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| - Duty Editor: James Edgar Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + A royal goodbye: Harry, Meghan to give up titles + World powers in Berlin to seek elusive Libya peace + China reports new cases of mysterious SARS-like virus + Trump lawyers present defense for 'dangerous' impeachment + Facebook red-faced over Xi translation error Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan,WRAP LONDON Britain's Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will give up their royal titles and public funding as part of a settlement with the Queen to start a new life away from the British monarchy. 800 words moved by Dmitry Zaks. File picture. File video Also moved: Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan-dates,CHRONO Britain-royals-Meghan-Harry-Duchess,PROFILE Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan-prince,PROFILE Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan-crises,FACTS Libya-conflict-summit-Germany,WRAP BERLIN World leaders gather in Berlin to make a fresh push for peace in Libya, in a desperate bid to stop the conflict-wracked nation from disintegrating into a "second Syria". 800 words moved by Imed Lamloum. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: Libya-diplomacy-conflict,Q&A Libya-conflict,CHRONO Libya-conflict-unrest,CHRONO China-virus-health,LEAD BEIJING China reports 17 new cases of the mysterious SARS-like virus, including three in a severe condition, heightening fears ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday when hundreds of millions of people move around the country. 500 words moved US-politics-impeachment-trial,lead WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's legal team presents for the first time its line of defense for his impeachment trial, dismissing it as unconstitutional and dangerous. 500 words moved. File Picture. Myanmar-China-diplomacy-Facebook NAYPYIDAW Facebook apologises for a distasteful mistranslation of Chinese President Xi Jinping's name from Burmese language posts during his much-touted visit to Myanmar. 300 words moved. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-impeachment-trial,FOCUS WASHINGTON Bill Clinton's 1999 impeachment trial lasted five weeks. Andrew Johnson's went on for three months in 1868. If the White House and Republicans have their way, President Donald Trump's trial will be over in two weeks, in time for the State of the Union Address. 800 words moved by Paul Handley US-France-business-investment-government-retirement,PROFILE NEW YORK Less familiar to the general public than Warren Buffett, BlackRock Chief Executive Larry Fink has become one of the true titans of American finance. 750 words moved by John Biers US-politics-social-demonstration-gender,WRAP WASHINGTON Thousands of women march through Washington at a now-annual event opposing US President Donald Trump, striking a defiant tone despite falling attendance numbers. 500 words moved by Leo Mouren. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Lebanon-politics-protests,WRAP BEIRUT Clashes between police and Lebanese protesters wound more than 220 people on both sides in the highest such tally in three months of anti-establishment demonstrations. 650 words moved. Video. Picture Iraq-Syria-culture-Kurds,FOCUS ARBIL At first, no one in the Iraqi Kurdish capital Arbil would drink the bitter coffee at Syrian refugee Abdussamad Abdulqadir's cafe. But now it's a hit, part of a growing cultural exchange. 750 words moved by Qassim Khidir. Picture. Video Lifestyle-UAE-culture-arts,FOCUS DUBAI In the glitzy city of Dubai, known for its mega-projects, futuristic skyscrapers and ostentatious malls, Dana Alhammadi sat in a cosy cafe learning how to make natural beauty products. 700 words moved by Aziz El Massassi. Picture. Video. -- EUROPE -- France-politics-protest,WRAP PARIS French police fire tear gas under a rain of projectiles and arrested dozens of people as thousands of "yellow vest" anti-government protesters return to the streets of Paris. 700 words moved. Video. Picture Poland-culture-entertainment-tradition,SCENE MILOWKA, Poland Men disguised as devils, the Grim Reaper, horses and bears ring-in the New Year with a cacophony of drums, whistles, shouts and catchy melodies in a time-honoured tradition still popular in Poland's mountains. 500 words moved by Stanislaw Waszak. Pictures by Wojtek Radwanski, Video by Damien Simonart -- ASIA -- India-politics-demonstration-religion,FOCUS NEW DELHI Defiant women who have been blocking a New Delhi highway for more than four weeks in protest against a bitterly disputed citizenship law have inspired thousands across India to copy their challenge to the Hindu nationalist government. 600 words moved. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Tennis-AUS-Open,PREVIEW MELBOURNE Old stagers Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams will aim to keep the younger generation of players waiting in the wings as Grand Slam tennis enters a new decade at the Australian Open on Monday. 550 words 0700 GMT by Talek Harris. Picture We will also move: Tennis-AUS-Open-men-five,POINTS Tennis-AUS-Open-women-five,POINTS fbl-ENG-Pr-ManUtd-Solskjaer MANCHESTER, England Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will not call Liverpool the greatest team in Premier League history until they have the trophies to prove it. 550 words moved by Adam Lanigan afp
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