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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Email: frankie.taggart@afp.com -- TOP STORIES -- + Johnson dashes to Brussels to save Brexit deal + Cyberattackers hit European vaccine regulator + Boeing's 737 MAX airplane returns to the skies + ICC drops probe into British war crimes in Iraq + US scientists figure out the turds and the bees Britain-EU-politics-Brexit,WRAP BRUSSELS Prime Minister Boris Johnson dines with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels, a last chance supper that could save -- or kill off -- hopes for a post-Brexit trade deal. 700 words 2030 GMT by Dave Clark. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-virus,WRAP THE HAGUE An EU regulator considering the rapid approval of coronavirus vaccines says it had been the target of a cyberattack, as Germany and other northern hemisphere countries grapple with a winter surge in the pandemic. 800 words moved by Danny Kemp with Hui Min Neo. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographics Brazil-US-aviation-Boeing,WRAP ABOARD A BOEING 737 MAX, Brazil More than 20 months after it was grounded following two deadly crashes, Boeing's 737 MAX returns to the skies with an incident-free commercial flight in Brazil. 650 words moved by Paula Ramon. Picture. Video Iraq-conflict-ICC-Britain,WRAP THE HAGUE ICC chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announces that she's dropping a six-year-long preliminary probe into possible war crimes committed by British forces in Iraq, saying she could find no evidence that Britain had shielded suspects from prosecution. 550 words 1930 GMT by Jan Hennop. File picture Science-animal-bees WASHINGTON Scientists have observed that Asian honey bees collect chicken feces, buffalo dung and even human urine, then smear it around the entrances of their nests to stop attacks from marauding giant hornets. 500 words 1930 GMT -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Germany-politics-farright,FOCUS BERLIN As Germany battles a second wave of Covid-19, an interesting national pattern has begun to emerge: Many of the hardest-hit regions are those with strong support for the far right. Coincidence? 650 words moved by Mathieu Foulkes. File picture. Also moved: Health-virus-Germany,2ndlead Health-virus-Israel-vaccine,WRAP TEL AVIV Israel receives the first batch of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declaring vaccinations will begin on December 27. 600 words 1930 GMT by Stephen Weizman. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-UAE-military-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON The US Senate is set to vote on whether to stop the sale of top-of-the-line F-35 jets to the United Arab Emirates, with Democrats warning that President Donald Trump is hastily setting off an arms race in a turbulent region. 600 words 2200 GMT by Shaun Tandon -- EUROPE -- France-politics-religion-Islam,WRAP PARIS The French government defends draft legislation clamping down on Islamist radicalism as a "law of freedom" after a torrent of criticism from Muslim countries and expressions of concern from the US. 650 words moved by Stuart Williams and Jeremy Marot. Picture. Video. Russia-defence-aviation-crime,lead MOSCOW The Kremlin sounds the alarm over the theft of sensitive equipment from a secretive "doomsday plane" designed for the country's top command in event of a nuclear attack. 500 words moved by Anna Smolchenko. File picture Health-disease-WHO,2ndlead GENEVA Non-communicable diseases accounted for seven of the top 10 causes of death before the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization says, with heart disease killing more people than ever before. 650 words moved by Robin Millard. Graphic -- MIDEAST -- Iran-nuclear-politics-US-diplomacy,lead TEHRAN Iran is ready to return to full compliance with a 2015 nuclear deal with major powers as soon as the other parties honour their commitments, President Hassan Rouhani says. 450 words moved. Video Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM A leading rival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the right-wing Likud party resigns from parliament to challenge him in elections which could be held as early as March. 650 words moved by Ben Simon Iraq-Christians-Vatican-pope,FOCUS KAREMLASH, Iraq Morning mass in Karemlash, an Iraqi village once held by Islamic State jihadists, is usually a sombre affair. But this week, elderly parishioners could rejoice: Pope Francis is planning to visit the country. 700 words moved by Raad al-Jammas with Maya Gebeily in Baghdad. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- China-Xinjiang-rights,2ndlead BEIJING Muslims in China's Xinjiang were "arbitrarily" selected for arrest by a computer programme that flagged suspicious behaviour, activists say, in a report detailing big data's role in repression in the restive region. 500 words moved NZealand-volcano-anniversary WELLINGTON New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern pays emotional tribute to victims of the White Island volcano eruption on the first anniversary of the disaster that claimed 22 lives. 300 words moved -- AFRICA -- Ghana-vote-election,WRAP ACCRA Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo has won a second term after a tightly contested election, the country's electoral commission announces, beating long-time opponent John Mahama. 400 words 1930 GMT by Louise Dewast. Picture. Video Also moving: Ghana-vote-politics-AkufoAddo,PROFILE DRCongo-politics,lead KINSHASA The United Nations hits out at violence that erupted in DR Congo's parliament, pitting backers of President Felix Tshisekedi against supporters of his predecessor Joseph Kabila. 500 words moved -- ENVIRONMENT -- Climate-environment-UN-emissions,WRAP PARIS Earth remains on course to warm more than 3 degrees Celsius by the century's end despite a dip in greenhouse gas emissions due to the pandemic and pledges to curb pollution, the UN says. 650 words moved by Patrick Galey. Graphic Also moved: Climate-UN-summit-netzero,FOCUS Climate-UN-summit-hydrogen,FACTS Climate-UN-summit-carbon,FOCUS Climate-UN-summit-fuel,FACTS Environment-manufacturing-biomass-nature PARIS For the first time in history manmade materials now likely outweigh all life on Earth, scientists say in research detailing the "crossover point" at which humanity's footprint is heavier than that of the natural world. 400 words moved by Patrick Galey -- BUSINESS & TECH -- US-IT-lifestyle-food-internet-software-stock-DoorDash,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Food delivery startup DoorDash surges in a US stock market debut as frenzied investors push the shares up to a whopping $182, kicking off a "unicorn parade" to include Airbnb. 550 words 2130 GMT by Glenn Chapman -- SPORTS -- Fbl-Eur-C1-FRA-TUR-PSG-Basaksehir-racism PARIS Players from Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir take a knee before restarting their Champions League match suspended 24 hours earlier when the teams walked off in an unprecedented protest at an allegedly racist comment by a match official. 650 words 2130 GMT by Andy Scott. 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