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| - Duty Editor: Joseph Boyle Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + China seals cities over virus fears + Angola charges tycoon dos Santos + Myanmar ordered to protect Rohingya + Auschwitz liberation marked in Israel + First-century rock is 'exploded brain' China-health-virus,WRAP WUHAN, China China locks down nearly 20 million in two cities at the centre of a deadly virus outbreak, banning planes and trains from leaving in an unprecedented move aimed at containing the disease which has already spread to other countries. 1,000 words 1600 GMT by Sebastien Ricci. Picture. Graphic. Video Angola-corruption-politics,WRAP LUANDA Isabel dos Santos, the tycoon daughter of Angola's former president, has been charged with money laundering and mismanagement, prosecutors say, as they launch a bid to have the billionairess and other suspects return home for questioning. 650 words 1700 GMT by Daniel Garelo Pensador. File Picture. Graphic Also moving: Angola-politics-corruption-dosSantos,PROFILE Myanmar-Gambia-ICJ-genocide-Rohingya,WRAP THE HAGUE The UN's highest court orders Myanmar to do everything in its power to prevent the alleged genocide of Rohingya Muslims, as international justice steps into the crisis for the first time. 700 words 1600 GMT by Danny Kemp Also moving: Myanmar-Gambia-ICJ-genocide-Rohingya-ruling,POINTS History-Holocaust-Nazis-Jews-Israel,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel and the US call for action against Iran in front of world leaders marking 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz, comparing the Iranian threat to that once posed by Nazi Germany. 700 words moved by Frank Zeller. Picture Video Italy-Roman-history-science ROME It looks like a piece of rock -- black, shiny and unexceptional. But Italian anthropologists say the fragment is actually part of an exploded brain from an unfortunate victim of the volcanic eruption of Italy's Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. 450 words moved by Alexandria Sage and Franck Iovene. Picture -- CHINA VIRUS -- China-health-virus-Wuhan,SCENE WUHAN, China Wuhan residents called for help and shared worries of food shortages Thursday, with streets in the virus-hit central Chinese city left deserted after it was put on lockdown. 700 words 1600 GMT by Sebastien Ricci and Hector Retamal. Picture. Graphic. Video. China-health-virus-Beijing,lead BEIJING Beijing shuts down the Forbidden City and cancels massive Lunar New Year events at city temples as part of national efforts to contain a deadly virus outbreak. 450 words moved China-health-virus-fatalities,FACTS BEIJING The first fatality of China's new virus would come to represent a common set of traits for those who died to the disease: he was over the age of 60 and in poor health. 600 words moved by Eva Xiao China-health-virus-politics,FOCUS BEIJING China's lockdown of an entire city to contain a virus outbreak stands in contrast to its handling of the deadly SARS crisis two decades ago, when it was criticised for being secretive and indecisive. 750 words moved by Eva Xiao and Laurent Thomet China-health-virus-HongKong-Macau,2ndlead HONG KONG Hong Kong will turn two holiday camps, including a former military barracks, into quarantine zones for people who may have come into contact with carriers of the Wuhan virus. 700 words moved by Su Xinqi and Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video Also moving: China-health-virus-travel,ROUNDUP China-health-virus-countries,FACTS -- DAVOS -- Davos-summit-China-tech,FOCUS DAVOS, Switzerland China and the United States may have laid down their arms for now in a trade truce, but their technological rivalry is very much still raging, raising the spectre of a high-tech cold war. 600 words 1600 GMT by Julien Girault. Picture. Video Davos-summit-Ukraine-investment-politics DAVOS, Switzerland Ukraine, battling a sharp decline in foreign investment, announces a novel plan to attract more cash inflows -- a "nanny" to look after foreigners wary of putting their money in the country. 500 words moved by Stuart Williams. Picture Also moved: Davos-summit-Turkey-Russia-NATO-politics -- ENVIRONMENT -- Climate-environment-energy-investment,FOCUS PARIS From big tech to Big Oil, global corporations in all sectors are churning out climate action plans to reduce carbon footprints and adapt to tomorrow's low-carbon economy. But many of these seemingly ambitious pledges are more greenwashing than green, experts say. 850 words moved by Marlowe Hood and Patrick Galey. Picture Lifestyle-France-US-fashion-greenwashing,FOCUS PARIS Luxury fashion brands are expert at spinning how serious they are about sustainability. But a hard look at their eco-credentials reveals fast fashion labels are doing more to clean up their act when it comes to the "fabric of the future", viscose. 800 moved by Fiachra Gibbons. Picture. File picture Climate-economy-investments-Blackrock-coal,ANALYSIS PARIS Investment behemoth BlackRock's decision to divest holdings in companies reliant on coal may encourage more climate-friendly finance but raises questions over how investors prioritise the future of the planet. 950 words moved by Patrick Galey -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-constitution-parliament,WRAP MOSCOW Russian lawmakers unanimously approve a sweeping constitutional reform bill put forward by President Vladimir Putin after less than two hours of debate. 650 words moved by Maria Antonova. Video Russia-Chechnya-rights-homosexuality MOSCOW A bisexual woman who has fled Russia complains of torture and being held and subjected to "exorcism" in Chechnya, a region accused by rights groups of orchestrating campaigns against homosexuality. 400 words moved by Andrea Palasciano Canada-Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan-media,FOCUS LONDON Prince Harry and his wife Meghan may have fled Britain's tabloids for Canada but their battle for greater control over their media image has simply followed them and resumed on a new front. 650 words 1630 GMT by Pauline Froissart. Picture. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON Democrats return to the floor at Donald Trump's impeachment trial to make the legal and constitutional case for the removal of the president. 650 words 1630 GMT by Chris Lefkow. Picture. Video. Graphic Canada-China-US-court-extradition,WRAP VANCOUVER, Canada Canadian court proceedings to decide whether to send a senior Chinese telecommunications executive to the United States to face fraud charges are set to wrap up. 600 words 1600 GMT by Michel Comte. Picture Mexico-CentrAm-migration-politics,WRAP CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico Hundreds of Central American migrants surge into Mexico, wading unopposed across a river on the Guatemalan border where Mexican troops had used tear gas the day before to keep them back, deepening a regional crisis. 600 words 1500 GMT by Alfredo Estella. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- History-Holocaust-Nazis-Jews-Israel-survivors,SCENE JERUSALEM Their faces lined by age and haunting memories, about 100 Holocaust survivors join political leaders in Jerusalem to recall the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp 75 years ago. 550 words 1500 GMT by Rosie Scammell. Picture. Video Also moved: History-Holocaust-Nazis-Jews-Israel-museum,FACTS Qatar-media-AlJazeera-diplomacy,FOCUS DOHA Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera has travelled a long and bumpy road from the early 2000s when it was best known for airing tapes of former Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. 850 words moved by Gregory Walton. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Australia-fire-US-crash SYDNEY Three American crew helping to battle Australia's devastating bushfires are killed when their water-bombing plane crashes in mountainous terrain during a sortie to tackle another outbreak of the deadly blazes. 650 words moved by Holly Robertson. Graphic. File picture -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- ECB-EU-eurozone-banking-inflation-rate,WRAP FRANKFURT The European Central Bank leaves its easy-money policy settings in place, leaving president Christine Lagarde to detail a rethink of its aims and methods and update her assessment of risks facing the eurozone. 650 words 1500 GMT by Tom Barfield. Picture Also moving: ECB-EU-eurozone-rate-inflation-banking,BACKGROUND US-IT-lifestyle-auto-Tesla-Musk,WRAP WASHINGTON Tesla's market value hits $100 billion for the first time, triggering a payout plan that could be worth billions for Elon Musk, founder and chief of the electric carmaker. 500 words moved by Rob Lever. File picture US-aviation-Boeing,WRAP NEW YORK Boeing chief executive David Calhoun seeks to pivot from a bruising period of crisis and scandal, pledging a renewed commitment to safety and transparency and endorsing the long-term viability of the 737 MAX plane. 700 words moved by John Biers -- SPORT -- Tennis-AUS-Open,WRAP MELBOURNE Flamboyant Aussie Nick Kyrgios spearheads home hopes at the Australian Open as the tournament suffers its latest weather disruption: dirty rain, which leaves the courts muddy and unplayable. 500 words moved by Talek Harris. Picture afp
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