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| - Duty Editor: Tom Barfield Tel: +33 7 64 72 67 61 -- TOP STORIES -- + Vaccine news lifts hopes but hard winter ahead + Peruvians celebrate as president quits + Astronauts headed for ISS in SpaceX capsule + African leaders push for Ethiopia talks + Experts warn Covid distracting from TB Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON Global hopes of overcoming the coronavirus pandemic are boosted after a second vaccine is found to be nearly 95 percent effective, bringing much-needed optimism to a world facing surging infections and a raft of new restrictions. 800 words 1600 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video Peru-politics-demonstration,WRAP LIMA Peru's President Manuel Merino resigns just five days after taking office, sparking celebrations in the capital Lima following street protests against him and the ousting of his popular predecessor. 650 words moved by Luis Jaime Cisneros. Picture. Video Also moved: Peru-politics,DATES Peru-politics,CHRONO US-space-SpaceX-NASA,WRAP WASHINGTON Four astronauts successfully launch on the SpaceX Crew Dragon "Resilience" to the International Space Station, the first of what the US hopes will be many routine missions following a successful test flight in late spring. 750 words moved by Issam Ahmed and Ivan Couronne. Graphic. Picture Ethiopia-unrest-Tigray,WRAP ADDIS ABABA African leaders attempt to kickstart some kind of mediation in Ethiopia's escalating internal conflict, two days after rocket strikes on Eritrea's capital highlighted risks that fighting could spread. 750 words 1600 GMT by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video Health-disease-TB PARIS The global community is missing the chance to end the "modern tragedy" of tuberculosis, the biggest infectious killer, experts say as they warn how Earth's other pandemic will worsen during Covid-19. 500 words 1430 GMT by Patrick Galey -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-vaccine-Moderna WASHINGTON US biotech firm Moderna announces its experimental vaccine against Covid-19 was almost 95 percent effective, marking a second major breakthrough in the quest to end the pandemic. 700 words 1800 GMT by Issam Ahmed. File picture Health-virus-vaccine-mRNA,FACTS WASHINGTON The promising early results reported by Pfizer and Moderna for their "messenger RNA" Covid-19 vaccines are seen as validation for an experimental technology that has never before been approved. 500 words 1800 GMT Health-virus-Britain-politics LONDON British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who survived intensive care after contracting Covid-19 earlier this year, insists he is in "good health" despite being forced into self-isolation after one of his MPs tested positive. 600 words 1530 by Jitendra Joshi. File picture. Video Health-virus-Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Gaza,FOCUS GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories At sunrise in Gaza a coastal path begins to fill with pedestrians as growing numbers of Palestinians have taken up walking to relieve the stress of being trapped inside the Israel-blockaded enclave. 650 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- France-train-attack-US,WRAP PARIS A Moroccan man and three alleged accomplices stand trial in France for an attempted terror attack on an Amsterdam-Paris train five years ago that was foiled by passengers whose heroic actions were turned into a Hollywood film. 700 words 1600 GMT by Marie Dhumieres. Picture. Video. EU-budget-law-Poland-Hungary,WRAP BRUSSELS Hungary and Poland block the European Union's budget and coronavirus rescue plan, throwing the union back into crisis as diplomats meet to approve the 1.8-trillion-euro ($2.1 trillion) package. 550 words 1600 GMT by Martin Trauth and Anne-Laure Mondesert Britain-EU-politics-trade,WRAP BRUSSELS A top EU diplomats warn it is getting dangerously late to secure a post-Brexit trade deal as a week of crucial talks begin in Brussels. 550 words 1600 GMT by Alex Pigman. Picture. Video Moldova-vote-defeat,WRAP CHISINAU Moldova's pro-European election winner Maia Sandu vows balanced ties with the West and Russia as Moscow-backed incumbent Igor Dodon concedes defeat and asks his supporters to refrain from violence. 650 words 1500 GMT by Ania Tsoukanova. Picture. Video Russia-Armenia-Turkey-Azerbaijan-conflict,FACTS YEREVAN Despite Armenia ceding swathes of territory and the deployment of a Russian peacekeeping mission to the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a lasting solution to the decades-old conflict between Yerevan and Baku still remains elusive. 500 words moved France-crime,lead VESOUL, France A Frenchman stands trial for beating his wife to death and burning her body in the woods, a crime he admitted to after initially reporting her missing. 500 words moved by Damien Stroka and Angela Schnaebele. -- MIDDLE EAST -- Qaeda-security-attacks-US-Israel-Iran,FOCUS PARIS The possibility that Al-Qaeda's top two leaders have died within the last months has raised new questions over the future strategy and strength of the terror network which is already a shadow of the global force it was two decades ago. 700 words 1530 GMT by Didier Lauras Ethiopia-conflict-Sudan-refugees,FOCUS KARTHOUM In a sun-baked wasteland in eastern Sudan, crews are labouring to build a refugee camp for the 25,000 people who have fled heavy fighting in neighbouring Ethiopia's Tigray region. 730 words moved by Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali. Picture. Video Iraq-execution-rights,WRAP NASIRIYAH, Iraq Iraq executes 21 people on terrorism charges at the notorious Nasiriyah prison in the south of the country, which is among the world's top five nations handing down capital punishment. 400 words 1530 GMT Syria-politics-diplomacy,WRAP DAMASCUS Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem, a stalwart of Bashar al-Assad's regime who held his job through a decade of conflict and several reshuffles, dies at the age of 79. 560 words moved by Maher Al Mounes. File picture. File video Libya-conflict-diplomacy-UN-Tunisia,WRAP GAMMARTH, Tunisia UN-led talks aimed at appointing an executive to help lead Libya out of a decade of conflict ended without discussing names, the world body says. 500 words moved. Video Libya-conflict-rights,FOCUS TARHUNA, Libya A year ago armed men took Mohamed al-Magri's son for questioning as fighting raged around the Libyan capital, and he now fears Haitham was killed and buried in a mass grave. 720 words moved by Jihad Dorgham. Picture. Video Israel-Palestinians-conflict-UN-US,INTERVIEW GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories The worst financial crisis in the history of the UN organisation for Palestinian refugees could lead to "disaster" in the Gaza Strip and insecurity in Lebanon, the agency chief warns. 650 words moved by Guillaume Lavallee. File picture Lifestyle-Iraq-shisha-health,FOCUS KARBALA, Iraq Iraq's Karbala is known as a religious pilgrimage site, visited by millions of worshippers, but shisha-smokers revere it for a different reason: its signature wooden waterpipes. 570 words moved by Farid Farid. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Britain-Africa-government LONDON Progress in good governance has slowed across Africa as commitment to democracy and civil rights has faltered, a major report says. 600 words moved Guinea-vote-unrest-president CONAKRY In his first interview since his re-election, Guinea's President Alpha Conde dismisses allegations of a "witch hunt" levelled against him by figures in the opposition. 650 words 1600 GMT by Carol Valade with Philippe Siuberski in Dakar. Video -- AMERICAS -- Weather-hurricane-Centram,WRAP BILWI, Nicaragua Hurricane Iota could surge to a "catastrophic" Category 5 hurricane by landfall in Central America late Monday, slamming areas already devastated by tropical storm Eta two weeks ago, the US National Hurricane Center warns. 600 words 1430 GMT by Julia Rios. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Pakistan-Afghanistan-conflict-Islam,FOCUS AKORA KHATTAK, Pakistan Maulana Yousaf Shah cracks a wide smile as he rattles off a list of former students turned Taliban leaders, revelling in their victories over superpowers on Afghanistan's battlefields after graduating from Darul Uloom Haqqania, which critics have dubbed the "university of jihad". 800 words moved by David Stout and Sajjad Tarakzai. Picture. Video Vietnam-food-health-economy,FEATURE HANOI Vietnam's fragrant noodle soups and fresh spring rolls have won fans across the globe, but mounting food safety scandals on the country's streets are sparking a rising tide of anxiety among millenials about what they eat. 800 words moved by Alice Philipson and Tran Thi Minh Ha. Picture. Video China-UK-politics-diplomacy BEIJING A top British diplomat has become a hero in China after video of him rescuing a student from a swollen river racked up tens of millions of views on social media. 350 words moved -- BUSINESS -- Japan-economy-GDP,WRAP TOKYO Japan's economy exits recession in the third quarter, growing a better-than-expected 5.0 percent, government data shows, following a record contraction. 600 words moved by Shingo Ito -- SPORTS -- Saudi-KSA-golf-sports-gender KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY, Saudi Arabia Denmark's Emily Pedersen wins the first ever women's golf tournament in Saudi Arabia in a tense playoff, but the event designed to soften the kingdom's austere image has drawn charges of being a "sportswashing" exercise. 500 words moved. Picture. Video Oly-2020-2021-Japan-Bach-IOC,WRAP TOKYO Olympic chief Thomas Bach says he is "very, very confident" that spectators will be able to attend next year's Tokyo Olympics, as he kicks off a Japan trip to boost momentum for the pandemic-postponed Games. 650 words moved by Natsuko Fukue and Hiroshi Hiyama. Picture. Video Auto-prix-TUR-Hamilton,LEAD ISTANBUL Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes team will face a ferocious new challenge from their rivals next season when he begins his pursuit of a record eighth world title. 600 words moved. Picture Cricket-AUS-IND-Waugh,INTERVIEW SYDNEY Australian great Steve Waugh has long held a deep affection for India, first touring the country in 1986. But his experiences were all too often fleeting glimpses, before he got the chance to return and photograph everyday cricket in the sport's powerhouse. 700 words moved by Martin Parry. Picture Box-USA-Mayweather-Japan TOKYO Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather will return to the ring with a fight in Tokyo in February 2021, organisers say, but who he will fight and under what rules is left unclear. 350 words moved afp
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