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| - Duty Editor: Adam Plowright Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + UK first Western nation to approve vaccine + UN warns of climate threat to world heritage + Ethiopia allows aid into conflict-hit Tigray + Hong Kong activist Wong jailed over protests + Lab-grown meat to go on sale for first time Health-virus,WRAP LONDON Britain becomes the first western country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine for general use, while Italy and Japan promise free inoculations for all even as the global death toll ticked towards 1.5 million 700 words 1500 GMT by Jitendra Joshi. Picture. Graphic. Video Climate-warming-environment-heritage-threat-IUCN,WRAP GENEVA Climate change has become the biggest threat to UN-listed natural world heritage sites like glaciers and wetlands, and has pushed Australia's Great Barrier Reef into "critical" condition, say conservationists. 600 words moved by Nina Larson. Ethiopia-conflict-Tigray,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia grants the United Nations full access to deliver aid to the northern region of Tigray, following weeks of lobbying amid military operations there, according to an agreement seen Wednesday by AFP. 750 words 1630 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video. HongKong-China-politics,WRAP HONG KONG Leading Hong Kong dissident Joshua Wong is jailed alongside two other young activists for taking part in last year's huge democracy protests as the crackdown on Beijing's critics gathers pace. 650 words moved by Su Xinqi and Jerome Taylor. Picture. Video Also moving: HongKong-China-politics,CHRONO HongKong-China-politics,PROFILE Singapore-food-science-environment,2ndlead SINGAPORE Lab-grown chicken will soon be available in restaurants in Singapore after the country became the first to green-light meat created without slaughtering any animals. 500 words moved -- CORONAVIRUS -- Britain-EU-Brexit-health-virus,2ndlead LONDON Britain crows that Brexit had hastened its rollout of a Covid-19 vaccine while the EU lags on its own approval, provoking criticism it is indulging in pharmaceutical nationalism. 500 words 1500 GMT We have also moved: Health-virus-Britain-vaccine,FACTS France-environment-masks-virus,FOCUS PARIS A French-British duo outraged about the littering of face masks during the Covid-19 pandemic arrives in Paris after setting out on foot from Marseille to pick up every mask they spotted. 500 words 1600 GMT by Guillaume Bonnet and Joseph Schmid. Video We have also moved: Health-virus-WHO-masks Health-virus-ILO-wage-labour-politics PARIS As well as hitting global economic activity amidships, the coronavirus has also dragged down wages, an International Labour Organisation reports. 450 words moved Health-virus-vaccine-Germany-BioNTech,FACTS BERLIN The small German biotech firm BioNTech, started by a husband and wife team with Turkish roots, had never brought a vaccine to market before. But its experimental technology has now become the first authorised for use in the Western world to help end the coronavirus pandemic. 600 words moved by Sophie Markis. File picture -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-politics-Brexit,WRAP BRUSSELS Chief EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier warns he can not guarantee he will strike a trade deal with Britain before time runs out, and that the next few days will be crucial. 600 words 1500 GMT by Alex Pigman. Picture Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-funding,FOCUS EBBW VALE, United Kingdom In a few weeks' time, Britain leaves the European Union single market and Brussels turns off the tap of financial support for the country's most deprived regions. But many locals in Ebbw Vale, south Wales, hope Prime Minister Boris Johnson will step in. 750 words moved by Veronique Dupont. Picture. Video Health-virus-ski-tourism-EU,FACTS PARIS European countries are at odds over whether to allow skiers to hit the slopes over Christmas because of Covid-19 fears, with Austria saying it will allow lifts to open but not hotels or bars. 700 words 1530 GMT -- AMERICAS -- US-vote,WRAP WASHINGTON "I'll see you in four years:" Donald Trump is openly floating the possibility of a second White House run, seeking to stay center stage as his prospects of overturning Joe Biden's victory evaporate. 600 words 1700 GMT by Jerome Cartillier. Also moving: US-politics-justice-bribery,FACTS -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iran-nuclear-politics-US WASHINGTON US President-elect Joe Biden will insist Iran agrees to new demands if it wants the US to return to a nuclear deal and lift sanctions, The New York Times reports. 400 words moved Israel-politics,WRAP JERUSALEM Israel's precarious coalition government takes a first step towards collapse, as lawmakers give preliminary approval to a bill dissolving parliament, raising prospects of a fourth election in less than two years. 650 words 1530 GMT by Ben Simon. Picture. Video Israel-politics-holocaust-minorities,FOCUS JERUSALEM Israel's nomination of a far-right nationalist with a history of anti-Arab rhetoric to lead Yad Vashem has triggered outrage among Holocaust experts who say his leadership would "disgrace" the revered memorial. 700 words moved by Michael Blum and Guillaume Lavallee. File Picture -- ASIA -- China-court-assault,lead BEIJING A sexual harassment case against a powerful Chinese media figure begins in Beijing, with his accuser calling it a major moment in the country's still-young #MeToo movement. 500 words moved by Beiyi Seow. Video. Picture Thailand-politics-court,WRAP BANGKOK Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha, under pressure from months of street protests, survives a legal challenge over his living arrangements that could have seen him thrown out of office. 550 words 1030 GMT by Lisa Martin. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- ICoast-Ghana-cocoa-chocolate,FOCUS ABIDJAN The world's two biggest cocoa suppliers, Ivory Coast and Ghana, have taken a tussle with chocolate multinationals to the battlefield of public opinion. 650 words moved by David Esnault SAfrica-gaming-gambling JOHANNESBURG An unusual sequence of numbers drawn by South Africa's national lottery has left players dumbfounded, sparking accusations of fraud after 20 people won a share of the jackpot. 300 words moved -- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY -- China-space,WRAP BEIJING A Chinese space probe begins drilling on the surface of the Moon hours after landing, in an ambitious attempt to bring back the first lunar samples in four decades. 600 words moved by Helen Roxburgh and Jing Xuan Teng. Video. Picture. Graphic Also moved: China-space-history,CHRONO UN-weather-climate,WRAP-update GENEVA This year is on course to be one of the three warmest ever recorded and could even top the record set in 2016, says the United Nations. 700 words 1430 GMT by Robin Millard. Graphic. File picture. We will also move: climate-energy-production-gap,WRAP -- SPORT -- Auto-Prix-Schumacher-Haas SAKHIR, Bahrain Mick Schumacher, the son of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, will drive in Formula One for the first time with Haas next season, the team announces, leaving their new recruit "emotionally exploding" at the realisation of a dream. 450 words moved by Raphaelle Peltier fbl-ENG-Pr-Tottenham-Kane-racism LONDON England captain Harry Kane says Premier League players should carry on taking the knee in support of the fight against racial injustice, using their profile to raise awareness of the issue. 300 words moved -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-film-Page,WRAP LOS ANGELES The Oscar-nominated star of "Juno" has come out as transgender, introducing himself as Elliot Page in social media posts that voice joy at sharing the news -- but also fear over a possible backlash. 650 words moved by Andrew Marszal. File picture afp
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