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| - Duty Editor: Ben Sheppard Tel: +1 202 414 0544 -- TOP STORIES -- + China's isolation grows as virus toll hits 259 + Joy and sadness as Britain exits the EU + Palestinian leader cuts ties with US and Israel + US Democrats campaign ahead of Iowa test + Liverpool surge clear with 4-0 win China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING China faces deepening isolation over its coronavirus epidemic as the death toll soared to 259, with the United States and Australia leading a growing list of nations to impose extraordinary Chinese travel bans. 850 words 2000 GMT by Eva Xiao. Video. Picture. Graphic Britain-EU-Brexit-politics,WRAP LONDON Britain begins an uncertain future outside the European Union after the country greeted the historic end to almost half a century of EU membership with a mixture of joy and sadness. 850 words 2300 GMT by Joe Jackson in London, Marc Burleigh in Brussels and Joe Stenson in Belfast. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographics. Israel-Palestinians-conflict-US CAIRO Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas announces a cut of all ties with Israel and the United States, including security cooperation, after Washington unveiled a controversial Middle East plan seen as favouring Israel. 750 words moved. Picture. Video US-politics-vote-Iowa,WRAP CLINTON, Iowa US Democratic Party candidates vying to take on Donald Trump in November elections kick off a final frenetic weekend of campaigning before Iowa state's all-important nomination caucuses. 700 words 2100 GMT by Elodie Cuzin. Picture. Video. Graphic Fbl-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON Liverpool surge 22 points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 win over Southampton as Leicester and Chelsea consolidate their place in the top four in a 2-2 draw. 650 words 2000 GMT by Kieran Canning. Picture -- BREXIT -- Britain-Brexit-Spain-politics,SCENE TORREVIEJA, Spain British retirees living on Spain's sun-splashed eastern coast express resignation and worry over their futures after Britain became the first country to quit the European Union. 600 words moved by Daniel Silva. Picture. Video Britain-EU-Brexit-Eurostar,SCENE ABOARD PARIS-LONDON EUROSTAR At around 8:50am (0850 GMT) British time on Saturday, a Eurostar train emerging from the Channel Tunnel became the first from the continental connection service to leave EU territory. 600 words moved by Pierre Donadieu. Video Britain-Brexit-EU-France-Dordogne,SCENE VERTEILLAC, France "Shameful!" "A sadness!" "Disgusting!" In Verteillac, a small village in southwest France's picturesque Dordogne region that has become a home for many Britons, emotions may vary over Brexit but all share a sense of bitterness and worry for the future. 700 words moved by Benoit Petit. Video Also moved: Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-celebration Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-Yorkshire,SCENE Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-media Britain-EU-Brexit,SCENE Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-enlargement,CHRONO Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-crises,CHRONO Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-withdrawal,CHRONO Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-history,CHRONO -- CORONAVIRUS -- China-health-virus-history-SARS,FACTS BEIJING A new coronavirus originating from central China has killed 259 people and infected thousands others, stirring memories of the SARS outbreak nearly two decades ago. 600 words moved Also moved: China-health-virus-countries,FACTS Africa-coronavirus-China,FOCUS DAKAR African countries are scrambling to avert an outbreak of the rapidly spreading coronavirus strain, as health officials warn that the poorest countries are not equipped to combat the deadly disease. 850 words moved by Emmet Livingstone with AFP's Africa bureaux. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump claims his polling numbers are up as the US Senate paves the way for his acquittal next week on impeachment charges of abuse of power. 750 words moved by Ben Sheppard. Picture. Video. Graphic US-military-landmines,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump's administration lifts restrictions on landmines, saying new technology made them safer, outraging campaigners for the abolition of the explosives that maim thousands of civilians each year. 750 words moved by Shaun Tandon US-immigration-diplomacy-travel,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump slaps immigration restrictions on citizens of six countries including Nigeria, in addition to the list of nations already targeted by his controversial travel ban. 600 words moved by Ariela Navarro and Francesco Fontemaggi -- EUROPE -- Belarus-US-diplomacy,lead MINSK US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calls for "real progress" in relations between the United States and Belarus, as he meets the country's president Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk. 650 words moved. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iraq-politics-protests,WRAP BAGHDAD Iraq's president names former communications minister Mohammad Allawi as the country's new prime minister after an 11th-hour consensus among political blocs, but the streets seems divided on his nomination. 780 words 1930 GMT by Ammar Karim. Picture Also moved: Iraq-politics-protests-Allawi,PROFILE Syria-conflict-Idlib,SCENE SARAQEB Syrian father of four Wael clambers up a pile of rubble, bidding farewell to what remains of his devastated hometown Saraqeb, after all his neighbours fled advancing government troops. 650 words moved by Omar Haj Kadour. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Malawi-election-politics,ADVANCER BLANTYRE, Malawi Malawi's constitutional court is set to rule next week on whether to annul controversial election results that saw the re-election of President Peter Mutharika, a much-awaited verdict widely expected to stoke turmoil. 700 words moved by Jack McBrams. File picture -- SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT -- Environment-pollution-ocean-plastic-textile,FOCUS PARIS From the polar ice cap to the Mariana Trench 10 kilometres below the waves, synthetic microfibres spat out by household washing machines are polluting oceans everywhere. 750 words moved by Amelie Bottollier-Depois -- SPORTS -- Tennis-AUS-Open,WRAP MELBOURNE America's Sofia Kenin stuns two-time Major champion Garbine Muguruza to win the Australian Open, completing a surprise run where she has come from nowhere to win her first Grand Slam title. 500 words moved by Peter Stebbings. Picture Also moved: Tennis-AUS-Open-Muguruza-Kenin,FACTS RugbyU-6Nations-WAL-ITA,WRAP CARDIFF Josh Adams scores a hat-trick of tries as Grand Slam champions Wales begin their Six Nations title defence by thrashing Italy 42-0 in Wayne Pivac's first Test as coach. 600 words 2000 GMT by Julian Guyer. Picture afp
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