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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Chinese probe lands on Moon to gather samples + Vaccine approval expected soon for Europe, US + Attorney general rejects US vote fraud claims + Biden vows relief 'on the way' for US economy + 'Juno' actor Page announces he is 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. 550 words 0230 GMT. Video Also moving: China-space-history,CHRONO Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States and Europe flesh out plans to administer Covid-19 vaccines as soon as they gain approval, with a US panel recommending that health care workers and nursing home residents be given top priority. 900 words 0130 GMT by Issam Ahmed with Erin Conroy in Paris. Picture. Video. Graphic. Also moved: Health-virus-US-vaccine-priority,FOCUS US-vote-justice-Barr,WRAP WASHINGTON US Attorney General Bill Barr rejects Republican claims of significant voter fraud in the presidential election, adding to the pressure on President Donald Trump to give up his quixotic effort to overturn Joe Biden's clear victory. 700 words moved by Paul Handley. File picture US-economy-stimulus-politics,WRAP WILMINGTON, Delaware 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 US economy, which his future Treasury secretary calls an "American tragedy." 750 words 0200 GMT by Chandan Khanna with Heather Scott in Washington. Picture. Video 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. 650 words moved by Andrew Marszal. File picture. -- CORONAVIRUS -- 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 Health-virus-Britain,FOCUS LONDON England exits a month-long lockdown but most of the country remains under restrictions as a new regional system for cutting coronavirus infection rates kicked in. 700 words 0230 GMT by Callum Paton. Picture Health-virus-Greece-labour-lockdown,FOCUS ATHENS Every time Elisa drives to a client's house for a hairdressing job, she makes sure to pack a bag of groceries in the car in case she is stopped by Greek police. 700 words 0230 GMT by Helene Colliopoulou. Pictures Health-virus-Brazil-poverty-politics-economy,FOCUS SALVADOR, Brazil Since she and her husband lost their jobs because of the pandemic, Ilma Silva Santos, a construction worker from the slums of Salvador in northeastern Brazil, has been feeding her family of five thanks to government relief payments -- now set to expire at the end of the year. 700 words 0300 GMT by Rafael Martins, with Joshua Howat Berger in Rio de Janeiro. Picture. US-health-virus-vaccines-manufacturing-enterprises,FOCUS BALTIMORE, Maryland A warehouse in the US city of Baltimore may seem an unlikely place to help save the country from the Covid-19 pandemic, but Brian Gallizzo is prepared to do just that. 800 words 0200 GMT by Chris Stein. Picture. Video US-economy-unemployment-health-virus,FOCUS WASHINGTON Eleanore Fernandez lost her job as an executive assistant when the coronavirus pandemic struck in March, and things have only grown worse in the months since. 700 words 0230 GMT by Julie Chabanas. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-justice-politics,INTERVIEW WASHINGTON Bryan Stevenson, a lawyer whose work on death penalty cases was made into a Hollywood movie, describes the frenzy of federal executions scheduled by US President Donald Trump before his departure from office as "tragic" and "political." 700 words 0130 GMT by Charlotte Plantive. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics,WRAP HONG KONG Leading dissident Joshua Wong is among three young Hong Kong activists due to be sentenced for taking part in last year's democracy protests as a crackdown on Beijing's critics gathers pace. 650 words 0300 GMT by Su Xinqi and Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video Also moving: HongKong-China-politics,CHRONO HongKong-China-politics,PROFILE Australia-economy-GDP-health-virus,2ndlead SYDNEY Australia exits its first recession in almost 30 years, as official figures show the coronavirus-hammered economy grew 3.3 percent in July-September from the previous quarter. 450 words 0300 GMT. Picture -- EUROPE -- 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 Germany-police-car-arrest,WRAP TRIER, Germany A baby was among five people killed when a car tore through a pedestrian shopping street in the southwestern German city of Trier, police say, after arresting the driver. 700 words moved by Jean-Christophe Verhaegen. Picture. Graphic. Video Turkey-politics-culture-heritage-architecture,FOCUS ISTANBUL With sloppy restoration work and damaged or disfigured historical monuments, experts say a race for profits, ideological considerations and favouritism are leaving sensitive upkeep of cultural heritage by the wayside in Turkey. 800 words 0300 GMT by Burcin Gercek. Video. Picture Latvia-space-science-computers,FOCUS RIGA In a corner of the campus at Riga Technical University, a team of scientists is working on technology that could one day stop asteroids from smashing into Earth. 600 words 0300 by Imants Liepinsh. Picture. -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-politics-holocaust,FOCUS JERUSALEM Israel's nomination of a far-right nationalist with a history of anti-Arab rhetoric to lead Yad Vashem has triggered outrage among Holocaust experts who say his leadership would "disgrace" the revered memorial. 700 words 0230 GMT by Michael Blum and Guillaume Lavallee. File picture Egypt-minorities-Berber-language,FOCUS SIWA OASIS, Egypt Youssef Diab drives his truck through the Egyptian oasis of Siwa, singing catchy songs in a local Berber dialect that clings to life despite the dominance of Arabic. 650 words 0300 GMT by Hager Harabech. Photo. Video Also moving: Egypt-minorities-Berber-language,FACTS -- 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 Moving: Ethiopia-conflict-Tigray,Q&A DRCongo-culture-books-publishing KINSHASA In the aircraft hold, Alpha Ramazani has stowed a precious cargo. It is crammed with the latest big-name novels from Europe, which the DR Congo bookseller is bringing back to a tiny but devoted following in Kinshasa. 650 words 0200 GMT by Samir Tounsi. Picture. Video. Graphic -- ECONOMY AND BUSINESS -- US-IT-lifestyle-merger-Salesforce-Slack,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO, California Salesforce announceS a $27.7 billion deal to buy online collaboration firm Slack, giving the business software giant a broader array of tools as the pandemic fuels a remote work trend. 700 words 0130 GMT by Glenn Chapman -- SCIENCE -- US-science-astronomy,WRAP ARECIBO, 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 picture. File video. afp
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