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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Biden starts transition, Trump refuses to concede + Azerbaijan says has captured key Karabakh town + Storm Eta lashes Cuba, heads to Florida + More than 800 detained in Belarus protests + 'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek dies aged 80 US-vote-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON US President-elect Joe Biden takes the first steps towards moving into the White House in 73 days, as Donald Trump again refuses to admit defeat and tries to sow doubt about the election results. 950 words moved by Chris Lefkow. Picture. Video. Graphic Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP BAKU Azerbaijan says its forces have captured the key town of Shusha from Armenian separatists in Nagorno-Karabakh, but Armenia insists that fighting continues for the strategic area. 800 words moved by Emil Guliyev with Herve Bar in Yerevan. Picture. Video Also moved: Azerbaijan-Armenia-Karabakh-conflict,CHRONO US-Cuba-weather-Eta,WRAP MIAMI Storm Eta heads towards Florida and is set to strengthen into a hurricane after slamming Cuba and earlier cutting a deadly path through Central America and southern Mexico. 500 words 0630 GMT by Leila Macor with Carlos Batista in Havana. Picture. Video Belarus-politics-unrest,WRAP MINSK Police in Belarus detain more than 800 people during the latest in weeks of unprecedented demonstrations against strongman Alexander Lukashenko, as the opposition reaches out to US President-elect Joe Biden. 700 words moved. Picture US-television-obituary-Trebek,LEAD LOS ANGELES Alex Trebek, whose decades as host of the quiz show "Jeopardy!" made him one of the most popular fixtures on American television, dies at age 80. 550 words moved. File picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The global tally of people infected by the coronavirus shoots past 50 million as United States president-elect Joe Biden gears up to name the scientists who will lead the country's response to its disastrous outbreak. 600 words moved by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic -- US ELECTION -- US-vote-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON His brow furrowed, shoulders slightly slumped, Donald Trump seemed alone on his golf course near Washington. It was the physical reflection of a nightmarish weekend. 700 words moved by Lucie Aubourg. Picture. Video US-vote-Biden-Senate,FOCUS WASHINGTON Joe Biden's ambitious presidential plans -- including Covid-19 relief and climate action, not to mention naming a cabinet -- rest largely on Congress, where a Senate under potential Republican control could throw a political spanner in the works. 700 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture US-vote-diplomacy-Biden,FOCUS WASHINGTON US allies waste no time in congratulating Joe Biden on his projected victory, as the president-elect vows to restore America's global role following President Donald Trump's chaotic four years in power. 750 words moved by Shaun Tandon with Francesco Fontemaggi. File picture US-vote-Trump-offbeat WASHINGTON It was billed as a major press event at Philadelphia's Four Seasons but a briefing by Donald Trump's lawyers is mercilessly mocked when it emerges the venue is not the plush hotel but a suburban garden center next to a sex shop. 350 words moved. Picture US-vote-Mexico-diplomacy,FOCUS MEXICO After years of close ties with Donald Trump, Mexico must now reshape its complex relations with the United States under Joe Biden, including on the key issues of trade and immigration. 650 words moved by Sofia Miselem US-vote-Cuba-diplomacy,FOCUS HAVANA Most Cubans don't know Joe Biden, or what policies he will pursue toward the Communist island, but they are crystal clear on one thing: any US president will be better than Donald Trump. 700 words moved by Carlos Batista Also moved: US-vote-Brazil-Bolsonaro,FOCUS US-vote-Trump-future,FOCUS US-politics-internet-Twitter-Trump,FOCUS US-vote-Trump-court,FOCUS -- EUROPE -- Britain-police-espionage-inquiry,FOCUS LONDON In 2010, friends told Kate Wilson that her ex-boyfriend and confidant Mark Stone, whom she met at an anti-G8 meeting, never existed. 750 words moved by Martine Pauwels Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-Denmark-fish,FOCUS THYBORON, Denmark In Thyboron, a port in western Denmark, the sky is grey and overcast and fishermen look just as gloomy as soon as the word Brexit is mentioned. 650 words moved by Camille Bas-Wohlert. Picture. Video Serbia-Kosovo-politics-warcrimes-justice,WRAP THE HAGUE Ex-Kosovo president Hashim Thaci is to appear before a war crimes court in The Hague to face charges stemming from the 1990s conflict between Kosovo and Serbia. 450 words moved by Sara Magniette. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iraq-US-Biden-Iran,FOCUS BAGHDAD Iraq's pro-Tehran factions welcome Joe Biden's election as US president, alarming officials and activists in Baghdad who fear a US-Iran de-escalation could empower hardliners in their own country. 750 words moved. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Cameroon-crime,FOCUS DOUALA, Cameroon Gang violence in Cameroon's economic capital is on the rise both night and day, with roving bands touting machetes, clubs, knives and even screwdrivers to terrorise and steal. 450 words moved by Reinnier Kaze. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- US-vote-Biden-NKorea,FOCUS SEOUL Headline-grabbing summits between the leaders of North Korea and the United States will be off the agenda for sometime, analysts say, after US-president elect Joe Biden characterised Kim Jong Un a "thug", in constrast to Donald Trump's declarations of love. 650 words 0800 GMT by Sunghee Hwang. File picture. File video China-economy-lifestyle-luxury-retail,FOCUS BEIJING The discovery of a Burberry jacket she does not recall buying proved to Chen Rui that she was right to bring in experts to manage her out-of-control wardrobe -- one of a growing number of China's rich hiring help to introduce order to their conspicuous consumption. 650 words moved by Ye Qian. Picture. Video -- SPORTS -- Cricket-IND-IPL-fantasy-India MUMBAI Unable to bet legally, tens of millions of Indian cricket fans have turned to fantasy games based on the Indian Premier League, exploiting a loophole to create a billion-dollar industry. 650 words moved by Vishal Manve with Faisal Kamal in Delhi. File picture Fbl-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON Kevin De Bruyne misses a penalty as Manchester City squander the chance to close the gap on Liverpool while Tottenham's Harry Kane celebrates joining the Premier League's 150 club. 650 words moved by John Weaver. Picture. Video afp
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