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| - Duty Editor: Adam Plowright Tel: +33 6 08 90 65 24 -- TOP STORIES -- + Huge Asian trade pact signed in coup for Beijing + Rockets from Ethiopia's Tigray hit Eritrea capital + Trump loyalists mount rally in Washington + Armenia to hand over territory to Azerbaijan + Hamilton set for record-equalling F1 title ASEAN-China-US-trade-RCEP,WRAP HANOI Fifteen Asia-Pacific countries sign the world's biggest free trade deal, seen as a huge coup for China in extending its influence. 600 words 1100 GMT by Alice Philipson with Martin Abbugao in Singapore. Picture. Video Also moved: RCEP-ASEAN-trade-China-US-Vietnam,Q&A Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray,WRAP ADDIS ABABA The leader of the Tigray region of Ethiopia claims responsibility for rocket strikes on the airport in neighbouring Eritrea's capital, ratcheting up fears of a wider conflict in the Horn of Africa region. 750 words 0930 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Ethiopia-conflict-Sudan-refugee,SCENE US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON Thousands of die-hard Donald Trump supporters rally for a last stand in Washington, chanting "four more years" and blaming fraud for an election defeat that will force the president to vacate the White House after just one term. 800 words moved by Sebastien Duval. Picture. Video Armenia-Azerbaijan-conflict-Karabakh,WRAP STEPANAKERT Armenia is due to begin handing over disputed territory to Azerbaijan as part of a peace accord that ended six weeks of fierce fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. 550 words 1100 GMT by Herve Bar. Picture. Video Auto-Prix-TUR,WRAP ISTANBUL Lewis Hamilton can win a record-equalling seventh world title at the Turkish Grand Prix but the Mercedes driver starts the race in the unaccustomed position of sixth on the grid. 600 words 1230 GMT. Picture -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-politics-trade,WRAP BRUSSELS The EU and Britain head into the final stretch of post-Brexit trade negotiations after months of bickering with hopes of agreeing a blueprint for their future, but failure remains on the table. 600 words moved by Alex Pigman. File picture. File video. Graphic -- Please see our special Brexit advisory for full coverage -- US-Trump-Biden-politics-diplomacy-UN,FOCUS GENEVA After years of US disengagement and confrontation, international organisations in Geneva appeared to breathe a collective sigh of relief at Joe Biden's presidential election win -- but the anticipated honeymoon could be short. 650 words moved by Nina Larson Moldova-vote,WRAP CHISINAU Moldova heads to the polls for the second round of a tightly-contested presidential election pitting a pro-European challenger against the country's Moscow-backed incumbent. 500 words moved by Ania Tsoukanova. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-space-SpaceX-NASA,WRAP WASHINGTON Four astronauts are poised to launch on the SpaceX Crew Dragon "Resilience" to the International Space Station, the first of what the US hopes will be many routine missions following a successful test flight in late spring. 700 words moved by Issam Ahmed and Ivan Couronne. Graphic. Picture Peru-politics-demonstration,WRAP LIMA The head of Peru's Congress calls for the "immediate resignation" of interim president Manuel Merino after a violent crackdown on protests against his new government leaves at least three dead and 13 injured. 600 words moved by Luis Jame Cisneros. Picture. Video US-vote-women,FOCUS WASHINGTON With Kamala Harris poised to become the first female vice president of the United States, and with a record number of women elected to Congress -- including more Republicans than ever -- considerable history will be made when they all take office in January. 700 words moved by Elodie Cuzin. File picture US-vote-IT-media-politics,FOCUS WASHINGTON Conservatives backing President Donald Trump's claims of election malfeasance have sparked a migration to alternative social media sites which have refrained from filtering unverified claims. 700 words moved by Rob Lever US-vote-diplomacy-Biden,FOCUS WASHINGTON Following four years of presidential pique and chronic chaos in dealing with foreign leaders, Joe Biden has already signaled a reversal -- he is making US diplomacy predictable, even dull, again. 650 words moved by Shaun Tandon. File picture -- ASIA -- India-health-virus-pollution-Diwali NEW DELHI Toxic smog blankets India's capital after firecrackers are set off throughout the night to mark the country's biggest annual festival Diwali despite a ban, further worsening the city's air quality levels. 300 words moved. Picture. Video Health-virus-Cambodia-economy-microfinance,FOCUS SIEM REAP Trapped under a mountain of crippling debt, Cambodian farmer Roeurn Reth fears she will have to sell her land to repay microfinance loans that have ballooned due to pandemic-spurred job losses in her family. 750 words moved by Suy Se. Picture. Video Japan-HongKong-China-economy-finance,FOCUS TOKYO Tokyo is on a charm offensive, hoping to lure firms in Hong Kong spooked by protests and a controversial security law imposed by China. But wooing big business is proving a tough sell. 700 words moved by Etienne Balmer. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Leisure-Egypt-tourism-economy,FOCUS SIWA, Egypt Tucked away in Egypt's Western Desert, the Shali fortress once protected inhabitants against the incursions of wandering tribes, but now there are hopes its renovation will attract ecotourists. 650 words moved by Hager Harabech. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-conflict-Sudan-refugee,SCENE HAMDAYIT, Sudan Two decades since Burhan Yussef sought refuge in Sudan from famine in Ethiopia, the 77-year-old is back -- joining thousands of others fleeing intense fighting in Tigray. 650 words moved by Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali. Picture. Video Tanzania-politics-vote-Belgium,INTERVIEW TIENEN, Belgium Last month, Tundu Lissu was campaigning for the presidency of Tanzania. Today, he is back in a simple ground floor flat in the small Belgian town where he had recovered from multiple gunshot wounds the previous time he was forced to flee his homeland. 750 words moved by Dave Clark. Picture. Video -- SPORTS -- Golf-Masters,WRAP AUGUSTA, Georgia Top-ranked Dustin Johnson has seized command of the Masters, matching the 54-hole record at Augusta National to grab a four-stroke lead in quest of a second major title on Sunday. 650 words moved by Jim Slater. Picture Oly-2021-fencing-VEN-Poland-health-virus,INTERVIEW LODZ, Poland With a big coolbag on his back, Venezuelan Olympic fencing champion Ruben Limardo is out making deliveries in his adopted hometown in Poland -- a way for him and his teammates of making ends meet in pandemic times. 600 words 1100 GMT by Stanislaw Waszak. Picture. Video afp
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