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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Climate crisis an existential threat: Biden + US demands 'robust' probe into virus origins + US declares domestic extremists terror alert + 'Nerds v Wall Street' in epic GameStop fight + Fishing wiping out shark populations: study US-environment-climate-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden vows the US will lead the world's charge to confront the "existential threat" of the climate crisis, as he signed a raft of new orders and announced a global summit in April. 750 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Picture. Video Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States demands a "robust and clear" international probe into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, as a team of World Health Organization experts in China waits for the green light to begin its long-awaited Covid-19 investigation. 650 words 0530 GMT by AFP Bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographics US-politics-unrest-alert,WRAP WASHINGTON The US declares a nationwide terrorism alert, citing the potential threat from domestic anti-government extremists opposed to Democrat Joe Biden as president. 800 words moved by Paul Handley US-stocks-politics-GameStop,Q&A NEW YORK An epic battle is unfolding on Wall Street that has sent struggling video game store chain GameStop on a stomach-churning ride with amateur investors taking on the financial establishment. 750 words moved by Daniel Hoffman Oceans-animal-conservation-environment,lead TOKYO Overfishing has wiped out over 70 percent of some shark and ray populations in the last half-century, leaving a "gaping, growing hole" in ocean life, a new study says. 650 words moved by Sara Hussein. Graphic -- SPOTLIGHT -- Afghanistan-Hazara-violence,FOCUS BAMIYAN, Afghanistan The choice was straightforward for Hamidullah Asadi, a member of Afghanistan's minority Hazara community -- wait for the next deadly attack or join a growing militia in the mountains. 850 words moved by David Stout and Najiba Noori. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden's administration signals a fresh look at US policy in the Middle East, announcing reviews of massive arms packages for the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia as well as envisioning a slow return to diplomacy with Iran. 650 words moved by Shaun Tandon. Picture US-China-Asia-defense-security,FOCUS WASHINGTON One week into the job, US President Joe Biden has sent a clear warning to Beijing over any expansionist intentions in East and Southeast Asia. 600 words 0700 GMT by Sylvie Lanteaume Also moved: US-Japan-diplomacy,WRAP US-politics-impeachment,FOCUS WASHINGTON Donald Trump looks increasingly likely to dodge conviction after nearly all senators from his party signalled opposition to his trial, fuelling efforts to instead censure the ex-president over the ransacking of the US Capitol. 600 words moved by Michael Mathes US-art-auction NEW YORK A portrait by Italian renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli is expected to sell for more than $80 million when it goes up for auction at Sotheby's in New York on Thursday. 500 words moved -- ASIA -- China-health-virus Beijing The travel plans of tens of millions of Chinese people are thrown into disarray by cancelled trains, flights and government 'advice' to stay at home ahead of the Lunar New Year, a sign of Beijing's determination to keep coronavirus cases low at all costs. 500 words at 0630 GMT by Sebastian Ricci. Photo. Video. Indonesia-Rohingya-refugee,lead Jakarta Hundreds of Rohingya have left a refugee camp in Indonesia after an apparent security lapse in which human traffickers are believed to have smuggled them into neighbouring Malaysia. 500 words 0700 GMT by Haeril Halim. Picture. File video. -- EUROPE -- Health-virus-EU-Britain-vaccine,2ndlead BRUSSELS EU demands that AstraZeneca make up delays of its Covid-19 vaccine by supplying doses from its UK factories risk setting the bloc and Britain on a post-Brexit collision course. 700 words moved by Marc Burleigh with Jitendra Joshi in London. Picture. Video Poland-politics-abortion,WRAP WARSAW A controversial Polish court ruling that imposes a near-total ban on abortion comes into force, sparking nationwide protests that brought thousands into the streets despite coronavirus restrictions. 600 words moved by Dario Thuburn. Picture. Video Denmark-literature-Islam,INTERVIEW COPENHAGEN Born amid the horrors of war in Iraqi Kurdistan, Danish author Sara Omar now uses her voice to denounce violence inflicted on women in the name of reactionary Islam, a "calling" that has left her living under police protection. 700 words 0630 GMT by Camille Bas-Wohlert. Picture. Video Belgium-pollution-automobile-transport,FOCUS ANTWERP, Belgium Out for an afternoon hike, Veerle Bonaers and a friend stop pushing their baby and look down to their map, suddenly aware they have taken a wrong turn. Their baby, Claire, doesn't make a sound -- she's a doll, armed with electric sensors that measure air pollution. 750 words 0600 GMT by Clotilde Gourlet and Alex Pigman. Picture. Video Germany-politics-farright-homicide-trial,WRAP FRANKFURT A German court is due to deliver its verdict in the trial of a neo-Nazi accused of murdering pro-migration politician Walter Luebcke, a killing that shocked the country and highlighted the growing threat of right-wing extremism. 650 words moved by Annalena Doerner with Femke Colborne in Berlin. File picture -- MIDDLE EAST -- Health-virus-Lebanon-demonstration,5thlead TRIPOLI, Lebanon More than 200 people are hurt in the Lebanese city of Tripoli during a third night of clashes between security forces and demonstrators angered by a coronavirus lockdown and severe economic crisis. 650 words moved by Jana Dhayby with Bachir el Khoury in Beirut. Picture. Video. Live video -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-unrest-military-politics,FOCUS LAGOS Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's sudden replacement of his top military commanders may be a welcome change in a country frustrated over a decade-long insurgency, but on the ground, soldiers face a complex mix of conflicts. 800 words moved by Louse Dewast with Aminu Abubakar in Kano. Video. Graphic -- BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY -- US-IT-lifestyle-earnings-pandemic,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Apple and Facebook deliver stunning gains in profits and revenues over the past quarter, in the latest sign that Big Tech is delivering for pandemic-hit consumers around the world. 500 words moved by Glenn Chapman with Rob Lever in Washington US-politics-internet-software-Facebook,FOCUS SAN FRANCISCO Facebook hopes to squelch the spread of incendiary talk on its network by no longer suggesting political groups or playing up the posts about such topics in users' news feeds. 600 words moved by Glenn Chapman US-aviation-aerospace-earnings-Boeing,WRAP NEW YORK Boeing concludes a bruising 2020 with another unpleasant surprise: a $6.5 billion hit from delays to its new 777X plane that exacerbated its annual loss. 675 words moved by John Biers -- SPORT -- Yachting-Vendee,WRAP LES SABLES-D'OLONNE, France France's Yannick Bestaven wins a dramatic round-the-world yacht race after an epic, 28,000-mile solo voyage that saw a close rival collide with a fishing trawler near the end. 600 words 0700 GMT. Picture Oly-2020-2021-IOC-Bach-health-virus,WRAP LAUSANNE, Switzerland The International Olympic Committee is fully committed to staging a safe and successful Tokyo Games, declares IOC chief chief Thomas Bach. 650 words 0700 GMT by Coralie Febvre. Picture afp
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