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| - Duty editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Chinese probe touches down on the Moon + Europe begins countdown to Covid vaccinations + Biden unveils team to combat economic crisis + Two-thirds of pupils have no home internet: UN + 'Juno' star Page comes out as transgender China-space,WRAP BEIJING China successfully lands a probe on the Moon, Beijing's space agency says as it aims to bring back to Earth the first lunar samples in four decades. 500 words 2000 GMT. File picture Health-virus,WRAP PARIS European countries are given a clear timeframe for the start of their vaccination programmes after the bloc's medicines regulator said it will decide by December 29 whether to grant emergency approval for the first Covid-19 jabs. 800 words 1930 GMT by Erin Conroy. Picture. Graphic. Video US-economy-stimulus-politics,WRAP WILMINGTON, Delaware US President-elect Joe Biden presents his economic team and pledges they will lead the charge on a plan to provide more relief for the faltering economy which faces a "historic" crisis. 700 words 2000 GMT by Chandan Khanna. Picture. Video Health-virus-education-children-computers-UN GENEVA Two thirds of school-age children worldwide have no internet at home, a UN report finds, even as pandemic-induced school closures have made online access vital to getting an education. 500 words moved Entertainment-US-film-Page,WRAP LOS ANGELES The Oscar-nominated star of "Juno" has come out as transgender, introducing himself as Elliot Page in social media posts that voice joy at sharing the news -- but also fear over a possible backlash. 500 words 2100 GMT by Andrew Marszal. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US-vaccine-priority,FOCUS WASHINGTON When the Covid vaccines are approved, who will get them first? Nothing is yet confirmed, but the US could differ from others countries in prioritizing "critical" workers who keep society running -- potentially even before people at highest risk. 600 words moved by Ivan Couronne Health-virus-aid-conflict,WRAP GENEVA The UN says $35 billion will be needed for aid in 2021, as the pandemic leaves tens of millions more people in crisis, and with the risk of multiple famines looming. 650 words moved by Nina Larson. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-Britain-politics,2ndlead LONDON Parliament votes on tough new Covid restrictions to replace an England-wide lockdown, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson facing rebellion within his own party. 650 words 2000 GMT by Jitendra Joshi and Callum Paton. Picture Moved: Health-virus-Britain-politics-offbeat Please see our separate advisory on a year of the pandemic -- AMERICAS -- Venezuela-politics-Guaido,INTERVIEW CARACAS Opposition leader Juan Guaido is leading a boycott of Sunday's Venezuelan legislative elections, and despite losing political momentum tells AFP he is still the fulcrum the international community needs to oust Nicolas Maduro's regime. 600 words 2030 GMT by Javier Tovar and Esteban Rojas. Picture. Video US-science-astronomy,WRAP SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico The celebrated Arecibo Observatory telescope in Puerto Rico, which once starred in a James Bond film, collapses when its 900-ton receiver platform plunges 450 feet (140 meters) onto the radio dish below. 500 words moved by Ricardo Arduengo with Ben Sheppard in Washington. Picture. File video -- EUROPE -- Germany-police-car-arrest,WRAP TRIER, Germany A baby was among four people killed and 15 injured when a car tore through a pedestrian shopping street in the southwestern German city of Trier, police say, after arresting the driver. 600 words moved by Jean-Christophe Verhaegen. Picture. Graphic. Video Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP LACHIN, Azerbaijan Azerbaijani soldiers hoist their country's flag in the final district given up by Armenia under a peace deal that ended weeks of fighting over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. 750 words moved by Emmanuel Peuchot. Picture. Video. Graphic We have also moved: Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh-Lachin,SCENE Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh-deal,CHRONO Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh-deal-diplomacy,FACTS Sweden-crime-children,WRAP STOCKHOLM A mother in Sweden is arrested on suspicion of holding her son captive inside their apartment for 28 years, leaving him undernourished, covered in sores and with almost no teeth. 650 words moved by Pia Ohlin. Picture. Video Britain-court-health-trans-children LONDON Three judges in London rule that children under 16 who wish to undergo gender reassignment can only consent to having puberty blockers if they can understand the treatment. 500 words moved -- ASIA -- Australia-China-Afghanistan-politics-diplomacy SYDNEY Twitter rebuffs Australian calls to remove a Beijing official's incendiary tweet targeting Australian troops, as China doubles down on criticism in the face of mounting international condemnation. 550 words moved -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-conflict-Sudan-UN-refugee,WRAP ADDIS ABABA The United Nations pleads with Ethiopia to allow aid for refugee camps in Tigray, where nearly 100,000 people from neighbouring Eritrea are thought to have run out of food. 700 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video Nigeria-unrest-BokoHaram KANO The Boko Haram jihadist group claims responsibility for a brutal massacre of farm workers in northeast Nigeria over the weekend as the death toll rises to 76. 450 words moved Also moved: Nigeria-unrest,Q&A -- MIDEAST -- Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel's Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz says his party will vote for an opposition bill to dissolve parliament, a move that could force a fourth election in under two years. 500 words 1930 GMT. Video Iran-nuclear-politics,lead TEHRAN The Iranian parliament's backing of a plan to end nuclear inspections after the assassination of the country's top nuclear scientist meets with immediate opposition from the government. 450 words moved. Picture. Video -- SPORTS -- Yachting-Vendee-rescue,WRAP CAPE TOWN, South Africa The French Vendee Globe skipper recovering after a dramatic rescue by a rival competitor 600 nautical miles off the Cape of Good Hope has spoken of how a giant wave folded his boat in two "in four seconds". 650 words moved. File picture Auto-prix-BRN-Hamilton-health-virus,WRAP SAKHIR, Bahrain World champion Lewis Hamilton says he is devastated to miss this weekend's Sakhir Grand Prix in Bahrain having tested positive for coronavirus. 500 words moved. File picture Fbl-Eur-C1,WRAP PARIS Liverpool and record 13-time winners Real Madrid target a place in the last 16 of the Champions League, while holders Bayern Munich attempt to extend their 15-match winning run in the competition. 650 words 2230 GMT by Andy Scott. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS AND ECONOMY -- Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade,FOCUS ASHFORD, Britain With just a month until Britain's post-Brexit future begins and trade talks with the European Union still deadlocked, the UK government urges firms to prepare as it scrambles to finish essential infrastructure. 700 words moved by Joe Jackson. File picture. Video US-business-market-minorities-gender,WRAP NEW YORK Citing sluggish progress in appointing non-white directors, the Nasdaq announces it will seek US regulatory approval to enact diversity requirements on listed companies. 600 words 2000 GMT by John Biers US-IT-politics-Facebook,FOCUS SAN FRANCISCO Facebook's "supreme court" tasked with deciding on allowing or removing sensitive and harmful content has begun operations, with a backlog of some 20,000 cases already piling up for the expert panel. 650 words moved by Glenn Chapman and Julie Jammot afp
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