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| - Duty Editor: Alex Nicoll Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + US approves Pfizer vaccine as virus infections soar + US Supreme Court dismisses Texas suit on election + Brexit hopes dim as UK says no deal 'very likely' + Global summit to present 'ambitious' climate goals + 'Zodiac Killer' message decoded after half century Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States approves the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, paving the way for millions of vulnerable people to receive their shots in the world's hardest-hit country. 700 words moved by Issam Ahmed with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographics US-vote-Texas-SupremeCourt-Republican,WRAP WASHINGTON The US Supreme Court dismisses a bid by Texas to overturn the results of the presidential election, which Republican Donald Trump lost to Democrat Joe Biden, in a fresh setback for the president. 600 words moved by Charlotte Plantive Britain-EU-Brexit-politics,WRAP LONDON A Brexit trade deal between Britain and the European Union looks to be hanging in the balance after gloomy assessments from leaders on both sides of the Channel, with just hours left before last-gasp talks conclude. 750 words moved by Phil Hazlewood with Max Delany in Brussels. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-UN-France-climate-summit LONDON Global leaders are billed to announce "ambitious" plans to combat global warming on Saturday, on the fifth anniversary of the signing of the landmark Paris Agreement. 560 words moved by Anna Malpas. File picture. File video. Graphic US-crime LOS ANGELES A team of cryptography enthusiasts announce they have successfully cracked one of the coded messages sent over 50 years ago by the "Zodiac Killer," who terrorized northern California in the late 1960s and remains unidentified. 400 words moved -- AMERICAS -- Chile-science-astronomy-eclipse,ADVANCER SANTIAGO Chileans will turn their eyes to the sky on Monday to admire a total eclipse of the sun, but unlike last year's phenomenon their numbers will be severely reduced by coronavirus restrictions. 600 words 0630 GMT by Alberto Pena. Graphic. Video. Videographics Colombia-conflict-sport-Paralympics,FOCUS GRANADA, Colombia Maimed in a horrific bombing, Colombian athlete Juan Jose Florian emerged from South America's longest conflict with three missing limbs and one clear goal -- to win gold at next year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo. 550 words moved by Florence Panoussian. Picture. Video Canada-US-pornography-assault,FOCUS MONTREAL Adult content giant Pornhub is in turmoil over claims it turned a blind eye to videos of child abuse, rape and revenge porn, leading Mastercard and Visa to cut payments to the site as lawmakers in Canada, where it is based, seek to hold it accountable. 700 words moved by Anne-Sophie Thill. File picture Health-virus-Brazil-music,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO The year was 1956, and two of the founding fathers of bossa nova, Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes, had just met at a Rio de Janeiro bar called the Casa Villarino. But 64 years on, the iconic bar has closed, the latest victim of the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words moved by Eugenia Logiuratto. Picture. File picture. Video US-trade-politics-economy-Tai,PROFILE WASHINGTON President-elect Joe Biden's pick to head US trade policy brings extensive experience in dealing with a key point of tension: China. Katherine Tai is also the rare political appointee who has the full-throated backing of business groups, politicians and labor leaders alike. 650 words moved by Heather Scott. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Switzerland-China-diplomacy-immigration-rights GENEVA The Swiss strongly rejected accusations this week that a deal allowing Chinese officials to enter Switzerland and interrogate Chinese nationals, which only recently came to light, put dissidents at risk. 700 words moved by Nina Larson Kosovo-politics,FOCUS PRISTINA After more than a decade at the helm, Kosovo's former guerillas may have finally met their match -- not at home but in The Hague, where they are on trial for war crimes. 850 words moved by Ismet Hajdari. File picture -- AFRICA -- US-Israel-diplomacy-Morocco-WSahara,WRAP RABAT Morocco basks in US recognition of its sovereignty over Western Sahara after outgoing President Donald Trump changed policy on the decades-old dispute in return for Rabat agreeing to normalise relations with Israel. 800 words moved by Sophie Pons. Picture. Video. Graphic -- ASIA -- India-politics-farmers-agriculture-demonstration,Q&A NEW DELHI As an army of resolute Indian farmers keep up their blockade of New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces potentially the trickiest challenge yet to his authority and reform agenda. AFP looks at the background to new farm laws, why they are sparking such opposition and what Modi's limited options are. 700 words moved by Jalees Andrabi. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY -- EU-tech,FOCUS BRUSSELS US tech giants such as Facebook and Google face unprecedented regulation in Europe, as the EU prepares to unveil landmark proposals that could change the face of life online. 700 words moved by Alex Pigman and Daniel Aronssohn Also moved: EU-tech-internet,FACTS EU-tech-US,FACTS -- SPORTS -- Britain-sport-triathlon-Ironman-McAvoy-crime,INTERVIEW LONDON Former armed robber John McAvoy is acutely aware he could have become just another statistic -- a criminal shot dead by police on the streets of London after a failed heist. Instead, he turned his life around. 650 words moved by Pirate Irwin. Picture Fbl-EUR-C1-ROM-CRO-SRB-racism-BUL-discrimination,FOCUS BUCHAREST As the dust still rises on football's night of racist accusations in Paris, the battlelines are being drawn in Romania after a player walk-off during Basaksehir's Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain. 800 words moved by Mihaela Rodina with Diana Simeonova in Sofia and Lajla Veselica in Zagreb. File picture afp
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