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| - Duty Editor: Patrick Markey Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Countries ban flights over UK virus variant + Britain, EU dig in over post-Brexit trade + US set to vote on $900 billion Covid relief + Canelo Alvarez beats Smith for boxing titles Health-virus,WRAP LONDON European countries ban flights coming from the UK and the WHO calls for stronger containment measures as the British government warns that a potent new strain of the virus is "out of control". 900 words 1500 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-EU-politics-Brexit,WRAP BRUSSELS Negotiations for a post-Brexit trade deal teeter on the brink of failure, overshadowed by the cross-Channel coronavirus crisis and deadlocked over the issue of fishing rights. 700 words 1530 GMT by Dave Clark. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-Congress-Fed,2ndlead WASHINGTON US lawmakers appear on track to a vote on a $900 billion Covid-19 relief package for millions of Americans after a late-night agreement on pandemic spending powers for the Federal Reserve. 450 words 1600 GMT Box-world-WBA-WBC-supermiddle-GBR-MEX-Smith-Alvarez,2ndlead LOS ANGELES Mexican pound-for-pound champ Saul Alvarez ends the longest layoff of his career, brutally overpowering the previously unbeaten Callum Smith to capture two super middleweight titles with a unanimous decision in Texas. 600 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-vaccine-Japan-Takeda,INTERVIEW TOKYO Pharmaceutical firms must be "very transparent" about the risks and benefits of vaccines to help efforts to eradicate the coronavirus pandemic, the head of Asia's largest drugmaker says. 700 words moved. Picture Singapore-economy-pharmaceutical-health-virus,FOCUS SINGAPORE Scientists in protective clothing work in a high-tech laboratory at a pharmaceutical plant in Singapore, whose coronavirus-hit economy has received a shot in the arm from robust global drug demand. 650 words moved by Martin Abbugao. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Palestinians-politics-weapons-UAE,FOCUS BALATA CAMP, Palestinian Territories In Palestinian refugee camps in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, some residents are preparing weapons for a potential power struggle when president Mahmud Abbas, 85, finally leaves the stage. 830 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture Libya-conflict-displaced,FOCUS TAWERGHA, Libya When Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi was toppled, people took revenge on those they saw as his supporters -- including the entire town of Tawergha, whose 40,000 residents were forced to flee. Now they are coming home. 600 words moved by Jihad Dorgham. Picture. Graphic. Video Jordan-Iraq-refugee-Christmas,FOCUS AMMAN Saad Polus Qiryaqoz bitterly remembers the festive Christmas season in his Iraqi hometown of Bartella before he was forced to flee to neighbouring Jordan when jihadists took it over. 750 words moved by Kamal Taha. Picture. Video Saudi-Christmas-religion RIYADH Christmas trees and glittery ornaments are for sale at a Saudi gift shop, a once unthinkable sight in the cradle of Islam where all public non-Muslim worship is banned. 480 words moved. Picture. Video Entertainment-Lebanon-politics-comedy,FOCUS BEIRUT Lebanese comedians are bringing relief and defying taboos with jokes about dating and partying during the pandemic, and how even drug dealers are considering leaving the crisis-hit country. 740 words moved by Tony Gamal-Gabriel. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- CAfrica-vote-unrest-opposition,WRAP BANGUI An opposition coalition in Central African Republic calls for postponement of elections a week before the vote, as the party of ex-president Francois Bozize denies claims it is attempting to stage a coup. 550 words moved -- AMERICAS -- Health-virus-US-economy-family-minorities,VIDEOESSAY WASHINGTON When the coronavirus pandemic shuttered restaurants in California, Aleida Ramirez lost her job as a waitress, plunging her -- along with many other single mothers -- into a vicious cycle of poverty, unpaid bills and reliance on food banks. 550 words moved. Video Uruguay-racism,FOCUS MONTEVIDEO Athlete Deborah Rodriguez sprinted down a track that shimmered under a downpour; running is a refuge for the athlete in Uruguay, where her dark skin makes life difficult outside of sport. 750 words moved by Martin Silva Rey. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-conflict-Kabul-blast,WRAP KABUL A car bomb targeting an Afghan lawmaker kills nine people and wounds more than a dozen in Kabul, the latest attack to rock the capital. 600 words moved by Mushtaq Mojaddidi and Jay Deshmukh. Picture. Video -- SPORTS -- Fbl-ENG-Pr, WRAP LONDON Manchester United and Leeds resume one of the fiercest rivalries in English football as Tottenham host away-day specialists Leicester desperate to cling onto Liverpool's coat-tails in the Premier League. 600 words 1630 GMT by John Weaver. Picture afp
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