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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + UK vaccine news gives hope as US eyes mass rollout + Biden picks foreign policy, national security team + Exclusive: First report from Ethiopia conflict zone + Greenhouse gases at new high despite virus curbs: UN + Wild elephant pulled by crane out of Indian well Health-virus,WRAP LONDON The developers of a coronavirus vaccine in Britain claim success after mass testing, as the United States announces plans to give jabs to 20 million people before the end of the year to combat surging infections. 800 words moved by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON US President-elect Joe Biden named the deeply experienced Antony Blinken for secretary of state, also nominating the first female head of intelligence and a czar for climate issues, with a promise to a return to expertise after the turbulent years of Donald Trump. 750 words 2030 GMT by Sebastian Smith. File picture Ethiopia-Tigray-conflict,EXCLUSIVE HUMERA, Ethiopia A pair of burnt-out tanks now signals the entrance to the Tigray town of Humera, as AFP journalists visiting the northern Ethiopian region -- the first independent journalists to report from inside the conflict zone -- find the scars of fighting everywhere. 950 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video. Graphic UN-climate-warming-health-virus GENEVA Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the main driver of climate change, hit record highs last year and have continued climbing in 2020 despite measures to halt the Covid-19 pandemic, the UN says. 650 words moved by Nina Larson. Graphic. Video India-animal-elephant-rescue DHARMAPURI, India A wild elephant that fell into a well in southern India is lifted out with a crane following a 16-hour rescue mission involving dozens of rangers and firefighters. 350 words moved. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-WHO GENEVA With Covid-19 vaccines on the horizon, the planet's poorest must not be trampled as countries scramble to get their hands on them, says the World Health Organization. 500 words moved by Robin Millard. Video Health-virus-WHO-China-diplomacy GENEVA The World Health Organization says it has received reassurances from Beijing that international experts will soon be able to travel to China to help investigate the animal origins of Covid-19. 400 words moved by Nina Larson. Video Health-virus-US-Thanksgiving-travel,FOCUS NEW YORK Busy airports and serpentine queues at testing sites: many Americans plan to celebrate Thanksgiving with extended family Thursday despite authorities warning they risk exacerbating the coronavirus pandemic engulfing the country. 650 words 1930 GMT by Catherine Triomphe. Video. File picture Health-virus-Britain-pharmaceutical-vaccines-AstraZeneca,FOCUS LONDON British drugs manufacturer AstraZeneca and its partner the University of Oxford hail their coronavirus vaccine as cheaper and more accessible than its rivals in fighting the global pandemic. 650 words moved by Ben Perry. File picture. File video Also moved: Health-coronavirus-epidemic-Covid-vaccines-pharmaceutical,FACTS -- AMERICAS -- US-vote-diplomacy-Blinken,PROFILE WASHINGTON Courteous and refined and with a side passion for rock guitar, Antony Blinken, named to be US secretary of state, embodies the role of a diplomat both in image and mission. 600 words 2000 GMT by Shaun Tandon. File Picture US-vote-climate-Kerry,PROFILE WASHINGTON Ex-secretary of state John Kerry is set to be President-elect Joe Biden's climate czar, in a clear sign of the upcoming administration's renewed committment to fighting global warming. 500 words 2030 GMT by Issam Ahmed US-vote-security-immigration-Mayorkas,PROFILE WASHINGTON Joe Biden signals a U-turn in President Donald Trump's stark anti-immigrant policies with the choice of a former refugee, Cuba-born Alejandro Mayorkas, to lead the Department of Homeland Security. 550 words 2100 GMT by Paul Handley US-vote-economy-business,FOCUS NEW YORK US President Donald Trump may still be trying to overturn Joe Biden's election win, but the business world -- including some Trump backers -- is looking ahead towards the new Democratic administration. 650 words 2000 GMT by Juliette Michel. File 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 Guatemala-politics-protests-budget,WRAP GUATEMALA CITY Guatemala's parliament backs away from approving a business-friendly 2021 budget after demonstrators in the impoverished Central American nation torched the Congress building and demanded the resignation of President Alejandro Giammattei in weekend protests. 600 words 2000 GMT by Edgar Calderon. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- France-politics-trial-Sarkozy,WRAP PARIS France's former president Nicolas Sarkozy goes on trial on charges of corruption, becoming the first French ex-head of state to stand as an accused in the dock and risking a humiliating end to a career tainted by legal woes. 700 words moved by Anne-Sophie Lasserre and Anne Lec'hvien. Picture. Video Also moved: France-politics-Sarkozy,PROFILE -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray,WRAP ADDIS ABABA The leader of Ethiopia's dissident Tigray region says his people are "ready to die" defending their homeland, rejecting Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's ultimatum that they surrender within 72 hours. 650 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic -- MIDEAST -- Israel-Saudi-US-diplomacy,WRAP JERUSALEM Israeli media reports and a government source say that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has held landmark talks in Saudi Arabia with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, but Riyadh denies any such meeting took place. 750 words moved Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict-objector,FOCUS Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Arab-diplomacy,CHRONO Saudi-Israel-US-diplomacy,Q&A Qatar-rights-aviation-crime,WRAP DOHA Qatar says it has identified the parents of a baby girl dumped at its airport, an incident that prompted officials to order departing female passengers to undergo invasive examinations, sparking global outrage. 500 words moved by Gregory Walton -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics,WRAP HONG KONG Three young Hong Kong dissidents including Joshua Wong are remanded into custody after pleading guilty to inciting a rally during last year's pro-democracy protests, deepening the crackdown against Beijing's critics. 700 words moved by Su Xinqi and Jerome Taylor. 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Live video Also moved: HongKong-China-politics-activists Japan-France-Ghosn-rights-UN-Lebanon,lead GENEVA Fugitive auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn's multiple arrests and detentions in Japan before he dramatically fled the country last year were "arbitrary", UN experts ruled, urging Tokyo to pay him compensation. 600 words moved by Nina Larson China-space,lead BEIJING China is preparing to launch an unmanned spacecraft to bring back lunar rocks, the first attempt by any nation to retrieve samples from the moon in four decades. 450 words moved -- SPORTS -- Health-virus-politics-Britain-sports-entertainment,lead LONDON Premier League clubs can look forward to welcoming back spectators in highly limited numbers next month for the first time since March, following an announcement by the British government on Monday. 600 words moved Fbl-AFR-corruption-FIFA-CAF-AhmadAhmad,WRAP LAUSANNE Ahmad Ahmad's reign as the head of African football looks to be over after FIFA hits him with a five-year suspension for corruption. 500 words moved afp
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