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| - Duty Editor: Joseph Boyle Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Iran targets US troops in Iraq strikes + 176 dead as Ukraine plane crashes in Tehran + Fugitive tycoon Ghosn vows to clear his name + 2019 second-hottest year ever: EU monitor + Snipers to cull 10,000 camels in Australia Iran-Iraq-US-unrest,WRAP BAGHDAD Iran fires a volley of missiles at Iraqi bases housing US and other foreign troops, the Islamic republic's first act in its promised revenge for the US killing of a top Iranian general. 950 words 1530 GMT by Maya Gebeily with Marc Jourdier in Tehran and Sebastian Smith in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Iran-US-unrest-Iraq,CHRONO Iran-Iraq-US-unrest,REAX Iran-Iraq-unrest-US-aviation,ROUNDUP Iran-Ukraine-Canada-aviation-accident,WRAP TEHRAN A Ukrainian airliner crashes shortly after take-off from Tehran killing all 176 people on board, mainly Iranians and Canadians. 850 words 1600 GMT by David Vujanovic with Ania Tsoukanova in Kiev. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: Iran Ukraine aviation accident,FACTS Lebanon-Japan-Ghosn-court-Nissan-Renault,WRAP BEIRUT Fugitive auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn vows to clear his name as he makes his first public appearance at a packed news conference in Beirut since his Houdini-like escape from trial in Japan. 750 words 1500 GMT by Tony Gamal-Gabriel. Picture. Graphic. Video. Live Video Climate-warming-EU,WRAP PARIS 2019 was the second hottest year ever recorded and a virtual tie with 2016, the warmest El Nino year, the European Union's climate monitor says in its round up of the hottest decade in history. 500 words 1500 GMT by Patrick Galey. Graphic Australia-animal-environment SYDNEY Snipers are taking to helicopters in Australia to begin a mass cull of up to 10,000 camels as drought drives large herds of the feral animals to search for water closer to remote towns, endangering indigenous communities. 400 words moved by Holly Robertson -- IRAN-US CRISIS -- Iran-Iraq-US-unrest-politics,ANALYSIS PARIS Iran's missile strikes on US troop bases in Iraq were a measured first response to Washington's assassination of a top commander, but unlikely to be the last act in what could be a long and asymmetrical revenge campaign, experts say. 700 words 1630 GMT by Mariette le Roux and Daphne Benoit. Picture Iraq-Iran-US-unrest-Qaani,PROFILE PARIS Esmail Qaani, the new commander of the shadowy Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guards after the killing of Qasem Soleimani, represents a continuity choice at a hugely combustible moment for Tehran but lacks the charismatic aura of his storied predecessor. 650 words 1600 GMT by Stuart Williams Iran-Iraq-US-unrest-resistance,FOCUS DUBAI Portraits of Qasem Soleimani have been carried aloft in rallies from Gaza to Yemen this week, raising the prospect that his violent death will elevate him as an icon of anti-American resistance. 800 words 1600 GMT by Sarah Stewart Markets-world,WRAP LONDON Oil prices briefly surge after Iran launched missile attacks on US targets in Iraq but then fall back as investors take a sanguine view on the outlook for world crude supplies. 600 words 1500 GMT Iran-Iraq-US-unrest-Israel,WRAP JERUSALEM Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns that Israel will strike a "resounding blow" if attacked by arch-foe Iran, as regional tensions soar after the US killing of a top Iranian general. 490 words moved. Picture. Video Iran-Iraq-US-unrest-Cyprus-diplomacy,lead NICOSIA Cyprus says it has accepted a US request to station a rapid response team on the island in case American diplomatic personnel or civilians need to be evacuated amid rising US-Iranian tensions. 460 words moved -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-politics-Brexit,WRAP LONDON The EU's top official tells Britain that it could lose its open access to the European market if it refuses to extend post-Brexit partnership talks beyond 2020. 650 words 1700 GMT by Dmitry Zaks. Picture. Video France-politics-trial-Sarkozy,WRAP PARIS Nicolas Sarkozy will become the first ex-president of France to stand trial for corruption when he enters the dock in October over claims he tried to pressure a judge for information about a probe against him. 500 words 1500 GMT Turkey-Russia-Syria-Libya-conflict-diplomacy-oil,WRAP ISTANBUL President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosts Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Istanbul to inaugurate a new gas pipeline linking their countries, with tensions in Libya and Syria also on the agenda. 600 words 1600 GMT by Gokan Gunes. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Somalia-unrest-blast,WRAP MOGADISHU At least four people are killed when a car bomb explodes near Somalia's parliament in the capital Mogadishu, the latest in a recent uptick of attacks by the Al-Shabaab militant group. 500 words moved. Picture. Video. Graphic -- ASIA -- Japan-crime-court-Sagamihara-disabled,WRAP YOKOHAMA, Japan The man accused of murdering 19 disabled people at a Japanese care home in one of the country's worst mass killings pleads not guilty as his trial begins. 750 words moved. Picture. Video. Sketch India-economy-politics-strike,lead KOLKATA Indian police fire live rounds to break up a protest by strikers taking part in nationwide action against government economic policies, officials say. 450 words moved. Picture Taiwan-politics-vote-economy,FOCUS TAIPEI Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen looks set to secure a second term in elections this weekend, but her Achilles heel is an economy that China has squeezed relentlessly in an effort to assert its control over the island's future. 800 words moved by Amber Wang and Sean Chang China-politics-technology-justice,FOCUS SHANGHAI Facial-recognition technology has become embedded in China, from airports to hotels, e-commerce sites and even public toilets, but a law professor had enough when asked to scan his face at a safari park. 800 words moved by Kelly Wang. File Picture -- AMERICAS -- Argentina-politics-economy,FOCUS BUENOS AIRES A month into his presidency, Alberto Fernandez has embarked on an ambitious and risky juggling act in a bid to drag Argentina out of its worst economic crisis in almost 20 years and avoid a default. 600 words moved by Yemeli Ortega and Maria Lorente. File picture -- LIFESTYLE/TECHNOLOGY -- US-IT-lifestyle-CES-auto,POINTS WASHINGTON Fully autonomous cars are on a slow path to mass deployment, but a range of other vehicle technology is speeding ahead. Here are some of the innovations being seen and talked about at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. 600 words 1430 GMT by Rob Lever. Picture -- HEALTH -- Health-disease-animal-virus-Germany PARIS Eight cases of the Borna virus, transmitted by shrews, have been identified in encephalitis patients who died between 1999 and 2019, researchers say. 450 words moved by Marlowe Hood afp
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