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| - Duty Editor: James Hossack Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + US, EU say vaccine rollout on track + Eritrean troops killed 'hundreds' in Ethiopia + Ex-US gymnastics coach kills himself after abuse charges + Thousands rally after Armenia 'coup attempt' + Lady Gaga's dogs 'stolen' in Hollywood shooting Health-virus,WRAP WASHINGTON The United States hails progress in turning around its troubled Covid-19 vaccine rollout, and the European Union says it is also on track to meet jab targets as global coronavirus deaths top 2.5 million. 800 words 0200 GMT by Ben Sheppard. Picture. Video. Graphic Also moved: Health-virus-EU-summit Also moved: Health-virus-EU-vaccines-pharmaceutical Eritrea-Ethiopia-unrest-rights,WRAP NAIROBI Eritrean soldiers fighting across the border in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region killed hundreds of people in a massacre last year in a likely crime against humanity, Amnesty International says. 650 words moved. Video US-Oly-gymnastics-justice,WRAP LOS ANGELES Former US Olympics women's gymnastics coach John Geddert dies by suicide, his body found hours after he was charged with human trafficking and abuse of athletes in his care, Michigan's attorney general said. 750 words 0330 GMT by Rebecca Bryan. File picture Armenia-politics-army,WRAP YEREVAN Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan defies calls to resign and accuses the military of an attempted coup, as divisions over his handling of last year's war with Azerbaijan brought thousands to the streets. 800 words moved by Mariam Harutyunyan. Picture. Video. Graphic Celebrity-assault-US-music-offbeat-animal LOS ANGELES Two French bulldogs belonging to US pop singer Lady Gaga are stolen in Los Angeles after the employee walking them was shot and wounded, US media report. 200 words moved -- SPOTLIGHT -- Japan-lifestyle-tech-robots-health-virus,FOCUS TOKYO Nami Hamaura says she feels less lonely working from home thanks to her singing companion Charlie, one of a new generation of cute and clever Japanese robots whose sales are booming in the pandemic. 700 words 0230 GMT by Harumi Ozawa. Picture. Video SKorea-Asia-enterprises-charity,FOCUS SEOUL Two self-made South Korean billionaires have pledged in as many weeks to give away half their fortunes -- a rarity in a country where business is dominated by family-controlled conglomerates and charity often begins and ends at home. 800 words 0130 GMT by Claire Lee. Picture. Video -- ASIA -- PNG-politics-Somare,2ndlead PORT MORESBY Papua New Guinea's first prime minister and "father of the nation" Sir Michael Somare dies aged 84, after what his family described as a brief battle with cancer. 650 words 0300 GMT. File Picture Myanmar-politics-military-civilservice,FOCUS YANGON Public hospitals are deserted. Government offices left dark. Despite risks to their lives and livelihoods, many of Myanmar's civil servants are refusing to labour for the military leaders. 750 words 0430 GMT -- CORONAVIRUS -- Health-virus-Israel,FOCUS TEL ARAD, Israel Deep in the Negev desert, Bedouin residents of villages deemed illegal by Israel say more houses have been demolished than people vaccinated, despite the Jewish state's world-beating coronavirus inoculation drive. 700 words 0200 GMT by Guillaume Lavallee. Picture. Video Health-virus-US-first-death,INTERVIEW KIRKLAND, Washington This time last year, infectious disease physician Francis Riedo was having what he'd consider a fairly typical Friday -- and didn't suspect his hospital would soon report the United States' first death from Covid-19. 600 words 0230 GMT by David Albright with Lucie Aubourg in Washington File picture. Video Also moved: Health-virus-world-passport,FACTS Health-virus-Morocco-Spain-economy,FOCUS FNIDEQ, Morocco Moroccans living in a town bordering a Spanish enclave face a bleak future after the frontier was closed to stem coronavirus and a smuggling crackdown destroyed their livelihoods. 650 words 0200 GMT by Ismail Bellaouali. Picture. Video -- AMERICAS -- US-Iran-Iraq-Syria-Defense-Unrest,WRAP WASHINGTON The US military launches a strike on facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran-backed militia, in retaliation for recent rocket attacks on US troop locations in Iraq, the Pentagon says. 500 words 0200 GMT by Paul Handley US-Saudi-diplomacy,WRAP WASHINGTON US President Joe Biden and Saudi King Salman hold a long-awaited first phone call, stressing the enduring strength of ties ahead of a potentially explosive intelligence report on the murder of a Washington Post journalist. 650 words 0300 GMT by Sebastian Smith. File picture US-politics-Republicans-Trump-CPAC,FOCUS WASHINGTON Brace yourself for Donald Trump 2.0, America. The ex-president returns from political hiatus Sunday seeking to regain control of a Republican Party that is out of power and pondering whether the flawed billionaire can win again in 2024. 800 words 0130 GMT by Michael Mathes. Picture. File picture Also moved: US-politics-justice-Trump,WRAP Peru-euthanasia-justice,lead LIMA A Peruvian court orders the government to respect the wishes of a polio-stricken woman to be allowed to die, a rare allowance for euthanasia in largely Catholic Latin America. 450 words moved Cuba-music-politics,FOCUS HAVANA In Cuba, where music and revolution are intertwined, a song by rappers boldly denouncing the communist government has found viral appeal online -- but angered a regime that keeps close tabs on culture. 700 words moved by Leticia Pineda. File picture -- EUROPE -- EU-defence-diplomacy-NATO,WRAP BRUSSELS EU leaders discuss efforts aimed at bolstering the bloc's ability to tackle security threats, as Brussels looks to convince sceptics over its drive for a more assertive Europe. 650 words 0130 GMT by Max Delaney G20-economy-world-health-virus,WRAP MILAN G20 finance ministers and central bankers gather for a video conference led by Italy, hoping to align plans for relaunching the global economy after the coronavirus pandemic and to limit harm to the worst-off nations shut out of the race for vaccines. 560 words 0130 GMT by Brigitte Hagemann Germany-transport-rights-gender,FOCUS BERLIN A man lounges across two seats on a crowded Berlin train, oblivious to his surroundings -- until the two women opposite him suddenly spread their legs, revealing a message on their trousers: "Stop spreading." 560 words 0300 GMT by David Courbet. Picture. Video Health-virus-Albania-surgery-cosmetics,FOCUS TIRANA Pandemic stress, the focus on faces during video chats and the convenience of hiding under a mask are fuelling a cosmetic surgery boom in Albania -- but rogue operators are putting some patients at risk. 800 words 0300 GMT by Briseida Mema. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Niger-unrest-vote,WRAP NIAMEY Two people die in Niger and hundreds are arrested following disputed presidential elections, the government says, accusing a prominent opposition figure of stoking the unrest. 750 words moved by Boureima Hama. Picture. Graphic. Video -- BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY -- US-internet-software-Twitter,WRAP SAN FRANCISCO Twitter says it plans to offer a subscription service in which users pay for special content from high-profile accounts, part of an economic model to diversify its revenue. 700 words 0230 GMT by Glenn Chapman -- ENTERTAINMENT -- Entertainment-US-film-television-Globes,ADVANCER LOS ANGELES Hollywood's A-listers are staying home, but this Sunday's Golden Globes could still offer plenty of reasons to party -- from history-making female filmmakers to posthumous glory for a beloved Black film star. 750 words 0130 GMT by Andrew Marszal. File picture. Graphic Also moving: Entertainment-US-film-television-Globes-nominees,FACTS Entertainment-US-film-television-Globes-moments,POINTS -- SCIENCE -- US-science-paleontology WASHINGTON A team of US scientists has demonstrated that the offspring of huge carnivorous dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus rex, who grew from the size of house cats to towering monsters, reshaped their ecosystems by outcompeting smaller rival species. 600 words moved by Issam Ahmed. Graphic afp
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