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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + China reports biggest jump in virus deaths + White House tries to stop Bolton testimony + Emotional scenes as MEPs set Brexit in law + Boeing reports huge loss over 737 MAX woes + Panda twins set for public debut in Berlin China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING China reports its biggest single-day jump in novel coronavirus deaths as confirmation that three Japanese evacuated from the outbreak's epicentre are infected deepens fears about a global contagion. 850 words 0600 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's defense team, seeking a speedy acquittal at his Senate impeachment trial, resists Democratic efforts to have former national security advisor John Bolton testify, arguing that it could prolong the divisive proceedings for months. 800 words 0530 GMT by Chris Lefkow. Photo. Video. Graphic. ALSO MOVING: US-politics-impeachment-Trump,FACTS Britain-EU-Brexit-politics,WRAP BRUSSELS Britain's departure from the European Union is set in law, amid emotional scenes, as the bloc's parliament votes to ratify the divorce papers. 850 words moved by Dave Clark. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Britain-US-politics-diplomacy,WRAP Britain-Brexit-EU-politics-trade,ANALYSIS Britain-politics-diplomacy-trade-EU-Brexit,FOCUS Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-geography,FEATURE NIreland-Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade,FOCUS Britain-EU-Brexit-France-politics-municipal,FOCUS US-aerospace-earnings-aviation-Boeing,WRAP NEW YORK Boeing reports its first annual loss in more than two decades as the lengthy grounding of the 737 MAX undercuts the company's revenues and explodes costs. 700 words moved by John Biers Germany-animal-zoology BERLIN Two panda cubs born at Berlin Zoo last year charm local media, a day before their debut in front of the general public. 250 words moved. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- China-health-virus-barricades,SCENE BEIJING Villages and apartment complexes across China are taking the fight against the novel coronavirus epidemic into their own hands with improvised barricades and the online shaming of potentially-infected strangers. 500 words 0530 GMT by Jing Xuan Teng. Picture China-health-virus-Japan,3rdlead TOKYO Three Japanese evacuated from the epicentre of a deadly new coronavirus outbreak have tested positive for the illness, the government says as it faces criticism for the country's minimal quarantine measures. 650 words 0630 GMT by Miwa Suzuki. Picture. China-virus-health-internet-factcheck,FOCUS HONG KONG Misleading bat soup videos, vastly inflated tolls, quack remedies and vaccine conspiracies -- a global deluge of misinformation is compounding public fears about China's new coronavirus and fuelling stereotypes. 750 words 0700 GMT by Jerome Taylor and AFP reporters Also moved: China-health-virus-Asia,FOCUS WUHAN, China Pregnant but trapped at the Chinese epicentre of a global health crisis, Thai national Aphinya is among thousands of foreigners desperate to escape as they watch the US and Japan fly their citizens out. 650 words 0700 GMT. Video. Picture China-health-virus-HongKong,SCENE HONG KONG Long queues form at pharmacies and crowds of angry panic-buyers strip supermarket shelves in Hong Kong as fears spread through the crowded metropolis over China's new coronavirus epidemic. 500 words 0600 by Yan Zha. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-vote-Iowa-politics,WRAP DES MOINES, Iowa Donald Trump takes his re-election campaign roadshow to Iowa, aiming to steal the limelight from Democrats whose race to challenge the US president in November's election remains a dead heat days before the first nomination vote. 750 words 0530 GMT by Elodie Cuzin, with Michael Mathes in Washington ALSO MOVING: US-politics-vote,FACTS US-entertainment-abuse-trial-Weinstein NEW YORK A former cocktail waitress tells Harvey Weinstein's sex assault trial that the ex-Hollywood mega-producer pinned her down and raped her in his New York apartment in 2005. 500 words moved by Thomas Urbain. Picture. Nicaragua-agriculture-tobacco-lifestyle,FOCUS ESTELI, Nicaragua Part of the success of Nicaragua's thriving cigar industry is a carefully honed mystique of family: how the clannish industry was forged and maintained by a handful of fathers, sons, cousins, brothers -- and sisters and mothers too. 700 words 0200 GMT by Denis Rousseau. Picture Basket-NBA-Bryant-death-Vanessa,2ndlead LOS ANGELES Vanessa Bryant speaks out for the first time since her husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna were killed in a horrific helicopter crash, saying the family is "completely devastated" by the tragedy. 550 words moved by Greg Heakes -- BUSINESS & FINANCE -- SKorea-Samsung-telecommunication-earnings,WRAP SEOUL The world's biggest smartphone maker, Samsung Electronics, reports a slump in fourth-quarter net profits, blaming weakening demand in key products and falling chip prices. 650 words moved US-economy-bank-rate,WRAP WASHINGTON The US central bank holds its policy interest rate steady, but again says it is monitoring "global developments" to decide its next move -- though it makes no mention of the deadly SARS-like virus spreading in China. 650 words moved by Heather Scott. Picture. Video. Graphic -- ASIA PACIFIC -- Australia-fire-environment-climate SYDNEY Australia is bracing for a heatwave across the country's fire-ravaged southeast in the coming days, with the forecast stoking fears the soaring temperatures could inflame bushfires. 450 words moved -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-children-demographics-infertility-abortion,FOCUS BALASHIKHA, Russia For three years, Valeriya Pashko has been trying to get pregnant. Now her last hope is IVF, provided free by Russia's health service as authorities try to avert a new drop in the birthrate. 800 words moved by Romain Colas. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-politics-US-diplomacy-Trump,WRAP JERUSALEM The Israeli army reinforces its presence in the West Bank and near Gaza, after US President Donald Trump's controversial peace plan sparks outrage amongst Palestinians. 700 words moved by Ben Simon. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- DRCongo-unrest,WRAP OICHA, DR Congo Thirty-six people have been killed in a suspected militia attack in the eastern DR Congo region of Beni, where hundreds have died in violence since November, a local official says. 450 words moved. File picture -- SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT -- climate-environment-funding-oil-gas PARIS Rich nations are funnelling cash through government-backed financial institutions to provide $30 billion to fossil fuel projects each year that "run counter to the Paris Agreement", a new analysis shows. 500 words moved by Patrick Galey -- SPORT -- Tennis-AUS-Open,WRAP MELBOURNE Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic head into the 50th instalment of one of tennis's great rivalries in the Australian Open semi-finals, while women's world number one Ashleigh Barty carries home hopes against America's Sofia Kenin. 500 world 0600 GMT by Talek Harris. Picture Also moving: Tennis-AUS-Open-Zverev-Thiem,PREVIEW afp
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