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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Toronto to lock down as US eyes December jabs + Biden to start naming cabinet picks Tuesday + French ex-president Sarkozy in court + Hong Kong dissidents in custody after guilty pleas + Elephant pulled from Indian well Health-virus,WRAP TORONTO Canada's biggest city enters lockdown in the latest bid to curb coronavirus infections, with case numbers surging across North America even as US officials said vaccinations could be available within weeks. 650 words 0730 GMT. Pictures. Video. Graphic US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON US President-elect Joe Biden will name his first cabinet picks on Tuesday, his chief of staff says, even as Donald Trump continues to evoke unsubstantiated fraud despite growing dissent from within his own party. 700 words 0700 GMT by Brian Knowlton. Pictures. Video France-politics-trial-Sarkozy,WRAP PARIS Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial for attempted bribery of a judge in what could turn into a humiliating postscript to a political career tainted by a litany of legal woes. 650 words 0830 GMT by Anne-Sophie Lasserre and Anne Lec'hvien Also moved: France-politics-Sarkozy,PROFILE HongKong-China-politics,WRAP HONG KONG Three young Hong Kong dissidents, including Joshua Wong, are remanded into custody after pleading guilty to inciting protests during last year's swirling pro-democracy rallies as the crackdown against Beijing's opponents deepens. 700 words 0530 GMT by Su Xinqi and Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video. Live video We will also move: HongKong-China-politics,PROFILE India-animal-elephant DHARMAPURI, India Rescuers in southern India manage to rescue an elephant stuck at the bottom of a well in a major 12-hour operation involving two excavators, a crane and 50 people. 350 words 0700 GMT. Picture. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- Women-justice-violence-Greece ATHENS Efforts to combat domestic violence in Greece lag far behind those of other European countries, with deep-seated prejudices often leaving victims afraid to seek help, say experts and battered women themselves. 600 words moved by Helene Colliopoulou and Marina Raffenberg. Picture Health-virus-women-violence PARIS Few countries have been spared the coronavirus epidemic, nor the scourge of domestic violence, which has surged during lockdowns as the day marking such violence approaches on Wednesday. 750 words moved by Jessica Lopez. File Picture. File Video. Women-rights-violence,FOCUS MONTEVIDEO When Ana Amoros fell prey to Uruguay's dictatorship, the first thing her torturers did was lash her naked body with a whip. Then they raped her. 750 words 0600 GMT by Leticia Pineda. Picture by Pablo Porciuncula. Video by Michelle De La Rosa Health-virus-Thailand-minorities-tourism-environment,FEATURE PHUKET, Thailand Coronavirus has wrought havoc across the world, but for Thailand's "sea gypsies" it has brought welcome respite from the threat of mass tourism. 750 words moved by Thanaporn Promyamyai and Sophie Deviller. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Guatemala-politics-budget,WRAP GUATEMALA CITY Hundreds of Guatemalans take to the streets for a second day to demand the resignation of President Alejandro Giammattei, following the passage of a budget that has sparked outrage in the impoverished Central American nation. 800 words moved. Video. Picture US-vote-democracy,FOCUS WASHINGTON The United States has long championed democracy around the world, but President Donald Trump is now establishing a new American model -- refusing to concede, making unsubstantiated claims of fraud and seeking the intervention of courts. 800 words moved by Shaun Tandon -- ASIA -- Thailand-politics-royals-unrest-LGBTQ,FOCUS BANGKOK It takes Siraphob Attohi three hours to transform from a harried student into his drag persona Masala Bold -- a wisecracking microphone queen who raises calls for gender equality during Thailand's protests for democratic reforms. 750 words moved. Picture. Video Pakistan-environment-politics-government,FOCUS KARACHI A short boat ride from the shores of Karachi, mangrove trees sprout along the quiet inlets of an uninhabited island that environmentalists say provides vital coastal protection to Pakistan's largest city. But government plans to build there put that all at risk. 700 words moved by Joris Fioriti and Ashraf Khan. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed gives the leaders of a dissident northern region 72 hours to surrender ahead of a threatened all-out assault on Tigray's capital, Mekele. 700 words moved. Video. Picture. Graphic Also moved: Ethiopia-unrest-Sudan-refugee,FOCUS Burkina-vote,WRAP OUAGADOUGOU Hundreds of thousands of Burkina Faso voters were unable to cast ballots in Sunday's general election because of security threats, officials say, as the West African nation grapples with a growing jihadist insurgency. 750 words moved by Amaury Hauchard and Armel Bailly. Picture. Video. Graphic -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- G20-summit,WRAP RIYADH G20 leaders say they will "spare no effort" to ensure fair distribution of coronavirus vaccines, but the united front is punctured by Germany's Angela Merkel who says progress is too slow. 800 words moved by Anuj Chopra. Picture. Video Also moved: G20-summit-Saudi-diplomacy,QUOTES G20-summit-economy-debt,FOCUS US-diplomacy-Iran,FOCUS ABU DHABI US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is taking advantage of what is likely his last Middle East tour to hammer home the "maximum pressure" policy against Iran that he hopes won't let up under President-elect Joe Biden. 500 words moved by Francesco Fontemaggi WSahara-conflict-Morocco-Algeria,FOCUS ALGIERS Armed clashes between Morocco and the Polisario Front reflect the movement's frustration with a three-decade status quo that has frozen its dreams of independence in the Western Sahara, analysts say. 700 words moved by Amal Belalloufi with Philippe Agret in Tunis -- EUROPE -- Britain-Syria-court-appeal LONDON Britain's Supreme Court will hear the case of a woman stripped of her UK citizenship after joining the Islamic State in Syria, who wants to return to appeal the ruling. 400 words moved Belarus-politics MINSK Tens of thousands of Belarus opposition protesters take to the streets, the latest large-scale rally against President Alexandre Lukashenko's contested re-election. 450 words moved. Picture -- SPORT -- Tennis-GBR-ATP-Finals,WRAP LONDON Daniil Medvedev comes from behind to beat US Open champion Dominic Thiem in a gripping encounter and win the biggest title of his career at the ATP Finals in London. 500 words moved by John Weaver. Picture Also moved: Tennis-ATP-WTA-2020 Tennis-GBR-ATP-Finals-stars,FOCUS Fbl-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON Liverpool shrug off an injury crisis to move level on points with Tottenham at the top of the Premier League with a 3-0 win over Leicester, while 10-man Arsenal are left to cling on for a 0-0 draw at Leeds by Nicolas Pepe's red card. 600 words moved by Steven Griffiths. Picture Also moved: fbl-ENG-Pr-Liverpool-Leicester,lead fbl-ENG-Pr-Three afp
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