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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + China virus whistleblowing doctor dies + Trump rages against Democrats after acquittal + Al-Qaeda chief Rimi killed in Yemen + Rains 'breaking back' of Australia bushfires + Botswana holds elephant hunting licence auction China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING A Chinese doctor who was punished after raising the alarm about China's new coronavirus dies from the pathogen, sparking an outpouring of grief and anger over a worsening crisis that has now killed more than 630 people. 800 words 1000 GMT by Laurent Thomet. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: China-health-virus-censorship,FACTS US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump celebrates his impeachment acquittal in a rambling, emotional speech raging against the investigations that have overshadowed his entire administration. 800 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video. Graphic US-crime-shooting-Saudi-Yemen-military-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump confirms that the US has killed the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula -- days after the jihadist group claimed responsibility for a mass shooting at a US naval base. 650 words moved by Anita Chang Beattie. File picture Australia-fire-climate-weather,lead SYDNEY Heavy rain raises hopes for an end to Australia's unprecedented bushfire crisis, as downpours douse blazes that have burned out of control for months. 450 words moved by David Millikin Botswana-conservation-animal-hunting-elephants,WRAP GABORONE Botswana, home to the world's largest elephant population, holds its first major auction for trophy elephant hunting quotas since scrapping a hunting ban last year. 500 words 1030 GMT. File Picture. File Video -- CHINA VIRUS -- China-health-virus-Japan-ship,WRAP YOKOHAMA At least 61 people on board a cruise ship off Japan test positive for the new coronavirus, as thousands of passengers and crew face a two-week quarantine. 650 words 0930 GMT by Quentin Tyberghien. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic China-health-virus-Japan-cruise-offbeat,SCENE TOKYO Tai chi, Bible study, karaoke and dancing with the "Dive Duo": that was the entertainment promised passengers when they boarded the Diamond Princess. But an outbreak of the coronavirus has left 2,600 guests confined to their cabins and searching for ways to pass the time. 550 words moved by Richard Carter. Picture. Video China-health-virus-doctor,FOCUS BEIJING The death of a whistleblowing doctor whose early warnings about China's new coronavirus outbreak were suppressed by the police has unleashed a wave of anger at the government's handling of the crisis -- and bold demands for more freedom. 800 words 1100 GMT by Jing Xuan Teng China-health-virus-economy-auto-SKorea,FOCUS SEOUL The most productive car factory in the world falls silent as South Korea's Hyundai suspends operations at its giant Ulsan complex, hamstrung by a lack of parts with the coronavirus outbreak crippling China's industrial output. 800 words moved by Sunghee Hwang. File picture SKorea-religion-family-virus,PHOTOESSAY GAPYEONG, South Korea Thousands of couples -- some in facemasks -- tie the knot in a mass Unification Church wedding, despite concerns in South Korea over the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. 500 words moved by Kang Jin-kyu. Live video. Video. Picture -- EUROPE -- Ireland-vote,WRAP DUBLIN Irish politicians seek last-minute votes on the last day of election campaigning Friday as polls predict an historic three-way competition to control the next government of the Republic. 650 words 1030 GMT by Joe Stenson. Picture. Video. Graphic Ireland-vote-social,FOCUS DUBLIN Ireland goes to the polls after a wave of liberalising change to strict abortion laws and gay marriage, loosening the historic power and grip of the Roman Catholic Church on the country. 700 words 1100 GMT by Joe Stenson. Picture France-EU-defence-nuclear-Brexit,WRAP PARIS President Emmanuel Macron lays out his post-Brexit strategy for France's nuclear arsenal, now the only one within EU borders, at a time of increasing geopolitical tensions. 700 words 1100 GMT by Jerome Rivet and Mariette Le Roux. Picture Albania-urban-planning-earthquake-crime,FOCUS TIRANA As Albania picks up the pieces from a deadly earthquake, the country is reckoning with a structural reality that the damage exposed: the scourge of illegal construction that has allowed unsafe homes sprout up across the country. 750 words moved by Briseida Mema and Emmy Varley. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- US-diplomacy-Israel-politics-Palestinians,INTERVIEW WASHINGTON The architect of the US peace plan for the Middle East and Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, calls on the UN Security Council to break its "habits" and solve the "hardest problem in the world". 700 words 1030 GMT by Philippe Rater Iraq-politics-protests-students,FOCUS BAGHDAD They once stood side by side against tear gas and bullets, protesting together against Iraq's government. But after cleric Moqtada Sadr's followers switched sides, young activists feel vulnerable and betrayed. 750 words moved by Maya Gebeily. Picture -- AFRICA -- Cameroon-politics-vote,ADVANCER YAOUNDE Voters in Cameroon will cast their ballots Sunday in a country where the mood has been darkened by separatist violence and calls for an election boycott. 550 words moved by Joseph Sotinel -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Buttigieg-military,FOCUS MERRIMACK, New Hampshire Democratic White House hopeful Pete Buttigieg's national political background is minimal, but he claims something none of his chief Democratic rivals -- or President Donald Trump -- can: military experience. 700 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS AND ECONOMY -- Switzerland-banking-espionage-management,WRAP ZURICH The head of Credit Suisse, Tidjane Thiam, says he will step down next week, as a ballooning spying scandal rocks Switzerland's second largest bank. 600 words 1000 GMT by Nathalie Olof-Ors Germany-France-economy-industry-indicator,WRAP FRANKFURT Tumbling industrial production in Germany and France in December rounded off a year blighted by trade war for Europe's top economies, while the novel coronavirus outbreak threatens hopes of a 2020 revival. 600 words 1000 GMT by Tom Barfield Argentina-economy-poverty-debt,FOCUS TIGRE, Argentina With Argentina suffocated by debt, the government has turned to food stamps, price controls and popular markets to alleviate the suffering of its 10 million poor, but there are no guarantees these measures will stem the ravages of recession. 600 words moved by Yemeli Ortega. Picture. Video -- SCIENCE/ENVIRONMENT -- US-science-animal-ethics,FOCUS-EXCLUSIVE WASHINGTON Mice being baked to death after a heating system failure is among the animal welfare failures at the laboratories of the National Institutes of Health, the steward of US medical and behavioral research. 950 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Picture Brazil-politics-environment-indigenous,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has unveiled a sweeping plan for the Amazon rainforest that would open indigenous lands to mining -- a "dream" for the far-right leader, but a "nightmare" for environmentalists and tribal leaders. 700 words moved by Jorge Svartzman. Picture. File picture. Video Also moved: Brazil-environment-water-politics,FOCUS -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-film-Oscars,ADVANCER HOLLYWOOD Hollywood's award season reaches its extravagant finale at the Oscars on Sunday, with war epic "1917" tipped to dispatch a brigade of winners to the stage at the movie industry's biggest night. 700 words 0930 GMT by Andrew Marszal. Picture. Graphic. Video Also moving: Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-nominees,FACTS afp
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