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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Passengers leave Japan virus ship + Jury deliberates in Weinstein trail + US tightens rules on Chinese state media 'propaganda' + Every child under threat from climate, poor diet: UN + London rapper Dave wins big at the Brit Awards China-health-virus-Japan-ship,WRAP YOKOHAMA, Japan The first passengers prepare to leave a coronavirus-wracked cruise ship in Japan after testing negative for the disease that has now claimed more than 2,000 in its Chinese epicentre. 800 words 0230 GMT by Miwa Suzuki. Live video. Video. Picture. Graphic US-entertainment-abuse-trial-Weinstein,WRAP NEW YORK Jurors in ex-Hollywood titan Harvey Weinstein's high-profile sex crimes trial end their first day of deliberations without reaching a verdict in the case seen as a watershed in the #MeToo movement. 650 words moved by Thomas Urbain. Picture. Video. Live video US-China-media-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States tightens rules on Chinese state media organizations as it classifies them as foreign missions, decrying what US officials described as Beijing's growing "propaganda." 600 words moved by Shaun Tandon Health-climate-children,WRAP PARIS The world is failing to protect children from the health dangers posed by climate change and poor diet, a landmark UN report said Wednesday, warning that every child is under "immediate threat". 550 words moved by Patrick Galey. Graphic Entertainment-Britain-music-awards LONDON Breakthrough London rapper Dave wins big at the Brit Awards, as teenage sensation Billie Eilish premieres her new James Bond theme tune at British pop's biggest night. 550 words 0230 GMT. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- China-virus-health-Japan-ship,FOCUS TOKYO Japan faces mounting criticism for its handling of a coronavirus-afflicted cruise ship, with questions over a patchy quarantine, incremental testing and the decision to let people walk away after 14 days. 800 words 0230 GMT by Sara Hussein and Hiroshi Hiyama. Picture. Video Also moving: China-virus-health-Japan-ship-numbers,FACTS HongKong-China-epidemic-virus,FOCUS HONG KONG Hong Kong's disabled residents and their carers say they feel increasingly trapped in their apartments and abandoned by authorities as the coronavirus-struck city is engulfed with panic-buying and face mask shortages. 650 words 0330 GMT by Su Xinqi. Picture China-health-virus-Canada-technology,FOCUS TORONTO On the shores of Lake Ontario, a Canadian start-up raised one of the earliest alarms about the risk posed by the mystery virus that emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan. How did it do it? Artificial intelligence. 650 words 0130 GMT by Olivier Monnier. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- SKorea-social-media-gender,FOCUS SEOUL Under gleamingly bright studio lights, Lee So-jeong reads straight from a teleprompter, rehearsing her lines ahead of the primetime newscast for South Korea's national public broadcaster, KBS. 700 words 0330 GMT by Kang Jin-kyu. Picture. Video India-entertainment-film-Bollywood-gay-Khurrana,FOCUS MUMBAI, India A foot-tapping sequin-doused disco number, a hot-pink wedding, and a kiss between the two male leads: Bollywood's latest release, billed as India's first gay romcom, is making no bones about its subject matter. 700 words 0400 GMT by Udita Jhunjhunwala. File Picture India-Kashmir-unrest-politics-health,FOCUS SRINAGAR, India Sanaullah Dar was due to undergo surgery to remove a tumour in his bladder. Four months later, he was dead, with doctors blaming a lockdown imposed by New Delhi on the restive part of Kashmir it controls. 700 words 0330 GMT by Parvaiz Bukhari. Video. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-Scouts-justice-bankruptcy,WRAP WASHINGTON The Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy in what it says is an effort to safeguard compensation payouts for sexual abuse victims. 650 words moved. File picture US-Russia-Venezuela-politics-sanction-oil,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States imposes sanctions against a subsidiary of Russian state-controlled oil giant Rosneft over its key role in Venezuela, stepping up international pressure to break leftist President Nicolas Maduro's grip on power. 600 words moved by Shaun Tandon US-earnings-retail-epidemic-Walmart,WRAP NEW YORK American retail giant Walmart did not have a merry Christmas as disappointing toy and clothing sales hit the chain's bottom line, and though the epidemic in China is affecting shipments the company said it is too early to calculate the impact. 700 words moved by Luc Olinga -- EUROPE -- Turkey-rights-trial,WRAP SILIVRI, Turkey Turkish prosecutors issue a new arrest warrant against rights defender Osman Kavala a few hours after he and other leading civil society figures are acquitted in a highly contested trial over the anti-government "Gezi Park" protests of 2013. 700 words moved by Fulya Ozerkan. Picture. Video Italy-archaeology-Pompeii,SCENE POMPEII, Italy The world-famous archeological site of Pompeii has finished a massive five-year maintenance and renovation project aimed at shoring up the delicate, crumbling ruins in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius. 600 words moved by Alexandria Sage. Picture. Video Germany-politics-racism-internet,WRAP BERLIN With growing dangers from far-right extremist groups and torrents of threats against politicians, Germany is set to toughen online speech laws and tighten the screws on social networks. 650 words 0300 GMT by Mathieu Foulkes -- MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-conflict-UN-diplomacy,WRAP TRIPOLI Libya's unity government announces it will halt its participation in UN talks aimed at brokering a lasting ceasefire in the war-torn country where a fragile truce has been repeatedly violated. 500 words moved Syria-conflict,WRAP BEIRUT Syrian troops press an offensive on the last rebel enclave in the country where record displacement figures are sparking fears of an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. 800 words moved by Jean-Marc Mojon. Picture. Video Also moved: Syria-conflict-numbers,FACTS Israel-politics-trial,WRAP JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial will open on March 17, just two weeks after the embattled leader tries to secure re-election, officials say. 550 words moved. File picture Iran-vote-boycott-opposition,FOCUS PARIS Opponents of Iran's theocratic leadership are urging an outright boycott of its parliamentary elections, arguing that it is anything but democratic and that casting a ballot serves only to bolster the country's Islamic rulers. 800 words 0300 GMT by Stuart Williams -- AFRICA -- Senegal-China-economy-commodities-peanuts,FOCUS SANGUIL, Senegal Large peanut orders from Chinese traders have cut Senegal's traditional selling season short this year, rewarding farmers with fat profits but leaving local buyers with slim pickings. 800 words 0300 GMT by Malick Ba. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY -- EU-technology-AI,FACTS BRUSSELS From translation apps to facial recognition, artificial intelligence is becoming a major part of everyday life and the European Union is eager to bring order to this digital "wild west" where the US and China dominate. 650 words 0300 GMT by Alex Pigman. Videographics, Picture, Video -- LIFESTYLE -- Lifestyle-Italy-China-fashion MILAN Milan Fashion Week kicks off overshadowed by the coronavirus outbreak, with thousands of Chinese designers, buyers and journalists ditching the event 500 words moved by Isabelle Sciamma -- SPORTS -- MMA-IND-Phogat-wrestling,FOCUS NEW DELHI An Indian wrestler whose family story was immortalised by Bollywood is hoping to create a blockbuster of her own by becoming her country's first world champion in the high-octane sport of mixed martial arts. 550 words 0200 GMT by Faisal Kamal. Picture afp
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