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| - Duty Editor: Karl Malakunas Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Biden unveils $2 tn infrastructure plan + Floyd murder trial shown graphic footage + Nine Hong Kong democracy leaders convicted + UN envoy warns of 'civil war' in Myanmar + Bald truth: why stress makes mice shed US-politics-economy,WRAP PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania President Joe Biden unveils a $2 trillion infrastructure plan aimed at modernizing America's crumbling transport network, creating millions of jobs and delivering a "once-in-a-generation" investment that will enable the country to best China on the global economic stage. 800 words moved by Jim Watson with Jerome Cartillier in Washington. Picture. Video Also moved: US-politics-taxation-Biden,FOCUS US-racism-trial-police-Floyd,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota Chilling police body camera footage is shown to a US jury at the trial of the white policeman accused of killing George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man whose death touched off anti-racism protests around the world. 700 words moved by Joy Powell with Chris Lefkow in Washington. File Picture. Graphic HongKong-China-politics-trial,WRAP HONG KONG Nine veteran Hong Kong activists face jail after they are convicted for their roles in organising one of the biggest democracy protests against Chinese rule in 2019. 700 words 0600 GMT by Yan Zhao and Su Xinqi. Picture. Video. Graphic Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP UNITED NATIONS Myanmar's ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi faces another court hearing, after a UN envoy warned of the risk of civil war and an imminent "bloodbath" as the junta represses pro-democracy protests. 750 words 0830 GMT. Picture. Video. Graphic Research-science-hair-medicine TOKYO Stressed mice shed fur because a hormone produced when they are under pressure interrupts normal growth cycles, according to a new study that could offer hope for treating humans. 600 words moved by Sara Hussein. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,WRAP RIO DE JANEIRO The Covid-19 death toll spiraled out of control in Brazil in March, more than doubling the previous monthly record, officials say, as French President Emmanuel Macron announces a new limited nationwide lockdown. 850 words moved by Joshua Howat Berger with AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic. Videographics -- SPOTLIGHT -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-prisoners-children,INVESTIGATION KHAN YUNIS, Palestinian Territories Cradling her newborn at her Gaza home, Iman al-Qudra knows it will be years before her son, conceived through IVF using sperm smuggled from her imprisoned husband, meets his father. 850 words moved by Claire Gounon. Picture. Video Health-virus-Mexico-tourism-animal,VIDEOESSAY MULEGE, Mexico A giant barnacle-encrusted gray whale nuzzles her calf next to a small boat of excited tourists in the waters off the Baja California peninsula in northwestern Mexico. The annual arrival of the migratory mammals has provided a much-needed boost to the region's battered tourism industry. 550 words 0200 GMT. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- HongKong-China-politics-trial-Lee,PROFILE HONG KONG Among the Hong Kong activists facing jail is an octogenarian barrister dubbed the "Father of Democracy" who Beijing once asked to help draft the city's mini-constitution and was often dismissed by younger advocates for being too moderate. 600 words 0800 GMT by Jerome Taylor. Picture India-politics-vote NANDIGRAM, India Two people are killed during an Indian state election as huge crowds of opponents clash on the streets despite a ban on large gatherings. 400 words 0600 GMT by Sailendra Sil. Picture. Video Myanmar-politics-military-internet,FOCUS BANGKOK As Myanmar descends into chaos, smartphone warriors in the anti-coup movement are seeking revenge online against the junta, hounding people with family ties to the military as a form of "social punishment". 750 words 0830 GMT by Lisa Martin. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-immigration-Mexic-Central America,FOCUS ROMA, TEXAS Around midnight, Silvia hears the doorbell ring at her home in the small community of Roma, Texas, where she is a teacher. She lives opposite a sandy path that sees hundreds of undocumented immigrants take their first steps into the United States after crossing the Rio Grande from Mexico. 950 words 0700 GMT by Laura Bonilla Cal. Picture. Video. US-racism-trial-police-Floyd,WRAP MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota Chilling police body camera footage is shown to a US jury at the trial of the white policeman accused of killing George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man whose death touched off anti-racism protests around the world. 700 words moved by Joy Powell with Chris Lefkow in Washington. File Picture. Graphic US-crime-racism-Asian,WRAP NEW YORK New York police charge a suspect in a brutal, videotaped assault of a 65-year-old Asian-American woman that sparked outrage amid a surge of anti-Asian violence in the United States. 550 words moved by Peter Hutchison. File picture. File video. -- AFRICA -- Niger-politics-unrest,WRAP NIAMEY Niger thwarts an "attempted coup", the government says, two days before the historic inauguration of Mohamed Bazoum as president of the unstable Sahel nation. 800 words moved by Boureima Hama ICC-ICoast-unrest-Gbagbo,WRAP THE HAGUE The International Criminal Court upholds the acquittal of Ivory Coast's former president Laurent Gbagbo of crimes against humanity, paving the way for his return home after a decade away. 750 words moved by Danny Kemp. Picture. Video Mozambique-unrest-jihadists,WRAP PEMBA, Mozambique More than 5,000 people reach safety outside the northern Mozambican town of Palma a week after it was besieged by jihadists, the UN says, as thousands remain stranded in the area. 800 words moved. Picture -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Entertainment-Tunisia-film-refugee,FOCUS TUNIS It's a troubling political fable shot with a sophisticated aesthetic, and Tunisia's first-ever Academy Award nomination: "The Man Who Sold His Skin". 550 words moved by Najeh Mouelhi-Makni and Caroline Nelly Perrot. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,WRAP MOSCOW Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he is launching a hunger strike to demand proper medical treatment for severe back pain and numbness in his legs. 650 words moved by Maxime Popov. File picture Italy-Russia-espionage,WRAP ROME Italy expels two Russian officials after an Italian navy captain was caught red-handed by police selling secret documents to the Russians. 650 words moved by Alvise Armellini. Picture -- BUSINESS AND ECONOMY -- US-media-newspaper-Tribune,FOCUS WASHINGTON Even as US newspapers sink toward an abyss, an unusual bidding war has broken out for a major chain, pitting hedge fund operators against civic-minded billionaires seeking to promote a nonprofit model for the struggling industry. 800 words moved by Rob Lever. File picture -- HEALTH AND SCIENCE -- Fbl-Science-Health-virus,FOCUS WASHINGTON Even with spectators absent from matches during the Covid-19 pandemic, European professional football teams playing on their home ground enjoy a significant edge over visiting teams, a new study shows. 600 words moved by Issam Ahmed -- SPORTS -- Fbl-WC-2022-Eur-GER-MKD,WRAP DUISBURG, Germany Germany's performance is dubbed "embarrassing" after they suffer their first World Cup qualifying defeat for 20 years in a 2-1 home loss to North Macedonia which heaped pressure on coach Joachim Loew. 700 words moved. Picture afp
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