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| - Duty Editor: Qasim Nauman Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + China virus outbreak death toll rises to 54 + White House lawyers begin Trump impeachment defence + Rescuers scramble to find Turkey quake survivors + Boeing's 777X long-haul plane makes first flight + Music superstars set to make splash at Grammys China-health-virus,WRAP WUHAN, China China bans car traffic at the epicentre of a deadly virus as the death toll from the disease jumps to 54, with the first fatality reported in the financial hub of Shanghai. 700 words 0200 GMT by Sebastien Ricci. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON White House lawyers begin their defence of Donald Trump at his historic Senate impeachment trial, saying the president did nothing wrong in his dealings with Ukraine and American voters -- not Congress -- should decide his fate. 800 words 0130 GMT by Jerome Cartillier and Chris Lefkow. Video. Picture. Graphic Turkey-quake ELAZIG The death toll from a powerful earthquake in eastern Turkey rises to 29 as rescue workers race against time to find survivors under the rubble. 750 words moved by Gokan Gunes. Graphic. Picture. Video US-aerospace-transport-Boeing-777X,WRAP EVERETT, United States Boeing's new long-haul 777X airliner makes its first flight, a step forward for the company whose broader prospects remain clouded by the 737 MAX crisis. 650 words moved by Jason Redmond, with Christophe Vogt in Washington. Picture Entertainment-US-music-Grammy,WRAP LOS ANGELES Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X are ready to make a splash at the star-studded Grammy awards, where pop's new guard is poised to win big -- even as scandal backstage threatens to tarnish the glitz. 650 words 0130 GMT by Maggy Donaldson. Picture. File Picture. Graphic Also moving: Entertainment-US-music-Grammy-nominees,FACTS -- CHINA VIRUS -- China-health-virus-animals,FOCUS SHANGHAI The animal-borne SARS virus 17 years ago was supposed to be a wake-up call about consuming wildlife as food, but scientists say China's latest epidemic indicates that the practice remains widespread and a growing risk to human health. 750 words 0300 GMT by Dan Martin. Picture China-health-virus-tourism,SCENE BEIJING A woman praying alone in front of shut temple gates is one of the only signs of Lunar New Year observances at Beijing's Lama Temple, as fears over a deadly new virus mount in China. 650 words moved by Eva Xiao and Matthew Knight. Picture. Video China-health-virus,Q&A PARIS How serious is the coronavirus outbreak? What are its symptoms and how contagious is it? Experts studying the new virus, still have key questions to answer before they can assess its danger. 750 words moved by Paul Ricard Also moved: China-health-virus,FACTS -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-diplomacy-Ukraine-mass-media,2ndlead WASHINGTON Shouts, glares and unprintable words: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo loses his temper at a journalist after she questioned him on the administration's stance on Ukraine, the country at the heart of President Donald Trump's impeachment trial. 550 words 0200 GMT. Picture Canada-Britain-royals,FOCUS VANCOUVER A striking sight, the Royal Standard flaps against the dark skies and unrelenting rains of Vancouver. Monarchist Raymond Greenwood raised the Queen's banner atop his house just days ago to welcome Prince Harry and his wife Meghan after learning that the royal runaways were considering moving to his oceanside Kitsilano neighbourhood here. 800 words 0130 GMT by Michel Comte. Picture -- EUROPE -- Italy-politics-vote BOLOGNA Italians vote in a key regional election which the far-right hopes will shake the country's fragile coalition government to its core and return strongman Matteo Salvini to power. 600 words 0300 GMT by Giovanni Grezzi with Ella Ide in Rome. File picture. -- AFRICA -- Gambia-politics-demonstration-rights BANJUL Hundreds of Gambians march in the outskirts of the capital Banjul, demanding justice for sweeping rights abuses and murder they suffered under former dictator Yahya Jammeh's 22-year rule. 400 words. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-politics-US-diplomacy-Palestinians-conflict,FOCUS WASHINGTON A peace plan with no chance of achieving peace: that's the paradox of Washington's proposal for an Israeli-Palestinian accord expected to be released by Tuesday. 900 words moved by Francesco Fontemaggi. File Picture Also moved: Israel-Palestinians-conflict-US-politics,lead Lebanon-politics-protest,WRAP BEIRUT Clashes erupt between protesters and security forces in the Lebanese capital, as hundreds of people hit the streets to mark 100 days of anti-government demonstrations and denounce a new cabinet line-up. 600 words moved by Tony Gamal-Gabriel. Picture. Video Iraq-politics-protests,WRAP BAGHDAD Three protesters are shot dead in Iraq in clashes with security forces clearing out streets and squares occupied for months by anti-government demonstrators, stoking fears of a wider crackdown. 750 words moved. Picture. Video Saudi-China-rights-Uighurs,FOCUS MEDINA, Saudi Arabia His eyes brimming with tears, a Uighur student in Saudi Arabia holds out his Chinese passport -- long past its expiry date and condemning him to an uncertain fate as the kingdom grows closer to Beijing. 890 words 0300 GMT by Anuj Chopra. Picture afp
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