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| - Duty Editor: Lachlan Carmichael Email: Lachlan.Carmichael@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + President-elect Biden launches power transfer + Biden vows science-based action on virus + Suu Kyi tipped to win in Myanmar poll + Azerbaijan says captures key Karabakh town + Size doesn't matter: NZ tips scales for smaller rugby players US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON President-elect Joe Biden begins the transfer of power that Americans hope will turn the page on four years of divisiveness as his defeated rival Donald Trump refuses to concede. 600 words 1530 GMT by Chris Lefkow. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP WILMINGTON, Delaware President-elect Joe Biden vows immediate action to contain the United States' coronavirus crisis, signalling science would dominate the national response once Donald Trump leaves the White House. 650 words moved by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Myanmar-vote,WRAP YANGON Ballots are being counted in Myanmar after a coronavirus-hit election that is expected to return to power the government of Aung San Suu Kyi, who remains a hero at home in spite of a reputation abroad shattered by the Rohingya crisis. 700 words 1530 GMT by Su Myat Mon and Richard Sargent. Pictures by Ye Aung Thu. Video by Lapyae Ko Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP BAKU Azerbaijan says its forces have captured the key town of Shusha from Armenian separatists in Nagorno-Karabakh, but Armenia insists that fighting for the strategically vital area is ongoing. 700 words 1430 GMT by Emil Guliyev with Herve Bar in Yerevan. Picture. Video RugbyU-NZL-weight,FOCUS WELLINGTON The tackles still crunch and the dark arts of the front row remain, but don't expect to see the big men fly in New Zealand's weight-restricted rugby competition. 700 words moved by Neil Sands. Picture. Video -- US ELECTION -- US-vote-Biden-Senate,FOCUS WASHINGTON Joe Biden's ambitious presidential plans -- including Covid-19 relief and climate action, not to mention naming a cabinet -- rest largely on Congress, where a Senate under potential Republican control could throw a political spanner in the works. 700 words 1500 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture US-vote-Biden-celebration,SCENE WASHINGTON From coast to coast, Americans jubilant over Joe Biden's presidential win rushed into the streets, dancing, hooting, honking horns and singing on a day many had longed for after four turbulent years under President Donald Trump. 700 words moved by Issam Ahmed with Andrew Marszal in Los Angeles, Julia Benarrous in Phoenix and Leila Macor in Miami. Picture. Video US-vote-diplomacy-Biden,FOCUS WASHINGTON US allies waste no time in congratulating Joe Biden on his projected victory, as the president-elect vows to restore America's global role following President Donald Trump's chaotic four years in power. 750 words moved by Shaun Tandon with Francesco Fontemaggi. File picture Also moved: US-vote-Phoenix,SCENE US-vote-Trump-future,FOCUS US-politics-internet-Twitter-Trump,FOCUS US-vote-politics-celebration,SCENE US-politics-vote-Biden-celebration-Wilmington,SCENE US-vote-Biden-victory-sports-James US-vote-Trump-court,FOCUS US-vote-results,FACTS US-vote-reactions,REAX US-vote-Brazil-Bolsonaro RIO DE JANEIRO US President-elect Joe Biden's victory is a loss for the man known as the "Tropical Trump," Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, whose fervent endorsement of the Republican incumbent leaves him isolated abroad and vulnerable at home, analysts say. 750 words moved by Joshua Howat Berger. File picture US-vote-Ireland,SCENE BALLINA, Ireland In president-elect Joe Biden's Irish ancestral hometown, distant relatives and well-wishers are nursing happy hangovers after a night spent toasting the success of their cousin -- and claiming credit for helping to "save the world". 650 words 1630 GMT by Joe Stenson. Picture. Video US-vote-Britain-diplomacy-climate,FOCUS LONDON From his "racist comments" to populist image, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is viewed with disdain by some in Joe Biden's camp. But Britain hopes climate action could be a trump card to salvage its "special relationship" with the United States. 750 words 1430 GMT by Jitendra Joshi. Picture. Video US-vote-Israel-Palestinians-conflict-diplomacy,FOCUS JERUSALEM Joe Biden's US election victory marks a setback for Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu, a strong ally of President Donald Trump -- but it could spur engagement between Washington and the Palestinians, experts say. 850 words moved by Ben Simon. Picture. Video US-vote-Mideast-politics,FOCUS DUBAI Contrary to Donald Trump's impulsive policies in the Middle East, Joe Biden is expected to shift back to a more conventional US stance and re-engage with Iran, redrawing regional geopolitics. 725 words moved by Mohamad Ali Harissi US-vote-politics-Iran,REAX TEHRAN Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says the next US administration has an opportunity to "compensate for its previous mistakes" following Joe Biden's victory. 500 words moved by Amir Havasi. Picture. Video US-vote-India-Harris,lead THULASENDRAPURAM, India Residents set off firecrackers in the ancestral home of Kamala Harris as India celebrates the vice president-elect's victory in the US election, with her uncle hailing her achievement as historic and an inspiration to women and girls. 650 words 1500 GMT. Picture. Video We have already moved: US-vote-Afghanistan-politics - AFRICA -- Ethiopia-unrest,WRAP SANJA, Ethiopia Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed replaces his army chief, as reports of wounded soldiers continue to rise in a five-day-old conflict in the country's northern Tigray region. 800 words 1530 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video. Graphic -- EUROPE -- Belarus-politics-unrest,WRAP MINSK More than 380 people are detained during the latest in weeks of unprecedented demonstrations against strongman Alexander Lukashenko, as the opposition leader reaches out to US President-elect Joe Biden. 600 words 1500 GMT Picture. Video Georgia-vote-parliament-protest,WRAP TBILISI Thousands of opposition supporters rally in ex-Soviet Georgia to demand a snap vote after the opposition accused the ruling party of rigging tightly contested parliamentary elections. 650 words 1500 GMT by Irakli Metreveli. Picture. Video Health-virus-Britain-military-memorial LONDON Britain falls silent in tribute to its war dead as royals and politicians commemorate a low-key Remembrance Day without the usual solemn pageantry, owing to the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words moved by Jitendra Joshi. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Jordan-vote,ADVANCER AMMAN Voters in coronavirus-battered Jordan go to the polls Tuesday in an election focused on the Arab country's economic crisis which has been heightened by the devastating pandemic. 550 words moved by Kamal Taha. Picture. Video Also moved: Jordan-vote,CHRONO Jordan-vote,COUNTRYFACTFILE Lebanon-blast-heritage-weather,FOCUS BEIRUT Norma Mnassakh was leaving her home in the Lebanese capital when dust billowed from next door, as winter rain finishes off buildings damaged in the colossal explosion at Beirut's port. 650 words moved by Hashem Osseiran. Picture. File picture. Video Egypt-economy-politics,FOCUS CAIRO Despite the pandemic and tourism collapse, Egypt is projecting healthy economic growth this year, even as one third of the Arab world's most populous country remains mired in poverty. 700 words moved by Bassem Aboualabass -- ASIA -- Health-virus-India-pollution,FOCUS NEW DELHI A steady stream of patients is coming out of New Delhi's brownish atmosphere for treatment at the Breathe Better clinic, where lung specialist Davinder Kundra is confronting what he calls the "double whammy" of deadly smog and the coronavirus. 550 words moved by Abhaya Srivastava. Picture. Video Health-virus-Philippines-tradition-Christmas,FOCUS MANILA The Philippines boasts one of the world's longest Christmas seasons, kicking off in September with fairy lights and artificial trees decorating malls, festive tunes on the radio and party-packed calendars. 600 words moved by Cecil Morella. Picture. Video -- SPORTS -- Yachting-FRA-Vendee LES SABLES-D'OLONE, France Britain's Alex Thomson says that the 33 skippers who embarked on the ninth edition of the Vendee Globe solo round-the-world yacht race on Sunday should feel like "gladiators" as they slide out of the channel at Les Sables-d'Olonne and on to the high seas. 500 words moved. Picture and Video afp
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