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| - Duty Editor: Abhik Chanda Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump says to leave office if Biden win confirmed + Germany logs one million coronavirus cases + China slaps dumping duties on Australian wine + Ethiopia PM meets AU envoys to discuss Tigray + Former Berlin airport gets new life US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump says that he will leave the White House if Joe Biden is confirmed the winner of the US election, but continues to rail against the "rigged" vote. 500 words moved by Ben Sheppard. Picture Health-virus,WRAP BERLIN Germany, once a beacon of hope in Europe's coronavirus nightmare, logs its one millionth case, as Russia turns to India to produce 100 million doses of its Sputnik vaccine. 650 words 1230 GMT. Picture. Video. China-Australia-trade,FOCUS SYDNEY Biting new Chinese trade tariffs are stoking fears that Australia's virus-weakened economy is being targeted for political retribution and the two countries may be sliding into a shadow trade war. 600 words 1100 GMT by Andrew Beatty Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is expected to meet African Union envoys to discuss the worsening conflict in Tigray, where the army has been ordered to launch a final offensive against regional forces. 600 words 1100 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus-Germany-vaccine,FOCUS BERLIN A large "Welcome" sign still hangs outside Berlin's Tegel airport, which closed for good in November. But thousands of people are soon expected to start walking through its doors again every day, once it has been refitted as a vaccination centre against the novel coronavirus from mid-December. 650 words 1000 GMT by Yannick Pasquet. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Britain-Gibraltar-marriage,FOCUS GIBRALTAR Gibraltar was never on Bruno Miani's list of places to visit -- but that all changed when the pandemic upended his plans to marry his girlfriend in Dublin. 800 words moved by Daniel Silva. Picture. Video Health-virus-Senegal,FOCUS DAKAR Senegal has been widely praised for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, with few infections and life returning to normal, but the reason behind its success still divides experts. 650 words moved by Philippe Siuberski. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Iran-trial-attack-Belgium-France,WRAP ANTWERP An Iranian diplomat goes on trial in Belgium accused of plotting to bomb an opposition rally outside Paris, in a case that has stoked tensions with Tehran. 650 words 0930 GMT by Matthieu Demeestere. Picture. Video France-police-racism,WRAP PARIS The beating and racial abuse of a black music producer in Paris by French police piles new pressure on the embattled force and prompts a backlash from across the spectrum including the country's football heroes. 600 words 1100 GMT Armenia-Azerbaijan-Russia-Karabakh-France,FOCUS PARIS French President Emmanuel Macron faces a major challenge to retain influence over resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, with Paris accused by Azerbaijan of bias but needing to take acccount of the large Armenian minority in France. 600 words 1100 GMT by Valerie Leroux Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh-Lachin,SCENE LACHIN, Azerbaijan In their impeccable camouflage fatigues, the Russian peacekeepers along the last road linking Armenia with Nagorno-Karabakh are a reassuring presence for local residents. But with the surrounding area set to be handed back to Azerbaijan next week, many face an uncertain future. 700 words 1030 GMT by Emmanuel Peuchot. Picture. Video Vatican-pope-religion-US,FOCUS VATICAN CITY Archbishop of Washington Wilton Gregory, quarantined in Rome, has been doing timed online interviews like a Hollywood star before a big launch. Because on Saturday, he will become the first black American to kneel before the pope to become a cardinal. 650 words 1100 GMT by Catherine Marciano. File picture. -- AMERICAS -- Fbl-ARG-Argentina-Maradona-death,WRAP BUENOS AIRES Huge crowds bid a grief-filled farewell to Argentina's favorite son Diego Maradona before he is buried on the outskirts of the capital amid mourning that at times descends into chaos. 800 words 1000 GMT by Maria Lorente. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Fbl-ARG-Maradona-coach,FOCUS Fbl-ARG-Maradona,OBIT Fbl-ARG-ENG-Maradona-death-agent-Smith US-minorities-loans-health,FOCUS LOS ANGELES It's been a rough year for Black-owned small businesses in the United States, and the latest surge in coronavirus cases suggests a festive season without much celebration. 750 words moved by Patrick Fallon with John Biers in Washington. Picture -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-conflict-Sudan-refugees,FOCUS LUGDI, Sudan Ten-year-old Samarwat Tkhal fled fighting in Ethiopia's Tigray region earlier this month; now she sells food to survive, one of over 40,000 refugees building a new life in neighbouring Sudan. 550 words 1100 GMT by Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Vietnam-fashion-tradition,FOCUS HANOI Made from delicate silk, intricately embroidered and with vast flared sleeves: Vietnamese 19th-century outfits do not seem a perfect fit for life in the country's hectic modern cities. 550 words moved by Alice Philipson and Tran Thi Minh Ha. Picture. Video Health-virus-Malaysia-food JEMAPOH, Malaysia A Malaysian family have cooked up a tasty solution to their economic woes during the pandemic by opening a backyard pizza restaurant that has proved a hit in their sleepy village. 400 words moved by Patrick Lee. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Libya-conflict-school-social,FOCUS TRIPOLI At the Martyrs' School near Tripoli, teachers and parents are using the limited means at hand to repair buildings devasted by a year-long battle for the Libyan capital. 500 words 1100 GMT by Jihad Dorgham. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Athletics-IND-marathon-pollution NEW DELHI Top doctors have warned elite runners are taking a major health risk by competing in this weekend's New Delhi half-marathon in the midst of a major coronavirus outbreak and high air pollution. 500 words moved by Faisal Kamal. File picture afp
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