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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump's historic impeachment trial to open + China confirms new virus spreading between humans + Prince Harry in Canada after royal exit + Trump and Thunberg face climate duel in Davos US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON President Donald Trump's historic impeachment trial begins in earnest in the Senate, with Democrats calling for his removal from office and Republicans determined to acquit him -- and quickly, if possible. 800 words 1000 GMT by Francesco Fontemaggi Also moved: US-politics-impeachment-trial-process,FACTS China-health-virus,WRAP BEIJING Asian countries ramp up measures to block the spread of a new virus that has killed four people in China and is transmissible between humans, raising fears of a massive outbreak during a major holiday travel rush. 750 words 1000 GMT by Helen Roxburgh and Laurent Thomet. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moving: China-health-virus,FACTS Also moved: Asia-China-health-virus Britain-royals-Harry-Meghan,WRAP VANCOUVER, Canada Prince Harry arrives in Canada to rejoin his wife Meghan and son Archie, as the couple start a new life after their shock exit from the royal fold. 600 words 1100 GMT Davos-summit-diplomacy-economy-climate,WRAP DAVOS, Switzerland Swedish teen activist Greta Thunberg tells the world's top business leaders at Davos that 'nothing has been done' to tackle climate change, bracing for a duel with US President Donald Trump who is in the glitzy Swiss ski resort just hoursbefore the start of his impeachment trial. 700 words 1000 GMT by Stuart Williams and Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video. Graphic -- MIDDLE EAST -- Iran-Ukraine-Canada-US-aviation,WRAP TEHRAN Iran confirms two missiles were fired at a Ukrainian airliner brought down this month, in a catastrophic error that killed all 176 people on board and sparked angry protests. 600 words 1000 GMT Syria-conflict-IS-Kurds-France,FOCUS AL-HOL CAMP, Syria In an overcrowded desert camp for families linked to the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria, a French woman begs for another chance so she and her children can go home. 700 words 1100 GMT by Delil Souleiman. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- China-France-police-Interpol-trial,WRAP BEIJING Former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei, who was detained on a visit to China in 2018, is sentenced to more than 13 years in prison for bribery in a case that shook the international police organisation. 500 words moved by Helen Roxburgh. Picture. File video Australia-fire-climate,PROFILE BERMAGUI, Australia Once a professional performer who sang backing vocals for British rock star Joe Cocker, Maggie McKinney has spent the last 30 years helping battle the wildfires which are as much an Australian summer staple as cricket and backyard barbecues. 550 words moved by Thomas Lowe. Picture. Video HongKong-China-politics-unrest-lunar,FOCUS HONG KONG Protest-themed Lunar New Year fairs have sprung up across Hong Kong to raise money and morale for the city's pro-democracy movement despite stiff resistance from local authorities and pro-Beijing politicians. 650 words moved by Xinqi Su and Daniel Suen. Picture. Video China-environment-recycling,FOCUS BEIJING Parcels piled high at sorting centres and drivers speeding down bike lanes to deliver takeout lunches are ubiquitous sights in urban China, where e-commerce and delivery apps have taken over everyday life. 800 words moved by Jing Xuan Teng. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- Colombia-Venezuela-US-politics,WRAP BOGOTA US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calls for cooperation in the struggle to remove Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from office amid a long-running crisis in the South American country. 700 words moved by Alina Dieste and Hector Velasco. Picture. Video. Mexico-CentrAm-US-migration-politics,WRAP CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico Hundreds of Central Americans from a new migrant caravan try to storm into Mexico by fording the river that divides the country from Guatemala, as National Guardsmen fire tear gas to force them back. 500 words moved by Gabriela Coutino, with Henry Morales in Tecun Uman, Guatemala. Picture. Video US-politics-demonstration-weapons,WRAP RICHMOND, Virginia Several thousand gun rights activists rally peacefully near the Virginia state capitol under heavy surveillance and a state of emergency declared by authorities fearing violence by far-right groups. 750 words moved by Cyril Julien. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Poland-Israel-Russia-history-diplomacy-Holocaust,FOCUS WARSAW Poland's president will skip a high-profile Holocaust forum in Jerusalem on Thursday after being denied the chance to make a speech there as Warsaw struggles to counter false Russian claims about Poland's role in World War II. 650 words moved by Michel Viatteau. File picture -- AFRICA -- Ethiopia-culture-religion-Christianity-Orthodoxy,FOCUS GONDAR, Ethiopia Getahun Fetana spent years admiring his wife from a distance before finally summoning the nerve to speak to her, taking advantage of a chance run-in during Timkat, the Ethiopian Orthodox celebration of epiphany. 700 words 1030 GMT by Robbie Corey-Bouet. Picture. Video. Graphic -- SPORT -- Fbl-WC-2022-QAT-sustainability DOHA Qatar and FIFA publish the first jointly issued legacy planning strategy ahead of a football World Cup, with pledges on labour and LGBT rights alongside protections for activists and journalists. 500 words 0930 GMT. File picture Oly-2020-Tokyo,ADVANCER TOKYO Uncertainty over Russia's participation for the third consecutive Olympics and concerns over the heat hang heavy over Tokyo 2020 preparations, with only six months until the opening ceremony. 700 words moved by Richard Carter. Picture. File video. Graphics Also moved: Oly-2020-Tokyo-JPN-sports,POINTS Oly-2020-Tokyo-JPN-hopes,POINTS -- Please see our separate advisory for full filing plans -- ENVIRONMENT -- France-environment-fishing-dolphins,FOCUS ON BOARD THE SAM SIMON, France Three knocks on the cabin door: "Half past midnight!" It's time for the team from Sea Shepherd, a group dedicated to protecting the world's marine life, to start their nightly patrol. 750 words moved by Laure Fillon. Picture. File video -- ENTERTAINMENT/LIFESTYLE -- Japan-animation-entertainment SINGAPORE Animated films from Japan's Studio Ghibli, including Oscar winner "Spirited Away", are coming to streaming giant Netflix, delighting many fans but leaving US viewers disappointed as they will miss out. 400 words moved. File video Cameroon-entertainment-dance-women-sex,FOCUS YAOUNDE It's already 1:00 am at the Quebec, a cabaret in Cameroon's capital Yaounde where the beer is flowing and punters are getting restless. Finally the band starts up and a trio of bikutsi dancers enter the spotlight, hips undulating with unabashed sexuality. Their performance has deep roots in Cameroon. 650 words moved by Camille Malplat. Picture. Video afp
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