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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump impeachment lawyers to take to floor + US to vaccinate everyone by July: Biden + Tokyo 2020 chief to step down in sexism row + Aussie Open shuts out fans in Covid lockdown + 'Charlie Chaplin' entertains Pakistan US-politics-impeachment-trial,WRAP WASHINGTON Lawyers for Donald Trump take the Senate floor to rebut the Democratic-led impeachment of the former president for inciting insurrection, with expectations that the Republican party will then vote to acquit. 750 words 0530 GMT by Chris Lefkow and Sebastian Smith. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-politics-impeachment-trial-takeaways,POINTS Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden announces plans to vaccinate nearly all Americans by the end of July with the help of 200 million newly acquired doses, as the country's inoculation campaign kicks off a new phase in drugstores and supermarket pharmacies. 650 words 0830 GMT by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographics Oly-2020-2021-Japan-sexism,WRAP TOKYO Tokyo 2020 chief Yoshiro Mori is expected to resign after sexist remarks, but his replacement is not immediately clear, with significant opposition emerging to his favoured successor -- an 84-year-old man. 650 words 0630 GMT by Kyoko Hasegawa and Sara Hussein. Picture. Video. Oly-2020-2021-Japan-politics-Mori,PROFILE Oly-2020-2021-Japan-health-virus,CHRONO Tennis-AUS-Open-health-virus,WRAP MELBOURNE The Australian Open tennis Grand Slam announces a ban on fans and biosecure "bubbles" for players as Melbourne orders a snap coronavirus lockdown to stamp out a new outbreak. 500 words 0600 GMT. Picture Pakistan-lifestyle-comedy,VIDEOESSAY PESHAWAR, Pakistan Wearing a bowler hat and familiar toothbrush moustache, Pakistan's Usman Khan darts through traffic swinging a cane, teasing motorists and shopkeepers for laughs and a few rupees with a Charlie Chaplin impersonation that has become a viral sensation. 300 words moved. Picture. Video -- SPOTLIGHT -- Ethiopia-unrest-minorities-massacre,FOCUS CHAGNIA, Ethiopia On the night before Orthodox Christmas last month, Ethiopian priest Girmay Getahun donned a white robe and, Bible in hand, walked down the dirt road to his church to prepare for services. Around midnight, heavily armed fighters arrived in his village, sending Girmay fleeing into the forest to hide for two days. 850 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video. Graphic Singapore-food-culture-UNESCO,FOCUS SINGAPORE After the pandemic torpedoed his chance to work at a Michelin-starred New York restaurant, Lim Wei Keat returned to his roots by becoming a Singapore street-food chef cooking local fare. 600 words moved by Catherine Lai. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-US-culture-museums-internet,FOCUS NEW YORK Take a guided tour of Elvis Presley's home from your sofa or marvel at old masters' paintings in The Met without visiting New York: museums, forced to adapt by the pandemic, are now offering paid virtual tours -- but how big a source of income will they become? 600 words moved by Thomas Urbain Also moving: Health-virus-Canada-museum,VIDEOESSAY Health-virus-Belgium-vaccines,FOCUS WAVRE, Belgium A small country with an outsize reputation in research and pharmaceuticals, Belgium has emerged with a strategic role in the world's battle against the coronavirus. 700 words moved by Matthieu Demeestere and Julien Girault. Picture. Video -- LOVE AND ROMANCE -- US-health-virus-lifestyle-Norway,SCENE NEW YORK There will be no romantic Valentine's Day celebration for Brandon and Mari, who met at a New York concert in November 2019 -- mere months before the pandemic shut down travel between their respective homes. More than 3,700 miles (6,000 kilometers) separate the lovers, who only see each other virtually, with one in New York and the other in Oslo. 650 words 0530 GMT by Eleonore Sens. Picture. Video Lifestyle-UAE-dating-Valentines DUBAI In Dubai, known for its luxury haunts and parties, Lindsey knows she has reasons to be happy. But like many young expatriates, she's sure her quest for a partner will force her to leave. 700 words moved by Aziz El Massassi. File picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-impeachment-trial-digital,FOCUS WASHINGTON The tradition-bound US Senate has sat in judgment of presidents before, including Donald Trump last year, but this week's prosecution, with its hours of chilling video aired before dismayed lawmaker-jurors, marks a first -- an impeachment trial for the digital age. 700 words moved by Michael Mathes. Picture Colombia-Panama-Africa-migration,FOCUS NECOCLI, Colombia Ahmed Kabeer fled his homeland of Sudan where he was tortured and traveled thousands of miles to find himself in a new hell: the ominous jungle that straddles Colombia and Panama. 850 words moved by Juan Sebastian Serrano. Picture. Video Cuba-US-economy,FOCUS HAVANA Cuba is undergoing a paradigm shift: after decades of tight, centralized control, the communist government is opening up the bulk of its economy to the private sector. 750 words moved by Katell Abiven. File picture Mexico-crime-police-corruption MEXICO CITY The massacre of a group of migrants whose charred bodies were found in northern Mexico has shone a spotlight on the entrenched links between police and criminals in the violence-ridden country. 550 words moved by Jean Luis Arce -- MYANMAR COUP -- Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Myanmar's military regime braces for a seventh straight day of street protests after Washington announces sanctions on leaders of the coup that ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. 650 words 0700 GMT. Picture. Graphic. Video Also moved: Myanmar-politics-military-shooter Myanmar-politics-military-economy-coup,FOCUS BANGKOK Mines, banks, petroleum, agriculture, tourism: large swathes of Myanmar's economy are linked to its ruling junta, providing the powerful military with a colossal -- and closely guarded -- fortune that the United States has targeted with sanctions. 800 words 0530 GMT by Sophie Deviller. File Picture -- EUROPE -- ICC-warcrimes-prosecutor THE HAGUE The International Criminal Court's member countries are set to elect a new chief prosecutor for the war crimes tribunal, a gruelling job whose current holder is under US sanctions. 650 words moved by Danny Kemp Spain-politics-Catalonia-vote,ADVANCER BARCELONA More than three years after a failed bid to break away from Spain, Catalonia goes to the polls Sunday for an election that Madrid hopes will unseat the region's ruling separatists. 650 words moved by Daniel Bosque. Picture. Video Also moved: Spain-politics-Catalonia-vote-dates,CHRONO Kosovo-politics-vote,ADVANCER PRISTINA With promises to root out corruption, a new generation of Kosovo politicians is trying to break the old guard's hold on power in elections on Sunday that could usher in a new era. 700 words moved by Ismet Hajdari and Sally Mairs. Picture Also moved: Kosovo-politics-vote,PROFILE Kosovo-politics-vote,FACTS -- MIDEAST -- Saudi-rights-politics-prison,WRAP RIYADH The family of Saudi activist Loujain al-Hathloul says US President Joe Biden's election win helped secure her release after nearly three years' imprisonment, but cautioned she was still far from free. 600 words moved by Anuj Chopra. Video Also moved: Saudi-rights-politics,FACTS Palestinians-politics-vote,FOCUS GAZA CITY A deal reached between Palestinian rivals Fatah and Hamas to hold elections is aimed at renewing confidence in Palestinian governance ahead of a diplomatic push and talks with Israel, experts say. 700 words moved by Adel Zaanoun. Picture -- BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY -- US-Australia-media-internet-Microsoft-Google-Facebook,Q&A SYDNEY As Australia moves a step closer to world-first legislation that would force tech giants to pay for news, we look at what the new rules would do and why companies like Google and Facebook are so strongly opposed. 500 words 0600 GMT -- ENTERTAINMENT AND CELEBRITY -- Britain-US-court-royals,WRAP LONDON Meghan Markle wins her high-profile privacy case against a British newspaper group for publishing a private letter that she wrote to her estranged father. 650 words moved by Anna Malpas. File picture. Video. File video Entertainment-US-music-jazz-Corea,WRAP NEW YORK Chick Corea, the American jazz composer and electric keyboard trailblazer whose visionary fusion work stretched the traditional boundaries of genre, has died of a rare form of cancer. He was 79. 750 words moved by Maggy Donaldson. File picture afp
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