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| - Duty Editor: Adam Plowright Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Pfizer raises efficacy results for vaccine + Thousands march in Thailand after clashes + Boeing 737 MAX cleared to fly again + Iran makes nuclear deal offer to Biden + Germany coach under fire after Spain humiliation Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON Pharma giant Pfizer boosts hopes of a possible end to the coronavirus pandemic by announcing improved results for its vaccine, even as the death rate in Europe surges and protests against restrictions turn violent. 800 words 1430 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic. Thailand-politics-protest-royals,WRAP BANGKOK Thousands of democracy activists march on Thailand's police headquarters in downtown Bangkok on a second day of protest, after six people were shot during violent clashes. 650 words 1500 GMT by Sophie Deviller and Lisa Martin. Picture. Video US-aviation-Boeing,WRAP WASHINGTON US regulators clear the Boeing 737 MAX to return to the skies, ending its 20-month grounding after two fatal crashes that plunged the company into crisis. 600 words 1430 GMT by John Biers. File picture. File video Iran-nuclear-policy-US,WRAP TEHRAN Iran will "automatically" return to its nuclear commitments if US President-elect Joe Biden lifts sanctions imposed over the past two years, its foreign minister says. 450 words 1430 GMT Fbl-Eur-Nations-GER-Loew,WRAP BERLIN Germany coach Joachim Loew faces the biggest crisis of his 14-year reign after his side were thrashed by Spain, with former players and the media questioning whether he should lead the team into next year's European championship finals. 650 words 1530 GMT by Ryland James. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Germany-demo,3rdlead BERLIN German police fire water cannon to disperse thousands of unmasked protesters who had massed in central Berlin to demonstrate against government measures to curb the spread of coronavirus. 650 words 1500 GMT by David Courbet. Picture. Video Health-virus-Italy-Calabria,FOCUS ROME Faced with a dysfunctional health system and the resignations of three local leaders in quick succession, Italy has turned to a charity better used to warzones to help tackle coronavirus in its poorest region. 600 words 1500 GMT by Gildas Le Roux. File picture. Health-virus-Brazil,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO After struggling for months to get its spiraling Covid-19 death toll under control, Brazil is now threatened by the nightmare scenario that has already shaken the United States and Europe: a second wave. 650 words moved by Louis Genot. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-police-terror-Birmingham-arrest,WRAP LONDON A 65-year-old man is arrested and questioned over one of Britain's worst terror attacks, the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings blamed on Irish republican paramilitaries that killed 21. 500 words 1500 GMT by James Pheby Spain-politics-media,FOCUS MADRID A Spanish government plan to fight disinformation has sparked complaints from the media and the opposition, which say it limits free expression and seeks to establish a "ministry of truth". 700 words moved by Daniel Silva and Alvaro Villalobos Hungary-EU-politics,WRAP BUDAPEST Hungary and Poland are backed by Slovenian political ally Janez Jansa in opposing plans to tie EU funds to rule of law criteria, even as Hungarian PM Viktor Orban hints at a possible compromise. 700 words moved by Peter Murphy with Bojan Kavcic in Ljubljana -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-military-Afghanistan-Iraq,WRAP WASHINGTON The US will slash troop levels in Afghanistan and Iraq to their lowest in nearly 20 years, the Pentagon announces, triggering security concerns among allies and fear on Kabul's streets after President Donald pledged to end conflicts abroad. 700 words 1500 GMT by Paul Handley. Picture. File Picture. Graphic Also moved: Afghanistan-conflict-talks US-vote-politics-security,FOCUS WASHINGTON Firing the election security czar and pressuring local officials to throw out valid votes, President Donald Trump and his Republicans are making desperate -- but in all likelihood futile -- attempts to delegitimize the US election. 600 words 1700 GMT by Paul Handley. Picture US-aviation-Boeing-families,FOCUS NEW YORK Brittney Riffel was seven months pregnant when her husband died on a Boeing 737 MAX plane crash. The plane's imminent return to the skies worries her. 700 words 1600 GMT by John Biers Also moving: US-aviation-Boeing,DATES US-aviation-Boeing,Q&A Weather-hurricane-Centram,WRAP SAN SALVADOR Storm Iota kills at least 10 people as it smashes homes, uproots trees and swamps roads during its destructive advance across Central America, just two weeks after Hurricane Eta devastated parts of the region. 700 words moved by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-US-Bahrain-diplomacy,WRAP JERUSALEM US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Israel on his farewell tour as Donald Trump's top diplomat, sparking Palestinian anger with reported plans to visit a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank. 700 words 1600 GMT by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video Also moved: Israel-conflict-Syria-Iran,WRAP Israel-Bahrain-diplomacy,2ndlead Iraq-US-Iran-conflict-diplomacy,FOCUS BAGHDAD Washington will pull another 500 troops from its dwindling task force in Iraq, where emboldened pro-Iran factions have attacked the US embassy despite suspicions outgoing President Donald Trump could launch strikes on Iranian interests there. 700 words 1600 GMT Iraq-Saudi-diplomacy-trade,WRAP ARAR BORDER CROSSING, Iraq Iraq and Saudi Arabia reopen their land border for the first time in 30 years, with closer trade ties between the two countries irking allies of Riyadh's rival, Tehran. 650 words moved by Maya Gebeily. Picture. Video G20-summit-Saudi-diplomacy-rights,INTERVIEW PARIS "Be our voice:" The sister of a leading Saudi rights campaigner, in prison since 2018, urges world leaders to use the virtual G20 summit hosted by Riyadh to press for the release of all activists. 700 words moved by Cecile Feuillatre. -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Both sides in Ethiopia's raging internal conflict claim military successes, creating a muddied picture of fighting even as the government promised it would soon be over. 750 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video. Graphics. DRCongo-health-epidemic-Ebola,WRAP KINSHASA The Democratic Republic of Congo declares the end of the country's latest Ebola epidemic, an outbreak that killed 55 people over five months, with the widespread use of vaccinations helping to contain the spread of the dreaded haemorrhagic fever. 500 words moved by Samir Tounsi -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics HONG KONG Three former lawmakers from Hong Kong's pro-democracy opposition are arrested for protests held earlier this year in the city's legislature as it passed a law criminalising insults to China's national anthem. 400 words moved Solomons-politics-Facebook,lead HONORIA The Solomon Islands is reportedly planning to ban Facebook after the government received harsh criticism on the social media platform, sparking outrage among rights groups and opposition figures in the Pacific island nation. 500 words moved -- SPORTS -- Cricket-ENG-PAK-tour-Pakistan,WRAP LONDON England will tour Pakistan next year for the first time since a deadly 2009 attack on the Sri Lankan team bus, in a move hailed by English cricket authorities as a "significant moment for both nations". 550 words 1500 GMT by Pirate Irwin. 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