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| - Duty Editor: Mike Smith Contact: michael.smith@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + US to launch virus vaccine in December + Biden to name first cabinet picks + Ethiopia sets surrender ultimatum + G20 leaders vow fair vaccine rollout Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States hopes to begin coronavirus vaccinations in early December, a top government health official says, the latest positive news to emerge even as cases surge across the worst-hit nation and elsewhere around the globe. 700 words 2100 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON US President-elect Joe Biden will name on Tuesday the first picks to be part of his administration, his chief of staff says, even as Donald Trump continues to evoke unsubstantiated fraud and to insist he defeated the Democrat. 700 words 2100 GMT. Picture. Video 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. Moved 700 words. Video. Picture. Graphic Also moved: Ethiopia-unrest-Sudan-refugee,FOCUS 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 was too slow. 800 words 2000 GMT by Anuj Chopra. Picture. Video Also moved: G20-summit-Saudi-diplomacy,QUOTES -- AMERICAS -- 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 -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- G20-summit-economy-debt,FOCUS RIYADH The G20 promises to tackle the explosive issue of developing-nation debt, but fails to stake out any clear action, infuriating campaigners warning of a looming crisis. 500 words. Picture. Video Also moved: G20-summit-Saudi-diplomacy,QUOTES 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 Iraq-IS-attack,WRAP SAMARRA, Iraq The Islamic State group claims an attack that killed 10 people in Iraq, fuelling criticism the government is doing too little to fight the jihadists. 650 words moved Ethiopia-unrest-Sudan-refugee,FOCUS UM RAQUBA REFUGEE CAMP, Sudan Like all mothers-to-be, Berekhti Burro dreamt of bringing new life into the world in a safe place. Instead she was forced to flee fighting in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, trekking for hours in the blazing sun to safety in Sudan. 650 words moved by Menna Zaki. Picture. Video WSahara-conflict-Morocco,ANALYSIS ALGIERS Armed clashes between Morocco and the Polisario Front reflect the movement's frustration with a three-decade ceasefire that has done little for its dreams of independence in the Western Sahara, analysts say. 700 words moved by Amal Belalloufi with Philippe Agret in Tunis Israel-Palestinians-conflict-boxing-women,VIDEOESSAY GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories The bell rings in a gloomy basement and two teenage girls wearing headgear and gloves start circling each other in the ring in Gaza's first female-only boxing tournament. 400 words moved. Video -- EUROPE -- 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 Health-virus-Serbia-church BELGRADE Thousands of mourners pay homage to Patriarch Irinej, leader of Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC), who died of Covid-19 during the country's record surge in coronavirus cases. 550 words moved by Miodrag Sovilj. Picture. Video Health-virus-Germany-history-politics,2ndlead FRANKFURT German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas lashes out at anti-mask protesters comparing themselves to Nazi victims, accusing them of trivialising the Holocaust and "making a mockery" of the courage shown by resistance fighters. 500 words moved by Michelle Fitzpatrick. Picture -- AFRICA -- Burkina-vote,WRAP OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso Burkina Faso votes in a general election in the shadow of a growing jihadist insurgency, and with opposition candidates warning of a "massive fraud" at the polls. 550 words moved by Amaury Hauchard and Armel Bailly. Picture. Video Ethiopia-unrest-Sudan-refugee,FOCUS UM RAQUBA REFUGEE CAMP, Sudan Like all mothers-to-be, Berekhti Burro dreamt of bringing new life into the world in a safe place. Instead she was forced to flee fighting in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, trekking for hours in the blazing sun to safety in Sudan. 690 words moved by Menna Zaki. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-conflict-Taliban-women-prisoners,FOCUS KABUL Female assassins who lured an Afghan security official to his death with promises of sex before shooting him and dumping his body at a cemetery are among thousands of Taliban criminals freed as part of a fragile peace plan. 600 words moved by Elise Blanchard. Picture -- SPORTS -- Tennis-GBR-ATP-Finals,WRAP LONDON Dominic Thiem takes on Daniil Medvedev in the title match at the ATP Finals in London as the coronavirus-interrupted tennis season draws to a close. 600 words 2030 GMT by John Weaver. Picture afp
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