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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + US-triggered tensions to blame for plane attack: Trudeau + Volcano in Philippines could spew ash for weeks + Rain offers Australia fire relief, but smoke hits tennis + 'Joker' leads Oscar nods as minorities miss out + China sinkhole swallows bus, kills six Iran-Canada-Ukraine-US-aviation-diplomacy,WRAP OTTAWA Victims of an Iran-downed jetliner would still be alive if not for a recent escalation of tensions partly triggered by the United States, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says. 600 words moved by Michel Comte Philippines-volcano,WRAP TANAUAN, Philippines Taal volcano in the Philippines could spew lava and ash for weeks, authorities warn, leaving thousands in limbo after they fled their homes fearing a massive eruption. 500 words 0700 GMT by Ron Lopez with Mikhail Flores in Manila. Picture. Video. Graphic Australia-fire-environment-climate,WRAP SYDNEY Hopes rise of containing Australia's unprecedented bushfires with heavy rain forecast, but toxic smoke blankets Melbourne where tennis stars are preparing for the year's first Grand Slam. 600 words 0700 GMT. Picture. Video We will also move: Tennis-AUS-Open-environment-climate-bushfires,WRAP Entertainment-US-film-Oscars,WRAP LOS ANGELES Dark comic book tale "Joker" tops the Oscar nominations, picking up 11, including best picture and best director, as women and ethnic minorities are largely shut out once again. 700 words moved by Andrew Marzal. File picture Also moved: Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-nominees,FACTS China-accident-sinkhole,lead BEIJING An enormous sinkhole swallowed a bus and pedestrians in China, sparking an explosion, killing six people and leaving 10 more missing, state media say. 300 words 0700 GMT. Picture. Video. -- CLIMATE -- Climate-science-energy-CO2,ANALYSIS PARIS New climate models show carbon dioxide is a more potent greenhouse gas than previously understood, a finding that could push the Paris treaty goals out of reach, scientists tell AFP. 1100 words moved by Marlowe Hood Also moved: EU-climate-finance,WRAP -- ASIA -- China-US-trade,WRAP BEIJING China's trade surplus with the United States narrowed last year, data shows, as the world's two biggest economies are set to sign a deal to de-escalate tensions after a year of punitive tariffs. 500 words 0530 GMT by Beiyi Seow. Picture. Video. China-economy-GDP,ADVANCER BEIJING China's economy grew at its slowest rate in three decades in 2019, according to an AFP poll of economists, after a year marked by weaker domestic demand and a bruising trade war with the United States. 600 words 0600 GMT by Beiyi Seow. File picture. Graphic. China-internet-diplomacy,FOCUS BEIJING Chinese diplomacy has found a new voice on Twitter -- and it's not entirely diplomatic. 750 words moved by Jing Xuan Teng -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iraq-Iran-unrest-US-base,INTERVIEW AIN AL-ASSAD, Iraq Waves of ballistic missiles, soldiers hunkered down in bunkers for hours, intense shock waves -- a top US commander said he reacted to Iran's unprecedented attack against an Iraqi base with "disbelief". 550 words moved by Maya Gebeily. Picture. Video Also moved: Iraq-US-unrest-Iran-troops-sanctions,FOCUS Israel-Palestinians-conflict-politics,SCENE RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories Smashed doors, dusty tables and 12 years of unread mail -- welcome to the defunct Palestinian parliament. 800 words moved by Hossam Ezzedine. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Libya-conflict-diplomacy-Russia,WRAP MOSCOW Libya's eastern strongman General Khalifa Haftar delays signing a ceasefire agreement at talks in Moscow, but Russia's government says it is hopeful the country's warring rivals will soon conclude the deal to end nine months of fighting. 700 words 0600 GMT by Anna Malpas with Imed Lamloum in Tripoli. Picture. Graphic Also moved: Libya-conflict,SCENE EU-climate-finance,WRAP STRASBOURG, France Going green can be a costly business, as the European Commission will make clear as it launches a one-trillion-euro plan to finance its chief goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050. 450 words moved by Marine Laouchez -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-impeachment-trial WASHINGTON The trial of President Donald Trump for abuse of power and obstruction could open within days as House leader Nancy Pelosi convenes Democrats early Tuesday to discuss sending impeachment charges to the Senate. 600 words moved. File picture US-politics-Democrats-debate DES MOINES Six Democrats brace for Tuesday's final presidential debate before Iowa kicks off the nomination process February 3, and with no candidate yet gaining the upper hand, they are ready to rumble. 700 words moved by Robyn Beck with Michael Mathes in Washington Venezuela-politics-social-lifestyle,FOCUS LA GUAIRA, Venezuela When Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido called for street protests at the weekend in a bid to rekindle popular outrage against President Nicolas Maduro, only a few hundred people turned up. 650 words moved by Guillaume Decamme. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-unrest-crime-peace,FOCUS ANKA, Nigeria Gangs of Kalashnikov-wielding "bandits" have terrorised remote communities for years in impoverished northwest Nigeria. For now, a fragile truce appears to be holding. 900 words moved by Emmanuel Akinwotu. Picture. Video -- ENTERTAINMENT & LIFESTYLE -- Entertainment-US-France-film-Cannes-SpikeLee,lead PARIS American director Spike Lee is named president of this year's Cannes film festival jury, becoming the first black head of the panel. 500 words moved by Fiachra Gibbons. File picture. File video Lifestyle-US-alcohol-history-health,WRAP BALTIMORE It was an era famous for its bootleggers, mobsters and hidden speakeasies. On on January 17, 1920, the 18th Amendment of the US Constitution came into force, ushering in Prohibition in America. 750 words moved by Sebastien Duval. Picture. Video Also moving: Lifestyle-US-alcohol-history-religion,FOCUS Lifestyle-US-alcohol-history-bars,FOCUS -- SPORT -- Tennis-AUS-Open-environment-climate-bushfires,2ndlead MELBOURNE Toxic smoke from raging bushfires hits the build-up to the Australian Open, with practice sessions cancelled and qualifying delayed to protect players from the soaring pollution. 650 words 0700 GMT. Picture. Video We will also move: Tennis-AUS-Open-environment-five,POINTS Tennis-AUS-Open-fire,Q&A Fbl-ESP-Liga-Barcelona-Valverde-Setien,WRAP MADRID Spanish champions Barcelona sack their coach Ernesto Valverde and appoint Quique Setien as his replacement. 750 words moved by Thomas Allnutt afp
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