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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump acquitted of all impeachment charges + Japan virus cruise: 20 now infected + Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas dead at 103 + Three dead in Turkish plane accident + Genome study unlocks secrets of how cancers form US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump is acquitted by the Senate following a historic impeachment trial that shone a harsh light on America's political divide, without ever shaking the loyalty of his electoral base. 750 words 0200 GMT by Paul Handley. Picture. Video. Graphic China-virus-health-Japan-ship,WRAP YOKOHAMA, Japan At least 20 people on board a cruise ship held off Japan have tested positive for the new coronavirus, new test results show, as the boat docks to resupply for a possible two-week quarantine. 600 words 0230 GMT by Harumi Ozawa. Picture. Video. Live video. Graphic Entertainment-US-film-Douglas,WRAP LOS ANGELES Kirk Douglas, one of the last superstars of Hollywood's golden age of cinema renowned for his intense, muscular performances in "Spartacus" and "Paths of Glory," dies aged 103. 600 words 0130 GMT by Andrew Marszal. File Picture. Graphic Also moved: Entertainment-US-film-Douglas,FACTS Entertainment-US-film-Douglas,OBIT Entertainment-US-film-Douglas,DATES Turkey-aviation-accident,WRAP ISTANBUL Three people die and 179 are injured when a plane skids off the runway at an Istanbul airport, catches fire and splits into three after landing in rough weather. 550 words 0230 GMT by Gokan Gunes. Picture. Video. Graphic Health-cancer-genetics-research-science TOKYO A massive, decade-long study sequencing the genomes of dozens of cancers has revealed the secrets of how tumours form and may pave the way for better and more targeted treatment. 700 words moved by Sara Hussein. Graphic -- CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK -- China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING China is facing a severe shortage of hospital beds and equipment needed to treat the growing number of patients stricken by the new coronavirus, as the death toll passes 560. 650 words 0230 GMT by Laurent Thomet. Picture. Video. Graphic China-health-virus-oil-prices-market-OPEC,FOCUS LONDON Fears of an economic slowdown, fuelled by the coronavirus slashing output in China, has shone the spotlight on OPEC, whose oil is heavily bought by the world's second biggest economy. 500 words 0400 GMT by Benoit Pelegrin -- ASIA -- India-politics-vote,ADVANCER NEW DELHI In a crammed Delhi slum, stickers with the face of a diminutive former tax inspector with moustache and glasses outnumber those of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of elections in the Indian capital on Saturday. 600 words 0400 GMT by Glenda Kwek. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-impeachment-vote-Trump,FOCUS WASHINGTON Donald Trump was acquitted of high crimes in his impeachment trial -- but could the unpredictable president now decide he's above the law? 600 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File Picture Also moved: US-politics-impeachment,CHRONO US-politics-impeachment-Trump-survive,POINTS US-politics-impeachment,FOCUS WASHINGTON In the more than 230 years of US history, only three presidents have suffered the humiliation of an impeachment trial. Yet the rare and dramatic procedure is becoming increasingly normalized, some constitutional scholars worry. 800 words moved by Charlotte Plantive. Picture. US-politics-impeachment-lessons,POINTS WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's impeachment drama has divided Americans and their institutions and confirmed Trump's tight grip on his Republican Party, while also showcasing the oratorical and other skills of the chief Democratic accuser, Adam Schiff. 650 words moved by Charlotte Plantive. Picture. Video US-politics-vote-Biden,FOCUS WASHINGTON As the votes trickle in from the Iowa caucuses, the first contest in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, Joe Biden appears headed for a fourth-place finish, a lackluster showing he described as a "gut punch." 650 words moved by Chris Lefkow. File Picture US-Venezuela-diplomacy-Guaido,WRAP WASHINGTON Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido visits the White House like a head of state, but President Donald Trump's impeachment drama overshadows the moment. 650 words 0300 by Shaun Tandon. Picture. Video Also moving: Venezuela-economy-gambling-cockfighting,FOCUS -- EUROPE -- Ireland-vote,WRAP DUBLIN Ireland goes to the polls on Saturday, with Prime Minister Leo Varadkar touting his successful handling of Brexit but facing pressure over housing and healthcare. 750 words 0400 GMT by Joe Stenson. File picture. Video. Graphic Ireland-vote-SinnFein,FOCUS WATERFORD, Ireland A surge in support for Sinn Fein in Ireland's general election could see the republicans become the biggest party north and south of the border with British-run Northern Ireland, potentially creating pressure on Dublin for its flagship policy -- a referendum on unification. 700 words 0430 GMT by Joe Stenson. File picture. File video. Graphic We will also move: Ireland-vote-Varadkar,PROFILE Ireland-vote-Martin,PROFILE Ireland-vote-history,FACTS US-Russia-space-NASA ALMATY US astronaut Christina Koch is set to return to Earth having shattered the spaceflight record for female astronauts by spending almost a year aboard the International Space Station. 500 words 0330 GMT by Christopher Rickleton Switzerland-referendum-gay,ADVANCER GENEVA For gay rights campaigner Jean-Pierre Sigrist, the new law being voted on in a referendum in Switzerland on Sunday might have stopped him getting beaten up four decades ago. 450 words 0300 GMT by Agnes Pedrero. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Libya-conflict-diplomacy,FOCUS TRIPOLI After 10 months of fighting that has torn their country apart, exhausted Libyans voice deep fears and say their fate is no longer in their own hands. 750 words 0300 GMT by Jihad Dhorgam. Picture. Video DRCongo-Belgium-war-history,FOCUS KINSHASA Albert Kunyuku Ngoma was a young Congolese corporal in the colonial Belgian army when he was forced to battle in WWII as far away as Myanmar. 550 words 0300 GMT by Bienvenu-Marie Bakumanya with Matthieu Demeestree in Brussels. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Syria-conflict-Turkey,WRAP BEIRUT Syrian regime forces advance into the strategic town of Saraqeb, a war monitor says, despite a demand from Ankara that Damascus pull back its forces from Turkish-manned posts in Syria's last rebel enclave. 700 words moved by Layal Abou Rahal and Eric Randolph. Picture. Video Also moving: Syria-conflict-Turkey-Russia-diplomacy,FOCUS Romania-politics,WRAP BUCHAREST Romania's pro-European government collapses in a parliamentary no-confidence vote after only three months in office, bringing the EU member closer to early elections. 550 words moved by Ionut Iordachescu. Picture -- LIFESTYLE -- US-museum-social-culture-gender,FOCUS BALTIMORE An American museum has come up with a bold way to boost women's participation in the arts: this year it will only acquire works by females. 650 words 0130 GMT by Ines bel Aiba. Pictures. Video US-economy-fashion,FOCUS NEW YORK Sewing machines hum and steam comes off irons as thousands of workers, mostly Asian and Latino migrants, make clothes in the few surviving workshops of New York's threatened garment district. 650 words 0130 GMT Picture. Video afp
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