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| - Duty Editor: Patrick Markey Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Russian govt resigns as Putin seeks reforms + Trump trial likely to begin next week + Australia fires disrupt Open tennis build-up + Rouhani calls for 'unity' after protests + Meghan may face father in court over letter Russia-politics-government,WRAP MOSCOW Russia's government resigns in a shock announcement after President Vladimir Putin proposed a shake-up of the constitution that would give more power to parliament. 650 words 1500 GMT by Michael Mainville. Picture. Video Also moving: Russia-politics-government-Medvedev,PROFILE US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON The House of Representatives is expected to transmit articles of impeachment against Donald Trump to the Senate, setting the stage for a trial next week that will decide whether the 45th US president is forced from office. 650 words 1530 GMT by Paul Handley. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Also moved: US-politics-impeachment-Trump-Roberts,PROFILE Australia-fire-environment-climate-tennis-Aus,WRAP MELBOURNE Bushfire smoke disrupts the Australian Open build-up for a second straight day to deepen concerns about the fate of the year's first tennis Grand Slam, but a cool change late in the day raise hopes of rain soaking the blazes. 700 words moved by William West. Picture Iran-Ukraine-Canada-US-aviation,WRAP TEHRAN President Hassan Rouhani appeals for "unity" and flags the need for radical changes to the way Iran is run, after a wave of angry protests over the accidental downing of a Ukrainian airliner. 750 words 1500 GMT by David Vujanovic. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan,WRAP LONDON Prince Harry's wife Meghan could face her father in court over the publication of a letter she wrote to him, as she made a public appearance in Canada a week after the couple's shock announcement they would step back from the royal frontline. 650 words 1500 GMT by Robin Millard. Picture. File picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Italy-mafia-crime-EU,WRAP ROME Italian police say they have dismantled a massive Mafia operation in Sicily which had been defrauding the European Union of millions of euros in funds destined to farmers. 450 words moved by Alexandria Sage. Picture. Video Spain-fire-accident,WRAP LA CANOJA, Spain Rescuers find a body at a chemical plant in northeastern Spain, raising to two the number of those killed when an explosion ripped through the facility, triggering a massive blaze which raged through the night. 600 words 1600 GMT by Daniel Bosque. Picture. Video Britain-pets-podcast-music LONDON Online music giant Spotify launches a podcast for dogs left home alone in Britain, after polling found most owners believe audio recordings help calm their canines. 430 words moved -- MIDDLE EAST -- Lebanon-politics-protests-banks,WRAP BEIRUT Public anger against banks boils over in crisis-hit Lebanon where demonstrators armed with metal rods, fire extinguishers and rocks attack branches in protest at controls that have trapped the savings of ordinary depositors. 750 words moved by Hashem Osseiran. Picture. Video Iran-Iraq-US-unrest-drones,FOCUS AIN AL-ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq Moments after volleys of Iranian missiles began to batter Iraq's Ain al-Asad airbase, US soldiers at the desert facility lost contact with their ultra-powerful -- and expensive -- eyes in the sky. 700 words moved by Maya Gebeily. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-politics-election,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia's electoral board proposes holding landmark national polls in August, drawing criticism over the timing -- at the height of the rainy season -- of the first competitive elections in 15 years. 500 words 1430 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet. File Picture. Mali-Niger-Burkina-unrest,FOCUS BAMAKO Brutal attacks that have killed nearly 300 people in less than two months have propelled the Islamic State to the status of the Sahel's most-feared jihadist group, eclipsing al-Qaeda, experts say. 850 words moved by Amaury Hauchard. File picture. Graphic -- AMERICAS -- US-China-trade-tariff-dispute,WRAP WASHINGTON Economic giants the United States and China sign a trade truce that will allow businesses worldwide to breathe a sigh of relief, and potentially hand President Donald Trump an election year boost. 750 words 1730 GMT by Heather Scott. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-Democrats-debate,WRAP DES MOINES, Iowa Leftist Bernie Sanders attacks frontrunner Joe Biden on foreign policy but finds himself fighting accusations of sexism in the final presidential debate before Democrats begin choosing who challenges incumbent Donald Trump in November's election. 850 words moved by Robyn Beck with Michael Mathes in Washington US-IT-crime-law-Apple,FOCUS WASHINGTON Apple and the US government are at loggerheads for the second time in four years over unlocking iPhones connected to a mass shooting, reviving debate over law enforcement access to encrypted devices. 550 words moved by Rob Lever US-aviation-school-fuel,lead LOS ANGELES A Delta airliner experiencing mechanical trouble dumps jet fuel onto a school playground in the Los Angeles area, leaving 20 students and several adults with minor injuries. 350 words moved -- ASIA -- India-e-commerce-Amazon-Bezos,LEAD NEW DELHI Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos promises a new billion-dollar investment in India, just two days after authorities launched an anti-trust investigation into the e-commerce giant. 500 words moved by Aishwarya Kumar. Picture. Video Taiwan-vote-politics-China,WRAP TAIPEI China must rethink its hardline stance towards Taiwan, President Tsai Ing-wen says, as she warns that the island was already independent and that invasion would be "very costly" for Beijing. 650 words moved by Amber Wang. Picture. Video -- BUSINESS -- Davos-politics-economy-climate,WRAP LONDON Business chiefs head into their first global gathering of 2020 insisting they are not waiting on bickering governments to fight climate change, after Wall Street titan BlackRock joined a campaign pressuring companies to do more. 650 words moved by Jitendra Joshi. File picture. Graphic -- SPORTS -- Amfoot-USA-Super-crime-women-trafficking,FOCUS MIAMI Every year, the American football season ends with the vast spectacle of the Super Bowl, drawing in celebrity superstars and 100 million viewers. But the sporting mega-event also has a darker side: a spike in human trafficking. 700 words moved by Leila Macor. Picture. Video afp
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