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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Philippine volcano erupts near Manila + Australia's biggest 'megablaze' under control + Queen to meet Harry over Megxit crisis + Benedict urges Pope rethink on celibacy + And the nominees are... Oscars set to reveal lists Philippines-volcano-environment,WRAP TALISAY, Philippines Lava and broad columns of ash shoot from a volcano near the Philippine capital, grounding hundreds of flights amid an alert for a possible "explosive eruption". 500 words 0600 GMT by Ron Lopez, with Mikhail Flores in Manila. Picture. Video. Live Video. Graphic Australia-fire-environment-climate,WRAP SYDNEY Exhausted firefighters say they have finally brought Australia's largest "megablaze" under control, as wet weather promises to deliver much-needed respite for countryside ravaged by bushfires. 500 words moved by Andrew Beatty Britain-royals-Meghan-Harry,WRAP LONDON Queen Elizabeth II is to host a showdown meeting with Prince Harry and senior royals in an attempt to solve the crisis triggered by his bombshell announcement that he and wife Meghan were stepping back from the royal frontline. 500 words 0600 GMT Vatican-religion-pope-marriage ROME Former pope Benedict XVI publicly urges his successor Pope Francis not to open the Catholic priesthood up to married men, in a plea that stuns Vatican experts. 550 words moved by Ella Ide. File Picture Entertainment-US-film-Oscars LOS ANGELES The Oscar nominations will reveal which stars and movies have a shot at Hollywood's ultimate prize, as the industry nervously awaits the number of women and minorities selected. 700 words 0530 by Andrew Marszal -- IRAN CRISIS -- Iran-Ukraine-Canada-US-aviation,WRAP TEHRAN Iran signals it favours a de-escalation after 10 days of heightened tensions with the United States during which both sides fired missiles and Tehran accidentally shot down a passenger aircraft. 850 words 0530 by David Vujanovic. Picture. Video. Graphic Already moved: US-Iran-unrest-diplomacy,3rdlead Canada-diplomacy-Iran-plane-Ukraine-accident TORONTO Thousands of people attend vigils in Canada for the 57 Canadian victims of the Ukrainian airliner crash in Iran, most of them from the Iranian community. 400 words moved. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-impeachment,2ndlead WASHINGTON Top US Democrat Nancy Pelosi challenges Republicans to allow a "fair trial" when Donald Trump's impeachment case moves to the Senate, going head-to-head with the president who suggested the Senate should dismiss the charges against him outright. 500 words moved Canada-environment-nuclear-incident,lead MONTREAL An alert signalling an incident at a major nuclear power plant near Toronto in Canada is sent in error to millions of residents, causing a scare and prompting calls for an investigation. 300 words moved US-environment-people WASHINGTON Haggard and traumatized, a young man has told how he survived for more than three weeks in the snowy wilderness of Alaska after his remote cabin burned down when he mistakenly put cardboard in his stove. 450 words moved -- ASIA-PACIFIC -- Australia-fire-tourism-economy,FOCUS MOGO, Australia Families grieving for lost homes and loved ones, burned koalas rescued from charred forests: The devastation of Australia's bushfire crisis has tainted the country's reputation as a safe and alluring holiday destination. 750 words moved by Holly Robertson. Picture. Video HongKong-China-rights,WRAP HONG KONG Human Rights Watch chief Kenneth Roth says he was denied entry into Hong Kong, where he had arrived to launch the watchdog's annual report after months of civil unrest in the city. 450 words moved. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iraq-US-unrest-Iran-troops-sanctions,FOCUS BAGHDAD Iraqi officials fear economic "collapse" if Washington imposes threatened sanctions, including blocking access to a US-based account where Baghdad keeps oil revenues that feed 90 percent of the national budget. 850 words moved by Maya Gebeily -- AFRICA -- Russia-Libya-conflict-diplomacy,WRAP MOSCOW Both sides in Libya's conflict are expected Monday in Moscow to sign an agreement on the terms of ceasefire which went into force a day earlier, ending nine months of fighting after weeks of international diplomacy. 500 words moved afp
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