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| - Duty Editor: Tanya Willmer Tel: +33 1 40.41.76.80 -- TOP STORIES -- + Harrowing video opens Floyd murder trial + Giant ships back in Suez Canal + China overhauls Hong Kong parliament + Myanmar crackdown death toll tops 500 + Could mid-size black hole be missing link? US-racism-police-trial-Floyd,WRAP WASHINGTON The stomach-churning video of George Floyd's death under the knee of a Minneapolis policeman takes center stage as arguments in the politically charged murder trial open. 750 words moved by Agnes Bun and Joy Powell. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-racism-police-trial,SCENE Egypt-shipping-Suez-transport,WRAP ISMAILIA, Egypt Giant container ships enter the Suez Canal for the first time in a week, after the MV Ever Given was prised from the sandy banks, ahead of a VIP visit to the vital trade artery. 600 words 1000 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic China-HongKong-politics,WRAP BEIJING Chinese leaders endorse a sweeping overhaul of Hong Kong's electoral system, slashing its number of directly elected seats and ensuring a majority of the city's lawmakers will be selected by a reliably pro-Beijing committee. 600 words 0930 GMT by Beiyi Sow and Xinqi Su Also moving: HongKong-China-politics,FACTS Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON The death toll in the Myanmar military's crackdown on protesters passes 500, as armed rebel groups threaten the junta with retaliation if the bloodshed does not stop. 700 words 1100 GMT. Graphic. Picture. Video Science-astronomy-blackhole PARIS Scientists have reported the discovery of a rare, medium-sized black hole that may help answer one of the more tantalising questions in astronomy: how do their supermassive counterparts come into being? 600 words moved by Marlowe Hood. Graphic -- SPOTLIGHT -- China-gender-social-LGBTQ-culture,FOCUS BEIJING Leather, glitter, stilettos and a strut -- voguing, the underground dance phenomenon, has seized Beijing and given China's LGBT community a "playground" to celebrate their identities. 700 words moved by Laurie Chen. Video. Picture Environment-Tunisia-pollution,FOCUS SIJOUMI, Tunis Hundreds of flamingos wade past waste in the murky waters of the vast Sijoumi lagoon, a critical wetland in the heart of Tunisia's capital threatened by urbanisation. 700 words moved by Aymen Jamli. Picture. Video SKorea-aerospace-drone-technology,FOCUS HWASEONG, South Korea In a South Korean rice field, the teenage world champion of drone-racing is preparing to defend his title in one of the planet's fastest and highest-tech sports. 700 words moved by Kang Jin-kyu. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP GENEVA International experts unveil a report into the origins of Covid-19, a disease that has killed almost 2.8 million people, as world leaders call for a global treaty to better tackle future pandemics. 700 words 1200 GMT by Nina Larson and Robin Millard with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video Graphic Health-virus-Germany,FOCUS TUEBINGEN, Germany Germany may be battling a third wave of the pandemic but life feels almost normal in the city of Tuebingen, where anyone with a negative Covid test can enjoy a day of shopping, culture or outdoor dining. 650 words moved by Yann Schreiber. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Mozambique-unrest,WRAP PEMBA, Mozambique Thousands of residents of the Mozambique town of Palma are stranded after it was overrun by violent jihadist militants, hiding in surrounding areas and scrambling to find transport out. 600 words 1130 GMT. Picture ICC-trial-DRCongo-Ntaganda,WRAP THE HAGUE The International Criminal Court will decide on an appeal by a Congolese warlord dubbed the "Terminator", who received the tribunal's longest-ever war crimes sentence. 550 words 1200 GMT by Danny Kemp. File picture Tanzania-accident-politics-Magufuli,WRAP DAR ES SALAAM Tanzanian police announce that 45 people died during a stampede in Dar es Salaam on March 21 as mourners paid their last respects to the late president John Magufuli. 450 words 0930 GMT -- AMERICAS -- Brazil-politics-diplomacy-health-virus,WRAP BRASILIA Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro overhauls his government, changing six cabinet members including the foreign, defense and justice ministers, as the far-right leader faced mounting pressure over a deadly surge of Covid-19. 650 words moved by Jordi Miro. Picture US-labor-Amazon-unions,WRAP BESSEMER, Alabama Voting concludes on whether to create the first Amazon labor union in the United States, at a warehouse in Alabama, after a historic, five-month David versus Goliath campaign. 750 words moved by Julie Jammot. Picture US-Mexico-immigration-border,FOCUS ROMA-LOS SAENZ, Texas The sun has barely set when Mexican traffickers inflate their boat, load 15 migrants on board, yelling at the kids to stop crying, and then row in a frenzy across the Rio Grande, landing on US soil in just a few minutes. 800 words moved by Laura Bonilla. Picture. Video Health-virus-Argentina-viniculture,FOCUS MENDOZA It's the grape harvest in Argentina and traditionally the province of Mendoza, which produces 70 percent of the country's wines, would be bustling with tourists, mostly from Brazil. 650 words moved by Maria Lorente. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Syria-conflict-UN-EU-aid,WRAP BRUSSELS International donors hold a video conference to raise money for Syria and refugees in neighbouring countries, with the UN calling for $10 billion in aid after a decade of conflict. 550 words 1200 GMT by Max Delany. Picture. Video Syria-conflict-UN-US-Russia-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON Saying the world should be ashamed over Syria's suffering, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urges the reopening of aid crossings blocked by Russia as the United Nations pleads for billions in fresh donations. 650 words moved by Philippe Rater with Shaun Tandon in Washington -- EUROPE -- Britain-education-school-assault-sexism,WRAP LONDON Pressure is growing on the UK government to act over claims a "rape culture" is "endemic" throughout the country's education system, after thousands of victims' testimonies were collated online. 500 words 1100 GMT by Joe Jackson Greece-EU-migration,SCENE LESBOS ISLAND, Greece On a windswept hill overlooking the Aegean Sea, thousands of asylum seekers in tents on the island of Lesbos are exasperated after a cold, damp winter, telling officials: "You must free us". 600 words 1100 GMT by Chantal Valery. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-art,INTERVIEW HONG KONG When dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei secretly snapped a picture of himself showing a middle finger in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, he knew it was provocative. But he never thought that picture would be at the heart of rising censorship fears in Hong Kong 26 years later. 700 words moved by Jerome Taylor. File picture Myanmar-politics-military-rebels,Q&A YANGON Unrest in coup-hit Myanmar has thrown the spotlight on some of the country's ethnic armed groups as some analysts predict the crisis could slide into conflict. 600 words moved -- ENTERTAINMENT/LIFESTYLE -- Entertainment-US-music-clothing-court NEW YORK It's been quite a few days for sneakers, Satan and the artist Lil Nas X. 500 words moved -- SPORT -- Fbl-ENG-Pr-ManCity-Aguero LONDON Sergio Aguero will forever be associated with a single gilded moment in Manchester City's history but will leave the Etihad as one of the Premier League's greatest-ever players. 650 words 1000 GMT by John Weaver File picture Fbl-WC-2022-Eur-ESP-KOS-diplomacy-Kosovo-Spain MADRID Spain's 2022 World Cup qualifier against Kosovo is more than a simple game of football, with the meeting in Seville also at the centre of a diplomatic row. 650 words moved by Gabriel Rubio Giron -- CLIMATE -- World-climate-economics-poll PARIS The cost of global warming will far outweigh the cost of rapidly cutting greenhouse gas emissions, more than 700 economists from around the world say in an unprecedented call to climate action. 450 words moved by Patrick Galey -- BUSINESS/ECONOMY -- Britain-food-finance-stocks-business-Deliveroo,WRAP LONDON Britain's app-driven food delivery firm Deliveroo is set for London's largest stock market launch in a decade with a valuation of £7.6 billion, despite mounting criticism over its treatment of riders. 400 words moved by Jean-Baptiste Oubrier World-economy-health-virus-shipping,FOCUS PARIS A virus visible through only the most powerful microscopes and a huge container ship stuck in the Suez canal visible from space highlight how fragile the 'just-in-time' global trade system can be. 500 words 1100 GMT by Eve Szeftel afp
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