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| - Duty Editor: Mike Patterson Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Trump acquitted by Senate in second impeachment trial + US, WHO demand more data from Beijing on Covid origins + Draghi sworn in as Italy's new prime minister + World's 'oldest' brewery unearthed in Egypt US-politics-impeachment-trial,WRAP WASHINGTON Donald Trump is acquitted on charges of inciting an insurrection at the US Capitol, after a majority of Senate Republicans closed ranks and refused to punish the former president in his historic second impeachment trial. 850 words 0230 GMT by Chris Lefkow and Michael Mathes. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: US-politics-vote-timeline,CHRONO Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States and a WHO expert demand more data from Beijing about the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, after a WHO mission to China struggled to make headway. 600 words moved by Brian Knowlton with Nina Larson in Geneva and AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Italy-politics,WRAP ROME Former European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi is sworn in as Italy's new prime minister, charged with guiding his country through the devastation wrought by the coronavirus pandemic. 650 words moved by Alexandria Sage and Alice Ritchie. Picture, Video, Live Video Also moved: Italy-politics-Draghi,PROFILE Egypt-archaeology-beer,lead CAIRO A high-production brewery believed to be the world's "oldest" has been uncovered by a team of archaeologists at the Abydos funerary site in southern Egypt, the tourism ministry says. 450 words 0300 GMT. Picture -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus,INTERVIEW GENEVA WHO experts tell AFP they did not receive access to enough raw data while in China probing the pandemic's origins, saying more was needed to detect possible early Covid cases. 700 words moved by Nina Larson Health-virus-US-China-WHO,2ndlead WASHINGTON The United States has "deep concerns" about the early findings of an expert investigation into the origins of the coronavirus in China and is asking Beijing for more information, national security advisor Jake Sullivan says. 600 words moved Health-virus-US-education,FOCUS WASHINGTON Faced with long school closures because of the coronavirus pandemic, many US parents have taken to homeschooling to ensure their children's education continues despite the massive disruptions of the past year. 700 words 0130 GMT by Cyril Julien UN-virus-diplomacy-vaccines,FOCUS UNITED NATIONS At the initiative of Britain, which boasts of having an effective vaccination program, the UN Security Council on Wednesday will debate the problem of global access to Covid-19 vaccines, raising issues likely to underscore sharp differences between council members. 600 words 0130 GMT by Philippe Rater -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-impeachment-future WASHINGTON Trump's acquittal in an unprecedented second impeachment trial raises questions about what's next for the 74-year-old former president, the Republican Party and President Joe Biden. 850 words moved by Chris Lefkow and Jerome Cartillier. File picture US-Iran-nuclear-diplomacy-deadline,Q&A WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden ran supporting a return to diplomacy with Iran but made clear he will not be rushed into re-entering a 2015 nuclear deal trashed by Donald Trump. Nonetheless, a series of dates are coming up that will force the new US administration to show its hand. 750 words 0130 GMT by Francesco Fontemaggi Health-virus-Brazil-carnival,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO Rio de Janeiro would normally be kicking off its famed carnival now, but instead of booming drumlines, glittering floats and barely clad dancers, the Brazilian city's "Sambadrome" is hosting a Covid-19 vaccination drive this year. 625 words moved by Eugenia Logiuratto. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military,WRAP YANGON Myanmar's new military regime authorises warrantless raids and warns the public not to harbour fugitive political activists in an escalating crackdown on the country's massive anti-coup protests. 650 words 0400 GMT. Picture. Graphic. Video Myanmar-politics-military-religion,FOCUS YANGON Otherworldly forces are displeased with the generals behind Myanmar's coup, according to the ornately dressed spirit mediums joining street protests to denounce the country's sudden turn back to army rule. 450 words 0400 GMT. File picture Japan-earthquake,4thlead TOKYO A strong earthquake strikes off Japan's east coast, rattling the region hit by the powerful 2011 quake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown just weeks before the disaster's 10th anniversary. 600 words moved. Picture. Graphic -- EUROPE -- Kosovo-politics-vote-WRAP PRISTINA Kosovo votes in an early election that could see a younger generation of politicians take the lead after tapping into widespread frustration and fatigue with the political establishment. 700 words 0230 GMT by Ismet Hajdari and Sally Mairs. Picture. Video Also moving: Kosovo-politics-vote,FACTS Kosovo-politics-vote,PROFILE Spain-politics-Catalonia-vote BARCELONA Catalonia goes to the polls for an election Madrid hopes will unseat the region's ruling separatists more than three years after a failed bid to break away from Spain. 550 words 0330 GMT by Daniel Bosque Cyprus-protest-corruption-health-virus,WRAP NICOSIA Cypriot police use water cannon and tear gas in rare clashes with protesters as hundreds demonstrate against government corruption and coronavirus restrictions. 550 words moved by Paul Raymond. Picture. Video Britain-Scotland-DRCongo-university,INTERVIEW EDINBURGH It's been more than 16 years since Debora Kayembe fled her home in the Democratic Republic of Congo after learning that a gun-running militia group that she had helped to expose wanted to kill her. 700 words 0300 GMT by Stuart Graham. Picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-Gaza-ICC,FOCUS GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories During the 2014 Gaza war, Nevine Barakat lost her husband and saw three of her children wounded in an Israeli bombardment. Today, she hopes the International Criminal Court will finally bring them justice. 800 words 0300 GMT by Mai Yaghi. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Guinea-health-Ebola,2ndlead CONAKRY Four people have died of Ebola in Guinea in the first resurgence of the disease in five years, the health minister says. 350 words moved Sahel-unrest-aid,FOCUS PARIS Aid groups in the Sahel have spent years in the shadows fighting the region's poverty and humanitarian crises, squeezed by a war that has monopolised the world's attention and made their lives even more difficult. 600 words 0330 GMT by Cecile Feuillatre with Amaury Hauchard in Bamako. File picture -- BUSINESS AND ECONOMY -- US-economy-politics-minorities-stimulus,FOCUS WASHINGTON For the past 11 months, Reign Free has done everything she can think of to keep her catering company open after the pandemic hit -- a fight shared by many Black-owned businesses across the United States. 750 words 0330 GMT by Chris Stein. Picture -- SPORT -- Fbl-ENG-Pr,WRAP MANCHESTER Manchester City power seven points clear at the top of the Premier League as Ilkay Gundogan's double inspired a 3-0 win over Tottenham, while Liverpool's problems mount after a dismal 3-1 defeat at Leicester. 700 words moved by Steven Griffiths. Picture. Video Cricket-ENG-IND CHENNAI Inspired by a diehard England fan's 10-month vigil to see his team play in Sri Lanka, a group of expats have travelled across India to become the lone Barmy Army fans singing in support of England in the second Test. 700 words 0300 GMT by Faisal Kamal. File picture. Picture. Video afp
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