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| - Duty Editor: Denholm Barnetson Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump not conceding an 'embarrassment': Biden + US reports record virus caseload + Armenians protest Karabakh peace deal + Hong Kong ousts pro-democracy lawmakers + Newly discovered monkey already endangered US-vote,WRAP WILMINGTON, Delaware President-elect Joe Biden calls President Donald Trump's refusal to concede his election loss an "embarrassment" but dismisses the standoff as unimportant. 900 words moved by Elodie Cuzin with Sebastian Smith in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The US Covid-19 caseload rockets again, highlighting the desperate need for a vaccine to combat the spiralling pandemic. 800 words moved by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-toll,FACTS Health-virus-world,FACTS Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP YEREVAN Demonstrations erupt in the Armenian capital Yerevan as anger mounts over Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's agreement to end weeks of fighting with Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. 550 words 1130 GMT by Herve Bar. Picture. Video HongKong-China-politics,WRAP HONG KONG Hong Kong strips four pro-democracy lawmakers of their seats, immediately after China gave the city the power to disqualify politicians deemed a threat to national security. 450 words moved. Picture Environment-species-primate-langur-Myanmar,lead PARIS In a rare find, scientists have identified a new species of primate, a lithe tree-dweller living in the forests of central Myanmar with a mask-like face framed by a shock of unruly grey hair. 550 words 1030 GMT by Marlowe Hood. Picture. Graphic -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Erekat-health-virus,WRAP RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories Palestinians bury their veteran negotiator Saeb Erekat, who died aged 65 of coronavirus complications, amid cautious hope the stalled peace process may be revived under Joe Biden's presidency. 600 words 1200 GMT by Ben Simon. Picture. Video. Live video Qatar-economy-property,FOCUS DOHA Gas-rich Qatar has flung open its property market to foreigners, with a scheme giving those purchasing homes or stores the right to call the Gulf nation home. 750 words moved by Anne Levasseur and Gregory Walton. File Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- France-attacks-security,FOCUS PARIS Five years after a squad of jihadist killers carried out France's worst peacetime atrocity, the country is again on its highest security alert following a spate of attacks blamed on Islamist radicals. 700 words 1200 GMT by Tiphanie Le Liboux and Alexandre Hielard. File picture. France-politics-religion-Macron,FOCUS PARIS President Emmanuel Macron has stirred controversy even beyond the Muslim world with a staunch defence of the French model for secularism and integration of minorities in the wake of a string of attacks blamed on Islamist radicals. 850 words moved by Clare Byrne. File picture Also moving: France-religion,FACTS Poland-Germany-abortion,FOCUS WARSAW Abortion charities are reporting a sharp increase in the number of Polish women turning to them for help after a constitutional court ruling in Warsaw last month to tighten legislation. 700 words moved by Anna Maria Jakubek with Isabel Guigui in Berlin. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Rwanda-genocide-court THE HAGUE A suspected financier of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, Felicien Kabuga, will make his first appearance at a UN court in The Hague following his arrest in France. 400 words moved -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-Brazil-China-vaccine,lead SAO PAULO Brazil's decision to halt trials of a Chinese-developed Covid-19 vaccine triggers a politically charged row as a top health official expresses "indignation" and far-right President Jair Bolsonaro claims the ruling as a personal victory. 550 words moved by Paula Ramon. Picture. Video US-vote-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON The leaders of close US allies telephone President-elect Joe Biden and pledge to work together but in an extraordinary break, America's top diplomat Mike Pompeo insists that Donald Trump would remain in power. 600 words moved by Shaun Tandon. Pictures Also moved: US-vote-politics-Democrats-socialism,FOCUS US-politics-health-insurance-justice,WRAP WASHINGTON The US Supreme Court appears inclined to reject Trump administration arguments and let stand former president Barack Obama's signature health care program, ending the threat to the insurance coverage of 20 million people in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. 650 words moved by Charlotte Plantive. Picture Canada-homicide-trial,WRAP TORONTO A Canadian man inspired by the misogynist "incel" movement to kill 10 people by ploughing a van into pedestrians in Toronto pleads "not criminally responsible" due to mental illness at the start of his trial. 650 words moved by Olivier Monnier. Picture. Video Peru-politics,WRAP LIMA Speaker of Congress Manuel Merino assumes office as Peru's third president in four years, amid street protests and market jitters after the impeachment of Martin Vizcarra over corruption allegations. 550 words moved by Carlos Mandujano. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- US-vote-China-politics BEIJING Nearly two decades ago, the residents of a small Chinese village near Beijing were visited by a foreigner who is soon to become America's most powerful man: Joe Biden. 500 words moved by Laurie Chen. Picture. Video Health-virus-travel-HongKong-Singapore,WRAP HONG KONG Hong Kong and Singapore announce the creation of a "travel bubble" allowing air travel between the two cities starting November 22, in a rare piece of good news for the pandemic-battered airline and tourism industries. 500 words 1000 GMT Australia-media-politics-Murdoch SYDNEY Australia's parliament will launch an inquiry into media ownership, a prominent senator says, after more than half a million people signed a petition demanding a probe into Rupert Murdoch's news dominance. 350 words moved China-economy-ecommerce-shopping-SinglesDay,2ndlead SHANGHAI Chinese consumers snap up everything from food to electronics and beauty products as retailers slashed prices for the world's largest online shopping bonanza, closely watched this year for clues on post-pandemic consumer sentiment. 600 words moved by Dan Martin. Picture. Video Also moved: China-ecommerce-internet Japan-culture-crafts-economy-internet-government,FOCUS TOKYO Japan's new prime minister is declaring war, but there's no danger of an international conflict: the target of his ire is the humble ink stamp known as hanko. 750 words moved by Harumi Ozawa. Picture. Video -- SPORTS -- Cricket-IND-IPL-five,POINTS DUBAI The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League has finished with the Mumbai Indians thrashing the Delhi Capitals to clinch their fifth title. AFP Sport looks at five things we learned from the T20 tournament, which was played behind closed doors in the UAE. 600 words moved -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-Egypt-television,FOCUS CAIRO With killer mummies, a haunted house of horrors, slick special effects and a melancholic soundtrack, streaming giant Netflix is banking on new blockbuster Egyptian series "Paranormal" achieving worldwide success. 750 words moved by Farid Farid. Picture. Video afp
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