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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + China, US poised to sign trade truce + Bushfire smoke disrupts Aussie Open build-up + Trump trial likely to begin next week + US airliner dumps fuel on children + Sex delays menopause, study finds US-China-trade-tariff WASHINGTON The world's two dominant economic powers are poised to sign a trade truce Wednesday that will allow businesses around the globe to breathe a sigh of relief. 650 words 0300 GMT by Heather Scott We will also move: US-China-economy-trade,CHRONO Australia-fire-environment-climate-tennis-AUS,WRAP MELBOURNE Bushfire smoke disrupts the Australian Open build-up for a second straight day, with qualifying rounds suspended following a barrage of complaints about safety from players. 600 words 0300 GMT. Picture US-politics-impeachment-trial,WRAP WASHINGTON The trial of President Donald Trump for abuse of power and obstruction is expected to open in the Senate next week after the House votes on transmitting the articles of impeachment against him. 700 words 0330 GMT by Paul Handley. Picture. Video Also moved: US-politics-impeachment-trial-articles,POINTS US-politics-impeachment-trial-process,FACTS US-aviation-school-fuel,lead LOS ANGELES A Delta airliner experiencing mechanical trouble dumps jet fuel onto a school playground in the Los Angeles area, leaving 20 students and several adults with minor injuries. 350 words moved Health-evolution-women-menopause PARIS Women approaching menopause who have frequent sex are less likely to cross that threshold than women of the same age who are not as active sexually, researchers say. 450 words moved by Marlowe Hood -- ASIA -- Philippines-volcano,SCENE BALETE, Philippines The horses are still caked in grey ash as they step off the boat, lucky beneficiaries of a risky rescue mission to ground zero of the Philippines' Taal volcano eruption. 500 words 0400 GMT by Ron Lopez. Picture. Video Australia-animal-fire-environment KANGAROO ISLAND, Australia Dozens of injured koalas arrive at the Kangaroo Island Wildlife Park's makeshift animal hospital each day in cat carriers, washing baskets or clinging to wildlife carers. 400 words moved. Picture. Video Myanmar-China-diplomacy-economy,WRAP MYITSONE, Myanmar China's President Xi Jinping arrives in Myanmar this week to nail down multi-billion-dollar infrastructure deals in a country abandoned by many in the West appalled at the "genocide" of Rohingya Muslims on leader Aung San Suu Kyi's watch. 750 words 0300 GMT. Picture Video. File Picture. File Video -- EUROPE -- EU-Iran-US-nuclear-diplomacy,WRAP PARIS Three EU countries launch a process charging Iran with failing to observe the terms of the 2015 deal curtailing its nuclear programme, a move that sparked anger and threats from Tehran at a time of growing tensions. 850 words moved by Stuart Williams and Valerie Leroux Germany-economy-GDP-budget-indicator FRANKFURT, Germany Official data will show German gross domestic product growth plummeting in 2019 compared with a year before, analysts predict, stoking renewed debate about how to use fiscal surpluses to boost growth. 550 words 0230 GMT by Tom Barfield -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Iran-Ukraine-Canada-US-aviation,WRAP TEHRAN Iran announces its first arrests over the accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger jet, as protesters vented their anger over the catastrophic blunder for a fourth consecutive day. 950 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic Iran-Iraq-US-unrest-drones,FOCUS AIN AL-ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq Moments after volleys of Iranian missiles began to batter Iraq's Ain al-Asad airbase, US soldiers at the desert facility lost contact with their ultra-powerful -- and expensive -- eyes in the sky. 700 words 0200 GMT by Maya Gebeily. Picture. Video Lebanon-politics-protests,WRAP BEIRUT Lebanese demonstrators take to the streets to demand an end to a months-long political vacuum, with police firing tear gas at the start of what protesters have billed a "week of wrath". 700 words moved. Picture. Video Libya-conflict-Russia-diplomacy,WRAP MOSCOW Diplomatic efforts to end the conflict in Libya ratchet up as Russia claims the warring factions have agreed to maintain a fragile ceasefire and Germany calls an international summit on the crisis. 680 words moved by Maria Antonova. Picture. Video Also moved: Libya-conflict-Russia-diplomacy-Haftar,FOCUS Libya-conflict-Russia-diplomacy-Haftar,ANALYSIS Libya-conflict,CHRONO -- AFRICA -- Africa-Togo-health-drugs-counterfeit,FOCUS LOME After he was struck down by malaria and typhoid, Togolese tailor Ayawo Hievi thought he was set to recover when he started taking drugs prescribed by his doctor -- but the medication eventually cost him one of his kidneys. 950 words 0300 GMT by Emile Kouton with Celia Lebur in Lagos. Picture -- AMERICAS - - US-politics-Democrats-debate,WRAP DES MOINES, Iowa The gloves will be off when six Democrats take the stage in the final debate before voters in Iowa kick off the process of choosing an opponent for Republican Donald Trump in November's presidential election. 700 words 0300 GMT by Robyn Beck with Michael Mathes in Washington Also moving: US-politics-impeachment-Trump-Roberts,PROFILE World-China-rights-diplomacy,WRAP NEW YORK China is using its economic and diplomatic might to carry out the "most intense attack" ever on the global system for protecting human rights, a leading campaign group says, sparking a furious response from a Chinese official. 700 words moved by Peter Hutchinson. Picture. Video Canada-Britain-royals,Q&A MONTREAL Prince Harry and his wife Meghan face a backlash in Britain over their shock announcement to step back from frontline royal duties, but in Canada -- where the couple plans to live part-time -- anticipation is growing. 650 words moved US-IT-crime-law-Apple,FOCUS WASHINGTON Apple and the US government are at loggerheads for the second time in four years over unlocking iPhones connected to a mass shooting, reviving debate over law enforcement access to encrypted devices. 550 words moved by Rob Lever -- ENTERTAINMENT & LIFESTYLE -- Entertainment-US-music-assault-performance,FOCUS NEW YORK Just as her career as a vocalist began taking off in 2013, singer Lucy Dhegrae found herself silenced, physically unable to produce the notes she once delivered with ease. 800 words 0230 GMT by Maggy Donaldson. Picture. Video Lifestyle-Brazil-games,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO Eyes fixed on her smartphone screen, world champion gamer Barbara "Babi" Passos sits in a Sao Paulo mansion engaged in a fight to the death in the blockbuster Free Fire video game. 500 words 0230 GMT by Luiz Claudio Amaral. Picture Amfoot-USA-Super-crime-women-trafficking,FOCUS MIAMI Every year, the American football season ends with the vast spectacle of the Super Bowl, drawing in celebrity superstars and 100 million viewers. But the sporting mega-event also has a darker side: a spike in human trafficking. 700 words 0200 GMT by Leila Macor. Picture. Video afp
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