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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Hong Kong coronavirus patient dies + Iowa caucuses kick off Democrat White House race + Kenya former strongman Moi dead + Trump readies State of the Union + Pamela Anderson and husband split after 12 days China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING Hong Kong becomes the second place outside mainland China to report the death of a coronavirus patient as draconian restrictions on movement are imposed on two more cities far from the epicentre, including the home of Alibaba. 750 words 0730 GMT by Laurent Thomet. Picture. Video. Graphic. US-politics-vote-Iowa,WRAP DES MOINES, Iowa Americans kick off the first vote of the presidential race in Iowa, but delayed results in the state's Democratic caucuses have led to hours-long waits in the most closely watched event to date in the 2020 election process. 850 words 0700 by Elodie Cuzin. Graphic. Picture. Video Kenya-politics-Moi-death,WRAP NAIROBI, Kenya Former Kenyan president Daniel Arap Moi, who ruled the country with an iron fist between 1978 and 2002, dies aged 96, announces president Uhuru Kenyatta. 500 words 0530 GMT. File picture. File video US-politics-impeachment-speech-Trump,WRAP WASHINGTON America's divisions will enter into burning focus when President Donald Trump delivers the annual State of the Union speech to Congress, just ahead of his expected acrimonious impeachment acquittal. 600 words 0530 GMT by Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture Entertainment-US-film-PamelaAnderson LOS ANGELES Former "Baywatch" star Pamela Anderson and movie mogul Jon Peters call it quits just 12 days after tying the knot. 300 words moved -- VIRUS OUTBREAK -- China-health-virus-hospital BEIJING Coronavirus patients arrive at a Chinese field hospital built from scratch in under two weeks at the frontline of the outbreak, following a round-the-clock construction marathon that became a national social media sensation. 600 words moved. Picture. Video. China-health-virus-quarantine-disabled BEIJING A disabled boy has died after being left to fend for himself when his father was quarantined over the deadly new coronavirus in China. 350 words 0530 GMT China-health-virus-racism,FOCUS SYDNEY As the deadly coronavirus spreads, it carries with it xenophobia -- with Asian communities around the world finding themselves the subject of suspicions and fear. 650 words 0700 GMT by Andrew Beatty. China-health-virus-epidemic-Thailand,Q&A BANGKOK As doctors scramble to battle the deadly coronavirus, a cocktail of anti-retrovirals and flu drugs have emerged as a possible defence against a hitherto unknown sickness. But the science is out on whether it is actually effective, and experts say a successful treatment could take years. 600 words at 0700 GMT by Dene-Hern Chen. China-health-virus-tips,FOCUS BEIJING Crying alone, using a punchbag or practising tai chi are among the tips health experts suggest for the increasingly stressed population of China living under the spectre of a deadly virus. 600 words moved by Beiyi Seow. Video China-health-virus-world-economy-insurance,FOCUS LONDON Companies and tourists out of pocket from the global economic disruption caused by the virus epidemic in China risk meeting a cold shoulder from insurers, industry experts warn. 600 words moved by Jitendra Joshi -- ASIA -- Aerospace-corruption-Airbus-AirAsia,WRAP KUALA LUMPUR AirAsia's colourful chief executive Tony Fernandez is to step aside from the company while authorities probe unusual payments at the airline, as the fallout from a $4 billion bribery fine at Airbus reverberates across the industry. 500 words moved -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-vote-Iowa,SCENE With bursts of laughter, a faulty megaphone, cries of exasperation and some dance steps, US Democrats take their time to kick off the election season with a curious voting system: the Iowa caucuses. 600 words moved by Elodie Cuzin. Picture. Video Also moved: US-politics-vote-Iowa-couple,FOCUS US-IT-politics-disinformation,WRAP WASHINGTON YouTube vows to remove election-related videos that are "manipulated or doctored" to mislead voters, as part of its efforts to stem online misinformation and promote a "healthy political discourse." 650 words moved by Rob Lever -- EUROPE -- Britain-EU-Brexit-politics-trade,WRAP LONDON/BRUSSELS Britain and the EU lay down red lines for post-Brexit trade talks, offering contrasting visions for their future relationship that raise the prospect of clashes to come. 750 words moved by Alice Ritchie and Alex Pigman. Picture. Video. Graphic Britain-attacks,WRAP LONDON Britain promises an urgent overhaul of the law regarding convicted terrorists after police shot dead an extremist on early release from prison who stabbed two people in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. 700 words moved by Robin Millard. Picture. Video. Graphic Italy-museum-fashion-shoes,FOCUS FLORENCE, Italy As sandal season fast approaches, a new exhibit on ancient footwear at a top Italian museum seeks to remind today's well-heeled that when it comes to fashion, do as the Romans did. 700 words moved by Alexandria Sage. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Sudan,WRAP JERUSALEM Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets Sudan's leader to discuss normalising ties, a potentially landmark step that caught Khartoum by surprise and was denounced by the Palestinians. 850 words by Guillaume Lavallee with Michael O'Hagan in Entebbe. Picture Yemen-conflict-UN-health,WRAP SANAA Yemeni children in critical need of medical care are evacuated from the rebel-held capital Sanaa, in what the United Nations hopes will be the first of more "mercy flights". 600 words moved by Jamil Nasser Iraq-politics-protest,WRAP BAGHDAD Protest camps across Iraq begin fracturing over whether to back premier-designate Mohammad Allawi, marking a pivotal point for the four-month-old movement. 800 words moved. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Kenya-accident-school NAIROBI At least 13 children are killed and dozens of others injured in a stampede as they leave their primary school in Kenya, local police say, with investigators still trying to understand what caused the tragedy. 400 words moved. Video. Graphic Malawi-vote-court,WRAP LILONGWE, Malawi Malawi's constitutional court orders a new presidential election after annulling the results of a vote that re-elected President Peter Mutharika in May, citing widespread polling irregularities, including the use of correction fluid on ballot papers. 800 words moved by George Ntonya with Jack McBrams in Blantyre. Picture. Video Also moving: Malawi-politics-vote-court-Mutharika,PROFILE Malawi-politics-vote-court, FACTS NAfrica-fbl-politics-social,FOCUS CASABLANCA, Morocco From Casablanca to Algiers via Tunis, the chants belted out across football stadiums echo young North African fans' frustrations not connected to the highs and lows of the beautiful game. 600 words moved by Hamza Mekouar. Picture afp
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