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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Hope on Covid pandemic as global death toll surges + Concern mounts over Trump's post-election posture + Ethiopia PM claims big gains as conflict escalates + Major floods as typhoon batters Philippine capital + New PlayStation sets up consoles battle with Xbox Health-virus,WRAP LONDON Top US government scientist Anthony Fauci says the coronavirus vaccine "cavalry" is on its way, bringing fresh hope as the world reports more than 10,000 deaths in just 24 hours, a record. 700 words 2000 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-vote-Trump-aims,FOCUS WASHINGTON Is President Donald Trump's unprecedented assault on US democracy a coup in progress -- or really just a circus aimed at his keeping his supporters happy and promoting post-White House political opportunities? 600 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says his army had made major gains in Ethiopia's north, where a week-old conflict has caused thousands to flee the country, as Amnesty says scores of civilians were brutally massacred by forces fighting the federal government. 850 words 2030 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video Philippines-weather-typhoon,WRAP MANILA The third typhoon to hit the storm-battered Philippines in as many weeks causes major flooding in Manila, trapping people on rooftops and claiming at least 11 lives in other parts of the country. 700 words moved by Mikhail Flores and Ron Lopez. Picture. Video. Graphic Entertainment-tech-gaming-Sony-PlayStation,WRAP TOKYO Sony's PlayStation 5 hits the shelves just two days after rival Microsoft released its newest Xbox, with the next-generation consoles vying for holiday season dominance as the pandemic boosts gaming demand. 600 words moved. Pictute. Video. Graphic -- US ELECTION -- US-vote-Republicans,FOCUS WASHINGTON Most Republican lawmakers have refused to acknowledge Joe Biden as the next US president, a departure from political tradition that suggests President Donald Trump, who even in defeat received a record number of votes, retains a fierce grip on his congressional minions. 650 words 2000 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture US-vote-dispute,Q&A NEW YORK Since US media declared Joe Biden's White House victory, President Donald Trump has refused to concede. But how long can the vote be disputed and is Biden's victory at risk? 600 words moved by Catherine Triomphe US-politics-Obama-book,lead WASHINGTON Former president Barack Obama says in the first volume of his upcoming memoir that the divisions in America "run deep" and the departure of Donald Trump from the White House will not be enough to bridge the divide. 650 words moved by Jerome Cartillier. File picture US-vote-diplomacy-security-Australia-Japan-SKorea SYDNEY US President-elect Joe Biden rings allies in Seoul, Sydney and Tokyo, vowing to repair frayed partnerships and reaffirming mutual-defence pacts thrown in doubt by the current White House. 550 words moved by Andrew Beatty -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-pharmaceutical-Pfizer,Q&A NEW YORK Pfizer, in partnership with German company BioNTech, announced this week major progress in its quest to release a vaccine against Covid-19. Here are some key questions and answers about the US firm and its long history. 550 words 2000 GMT by Juliette Michel Health-virus-WHO-measles,FOCUS GENEVA The World Health Organization warns that Covid-19 restrictions have crippled measles vaccination efforts amid fears for the impact on cases and deaths following a spike last year. 600 words 1930 GMT by Robin Millard Health-virus-pollution-India-Diwali NEW DELHI Crowds pack New Delhi markets ahead of India's biggest holiday of the year, shrugging off record coronavirus cases and toxic smog in the capital. 550 words moved. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-Germany,2ndlead Health-virus-conflict-weaponry-landmines Health-virus-Malawi-SAfrica-music Health-virus-pharmaceutical-vaccine-research,INTERVIEW Health-virus-conflict-weaponry-landmines -- EUROPE -- Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP YEREVAN Armenia arrests 10 leading opposition figures for violently protesting against a Russian-brokered peace deal that ended weeks of fighting with Azerbaijan and sparked fury with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. 800 words moved by Mariam Harutyunyan. Picture. Video. Graphic -- MIDEAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Egypt-Israel-aviation-accident,WRAP CAIRO A helicopter crash in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula involving a multi-national observer force kills eight people -- six Americans, a French national and a Czech citizen, the force says. 550 words 1930 GMT. Video Libya-conflict-UN-Tunisia,WRAP TUNIS Libyans at UN-led talks in Tunisia start to hammer out the powers of a proposed transitional government amid cautious hopes for an end to a brutal decade-old conflict. 600 words 2000 GMT by Paul Raymond. Video Libya-disaster-migration-UN,WRAP TRIPOLI At least 74 migrants die in a "devastating" shipwreck off the Libyan coast, the United Nations says, the latest in a spate of migrant vessel sinkings in the central Mediterranean. 650 words moved. Graphic. Saudi-politics-attack-IS,WRAP RIYADH Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pledges to strike extremists with an "iron fist", after a bombing against a gathering of diplomats was claimed by the Islamic State group. 550 words 1930 GMT by Anuj Chopra. -- AFRICA -- Ghana-politics-Rawlings,WRAP ACCRA Ghana's former president Jerry Rawlings, a member of the radical and charismatic generation of figures who emerged in West Africa in the 1980s, dies aged 73, the presidency says. 550 words moved by Kent Mensah. File picture Also moved: Ghana-politics-Rawlings,OBIT -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-parliament,WRAP HONG KONG China warns that the mass resignations of pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong are a "blatant challenge" to its authority over the city. 550 words 1930 GMT by Yan Zhao. Picture. Video. Graphic. Also moved: HongKong-China-politics-parliament,CHRONO -- BUSINESS -- Health-virus-Britain-economy-growth,WRAP LONDON Britain's economy enjoys a record rebound in the third quarter from a virus-driven historic recession, official data show, but experts predict another slump is on the way after fresh restrictions were introduced to curb the pandemic. 500 words moved by Roland Jackson. File photo. File video -- SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT -- Climate-permafrost-Arctic-technology PARIS Even if humanity stopped emitting greenhouse gases tomorrow, Earth will warm for centuries to come and oceans will rise by metres, according to a controversial modelling study. 650 words moved by Marlowe Hood -- CULTURE AND LIFESTYLE -- EU-education-drugs-health PARIS Young Europeans are drinking less alcohol and also smoking less -- but are increasingly dabbling with cannabis, a continent-wide study shows. 400 words moved afp
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