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— TOP STORIES —
+ China media lashes out at Huawei arrest
+ Paris braces for fresh yellow vest violence
+ UK’s May offers more say for MPs to save Brexit deal
+ Road accidents kill every 24 seconds: WHO
+ Grammys open up to women and minorities
China-US-Canada-Huawei-telecom-espionage-politics,WRAP
BEIJING
Chinese state-run media condemns the arrest in Canada of a top executive of telecoms giant Huawei on a US extradition request as a “despicable rogue’s approach” to contain Chinese high-tech ambitions.
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PARIS
The Eiffel Tower, the Louvre museum and scores of shops on the Champs-Elysees are set to close as authorities warned of fresh violence this weekend during protests which have ballooned into the biggest crisis of Emmanuel Macron’s presidency.
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LONDON
British Prime Minister Theresa May seeks to woo lawmakers with a promise of more power over the next stage of Brexit as she fights to save her EU withdrawal deal ahead of a crucial parliamentary vote next week.
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GENEVA
Road accidents kill someone every 24 seconds, with a total of 1.35 million traffic deaths around the world each year, the World Health Organization says, demanding global action.
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NEW YORK
Cardi B, Drake and Ariana Grande are top contenders for Friday’s Grammy nominations, with an expansion of the four big categories that could mean more recognition for women and minorities on music’s biggest night.
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— ASIA —
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SHANGHAI
Meng Wanzhou started at her father’s company, telecoms giant Huawei, by answering phones and was a rumoured successor but now finds herself at the centre of the deepening US-China big power rivalry.
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JODHPUR, India
The Indian state of Rajasthan votes in an election that is a key test for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with a local princess representing his party facing a tough fight to stay in power.
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SINUIJU, North Korea
Lined up in vividly-coloured costumes, make-up and bright smiles, the children of the Sinuiju City Kindergarten belted out the finale of their hour-long show, “We Cannot Live Without You, Father” — an ode to Kim Jong Un.
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— AMERICAS —
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QUITO
Ecuador’s president says conditions have been met for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to leave the country’s embassy in London, which would end a six-year standoff with British authorities.
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HAVANA
Cuba becomes one of the last countries in the world to get mobile internet, even if most citizens of the Communist-run island won’t be able to afford to use the service.
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UNITED NATIONS
US resolution championed by Ambassador Nikki Haley to condemn the Palestinian Hamas movement at the United Nations for firing rockets at Israel fails to win enough votes for adoption.
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— EUROPE —
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PARIS
The charity-run migrant rescue ship Aquarius will end its missions in the Mediterranean, with humanitarian group MSF blaming Italy and other European states for smearing and obstructing its work.
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OSLO
Champions of the fight against sexual violence, Congolese doctor Denis Mukwege and Yazidi activist Nadia Murad, a former captive of jihadists, will receive the Nobel Peace Prize, which this year highlights rape as a weapon of war.
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GENEVA
As the Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 70, there are signs that the goals outlined in the text are facing unprecedented threats, from rising nationalism to a worldwide assault on multilateral institutions.
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HAMBURG, Germany
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will hand over leadership of her party after nearly two decades at the helm, with the race wide open between a loyal deputy and a longtime rival.
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YEREVAN
Armenia holds early parliamentary polls triggered by reformist leader Nikol Pashinyan who seeks to cement his political authority in the post-Soviet country.
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— AFRICA —
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MARRAKESH
Representatives from around the globe are gearing up for a major conference in Morocco to endorse a United Nations migration pact, despite a string of countries shunning the accord.
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NOUAKCHOTT
Western donors pledge more than two billion euros in funding aimed at preventing terrorism and lawlessness along the southern rim of the Sahara with projects such as building schools and health centres and improving access to water.
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— BUSINESS —
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VIENNA
OPEC will meet with 10 partner countries, including Russia, to try to thrash out an agreement on oil production cuts, a day after the group’s members failed to reach a deal.
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— CULTURE —
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VIENNA
World premieres are something of a rarity at the Vienna State Opera, but preparations are underway for the first performance of a new piece tackling the refugee crisis and the rise of far-right populism in Europe.
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Entertainment-US-film-television-Globes,WRAP
LOS ANGELES
“Vice,” a biopic about Dick Cheney starring Christian Bale as the former US vice president, wins the most Golden Globe nominations with six including best comedy film, as the race to the Oscars ramps up.
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