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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + New vaccine breakthrough lifts hopes over pandemic + 'Catastrophic' Hurricane Iota hits Central America + Biden warns 'people may die' if transition delayed + Peru elects new president in hope of ending crisis + France's RFI radio 'sorry' after killing off Queen Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON Hopes of overcoming the coronavirus are boosted as a second vaccine claims nearly 95 percent effectiveness, bringing much-needed optimism to a world facing surging infections and gruelling restrictions. 800 words 0300 by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video Weather-hurricane-Centram,WRAP BILWI, Nicaragua Hurricane Iota strengthens to a "catastrophic" Category 5 hurricane as it barrels towards Central America, threatening areas devastated by a powerful storm just two weeks ago, US forecasters warn. 700 words 0200 GMT by Julia Rios. Picture. Video US-vote-Biden-transition-health WILMINGTON, Delaware US President-elect Joe Biden expresses frustration over Donald Trump's refusal to cooperate on the White House transition process, saying "more people may die" of coronavirus without immediate coordination on fighting the surging pandemic. 500 words moved. Picture Peru-politics-demonstration LIMA Peru's Congress chooses a 76-year-old former World Bank official as the South American country's new president -- the third in a rollercoaster week of political upheaval. 700 words 0200 GMT by Luis Jaime Cisneros. Picture. Video Celebrity-media-obituaries PARIS France's RFI public radio apologises for mistakenly publishing obituaries for a number of celebrities still very much alive, including Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Brazilian footballer Pele. 150 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US-Moderna WASHINGTON Moderna has long been a darling of investors but it wasn't until the coronavirus pandemic came along that the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biotech company could prove the value of its new vaccine technology and mint some new billionaires. 650 words moved by Ivan Couronne. File picture Also moved: Health-virus-vaccine-mRNA,FACTS -- ASIA -- China-US-Huawei-telecommunication, WRAP SHANGHAI Chinese telecom giant Huawei announces it has sold its Honor budget phone line to a domestic consortium in a move it says is necessary to keep the brand alive amid "tremendous" supply chain pressures caused by US sanctions. 500 words 0200 GMT by Dan Martin -- EUROPE -- France-train-attack-US,WRAP PARIS A Moroccan man and three alleged accomplices stand trial in France for an attempted terror attack on an Amsterdam-Paris train five years ago that was foiled by passengers whose heroic actions were turned into a Hollywood film. 700 words 1930 GMT by Marie Dhumieres. Picture. Video Health-disease-TB PARIS The global community is missing the chance to end the "modern tragedy" of tuberculosis, the biggest infectious killer, experts say as they warn how Earth's other pandemic will worsen during Covid-19. 500 words moved by Patrick Galey Lifestyle-Britain-France-wine-Beaujolais,FOCUS LEDBURY, United Kingdom In years gone by, British wine merchants would race to secure Beaujolais Nouveau for their stocks. But now the UK's first young red is being made near the English border with Wales. 675 words 0230 GMT by Sylvain Peuchmaurd. Picture. Video Health-virus-Switzerland-fondue,FOCUS GENEVA As Switzerland contends with one of the worst coronavirus surges in Europe, the Swiss are gripped by one hot question: is it still safe to share a fondue? 700 words 0300 GMT by Agnes Pedrero. Video. Picture Spain-Flamenco-music,INTERVIEW MADRID "El Yiyo", a flamenco dancer whose real name is Miguel Fernandez, honed his skills by watching YouTube videos. Now aged just 24, he made his debut at Spain's main opera house with a show he developed during the country's virus lockdown. 600 words 0300 GMT by Alvaro Villalobos. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- WSahara-conflict-Morocco,WRAP RABAT Morocco's king warned his country would react with the "greatest severity" to any attack in Western Sahara, as the pro-independence Polisario Front said conflict would continue until Rabat ended its "occupation" of the disputed territory. 650 words moved. File Picture. Graphic Syria-conflict-Kurds-IS,lead Al-Hol Camp, SYRIA More than 500 Syrians, some related to alleged Islamic State group members, quit the overcrowded Kurdish-run camp of Al-Hol in the northeast of the war-torn country. 500 words moved. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-UN-US,INTERVIEW GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories The worst financial crisis in the history of the UN organisation for Palestinian refugees could lead to "disaster" in the Gaza Strip and insecurity in Lebanon, the agency chief warns. 650 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. File picture -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray-army,WRAP ADDIS ABABA African leaders try to kickstart talks over Ethiopia's internal conflict two days after rockets hit Eritrea, highlighting the risk of fighting spilling over borders. 700 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Ethiopia-conflict-Sudan-refugees,FOCUS Guinea-vote-unrest Conakry Guinea's President Alpha Conde tells AFP and Radio France that he is not carrying out a "witch hunt" against the opposition in his first interview since his re-election. 650 words moved by Carol Valade with Philippe Siuberski in Dakar. Video SAfrica-corruption-politics-Zuma JOHANNESBURG After months of refusing to testify, South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma appeared Monday before a panel probing rampant state corruption during his nine-year reign, demanding a fair investigation. 400 words moved. Picture. Video afp
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