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| - Duty Editor: Huw Griffith Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Israel-Hamas ceasefire comes into force + Arctic nations pledge to fight global warming + William, Harry slam BBC over 1995 Diana interview + Microsoft to retire Internet Explorer + Japan train driver takes toilet break - at 150kph Israel-Palestinians-conflict,WRAP GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist movement that controls the Gaza Strip, comes into force after 11 days of deadly fighting that pounded the Palestinian enclave and forced countless Israelis to seek shelter from rockets. 900 words 0630 GMT by Sakher Abou El Oun with Guillaume Lavallee in Jerusalem. Picture. Graphic. Video. Live Video Arctic-politics-US-Russia,WRAP REYKJAVIK Arctic countries pledge to fight global warming, which is happening three times faster in the Far North, and to preserve peace in the region as its geopolitical importance rises. 800 words moved by Francesco Fontemaggi. Picture. Video. Also moved: Arctic-climate-warming,FOCUS Britain-media-royals-Diana-BBC,WRAP LONDON Princes William and Harry hit out at the BBC and journalist Martin Bashir over "the deceitful way" Bashir obtained his explosive TV interview with Princess Diana, their late mother, in which she detailed her troubled marriage to Prince Charles. 900 words moved by James Pheby. File picture. Video Also moved: Britain-media-television-Bashir,PROFILE US-wireless-internet SAN FRANCISCO Microsoft said it is retiring Internet Explorer, the browser it created more than 25 years and which is now largely abandoned as people instead use competitors like Google's Chrome or Apple's Safari. 300 words moved Japan-transport-offbeat TOKYO The driver of a speeding Japanese bullet train handed over the controls to an unqualified conductor so he could answer an urgent call... of nature, a rail operator has revealed. 250 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- Nepal-Everest-mountaineering-health-science-virus,FOCUS KATHMANDU Mountaineer Akash Neggi is fully prepared to take on the world's highest mountain -- after spending weeks sleeping in an oxygen-deprivation tent in his home in New Jersey to reduce his exposure to the coronavirus pandemic sweeping Nepal. 650 words moved by Paavan Mathema with Celine Gesret in New York. Picture. Video Myanmar-politics-military-environment-plastic,FOCUS YANGON A humble library for orphans in Yangon, built of recycled plastic waste, stands empty without books or archives. It was supposed to start welcoming young readers earlier this year, but its opening has been indefinitely deferred by Myanmar's bloody coup. 650 words moved. Picture. Video Vietnam-LGBT-parliament-politics,INTERVIEW HANOI As an LGBTQ activist, legal whizz-kid and Vietnam's first openly gay candidate running for a seat in its rubber-stamp parliament, Luong The Huy is determined to lead long-lasting change for the country's marginalised communities. 600 words moved by Tran Thi Minh Ha. Picture. Video -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-India-fungus,FOCUS NEW DELHI Parvesh Dubey appeared to have beaten coronavirus, only to be killed by black fungus, a horrifying infection sweeping India that kills half of those it affects. 600 words by Aishwarya Kumar. Picture Also moving: Health-virus-India-fungus,Q&A Health-virus-Africa-mortality PARIS Seriously ill Covid-19 patients in African countries are dying more than those on other continents, which could be because of a lack of critical care equipment, a study says. 500 words moved Health-virus-Brazil-politics,FOCUS RIO DE JANEIRO Brazil has spent the past three weeks immersed in wall-to-wall coverage of a Senate inquiry into why Covid-19 exploded so horribly in the country -- a parade of damning, sometimes comical testimony likely to damage President Jair Bolsonaro. 750 words 0530 GMT by Louis Genot. Picture Health-virus-US-misinformation,FOCUS WASHINGTON Even as a national coronavirus vaccination campaign led by the White House seeks to end the pandemic in the United States, misinformation has repeatedly undermined the country's response to Covid-19. 750 words moved by W.G. Dunlop Health-virus-Oly-2020-2021-Japan,INTERVIEW-EXCLUSIVE OTTAWA The International Olympic Committee's longest serving member assures that the Tokyo Games are "a go," as IOC officials huddle with local organizers for online talks. 700 words moved by Michel Comte. File picture -- ENVIRONMENT -- Australia-climate-protest SYDNEY Thousands march in Australia-wide climate protests, with schoolchildren taking to the streets to voice their anger at a massive new gas project. 450 words 0700 GMT by Andrew Beatty. Photo. Video. -- MIDEAST -- Israel-Palestinians-conflict-rights,FOCUS JERUSALEM A text message, a phone call, or an initial strike on the roof. Israel says it gives Gaza civilians warnings to evacuate before bombardment, but activists say it is not nearly enough. 700 words moved by Daphne Rousseau. Picture. Video -- EUROPE -- Europe-migrants-Spain-Morocco,WRAP FNIDEQ, Morocco Spain accuses Morocco of "blackmail" for allowing a record 8,000 migrants to reach the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta, sparking a crisis that saw clashes on the Moroccan side of the border overnight. 800 words moved by Ismail Bellaouali with Hazel Ward in Ceuta. Picture. Video. Live video Also moved: Europe-migrants-Spain-Morocco-Ceuta,FOCUS Europe-migrants-Spain-Morocco,FOCUS Russia-politics-opposition-Navalny,WRAP MOSCOW Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny says he successfully eased out of his hunger strike and has discovered the recipe for being "happy" in prison. 550 words moved -- AMERICAS -- Chile-vote-economy,FOCUS SANTIAGO Chile, Latin America's richest country, faces an uncertain economic future after mostly left-leaning independents swept elections to dominate a body that will rewrite the country's free market-friendly constitution. 800 words 0530 GMT by Paulina Abramovich. Graphic US-SKorea-diplomacy-politics,WRAP WASHINGTON President Joe Biden will meet South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the White House to underscore a strategic focus on Asia, while playing down chances of quick progress on the two biggest challenges facing the United States. 600 words moved by Sebastian Smith. File picture Mexico-vote-gender-rights,FOCUS MEXICO CITY Fighting discrimination, challenging stereotypes and striving for greater rights for their community, dozens of Mexican transgender candidates are seeking political empowerment in next month's midterm elections. 650 words moved by Natalia Cano. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Nigeria-unrest-Shekau,WRAP KANO, Nigeria Nigeria's Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau is seriously wounded after trying to kill himself to avoid capture during clashes with rival Islamic State-allied jihadists in the north of the country, two intelligence sources say. 600 words moved by Aminu Abubakar with Louise Dewast in Abuja. File picture. Graphic We have also moved: Nigeria-unrest-BokoHaram,FACTS Ethiopia-politics-vote,WRAP ADDIS ABABA Ethiopia's poll body says twice-delayed national elections will now be held on June 21, kicking off a fresh countdown to a major test of democratic reforms under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. 500 words moved by Robbie Corey-Boulet. Picture. Video -- SPORT -- Oly-2020-2021-ttennis-CHN,FOCUS SHANGHAI China have won 28 of 32 gold medals awarded for table tennis at the Olympics, but their supremacy could face its biggest test yet in Tokyo this summer. 600 words moved by Peter Stebbings. File picture RugbyU-NZL-investments-Kirk,INTERVIEW WELLINGTON Former skipper David Kirk has warned the All Blacks' planned private equity deal with US investors is a "slippery slope" that could see the legendary rugby team sold out to commercial interests. 650 words moved by Neil Sands. Video Fbl-Eur-C1-UEFA-health-virus LONDON European football clubs are forecast to miss out on 8.7 billion euros ($10.6 billion) in revenue as they struggle to cope with the devastating financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, a UEFA report says. 400 words moved afp
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