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| - Duty Editor: Qasim Nauman Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Buttigieg takes shock early lead in Iowa + China virus deaths climb to nearly 500 + Half a million displaced by Syria offensive + Trump set for triumphant State of the Union speech + January 2020 was warmest on record: EU monitor US-politics-vote-Iowa,WRAP MANCHESTER, United States Democratic White House candidate Pete Buttigieg seizes a shock lead in the chaotic Iowa caucuses, closely trailed by leftist Senator Bernie Sanders, according to partial returns after an embarrassing delay in reporting the results. 700 words 0130 GMT by Agnes Bun, with Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture. Video. Graphic Already moved: US-politics-vote-Democrats-Buttigieg,PROFILE US-politics-vote-Bloomberg,FOCUS China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING The world has a "window of opportunity" to halt the spread of a deadly new virus, global health experts say, as the number of people infected in China jumps to 24,000 and millions more are ordered to stay indoors. 700 words 0230 GMT by Laurent Thomet We will also move: China-health-virus-countries,FACTS Already moved: China-virus-health-epidemic-Thailand,Q&A Syria-conflict,WRAP HAZANO, Syria A regime offensive in Syria's last rebel enclave has caused one of the biggest waves of displacement in the nine-year war, with tensions spiking between Ankara and Damascus following a deadly exchange of fire. 800 words moved by Aaref Watad with Alice Hackman in Beirut. Picture. Video US-politics-impeachment-speech-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump is expected to deliver a triumphant State of the Union speech, supercharging his re-election campaign against a divided Democratic party and ignoring an impeachment trial near certain to end in acquittal. 750 words 0230 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture Climate-energy-weather-Europe PARIS Last month was the warmest January on record globally, while in Europe temperatures were a balmy three degrees Celsius above the average January from 1981 to 2010, says the EU climate monitoring system. 400 words moved by Marlowe Hood Also moved: Climate-science-permafrost -- CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK -- China-health-virus-Japan-ship,3rdlead TOKYO At least 10 people on board a cruise ship being held in quarantine off Japan's coast have tested positive for the new coronavirus, Japan's health minister confirms. 550 words 0200 GMT by Kyoko Hasegawa. Picture China-health-virus-Canada-Jamaica OTTAWA A Westjet passenger plane taking winter-weary Canadians to Jamaica for a sunny holiday is forced to turn back after a passenger falsely claims to have the coronavirus, the airline says. 250 words moved -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-election-primary,FOCUS DES MOINES, United States Iowa is proud of its time-honoured role as the first state to vote when America starts picking presidential candidates. This time, it even instituted new rules it said would make things more transparent. But Monday night's voting could not have gone worse. 750 words moved by Elodie Cuzin. Picture. Video We will also move: US-politics-vote-Iowa-computers,FOCUS -- EUROPE -- France-religion-Islam-rights,FOCUS PARIS An outspoken French teenager reignites a polarising debate over free speech after an expletive-laden Instagram rant against Islam that has forced her to stay home from school over safety fears. 700 words moved by Clare Byrne and Maria Elena Bucheli -- AFRICA -- Lesotho-politics-crime,WRAP MASERU Lesotho police have charged first lady Maesaiah Thabane with murder for her alleged links to the brutal 2017 killing of the prime minister's previous wife. 400 words moved by Marafaele Mohloboli -- MIDDLE EAST -- Lebanon-economy-press,FOCUS BEIRUT Publications disappearing from newsstands, radio and TV channels struggling to stay on air: Lebanon's once-flourishing media is collapsing under the weight of the worst economic crisis in decades. 700 words moved by Bachir El Khoury. File Picture -- ENVIRONMENT -- EU-climate-gas-infrastructure,WRAP PARIS Europe is set to spend more than 100 billion euros on "unnecessary" natural gas infrastructure, boosting its import capacity by a third and imperilling the continent's climate goals, new analysis shows. 650 words moved by Patrick Galey -- ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-Syria-film-Oscars-documentary-TheCave,INTERVIEW PARIS A hero Syrian doctor who treated thousands of children in a besieged underground hospital is the centre of a shattering Oscar-nominated documentary, "The Cave". 700 words 0300 GMT by Rana Moussaoui. Pictures by Abdulmonam Eassa. Video by Natalie Handel Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-women,FOCUS LOS ANGELES It is an accusation that has been levelled at the Oscars all too often over the years, and 2020 is no different -- too many men, not enough women, particularly in the most prestigious categories. 700 words 0200 GMT by Laurent Banguet Also moving: Entertainment-US-film-Oscars-gender,FACTS -- BUSINESS & ECONOMY -- US-automobile-enviroment-stocks-technology-Tesla,FOCUS NEW YORK Elon Musk is some way away from his goal of sending millions of people to Mars, but Tesla's shares are heading into orbit on Wall Street, leaving conventional automakers in the dust. 600 words moved by Luc Olinga France-US-luxury-merger,WRAP PARIS Shareholders of US jewellery company Tiffany give the green light for its acquisition by luxury behemoth LVHM for $16.2 billion, setting the French firm up to become a power player in fine gems at a time that demand is soaring. 450 words moved Cuba-politics-economy-rum,FOCUS SAN JOSE DE LAS LAJAS, Cuba US sanctions against Cuba have made life tough for producers of the island's signature alcoholic drink, rum, but despite running a gauntlet of obstacles, they're still managing to survive. 650 words 0230 GMT by Carlos Batista -- SPORT -- FSkate-assault-FRA-France,WRAP PARIS French prosecutors open an investigation into claims of rape and sexual abuse of minors in figure skating as details emerge of allegations made 20 years ago against the coach at the heart of the case. 750 words moved by Eleonore Dermy and Andrea Bambino. 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