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| - Duty Editor: Daniel Lawler Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + First coronavirus death outside China as toll soars + Democrats make final pitches before Iowa showdown + UK gears up for gruelling post-Brexit EU talks + Djokovic wins Australian Open in five-set thriller + New era beckons with Chiefs, 49ers Super Bowl clash China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING China imposes a lockdown on a major city far away from the epicentre of a coronavirus epidemic, as its death toll from the disease soars to 304 and the first foreign fatality is reported in the Philippines. 900 words 1500 GMT by Helen Roxburgh and Beiyi Seow. Video. Picture. Graphic Also moving: China-health-virus,CHRONO Also moved: China-health-virus-Philippines,Q&A China-health-virus-countries,FACTS China-health-virus-governments,FACTS US-politics-election,WRAP IOWA CITY, United States Democratic candidates bolt across Iowa, where no handshake or pit stop is too insignificant one day ahead of the state's presidential nominating process, the first in the nation. 600 words 1500 GMT by Elodie Cuzin. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-politics-election-celebrity-vote,FOCUS Britain-EU-Brexit-diplomacy-politics,WRAP LONDON Britain readies for the next chapter in its historic departure from the European Union, laying the groundwork this week for likely tough negotiations with the bloc on future relations. 750 words 1700 GMT by Joe Jackson. Picture Also moved: Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade,FACTS Britain-Brexit-EU-France-Dordogne,SCENE Tennis-AUS-Open,WRAP MELBOURNE Novak Djokovic battles through a five-set thriller with Dominic Thiem to maintain his dominance at the Australian Open, claiming a record eighth title and returning to world number one in the process. 650 words 1430 GMT by Martin Parry. Picture. Graphic Amfoot-NFL-SuperBowl,WRAP MIAMI, Florida The Kansas City Chiefs chase their first Super Bowl title in 50 years when they face the San Francisco 49ers in a championship clash poised to usher in a new era for the NFL. 650 words 1430 GMT by Rob Woollard. Picture -- EUROPE -- Italy-migration-politics-health ROME Over 300 migrants rescued from the Mediterranean by a charity vessel disembark at the Italian port of Pozzallo after a week's wait for a port of entry. 450 words moved -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iraq-politics-protests,WRAP BAGHDAD Furious anti-government youth dig in their heels in Iraq's capital and south, rejecting the previous evening's nomination of Mohammad Allawi as premier after months of demonstrations and political paralysis. 750 words 1500 GMT by Ali Choukeir. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-US,Q&A JERUSALEM In the fallout from the newly announced US peace plan, Israel has threatened to annex parts of the West Bank while the Palestinians have pledged to cut security ties. Yet analysts say both moves could prove harder to implement in the short term than anticipated. 700 words moved Iran-EU-diplomacy-nuclear-energy-sanctions TEHERAN Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell is due to visit Iran on Monday, said officials in Tehran and Brussels, on his first trip there since taking office, aiming to reduce rising tensions over the Islamic republic's nuclear programme. 600 words moved. File picture Spain-Morocco-smuggling-social-economy,FOCUS FNIDEQ, Morocco After years of back-breaking toil, Fatima el Hanani now fears being reduced to begging in the street because of Morocco's closure of its border with a Spanish enclave to thousands of "mule women". 700 words moved by Hamza Mekouar. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON Republicans make the case for US President Donald Trump's acquittal on the morning talk show circuit, a day ahead of final arguments in his impeachment trial in the Senate, where he is expected to be cleared this week. 600 words 1700 GMT by Brian Knowlton. Picture. Graphic -- ASIA -- China-health-virus-medicine,FOCUS BEIJING A claim by Chinese scientists that a liquid made with honeysuckle and flowering plants could help fight the deadly coronavirus sparks frenzied buying of the traditional medicine, but doubts quickly emerged. 750 words moved by Teng Jing Xuan. Picture China-health-virus-economy,2ndlead BEIJING China's central bank says it will pump 1.2 trillion yuan ($173 billion) into the economy as it ramps up support for a nationwide fight against a deadly virus that is expected to hit growth. 500 words moved -- AFRICA -- Tanzania-accident-religion,WRAP DAR ES SALAAM Twenty people in Tanzania are trampled to death at an open-air evangelical Christian church service in the north of the country. 450 words moved. Picture. Video Somalia-agriculture-locusts MOGADISHU Somalia declares a locust infestation sweeping the Horn of Africa to be a national emergency, as insects devastate food supplies in one of the poorest and most vulnerable regions in the world. 400 words moved -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-Britain-film-BAFTA-award,WRAP LONDON The hit film "Joker" leads the nominations for Britain's Bafta awards, but "1917" is hotly tipped for best film at the last major prize ceremony before the Oscars. 700 words moved by Robin Millard Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-Reign,FOCUS LOS ANGELES April Reign remembers precisely where she was in January 2015 when she launched the #OscarsSoWhite movement with a simple, offhand tweet. Five years later, the phrase has become a universal clarion call for more diversity in showbiz. 750 words moved by Andrew Marszal. Picture Entertainment-children-conflict-Sesame-Syria-UAE,FOCUS DUBAI A band of Muppets, both old favourites and new friends, will star in an Arabic retooling of "Sesame Street" with a regional twist. 600 words moved by Shatha Yaish. Picture. Video -- SPORTS -- Tennis-AUS-Open-Kenin-father,FOCUS MELBOURNE It wasn't so long ago that Sofia Kenin's father was driving New York taxis with English so poor that he didn't know where he was supposed to be going. Fast-forward to the present day and, despite lacking qualifications or experience, he's coaching a Grand Slam champion. 600 words moved by Talek Harris. Picture. Graphic Tennis-AUS-Open-women,FOCUS MELBOURNE The last five women's Grand Slams have now been won by five different players. Good luck trying to predict who triumphs at the French Open. 600 words moved by Peter Stebbings. Picture. Graphic afp
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