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| - Duty Editor: Frankie Taggart Tel: +1 202 414 0544 -- TOP STORIES -- + Nations ban China arrivals as virus emergency deepens + Divided Britain sees 'new dawn' in historic EU farewell + Senate poised to acquit Trump of impeachment charges + Israel calm in first Friday prayers since Trump plan + Hollywood red carpets go green in run-up to Oscars China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING Countries expand restrictions on travellers from China over a deadly virus epidemic, as an official admits that a botched response worsened an outbreak that has grown into a global health emergency. 850 words 2100 GMT by Helen Roxburgh. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: China-health-virus-evacuations,FACTS China-health-virus-countries,FACTS Britain-EU-Brexit-politics,WRAP LONDON Britain ends almost half a century of integration with Europe, finally making its historic departure from the EU to begin a new -- but still uncertain -- future, with emotions running high following years of wrangling and several false starts. 800 words 2200 GMT by Alice Ritchie, Stuart Graham, Joe Stenson and Anne-Laure Mondesert. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic Also moved: Britain-EU-Brexit-politics,SCENE Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-Yorkshire,SCENE Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-music US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump could be cleared of charges in his impeachment trial as early as Friday, notching up a major political victory as Democrats appeared unable to get support to call witnesses and prolong the hearings. 750 words 2030 GMT by Paul Handley. Picture. Video. Graphic Israel-Palestinians-conflict-US-diplomacy,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel steps up security in Jerusalem's Old City after US President Donald Trump enrages Palestinians with his controversial peace plan, but weekly prayers at the flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque pass off calmly. 750 words 1930 GMT by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-climate-environment,FOCUS LOS ANGELES From glitzy all-vegan galas to recycled red carpet outfits, Hollywood has stepped up efforts to reduce its carbon footprint this awards season, which will soon wrap up with the Oscars. 800 words moved by Andrew Marszal. File Picture -- VIRAL EPIDEMIC -- China-health-virus-death,SCENE WUHAN, China A grey-haired man wearing a face mask lies dead on the pavement at ground zero of China's virus epidemic, a plastic shopping bag in one hand. 450 words moved by Leo Ramirez and Sebastien Ricci. Picture. Video Also moved: China-health-virus-France,2ndlead Also moving: China-health-virus-US-medicine-research,INTERVIEW -- BREXIT -- Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade,FOCUS BRUSSELS A resolute European Union seeks to turn the page on Brexit and move on to negotiating a looser, less favourable trading relationship with its departing British partner. 750 words moved by Dave Clark. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-MEPs,FOCUS BRUSSELS For many in the EU, Brexit is goodbye. But for the MEPs elected to replace the Britons leaving the European Parliament, it is a new beginning. 600 words moved by Celine le Prioux Britain-EU-Brexit-Spain,SCENE ORIHUELA,Spain On the sun-drenched eastern coast of Spain, British retirees, workers and small business owners brace for an uncertain future after Britain leaves the European Union. 700 words moved by Daniel Silva. Picture. Video Also moved: Britain-EU-politics-Brexit-Spain-citizenship,FOCUS Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-characters,FACTS Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-Johnson,PROFILE Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-joins,FOCUS Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-history,CHRONO Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-withdrawal,CHRONO Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-crises,CHRONO Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-enlargement,CHRONO Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-process,FACTS Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-media,REAX -- AMERICAS -- US-military-landmines,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump lifts US restrictions on the deployment of landmines, outraging campaigners to abolish the explosives that maim thousands of civilians each year. 600 words 2000 GMT by Shaun Tandon US-politics-vote-Iowa,WRAP BURLINGTON, Iowa Joe Biden and other presidential candidates zigzag through Iowa wooing undecided voters, but four rivals remain trapped 1,000 miles away in Donald Trump's impeachment trial days before the suspenseful first vote in the Democratic nomination contest. 700 words 1930 GMT by Elodie Cuzin. Graphic. Picture. Video. -- EUROPE -- US-Ukraine-politics-diplomacy,WRAP KIEV US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Washington's support for Ukraine is unwavering during a delicate visit to the country at the heart of the US impeachment process. 700 words moved by Dmytro Gorshkov. Picture. Video France-agriculture-food-camembert,WRAP PARIS French cheese producers reject a plan to allow pasteurised versions of camembert, ending for now a two-year battle that became the latest flashpoint for purists hoping to defend the country's culinary traditions. 600 words moved by Isabelle Malsang and Joseph Schmid -- MIDEAST -- Iraq-politics-protests,WRAP BAGHDAD Pressure mounts on Iraq's political class to nominate a new prime minister after a stern sermon from the country's top Shiite authority and a call for fresh protests by firebrand cleric Moqtada Sadr. 750 words moved. Picture Syria-conflict-Idlib-Saraqeb,lead SARAQEB, Syria Syrian regime forces are poised to retake the rebel-held town of Saraqeb in the country's northwest where battles this week killed more than 400 combatants, a monitor says. 600 words moved by Omar Haj Kadour. Picture. Video Also moved: Syria-conflict-Maaret,SCENE Syria-conflict-currency-economy,FOCUS -- AFRICA -- Sweden-climate-Kenya-SAfrica,WRAP STOCKHOLM After a debate in Davos on the invisibility of African climate activists, Greta Thunberg holds a press conference with fellow eco warriors from Kenya, Uganda and South Africa to stress the importance of their voices. 650 words moved by Gael Branchereau. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS -- US-oil-industry-earnings, WRAP NEW YORK US oil giants Exxon Mobil and Chevron and industrial heavyweight Caterpillar release lackluster results, reflecting weakness in commodity markets that likely will be exacerbated by the virus outbreak in China. 775 words 2200 GMT by John Biers -- SPORTS -- Tennis-AUS-Open-Thiem,2ndlead MELBOURNE Tireless Dominic Thiem comes from a set down to outlast German Alexander Zverev and make his first Australian Open final, booking a showdown with seven-time champion Novak Djokovic, a man he calls the "king". 600 words moved by Martin Parry. Picture Also moved: Tennis-AUS-Open-women,PREVIEW Tennis-AUS-Open-Federer,FOCUS AmFoot-NFL-SuperBowl-television-advertising-politics,FOCUS WASHINGTON There's no respite from politics on Super Bowl Sunday, with campaign ads making a debut at the biggest US television event of the year, potentially roiling what is normally a day for good-natured sports rivalries. 700 words moved by Rob Lever. 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