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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Iran threatens Israel over nuclear expert's killing + French police arrested after 'shock' beating video + Germany passes one million cases as pandemic surges + Ethiopia in regional talks over Tigray conflict + Liga clubs remember Maradona ahead of weekend ties Iran-nuclear-attack,WRAP TEHRAN Iran says one of its most prominent nuclear scientists has been assassinated in an attack outside Tehran, blaming arch foe Israel and warning of "severe revenge". 750 words 2000 GMT by Amir Havasi. Picture. File Picture. Video France-racism-police,WRAP PARIS French authorities detain four police officers suspected of beating and racially abusing a black music producer in Paris in a case that has "shocked" President Emmanuel Macron and drawn outrage from celebrities and sports stars. 750 words 2030 GMT by Jurgen Hecker and Stuart Williams Health-virus,WRAP BERLIN Germany, once a beacon of hope in Europe's coronavirus nightmare, logs its millionth case as Russia announces a deal with India to mass produce its controversial Sputnik vaccine. 830 words 2030 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Already moved: Health-virus-world,FACTS Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed meets with African Union envoys to discuss the conflict in Tigray, where the army is poised for what he has called the final offensive against regional forces. 750 words 1930 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet 1600 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Fbl-ESP-Liga-Maradona,PREVIEW MADRID The Barcelona squad observes a minute's silence for their former star Diego Maradona before training and will continue to lead the mourning in Spain when they do the same before they play Osasuna in La Liga. 600 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US-pharmaceutical-vaccines,FOCUS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's announcement in May of plans to develop a Covid-19 vaccine by year's end is near realization -- despite a setback among one of the six candidates that the US supported. 700 words 2000 GMT by Ivan Couronne Health-virus-Russia-vaccine-army MOSCOW Russia's military has started a mass coronavirus vaccination campaign which aims to innoculate more than 400,000 servicemen, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu announces. 400 words moved Health-virus-Germany-vaccine,FOCUS BERLIN A large "Welcome" sign still hangs outside Berlin's Tegel airport, which closed for good in November. But thousands of people are soon expected to start walking through its doors again every day, once its Terminal C building has been refitted as a vaccination centre against the novel coronavirus from mid-December. 650 words moved by Yannick Pasquet. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-consumers-retail,WRAP NEW YORK Uncertainty over the coronavirus hangs over this year's holiday shopping season, potentially limiting overall retail sales despite higher spending expected by well-off consumers who have more disposable income. 550 words 2000 GMT by John Biers US-minorities-loans-health,FOCUS LOS ANGELES It has been a rough year for Black-owned small businesses in the United States, and the latest surge in coronavirus cases suggests a festive season without much celebration. 750 words moved by Patrick Fallon with John Biers in Washington. Picture -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-Brexit-Gibraltar,INTERVIEW GIBRALTAR Securing an agreement to preserve free movement across Gibraltar's border with Spain after Brexit comes into effect is "not easy" but is still within reach, Chief Minister Fabian Picardo has said. 650 words moved by Daniel Silva. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Britain-Gibraltar-marriage,FOCUS Britain-EU-politics-Brexit-talks,WRAP BRUSSELS The EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier is heading to London to pursue face-to-face trade talks, in what he describes as the last chance for a deal. 650 words moved by Alex Pigman Also moved: Britain EU politics Brexit summit,POINTS -- MIDEAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Iraq-politics-protest-vote,WRAP NASIRIYAH, Iraq Four people are shot dead and dozens wounded in Iraq's south, in clashes between anti-government protesters and supporters of firebrand Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr. 700 words moved. Picture. Video Libya-conflict-school-social,FOCUS TRIPOLI At the Martyrs' School near Tripoli, teachers and parents are using the limited means at hand to repair buildings devasted by a year-long battle for the Libyan capital. 500 words moved by Jihad Dorgham. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray,SCENE-EXCLUSIVE DANSHA, Ethiopia It was late when Ethiopian federal soldier Captain Hussen Besheir was on duty outside a military camp and saw headlights approaching. Just minutes later, the first shots were fired in a conflict that has engulfed northern Ethiopia's Tigray region, killing many hundreds of people and forcing tens of thousands from their homes. 1,000 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Ethiopia-conflict-Sudan-refugees,FOCUS -- ASIA -- Thailand-demonstration-politics-royals,lead BANGKOK Thousands of democracy activists block a major junction in Bangkok for several hours to rehearse "coup prevention" strategies in the latest round of Thailand's anti-government protests. 500 words moved by Anusak Konglang and Lisa Martin. Picture. Video India-economy,WRAP MUMBAI India's economy contracted 7.5 percent between July and September, performing the poorest among major advanced and emerging economies and entering a technical recession for the first time since independence, official data shows. 450 words moved. China-Australia-trade,FOCUS SYDNEY Biting new Chinese trade tariffs are stoking fears that Australia's virus-weakened economy is being targeted for political retribution and the two countries may be sliding into a shadow trade war. 600 words moved by Andrew Beatty afp
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