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| - Duty Editor: Kelly Macnamara Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump impeachment articles read to Senate + Russia approves new PM in Putin shake-up + Australia relief as rain falls on bushfires + Dozens killed in Syria bombardment + Harry makes first appearance since 'Megxit' US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON Articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump are formally read to the Senate, setting in motion a historic trial that threatens the US leader with removal from office. 650 words 1600 GMT by Chris Lefkow. Picture. Video. Graphic. Live Video Also moving: US-politics-impeachment-Trump-Nadler,FOCUS Also moved: US-politics-impeachment-Trump-Roberts,PROFILE US-politics-impeachment-Schiff,PROFILE Russia-politics,WRAP MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin's new prime minister promises "real changes" as he is approved by lawmakers after the Kremlin announced sweeping reform plans. 700 words 1530 GMT by Maria Antonova. Picture. Video. Graphic Australia-fire-environment-climate,WRAP NOWRA, Australia Heavy rain falls across parts of fire-ravaged eastern Australia and more wet weather is forecast, giving some relief following months of catastrophic blazes fuelled by climate change. 600 words moved by Thomas Lowe. Picture. Video Also moved: Australia-fire-environment-climate-home,SCENE Australia-fire-environment-climate-animal,FOCUS Australia-fire-environment-climate-trees,WRAP Tennis-AUS-Open-climate-environment-fire-Australia Syria-conflict,WRAP BEIRUT Dozens of fighters and civilians are killed in Syria's Idlib province as the government presses an offensive towards a key town in the country's last rebel bastion. 650 words 1500 GMT by Layal Abou Rahal with Omar Haj Kadour in Idlib. Picture. Graphic. Video Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan,WRAP LONDON Prince Harry keeps silent on his and his wife Meghan's shock decision to quit as full-time royals at his first public appearance since the bombshell announcement that rocked the British monarchy. 700 words 1500 GMT by Robin Millard. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic We have also moved: Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan-court-media,Q&A -- ECONOMY & ENVIRONMENT -- US-trade-economy-tariffs,WRAP WASHINGTON US lawmakers are poised to ratify a new trade agreement for all of North America, notching another win for President Donald Trump a day after he reached a trade ceasefire with China. 500 words 1700 GMT by Douglas Gillison. Picture. Video. Graphic US-France-EU-trade-tariff-wine WASHINGTON It's a bad time for the wine industry in the United States. French, Spanish and German wines, with a few exceptions, have been hit by 25 percent US tariffs in a longstanding fight between the United States and the European Union over illegal government subsidies to aircraft manufacturer Airbus. 800 words moved by Heather Scott. Video. Graphic. Picture Germany-environment-energy-coal,WRAP FRANKFURT Germany could end electricity generation from coal in 2035, three years earlier than planned, as Chancellor Angela Merkel's government faces growing pressure to take climate action. 550 words 1500 GMT by Tom Barfield. Picture -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-government-Putin,Q&A MOSCOW With the shock replacement of his government and plans for a constitutional overhaul, President Vladimir Putin has set in motion sweeping changes to Russia's political order. But what is the longtime Russian leader really up to? And what does it mean for his own hold on power? 650 words 1100 GMT by Antoine Lambroschini Britain-EU-politics-Brexit-bells,FOCUS LONDON To bong or not to bong? As Britons face their last few days of EU membership, it is not trade or sovereignty that dominates public debate, but whether Big Ben should ring out for Brexit. 600 words 1530 GMT by Alice Ritchie. File picture France-demos-politics-police,FOCUS PARIS As the number of protesters injured at the hands of the authorities grows, the French government is abandoning its 'hear no evil, see no evil' approach to police brutality. 700 words 1600 GMT by Clare Byrne and Joelle Garrus -- MIDDLE EAST -- Syria-conflict-Kurds-IS-children,EXCLUSIVE-LEAD AL-HOL CAMP, Syria At least 517 people, mostly children, died in 2019 in an overstretched Syrian camp housing displaced people and relatives of Islamic State group fighters. 650 words moved by Delil Souleiman. Picture. Video Iran-nuclear-politics-US-diplomacy,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says he is working daily "to prevent military confrontation or war" after Tehran and Washington came within a hair's breadth of direct confrontation for the second time in seven months. 700 words 1530 GMT. Picture. Video Iraq-politics-US-invasion,FOCUS BAGHDAD When it invaded Iraq in 2003, the United States promised freedom, democracy and prosperity. But 17 years later, its troops may be ousted from a country beset by just the opposite. 850 words moved by Sarah Benhaida Also moved: Iraq-conflict-US-politic,CHRONO Yemen-conflict-south,EXCLUSIVE-INTERVIEW ADEN The leader of Yemen's southern separatists warns against the looming collapse of a landmark power-sharing deal, saying the region is menaced by the twin threats of economic catastrophe and Islamist attacks. 700 words moved by Nabil Hasan. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-US-Taliban KABUL The Taliban offer a brief ceasefire to the US, two insurgent sources say, a move that could allow the resumption of talks seeking a deal for Washington to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. 550 words. 1500 GMT. File video HongKong-politics-unrest-China,LEAD HONG KONG Hong Kong may be allowed to keep its unique freedoms beyond their 2047 expiry date, its leader says, but only if inhabitants remain loyal to Beijing's vision of how the city should be run. 500 words moved by Xinqi Su and Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Angola-politics-corruption,WRAP LUANDA The billionaire daughter of Angola's ex-president, Isabel dos Santos, says she would consider running for president in the next general elections in 2022, despite being the target of an anti-corruption probe. 700 words moved by Daniel Garelo Pensador. File picture Also moved: Angola-politics-dosSantos,FACTS Gambia-politics-demonstration-rights BANJUL Thousands of supporters of Gambia's former dictator Yahya Jammeh demonstrate on the outskirts of the capital Banjul, in the latest protest demanding his return from exile three years after he fled the country. 420 words moved. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-PuertoRico-earthquake,SCENE YAUCO, Puerto Rico Living out in the open, their nerves on edge after a series of quakes, some 5,000 people are hoping President Donald Trump will heed Puerto Rico's plea to be designated a disaster zone and free up much-needed aid. 700 words moved by Ivelisse Rivera with Leila Macor in Miami. Picture afp
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