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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Scientists sound alarm over scale of China virus + Clinton prosecutor Ken Starr to defend Trump + Brazil minister quits over 'Nazi' quotes in speech + Filipinos turn volcano ash and plastic trash into bricks + Deaf man sues porn sites over lack of subtitles China-health-virus,WRAP HONG KONG The true scale of the outbreak of a mysterious SARS-like virus in China is likely far bigger than officially reported, scientists warn, as countries ramp up measures to prevent the disease from spreading. 600 words moved. File picture. File video US-politics-impeachment-trial-defense,WRAP WASHINGTON Ken Starr, who was at the center of Bill Clinton's impeachment in the 1990s, and America's biggest celebrity lawyer, Alan Dershowitz, are announced to be joining President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment defense. 650 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture Also moved: US-politics-impeachment-trial-defense,PROFILE Brazil-politics-culture-Nazi BRASILIA Brazil's culture secretary Roberto Alvim resigns over a speech in which he appeared to quote Adolf Hitler's propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels. 500 words moved. File picture. Video Philippines-volcano-plastic BINAN,Philippines Ash spewed by a Philippine volcano is being mixed with plastic waste to make bricks in an inventive response to the country's persistent problems of pollution and frequent natural disasters. 250 words moved US-pornography-justice-disabled-internet NEW YORK A deaf man in New York has files a class action lawsuit against three pornographic websites on grounds he cannot enjoy their content fully without closed captions. 200 words moved -- ASIA -- Myanmar-China-diplomacy-economy-rights,WRAP YANGON China and Myanmar sign dozens of mammoth infrastructure and trade deals after a meeting between President Xi Jinping and fallen rights icon Aung San Suu Kyi, as Beijing doubles down on its support for a government under fire for its treatment of Rohingya Muslims. 650 words 1000 GMT by Hla-Hla Htay and Dene-Hern Chen. Picture. Video Afghanistan-US-Taliban KABUL The Taliban aim to reach a withdrawal agreement with the US by the end of January and are prepared to "scale down" military operations ahead of signing the deal, according to their chief spokesman. 400 words moved Philippines-volcano-agriculture-leisure,FOCUS AMADEO, Philippines Decimated fish, scarred coffee plants and vanished tourists: the Taal volcano eruption in the Philippines has inflicted significant damage on the livelihoods of tens of thousands and is expected to cause more. 550 words moved by Ron Lopez. Picture. Video. Graphic Australia-livestock-fire-environment,FOCUS KANGAROO ISLAND, Australia In the wake of ferocious bushfires that tore through Kangaroo Island, local farmer Rick Morris has endured the gruelling task of burying 400 sheep killed when most of his property went up in flames. 650 words moved by Holly Robertson. Video. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-entertainment-abuse-trial-Weinstein NEW YORK Seven men and five women are chosen to decide Harvey Weinstein's fate in his rape and sexual assault trial following an acrimonious jury selection process. 450 words moved Panama-religion-sect PANAMA CITY Panama has sent police reinforcements to a remote indigenous village where locals have been left "terrorized" by the alleged religious sacrifice of six children and a pregnant woman, authorities say. 500 words moved. Picture -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-commemorations LONDON Britain will issue special coins, fly the Union Jack and project a countdown clock on the walls of Downing Street -- but not bong Big Ben -- on Brexit night 500 words moved by Dmitry Zaks Germany-environment-agriculture-politics-protest,FOCUS BERLIN From grumpy bee-keepers dumping honey on politicians' doorsteps to furious farmers holding up traffic, increasing tensions between farmers and environmentalists has overshadowed the opening of the biggest show on Germany's agriculture calendar. 550 words moved by Florian Cazeres and Kit Holden. Picture. Video Austria-immigration-education-integration,FOCUS VIENNA Every morning Abulrahman leaves his normal primary school lessons and joins about 20 other children for three hours to learn to read, write and speak German, attending what critics call "ghetto classes". 750 words moved by Blaise Gauquelin. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Liberia-politics-Weah,FOCUS MONROVIA Dominic Kpadeh heaves a hammer over his head to crack a half-tonne rock in a northern suburb of Liberia's capital Monrovia, knowing his hard labour earns him far less than a year ago. 850 words moved by Zoom Dosso with Emmet Livingstone in Dakar. Video. File picture Libya-conflict-Africa-diplomacy,FOCUS NIAMEY Victims of increasing jihadist attacks, African states bordering Libya are pushing for more say in efforts to end the crisis in their northern neighbour whose conflict risks becoming a growing source of regional instability. 850 words moved by Boureima Hama, with Robbie Corey-Boulet in Addis Abeba and Patrick Fort in Abidjan Lifestyle-Senegal-arts,FOCUS DAKAR Mamadou Boye Diallo, an art curator with a penchant for heart-shaped glasses, calls Dakar's working-class Medina neighbourhood an open-air museum. 550 words moved by Laurent Lozano. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Tennis-AUS-Open-climate-environment,2ndlead MELBOURNE Roger Federer demands better communication about air quality at the Australian Open after smoke from bushfires hit the tournament's build-up, as officials announce new guidelines on pollution. 600 words moved by Martin Parry. Picture afp
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