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| - Duty Editor: Ross Adkin Tel: +852 2829 6211 -- TOP STORIES -- + Jordan prince, aides arrested in security sweep + Christians celebrate second Easter under curfew + Russian separatists: Ukraine drone killed child + Amazon admit drivers forced to 'pee in bottles' + 'Golden parade' sees Egypt mummies laid to rest Jordan-arrest-politics,WRAP AMMAN A top former Jordanian royal aide is among several suspects arrested in a security sweep, as the army cautions a half-brother of King Abdullah II against damaging the country's security. 650 words moved. File picture Health-virus,WRAP ROME Millions of Christians face another Easter weekend under restrictions because of coronavirus surges, but there is good news from the hard-hit United States, which crosses the milestone of 100 million vaccinations. 800 words moved by AFP bureaus. Picture. Video. Graphic Ukraine-Russia-conflict,lead KIEV Russian-backed separatists accused Ukrainian forces of killing a child in a drone attack, as Kiev reported the death of one of its soldiers in a mine explosion. 500 words moved US-labor-Amazon-transportation WASHINGTON E-commerce giant Amazon has apologized to a US lawmaker after falsely denying that some of its drivers are forced at times to urinate in plastic bottles. 450 words moved Egypt-archaeology-parade,WRAP CAIRO A procession of floats carrying the mummified remains of 22 pharaohs, including Egypt's most powerful ancient queen, snake through Cairo, in an eye-catching parade to a new resting place. 750 words moved by Emmanuel Parisse. Picture. File Picture. Video. Live Video Also moved: Egypt-archaeology-parade-pharaohs,FACTS -- SPOTLIGHT -- Health-virus-US-religion-Judaism,FOCUS NEW YORK Two months into lockdown, 29-year-old Ella left the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community that she was raised in near New York, started wearing trouser pants for the first time and contacted an organization that helps "leavers" adapt to life in wider society. 800 words 0130 GMT by Peter Hutchison. File picture Health-virus-US-PuertoRico-Mexico-farming,FOCUS GUANICA, Puerto Rico Abigain Sebastian is delighted to make $7.25 an hour toiling under Puerto Rico's hot sun tying the stalks of tomato plants. Back home in Mexico, he got seven dollars for an entire day's work. 700 words 0130 GMT by Helen Rivera, with Leila Macor in Miami. Picture -- AMERICAS -- US-politics-Congress-vote,FOCUS WASHINGTON With his plan for huge investment to create "millions of jobs" coming after an equally titanic economic stimulus program, President Joe Biden is thinking big in his first weeks in office, knowing his window of opportunity may close by 2022. 700 words moved by Elodie Cuzin Haiti-rights-demonstration PORT-AU-PRINCE Hundreds of women protest in Haiti's capital, denouncing gang violence and political instability that they say could lead to a new dictatorship. 400 words moved. Picture -- ASIA -- Myanmar-politics-military-strike-economy,FOCUS BANGKOK Tens of thousands of Myanmar workers have gone on strike over the past two months, hoping that economic paralysis will force the hand of the wealthy generals who ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1. 750 words 0300 GMT by Sophie Deviller. File picture logistics-transport-China-US-virus,FOCUS LIANYUNGANG, China Towering cranes work overtime swinging containers from cargo vessels in the eastern Chinese port of Lianyungang, racing to keep ahead of a perfect storm unleashed by the pandemic, which has created gridlock in global shipping. 900 words 0330 GMT by Dan Martin and John Biers in New York. Picture. Video Taiwan-train-accident,WRAP HUALIEN, Taiwan Grieving relatives of those who died in Taiwan's worst rail disaster in decades hold prayers at the crash site as salvage crews work to remove the tangled mass of wrecked carriages. 750 words moved by Sean Chang, with Amber Wang in Taipei. Pictue. Video. Graphic -- EUROPE -- Bulgaria-vote SOFIA Bulgarians vote Sunday to elect a new parliament with Prime Minister Boyko Borisov's centre-right party tipped to finish first but struggle to find coalition partners amid predictions of low turnout on pandemic fears. 550 words 0300 GMT by Vessela Sergueva Also moving: Bulgaria-vote-government,FACTS Denmark-Greenland-vote,ADVANCER NUUK, Greenland Greenland votes Tuesday in legislative elections largely seen as a referendum on a controversial mining project that would help diversify the Arctic island's economy as it plans for a future altered by global warming. 850 words 0230 GMT by Christian Solbeck with Camille Bas-Wohlert in Copenhagen. Video. Picture Also moving: Denmark-Greenland-vote,FACTS Denmark-Greenland-vote-youth,FOCUS Serbia-health-pandemic-virus-vaccines-politics,FOCUS BELGRADE While most of the world struggles to secure enough Covid-19 vaccines, Serbia faces a different battle -- how to persuade its citizens to get the life-saving shot. 800 words 0330 GMT by Miodrag Sovilj. File Picture Health-virus-Britain-AstraZeneca,2ndlead LONDON The UK medical regulator says that out of 30 people who suffered rare blood clots after receiving the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, seven have died. 650 words moved. File picture. Video -- MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA -- Egypt-shipping-Suez-transport,WRAP CAIRO Egypt's Suez Canal Authority says that a shipping traffic jam caused by a giant container vessel getting stuck on the crucial waterway for almost a week has been cleared. 450 words moved Entertainment-UAE-eSports-technology-Gulf,FOCUS DUBAI From a brand new facility in Dubai, young gamers are hosting virtual regional eSports competitions sponsored by global brands as they shoot to become major players in the multi-billion-dollar industry. 650 words 0400 GMT by Aziz El Massassi. Picture. Video -- AFRICA -- Somalia-unrest-army,WRAP MOGADISHU Somalia's army says that soldiers have killed scores of Al-Shabaab gunmen who attacked two key military bases, while police say five civilians died in a suicide bombing in Mogadishu. 600 words moved ICoast-trial-conflict,FOCUS ABIDJAN Odette Klahon takes the witness stand, her burgundy red wrap a sign of mourning, then recounts the violence a decade ago that left her without her husband, her grandson and her left hand. 650 words moved by Christophe Koffi. Picture -- SPORT -- fbl-ENG-Pr,WRAP LONDON Manchester City move closer to the Premier League title as the runaway leaders wIn 2-0 at Leicester, while lowly West Bromwich Albion handed Thomas Tuchel the first defeat of his Chelsea reign with a stunning 5-2 victory. 650 words moved by Steven Griffiths. Picture. Video afp
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