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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump impeachment trial begins in Senate + Iran supreme leader to lead weekly prayers + Second death from SARS-like virus in China + Microsoft says to be carbon negative by 2030 + China birthrate lowest in 70 years US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON The historic impeachment trial of Donald Trump opens in the US Senate, as lawmakers take a solemn oath to be impartial in deciding whether to force the 45th US president from office. 800 words moved by Chris Lefkow and Michael Mathes Also moved: US-politics-Trump-impeachment-Nadler,FOCUS US-politics-impeachment-Trump-Davos,FOCUS Iran-nuclear-politics-US-diplomacy,WRAP TEHRAN Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is expected to lead the main weekly Muslim prayers in Tehran, after a traumatic month in which the country had appeared on the brink of war with the United States and accidentally downed a Ukranian passenger jet. 700 words 0530 GMT. Picture. Video China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING A second person has died in China from a mystery SARS-linked virus that has stricken dozens and appeared in two other Asian countries. 500 words 0700 GMT. File picture. File video. Graphic. US-IT-climate-Microsoft,lead WASHINGTON Microsoft pledges to become "carbon negative" by 2030 as part of a ramped-up effort by the US tech giant to combat climate change. 500 words moved by Rob Lever China-economy-population,lead BEIJING China's birth rate dropped last year to its lowest level since the Communist country was founded in 1949, adding to concerns that an ageing society and shrinking workforce will pile pressure on a slowing economy. 500 words 0730 GMT by Beiyi Seow. File picture. Video. -- ASIA -- China-economy-growth,WRAP BEIJING China's economy grew last year at its slowest pace in three decades, hit by weak domestic demand and trade tensions, but while officials warn of further headwinds, separate figures suggest the downward trend is bottoming out. 750 words 0700 GMT by Beiyi Seow. Picture. Video. Australia-fire-climate-environment,WRAP SYDNEY Drought-breaking storms dump desperately needed rain on some bushfire-ravaged parts of eastern Australia, but the wet weather misses other hotspots while raising new concerns about flash floods. 600 words 0630 GMT. Picture. Video SKorea-film-award-language,FOCUS SEOUL South Korean satire Parasite's Oscar nominations are the latest example of its critical and commercial success in the US, but a little white wall of words still stands between Korean cinema and a breakthrough into English-language markets. 750 words moved by Claire Lee. File Picture. Video -- AMERICAS - - Canada-China-US-extradition,ADVANCER OTTAWA A Canadian court on Monday will consider a US request to hand over Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou, whose arrest 13 months ago on fraud charges plunged Canada-China relations into a deep freeze. 700 words moved by Michel Comte. File Picture Also moving: Canada-China-US-extradition,CHRONO Canada-China-US diplomacy-telecoms-court,FACTS Entertainment-Cuba-music-culture-jazz,INTERVIEW HAVANA Roberto Fonseca has been enchanting jazz fans in Havana since he was 15. As the prodigious pianist once again heads a list of stars at the 35th edition of the Havana Jazz Festival, he spoke to AFP about his new -- and ninth -- album. 600 words 0130 GMT by Katell Abiven. Picture. Video Argentina-politics-justice-Nisman,FOCUS BUENOS AIRES Five years following the mysterious death of Argentine prosecutor Alberto Nisman after he accused then-president Cristina Kirchner of a cover-up in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center, a Netflix documentary has revived debate in the country still bitterly divided over the case. 800 words moved by Liliana Samuel. File Picture Brazil-politics-environment-Amazon,WRAP PIARACU, Brazil Dozens of indigenous leaders and representatives of Amazon communities gather in the heart of the threatened rainforest to form an alliance against Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro's environmental policy and his threats to throw their homelands open to mining concerns. 600 words moved by Paula Ramon. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan,WRAP LONDON Prince Harry keeps silent about the shock decision he and his wife took last week to quit as full-time royals at his first public appearance since the bombshell announcement. 750 words moved by Robin Millard. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographic Also moved: Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan-court-media,Q&A Davos-summit-diplomacy-economy-climate,ADVANCER PARIS Global decision-makers gather in Davos starting Tuesday for their annual meeting, with challenges facing the planet -- from climate change to conflict in the Middle East -- as imposing as the Alps that surround the Swiss resort. 700 words moved by Stuart Williams Also moving: Davos-summit-WEF Balkans-environment-health-pollution,FOCUS SARAJEVO As winter grips the Balkans, the poor are caught in a cruel bind, being forced to light fires at home for heating while fuelling a pollution crisis smothering the region. 650 words moved by Rusmir Smajilhodzic and Emmy Varley in Belgrade. Picture. Video Switzerland-animal-wildlife-environment-hunting-tourism,FOCUS VEX, Switzerland A woman wearing a bright orange vest aims her rifle and on her second shot, a large Alpine ibex with majestic curved horns collapses in the snow. 850 words 0530 GMT by Nina Larson. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-Greece-conflict-diplomacy-Germany,WRAP ATHENS Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar will hold talks in Athens, days ahead of a peace conference in Berlin which he and the head of Tripoli's UN-recognised government Fayez al-Sarraj are expected to attend. 750 words moved. Picture. Video -- HEALTH -- Health-sepsis-mortality PARIS Sepsis played a direct role in the deaths of 11 million people in 2017, almost twice as many as previously estimated, according to a study. 450 words moved by Marlowe Hood -- SPORT -- Tennis-AUS-Open-Court MELBOURNE Margaret Court is one of Australia's greatest athletes, but celebrating 50 years since she won all four Grand Slam titles in a season is posing a dilemma for Australian Open organisers with her conservative views angering the tennis world. 550 words moved. 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