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| - Duty Editor: Abhik Chanda Tel: +33 677 31 85 91 -- TOP STORIES -- + Pfizer/BioNTech seek US vaccine approval + Eight dead as rockets hit Kabul + Walls close in on defiant Trump + Saudi Arabia hosts G20 summit + Turkmen leader names village after father Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON US biotech giant Pfizer and German partner BioNTech seek approval to roll out their coronavirus vaccine early, a first step towards relief as surging infections prompt a return to shutdowns that traumatized nations and the global economy earlier this year. 850 words moved by Ivan Couronne with Yann Schreiber in Mainz. Picture. Video. Graphic. Also moved: Health-virus-US-vaccine,CHRONO Afghanistan-conflict-explosions,WRAP KABUL At least eight people are killed when a barrage of rockets strikes densely populated parts of Kabul, the latest big attack in a wave of violence sweeping the Afghan capital. 650 words 1500 GMT by Emal Haidary and Usman Sharifi. Picture. Video. Graphic US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON A defiant Donald Trump again falsely insists he "won" reelection in his first public appearance for a week, as the US president appears increasingly isolated over his long-shot bid to stay in power. 850 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video G20-summit,WRAP RIYADH Saudi Arabia hosts the G20 summit in a first for an Arab nation, with the forum -- downsized and in a virtual format -- dominated by efforts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic and crippling economic crisis. 700 words 1100 GMT by Anuj Chopra. Picture. Video Also moving: G20-summit-Saudi-virtual,SCENE Already moved: G20-summit-Saudi-diplomacy-economy-rights-US Turkmenistan-politics ASHGABAT Turkmenistan's autocratic leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov opens a village and museum named after his father, the latest honour bestowed on the ruling family's ageing patriarch. 350 words moved -- EUROPE -- Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh-ceasefire,WRAP YEREVAN Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan calls for greater military cooperation with Russia, a day after Azerbaijani troops began moving into disputed territory previously held by Armenian separatist forces. 600 words 1630 GMT by Mariam Harutyunyan. Picture. Video Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade-Johnson,FOCUS LONDON Prime Minister Boris Johnson's brinkmanship has brought UK-EU talks down to the wire and his choice boils down now to a barebones deal or serious economic disruption in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. 700 words moved by Jitendra Joshi. File picture Health-virus-Germany-protests,FOCUS BERLIN A dancer in harem pants moves down a Berlin street next to a skinhead wearing a "Reich" flag: Germany's escalating anti-mask protests in the coronavirus pandemic draw from a wide, seemingly contradictory range of political camps. 800 words moved by Mathieu Foulkes, David Courbet. File picture. File video Germany-politics-Merkel,PROFILE BERLIN In power so long she has been dubbed Germany's "eternal chancellor", Angela Merkel marks 15 years at the helm of Europe's top economic power Sunday with her popularity and public trust scaling new heights as her remaining time in office ticks down. 800 words moved by Deborah Cole. File picture. File video -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-conflict-Tigray,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia claims advances in its battle against the dissident Tigray region, while showing no signs of bowing to international pressure for a halt to the conflict that has caused tens of thousands to flee and raised fears of a humanitarian disaster. 750 words moved. Picture. Graphic. Video Ethiopia-conflict-Sudan-refugee,SCENE GEDAREF, Sudan At a sprawling refugee reception centre in Sudan, Ethiopians who fled the deadly Tigray conflict queue haphazardly outside a school-turned-relief facility to receive handouts of food, water and clothing. 650 words moved by Menna Zaki. Picture. Video Nigeria-economy-recession ABUJA Oil-rich Nigeria, Africa's biggest economy, slipped into recession for the second time in four years, hit by both the coronavirus pandemic and falling oil prices, 250 words moved -- MIDDLE EAST -- Saudi-G20-diplomacy-media,SCENE RIYADH Mask-clad reporters filed into a Riyadh ballroom-turned-media centre after mandatory temperature checks, physically covering a virtual G20 summit that was supposed to be a grand coming-out party for host Saudi Arabia. 500 words 1130 GMT by Anuj Chopra. Picture. Video Saudi-G20-diplomacy,POINTS RIYADH "The whole world is watching" a voice off screen told Saudi King Salman as he opened the G20 summit in what might be the year's highest-stakes video call. 650 words 1430 GMT -- ASIA -- Afghanistan-conflict-Taliban-US,WRAP DOHA US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet negotiators from the Afghan government and Taliban rebels in the Qatari capital amid signs of progress in their talks as the United States speeds up its withdrawal. 600 words 1500 GMT by Francesco Fontemaggi. Picture. Video Pakistan-religion-blasphemy,WRAP LAHORE Massive crowds of maskless mourners gather in Lahore for the funeral of hardline Pakistani cleric Khadim Hussain Rizvi, who for years terrorised the country's religious minorities, incited riots and advocated the destruction of European nations in the name of fighting blasphemy. 750 words 1500 GMT by Kaneez Fatima with David Stout in Islamabad. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-health-virus,2ndlead WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump's eldest son Donald Trump Jr tests positive for Covid-19 and is quarantining without symptoms, the latest in a long list of infections among those with links to the White House. 450 words moved by Jerome Cartillier US-vote-law-Giuliani,PROFILE WASHINGTON The hair coloring melting down the sides of his face while he declared long-dead Venezuelan caudillo Hugo Chavez caused President Donald Trump's election defeat made one thing clear -- Rudy Giuliani is no longer "America's Mayor." 850 words moved Entertainment-US-television-health-virus,FOCUS NEW YORK With coronavirus upending every aspect of viewers' lives, some TV shows -- from the obvious medical dramas to sitcoms -- have woven the pandemic into their latest seasons' storylines, but a handful have avoided it altogether. 650 words moved by Thomas Urbain with Aurelie Carabin in Paris -- SPORT -- Fbl-ENG-Pr LONDON Chelsea travel to Newcastle with a chance to go temporarily top before Tottenham's title credentials face a thorough examination when they host Manchester City as the Premier League returns after the international break. 600 words at 1430GMT by Steve Griffiths. Picture Tennis-GBR-ATP-Finals LONDON Novak Djokovic faces Dominic Thiem in the ATP Finals last four at London's 02 Arena, the world number one targeting Roger Federer's record of six titles at the season ending elite event, with Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev clashing later for a place in Sunday's final. 600 words at 1700 GMT by John Weaver. Picture. afp
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