Duty Editor: Abhik Chanda Tel: +33 1 40.41.46.36 -- TOP STORIES -- + China widens transport ban, 41 million affected + Trump 'flagrantly' abused power, trial hears + Locust invasion threatens crops in East Africa + Thousands rally in Iraq to demand US troop pullout + Serena Williams stunned at Aussie Open China-health-virus,WRAP WUHAN, China China expands an unprecedented quarantine effort against a contagious virus to corral more than 41 million people inside 13 cities, as trapped residents voice fear and the death toll climbs to 26. 850 word 0930 GMT by Sebastien Ricci. Picture. Video. Graphic US-politics-impeachment,WRAP WASHINGTON Lead House impeachment manager Adam Schiff calls dramatically for the Senate to remove Donald Trump from office, saying the US president cannot be trusted to put the country's interests ahead of his own. 700 words moved by Paul Handley. Picture. Video. Graphic Kenya-Somalia-Ethiopia-agriculture-climate-weather-locusts,WRAP NAIROBI If billions of locusts swarming through three East African countries are not brought under control, the destruction of crops and pasture could prove catastrophic in a region already battered by drought, floods and hunger, experts say. 500 words 1030 GMT by Fran Blandy. Picture. Video Iraq-politics-protests-US,WRAP BAGHDAD Thousands of supporters of volatile Iraqi cleric Moqtada Sadr gather in Baghdad for a brief rally to demand US troops leave their country, putting the protest-hit capital on edge. 750 words 1000 GMT by Ammar Karim and Ayman Henna. Picture Tennis-AUS-Open,WRAP MELBOURNE America's Serena Williams suffers a stunning third-round defeat to China's Wang Qiang at the Australian Open, pushing Margaret Court's 47-year-old record for career Grand Slam titles further from her grasp. 600 words 1100 GMT by Talek Harris. Picture Also moving: Tennis-AUS-Open-Serena,FACTS Tennis-AUS-Open-Wozniacki-five,POINTS -- CHINA VIRUS -- China-health-virus-Wuhan,SCENE WUHAN, China Trapped in a Chinese city at the epicentre of a deadly virus outbreak, residents anxiously line up at a hospital where doctors are in full-body protective suits. 600 words 1000 GMT by Sebastien Ricci. Picture. Video China-health-virus-quarantine,FOCUS WUHAN, China China's unprecedented bid to lock down 11 million people in one city to stop a deadly virus from spreading could prove futile, experts say, even for a country with strong levers of control. 650 words 1030 GMT. Picture. Video China-health-virus-hospital BEIJING China is rushing to build a new hospital in a staggering 10 days to treat patients at the epicentre of a deadly virus outbreak that has stricken hundreds of people, state media reports. 300 words moved -- MIDDLE EAST -- US-Israel-Palestinians-conflict-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Donald Trump says he will release a long-delayed plan for Mideast peace before a meeting in Washington next week with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. 700 words moved by Jerome Cartillier with Joe Dyke in Jerusalem Israel-Palestinians-conflict-US-politics,REAX RAMALLAH, Palestinian territories As US President Donald Trump announces he will launch his long awaited Middle East peace plan without any Palestinian leaders, the response among many Palestinians is a collective shrug of the shoulders. 600 words 1300 GMT by Joe Dyke. Picture -- EUROPE -- France-politics-protest-pension,WRAP PARIS French unions hit the streets for what many consider a make-or-break day of demos against the French government's pension reform, which will be officially unveiled after weeks of strikes that crippled public transport. 600 words 1000 GMT by Joseph Schmid. Picture. Video. Graphic Italy-politics-vote ROME Italy's fragile governing coalition is bracing for a key regional election which the far-right League hopes will trigger a political earthquake and return strongman Matteo Salvini to power. 650 words moved by Ella Ide. File Picture Austria-Poland-diplomacy-history-Holocaust,FOCUS LANGENSTEIN, Austria As the world marks the 75th anniversary of the liberation of a swathe of Nazis concentration camps, the hitherto neglected site of the Gusen camp in northern Austria has become a bone of contention, with the Polish government demanding it be better preserved. 650 words moved by Blaise Gauquelin and Celine Jankowiak. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Davos-summit-HongKong-China,FOCUS DAVOS, Switzerland Bruised by months of street protests and calls to resign, Hong Kong's pro-Beijing ruler Carrie Lam came to Davos with a clear message for investors -- the Chinese territory was still a safe destination for investment and she was not going anywhere. 600 words 1030 GMT by Julien Girault. Picture India-crime-execution-assault,INTERVIEW MEERUT, India Pawan Kumar feels zero sympathy for the four men he is due to hang next month for a 2012 gang rape and murder that appalled India. 550 words moved by Aishwarya Kumar. Picture. Video Taiwan-lunar-festival-offbeat,FOCUS TAIPEI As the world prepares to welcome the Year of the Rat, feng shui masters predict a lucky year for Donald Trump, but warn Harry and Meghan's futures are less certain as they make a bid for freedom. 750 words moved by Amber Wang with Jerome Taylor in Hong Kong -- AMERICAS -- US-entertainment-abuse-trial-Weinstein,WRAP NEW YORK "The Sopranos" actress Annabella Sciorra's voice cracks as she tells a court that being raped by Harvey Weinstein left her feeling like she was having "a seizure" and caused her to self-harm. 550 words moved by Catherine Triomphe. Picture US-politics-abortion-rally,WRAP WASHINGTON With his eyes firmly on the November election, Donald Trump will become the first US president to address in person the country's biggest annual gathering of anti-abortion campaigners. 500 words moved by Jerome Cartillier. Picture. Video Canada-China-US-court-extradition,WRAP VANCOUVER, Canada The Canadian court tussle over the arrest of a Huawei telecoms executive is put in limbo as a judge adjourns the case, which pits the United States against China. 600 words moved by Michel Comte. Picture US-politics-impeachment-public,SCENE DEFIANCE, Ohio At a diner in the small western Ohio town of Defiance, the television brings President Donald Trump's impeachment trial live from the Senate. But few are paying attention -- and even fewer say their views have changed. 600 words moved by Shaun Tandon. Picture. Video Mexico-CentrAm-migration-politics,WRAP CIUDAD HIDALGO, Mexico Mexican troops use tear gas to detain 800 migrants from a so-called "2020 Caravan," hours after they waded across a river on the country's southern border with Guatemala. 550 words moved by Alfredo Estella. Picture. Video Peru-politics-vote,ADVANCER LIMA Peru will hold separate parliamentary elections for the first time on Sunday as President Martin Vizcarra looks to break the influence of the main opposition party of Keiko Fujimori. 650 words moved by Jaime Cisneros. Picture. Graphic Also moved: Peru-politics-corruption,CHRONO Peru-politics-vote,COUNTRY FACTFILE -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-music-Grammy,ADVANCER LOS ANGELES Los Angeles is gearing up for the Grammys, music's marquee night, but revelations of infighting at the Recording Academy that organizes the show and an explosive allegation of rape has cast a dark shadow over the glitzy gala. 800 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. File picture Also moved: Entertainment-US-music-Grammy-nominees -- SPORT -- Tennis-AUS-Open-Kyrgios,FOCUS MELBOURNE So often reviled for his antics on court, Australia's Nick Kyrgios is now something of a national hero with his box-office performances in Melbourne and heartfelt support for the victims of deadly bushfires. 550 words moved by Peter Stebbings. Picture Tennis-AUS-Open-Djokovic,lead MELBOURNE Novak Djokovic trumpets the benefits of his plant-based diet in helping him thrash Yoshihito Nishioka and move into the Australian Open fourth round. 450 words moved. Picture afp