours form and may pave the way for better and more targeted treatment. 700 words moved by Sara Hussein. Graphic -- TRUMP VERDICT -- US-politics-impeachment-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON Is Donald Trump being acquitted of high crimes in his impeachment trial -- or unleashed to commit more? 550 words 2130 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture US-politics-impeachment-lessons,POINTS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is expected to be acquitted after a two-week impeachment trial in the Senate. The drama has divided Americans and confirmed Trump's tight grip on his Republican Party, while also showcasing the oratical and other skills of chief Democratic accuser Adam Schiff. 650 words 2200 GMT by Charlotte Plaintive. Picture. Video US-politics-impeachment,FOCUS WASHINGTON In the more than 230 years of US history, only three presidents have suffered the humiliation of an impeachment trial. Yet in the last half-century, this dramatic procedure seems to have become "normalized" in a way analysts say is unlikely to be reversed soon. 750 words 2230 GMT by Charlotte Plaintive. Picture Also moving: US-politics-impeachment,CHRONO -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Biden,FOCUS WASHINGTON As the votes trickle in from Iowa, the first contest in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, Joe Biden appears headed for a fourth-place finish, a lackluster showing he described as a "gut punch." 700 words 2000 GMT by Chris Lefkow. File picture US-Venezuela-diplomacy-Guaido,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump receives Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido for talks on how to speed a democratic transition in his country, the White House says. 500 words 2100 GMT by Shaun Tandon -- ASIA -- China-health-virus-Hangzhou,SCENE HANGZHOU, China A loudspeaker broadcasts ominous instructions across the deserted streets of Hangzhou, the eastern Chinese city that is home to e-commerce giant Alibaba: "Please don't go out, don't go out, don't go out!" 600 words moved by Dan Martin. Picture. Video Also moved: China-health-virus-economy,FOCUS China-health-virus-Japan-ship,WRAP YOKOHAMA, Japan Thousands are marooned on a cruise ship off the Japanese coast, after medics evacuate 10 people infected with the deadly coronavirus, with many facing an anxious wait for their own test results. 650 words moved by Harumi Ozawa. Picture. Video -- MIDEAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Iraq-politics-gas-Kurds BAGHDAD A dispute between companies transporting liquefied petroleum gas across Iraq's northern Kurdish region has escalated into armed attacks and skyrocketing gas prices, government and industry sources say. 550 words moved Iran-Ukraine-aviation-crash-diplomacy,FOCUS TEHRAN Diplomatic tensions are mounting over the investigation into the January downing of a passenger plane near Tehran, as countries that lost citizens in the disaster criticise Iran's reticence to share key information. 600 words moved. File picture -- EUROPE -- Turkey-avalanche,WRAP ISTANBUL At least 33 people are killed in eastern Turkey by a second avalanche which buried a team of rescuers searching for people hit by the first the day before. 500 words moved by Raziye Akkoc. Picture Turkey-aviation-accident,WRAP ISTANBUL A plane carrying 177 people skids off the runway at an Istanbul airport, catches fire and splits into three after landing in rough weather. 530 words 2100 GMT by Gokan Gunes. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-politics-media-BBC LONDON The British government announces plans to stop prosecuting people who do not pay the BBC's compulsory subscription fee, sparking concerns about the broadcaster's future funding. 550 words moved by Alice Ritchie. File picture Britain-politics-police-security-aviation LONDON A police investigation is launched after former British prime minister David Cameron's bodyguard left his gun in a toilet on a commercial flight. 450 words moved -- AFRICA -- Guinea-election-constitution-unrest,WRAP CONAKRY Guinea's main opposition parties say they will boycott a referendum on constitutional changes that critics say are ploy by President Alpha Conde to stay in power for a third term. 500 words moved by Mouctar Bah -- ECONOMY AND BUSINESS -- US-earnings-automobile-GM-Tesla-Ford, WRAP NEW YORK While Wall Street continues to ogle Tesla's skyrocketing valuation, shares of Ford and General Motors face renewed pressure after reporting fourth-quarter losses. 650 words 2200 GMT by John Biers -- SPORTS -- FSkate-assault-FRA-France-investigation,WRAP PARIS French figure skating chief Didier Gailhaguet cuts a defiant figure amid claims of rape and sexual abuse of minors in the sport and government demands for his resignation. 650 words 2030 GMT by Andrea Bambino. Picture and Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-women,FOCUS LOS ANGELES It is an accusation that has been levelled at the Oscars all too often over the years, and 2020 is no different -- too many men, not enough women, particularly in the most prestigious categories. 700 words moved by Laurent Banguet afp
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