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| - Duty Editor: Tom Barfield Tel: +33 7.64.72.67.61 -- TOP STORIES -- + Iran weighs response to scientist killing + Dissident Ethiopia region bombards Eritrea + Dozens injured in French police law protests + Suicide bomber kills 30 Afghans + Darth Vader actor Dave Prowse dies at 85 Iran-nuclear-scientist-attack-Israel,WRAP TEHRAN Iran weighs how to respond to the killing of the nation's top nuclear scientist, which it blames on arch foe Israel, as his remains are taken to Shiite shrines ahead of his funeral Monday. 600 words 1200 GMT by Amir Havasi. Picture. Video Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray-Eritrea,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Rockets launched from Ethiopia's northern Tigray region again target the capital of Eritrea, diplomats tell AFP, hours after the military captured regional capital Mekele. 600 words 1200 GMT. Picture. Video France-police-protest-law,WRAP PARIS Dozens of officers and an unknown number of demonstrators are hurt in protests against France's planned law on publishing images of police, with no sign the confrontation pitting government against press and civil society is cooling off. 500 words 1200 GMT. Picture Afghanistan-conflict,WRAP GHAZNI, Afghanistan A suicide car bomber strikes an army base in Afghanistan killing at least 30 security personnel, officials say, in one of the bloodiest attacks in recent months. 500 words 1100 GMT by Zakeria Hashimi with Emal Haidary in Kabul. Picture. Graphic Britain-film-culture-Starwars, WRAP LONDON Dave Prowse, the British actor behind the menacing black mask of Star Wars villain Darth Vader, has died, his agent Thomas Bowington says. 400 words 1100 GMT. File Picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Nepal-gender-arts-lifestyle-elderly,INTERVIEW KATHMANDU Every winter Lorina Sthapit would warm her feet in woollen socks freshly knitted by her grandmother. Now she has co-founded a crafts venture that not only sells such handmade products but also delves into the seldom-told stories of its mostly elderly female creators. 750 words moved by Paavan Mathema. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Poland-politics-abortion,INTERVIEW WARSAW For Klementyna Suchanow, one of the leaders of Poland's protest movement, mass demonstrations against a tightening of abortion laws have turned into "a real revolution" against the current government. 450 words moved. Picture Also moving: Poland-politics-abortion,FOCUS Health-virus-Germany-Christmas-market,FOCUS LANDSHUT, Germany Chestnuts roasting, mulled wine steaming and music blaring from wooden chalets lined with artificial snow -- the Landshut Christmas market in southern Germany has all the usual trimmings. But this year, visitors must enjoy the sights and smells from inside their cars due to precautions to prevent the spread of Covid-19. 550 words moved by Pauline Curtet. Picture. Video Health-virus-Serbia-Bosnia-NMacedonia-pandemic,FOCUS BELGRADE Not enough beds and not enough doctors: a skyrocketing coronavirus caseload is pushing hospitals in the Balkans to the cusp of collapse, in chaotic scenes reminding some medics of the region's 1990s wars. 750 words moved by Miodrag Sovilj with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video OPEC-oil-health-virus,ADVANCER VIENNA The OPEC oil producers' club and its allies will hold a virtual meeting on Monday and Tuesday to finalise an expected extension to production cuts as the coronavirus pandemic continues to weigh on global demand. 600 words moved by Benoit Pelegrin -- MIDDLE EAST -- Cyprus-agriculture-climate-environment,FOCUS AKAKI, Cyprus Standing in her olive grove in Cyprus, Elena Simpson sighs at the sight of hundreds of barren trees and vows to stand up to climate change after another scorching year. 500 words moved by Valentine Graveleau. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Iran-nuclear-attack-US-Israel,FOCUS WASHINGTON The assassination of a top Iranian nuclear scientist, which Tehran has blamed on Israel, risks not only sharpening tensions across the region but also severely complicating plans by US President-elect Joe Biden to resume dialogue with the Islamic republic, analysts say. 650 words moved by Sylvie Lanteaume. File picture Health-virus-US-art,FOCUS NEW YORK Artists are taking over New York storefronts made empty by the coronavirus pandemic, receiving invaluable free exposure and breathing life into depressed shopping streets. 600 words moved by Peter Hutchison. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-conflict,WRAP GHAZNI, Afghanistan A suicide car bomber strikes an army base in Afghanistan killing at least 30 security personnel, officials say, in one of the bloodiest attacks in recent months. 500 words 1100 GMT by Zakeria Hashimi with Emal Haidary in Kabul. Picture. Graphic Pakistan-Cher-animal-wildlife-zoo,WRAP ISLAMABAD Following years of public outcry and campaigning by American pop star Cher, the "world's loneliest elephant" embarks on a mammoth move from Pakistan to retirement in a Cambodian sanctuary. 600 words 0930 GMT by David Stout. Picture. Video -- SPORTS -- Box-heavy-Tyson-Jones LOS ANGELES Mike Tyson's return to boxing at age 54 ends in a draw with 51-year-old Roy Jones Jr. in an eight-round exhibition battle of former heavyweight champions. 600 words moved. Also moving: Box-USA-heavy-Tyson-Jones, REAX fbl-Maradona-Argentina-people BUENOS AIRES The first game in Argentina's Primera Division since the death of Diego Maradona kicks off with tears and memories and his former side notching up a victory in tribute to the footballing genius. 300 words 0930 GMT. Picture afp
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