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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Biden says 'time to end' US war in Afghanistan + EU to get 50 million Pfizer doses early + US cop charged over killing of Daunte Wright + Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff dies in prison + Crypto exchange Coinbase surges on Nasdaq debut US-Afghanistan-diplomacy-conflict,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden announces it's "time to end" America's longest war with the unconditional withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan where they have spent two decades in a bloody, largely fruitless battle against the Taliban. 800 words moved by Sebastian Smith. Picture. File picture Also moved: Afghanistan-Taliban-US-conflict,Q&A US-Afghanistan-diplomacy-conflict-Biden-war,FOCUS Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The EU says it is expecting 50 million Pfizer coronavirus vaccine doses earlier than anticipated, as the US says it will continue a pause in vaccinations using the Johnson & Johnson shot for at least another week so regulators can assess possible blood clot links. 800 words moved. Graphic. Picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-world,FACTS US-racism-police,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota The police officer who shot dead Black 20-year-old Daunte Wright in a Minneapolis suburb after appearing to mistake her gun for her Taser is arrested on manslaughter charges. 700 words moved by Ben Sheppard with Chris Lefkow in Washington. Picture. Video US-crime-justice-fraud-Madoff,WRAP NEW YORK Bernie Madoff, the mastermind behind the largest financial scam in history that unraveled during the 2008 economic crisis, has died in jail aged 82, US prison officials say. 650 words moved by Peter Hutchison. File Picture US-stock-cryptocurrency-Coinbase,WRAP NEW YORK Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase makes a scorching stock market debut amid frenzied interest in bitcoin and other virtual currencies despite concerns about a bubble. 625 words moved by Daniel Hoffman -- SPOTLIGHT -- India-economy-gender-food,FOCUS MUMBAI The fairytale success of Lijjat Papad -- a multi-million-dollar venture founded by seven women in a crowded Mumbai tenement in 1959 with seed capital of 80 rupees ($1.10) -- belies its revolutionary feminist aspirations. 750 words moved by Ammu Kannampilly. Picture. Video UN-climate-environment-Tunisia,FOCUS GHAR EL MELH, Tunisia Farmers near a seaside lagoon in northern Tunisia are fighting to preserve a unique, traditional irrigation system that has sparked renewed interest as North Africa's water shortages intensify. 650 words moved by Aymen Jamli. Picture. Video Australia-indigenous-prisoners-death,FOCUS BRISBANE, Australia Thirty years after sweeping reforms were recommended to end Indigenous deaths in custody in Australia, a spate of recent fatalities and soaring Aboriginal incarceration rates highlight failures to act. 800 words moved by Holly Robertson. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-racism-police-trial-families,FOCUS MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota Justin Teigen's lifeless body was found in a dumpster in 2009 -- a death that his fiancee says was one of many police killings covered up by authorities in the US state of Minnesota. 750 words moved by Ben Sheppard. Picture Also moved: US-racism-trial-police-Floyd,lead Iran-nuclear-politics-US-sanction,FACTS WASHINGTON Reviving the Iran nuclear deal would seem like a simple task for US President Joe Biden. But as Iran and the United States resume indirect talks, the US administration faces the question of which sanctions exactly are on the table. 700 words moved by Shaun Tandon US-politics-slavery-reparations,WRAP WASHINGTON A US congressional panel votes to advance to the whole House of Representatives a bill on federal slavery reparation payments to African Americans, in a historic step on an issue gaining momentum during the nation's reckoning on racial justice. 500 words 0530 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture Entertainment-television-merger-Mexico-US,2ndlead MEXICO CITY Spanish-language television giants Televisa of Mexico and Univision of the United States join forces to compete with Netflix and Amazon in the booming market for digital streaming. 500 words moved by Jennifer Gonzalez Covarrubias. File picture -- ASIA -- China-US-climate-diplomacy,WRAP SHANGHAI US climate envoy John Kerry meets with his Chinese counterparts in Shanghai, in the first visit to China by an official from a Biden administration seeking to re-establish America's leadership on the environment. 600 words 0830 GMT by Dan Martin. Picture. Video Japan-US-diplomacy-security-China Japan's prime minister heads to Washington to become the first foreign leader to hold face-to-face talks with US President Joe Biden, with concerns about China topping the agenda. 650 words 0530GMT by Kyoko Hasegawa -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Libya-reconstruction-heritage,FOCUS TRIPOLI In alleys criss-crossing the Libyan capital's Old City, construction crews are hard at work restoring former glory to architectural treasures neglected under ex-dictator Moamer Kadhafi and in the decade since. 850 words moved by Rim Taher. Picture. Video Iran-USA-diplomacy-sanction-nuclear,WRAP VIENNA Talks to save the Iran nuclear deal resume in Vienna Thursday amid new tensions, with Tehran preparing to ramp up uranium enrichment in response to an attack on a facility it blamed on arch-foe Israel. 550 words moved by Anne Beade Already moved: Iran-nuclear-politics,Q&A: Iran-nuclear-politics-US-sanction,FACTS Turkey-politics-media,WRAP ISTANBUL Turkish journalist and novelist Ahmet Altan is released after more than four years in prison on charges of involvement in a failed 2016 coup attempt that he had always denied. 600 words moved by Gokan Gunes. File picture -- EUROPE -- Italy-archaeology-museum,lead ROME History buffs will be able to roam the ruins of Rome's "Area Sacra", perhaps catching a glimpse of Julius Caesar's ghost, after the site becomes an open-air museum next year. 500 words moved by Alexandria Sage. File picture -- SPORT -- Oly-2020-2021-Japan-health-virus,lead TOKYO A top member of Japan's ruling party raises the prospect of the Olympics being cancelled because of the coronavirus, saying the Games must not trigger infections. 500 words 0530 GMT Oly-2020-2021-swim-SIN-Schooling SINGAPORE Singapore's Joseph Schooling famously upset the great Michael Phelps to win 2016 Olympic gold but he says "my biggest rival is myself" as he bids to shake off a form slump in time for the Tokyo Games. 500 words 0630 GMT by Martin Abbugao. File picture Fbl-Eur-C1-ENG-ESP-Liverpool-RealMadrid,lead LIVERPOOL, England Jurgen Klopp bemoans Liverpool's inability to turn dominance into goals as Real Madrid hold out for a 0-0 draw at Anfield to progress to the semi-finals of the Champions League 3-1 on aggregate. 650 words moved by Kieran Canning. Picture Also moved: fbl-Eur-C1-ENG-ESP-Liverpool-RealMadrid,REAX fbl-Eur-C1,FOCUS afp
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