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| - Duty Editor: Denholm Barnetson Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + EU, Britain in crisis talks to save Brexit deal + Germany sees record virus toll, Biden vows mass vaccinations + White House plans new $916 bn stimulus plan + Racism incident halts Champions League game + World's longest-running TV soap turns 60 Britain-EU-politics-Brexit,WRAP BRUSSELS Prime Minister Boris Johnson heads to Brussels with Britain's fading hopes for a post-Brexit trade deal hanging on crisis talks with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen. 700 words 1130 GMT by Dave Clark. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,Wrap BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel demands tougher curbs as coronavirus deaths hit a record, while Joe Biden pledges his administration would vaccinate 100 million Americans in the first 100 days of his presidency. 700 words 1200 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic US-economy-politics-health-virus WASHINGTON The White House unveils a $916-billion stimulus proposal in a final dash to break a months-long logjam over new aid for the coronavirus-stricken US economy before President Donald Trump leaves office in January. 550 words moved by Chris Stein Fbl-Eur-C1-FRA-TUR-PSG-Basaksehir-racism, PARIS The unprecedented walkout of Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir players over an alleged racist comment by a match official in a Champions League match prompts a renewed debate about racism in football, with some observers hailing it as a "turning point". 650 words 1030 GMT by Alexis Hontang. Picture Entertainment-Britain-television-social,FOCUS LONDON The world's longest-running TV soap opera, Britain's cosy, working-class series "Coronation Street", celebrates 60 years on screen, defying social changes and the pandemic. 700 words moved by Anna Malpas. File picture -- EUROPE -- Netherlands-Switzerland-banking-court-UBS-ING,WRAP THE HAGUE A Dutch court orders the prosecution of the head of Swiss banking giant UBS, Ralph Hamers, over money-laundering when he was CEO of the Dutch lender ING. 450 words 1030 GMT by Danny Kemp France-helicopter-accident,WRAP ALBERTVILLE, France French investigators probe the cause of the crash of a mountain rescue helicopter in the Alps that left five dead with only the pilot surviving but badly wounded. 500 words 1100 GMT by Fanny Hardy France-politics-religion-Islam,WRAP PARIS President Emmanuel Macron seeks his cabinet's blessing for a draft law targeting radicalisation, which some fear will stigmatise the French Muslim community, Europe's largest. 600 words 1100 GMT by Jeremy Marot. Picture. Video. Germany-Syria-conflict-politics,FOCUS BERLIN Five years after Germany let in hundreds of thousands of refugees, many from Syria, the government is considering whether to lift a ban on deportations to the war-torn country. 600 words 1200 GMT by Femke Colborne Health-virus-Germany-politics-farright,FOCUS BERLIN As Germany battles a second wave of Covid-19, an interesting national pattern has begun to emerge: Many of the hardest-hit regions are those with strong support for the far right. Coincidence? 650 words 1100 GMT by Mathieu Foulkes. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Israel-vaccine,WRAP TEL AVIV Israel receives the first batch of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowing the pandemic's end is "in sight" as he pledges to get the first jab. 500 words 1100 GMT. Picture. Video Iraq-Christians-Vatican-pope,FOCUS KAREMLASH, Iraq Morning mass in Karemlash, an Iraqi village once held by Islamic State jihadists, is usually a sombre affair. But this week, elderly parishioners could rejoice: Pope Francis is planning to visit the country. 700 words 1100 GMT by Raad al-Jammas with Maya Gebeily in Baghdad. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Iran-Arafat,FOCUS RAFAH, Palestinian Territories There is only one known Iranian in Gaza -- an ageing former bodyguard to long-time Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat who dreams of returning home, but finds himself stuck in the enclave. 680 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee and Adel Zaanoun. Picture. Video Egypt-unrest-Sinai-IS,FOCUS CAIRO Residents of Egypt's restive North Sinai region ran for their lives when an Islamic State group affiliate occupied their villages. Now they are returning to find their homes booby-trapped. 780 words moved by Farid Farid with an AFP reporter in Ismailia. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-vote-court-Pennsylvania,lead WASHINGTON The US Supreme Court deals the latest blow to Donald Trump's effort to overturn his election loss, denying his allies' attempt to block the certification of votes in key state Pennsylvania. 300 words moved US-vote-Biden-military-Austin,WRAP WILMINGTON, Delaware US President-elect Joe Biden names retired army general Lloyd Austin to be secretary of defense, who if confirmed will become the first African-American to lead the Pentagon. 800 words moved. File picture. File video. Graphic US-IT-crime-hacking-Fireye,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Cybersecurity firm FireEye says its defenses were breached by sophisticated attackers who stole "Red Team" tools used to test customers' computer systems. 500 words moved by Glenn Chapman -- ASIA -- Indonesia-election-politics,WRAP JAKARTA Indonesia holds nationwide local and regional elections with more than 100 million voters expected to cast a ballot, despite warnings it will worsen the nation's Covid-19 crisis. 500 words moved by Agnes Anya. Picture. Video China-Xinjiang-rights,lead BEIJING Muslims in China's Xinjiang were "arbitrarily" selected for arrest by a computer programme that flagged suspicious behaviour, activists say, in a report detailing big data's role in repression in the restive region. 500 words 1000 GMT NZealand-volcano-anniversary WELLINGTON New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern paid emotional tribute to victims of the White Island volcano eruption on the first anniversary of the disaster that claimed 22 lives. 300 words moved -- ENVIRONMENT -- Climate-UN-summit-emissions,WRAP PARIS The UN reports on where Earth's warming is heading after a dip in greenhouse gas emissions due to the pandemic and world pledges to curb pollution. 550 words 1000 GMT by Patrick Galey Also moved: Climate-UN-summit-netzero,FOCUS Climate-UN-summit-hydrogen,FACTS Climate-UN-summit-carbon,FOCUS Climate-UN-summit-fuel,FACTS -- SPORTS -- Argentina-fbl-Maradona-ARG,VIDEOESSAY BUENOS AIRES Tributes to late football legend Diego Maradona have included plans to rename a stadium and a street in his honor and put his face on a banknote. Now, a giant mural has been painted in Argentina to remember the icon, who died last month. 400 words moved. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Britain-entertainment-animal-film-beasts,FOCUS LONDON London's Natural History Museum has scoured its vast collection for an exhibition to celebrate fantastic beasts in all their forms, drawing parallels between the real world and that imagined by Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. 550 words moved by Charlotte Durand. Picture -- SPOTLIGHT -- Health-virus-Philippines-homelessness-food,FOCUS MANILA Daniel Auminto lost his job and then his home when the coronavirus pandemic sent the Philippines into lockdown. Now he and his family live on the street, relying on food handouts to survive. 700 words moved by Allison Jackson. Picture. Video Thailand-politics-protest-royals-art,FOCUS BANGKOK With virtual reality goggles strapped on and controllers clasped in his hands, Thai artist Chalermpol Junrayab looks more like he's doing a robot dance than creating political art. 750 words moved by Pitcha Dangprasith and Lisa Martin. Picture. Video afp
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