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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump impeachment articles sent to Senate + US, China sign 'momentous' trade deal + Relief as rain falls over Australian bushfires + Meghan makes first public appearance since bombshell + UN warns of year of extreme weather US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON Articles of impeachment charging President Donald Trump with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress will be formally read to the Senate, setting in motion a historic trial that threatens the US leader with removal from office. 750 words 0630 GMT by Paul Handley. Picture. Vodeo. Graphic. Live Video. Also moved: US-politics-impeachment-Trump-Roberts,PROFILE US-politics-impeachment-Schiff,PROFILE US-China-trade-tariff-dispute,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States and China signed a truce in their trade war after nearly two years of tensions, bringing relief to markets but largely leaving massive tariffs in place. 850 words moved by Heather Scott. Photo. Video. Graphic Australia-fire-environment-climate,WRAP NOWRA, Austraia Rain falls across parts of bushfire-ravaged eastern Australia and more wet weather is forecast, giving some relief following months of catastrophic blazes fuelled by climate change. 600 words 0700 by Thomas Lowe. Picture. Video Candada-Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan,WRAP VANCOUVER Meghan Markle makes her first public appearance since she and Prince Harry sensationally decided to quit as full-time royals, visiting two women's charities in Vancouver as British media reports she could face her father in court. 700 words 0600 GMT. Picture. File picture. Video Also moved: Canada-royals-Britain,2ndlead Climate-warming-UN,WRAP GENEVA The past decade has been the hottest on record, the UN says, warning that the higher temperatures were expected to fuel numerous extreme weather events in 2020 and beyond. 700 words moved by Nina Larson. Graphic -- US-CHINA TRADE DEAL -- US-China-trade-tariff-dispute-media BEIJING Chinese state media hail the signing of a phase one trade deal between China and the US as a "hard-fought agreement", but warn that there are many uncertainties ahead which could jeopardise future relations. 400 words moved Also moving: US-China-trade-tariff-dispute-politics,Q&A -- AUSTRALIA BUSHFIRES -- Australia-fire-environment-climate-home,SCENE BUDGONG, Australia Seventy-nine-year-old Ken Stewart was determined to save his home from a bushfire in a pristine eastern Australian forest, until "hell" bore down sounding like a fleet of freight trains. 650 words 0800 by Thomas Lowe. Picture. Video Australia-fire-environment-climate-animal,FOCUS KANGAROO ISLAND, Australia On an island famed as Australia's "Galapagos" for its unique and abundant wildlife, rescuers are racing to save rare animals in a bushfire-ravaged landscape. 600 words moved by Holly Robertson. Picture. Video Also moved: Australia-fire-environment-climate-trees -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-education-unrest,FOCUS HONG KONG Hong Kong's teachers say they are living in fear as the city's democracy protests rumble on, with some not daring to discuss the movement and others anxious they could even lose their jobs if they are caught supporting it. 650 words moved by Xinqi Su. Picture. File Picture -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-government-parliament,WRAP MOSCOW Russian lawmakers will begin reviewing President Vladimir Putin's nomination of a little-known tax chief as the new prime minister after his announcement of a sweeping constitutional shake-up fuelled speculation about his future plans. 600 words moved by Maria Antonova. Picture. Video Vatican-religion-pope-Benedict,FOCUS VATICAN CITY Ex-pope Benedict XVI seems to have broken his silence recently over key Catholic issues and his comments have raised serious questions within the Church about the extent to which there are, in fact, two "men in white" at the Vatican. 600 words moved by Ella Ide. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Iran-Ukraine-Canada-US-aviation,WRAP TEHRAN President Hassan Rouhani appeals for "unity" and flags the need for radical changes to the way Iran is run, after a wave of angry protests over the accidental downing of a Ukrainian airliner. 750 words moved by David Vujanovic. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Iran-nuclear-politics-diplomacy-EU-India -- AMERICAS - - US-politics-Democrats-debate-senators,FOCUS WASHINGTON With Tuesday's debate behind them, Democrats launch a 19-day sprint to Iowa. But four senators running for president will be forced into campaign purgatory in coming weeks, serving as jurors in Donald Trump's impeachment trial. 600 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture US-PuertoRico-earthquake,SCENE YAUCO, Puerto Rico Living out in the open, their nerves on edge after a series of earthquakes that have shaken Puerto Rico, some 5,000 people are hoping that their president, Donald Trump, will heed the island's plea to be designated a disaster zone and free up much-needed aid. 700 words moved by Ivelisse Rivera with Leila Macor in Miami. Picture. US-France-EU-trade-tariff-wine WASHINGTON It's a bad time for the wine industry in the United States. French, Spanish and German wines, with a few exceptions, have been hit by 25 percent US tariffs in a longstanding fight between the United States and the European Union over illegal government subsidies to aircraft manufacturer Airbus. 800 words moved by Heather Scott. Video. Graphic. Picture -- AFRICA -- CAfrica-unrest-politics,ANALYSIS BANGUI The unexpected return of two former presidents to the Central African Republic, the main figures in a civil war that still bloodies the country despite an 11-month-old peace accord, has set the stage for high-stakes political chess ahead of elections in December. 700 words moved by Florent Vergnes. File picture. Graphic -- CLIMATE & ENVIRONMENT -- Malaysia-environment-pollution-plastic,FOCUS KLANG, Malaysia Scooping waste from a Malaysian river to stop it reaching the sea, a solar-powered barge named the "Interceptor" is the latest weapon in a global battle to rid the world's waters of plastic. 650 words moved by Patrick Lee. Picture. Video Climate-US-Canada-animal-oceans-murres WASHINGTON Around a million North Pacific seabirds known as common murres died during a 2015-16 heatwave that disrupted their food supply, scientists say, the biggest mass mortality event ever recorded among avian species. 550 words moved by Issam Ahmed -- HEALTH -- Health-cancer-research-science-treatment,lead TOKYO Lurking deep inside some tumours are "factories" full of immune cells that help the body fight a rearguard action against cancer and are key to helping some patients recover, new research shows. 700 words moved by Sara Hussein afp
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