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| - Duty Editor: Daniel Lawler Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Countries ban China arrivals as virus toll hits 213 + Emotions high as Britain hours away from leaving EU + Trump nears impeachment trial win with acquittal likely + Jerusalem tense in first Friday prayers since Trump plan + Hollywood red carpets go green in run-up to Oscars Chinia-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING Countries step up travel restrictions on arrivals from China after a global health emergency is declared over a viral epidemic that has killed 213 people. 850 words 1500 GMT by Helen Roxburgh. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-EU-Brexit-politics,WRAP LONDON Britain ends almost half a century of integration with Europe, finally making its historic departure from the EU to begin a new -- but still uncertain -- future, with emotions running high following years of wrangling and several false starts. 900 words 1430 GMT by Alice Ritchie, Stuart Graham, Joe Stenson and Anne-Laure Mondesert. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic Also moved: Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-Ireland,2ndlead Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-Scotland US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump could be cleared of charges in his impeachment trial as early as Friday, notching up a major political victory as Democrats appeared unable to get support to call witnesses and prolong the hearings. 650 words 1530 GMT by Paul Handley. Picture. Video. Graphic Israel-Palestinians-conflict-US-diplomacy,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel steps up security in Jerusalem's Old City after US President Donald Trump enrages Palestinians with his controversial peace plan, but weekly prayers at the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque pass off calmly. 700 words 1430 GMT by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-climate-environment,FOCUS LOS ANGELES From glitzy all-vegan galas to recycled red carpet outfits, Hollywood has stepped up efforts to reduce its carbon footprint this awards season, which will soon wrap up with the Oscars. 800 words moved by Andrew Marszal. File Picture -- VIRAL EPIDEMIC -- China-health-virus-death,SCENE WUHAN, China A grey-haired man wearing a face mask lies dead on the pavement at ground zero of China's virus epidemic, a plastic shopping bag in one hand. 450 words moved by Leo Ramirez and Sebastien Ricci. Picture. Video China-health-virus-France,2ndLead PARIS France brings back its first group of citizens from Wuhan, the epicentre of the new coronavirus outbreak, but just hours later reveals that one person had been hospitalised after showing symptoms of the flu-like illness. 400 words 1500 GMT. Picture. Video China-virus-health-Britain,WRAP BRIZE NORTON, United Kingdom Health officials say two people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, in Britain's first cases since the deadly outbreak emerged in China and spread globally. 500 words 1430 GMT by Mathilde Berenger and Joe Jackson. Picture. Video Also moved: China-health-virus-evacuations,FACTS China-health-virus-countries,FACTS China-health-virus-aviation-transport,WRAP China-health-virus,CHRONO -- BREXIT -- Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade,FOCUS BRUSSELS A resolute European Union seeks to turn the page on Brexit and move on to negotiating a looser, less favourable trading relationship with its departing British partner. 750 words moved by Dave Clark. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-MEPs,FOCUS BRUSSELS For many in the EU, Brexit is goodbye. But for 27 MEPs it is a new beginning -- elected in May, they have been waiting for Britain to leave the bloc to replace the outgoing Britons in the European Parliament. 600 words 1530 GMT by Celine le Prioux Britain-EU-Brexit-Spain,SCENE ORIHUELA,Spain On the sun-drenched eastern coast of Spain, British retirees, workers and small business owners brace for an uncertain future after Britain leaves the European Union. 700 words 1430 GMT by Daniel Silva. Picture. Video Also moving: Britain-EU-politics-Brexit-Spain,FOCUS Britain-EU-politics-Brexit-Spain-citizenship,FOCUS Also moved: Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-characters,FACTS Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-Johnson,PROFILE Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-joins,FOCUS Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-history,CHRONO Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-withdrawal,CHRONO Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-crises,CHRONO Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-enlargement,CHRONO Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-process,FACTS Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-media,REAX -- EUROPE -- US-Ukraine-politics-diplomacy,WRAP KIEV US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Washington's support for Ukraine is unwavering during a delicate visit to the country at the heart of the US impeachment process. 700 words 1530 GMT by Dmytro Gorshkov. Picture. Video Libya-conflict-Turkey-Greece-France,FOCUS PARIS France is presenting itself as Europe's main defender against Turkish ambitions in the Mediterranean and especially Libya, but may find it hard to translate its tough rhetoric into action on the ground. 750 words moved by Daphne Benoit and Valerie Leroux. France-agriculture-food-camembert,WRAP PARIS French cheese producers reject a plan to allow pasteurised versions of camembert, ending for now a two-year battle that became the latest flashpoint for purists hoping to defend the country's culinary traditions. 600 words 1600 GMT by Isabelle Malsang and Joseph Schmid -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iraq-politics-protests,WRAP BAGHDAD Pressure mounts on Iraq's political class to nominate a new prime minister after a stern sermon from the country's top Shiite authority and a call for fresh protests by firebrand cleric Moqtada Sadr. 700 words 1500 GMT. Picture Saudi-politics-society,FOCUS RIYADH Social changes sweeping Saudi Arabia have been embraced by many but Ibrahim, a middle-aged teacher, frowns as he rejects the "blistering and shocking" reforms that are breaking long-held taboos. 800 words 1530 GMT by Haitham el-Tabei Syria-conflict-Maaret,SCENE MAARET AL-NUMAN, Syria Once the throbbing heart of the uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime, Maaret al-Numan is now an eerie ghost town where few buildings have been spared by nine years of war. 500 words moved by Maher el-Mounes. Picture. Video Also moved: Syria-conflict-currency,FOCUS -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Iowa,WRAP BURLINGTON, Iowa Democratic presidential candidates like Joe Biden traverse Iowa, days before an all-important vote launches the party's nomination contest. But three high-profile hopefuls are unprecedentedly absent, tethered to Donald Trump's impeachment trial as rivals court undecided voters. 750 words 1730 GMT by Elodie Cuzin. Picture. Video Brazil-politics-culture-television-internet,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO It's not easy to play the role of a gay Jesus in rightwing President Jair Bolsonaro's Brazil, as Gregorio Duvivier found out on Christmas Eve, when his comedy production studio in Rio was attacked by a mob with Molotov cocktails. 800 words moved by Louis Genot. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Sweden-climate-Kenya-SAfrica-Uganda-politics,WRAP STOCKHOLM After a racism debate in Davos on the invisibility of African climate activists, Greta Thunberg holds a press conference with eco warriors from Kenya, Uganda and South Africa to stress the importance of their voices. 600 words 1530 GMT by Gael Branchereau. Picture CAfrica-unrest,FOCUS BANGUI Bloodletting along ethnic lines in a key diamond town highlights the problems facing the Central African Republic in its struggle to dampen militia violence. 600 words moved by Camille Laffont. Picture Sudan-economy-UN,INTERVIEW KHARTOUM A top UN official warns that the international community will "pay a terrible price" if it fails to help rebuild Sudan's dilapidated economy as the African country transitions to civilian rule. 650 words moved by Jay Deshmukh. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS -- ECB-banking-Draghi-Germany-award,FOCUS BERLIN Former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi receives Germany's highest honour, defending his record after the award again fanned the flames of criticism of his easy-money policy. 700 words moved by Tobias Schwarz with Tom Barfield in Frankfurt. Picture Britain-Canada-auto-prix-investments-AstonMartin,WRAP LONDON Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll leads a financial rescue of Aston Martin that will see James Bond's favourite carmaker rebrand the Racing Point Formula One team in its name. 650 words moved by Ben Perry. File picture -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Belgium-Guatemala-film-award-conflict,FOCUS BRUSSELS In Belgium's version of the Oscars, a film about Guatemala's civil war -- more than two decades and 9,000 kilometres (5,000 miles) away -- is an unusual frontrunner. But, its director explains to AFP, "the distance is essential" to the movie, "Our Mothers" ("Nuestras Madres"). 500 words 1600 GMT by Toni Cerda. Video. Picture Entertainment-Britain-Europe-music-Brexit-Rattle,INTERVIEW PARIS British classical music star Sir Simon Rattle says the London Symphony Orchestra will be forced to curtail European touring after Brexit. 700 words moved by Rana Moussaoui. File picture -- SPORTS -- Tennis-AUS-Open-Thiem,2ndlead MELBOURNE Tireless Dominic Thiem comes from a set down to outlast German Alexander Zverev and make his first Australian Open final, booking a showdown with seven-time champion Novak Djokovic, a man he calls the "king". 600 words moved by Martin Parry. Picture Tennis-AUS-Open-women,PREVIEW MELBOURNE Serena Williams dominated talk before the Australian Open but Saturday's women's final is between unseeded Garbine Muguruza and unheralded Sofia Kenin -- a 750-1 longshot of a championship match that nobody predicted. 600 words moved by Peter Stebbings. Picture Tennis-AUS-Open-Federer,FOCUS MELBOURNE Roger Federer's fans call him the Greatest Of All Time but after defeat at the Australian Open his hold on the men's record for career Grand Slam titles is growing ever weaker. 500 words moved by Talek Harris. Picture AmFoot-NFL-SuperBowl-television-advertising-politics,FOCUS WASHINGTON There's no respite from politics on Super Bowl Sunday, with campaign ads making a debut at the biggest US television event of the year, potentially roiling what is normally a day for good-natured sports rivalries. 700 words moved by Rob Lever. File Picture. Graphic afp
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